Rainy Tuesdays.....A Slow, Sort of Steady Day....

The late sunshine yesterday was just a teaser...it's been rainy and drizzly all day, and I've been "rainy and grumpy."  Slept too late, ate breakfast too late, got started with the laundry too late.....I don't know what exactly I was late for, but everything today felt like it was "too late".....do you ever have a day like that?

I finally got into my sewing room late morning, where the first thing I did was finish my cousin's purse that I started yesterday.  She picked black, lime and pink colors, and this is what I ended up with:

The lining is done is a soft pink/lime stripe:

I hope she'll be happy with it; I'll send her photos tonight and she can let me know if it's what she wanted.

I just didn't feel like working on a big project today, so I decided to get my "Sew Red for Women" block for May finished.  This turned out nice; it's the top left block, the others are from February through April.  And on all of these blocks, my points are all visible.....hurray!!!!  I can see a nice quilt top when I have 12 of these completed:



"Sew Red for Women" blocks.....

I've been playing with the Salt Air charm pack I got from Connie a few weeks ago; here are some of the blocks up on my wall:

I think I'll alternate the next round of four-patches with a solid surround and a white border; should add interesting geometries when they are paired up with these.

I've spent the last hour and a half cutting strips for my scrap stash;  1 1/2-inch, 2 1/2-inch, 4 1/2-inch and 6 1/2-inch; I cut up a bunch of squares, too.  I had two laundry baskets overflowing, but I'm back to one again, and my room is neater, too.  That will start me off in the morning in a better mood.   

Maybe tomorrow will see more progress......but I'm off to the post office and grocery; at least the rain is good for the garden.  Check in with Connie at Quilting by the River to see what other people are working on today.

Have a great evening,

Kathy