Distracted...

So it takes me a week!  I hope I'm getting back on track...but who knows!

Guapo's position pretty well sums up the mood around here the first week after Joe's surgery.

I just didn't sleep well and was exhausted most of the time.  DH really did bounce back faster than I thought but there were doctors' appointments which always took longer than expected.  I didn't get as much done as I had hoped but hope to be back on track soon.

I did do the next Stitch Along.  I drew my own star and stippled in it.

 I stippled in the star and used a stencil to follow for the interior design.

Then it was on to Bryn's tee-shirt quilt.  I had this fabric in my stash so I decided to use it.  Unfortunately, I was a bout a yard short....

so I inserted this pink in.

Friday afternoon I cleared off the island and pin basted the quilt.  I'm using a new batting.  It's a really thin poly bat from Hobbs and so far it seems good.  It's not supposed to beard.  We'll see.

Saturday I worked with my friend, Mary, doing the Craftsy Block of the Month.  We both cut out our pieces before getting together so we wouldn't take too long.  We still managed to spend 3-4 hours of work time.

The second block here is backward from the way it's supposed to be but it works.

Today I made some fish chowder for dinner.  My dad was coming over and I will say, it was delicious! It also means I have a "free dinner"-I don't have to cook one night because I have enough for another dinner.

After I made dinner I got a chance to quilt for about an hour.  I was hoping for more but I went to Costco with Joe as he still can not pick up anything more than 20 pounds.

Workout tomorrow morning then I hope to get a few hours of quilting in.  I do have to make my Dijon Chicken and Kale Stew tomorrow for my "Uptroden Stitch Group" get together Tuesday.

Happy Stitching!

 Okay, so here's how the experiment went.  Here is the pen markings on the fabric.  I just noticed I spelled "quilting" wrong!  (Bad Spellers Untie)!  So I'll use the pen for "quiling"!

 Anyway, this is what it looks like when marked.

 Next, I applied a hot iron to the markings and, as promised, the marks disappeared!  No sign of my "quiling lines"!

Then I put it in the freezer for about 5 minutes.  If you look closely you will see the markings.  They aren't as bright as before but they are there.

So I threw it in the washer to see if the markings would wash out.

They did not wash out completely.  

So, what to do?  Do I use it to mark my quilts?  Maybe.  The only reason my quilt would get that cold is if I were shipping it somewhere.  And I'd only be worried if I were going to show it.  If I'm making my "Masterpiece" I will use another form of marking.  Truth be told, I prefer soap slivers to mark but the lines are really thick!  I do think I'll use these pens on a quilt in the future but not the hand pieced Feathered Star!

Today a friend of mine who recently started quilting came over to start the Craftsy Block of the month.  We took waaaaay longer than needed but had a good time!  I really didn't want to go out and get MORE fabric for this project so I hit my stash.  I had some Aunt Gracie fabrics put aside for a future project I don't think will be started any time soon so I'm using them for this project.  I'm hoping to keep up with this and have the top done by the end of the year.  Two 12-1/2" blocks (unfinished) a month should give us a nice sized quilt at the end.  No pictures of the finished product so kind of a mystery quilt!

The first 2 blocks

Happy Stitching!