Month: August 2014

August To Do

I didn’t make as much progress as I did right before the July post. Work is getting in the way of important progress.

To Do List:

  1. Sew white on black wavy line 8 pointed star
  2. Quilt Christmas table runner
  3. Quilt/stitch fish postcard – finished
  4. Wash fabric AKA The Great Unwashed (I am guessing this will never be off the list, but a girl can dream) ;-) – I washed and pressed a load of grey fabric. It made more of a difference than I expected and I had some fun doing it. As I said last time, I still have a lot to do.
  5. Make stiff bucket or box for TP in main bath
  6. Make stiff bucket or box for TP in second bath
  7. Dragon Box (gift)
  8. Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote (gift-due Holiday 2013- oops) – found the pattern, which is a good start.
  9. Make 3 notepad covers (gifts)
  10. Day in the Park backpack variation
  11. Cut lining fabric for Church Ladies apron
  12. Sew Bon Appetit apron
  13. Sew Church Ladies apron

To see the 26 Projects Lists, which list quilt WIPS, visit the July Current Projects update. Last month’s to Do List is about the same.

Completed small items since November 4, 2013 (prior to this month’s list)

  • Sew on sleeve for Original Bullseye
  • Kelly’s Brown Round Robin
  • Pillow from cake tea towel
  • Try plain square for center of Russian Rubix blocks
  • Hand sew bottom opening in Shopping bag for BAMQG
  • Finish binding on T-Shirt quilt
  • Secret Santa gift for BAMQG
  • Kathleen’s Round Robin
  • Make sleeve for Original Bullseye
  • Finish sewing triangles for Scrapitude
  • Take apart Ribbon Star and resew
  • Color Group donation quilt
  • Binding for Color Group donation quilt
  • Make shopping bag for BAMQG
  • Sew coffee patch to red bag
  • Sew coffee patch to bathrobe
  • Sew green and red striped 8 pointed star (probably should include an item called “find background template for 8 pointed star!)
  • Scrap Lab backpack
  • Make binding for Disappearing Pinwheel
  • Petrillo bag #2
  • Bright apron as a gift
  • Paris apron as a gift
  • Finish tote for Mom‘s auction (new 6/2014)
  • Layer, baste Christmas table runner

Creative Prompt #269: Chirp

cricket chirps

CHIRP – Candlewick Handselling Indie Recognition Program for Frontline Children’s Booksellers

In Simply Fine Lenox® Chirp, bold splashes of teal and watercolor birds are unusually stunning. Delicate brush strokes give each fine china piece an Asian feel.

GeoChirp – Twitter Google maps mashup which allows one to find twitter users with similar interest in any particular geography around the world.

Definition: “A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases (‘up-chirp’) or decreases (‘down-chirp’) with time. In some sources, the term chirp is used interchangeably with sweep signal.[1] It has also been called quadratic-phase signal.[2] It is commonly used in sonar and radar, but has other applications, such as in spread spectrum communications. In spread spectrum usage, SAW devices such as RACs are often used to generate and demodulate the chirped signals. In optics, ultrashort laser pulses also exhibit chirp, which, in optical transmission systems interacts with the dispersion properties of the materials, increasing or decreasing total pulse dispersion as the signal propagates. The name is a reference to chirping in analogy to the sound made by some birds, see bird vocalization.” (Wikipedia)

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog.

We are also talking about this on Twitter. Use the hashtag #CPP

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.

CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models…

Description. Chirp is a magical new way to share your stuff – using sound. Chirp ‘sings’ information from one iPhone to another.

CHIRPradio.org is a listener-supported music and arts focused community radio station in Chicago staffed by more than 150 volunteers.

CHIRP is the most sophisticated sonar technology available for use by the fishing and boating public.

Chirp magazine

chirp distributed filesystem

To chirps is to chat up, woo, or court another person. This is a London street slang definition.

Connecting families and nannies, the Chirp way! Since 1994 Chirp has assisted hundreds of San Francisco Bay Area families hire best-fit nannies…

Easy Chirp is a web-based Twitter app with a simple interface. It is optimized for disabled users and works well with assistive technology such as screen readers.

Chirp is a plant watering alarm – as simple as that. You put it into the soil near a plant and it emits a tiny chirp when the soil is dry, reminding you to water the plant.

Chirp Interactive is a social network aggregation platform that leverages social media and networks to keep users connected at all times.