Last day of procrastination, ha ha

It's Sunday and although I did get a little done this weekend, it's quite a little. I still have most of the day ahead of me but at my current rate of procrastination, I can't all that much happening.
I did get some work done while my houseguests were here. After a failed attempt at grommeting my challenge bag, I went to Fabricland and bought a different kind of grommet and did manage to finish that part. I still have to decorate the four side joins -- I have the trim, I just have to get started. And I have to figure out how to thread the top.
I finished my postcards and mailed them out. In the end, I made hamentaschen from lovely fabric, with beaded "mun" (poppyseed) centres on a creamy background with the same hamentaschen fabric as the border. My backs were not that successful, I attempted to incorporate a "ra'ashan" (noisemaker) into the back by filling a straw with beads and placing it between the stiff stuff and the fabric backing. The idea was good, the execution, not so much.
I bought 15 metres of 12" wide Steam-a-seam lite on sale at Fabricland. I guess you can see where that's going.
My challenge for the next Toronto Fibre Art group is "blue". I'm not sure where I'm going with this yet but I thought of incorporating some weaving into it. And maybe some solvy water soluble thingy.
Last Saturday, I went downtown. I had made tentative arrangements to meet with Devora at the Textile Museum but didn't fix a time with her and she wasn't home. So headed down on my own. I got off at Bloor because I was hoping to drop into Chapters. The store isn't there anymore. Shows you how often I go downtown. So I walked through Yorkville which had been transformed into an outdoor ice sculpture gallery. The work, as usual, was amazing. The thing that bothered me was the incorporation of the sponsors' logos right into the ice. Two beautiful dolphins flanking a Holt Renfrew logo? Feh. Put your sponsorship sign elsewhere and let the art be art.
I didn't stay there too long because a) it's still winter and although the sun was shining, it's still winter; and b) the sidewalks hadn't been plowed from the last snowstorm and walking was treacherous in the crowded conditions (shame on you, City of Toronto and/or Yorkville businesses).
From there I went to Eaton's Centre to Indigo, which was still there but didn't have the book I was looking for ("Second Helpings, Please" for Johanna).
My cell phone finally rang, and it was Devora and we made arrangements to meet at the Textile Museum. By the time we got there it was around 4 p.m. and the museum closes at 5 p.m. So we did a very quick walkthrough. There were two main exhibits -- "The Blues" which was a combination of the colour blue and the music. So there were blue fabrics using varying dye techniques as well as blue jeans. Although I avoid doing anything where my hands get dirty, I may have just been inspired to do some dyeing... The second exhibit was of North African fabrics from Morocco, Algeria, etc. I was sorry that we were so rushed. Next time I go, I will leave myself plenty of time to roam.
I had about 5 minutes in the gift shop and saw some uneven edged fibre art pins, probably atc sized at a whopping $29.99 price tag. Makes you think...
On our way to dinner at a vegetarian restaurant on Baldwin Street (where, btw, the food was not bad and well priced) we passed by a Curry's Art Store where I bought two shiva paintsticks -- irridescent silver and gold.
So all in all, it was a very good day.
Sunday, Menachem was off so we went to Chapters at Bayview Village and got the cookbook. Then we met up with Alissa and Mel for lunch at a place on Yonge Street just north of Steeles. The price was right and the company great but I doubt if we'd go there again.
This weekend, I'm trying to get back into a creative routine.
Yesterday, I finished my third journal quilt for Adar. It's an 11" X 8.5" Purim theme. On the one side I have a plate of hamentaschen, same technique as the postcards. On the other side, I have Megilat Esther with the opening text of the megila printed onto duppioni silk. My quilting stitches leave something to be desired but part of the challenge of the journal quilts was to practise said stitching. (photos to follow).
Today, if I can get my act together, I am going to work on my "blue" and see where that goes. I was planning to make a treasure box but yesterday, I made a sample box of a different type and I am not enamoured of the idea. I may just make another 14" square blue multi-technique piece.