55/100

Sunday - still a light drizzle this morning.  So, I went out and washed the deck, trying to get all of the dirt off in order to prepare it for sealing next week when the weather is better.

I went up to the studio to work on the quilting of Motley Quad.  Oh my, it's a lot of work going round and round.  Trying to make the circles (spiral) evenly spaced is not easy.  But, this is not a show quilt, so I guess it doesn't really matter.

I got three more triangle blocks made:

Victoria got a new kitten several weeks ago, she came up to investigate us today and spent some time playing with Jelly.

54/100

Saturday -  we woke to very heavy rain and then a loud thunderstorm.  There was heavy rain all day.    No work on the deck today, so I spent most of the day in the studio.  

I got the back made for the scrap quilt.  In order to do that I had to make a label, which meant I needed a name.  I went with "Motley Quad".  I used the thesaurus to find a synonym for scrap, hence motley.  Quad just represents that the pieces are squares.   

I had ordered these fabrics online from Gossypium Quilt Shop.  They were on sale.  I went with this Kaffe Fassett fabric in the yellow - when it got here I wished I had gone with the blue.  Oh, well.  It's a lot of yellow!

I got four more triangle blocks made for my #100dayproject 2020.

I loaded the Motley Quad quilt onto the longarm, Eduard, to baste it, since I wanted to quilt a large spiral (circles) on to it.  [That can't be done on a longarm and I will be quilting it on my big Bernina.]  What a pain that turned out to be.  The machine was not cooperating.  It would stitch a few inches then the needle would raise lower and lower after every stitch until it wasn't clearing the quilt and then jamming up.  But I eventually got it done turning a single stitch off and on, off and on.  It probably took twice as long as it should have.

53/100

He got pretty much all of the boards on the top of the deck today.  They only ones left are the little pieces around the posts.  He had me gluing plugs into the screw holes.

As soon as I cleaned out the bird bath in the front yard the crows were waiting for me to clear out.  When I moved away one came in a started drinking.  It's nice to see it's of use.  

Jelly likes to chase the crows.

I also saw a hummingbird come in to check out the pond.

I got a couple of the triangle blocks done, then finished up the quilting on Baby Pi.

52/100

Darrell got the steps done today - they're beautiful.

I worked on my scrap bucket, then started quilting on the Baby Pi.

I got some a program for some numbers.  Each one has to be programmed individually.  But, they stitch out really quick.  I got six of ten rows done.

51/100

Today was finally a nice day.  Beautiful morning!

After a morning walk, Darrell got to work on the steps of the deck.   By the end of the day we had steps and the ramp can come down.  The dogs are very happy.

There wasn't much I could do to help, so I watched and sketched.

I went upstairs and got some more work done on my 100dayproject2020.

I also got the Little Pi quilt loaded onto the longarm.  I want to download some numbers to use as a quilting pattern.  I'll do that tonight and then start quilting on it tomorrow.

We finally got our 'Stimulus check' today.  The rest of our family members got theirs weeks ago.  Darrell found out he needs some dental work, a crown, that will cost about the same as his half of the check.  So, that's where that will go.  The rest will end up in savings, I guess.  (If we black-out that horrible man's name on there will the banks still honor it? - I don't think I'll try, but I'd love to make that statement!)

HALF WAY

Today is the 50th day of the #100dayproject2020.  Half way!

Here is what I did today:

49/100

Woke up to light drizzly rain this morning and it kept up all day.  So, no working on the deck.  

We went and did our weekly grocery shopping this morning first thing.  Then I went up stairs and finished sewing the binding on the green Verdant quilt.  It's done!

I did spend a little time working on my #100dayproject2020.  I made three more triangle blocks.

I went for a short visit with my Mom, took her some stuff.  That was the dogs only outing today.  When I put them back into the car after leaving Mom's they immediately got into a fight - just like little kids.

48/100

Another nice day here in  West Seattle.  Darrell got to work early on the deck.  I went out to help, but there wasn't much I could do today.  So, I mainly just watched and occasionally carried, fetched or held the stupid end of the tape measure.

I did get most of the garden weeded when I wasn't sitting and watching.

He wants to get the steps done.  He designed and made templates for a new joint for the mitered corners - that took a while.

He got the first few boards down before he slowed down for the day.  He wanted to work on finishing the plugs off.  They need to be trimmed and then sanded flat.  

I worked on my scrap bucket and got three more triangles done.

Then I made the binding for the green churn dash quilt, Verdant.  I was worried that I didn't make enough, but I was wrong, there was more than enough.  I just sewed it onto the back.  Tomorrow I'll finish it off.  

47/100

The day started with a walk in Lincoln Park, then Darrell got started early on the deck.  I joined him a little later, but I just  mostly watched and interfered most of the day.

He decided to do the steps next.  There was a lot of figuring and building.  First though, was a trip to Home Depot to get some more treated lumber.  We thought if we went early there wouldn't be too many people there.   I guess everyone was thinking the same thing, because it was as crowded as normal.  Most people had a mask on, including the folks working there.  But, there were a few that didn't.  There's a whole contingent of the population that still thinks this virus is a hoax or not as contagious or dangerous as being touted.  They are being manipulated by our horrible president who's only concern is the economy.  He doesn't care about people or their health, he just wants to get re-elected and he needs a thriving economy to do that.

 Luckily, West Seattle people are pretty compliant and concerned about their health and the health of the community. 

Anyway, back home, work continues on  the deck.

He moved the ramp away from the steps and then trimmed off the overhanging boards.

He put a nice little round-over on the outer edge.

Next it was building the under frame for the steps.

With one side done, we finished for the day and I went upstairs to work on my scrap bucket.  I made three more triangles.

46/100

After a nice quiet walk in Lincoln Park, we started working on the deck.

While he was busy making joints and doing things I couldn't, I sketched.

This 'Tigerwood' is beautiful!l

When we quit with that for the day, I went upstairs and made a few more triangle blocks from the scrap bucket.

VERDANT QUILTED

Day 45, I started Eduard, my A-1 quilting machine, working on a pantograph called Meadow Clover and then I got to work on my scrap bucket.

I made four blocks and cut up some more big pieces.

It was a nice day, I feel a lot better.  We didn't worked on the deck at all - it rained almost all day, at times coming down in torrents.  I like being up in my studio working with the rain sounds on the roof.

44/100

My birthday.  Hmmm.  The day didn't start out very well.  I woke up a little after 3am to pee and on the way back to bed stepped in a big pile of puke - dog or cat, who knows.  It really startled me and then I had to clean it up.  By that time, I was wide awake and couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up and promptly stubbed my toe.  It's going to be a good day.

I' sorry, I don't mean to be a complainer, but I was just surprised at how the day started.  I hope it isn't an indicator of the year ahead.

So, with my slight backache, my headache and aching hands, we started working on the deck.

Only a few more really long boards to go.  After we quit for the day, I got three more triangle blocks made from the scrap bucket.

I got a fish card for my birthday.  I love it.  Nicole and Victoria bought us dinner (takeout) from El Camion.  Victoria went and picked it up.  I love El Camion, so things are taking an upturn.

After dinner, I went to take a hot shower so I could get cleaned up and then let the hot water pour onto my aching neck and hopefully my headache would let up.  And, guess what... there was no hot water, none.  And so it goes.

Happy Birthday to me.

43/100

After our morning walks, we started in early on the deck.  Darrell got the second half of the board we did yesterday installed before I even went out to help.  The next board we did in two parts also.   Then I took a break while he got the next board ready.

I went upstairs and worked a little on the scrap bucket.  I got two triangles done.

Then it was back to work.

We stopped a little early and I got another chance to sew.  I finished another seven triangles and then I loaded the Verdant quilt onto the longarm.