Design Wall for Week 14 - 04-08-13

I promised I would post the up-dated versions of several things I'm working on.  And I will.  I also did NOT get done what all I wanted to (thank you, allergies!)  BUT be that as it may, those things are also on the schedule for THIS week.  NO catch ups (sorta!)

HAND SEWING

These are LAST week's Hexies.  I didn't get any finished -
just bits and pieces and basting.  I HATE allergies!!!!!

BINDING

LOL - I forgot all about this poor little thing!  Will bind today -
then do a show and tell (well, maybe NOT tell) of the different blocks

MACHINE QUILTING - FMQ

FMQ sampler - practice! practice! practice!

Mini Twister - HOPEFULLY will be quilted tomorrow!

Improv - needs some work, and I'm adding applique today.
THEN will be quilting - one placemat at a time!  This one will be FUN!

All About Hearts - this is a HOPE I can do this one!
Know EXACTLY how I want to quilt it.  Just the Doing of it is tricky!

MACHINE QUILTING - WALKING FOOT

Pink Walking Foot Sampler.  I REALLY need some updated pix -
however have NOT done a lot of much on this one anyway!

Baby Blanket #2 - and I REALLY REALLY want to finish this one up today
 - at least to the binding point if not completely!

Baby Blanket #1 - this is a "hope for"
 to be finished - hopefully this week!

LEADER ENDER

Bow-da-cious - YAY - PINK Foursies hopefully done - I lost count!

Bow-dacious - this is for this coming week
 - to slice, dice and stitch into two-sies, then foursies - ALL LE style!

 PIECING

96 Miles an Hour - I had hoped to AT LEAST get this sliced and diced.
That didn't happen! (Did I ever tell you how much I REALLY hate allergies?)

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Back to Square One - JANUARY assignment is done (so - it's just a TAD bit late! )
  Will work on the REST of the months so far this week!

Swap blocks - I STILL have some to finish up on.  Want to get those DONE this week!

SEWING

Guess I go nekkid!
As you can see - the sewing didn't happen!  I intend to finish this vest THIS week - and wear it next
 (and no, I will NOT furnish a picture of me wearing the vest.  Pix will be ONLY of the vest!)
 (BTW, I DID tell you I don't like allergies, didn't I?)

Monday, Monday - that's what it's all about.........

Uh - not that I MIND combining the Hokey Pokey with another song (which name I don't remember!) - BUT..............

Needless to say - allergies about wiped me out last week - am a LOT behind - however will jump in where I am!  I WILL however finish up the last of Zone 1 cleaning!  Will begin Zone 2 on Tuesday!

HOUSE (15 minutes at a time!)  4 x 15

Improvisational quilt - I need to check ALL of these
out and finish up as need be.  Will applique the bowl of
strawberries on it before FMQ

• Zone 5 - finish decluttering for now 
• Zone 1 - Entrance, back stairs
• Zone 1 - Side porch - DECLUTTER 
• Zone 1 - Dining Room/LR - Walls/windows (a VERY quick once over!) 

PAPERWORK 2 x 15
4 x 15 minute sessions on a quick sort

GARDEN (15 minutes at a time!) 4 x 15

• Outside - rake and clean up Perr. beds.  
• Garden - focus on A veggie beds (salads, coles) - prepare beds for planting this week - Rows 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B - AT LEAST the 1 A and B
• Plant more plants inside in flats

STUDIES (15 minutes at a time!)  This will be a "Jump in where I am!"  No catchups allowed - UNTIL Sunday - which is alloted for that!
15 minute studies

• DONE Russian - review Lesson 7 
• DONE Math - Lesson 30
• Spelling - test for 5, write/study for 5, additional activity to "firm" correct spellings - L. 2.

Longer than 15 - 30 at least

• Science (T, W) - Lapbook PLUS World of plants (middle school book) Finish up for investigative.  
• Science - Research Sundew plant (I don't even know what that is - but I bet I find out!) - next lesson.   
• Creative Writing (W)
• Religion - FINISH last of Work on Purim learning folder.  Set folder stuff for Purim
• Archaeology lapbook - Work on lapbook for 15 - 30 minutes.  Finish up.  I want to begin Pre-Cambrion period - Archaean Era next.

QUILT

Baby Blanket #2 - which I HOPE to finish
 - needs quilting (walking foot and binding)

• DONE Post Design Wall
• DONE Pix of Hexies, LE, 96 mi per hr and Jan mystery blocks
• DONE 1 Hexie a day (NO catchups)
• Worked on this well in excess of 15 minutes (story was good and I forgot to set timer!  LOL) Slice and dice all the golds and put away. - 1 daily short 15 minute sessions 
• DONE LE - Bowdacious
• Did a LOT of sorting, some LE sewing Gold foursies for Bow-da-cious!  Keep in mind this is a LE project - NOT a do it all NOW thing!
• FMQ practice
• Improvisational placemats - check them out - 2 I think may need work - not sure (Stashbuster!!!!)
• Day 6 Pink Sampler
• February block is completed! Back to Square One - the February, March, April blocks  - post pix if possible

  

  Back to Square One - February block.
  And the background is BEIGE - NOT white!

• 96 Miles an Hour 
• Pink Sampler
• Baby Blanket #2 - finish

OUT AND ABOUT

• NOT TODAY Teach???
• NOT TODAY Post office

Color chart for Back to Square One Medallion Mystery quilt
January is done, working on February today

MENU DONE B:CouscousDONE (WAS VEGETABLE BEEF - yum!!!!) L:Soup (whatever is in the "surprise" soup! container!!!)
no D: carrot/apple/raisin/cabbage cole slaw, cottage cheese, rice

DONE Made Sourdough rye bread/rolls

I met son at the other house and he took me out for dinner (5 Guys Burger place) - was good - and fun!  Then we went to son's home away from home - his or mine - Home Depot!  

I ran out of oompf there and found a nice comfy chair - chatted with sales lady about shoes, running shoes not being same as walking shoes, then about decking, patios, paver blocks and the sad state of my porch and balcony upstairs!.  I've got some good ideas what to do for a patio, etc. - definitely want to get an outdoor grill.  Son and I are going around about whether to get a propane one (HIS idea) or just a plain one (MY idea - which will also be nice if there is some sort of fuel shortage!)   Came home! 

Stash Report for Week 14 - 04-07-13

Ugh!  And I sewed this week - honest!  Trouble is  - I didn't sew ENOUGH to at least complete a flimsy!  Instead spent most of my time battling ALLERGIES!  YUCK!  Why is it my favorite time of the year (well, one of them - harvest time is the other!) that I have all this allergy stuff going on!!!!!

Used This Week: 0 yard
Used This Month: 0 yard for April
Used Year to Date: 7.68  yds.

Added This Week: 0 yards
Added This Month: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 30.59 yards


Net Used for 2013: - 22.91 yards

Wha'cha Readin' (yup - Tuesday comes late this week!)

FINISHED

Romance - quick reads -

Deception
Mason
Dade
Gage
The Texas Lawman's Last Stand
Standoff at Mustang Ridge
A Game of Chance (Howard)

Tears of the Renegade (Howard)

OTHER BOOKS

Gifts from the Heart (Hart)
Lily's Pesky Plant (Disney) - a kids book - but should be fun - I hope!

Mystery and other reads - light and otherwise
Above Suspicion by LaPlante (Not Helen McInnes who had book by the same name)
Turn of Mind
The Bells of Freedom  - I've read this before - but it's been YEARS!  A kid's historical fiction read
Marmee & Louisa - the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother.  AWESOME book!

Nonfiction
The American Kitchen 1700 to the Present (la Plante) actually this one SHOULD go back but I enjoy reading about the kitchen things in all the different periods of time

Other Reads
Now we come to my text books! this is the BTDT group, mind you!

Botany - The Private Life of Plants (Attenborough),

Social studies - history - sort of in depth.  Finishing up learning folders in/on archaeology. The ATlas of Archaeology (Taylor), 

For now, I just need PRACTICE - which I am definitely getting!!!!  Handwriting - something I do periodically - that is, if I want to read my own writing!!!  I'm working on Italics Now!

Have discontinued membership until next Oct., Nov. - it's GARDEN time!  Woohoo! Exercise - which until gardening season happens means I don't get enough!  Currently am using both exercises dil showed me - takes about 10-15 minutes, plus going to the gym (Planet Earth) to work on strength training and bicycling on rainy days as well

CURRENTLY READING

Audio Book
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon  There are a total of 48 discs (I know I said 24 - it's 48) and I LOVE this book!  Part of the Outlander series.  In fact - I love it so much I have the 1st 4 books of the series!

Romance - quick reads -
Run, Hide - Ericson

Killer Body - James

Engaged with the Boss - James

Bundle of Trouble - James

The Pediatrician's Personal Protector - Kane

Detective Daddy - Kane

Private Security - Kane

Death of a Beauty Queen - Kane

Science Fiction/Fantasy

No One Noticed the Cat - McCaffrey

Deluge - McCaffrey

Pegasus in Space - McCaffrey

Double Star - Heinlein

A Knot in the Grain - McKinley

Other Fiction

Little Men - Alcott

Wishes - Deveraux

An Angel for Emily - Deveraux

Nonfiction
There is No Me Without You - Greene

DVD/Videos - 

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - about a young boy's search for memories of his father who died 09/11

The Main Event - a comedy

Moses - I KNEW there was something I forgot during Passover!!!!  These is part of my curricula for Passover!  Had these movies set out - and totally forgot them!  there are 2

Origins: Nova: Disc 1 - this will also be part of my Science curricula

Textbooks
Basic Judaism - a review over basic tenets - this quarter I'm reviewing holidays, etc. and level of celebration  Currently finishing up a learning folder on Passover.  Should be beginning Holocause Rememberance Day which is on the 8th.

The Jewish Woman and her Home (Goldin) , Jewish Holidays and Festivals (Edidin), 40 Things You can do to save the Jewish People (Grishaver), This Is My God (Herman Wouk), It's a Mitzvah (), How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household (Greenberg),The Songs We Sing

Botany - both from an evolutionary standpoint as well as from an overall review of types, etc.
The World of Plants (which helps me set up my learning folder - VERY good, btw), The Evolution of Plants and Flowers (Thomas), Botany Coloring Book (P. Young),Science Scope (Stout) and any lectures online I can find  This WAS going to be a 3 month study - however it will run longer.  No problem!

Social studies - history - sort of in depth.  Finishing archaeology. The ATlas of Archaeology (Taylor).  Starting Sunday I will be working on the Pre-Cambrian History - Archaean first!  Am using the Nova DVD's, some things gleaned from (of all places!) Pinterest, plus my Coloring Book of Evolution.  Additionally - I have LOTS of dinosaur and pre and post dinosaur videos as well.  DO need to make a timeline of some sort to hang up!

Math - A review of basic algebra (my goal is to take calculus - but it has been soooooooooo many years!) I'm currently usingSaxon Math.  However I will have to order in the next 2 courses in math - those books were part of those that were ruined

Beginning Russian - I'm using the Power Glide language course which I like A LOT!  I also have 2 other beginning Russian books should this course appear to go too fast! So far - at one lesson a week - I'm on lesson 7 - will be going to lesson 8

Creative Writing - ummm am using the Writing Strands level 3 - which is ok for instructing kids - HOWEVER....  But then as my daughter puts it - it IS practice and that's what counts!  I'm more than halfway through that book at present.  and yes, upon completion of level 3 - I DO have level 4.

Spelling - working on some of the rest of the 12,000 most frequently mispelled words. (Schools teach ONLY 4300 AT MOST! and based on the high school kids I teach - schools don't teach it well!)  I'm using Spelling Power - which WORKS!

Exercise - We Win - which is a book for a 1 year program.  Thought I would try it myself this year!

Thursday - oh, can I stand it? - the day BEFORE Friday and the weekend!!!!

HOUSE (15 minutes at a time!)  4 x 15  (and yes, I am belong to the Flylady list!!!  www.FlyLady.com - and it DOES work!  Trust me, I KNOW!)

• Zone 5 - finish decluttering for now
• Zone 5 - Figure out WHERE to stash all the remodeling stuff!  But NOT in my Zone 5 study!!!!! 
• Zone 5 - Also put away 99% of ornaments! 
• Zone 1 - Side porch, 
• DONE Zone 1 - Hot spots - Entrance, Side porch, Dining Room/LR, back stairs, 
• Zone 1 - Walls and Windows in the Dining Room
• DONE Zone 1 - Pick ups and put away - entrance and dining room

PAPERWORK 2 x 15
4 x 15 minute sessions on a quick sort

FMQ Sampler - I need LOTS and LOTS of practice!

GARDEN (15 minutes at a time!) 4 x 15  (where all my allergens live!  Tree pollen, mold spores that are hidden in the leaves!  Ugh!  Get 'er done! 15 at a time!)

• Get plants - onions and leeks today - planted in flats (only 6 weeks behind MY schedule!)
• Outside - rake and clean up Perr. beds.  Steps 1 and 2 - Rake leaves from front yard - corn - long bed 1 - 7(4' beds x 4' wide)  Step 3 Compost, manure, peat moss, etc.

WEATHER

It is GORGEOUS out!  And WARM (essentially!)  Sunny - and my yard awaits me!


STUDIES (15 minutes at a time!)  This will be a "Jump in where I am!"  No catchups allowed - UNTIL Sunday - which is alloted for that!  I also need to make sure I spend more or at least some time on other areas than science - MAN that assignment was LOOOOOOOONG!  Otherwise - lesson is same as yesterday - and you can see what didn't get done!
15 minute studies

• Russian - review Lesson 7 AGAIN! (Grammar - 5 cases, 2 genders!)
• Math - Lesson 30 (STILL!)
• Spelling - test for 5, write/study for 5, additional activity to "firm" correct spellings - L. 2.

30 or more minutes

• Science (T, W) - Lapbook PLUS World of plants (middle school book) Set up for investigative.  Butterwort and Sundew Research plant (I don't even know what either is - but I bet I find out!) CB NOT necessary today
• Creative Writing (W)
• Religion - FINISH Work on Purim learning folder
• Archaeology lapbook - Finish work on lapbook for 15 - 30 minutes.

QUILT  Since I didn't quilt at all yesterday (I got sidetracked on another project!) it's the same one for today!

• 1 Hexie a day (NO catchups - just jump in where I am - and this is HARD to do!)
• Slice and dice all the pink and put away. - 1 short 15 minute sessions 
• LE - Bowdacious
• Pink foursies for Bow-da-cious!  Keep in mind this is a LE project - NOT a do it all NOW thing!
• FMQ practice
• Improvisational placemats - check them out - 2 I think may need work - not sure (Stashbuster!!!!)
• Day 6 Pink Sampler
• Back to Square One - the January block (Yup - WAY behind!)
• 96 Miles an Hour - slice and dice AT LEAST!

OUT AND ABOUT

• DONE Accountant's office - don't even consider asking me to do taxes!
• DONE Post office
• DONE Library - return books
• DONE Bank - deposit

MENU

DONE B:turkey burgers because I am STILL craving them!  NO idea why!  probably because it's something I can TASTE!  Also scrambled eggs cooked just a bit toasty - yum!  And apples! 
DONE - Tomato at 11, potato at 2!  L: Soup - trust me - my body NEEEEEEEEEDS this!!!!  Potato, I think
D: Tuna croquettes, homemade pasta, carrot/cabbage/apple raisin cole slaw!  Maybe popcorn for later

Wednesday, Wednesday!!!! It's the MIDDLE of the Week! YAY!

I've decided that I have a BAD case of allergies and pre-asthma going on!  Yuck!  And to be sure - trees around here are doing their thing! And I'm allergic to tree pollen! : (  
So - at least part of today is the same as yesterday.

HOUSE (15 minutes at a time!)  4 x 15

• Zone 5 - finish decluttering for now
• Zone 5 - Figure out WHERE to stash all the remodeling stuff!  But NOT in my Zone 5 study!!!!!  Also put away 99% of ornaments! 
• Zone 1 - Side porch, 
• Zone 1 - Hot spots - Entrance, Side porch, Dining Room/LR, back stairs, 

PAPERWORK 2 x 15
4 x 15 minute sessions on a quick sort

GARDEN (15 minutes at a time!) 4 x 15

• Get plants - onions and leeks today - planted in flats (only 6 weeks behind MY schedule!)
• Outside - rake and clean up Perr. beds.  Steps 1 and 2 - Rake leaves from front yard - corn - long bed 1 - 7(4' beds x 4' wide)  Step 3 Compost, manure, peat moss, etc.

STUDIES (15 minutes at a time!)  This will be a "Jump in where I am!"  No catchups allowed - UNTIL Sunday - which is alloted for that!
15 minute studies

• Russian - review Lesson 7 AGAIN! (Grammar - 5 cases, 2 genders!)
• Math - Lesson 30
• Spelling - test for 5, write/study for 5, additional activity to "firm" correct spellings - L. 2.

Longer than 15 - 30 at least

• Science (T, W) - Lapbook PLUS World of plants (middle school book) Set up for investigative.  Research Sundew plant (I don't even know what that is - but I bet I find out!) 
• Creative Writing (W)
• Religion - FINISH Work on Purim learning folder
• Archaeology lapbook - Work on lapbook for 15 - 30 minutes.

QUILT

• Post Wha'cha Readin' Report
• 1 Hexie a day (NO catchups - just jump in where I am - and this is HARD to do!)
• Slice and dice all the pink and put away. - 1 short 15 minute sessions 
• LE - Bowdacious
• Pink foursies for Bow-da-cious!  Keep in mind this is a LE project - NOT a do it all NOW thing!
• FMQ practice
• Improvisational placemats - check them out - 2 I think may need work - not sure (Stashbuster!!!!)
• Day 6 Pink Sampler
• Back to Square One - the January block (Yup - WAY behind!)
• 96 Miles an Hour - slice and dice AT LEAST!

OUT AND ABOUT

• NO - still feel like yuck! Teach???
• Post office
• Library - return books

MENU

B:Turkey sandwich on matzah (My body is CRAVING turkey sandwich - at 4AM!!!!!)
L:Passover Crullers for just because - and probably any leftovers from P. in refrig.
D: usually leftovers.  Tonight cabbage and potato soup, dumplings 

Tuesday - what rhymes with Tuesday?

I don't feel really well - tummy is yuck!  So going to bed after I inhale more turkey soup!

HOUSE (15 minutes at a time!)  4 x 15

• Zone 5 - finish decluttering for now
• Zone 5 - Figure out WHERE to stash all the remodeling stuff!  But NOT in my Zone 5 study!!!!!  Also put away 99% of ornaments! 
• Zone 1 - Side porch, 
• Zone 1 - Hot spots - Entrance, Side porch, Dining Room/LR, back stairs, 

PAPERWORK 2 x 15
4 x 15 minute sessions on a quick sort

GARDEN (15 minutes at a time!) 4 x 15

• Get plants - onions and leeks today - planted in flats (only 6 weeks behind MY schedule!)
• Outside - rake and clean up Perr. beds.  Rake leaves from front yard - corn - long bed 1 - 7(4' beds x 4' wide)  Compost, manure, peat moss, etc.

STUDIES (15 minutes at a time!)
15 minute studies

• Russian - review Lesson 7 AGAIN! (Grammar - 5 cases, 2 genders!)
• DONE Math 
• Spelling

Longer than 15 - 30 at least

• DONE Science (T, W) - Lapbook PLUS reading plus Botany CB 
• Creative Writing (T, W)
• Religion - FINISH Work on Purim learning folder

Archaeology lapbook will happen again on Thursday (R, F, Su)

QUILT

• Post Wha'cha Readin' Report
• 1 Hexie a day
• Slice and dice all the pink and put away. - will do several short 15 minute sessions (I didn't finish slicing green - BUT used almost all I had - in strings and 4sies!
• LE - Bowdacious
• Pink foursies for Bow-da-cious!  Keep in mind this is a LE project - NOT a do it all NOW thing!
• FMQ practice
• Improvisational placemats - check them out - 2 I think may need work - not sure (Stashbuster!!!!)
• Day 6 Pink Sampler
• Back to Square One - the January block (Yup - WAY behind!)
• 96 Miles an Hour - slice and dice AT LEAST!

OUT AND ABOUT

• NO - feel like yuck! Teach???
• DONE Post office

MENU
NO - Drank the rest of the hot turkey soupB: Passover Crullers
DONE L: turkey salad, deviled eggs, matzoh balls.
NO - made a Passover version of pizza.  This will NOT happen again!  Yuck! D:Egg drop soup, Cauliflower, tomato cheese puff, baked apple slices, Passover cream puffs


A lot didn't get done today - will re-copy onto tomorrow's list!

Design Wall for Week 13 - 04-01-13

HAND PIECING
Something different - I HOPE to do at least one Hexie a day - and post the NEW ones on the design wall the FOLLOWING week!  If successful - I'll probably do the same with other hand piecing projects.

Hexies - this is all she wrote!!!!  (NOT counting the myriad "petals" basted and in the Hexie bin!  NEXT week it SHOULD be a different set of Hexie flowers.  Hopefully!  NOT joining them together until later - MUCH later!)

MACHINE QUILTING - FMQ FOOT

FMQ sampler - I will probably set up a NEW one and set it up in grids  or strips (more probably) and go from there.  ONE a day - just like vitamins!  I will conquer this YET!

Improv placemats - I have several needing repair (don't ask - has to do with an energetic kitty!)  Question is - do I applique FIRST or quilt first and applique AFTER????  (BTW - THIS one needs a white bowl with strawberries and a few mint leaves!)  SB # 20

Mini Twister!  While I LIKE this one - I am really getting SICK of  listing it every week while I wuss around about whether or not to try my hand at FMQ!  PART OF SB #34

MACHINE QUILTING - WALKING FOOT

Walking foot sampler - a block a day - um - don't know if it keeps anything away or not - but I sure need to do that!

Baby quilt #2 - actually was #1 - but.....   Not a lot to do on it - just need to GET  'ER DONE!!!  SB # 46

LEADER ENDER PROJECT

Green 4sies for the Bow-da-cious quilt!  NEXT group (which I will show NEXT week - after I finish them!) will be PINKs!!!

PIECING

Goes to Back to Square One Mystery Quilt - and, yes - this is about how far I've gotten!  Next week I intend to show progress (egads - Jan, Feb, March and now April blocks!)

96 Miles an Hour - my To Me from ME because I finished 2 (read that  TWO) UFOs in a row!

Bow-da-cious - my LE project.  BTW - these are ALL foursies!  Will be working on the PINKS for next week!

And, of course, Road to Round Rock! I still need to buy some fabric!  :(   4.5 yards worth!

SEWING

Pattern for spring wardrobe - hope there's enough for a jacket.  Otherwise it will be a vest!

Spring wardrobe - or I go nekkid! LOL  Want to make the WHOLE thing!  2 slacks, at least 1 skirt,1 dress  and 2 jackets (one from this pattern and one from above!) and a top or two.  I may go topless - but the rest of me will be covered!
I intend to show progress here as well on next week's post!

Get it done - March report

Uh well...............  I think I didn't enter the March report - at least that's my excuse (and I'm sticking to it!)

HOWEVER - while I DID finish up some items - I sure didn't do the more necessary ones I really wanted to!  And this includes the Passover table runner - which will be quilted early for NEXT year's Passover!

Also - in some wild hair twitchin' moment - I (gulp) ERASED my report list!  So I guess I need to set that one up too!

In honor of the Get It Done - I DID join Stashbusters (which I am busting fairly well - but ONLY in terms of flimsies!) and the UFO challenge (which I seriously miss!  Even if I didn't adhere to it 99% of the time, it was always there to nag me!  I have since determined I must like nagging!  (that is, unless it's my kids!)  So - now that I have blackmailed myself into WORKING ON THE FMQ!!!!!!!!! - I guess that is a new goal.

1. Work 5 days a week on the FMQ sampler. Quilting Ithis includes walking foot for this part!) FIRST - THEN piecing!
2. Do 7 Hexie flowers a week (seriously - why put it on my To Do list if I Don't!!!!) - and SHOW them on the following week's design wall! (today I post what is already DONE - and it ain't much!)
3. Get the rest of the scraps sorted, sliced, diced, and put away.
4. Sew at least ONE article clothing a week - and SHOW either completed article or how far I got the following week!  Either that or I scare Westfield by going nude!
5. Get those Sampler blocks DONE and sent! (SB #45)