Productive Day

I got up before the alarm went off because I heard Michele getting ready for her second day of this college term. I finished adding some batting to the corner of my charm quilt, added to the strip of binding, and sewed the ends together. Now all I have to do it handsew the underside down. I foresee a lot of TV in my future.

I also cut two waistbands which I intend to replace with wider elastic. Then I went to the thrift shop. It was cold and I bundled up well, wore heavy socks. Still, after an hour, my feet were cold. But then everyone was complaining how cold it was in there. We ran out of room in the DVD section, so I took out a bunch from before 2000 and marked them to $1.50. There weren't many books, so I did some straightening up to pass the time. At 2:30 I called to see if my student was coming this week after not showing up last week. The answer: no. I am glad I did not clean up my sewing room in preparation. I went home then, thinking to finish replacing the waistbands, but listened to today's two tapping sessions instead. I had a bite to eat, then went to post, and drove to the SPC. I took the machine in the back of my car so I could test it out. I used a q-tip for a spool pin holder and it worked. We had an 8-year old girl come to learn to sew. Having a small group enabled me to give her almost full attention. She made two 4-patches, and sewed them back to back to make a pillow. When I got home, Chris and Michele were watching a movie, so I came in here to clear out more e-mail and change the picture on my blog.
* Quilt from Tokyo *