OneThing #30 - Update Quilt Journal

I'm blogging this one a day late - no surprise! Louise and I drove up to St. Cloud last Tuesday. I brought my quilt book with me but didn't get it out until Thursday or Friday. A few other quilters were really interested in my little scrapbook-y thing. (Someone had given me this hardcover diary for 1999 and I didn't use it that year) so when I started quilting in 2004, I used it for my "journal." It's very, very scrappy.

I went through it and put post-it notes in places where something was missing (mostly photographs). Then I tucked it away for a few days. Saturday and take-down of the show was quite busy. (I got over 24k steps in that day . . . ) and yesterday after church we went to my brother's house to deliver a mower and do some yard work (not a fabulous choice in 95 degree heat, but it's done!).

So today (Monday), I'm sitting down to print out some photos and add some info to my quilt book. It's not fancy, but it is fun to look through and remember. 

 

I find that I'm taking much too long to do this, so I'll just say I've made progress but have a lot left to do! Honestly, even having the post-it notes for what I need where is helpful. I'll work on it again another day! I was able to remove just three post-it notes, but I've made progress. (Sometimes you just need to focus on moving forward.)

 

This is what a "before" page looks like . . . and then an "after" of the right side. I generally like writing and do a fair amount of that. I'm less good about grabbing swatches of fabric and printing out photos. My printer has some issues, so even the ones I do print out are not great.

 

It's nice to have this, though. Inside the front few pages is a list of where the quilt show has been each year, which committee I was on when I served, and the quilts I've completed. I want to do more sewing!