They fit....They fit.....They fit.....

Final pillow was finished last night, tonight I vacuum packed them (and re-packed them) and then managed to get them into my carry on suitcase.   Had just barely enough room to get my clothes for the weekend in it.   But didn't have to take and expand the case, so I don't have to pay to check it....woohoo.........gonna be lots of room in there coming back this way.   Still need to dig out a tote bag so that I have something to carry the few things I don't have room for in the suitcase, but that's easy enough to find....I think....lol.

Can you believe that 6 - 16" square pillows that are about 4-5" thick in the middle all fit in this suitcase?  Those space saver bags work miracles!

Gratitudes:

1.  Long weekend seeing old friends coming up.

2. Cheaper to park at the terminal this weekend than in the off airport lots.....that'll save me both money and time when I get back home.  =)

Pillows Finished

Finished off the last of the pillows for the reunion last night.   Here's hoping that they bring a good amount of money for the auction.

I've got them into the space saver bags for transport in my carry-on suitcase.    Still going to be a tight fit, but thankfully I don't need to take a bunch of clothes with me for only 2 days (one day there and one day of travel back).   The case will be a tad empty when I head back this way....lol.

Gratitudes:
1. Pillows are done with a day to spare.  =)

2. A new commissioned quilt is a good possibility for the next paying job (well other than the umpteen scrub tops that I still have to get sewn up!).

Donations.......

Over the years I've finished off many quilts that I have just stockpiled into totes and not actually used.   Some of them I've planned to sell in order to help pay off some of the bills or just to get money for fun stuff.........but haven't found a good place to do so yet.   There is a possibility of an outlet for this but whether it will come to fruition or not is yet to be seen.

In the last few weeks there have been a couple of calls for donations of assorted types of items from different ministries and charities.  

One of these was for an autumn  fundraiser for The Cat House on the Kings - a no kill cat shelter.     To them I will be sending a little quilted wallhanging of a "sunbonnet kitty".   I made this from a swap block many years ago and even hand-quilted it (rare for me to do that!).

The two table runners at the top of the picture will be going to the group that has been collecting stuff for the survivors of the Texas Christmas tornado.   At the present they are collecting holiday decor for them as they are starting to return to rebuilt homes.   The donations will help people start to decorate for the holidays that are coming.

The pumpkins were made from blocks I received in a swap many yrs ago, the Noel runner was made from a remnant I found at Joann's many years ago as well.   I do hope that someone likes them.

Gratitudes:
1. Loving my job here in Tx!

2. Fall weather is coming.  =)

Reunion T-Shirts, part 2

Two more pillows were finished over the weekend for a total of 4 out of 6 finished.   And the front for the 5th one is finished and it will be sewn together this evening after I get home from work.

I will be using space bags to squash the 6 pillows enough in order to get them into my carry on bag.  I really like the bags I found, but am going to redo how many I put in each one in order to make them the flattest I can.   And that means a max of 2 pillows per bag.  

The 5th pillow is in the works and ready to sew the front to the back sections.   Will finish that tonite after getting home from work this afternoon and then will start on the final pillow.

Gratitudes:
1. Wonderful rain the last couple of days and cooler temps.

2. Fun weekend coming up.

T-Shirts for Reunion, part 1

This year is my 40th HS reunion.....it doesn't seem possible in many ways that is possible to have been that many years since graduation.    But that's beside the point.....  A few months ago when planning started for the reunion, I said that if someone could get me some HS t-shirts I'd make some t-shirt pillows for the silent raffle.  

Well the t-shirts came 10 days ago or so....and I'm now in the midst of making 5 or so pillows.   Also included in the box were 2 embroidered hats, that I'm still thinking about how to use.   At the moment I'm thinking they will end up appliqued on the backs of a couple of the pillows.

I've finished two of the pillows and like how they turned out.    Am currently working on the next two of them and have enough for 2 more pillows.  

The real fun will be trying to get these compacted enough to fit in my carry on suitcase..........lol.....that could be real run.    And yes I thought about getting the forms after I get to CA next weekend, but I had 60% off coupons that needed to be used and that saved me a bundle on them (the cost of the material is my donation......).

Gratitudes:
1. The edema I've been fighting is somewhat better, I'm learning that I've become super sensitive to salt (was always sensitive), hoping that watching that even closer will help.

2. Another bill has been paid off!