Under the Needle: September

 Closing out September already? That doesn't seem possible. It was a busy month both in and out of my sewing room. 

I spent one day in a place I hadn't been in over a year. I used to work at the Livestock Sale Barn on Mondays out on the block next to the auctioneer for 10 years. I quit when we moved, but my boss asked me if I minded filling in when she knew she'd be shorthanded last week. I told her I'd be rusty and she replied that it was just like riding a bike. My reply: I'm pretty rusty at that too. 😂 But I took Jesus to work with me and all went well. 😉

Funny side note: The gentleman circled in the photo is now a cow buyer. Super nice guy. He was a bank president for years. He was also my boss in a different part of the state when I was first married over 38 years ago. 😂

Then today I had to shake off the town-itis and spend some time outside

And then I spent a little time stitching on the binding to the I Spy quilt for our grandson so I could hand stitch it down in the evenings

I recently picked it, and another quilt, up from Jackie

This month I finally finished all the blocks for my S'mores quilt. I'm making it queen-sized so that translates to a lot of blocks. I also got the top together which was a huge undertaking for me. This quilt is on point and I spent lots of time on the floor pinning sashing to rows

 I also started and pieced a 16-patch quilt for a friend's daughter 

And then I decided her brother needed a quilt too so I pulled out these 3 fabrics 

I settled on this 3 yard quilt. I've never made one before, but I think this will be perfect although I'll make it bigger.

So, no finishes this month, but tomorrow is opening day for DH's elk hunt so I think I'll be spending some time out on the deck, stitching that quilt binding and procrastinating about cleaning out the chicken coop. 😉