Monday, November 14, 2011

No Work~PJ Day!

My job is closed today. My bosses and co-workers went on a field trip to the FABTECH Expo in Chicago at McCormick Place . I opted to not go. My Friday, which is usually my day off, or the day I work overtime, will be spent at work, working a full ten hour day. Sad smile Yuck!

SEW….I’m having a PJ DAY!!! I’m ironing strip sets that will be cut into four 4.5” squares, then sewn back together to make a block. Here is one block to show you what it will look like.

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Here are my first 20 or so strip sets ironed. I have 96 strip sets, so I’ll be busy all day. Obviously, this will be a scrappy quilt, so all of the blocks will be different.

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While I am ironing, I am watching HGTV. The time is FLYING! (Now why doesn’t the time fly at work?)

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Nope, no pictures of me in my PJ’s. All you get to see is where I’m working. Guess I better get back to work. Those strips won’t iron themselves! At least it’s a ‘sit down’ job!

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Update:

All 95 strip sets are ironed, and with the one complete block, I will have a total of 96 blocks. That job took well over 5 hours. Can you believe it?

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The next step is cutting each strip set into four 4.5” squares, then sewing the four squares into one block. That’s not going to happen today though. I’m pooped!

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Hoping your day is wonderful!

Michelle

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9 comments:

  1. All is well here. I hope you plan to post a picture of that quilt when you finish it. You have a lovely work space! Have a great day in your PJs :D
    Debbie

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  2. You got a lot done! I love it when I have a big block of time I can spend in my sewing room. Ahhh. Somehow when I'm "working" at quilting, it doesn't feel like "working"!

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  3. Even though you have to work on Friday it's wonderful to have the day off today! blessings, marlene

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  4. Hope you enjoyed your PJ day ,nothing like PJs ,sewing and I hope you had some chocolate just to make it a perfect day .

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  5. You did get a lot of work done today! I bet it was nice to be able to have this day to do it! I know you'll have to work Friday, but good you took today off to "chill" so to speak!

    betty

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  6. Wow, you got alot done! Happy you could enjoy your day.

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  7. What a wonderful way to spend a day off work. Even if it is ironing,it is the "fun" kind. Can't wait to see more finished blocks. (How *do* you sit and iron? I can't ever seem to manage it. lol)

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  8. That's a lot of strip sets! Sounds like the perfect day!
    I laughed when I clicked the link for FABTECH thinking it was fabric....not once thought about fabrication. :) Silly me!

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  9. Nice work space and what a lot of work you finished.... I have been to McCormick Place. You made a good choice.....

    Elizabeth

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