how do I make a tag for #downtherabbithole ?

 I was looking for things to add to my 39 ish before 39 (40?) list, and I pulled these up:

https://happyhealthyabundance.net/2020/11/02/51-happiness-creating-activities-to-ward-off-a-bad-mood/

*LISTEN to the podcast

https://happyhealthyabundance.net/2019/11/07/howtoteachkidsaboutmoney/

https://happyhealthyabundance.net/2019/01/15/smash-self-sabotage-and-unlock-your-power/


This was so-so:

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Heart-Feel-Happy

Lots of info, and pop ups:

https://positivepsychology.com/happiness-activities-exercises-tools/

I want to make these:

https://weekendcraft.com/breakfast/french-toast-muffins/

-I first saw them on F8L's page and got some bread and got distracted.  I got more bread... let's see if I make them!!

**I booked plane tickets for the kids!  Woot!

*EMAIL the info to the peeps who need to know

I'm going to make a separate post for "J'en ai marre!"

May OMG

 I re-discovered this top, from December 2018:

My OMG is to quilt it, and make it into a pillow.

Linking up with Patty, of Elm Street Quilts.

January OMG - done

 I knitted and knitted my strip, but then I decided to stop making this blanket.

I don't like how I'm joining the strips, so I am going to push pause and reassess.

Linking up with Patty of Elm Street Quilts:

https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2021/01/one-monthly-goal-january-finish-link-up.html

November OMG - Lisa Frank yarn strip

It's been a while since I posted here for my One Monthly Goal: I will knit at least 5 feet by the end of the month.  Here is the link to the OMG party, hosted Patty of Elm Street Quilts.  

I have knitted and sewn together 4 strips so far, so my blanket is x by x.

I'd like to get back on track to have it done by my birthday in April, so I cast on 36 stitches in this bright shade called Lisa Frank:

May OMG - done

Linking up with our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

I finished the happy pinks and purples back on the 17th or 18th, but I got distracted, as usual.  I'm working on the next strip, but it isn't as exciting as these bright colors:

May OMG - pink+purple stripes

My OMG for this month is to knit this lovely pink+purple yarn into one long strip about 72" long, or until I run out of yarn...  Someday it will be a blanket!   Linking up with our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

April OMG - done!

I finished the colored rows a few weeks ago.  Since then I've darned in most of the ends and now I'm working on the black border.

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

April OMG - stripes

(I am pretty sure) I began this blanket in April of 2014.   I am almost ready to call it finished.

I am currently adding grays for the cloudy skies and the confusion that hang over me.  I finished the obnoxiously bright rainbow surrounded by blues for sadness and tears to say good-bye to my brother.  He hung himself on 27 March.  When my grandmother (mother's side) passed away in December of 2014, I had just begun my Cosy Stripe (but in rainbow order) and I had seen a lovely rainbow over Monterey Bay, so now I think of rainbows as a way for souls to get to the other side.

My OMG, hosted by Patty of Elm Street Quilts, is to add more colored stripes so that it feels done...  I know I want the sun to break through the gray clouds, and it needs some more purple!

January OMG

I did not like the way my hexi-flowers for the Kingfisher QAL came out.  How was that 18 months ago...?!?

Frustration lives in the space between expectation and reality.

 
I am going to re-imagine them as a cover for my Kindle.  My OMG is to piece together two 5x7'' ish* bits (or all one piece?).  This is what I started last night:

Linking back to Patty, our host for the OMG.

*because seam allowances do matter if you want things to fit...

July OMG - done...!

Ends are darned in:

Still more to knit.  I found some nice blues to add.

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

July OMG - grey/purple/blue stripes

This blanket has grown a bit since I began it in January 2018 (ish)  This month I will darn in the ends!

I made some progress already:

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

June OMG - June Quilt

This was from 2 years ago: pattern from crazy mom quilts' QAL.

My goal is to cut out 17 squares for the cornerstones (4 1/2") {and the setting triangles: four 7" squares cut into quarter triangles) from plain black, and to sew 20 strip sets (4 1/2" x 8 1/2" unfinished; need 48 for the lap quilt size) from black and white fabrics.  I have 4 ish so far, but lots of smaller bits sewn together.

The big squares and setting triangles in turquoise are already cut out, started at a class at my LQS.

May OMG - done

Ta da!

This was mostly fun to piece together, but I wish that I hadn't made it more complicated by using 5 solids (instead of just the one...)


Linking to Patty of Elm Street Quilts, our OMG host.

May OMG - Mostly Modern

This month, I want to make a picnic blanket; backed with denim  or canvas or something sturdy.  We're having a sports day at work on the 22nd, but since I don't do sports-ball, I need something to sit on under a tree so I can read a book or knit.  :P

This fabric is from a few years back; pattern is called "Mostly Modern" from Back Porch Fabric in Pacific Grove.  Gail's demo was the same feature fabric but with just navy.  I added lime green, aqua, orange, and purple.  <3

Linking to our host: Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

April OMG - done

I couldn't sleep last night, so... I made good use of my time:

It feels good to be caught up with the ends!  And I got to add two more rows in purple, on the left side below:

Now I need to keep the sides even...  :P

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

April OMG - crazy stripes (again)

Craft-wise, last month didn't go very well, mostly due to me being grumpy.  Even though I know that making things puts me in a happy frame of mind, grumpiness makes me not want to create...

But I did get one side darned in last month, so that's something!

 

Part of me thinks that my reluctance to darn in these ends is a metaphor for my life.  I don't like leaving the ends all tangled up, but it's more fun to add new rows than it is to tidy up the past...  But a blanket isn't finished until the ends are darned in, or the binding sewn down.  With the hectic nature of life, you don't always get to go back and finish up the UFOs that you cast aside/misplaced/forgot about...

Starve your fears and distractions.

 Feed your passion.

I'd like to break this bad habit of moving on too quickly, so I'm keeping this as my OMG for April and linking up with Patty of Elm Street Quilts.  I started this blanket in April of 2014.

march OMG - crazy stripes

More ends to darn in, because I don't like this part and I need the external motivation:

this is what I've done since November 2018

Linking back to our host, Patty.

Feb OMG - Done!

This was an easy and quick project, with just enough thinking to keep me engaged.

I'm amused that they came out slightly different sizes.  And next time, I will cut out all the pieces before sewing them together!  I've decided that I like a smaller flange and I want to practice more to make it more even...!

Linking back to our host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

Feb OMG - pillowcases x2

I need something simple this month, since I am distracted by other things.  I bought this fabric back in January 2018 to make pillowcases.  So, let's do this!

Linking back to our OMG host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.

Jan OMG - done!

I got this finished and mailed out and she likes it!

my dear mother-out-law

Linking back to our OMG host, Patty of Elm Street Quilts.