rryder

LOL Martina! I needed that after today...got up this morning early to watch the total lunar eclipse, but by the time it started turning color, it had gotten too low on the horizon to see, so watched it on NASA TV... next, my 9 yr old laptop decided not to reboot after an update.... spent 2 hours doing every trick I can think of before giving up and heading out to get my allergy shot... came out of the allergist office, got in my truck and dead battery.... called DH to come give a jump, then remembered that we have roadside assistance through our insurance company... got ahold of roadside assistance just as my cell phone decided to die...apparently it is not charging properly... fortunately I gave them DH’s number so they were able to call him and verify where I was and that they needed to bring a portable unit as there were cars parked on either side and in front of my truck... got truck started and headed straight to Advance Auto... one look at bulging sides of battery and corosion on terminals= new battery, test confirmed that. $135 later got home...laptop still not coming on, cell phone still not charging....hope I don’t have to replace both of those too- I’d rather spend the money on fabric

Rob

Teen

Rob..just go back to bed and start over. What a calamity of mishaps. I'm laughing with you not at you. Laughter is the only thing you can do.

i watch over my 90 year old neighbor (for 30 years). His son lives in Washington and, based on the many mental/cognitive changes, we are getting ready to move him up to his son's. At 1:30am this morning, the Calif Highway Patrol called (we put our contact info in his glove box for emergency contact info) and told us he was 30 miles away, lost, confused, and drove the wrong way on a road and crashed. He's unhurt, no other cars involved. They revoked his license, towed his truck, and called us to get him. They were really cool and met us half way. Bless his heart. So spent most of this morning on phone with insurance etc. to take care of vehicle. We called his son and told him it was time to come get him, went grocery shopping (which was where he was headed when he got lost), fed him, and sat with him for awhile. He had been lost for over 11 hours and never called us. He had been declining, mentally, for a few months so we've been working with son to move him North. This latest incident was a game changer. We call him everyday but didn't yesterday because family was here. We had no idea he wasn't home. Now, we are checking on him several times a day. I will move him with me, if necessary, until son comes for him. I make him several meals a week but he does good preparing meals. It's so hard to witness this with someone you love.

rryder

Thanks Teen-- I was laughing too by the time all was said and done-- Nothing else to do. Spent 3 hours this morning doing various other tricks and got the laptop working, spent lots of time last night wiggling cell phone charger and it's now charged so all's good again LOL

Sorry to hear about your neighbor, we went through the same thing with DH's mother-- it's very hard watching cognitive decline. You're a good friend to him. I hope his son is able to come get him sooner rather than later since the more advanced the cognitive decline, the harder it is for folks to adapt to new surroundings.

Rob

letawellman

Well, here it is, February 1st, and I made it through all of January without purchasing any fabric or thread. I had a gift card to the LQS, and I bought a specialty ruler with it.

However...
Tomorrow, I'm off from work (already worked 40 hours, and no OT allowed) and Foust Textiles "open to the public" sale starts tomorrow.
But I have plenty of fabric, wide backing, thread and even batting, so should I even go?

I've been working on the commission quilt, and since I effectively have a 3-day weekend, maybe I'll focus on that, and finish it up before Sunday. Then I can either work on a UFO, or reward myself for not buying and start a new UFO.

I've been thinking about going back to an embroidery-quilt UFO, and really wanted some prewound bobbins, and Foust has those too.

What do you think, Moratorium folks?

oksewglad

Whoa, you are in a quandary: finish a project, buy bobbins to finish a UFO and be tempted by fabric, or start a UFO....decisions

I finished another box the other night and have cut out two more...they fit so nice in the drawer...I'm tickled pink about them. With these four boxes that will be 2 yards out the door. Adding that to my previous usage, I'm at -17 yards.

RSC18 challenge color is purple and lavender. Not many scraps of either. Thinking of making a modern mini with the bright purple and something for Spring with the light colored fabric that has lilies of the valley on it. Thinking of making baskets.

zozee

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Well, what will make you feel the best and most accomplished at the same time, at the end of your 3-day weekend?

Teen

I cut out my next quilt (for my 100 year old 2nd cousin).... I have everything for this, including backing. I did go to LQS a bit a ways from me to look at their reproduction fabric for that Baltimore Album quilt (the only quilt fabric I committed to buying this year), and did not see anything I liked. I am not going to settle since this is a huge investment of money and time. I saw 1 possibility for green but I didn't get it OR anything else. Woohoo! I'm going to another shop next week to look more. I will start it when I start it so I'm not stressing. I'm just excited to start this project. All good here!

oksewglad

I set a budget each year on how much I want to spend on fabric....I've gone over quite a bit...can't believe it as I get a discount at work and very seldom buy regular price when I go to other stores....Now I know I need to hold off in 2018!

Purpleprint

OK this is one I just have to join. I have given 2 boxes away last year and was very proud of myself until I started really looking at the the fabric totes I have filled. I HAVE to get rid of some of it. Started a crumb quilt and have tons of blocks and still more scraps.

It will be helpful to not buy anymore and maybe find others to give some of this away to.

So count me in.

Teen

It would be hard for me to part with my fabric...I've only been quilting a couple of years so my stuff is still pretty current....ask me in a couple of years...lol!

Purpleprint...Mystery Train #18 starts tomorrow and it's a scrappy quilt... Wasn't sure if you were aware...