I made a log cabin block with the left over fabric and my signature in the center for my label and pieced it in a backing for my Harvest Wishes quilt. I also made the binding. I’m participating in two quilt alongs, so I prepared the fabric for block 1 of the Sweet Acres Meadowlands quilt. Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts is doing a mystery quilt along and tomorrow is the release for the blocks for week 2. The quilt along is free, but you won’t know what the finished project will look like. You can use your stash to join in. She did say that along the way there will be a bit of appliqué which I don’t usually do, but this is a skill building project, so I will try. She also does a video with each release. The videos will remain but the directions for the pattern will come down and available for purchase later on. You can download the blog directions as PDFs for now to use later if you want to try it. https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/blog There are 2 posts up so far; one is the fabric and supplies needed to make the quilt and the other is for week one.

My ds10 saw this picture and said he loves this quilt! He loves all the different fabrics ❤️

I can’t say I have a favorite, but after reading SilverMoon’s post, I remembered the evaluator asked ds what his favorite was, and he said he liked Editor in Chief. EIC tells you what kind of mistakes and how many of each are in the paragraph, and you have to correct it. Before that, I know he said ETC was another one he enjoyed doing. Visualize World Geography went over really well, too. I had that from when I taught my older children and everyone enjoys the silly stories and learns geography quickly.

I would have been upset, but no U-turn. Be thankful you all are all right. Leave it to God. People are way too crazy to follow or even honk at these days without road rage.

I finished piecing a couple quilt tops and prepared backings, but haven't quilted or put bindings on yet, so no pictures yet. I finished piecing this wallhanging today and wanted to share it. I love this fabric! Fall is my favorite season.

My dd didn’t want to learn how to drive. She was nervous. I don’t think she ever had a desire to drive. She finally realized one day that she needed to be able to go places without having to rely on someone else to take her. That’s when she was ready to get serious about learning how to drive. I think she was 18. I talked her through many trips in the car starting in the parking lot, and we finally made it to the on/off ramps of the highway and checking her mirrors before changing lanes. It’s been a long journey. She’s 19! She is finally ready to take her road test. There’s hope!

The gloves are called “Machingers”. They help you grip the fabric so you don’t have to strain as you maneuver your fabric under the needle. Here’s the product description: https://www.fatquartershop.com/medium-large-machingers-quilting-glove-quilters-touch-0209g-l Here’s a demo I found on YT:

I’m not a hat wearer either, but I like this one at WM. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Panama-Beach-Hat-for-Women-2-Pack-Wide-Brim-Straw-Hat-for-Summer-Sun-Beach-Travel-Ivory-and-Tan-Color/235179381?athbdg=L1600&from=/search

Do you have “quilting gloves” or yard work gloves with grips on the palm side? I saw a video of a lady wearing the gloves to put binding on her quilt, and I thought that would help so much with maneuvering the fabric and lessen the struggle. I have a pair I never use, and I think I will for now on.

@Jane in NC Your embroidery is lovely. I hope to learn how to do that one day. I have a project in mind, but I’m afraid to tackle it just yet.

That’s is a bright and cheerful fabric. I’m sure it will encourage him to move into his big boy bed. Congrats!

I would suggest many of these same things. Hylands nerve tonic takes the edge off and calms your nerves quickly. Hylands is having a BOGO sale on their site or you can get it from Amazon. Benadryl can help you get rested which is helpful, but I learned yesterday that Prozac was derived from Benadryl. Researchers studied Benadryl because many people reported feeling happier after taking it, and that’s how they discovered fluoxetine. I’ve been learning about the health benefits of grounding recently and it helps reduce inflammation in your body as well as bring your body to a balanced state. It’s a great reason to walk barefoot in the grass, garden, or touch the trees. I will also add vitamin C because too much stress can cause your body to become physically ill, so you need to support your immune system.

I like Three Rivers Homestead. I haven’t watched in a while, but I think the mom also has an autoimmune disorder so she needs to be on a special diet. I’ve watched her Azure hauls and her spring gardening plans and ideas, but what most interested me was her “Yearly Pantry Clean Out Challenge” where multiple YTubers had to challenge themselves to eat only what they had in their pantry as a means to clean out the old before stocking with new. Some of them lasted 3 months or more and got really creative with their meals. They were allowed to make their own rules such as if they didn’t have a family cow for milk, they could buy milk once a week or some allowed a monthly budget of $25 or something like that. There were no steadfast rules. They just had do their best to clean out the old food and vlog their meals each week and report what they bought and spent. I hate it when things expire in my pantry.

Getting the sourdough going was the easy part. Making all the things from it to use it up was the hard part especially since my dh didn’t like the taste of sourdough 🤦‍♀️. I know she made pancakes, pizzas, bagels, bread, etc. but it wasn’t always convenient to cook from scratch all the time which is why I love the idea of batch cooking and freezer meals. I make all my own bread and muffins from freshly ground wheat now after listening to Sue Becker’s talk on the benefits of it. She’s another large family homeschooling mom who started her own business and used to speak at homeschool conferences. (The BreadBeckers) I’ve been trying to get organized for years and then tried to get rid of my stuff that wasn’t “sparking joy” 😂 however, the rest of my family is not on board with letting things go, so I feel like I will never be organized. 😞

I occasionally watch Jamerill Stewart who is a homeschooling mom of 9. I stumbled on her channel because she did a couple of Azure Standard hauls and I was just getting started and wanted to see what people were buying and why. Then I watched her batch freezer cooking days. She did a bunch of those. I wasn’t necessarily watching because she had lots of children or because she homeschools, but it is interesting to see how she manages all the things. I need to get organized so I can do a batch cooking day. I used to watch Farmhouse on Boone, too. She inspired me to try sourdough. 😂 I was so glad my sourdough finally died. I was so done feeding it.

There is a test for genetic predisposition for heart attacks, but most doctors don’t order it. I think the reason why this isn’t routinely checked is because the treatment is inexpensive OTC vitamin. There is no prescription needed. DH had the test done and was glad he did because no matter how well he ate or exercised, he would have had another heart attack. I think the test is for Lipoprotein a. The treatment is niacin, not the no-flush kind.

We have enjoyed Porroro, Tayo the Little Bus which is Dubbed now, and Robocar Poli. We have all the little bus toys for Tayo. It was such an adorable show.

I pulled out a UFO (Christmas quilt) and started putting blocks together even though I’m almost done with the lap quilt I was working on. It just needs the borders put on. Then I started cutting out the pieces for another quilt. I always have multiple projects going on at once. I guess I just get bored easily or have trouble focusing. 😂 Then my bobbin jammed up on me last night. It’s out of thread, but I can’t get my bobbin case out of the hook race. I will work on it later today. If I can’t fix it, I’ll have to take my machine to the dealer. 😞 Update: it's fixed! 😁 I'm back in business.

@Vintage81 Viki is constantly adding new shows, so I always seem to find something new to watch or start while new episodes to shows are getting subtitled and added. They have good search features if you like specific genres. I always have shows waiting for me in my watchlist.

I’ve been a Viki subscriber ever since DramaFever went out of business. I watch mostly C-dramas these days and some K-dramas if there is something new added that interests me. I think there is another app called Asian Crush, but I’ve only watched a couple shows there and not recently. I have the Viki Pass Plus, but I don’t recall the differences in the plans available, but watch enough to justify having a membership. 😊 I don’t have Netflix.

Also, you will notice that cell salt #4 (Ferr Phos) is in both Calm and the Nerve Tonic which will help with anemia

I’m not a doctor, but since you are looking for something that may help, I’ll share. I’ve been reading a book about cell salts. They are naturally occurring in every cell, but if one is lacking, it can cause many problems. Here’s a link to Hyland’s where I buy mine. I have ordered the Nerve Tonic, but the Calm would be good, too. Both contain about 5 of the 12 cell salts that are good for stress, anxiety, depression, etc. Anxiety and depression can certainly cause digestion issues, too, so as you get relief from your stressors, hopefully, your bowel issues may improve. I think you can find these on Amazon, too. I found this post that may help give a little more info about what cell salts are, but the book I’m reading is much more comprehensive.

@Jane in NC Wow! That looks so complicated to make. I love it! I went to the hand embroidery wool mat class to find out it was canceled. 😢 They are going to try to re-schedule it for May. I’m working on an easy pattern for a lap quilt that I saw on a YouTube video.

Have you looked at an inexpensive workbook like “Spectrum Writing grade #” OR “How to Write a Paragraph” grade 6-8 to get him started writing? You could use ideas from those a couple days a week over the summer to get him comfortable with writing a decent paragraph. The second book mentioned does get into letter writing and essay writing towards the end of the book. Both are less than $10 and available on Amazon. I like to pull from different resources because my ds gets bored easily. My oldest always liked routines and knowing what’s expected, but youngest ds likes to vary activities, so I usually pull from different resources depending on the mood. I tried Writing Strands a long time ago before these newer versions were available. I like it and the conversational style of it, but my kids didn’t. Like HomeAgain, my kids needed more direction. The oldest didn’t understand what exactly was expected and my daughter would just write a lot whether it fit the assignment or not. It might be just right for your child though if he likes more freedom in his writing. My older kids needed help getting started with ideas and rubrics of what was expected.