Where has the summer gone?

I can't believe it's been four months since I last blogged, but looking back I can understand why. I worked every weekend in April and then May flew by as I taught my first graduate class in Student Affairs Administration. The class was one month long, so it took all of my time. June was busy with a family trip to Brookings for a family reunion/work trip as well as starting our 3-week vacation at Hart Ranch. I was off for the first 2 weeks of July, but it seemed we were almost too busy for me to sew. My MIL's knee surgery mid-June saw me playing transport to therapy for 4 weeks, so used up any free time I did have.
My priority for vacation was to finish my husband's t-shirt quilt. It turned out amazing, but it's huge! 116x120. Just how I wanted it, so it would fit on our bed and we wouldn't have to pull on it. He loves it and I'm sure I'll be doing another one soon. He has a lot of racing shirts!

Flat Jack needed a bag, so I made this one for him. I still have another to make, but wanted to make sure this one worked first.

I took my leftover blocks from scrappy Trip Around the World and made a table topper. It needs to be quilted, but my quilting machine is in the shop, so I'll have do this one at home. My other Scrappy TATW was pieced on vacation and is on the longarm frame waiting for the machine.

I've also been working on Quilters Planner BOM blocks. I've finished May-August to get caught up again.







I'm also excited to try a miniature scrappy trip around the world. These finish at 3"! It uses up my leftover yellow and blue scraps.

My next project (a new one) is a Cobblestone Quilt with Glamping Gypsy fabrics. I laid it out at work on the table and it took three table widths to get it laid out. Hopefully, it will sew up just as nicely. I'm thinking once we're back at Hart Ranch on August 15th, I might find time to sew it then.

This past week my boss Lindsey Hamlin was out from Brookings for a Lunch and Learn event at Ellsworth AFB, so we got a picture with Jack!


My numbers are looking significantly better after a few big finishes in the last couple months.

Stash Numbers:
In July - 18.5 yards
Out July - 27 yards
In Year to Date - 137.5
Out Year to Date - 153.75
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I'm AHEAD by 16.25 yards!