Goodness, water aerobics was quite the workout this morning! The Tuesday/Thursday class is more intense than the M/W/F class. Wow, my abs are singing! (I'm tired, too!) I am trying to get myself to go 5 days a week, but so far it hasn't happened yet. I do have that as a goal, though!
I spent a lot of time up in my quilt room yesterday, working on a pieced border. I started sewing a bunch of strip sets together--there were 36 10" long strips--and when I had 4 left (32 sewn) I ran out of bobbin. During the "break" I realized I had sewn them all wrong and so I had to rip them all out. I'm just glad I realized they were wrong before I subcut, or I would sure have been unhappy.
Back to fabric acquisition. I had a "heads-up" about this collection from Linda at the Quilted Pineapple. She sent me a note about it when she got to quilt some sample quilts using it.
It is Primitive Gatherings new collection "Old Glory Gatherings." Linda sure called it right. This collection was MADE FOR ME!
Just look at those lovely red, blue, and creams! I'm drooling!
It is very rare that I indulge like this. I have only purchased a fat quarter pack of an entire collection maybe only two other times, and one of those was 50% off. I'm still feeling a bit guilty about it, but then I got a chance at a one-day job! (Well, one day plus a two-hour training class before.) For both the day and the training, I will receive $120! (That will go to assuage my fabric $pending guilt!) And I must say, it ties into the whole Patriotic thing quite nicely! I'm going to be working the polls during the big upcoming election! I'm pretty excited about it, mostly not about the money as I didn't know I would get paid, but also because my grandmother and my mother have worked elections in the past and I feel like I'm upholding a family tradition! I also feel like I will be doing something for my Country. Of course, I'm realistic enough to realize that it probably won't be all that Idealistic. I'm also hoping for some great anecdotes.
Have a great day!
JoAnne
