Strips that Sizzle is a Flimsy

This is a 16-year-old UFO done.  YOu can read about it's humble beginnings here  and  here  and here .  It has been a flimsy for a while and I was ready to write up a post about this and some other finishes...

It makes me dizzy so I don't think it's a keeper.

Thinking I might add borders to enlarge it somewhat.

... when Whoosh.  A Pipe burst.  School flooded.  Water came from above over my class counter and cabinets.  Four inches of water in most of the building - and my cabinets.  Most furniture and supplies beyond hope.  First day of school 5 days away.

Not much we could do after emptying the building.  Reconstruction is still under way 3 weeks later, but we have a start day of Monday for teachers and Wednesday for kids.  So I need to take advantage of my last days and get non-school things done.  Most of our holidays will be used as make-up days, so not sure when there will be down time again.

You would have thought I would have really be sewing like crazy with my girls back in school, but me not teaching yet.  But the flood and all the unknowns about getting back in and what was lost and what wasn't really put me in some kind of limbo.  I did do a last minute job.  Monogram on a towel for one of Middle E's friends going off to college.

I had just finished making work aprons for the new teachers at work and was going to take a picture of them on the hooks at work, but now they are lost in the jumble of stuff.  I guess that gives me a guaranteed finish for a later date when I might not have a current finish!

I ended up working a lot on my Leaders & Enders.  I know they are supposed to be used while working on a larger project, but I just could not concentrate on anything.  The Leaders & Enders were perfect.  Mindless. 

Check out some other finishes at Crazy Mom Quilts   and Confessions of a fabric addic.

Stash Report 080915

I am close to some bigger finishes, but not close enough.  Here's a little stash out though.  I finished the burp cloths for my new nephew and they are being delivered today along with the quilt.  How's that for current and up-to-date!


Fabric Used This Week:  1.5 yards 

Fabric In This Week:  0 yards 

Total In 2015: 7.02 yards
Net Used 2015:  48.58 yards

Linking up to Patchwork Times  to show how others are doing on busting their stash!

A Finish for Baby Dexter

I finished my new nephew-to-be's quilt a month or so ago but I could not make the burp clothes until the baby was born.  We knew the baby was going to be a boy but my brother and his wife would not disclose the name.

I think this satisfies the "Woodlands Animals" theme.

Baby Dexter made his appearance July 21 at a whopping 11 lbs.   We will go visit them this Sunday so I could not put off the burp cloths any longer.  

Linking up with  Crazy Mom Quilts   and Confessions of a fabric addict  to show off finishes.

Design Floor

Made surprising progress on the Strips That Sizzle UFO this week.  Because of the initial mis-cut I had 4 distinct blocks to work with instead of 2 so my original design ideas would not work.  I ended up with this star. It makes me kind of dizzy but that's okay.

I have checked and rechecked to make sure I don't have the same fabrics next to each other and to make sure I have the blocks going in the right direction.  That was a big problem early on. 

This picture was taken several rearrangements ago and I am starting to web it all together. 

Head on over to patchwork Times To see some other design walls - and floors!