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My cousin's phone call woke me up, this morning. I answered on the third ring, but she had already figured out that I was sleeping and had hung up. I called her back while I made my morning tea and chatted for a bit. She was calling to see how my car was. After I had my tea I went to the garage and started the car; it started without any problem. Such a relief!
I pondered a bit more on the quilt, taking inventory of all the suitable fabric remnants I had, to see if I could manage to put in corner blocks that looked intentional. I might have been able to manage it for 2 corner blocks, but, not for the other two. Eventually, I decided to go to the fabric store and see if I could match the border fabric I already had or if there was a coordinating color that might work out. I managed to find the exact color and fabric type, and bought a yard and a half. I was afraid I'd have to pay full price, which was $8.99 per yard, as there was no sign on the shelf saying the fabric was on sale, but, apparently it was on sale for $1.99 per yard! I was so happy! My total came to $3.28 with tax. I was tempted to buy more fabric at that price (it's a good "stock up" price) but, I managed to resist the temptation! We are trying to use up the stash, Bless, not add to it! LOL.
After I came home, I cleaned out the fridge, took the trash cans to the curb, did a load of laundry, ran the dishwasher, cleaned the litter box, and collected some osteospermum seeds and scattered them in other parts of the garden - hopefully, they will germinate and grow!
Today, I am grateful for:
- The car started without any problem!
- Great sale price on the fabric I bought!
- I bought only what I needed and nothing else!
- All what I accomplished today
- Working appliances
Monday's To Do List:
- Go to the fabric store - DONE
- Maybe go to the bank? - DIDN'T NEED TO
- Clean out the fridge - DONE
- Take the trash cans to the curb - DONE
- Dust the living room and dining area
- Do a load of laundry - DONE
- Do the dishes/run dishwasher - DONE
- Clean the litter box /sweep the bathroom - DONE
Tuesday's To Do List:
- Bring the trash cans in
- Radiation Oncologist follow-up appointment
- Dust - living room, dining area, family room, my room
- Water the house plants
- Buy cat food
How was your Monday? What are your plans for tomorrow?
Well done on resisting the temptation to buy more fabric for your stash, settling for just what you needed to finish the quilt. I'm not sure that I'd have been as good!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're car problems are sorted now - it's frustrating isn't it. It's a shame you couldn't get to the temple and I hope you manage to sort out your excess of lemons!
Thank you, Eileen. It's always hard to resist buying fabric when it is on sale!
DeleteI hope so, too! I just need to remember to drive it more often and for longer distances! So much for saving gas! LOL. Yes, I'll be handing out lemons every where I go this week! :D
Good job only buying what you needed at the fabric store. I don't sew much but that's a hard thing for me to do. There is so much beautiful fabric out there.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Live and Learn. All their holiday fabrics were on sale, too, and I had to avert my eyes and walk past them, quickly! Had I stopped to admire them, I might not have been able to resist them! LOL!
DeleteI shiuld also do some cleaning,but first I am planning to plant some herbs on my balcony☺
ReplyDeleteCleaning can be put off until the herbs are planted! What kinds of herbs are you planting?
DeleteThat's good news about your car. What an excellent deal you got on the fabric! Your blog is inspiring me to dust more than once a week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, yes, it is important to have a well running car, isn't it? I was so happy that the fabric was on sale! I hate having to pay full price (for anything!) Well, currently, I am trying to dust the main rooms at least once a week (as opposed to every other week!) :D
DeleteYou got a great deal on the fabric! I enjoyed looking at the picture of your quilt. You've been busy:). I've had to take a break from working on mine since the yard has clamored for attention, but it's time to do some things outside since the weather has cheered up a bit!
ReplyDeleteYes, I was so happy that the fabric was on sale and I didn't have to pay the full price! That's the good thing about quilts - they can be set aside to work on when we have time; spring planting can't wait! I need to do some gardening, myself, before it gets too hot!
DeleteHave you ever done a crazy quilt? They are good scrap users.
ReplyDeleteCrazy quilts are very good for using up scraps, but I haven't made one, although the most recent quilt and the one I did before that look a bit like crazy quilts. I have made a crazy quilt cushion cover, though. :)
DeleteGreat that your car started and also that you found exactly the fabric you needed on sale! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished quilt top.
ReplyDeleteWe had a trip out to another town and I managed to spend some money on a top and a long, lightweight cardigan. Also visited a bakery that I am fond of and bought a few items. It was a sunny day, worth being out and about in because the forecast for tomorrow is rain, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain, you pays your money and you takes your choice I guess, so I'm settling for just rain in the morning and then I'm going to hole up indoors! We shall see.
I was very happy that the car started and I was able to get the fabric on sale! :)
DeleteI'm glad you found a new top and a cardigan. The visit to the bakery sounds good, too! Glad you had a sunny day in which to go shopping. Good idea to stay indoors, tomorrow!