I hereby introduce a new worldwide law. Monday is a no housework day.
It's compulsory.
I'm going to be finishing off the binding on Molly's quilt instead.
How about you ? What nice things are you going to do today?
Inspiration
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Hi Lynn :)
Yah!! Monday is No Housework Day ... just as well really as every Monday I meet with a bunch of wonderful local women in my community and we stitch for FIVE HOURS!! Love the colours on your quilt. Looks delightfully happy!
Trudy
Posted by: Trudy McLauchlan | March 03, 2008 at 10:01 AM
I've quit homework al te way! I've started a sewing class and with that money I pay my sweet cleaning-girl.
You can tell I hate cleaning!
Posted by: esther | March 03, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Totally agree: Monday is for something MORE than housework! Artwork!
Posted by: Heaven & Earth | March 03, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Totally agree! Today is eating choccies from yesterday and sewing birds, trees and leaves on bags :)
Posted by: raspberry | March 03, 2008 at 10:29 AM
yay, it's official then, the chicken has spoken!, no housework for meeee!
today, i need to write up instructions for a cushion which is going in a magazine as an editorial, and photograph a shed load of goodies that came from a charity shop on saturday to blog, oh and eat lots of crisps and chocolate : )
Posted by: lucykate crafts | March 03, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Oh well, if its the law..............
I'm off to my art& craft group this afternoon, just need to decide what to take with me this week
Posted by: Christine | March 03, 2008 at 11:01 AM
This made me laugh as I'm just trying to sum up the energy to tackle my kitchen! Every day seems to be a cleaning day here!
Beautiful quilt :D
Posted by: Helen | March 03, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Damn, if only I had done any on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, I'd feel justified! But I'm rewarding myself 1 blog to read for every task completed. Perhaps next week...
Posted by: Ali | March 03, 2008 at 11:08 AM
I'm pretty good at ignoring the housework most days!
I'm heading to the sewing machine ( when I've read a couple more blogs!) to make a fairy tutu.
Posted by: French Knots | March 03, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Lovely idea! I keep putting off all those lovely Easter craft projects. hmmm I just have to tend to the washing in between, but with a bit of juggling....
Posted by: Melanie | March 03, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Heh.
Monday is my ONLY housework day. The rest of the week, I let it all go to shit, and then next Monday, I clean it all up again.
That quilt looks gorgeous - I really like the spots for the binding against the crazy florals.....
Leah xx
Posted by: Hyena In Petticoats | March 03, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Yes! Wonderful! Oh, i´m making obeisance to you, bowing down before the great chicken! No homework monday. AH!
I actually started already, and made a stuffed giant´s hand for my son as a birhtday present.(Instead of cleaning the kichten and folding the unironed laundry).
Thank you!
Posted by: isoipapu | March 03, 2008 at 11:57 AM
such a perfect binding choice.
today's my birthday, and I was going to celebrate by project-ing all day, but I was swayed by practicality into thinking I should do work, but I think you've convinced me otherwise.
Posted by: Valerie | March 03, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Well I don't want to break the law so I'd better put the duster down and do something else instead.Umm... now I wonder what!
Posted by: Kristy | March 03, 2008 at 12:19 PM
just monday???? hmmm...maybe I do too little housework then, could be why the place is always a mess I guess...
LOVE that quilt
Posted by: annieb | March 03, 2008 at 12:23 PM
I like your platform! I say Molly Chicken for president!
Posted by: Melissa Brinkley | March 03, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Just like you I shall be sewing!
What a beautiful quilt you have there!!
Posted by: LauraJ | March 03, 2008 at 01:23 PM
I'm in!!
Posted by: jenn | March 03, 2008 at 01:32 PM
Sounds like my kind of day.....mind you I've got to make a spag bol first, then if I'm lucky enough to get some peace from the 'supposed to be napping' one, I'm going to finish sewing my bag handles from yesterday !
Posted by: asti | March 03, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Hah hah - sounds good to me! I'm going to finish up some cards and artwork that have been waiting all week to be done!
Posted by: Lynsey | March 03, 2008 at 02:07 PM
I am going to sit and enjoy the silence when (if) my daughter ever decides to drop off for her afternoon sleep!
Posted by: Sam | March 03, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Well, I'm doing my laundry today, but it's only so I don't have to go everywhere naked. It's still pretty cold here, for that. Otherwise, I'm giving 10 dolls arms and 3 of them faces. Because I'm nice.
Posted by: sarah | March 03, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Wow! So in love with that quilt!
Posted by: Keri | March 03, 2008 at 02:47 PM
I'm in for ignoring the housework today. :) Molly's quilt is looking fabulous. I wish I had some binding to work on today.
Posted by: amandajean | March 03, 2008 at 02:52 PM
I'm going to a craft night with our local craft mafia. Also homeschooling my two kids. And cleaning I'm afraid. Our house is such a mess we'll be buried under it all by tomorrow morning if I don't get some work done today.
Posted by: lynnie | March 03, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Sigh. I am, unfortunately, going to work, thereby ignoring the purple merino & bamboo calling me from the spinning wheel. It's okay, though. It made me late almost every day last week and I resisted the call of the housework for most of the weekend!
Posted by: Lynn in Tucson | March 03, 2008 at 03:47 PM
I'm so pleased you've told me it is now law - I don't need to feel guilty for reading my daughter's book for half the day then! (It was The Deep by Helen Dunmore, by the way. The third in the Ingo series - very good - even it is meant for children!!!!)
Posted by: Lucy Locket-Pocket | March 03, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Really, really, I don't have to do all those yucky chores? I love all the florals together on Molly's quilt. Very cheerful!
Posted by: Sarah | March 03, 2008 at 04:39 PM
Thats one law i will gladly abide !!
The only problem maybe Monday is supposed to be my housework day so i can spend the rest of the week sewing .... but i wouldnt want to break the law now would i !!
Ive been helping teach kids sewing this afternoon !!!
Posted by: saraeden | March 03, 2008 at 04:44 PM
I have a ton of housework and a ton of "my" work. I am having a hard time motivating myself so this blog is serving a really great distraction!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 03, 2008 at 05:09 PM
I'm in! This will apply to every Monday, yes? :0)
Gorgeous quilt! Love the dotted binding; it really brings it together.
Posted by: louisa | March 03, 2008 at 05:22 PM
I'm in! This will apply to every Monday, yes? :0)
Gorgeous quilt! Love the dotted binding; it really brings it together.
Posted by: louisa | March 03, 2008 at 05:23 PM
I keep telling myself I need to get started on cleaning, but I guess seeing as there is a law against it... I will bake cookies and finish up my daughters apron.
Posted by: Dee Light | March 03, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Oh, I so wish I could go with no housework but as my 3 yr old said to me today "pops is the thinker, mammy does the washing up!" ho hum
Lisa x
Posted by: Periwinkle | March 03, 2008 at 06:14 PM
I have the same rule for many other days of the week too! I am working on floorquilts. I bought the book by Ellen Highsmith Silver...."Floorquilts"....Fabric is "Decoupaged "....to canvas, then finished with acrylic varnish....Great way to use up fabric scraps....results are gorgeous!
Susan
Posted by: Susan Jonsson | March 03, 2008 at 06:16 PM
now there's a made up holiday i can totally get on board with!
Posted by: sharon | March 03, 2008 at 06:34 PM
I will be quilting a baby quilt tonight. It's a gift for a friend. Can't wait to see this quilt in full. Such pretty fabric!
Posted by: apple cyder | March 03, 2008 at 06:51 PM
Oh! That binding is the perfect, unexpected touch to that sunny quilt. Good for you. The housework can wait.
--Anna
Posted by: Lasso the Moon | March 03, 2008 at 07:06 PM
Love the spots around Molly's quilt. Lucky Molly I am sure i saw another quilt you made her, does she have more than one?
Posted by: dottydesigns | March 03, 2008 at 08:13 PM
This definitely sounds like a good idea.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | March 03, 2008 at 08:22 PM
OH BUM! I wish I'd read your post before I cleaned the bathroom :(
I had best go and sew something quick to make up for it!
PS, I wish I could quilt :)
Posted by: Claire P | March 03, 2008 at 08:23 PM
Now THERE'S a button I'd put on my blog! Hear, hear!
Why bother clearing up dust when you're just going to be buried in it eventually anyway?
Have a CREATIVE day!!! (Awesome quilt!)
Posted by: Stasia | March 03, 2008 at 08:30 PM
you could have told me that BEFORE I hoovered the upstairs...
Posted by: janet clare | March 03, 2008 at 08:31 PM
What a fantastic idea! I'm going to ignore the housework, catch up on some swaps, and take care of my very ill hubby...Come to think of it, I'll be just as busy X]
Posted by: Kyla Nicole | March 03, 2008 at 08:54 PM
IHM - If it is an international law, I'm not going to argue! I'm working on the lid for a new messenger bag for my sis and that's soooo much more fun than doing the dishes. They are not going to run away (yet) anyway!
Your quilt looks lovely!
Posted by: mathea | March 03, 2008 at 09:05 PM
boo hoo! I saw this too late and spent the WHOLE day ironing! But I will know now for next week! Ha!
Posted by: jenny | March 03, 2008 at 09:07 PM
Wow, what a beautiful quilt. She is going to love it forever.
Posted by: sarah | March 03, 2008 at 09:17 PM
Monday needs to definitely be no housework day because that's all I end up doing when everyone is home on the weekend. It was so nice out today that I did do indoor outdoor work.
Posted by: Dawn | March 03, 2008 at 09:42 PM
That gets my vote!
Love the colours in that quilt - some gorgeous fabrics.
Posted by: Gina | March 03, 2008 at 10:01 PM
well its tue,first day back after long weekend on the boat. does that count as a mon??
putting a baby quilt together today.and downloading some pics for my blog..
love
Posted by: robyn | March 03, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Molly's quilt looks gorgeous!
Posted by: Carrie | March 04, 2008 at 12:03 AM
I can't remember if i told you or not (I am becoming forgetful in my old age I think LOL)... I am having a contest over at the blog, so stop on by if you get a chance :)
Posted by: Kristin | March 04, 2008 at 01:54 AM
Wow! I was observing No Housework Monday and I didn't even know it!!! Glad to have a name for it now. What to call it the rest of the week??
GORGEOUS quilt!!!
Posted by: Abby Jartos | March 04, 2008 at 04:45 AM
Well, I had a great plan, and blogged it this morning, and ended up spending the entire day attempting to recover my mother's corrupted Quicken files. (Key word there: attempting.)
Maybe I should have stuck with the housework...
Posted by: Karen in Wichita | March 04, 2008 at 05:14 AM
I'm a very obedient person......
Posted by: Ilse | March 04, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Monday! I am so with you...now I just need to find people who ban Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday etc. I really do believe there is so much more important in life than housework. But my husband has a trick now to get the wind up me...he invites people over with out telling me until a few days before. He knows I'll clean like mad if I know there are PEOPLE coming. BTW the quilt is lovely.
Posted by: Georgia | March 04, 2008 at 12:29 PM
no day should be a cleaning day ;-)) I agree totally - but murphy´s law: my nearly 2year old daughter had to be picked up from kindergarden with extremly high fever...probably toothing side effect...so I am not sure what to prefer: cleaning or handling a toothing toddler...
Posted by: dolores | March 04, 2008 at 12:53 PM
sounds like a great idea..spent the afternoon crafting at the co-op craft group in ipswich..much more fun than ironing!
Posted by: Rachel | March 04, 2008 at 01:25 PM
I'm with you about Mondays. What I did yesterday was write, eat more than my shared of yummy bakery items, and worked on this new project. Fun! And not a shred of housework.
Posted by: Geo | March 04, 2008 at 02:19 PM
SIGN ME UP! for No housework Monday, Tuesday, Wed..(whoops my dreams got carried away). I am knitting a soft baby hat for a new wee one on the block and doing some felting projects....loving the fiber feelings.
Posted by: coffeechris | March 04, 2008 at 04:34 PM
So nice to have permission!
Housework no good today - a nice friend is working on our bathroom so it's chaos (he just broke the sink pedestal).
This afternoon we have to give some TLC to a rescue horse we received on Sunday and I'll put finishing touches to my felt bead necklace.
Any more good suggestions?
Posted by: Chrissy | March 04, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Well I'm glad you declared it! I was feeling a bit guilty yesterday when all I did all day was crochet... I really don't feel like doing house chores today either. lol. I want to work on my blanket. hehe
Pattie
Posted by: Pattie | March 04, 2008 at 06:59 PM
whoopee - officially banned from housework - excellent. Can we have the same next week please, and the week after... Molly's quilt looks fab!
Posted by: julie | March 04, 2008 at 08:23 PM
Oh, how I love those fabrics! Oh and Lynn, I posted a cookie recipe on my blog that you might want to try for your kids if they like oatmeal, raisins and choc chips.
Posted by: Mary | March 06, 2008 at 02:31 PM
I just wanted to tell you that I gave you the "You Make My Day" award on my blog!Because YOU do Make My Day
(((Hugs to you))) Sherrie
Posted by: Sherrie Nordgren | March 07, 2008 at 03:16 AM
Finally some useful legislation :) Can we extend it to a week?
Lovely quilt! I'm working on taxes :(
Posted by: quenna | March 07, 2008 at 05:32 AM
Oh dear. Monday is my cleaning day. Does this mean I'm off the hook?! Mondays will be so much more enjoyable now.
Lovely, lovely quilt, by the by.
Posted by: allison | March 07, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Also wanted to let you know that the drawing has been completed on the blog for the grand giveaway!! I am also holding a poll for another prize for the winning name. :) If you have a moment, stop on by and cast your vote!
Posted by: Kristin | March 08, 2008 at 08:02 AM
Love the quilt! Where do you find all of those wonderful fabrics? Such happy colors!
Posted by: ellen | March 08, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Today was lovely as a very nice friend came round and we talked about crafts and everything else. Can't beat a girly chat. I notice you are reading 'My naughty little sister'. Well I presume you have finished by now, lol! I had this as a child and my two older ones loved it recently when I read it. I still remember how much I loved it when I was wee!
Posted by: retrorose | March 08, 2008 at 08:09 PM
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Posted by: tati | March 10, 2008 at 10:34 AM
I wish! My little piglets and the big piglet trash our house over the weekend. Come Monday I'm wading through filth. No housework is not an option. Tuesday however is a different story!
Posted by: Dani | March 10, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Where do I sign? Let's make it official.
Posted by: angeljoy | March 10, 2008 at 12:21 PM
I LOVE this new law!!!!!
Posted by: Jackie | March 11, 2008 at 01:33 AM
Ignoring housework ... I do that every day! Love the quilt. In fact, I love the site, just discovered it today and have now linked it to mine!
Posted by: Miaou | March 12, 2008 at 02:12 PM
What a beautiful quilt! I love the colours in it.
For me? A morning spent creating a teabag holder to go in my handbag...because what more could a girl want from life? (maybe best not to answer that!) x
Posted by: Florence | March 12, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Yes, the quilting is a much better choice, I agree!
Posted by: Lorie | March 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM
I agree with the banishing of the housework on Monday. It seems that is always my catch up day!!!
Posted by: Tammy | March 13, 2008 at 01:31 PM
This is the first time I have come across your blog. I love all your works. Ciao maman Ornella
Posted by: Maman ornella | March 16, 2008 at 10:37 PM
this law of yours I like ... I planted two planters.. yea! spring.. enjoy your day Karen at Junking in Georgia
Posted by: Account Deleted | March 17, 2008 at 06:45 PM
almost there too! but before i play i *have* to do laundry...or...i will just swap loads out while i play.
playing=designing and cutting out Easter dresses from cheerful colors like Molly's quilt for my two younest daughters: Sophie-6 and Hannah-8.
getting excited now!
Posted by: lissilulu | March 17, 2008 at 06:46 PM
oh- I didn't realize that you didn't know about no housework Monday. Sorry. Been participating for years now. It is a lovely day!My fav. Monday activity is napping. See you at the next no housework conference. :)
Posted by: tyn | March 18, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Cute blog u have :)
I'm having an online silent quilt auction on my blog, starting soon if you are intersted in quilts. HUGS.
Posted by: Niki | March 21, 2008 at 09:15 PM
Great declaration! good thing you told me before Monday!!!
Posted by: upstatelisa | March 23, 2008 at 01:26 PM
I love the fabric in the photo. Must we ever do housework? It has the unfortunate tendency to really cut into my crafting time.
Hope you have a great day!
Posted by: Molly's Knitted Teddy Bears | March 24, 2008 at 03:51 AM
That little quilt is so bright and beautiful. I love it!
Posted by: Melissa | March 24, 2008 at 12:51 PM
What a great idea. I'm with you on the no housework Monday.
Posted by: Sarah | March 24, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Oooo, that sounds liberating! Don't know if I have the courage but Monday is only 2 days aways so , we'll see!
Posted by: Knitsational | April 05, 2008 at 06:02 AM
i second that emotion! (also, Miele vacuums are THE BEST!)
Posted by: farmgirl | April 08, 2008 at 01:36 AM
I love the monday rule! Perfect for any mother or grandmother. Gives us extra time for hugs and kisses! T
Posted by: Terri | April 09, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I kiss your feet!
Posted by: Karen | April 16, 2008 at 06:17 AM
Oh, you did make this beautiful quilt! Wow- I love it- all the colors. I have to check back through your blog.... haha! I am so inspired now to make my daughter's quilt, too bad I have to make a bunch of Christmas things before I can even think about the quilt- such a bummer.
Posted by: melissa | November 24, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Ok, last post today- I promise.... Where did you find all those colorful, fun fabrics that you made your daughter's quilt with? It looks very Oilily to me. I am looking for fun fabrics and have found a few, but none as bright and fantastic as those!
Posted by: melissa | November 24, 2008 at 03:31 PM