Almost there

** Written Last week**

My students. I really should have just a blog to keep track of their antics, but I guess I will just mention today’s entertainment here. As an ESL support individual, I am here to help them in their regular classes, specifically English. Right now, we are prepping for finals, which include an essay during their testing period. I had to have a conversation with one of them telling them that if they don’t finish their essay, they won’t get a chance to finish it. This was after telling the same student that their activity for the day was to write a practice essay. I had to tell him about a dozen times. Only then did he put his computer away. Yes, this is my life on a daily basis.

But, that aside, I was able to finish up some wonderful things yesterday, one of which being a test for my licensure in Washington. I am still waiting for my scores for my writing portion, but I passed everything else. Yay! One step closer to being a productive member of society in Seattle!

In addition to my test, I also have finished up a gift quilt for one of my friends. I’ve been working on this one for a while now, trying to get everything put together with this. Handprints and verses were done by other members of the small group I am in, but assembling it and finishing it has been on me. 

Also, I have more finished blocks to share. I didn't do all of these in the last day, but I am excited to document them. The two starburst stars are from this tutorial which I really like. I might just have to make more of these in the future. 

And, as always, there are blocks for PoD. These are blocks two and three. Slowly working on it. 

It seems to keep getting backburnered with everything else going on, such as quilts for the Mercy Project art auction, my random desires to clean, and such. Such is life though. That's why I have started it so early. That way, I know they will be finished. 

Is it over yet?

Hey world,

So, I am back. Or I think I am. It has been kind of crazy around here. Teaching and what not means that there is this thing called graduation. And they kinda like teachers going to all the stuff for seniors. Yep. Well, and then there is family. Even though they are a few thousand miles away, still doesn't mean they don't shake things up. And then there is the process of getting up to Seattle and everything that goes along with that. I'm moving in August, so I've been trying to get my teaching license and everything transferred  That equals lots of testing. Blah. So yah. I have been busy with that and cleaning and napping and quilting and vacuuming. All that to say, I have my reasons for not being here. There are going to be some quilts coming out of the crazy, I promise, but for now, I'll just show what I have been working on.

Not a lot of pictures of what I have been getting in my swaps, just because things became so busy, but I have continued to do swaps. And I have picked up doing quilt alongs. I'm having fun with those. I even am going to try my hand at embroidery for one. Yes, I know, just a little crazy. I'm happy with it though.

So, in looking at my photos, this is the only current quilt along that I have a picture of. I am working on an old quilt along called a Project of Doom quilt. Well, that leads you to the hosting website, but you get the idea. Lots of fun.

And before you say anything, I do know that two of them look somewhat similar. Trial and error. Playing around with paper piecing. I actually started this project before I did the TARDIS one. After doing that one, I have no complaints whatsoever about the PoD squares. So much easier.

Also in the midst of everything, I got to help a friend of mine make her first quilt! Isn't she adorable! Yes there are some issues with it, but she made it pretty much on her own. I coached, but she did everything from fabric shopping, which was an adventure, to quilting and binding!

Last, but not least, would be my squares for my swap-bot swaps. I only have pictures of one round right now, but I will get up more as I can. I do different square swaps and to memorialize them, I also sew a square in my colors, which are black and white (yes, I know, let's just not talk about how many quilts and sewing projects I have going). 

The blue and white one went to my swap partner and the black and white one stayed with me! I really love how it turned out, especially with the white on white prints I used. I don't think they really show in the picture, but I like them. 

And that's it. There will be more to come in the coming days, I promise!