Again

It happened again yesterday, I lost all of my reading list on the Dashboard.  Try as I might, I couldn't get it back this time.  So I added all of the blogs I follow to my blog. (Off to the side.)  Sorry if it seems a little cluttered at times.

I have time scheduled today to go to "A Quilting Place" this afternoon to quilt on my jigsaw quilt.  My machine does not have a stitch regulator and I'm still not the best with that.  Pretty excited and nervous.

I also have 6 more string blocks done.

Math

OK, don't hold me to this, but I think I need 192 string blocks to make my twin size quilt.  The blocks will finish 5.5 inches. According to a chart I have, a twin size quilt measures 63 x 87.  So 12 blocks across and 16 blocks down.  Guess I need to make a few more blocks before I start putting this quilt together.  I may even want it to be a little bigger than what the chart calls for, we'll see.  And I have another two blocks done.

Magic

Not exactly sure what I did, but it seems to be working now.  Weird.  But loving it!  We'll see what happens tomorrow morning. 

Oh I did find some backing fabric tonight at Hobby Lobby, it is jigsaw fabric, a perfect match for the front.  And I made 2 more string blocks.  (I count fabric buying as working on my quilts, don't you?????)

Sigh

Just to let you know, the reading list did not come back.  I don't have all the blogs I read listed on my blog page.  If I click on Google Reader, I can find them.  Now to figure out how to readd the list without a ton of work.  Sigh.  Makes me sad. :-(

Madder Than Mad

I am so mad this morning.  One of my "get ready for work" routines includes checking out quilting blogs for about a 1/2 hour while I drink some coffee.  I go to the dashboard and it tells me:

"You are not currently following any blogs. Use the "add" button below to enter blogs you'd like to follow in your Reading List. Learn more "

All the blogs I follow are GONE!  I'm hoping this is just a glitch and that they show up later today, because I don't remember them all, ---- I HAVE THEM ON MY READING LIST!!!!!!!!!   URRRGH!!!!!

I Forgot

I forgot to blog last night.  At least I didn't forget to do my 15 minutes of sewing/quilting.  I made a couple more string blocks.  I really do need to sit down and do the math of how many blocks I need for a twin size quilt. 

Took the picture this morning.

Happy May Day

 My husband came by the sewing room as I was rooting through my scrap bins of strings.  He stopped.  "What is THAT?"  he asked.  "Is that scraps?", in a voice that sounded like he couldn't believe what he was seeing.  Me: "Yes".

"See what I'm making from the scraps?"  as I showed him the bin with about 50 string blocks in it 

"What are you going to do with those?"

"Make a quilt."

"Wow, you're so talented".

"THANKS!"

I love seeing what you can make from "nothing". (AKA: scraps)

Have a Happy May Day!