Where oh Where Have I Been?

NO WHERE!!!

Good Evening Internet Friends.  I am back this evening and will do a post, hopefully can get back to some "normal" soon, where I actually can have the opportunity to be creative on a regular basis.  I make things to keep myself "sane" in this "crazy" world that I occupy.  This was supposed to be a short four day work week after the long hours of last week, yet alas, I sit here tonight with 62 hours of work completed in the last 5 days!!!!

Today has been a busy one after coming off of night shift. We went out for breakfast because I was not sure I could run the waffle iron at that time of day.  Then got groceries and came home to all the mundane tasks of laundry and housework and get ready for my 6 day work week this week!

I did do some baking today and chose to make Banana Bread:

I switched the walnuts the recipe calls for with Chocolate Chips and I used Robin Hood Nutri Flour Blend - Tastes Like White.  Seems to have turned out alright ☺

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Step 10 Musical Fabric Stash Quilt

Good Morning Internet Friends!

Normally I do not blog at this time of day, but since I am still awake after working last night, I am going to try and be super productive today!

So far I have managed to make breakfast, get my son to school, stop for groceries, clean the refrigerator and complete Step 10 of my Musical Fabric Stash Quilt from the Mi Vida Loca mystery quilt I have been working on:

Starting to get sleepy so I will go do some laundry now and will hopefully get to sleep early tonight!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Block 10 of Brandy' Quilt!

Good Morning Internet Friends!

Long time no blogging eh?

It has been a very long week and I still have one more evening shift to work then will be done my almost 60 hour work week.  Of course all of my son's extra curricular activities are going again, so I sat through my first full week of swimming, piano, horse riding and art!  I did knit some, no pictures though of any progress there, and of course had a few naps as well.

Late last night after work I finished Block 10 of Brandy's Quilt:

Only two more steps and I will have this quilt completed.  Here's hoping I can get the backing on, get it long armed and put the binding on before next July!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Step 9 A of Musical Fabric Stash Quilt

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Just realized that when I finished Step 9 A of the Mi Vida Loca mystery quilt I am currently working on that I forgot to post it:

TAH DAH!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Day Two Quilting in the 5th wheel....

Finished the blocks for Step 9B of my Musical Fabric Stash for the Mi Vida Loca mystery quilt this morning.

Blocks have been pressed and cut to size all in the 5th wheel with the help of the generator:

Kid and I will bake some cookies this afternoon now that I found  out that my stoneware baking sheet is the perfect size for the oven in the trailer : )

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Quilting in the 5th Wheel....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

I am a little behind on my crafting after working a double shift yesterday.

Got up early this morning to attend the Creative Stitches show before we headed out to the acreage.  This weekend is the last camping weekend as we are going to winterize the trailer.  

While that is being done, I am doing some quilting thanks to the Honda:

This is my quilting desk all set up with my old sewing machine, quilting supplies and internet!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Step 9 B; Brandy's Quilt

Good Evening Internet Friends.

Sometimes, I start to feel like my quilting projects really are some kind of road to recovery program, 12 steps and all.  Usually though they end up being the road to the quilt store type of programs.

 I have finally finished Step 9 B of the Mi Vida Loca Mystery Quilt that I am making for my friend Brandy's Wedding:

Now, the goal here is to try and finish this quilt top, and have it quilted before next July.  Can I do it?  Hopefully ; )

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Work In Progress Wednesday

Good Evening Internet Friends.

I am going to participate in Work In Progress Wednesday over at The Needle and Thread Network.

As you may know I am addicted to a few things in life; yarn, fabric, chocolate, cookies (the list is quite long), so back to yarn ☺  I re-signed up for the Sock Yarn Club from Sweet Georgia Yarns for July, August and September.

Here is one completed sock from the July yarn:

Due to the multiple colors and a pattern not being well visualized with this yarn, I chose to do an Openwork Rib Stitch for the leg and foot top on this sock.  This sock was actually finished en-route to Montana.  I started another half dozen or so projects on the way home...

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Card for the .......Cat Lady

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Although I joke about being the Crazy Cat Lady (I have one [singular] cat), somehow I only have one cat stamp set!  How is that possible?

Today I found out that one of our Unit Clerks recently lost her cat.  She seemed really upset about it and needed a hug, so I made her:

A card!  I even put some string on the card, just like I think a cat would like to have!

Hope this helps her feels a little bit better and cared about during this time!

Hope this inspires your own creativity and compassion...

Kathy

"C" is for Cookie! ☺

Good Evening Internet Friends.

Spent most of yesterday outside doing "summer" things as the weather report for today was terrible (which was correct).  Hence, no real crafting yesterday.

Today was house work and get ready for the week day.

This afternoon my son and I made Sugar Cookies:

We rolled the dough in blue sugar before baking, so the cookies do have a bit of a blue hue if you notice that in the picture.

Did do a bit of knitting while the cookies were baking, but have no pictures so that will have to wait for tomorrow!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Knock, Knock. Who' There?

It's ME!!!

Good Evening Internet Friends!

It has been an entire week since my last post!

Got home from vacation, got my son ready for school, then his three day camping trip with school, and attended ACLS certification for the past two days!

I celebrated passing by crafting this evening:

Since my brain is "mush" right now, and I don't think I could "save" anyone at present, I decided to use the Mojo-Monday 361 sketch.

I used all Stampin' Up,  albeit expired, product (shame on me...).

After the week I have had this was a good break, although a little too complex to do right now.

Off to bed now, as lots of house work, baking and cooking to get caught up on over this coming weekend.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy