All Puffed Up

 

Don’t tell my guests but I removed some stuffing from one of the guest room pillows to finish stuffing all 291 puffs. Some may be under stuffed and some may be too plump. It is tempting to make them nice and fat but then they are impossible to join together. I suppose if I was going to be exact I would have to use some “drug dealer” scales but I went for what size of fluff ball could fit into my closed fist. The next thing will be to put them together in blocks of 9 to distribute the prints randomly.

I had another busy work week not longarm quilting. I taught a 2 day ruler class which went down very well - one participant went as far as saying it was the best class she had ever attended. There is already a waiting list for the next one which will take place in September. My next teaching session is looming fast - Longarm Mastery, a day getting to know the Q-Series then a creative day to follow. Because I am so versatile, I spent the whole next day packing more than 80 parcels in the warehouse. It is easy when the goods will fit into a Jiffy bag but when you have to repurpose an old box it becomes a bit more challenging. My last work day of the week was spent checking the inventory of all of the display model sewing machines. Despite my best efforts to make sure all of the bits and pieces for each model were present and correct before Christmas, several items had been “borrowed” and not been put back in the right place.

I was secretly glad that it continued to be wet over the weekend as my cottage is like a little fortress once I am inside. After Nessie has been for her daily walks I try not to go anywhere since I am happy pottering around, doing insignificant little jobs like touching up the black paint on the door handles and screwing in some more hooks for damp dog jackets in my tiny lobby. When my sister phoned I was whining about having to go out and get milk from the garage that is literally across the road.

The remaining tasks on my weekend list include brushing Nessie and putting out the recycling. After that I am free to sew / read / cook or come up with some other pointless activity;)