Quilting, blocks, hops and Swiffer

I finished quilting this “ugly” winding ways quilt, I don’t have binding ready for it and I really DON’T like this quilt at all, SO….

I’m packing it up and giving it to my guild to finish up and give away Smile

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I did finish a yellow monkey wrench block. It’s very pale, but I think that’ll be okay.

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I also finished two yellow log cabin blocks for RSC16

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Then I started on the Island Batik monthly challenge for the month “pumpkins” so wait and see.

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And Sonja loves playing with Swiffer, he squeezed himself into this empty box and then she had fun pulling the box around, he doesn’t look thrilled but he actually purred afterwards.

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He’s been a BAD kitty though!

My husband came up this weekend and told me, Swiffer had clawed TWO sets of speakers that my husband has made (he’s a woodworker and has loved making several different speakers over the years) but the components have to be right and they are $$$$, he’s even taken speakers apart and scrapped them and saved the components for a new set… Anyways $2000 worth!!

oh and to top it off, I almost burned down the house!

Saturday afternoon at lunch time I was making Mac N Cheese for bjorn (soft food) and we lost power due to Matthew (I actually thought it was hubby that did it because he was installing a new light fixture and had cut power to that) we didn’t get power back all day, Sunday we even woke up in the dark sort of and went to church, then on the way home I texted neighbors and they said we got power at 10.30 Sunday, so kids walked right in and right back out that the house was smokey!! I had forgotten to turn off the BURNER! it had boiled for probably 2hrs (after of course the water had probably evaporated overnight) and aluminum from the layers of the bottom of the pan had actually melted onto the stove glass top! it smelled horrible, but no flames! hubby ran in, opened all doors and windows and I kept the kids outside and we went for a walk! it took all afternoon to clean up and air out and I am thankful it didn’t cause a fire!! just a wasted pot and the melted aluminum is in a cool ball now! (not really cool) didn’t know that was in it actually! as the bottom had copper in it…SIGH!! Hubby was afraid to send me to the store for groceries before dinner, that something bad could happen.

I think we’ve had enough bad things happen for a while…..

Okay, so catch up on the two blog hops this week!

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Monday, October 10th, 2016
Elli
@ lovelliquilts.me http://lovelliquilts.me
Terry
@ terryaskeartquilts http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/
Bea
@ beaquilter http://www.beaquilter.com/
Heather
@ heatherquilts http://www.heatherquilts.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Carol
@ quiltedfabricart http://www.quiltedfabricart.com
Janis
@ turtlemoonimpressions https://turtlemoonimpressions.wordpress.com/
Jennifer
@ inquiringquilter http://www.inquiringquilter.com/
Jayne
@ twiggyandopal http://twiggyandopal.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Laura
@ periwinklequilts http://periwinklequilts.blogspot.com/
Yvonne
@ quiltingjetgirl http://quiltingjetgirl.com/
Sarah
@ georgiagirlquilts http://georgiagirlquilts.blogspot.com/
Patty
@ elmstreetquilts http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

Sarah
@ designsbysarahj https://designsbysarahj.wordpress.com/
Abigail
@ cutandalter http:// www.cutandalter.blogspot.co.uk
Janeen
@ quiltartdesigns http://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com/
Beth
@ quilterbeth http://www.quilterbeth.blogspot.com/

Friday, October 14th, 2016
Marian
@ seamstobesew http://www.seamstobesew.com
Maartje
@ quiltingamsterdam http://quiltinginamsterdam.blogspot.com
Andrée
@ quiltinglearningcombo http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Lee
Anna @ lapaylor http://lapaylor.blogspot.com/
Kristel
@ WIPgirl https://wipgirl.wordpress.com/

Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Yanicka
@ yanickahachez http://yanickahachez.blogspot.com/
Sophie
@ sophiejunction http://sophiejunction.blogspot.com/
Lisa
@ intheboondocks http://www.intheboondocks.blogspot.com/
Fiona
@ celticthistlestiches http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.com/

Sunday, October 16th, 2016
Chris
@ chrissquiltinguniverse http://chrissquiltinguniverse.blogspot.com/
Barb
@ bejeweledquilts http://www.bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com
Alida
@ tweloquilting http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/
Kaja
@ sewslowly http://www.sewslowly.com/

Blog Hop Save the Date

Monday, October 10

Suzy Webster – http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/

Connie Kresin Campbell – http://www.conniekresin.com/

Jennifer Eubank – https://jennifersewing.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, October 11

Bea Lee – http://www.beaquilter.com/

Sally Johnson – http://sallysquiltingcorner.blogspot.com/

Adele Mogavero – http://adelemogavero.com/

Wednesday, October 12

Jessica Cadwell – http://www.desertbloomquilting.com/blog/

Anna Branch – http://arkangelcreations.blogspot.com/

Vicki in MN – http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 13

Pamela Boatright – http://pamelaquilts.blogspot.com/

Teri Lucas – http://generationqmagazine.com/

Maryellen McAuliffe – http://teachpany.blogspot.com/

Friday October 14

Suzy Webster – http://websterquilt.blogspot.com/

Joan Kawano – http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/

Lara Buccella – http://www.buzzinbumble.com/

5 thoughts on “Quilting, blocks, hops and Swiffer”

  1. I am really glad too that it didn't burn the house down. You definitely have had your share of bad things lately. Only good things to come now.

  2. You have had enough bad things for a while! Was your stove top ok? I cracked a glass top by boiling a tea kettle dry once – was not happy with myself after that.

  3. Glad your house did not burn down. I melted half an aluminum teapot on my stove one time so I know how you feel.

  4. Wow so sorry about the pot and so happy everyone is safe. Also thank you so much for sharing it's such an easy thing to do perhaps you have saved someone else a burn home or a ruined pot.We had an all electric house years ago and would often have power outages the first thing I always did was shower as there was no telling when we would have hot water again.We did have a wood burning stove so we could eat and stay warm.Anyway I am glad you are safe and I hope the cat has a few lives left after the speakers and he seems to get on well with most of the family

  5. Here is wishing you a quieter week without mishaps.So lucky you came home when you did the thought of a fire is frightening.Have you a scratching block for Swiffer, it should help save yur furniture etc.

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