Day Three… and Not a Stitch Was Sewn

 Day three of four turned out to be a bit of a bust as far as sewing was concerned. The whole day slipped away into chores and a little burst of happy news.

Mid‑morning the phone rang: Sally Skyline had returned from the spa and was ready for collection.

Well — that was that. I dropped everything, grabbed my keys, and was out the door. I was home again in under thirty minutes, feeling rather pleased with myself. Once Sally was safely settled back into the happy room, I picked up where I’d left off with the chores.

That’s when I discovered a huge paper bag sitting in the porch. A friend from club had mentioned she’d drop off some books, but I never heard the doorbell. Either it was a very quick drop‑and‑run, or she called while I was out rescuing Sally.

I set the bag beside my chair, finished the last of the chores, and finally sat down for a look. What a mixture — books and magazines, some definite keepers, and the rest will be passed along to new homes. I spent a very pleasant couple of hours browsing and reading about patchwork and quilting. But not a single stitch was sewn.

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A Closer Look at the Keepers

Among the books was a magazine that immediately caught my eye. The cover design with the daisies and poppies — had it firmly in the keeper pile before I even opened it. 

Singular Sensations was another one that had a lot going for it before I even looked inside. Maybe it was that blue design on the cover. 

You know me and blue. One quick browse and it went straight onto the keeper stack.

I took a little more time with Rose Windows. 

There are some truly stunning designs in there. I’m not sure I’d ever make one, but there’s a tree‑skirt idea that has possibilities… so into the keeper pile it went, at least for now.

It’s joined by Bakers Dozen by Jen Kingwell 

and Simply Stars 

the latter has several different approaches to creating beautiful star quilts, which is always useful to have on hand.

A few books landed in the “maybe” pile, and there were a few definite non‑keepers. But all in all, it was a very pleasant afternoon of browsing, dreaming, and discovering.

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And that brings us to today — my fourth and final day off. Believe it or not, I still have one or two chores to achieve before I can sew. Not least another good tidy‑up in the sewing room. If I’m to make a pieced back for Kaiy’s quilt, I’ll need to clear the clutter off the table so I can work with large pieces of fabric.

All those new books will need to find homes too.

I’m off to get busy.

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