Oh Boy this Heat!

Well, I haven't been hiding under a rock but between the rain and now the heat I just haven't gotten much done.  It seemed like monsoon season was in full swing here in good old Washington state the last few weeks and during that time I was able to crank out a QAYG tinker tote.  The tote is courtesy of the Quilt As You Go class through Craftsy.  It was tedious and so much fun.  It turned out great but the only thing I dislike about it is the binding.  It was awkward and instead of machine finishing the binding next time, I'll go old school and hand finish it.   Any who, here's the pictures of the bag, you can also follow the project and any others that I do here.

So on to this heat issue.  Most homes on the western side of WA don't come with AC, more specifically older homes and almost all apartments are void of this perk.  It traditionally only gets hot here for a few weeks or so and then it's back down to bearable levels but this Texas girl still thinks that AC is a necessity. All the stores that sell portable AC units are sold out now and we don't want to put one in the window of our rental.  Nick and I stocked up on floor fans and have been sweating out the heat with our dogs.  Well they don't sweat so much as lay on the floor, panting heavily because the only place they can really go with AC is PetCo or PetSmart.

I really wanted to sew this weekend, Betty (my 1958 Singer 404) just came back from being serviced and I wanted to really get some projects going on her.  I'm waiting for a FMQ foot I ordered just for Betty, none of Veronica's (my Brother S400) feet fit Betty.  Ok, ok, yes I do in fact name my sewing machines, for goodness sake I named my car Snowball and call her Snow for short, but back to my sewing dilemma.  So I wanted to sew this weekend but with it being 80+ in the house I just can't focus enough to work any type of project.  All the chores have gone neglected, I tried to clean some today but it just gets too hot to move.  Even as I type this my eye lids are heavy, indicating it's nap time even though it's only 4pm.  I love Washington summers though, even through the heat and lack of AC, the summers are amazing.  It's a wonderful break from the dreary rain and a nice opportunity to get outside and do things before the weather gets nasty again.    I hope your summers are in full swing too and you are keeping cool where ever you are!

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