Month Recap Vlog: September 2024
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2024
- As we rewind through September's creative chronicles, you might find inspiration for your next sewing adventure or discover new techniques to elevate your craft. So grab your favorite cup of tea, settle into your creative space, and let's relive the magic of a month filled with stitches, laughter, and endless possibilities.
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It’s been fun watching your move. Good luck with your car and apartment/studio setup.
Thank you so much!
Ian, as driving yes it counts but not flight stops. I’m glad you made it safe to Bella’s. 😊
Great!! I'm glad it counts.
Hey Ian! We typically do cross country trips every summer with our 7 kids. It can be a lot but is also very enjoyable and relaxing when you aren’t under pressure. When you are under pressure, it’s a lot!
Hey Jason! Good to hear from you. Yes I can’t imagine 7 kids on a road trip.
Thank you for sharing your journey!! Love that Crater Lake shirt 😉
Glad you enjoyed it! Got to represent the places I’ve been.
Thanks for taking us along your journey. You will experience great new adventures.
Thank you! I can’t wait!
Loved your recap video, Ian!! Glad you’re getting settled into your new home!! Sometimes I miss the place of my birth, but I honestly don’t miss the colder weather that happens in the Winter (sometimes)!
I can't wait to see you when you you come visit the area. It will be great for the 3 of us to hang out. Maybe I can even have you and Becca over to my new place!
@@OffKilterCrafterIan YAY!!! I'm SO excited to see you and Becca too!! I miss you guys a bunch! Looking forward to maybe helping you organize your new space too!!
I say of you drive in that state that counts! Glad you made it safe and sound to Becca's. Best wishes on setting up your new home.
Thank you so much!
I am so glad you made it safely. I worried you would run into problems with Helene along the way. I know you are having fun with Becca and cannot wait for your collaboration on the new blog @Sew Off Kilter and all the fun adventures.
I count visiting a state if I stop long enough to eat and or a bio break. I travel with my service dog and she needs to stretch her legs as often as I do so driving through a state always becomes a visit to rest stops or truck stops, etc.
Smaller quilt shows = greater chances for a ribbon!
Blessings my friend, Andrea J.
Thank you! I’m glad I missed Helene. Sounds like all the states I went through I can count! 😁
So happy that you got to DC safely. Speaking of visiting states in a country, I have been to 5 of the 7 states here in Australia. Whether I get to the other two (Northern Territory and Tasmania) is yet to be seen and depends on my health issues. As for the driving for long hours I completely understand that after driving from Victoria to Queensland, the only difference is I had two young teens and a baby in an old beat up Galant. The car was over packed with a homemade pallet of sorts on the roof rack. So yes, I do feel for you Ian. Much love to you and Becca and I hope your move is one of joy and peace.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and your well wishes!
Great video Ian. So glad you made it to Becca safe. You'll have to go shopping now for some warm clothes because you know what does get cold there and winter is on its way.lol once you get set up in your new apartment and you have your own belongings it will feel more like home to you. Now go have some fun and enjoy yourself in your new town!!!
Very true!
I remember very well the cross country drive I did in 2007, drove from Washington State to north central Ohio, left on a Friday late afternoon and arrived Monday late afternoon. Those long days of driving were exhausting.
They really are. You don't think sitting in a car all day could be exhausting, but it is.
I’m sorry Ian!! I know how you feel because I felt the same way when I left my home. Just remember you don’t have to be there forever if you choose not to be! You can always pack up and go home when you are ready! I believe you will be okay, just know we love you and we support any decision you make!❤
Thank you for those comforting words! I am excited for this new chapter and I know it is going to take me to some great places. Can't wait to spread my wings and fly high!
My brother moved from Houston to Southern Virginia area at the same time you were moving. I know it’s a lot…especially solo. Glad you are here safe!
Moving alone is definitely a lot to handle.
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Hi Ian, Wow what a trip! Typical... some good some not so good, That quilt shop was lovely! So sad about your car for sure!! You looked a bit tired and stressed. I hope you sleep well in your own bed in your own space. Thank goodness for your Gmama and Becca! LOLOL Your Vlog is fine! dont worry about it. Driving through??? Yes count it. You would stop somewhere right? But flying... eehhhh no .
Thanks for watching and I’m glad driving through counts. Glad I get to add those to my list of states.
You will make new friends definately. You can return to Texas to see the quilt show.
That’s very true.
You did great. We’re just glad you made it safely ❤️
Thank you!
We did a "road trip" where we drove through 20 states. And yes, we counted the one (I think it was West Virginia) we were in for something like 3 miles! We stopped the car, and made sure our feet touched the ground, so we could count it. Glad you made it safely!
If I get offa plane in a country even if I’m just at the airport it counts! 😂
Ha! That is a great idea! It felt funny being in WV for all of 5 min and then PA. Go figure!
You must have been in the northern panhandle near Pittsburgh.
@@VonnieOdette That would track with our general route. It was in 2015, so the details fade as time passes!
Love this video. Thanks for showing us your trip to your new home ❤
Glad you enjoyed it Banana Joe!
Yes, driving through a state counts. And, you did stop in a few states, so that counts, too! I have been in every state, actually visiting, or living in lots of them.
That is amazing! Hope I can make that happen for me too.
Hey Ian, I followed your trip videos. Glad you made it to Virginia. I went to the Fredericksburg Sewing expo twice. Previously they were closer to us in Chantilly VA but they outgrew the space and moved down to their present location. They do come here to Florida, in Lakeland and I have only been once about 8 years ago. It was smaller than Virginia’s show then. I should go again and check it out. I purchased my cutting table, my serger, and my first sewing and embroidery machine (at different times of course) thru the shows. They have such great show price bargains and bundles. Wishing for you that your car and belongings arrive soon so you can settle in! Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Thank you! I love a good show deal from the venders! You can get some really good stuff for some great deals.
I have lived in many states and toured many, but Virginia is my favorite state. I recently found out that I lived in Becca's neighborhood, but in early 2020, and yes, moved to the Houston, TX area. I hope you tour the Blue Ridge Parkway, Winchester, Virginia Beach, the Tidewater area, and the MidAtlantic Quilt Show in Hampton Roads. Enjoy your living in Virginia. I envy you.
Very cool! I will make sure to add those to my list to explore.
Cheers to new beginnings, I wish I could move out of the heat of San Antonio and back to North Carolina. So happy for you 🎉
Thanks so much! I hope you can, that heat is brutal!
Heather's new collection is AMAZING 🙂 Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure!
My pleasure! I need about 5 yards of ALL the fabric from that collection.
I enjoyed the video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Interesting to see Crimson Tate. I used their excellent pattern to make my sister-in-law's bookcase quilt in 2019.
Love their store! Can’t wait to go back.
I do count driving thru a state as being there. I have been in all but 6 states and 2 other countries. I was born in France and spent time in Canada. I’m so glad you are finally here! I hope to meet you and Becca one day. Great video.
WOW! That is amazing! I hope I can be as well traveled as you are someday.
I just watched this video, I think it is great. 6 hrs by myself is the longest I have done and that is long enough
So glad you enjoyed it!
So glad you landed safely.
Thank you!
Awww… so sweet..well your new journey will bring excitement and rewards im sure… so glad you had safe travels and am excited to see you blossom!
Thank you so much!!
My husband and I spent 61 days on the road from Tucson to east coast, north to Maine, to Canada, Colorado and then back to Tucson. I m really glad to be back in our bed and home. Never again!
Oh wow!
You have a pretty car. Hope all is repaired perfectly.
Organization will come soon. You will be settled very soon.
That sounds like a great trip! We drove from
Minnesota to Washington state to San Diego to Myrtle beach South Carolina to Michigan and then back home and we hit 27 or 28 states in 6 weeks. It was a trip of a life time and I would definitely do it again if I had the opportunity! It would be more fun without children with us! Haha
Loved the recap video! Thanks for taking us along. Glad you made it safely rest up and enjoy settling in your new home.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
thanks Ian. I am glad you landed. I understand the tired. And yes, if you pass thru a state you can count it. You whole body was there, then you were there. lol
I hope you get your furniture soon and that does stink about your car. I am sure they will do you good. Take care.
Awesome! Glad to it does count.
Yes, I would count driving through.
Awesome!
I think driving through a state counts. America is beautiful which you can see just driving through the states.
It really is. This trip gave me new perspective on that.
I think driving through counts.
Yey! That’s good news for me.
I'm sure you are glad your long drive is at an end. If you have someone in the car with you on those long drives, it helps. I used to do drives from upper northeast Ohio every yr. to Dayton/St. Petersburg FL. I did all the driving but the company helps you alot. I'm glad you added our state of Ohio to your list. Yes, I think if you drive thru a state it counts as you're still seeing things as you drive thru. Yep, flying doesn't count as you only see the airport 😂. Hope all goes smoothly for you on the rest of this new adventure for you. 😊😊
Thank you so much! Glad I got to spend a little time in Ohio.
I’m heading out on a road trip next week. I’ll be heading out from Wisconsin and driving to southern Myrtle Beach. This time I will have someone to drive with me. Glad you are soon to be settled in to your new place. Loved your travel story.
Glad you have someone going with you. I think that would’ve made this trip a lot easier if I had had someone with me.
@@OffKilterCrafterIan I agree, I drove my then, three younger children on a road trip from Wisconsin to the boundary waters between Maryland and Virginia. We made lots of stops along the way, it was a great trip, but being the only driver and the kids not old enough to really help with navigation, was a long trip. But we made lots of memories along the way. My goal was to try and have them see all of the contiguous states. We did not make it up to Maine or Connecticut area.
Blessings to you
Thank you so much!
Answering your question about counting states that you have driven in but didn’t do much in….i count it! I spent hours in the state driving on the roads….or any amount of time, it counts. I got to see some parts of the state and it is worth it. Would I go back to those states and do more, absolutely!! But I’d also count it towards visiting 50 states!
I’m glad we have the same idea on that.
Thank you for sharing your trip. This was awesome! I especially loved the Crimson Tate visit. What a beautiful store! Glad you are safe and made it to DC. Becca was happy to see you. Love your teddy bear. Keep rolling along!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed going along for the ride with me.
Nobody expects a travel video when you just want to "get there!" Thank you for taking the time to share what you could!
Thanks for understanding. I did really want to get there for sure.
Love Heather Givans and Crimson Tate!
Heather is GREAT! Love her!
Bless your life journey always Ian❤
Thank you so much!!
You must be exhausted and feeling a bit wired! I’m just glad you made it safely and it was uneventful. Hopefully you’ve got your car back by now and it’s all sorted properly. Looking forward to seeing your new setup.
No car yet! Hope it comes soon!
@@OffKilterCrafterIan buggeration! I suppose it’s better that it’s late but properly repaired but what a PITA.
So glad you made it to VA safely. Did you leave relatives behind in Texas? Sorry don't know where you were born. Pray that everything arrives safely and that car is repaired. This is a great area of the country to live. I am in Maryland. Welcome to your new HOME
Thank you! Yes I did leave family behind, both chosen and blood.
i live in the st. louis area, illinois actually, so it was strange seeing the arch and the stadium as you drove over highway 40.
It was stage to me too being from Texas! I want to come back and visit all the sights, I didn’t get enough time.
Drive through states do count!
I have a scratch off US map (Amazon) that I have framed & can remove to scratch off new states I pass through or visit. I’ve been tracking since age 7, 66 years ago.
Oh my gosh! I think I need one of those. What a fun way to keep track.
Your video is great!
I'm glad you like it.
Yes it counts! I see you haven’t been to Michigan. Next summer you should plan a trip to the Great Lakes state 😊
I have yet to go there! Hope I can make it there soon.
Thanks for sharing Ian.
You are very welcome
Hey, Ian!
Moving-especially on your own-is a huge undertaking. I’m glad that it went relatively smoothly. Can relate to long distance driving b yourself. Re the criteria for ‘visiting a state, ai think that for a road trip passing through a state is ample criteria. Several of my camping friends and I have Can/Us sticker maps that we use to record the provinces and states we visit. One of my camping friends-retired US Navy 🇺🇸💙-from ME purports that, when camping, you need to at least cook a meal-and assembly of sandwiches does not constitute cooking. The rest of us just ignore him and decide on our own criteria. As for me, I’ve only recorded places where a Ikve actually camped overnight-6 provinces and 22 states since I started recording in 2000.
Sorry to hear about the damage to your car. Not to a downer, but IMHO you should get a large reduction in the cost of your car’s delivery, given that you now have to wait for it and t think that the value of your car could/would(?) be depreciated due to the repairs.
I’m looking forward to following you as you set up you studio space,
Take care, and stay well, my Quilty friend! 😂
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That is so awesome you have been to 22 states, are you going to try for all 50?
@@OffKilterCrafterIan I’ll definitely try to visit the lower 48. I’ll do Alaska if I get to travel with friends. Hawaii is not an option. I have camping friends from CT who went to Hawaii and rented a camping van, so they could add Alaska to their camping map. 😁
I count the ones you drive through. Especially if you stopped at a gas station 😂
I did do that, and to pee! LOL!
Co pilot, or shorter bursts with hotel stays next time for sure. But you made it safely and avoided the wicked Helene! So excited for you and looking forward to see your new digs.
I am so thankful my path took me North instead of in the path of Helene.
Since no one has asked yet, what song was that in your video. Love your content and look forward to seeing you settle in!
Thank you! The song is from the UA-cam audio library for creators. UA-cam should list song information in the more info box below the video. However, some times it doesn't catch the song. It is called Guide You Home by Diviners.
I have 2 types of being somewhere. Visit =
going to something specific, Being = just driving through. When you come to NY just NYC doesn't count as a visit other than to NYC.
That is a good way to describe it.
Welcome to Virginia! I'm not too far away in Charlottesville. We have a nice quilt shop called Cottonwood. I'd love to get together with you and Becca if you're ever down this way! 😄
That would be fun! You never know what Becca and I will get up to, so it might just happen.
I count driving through a state, mostly cause i did a pit stop most of the time.
That is so true!
Did you drive on I80/I90? Wait till you get the tollway bill! Ouch
Thankfully I did not take any toll roads.
I count states driving through, but like you, I don’t count airports. I have 17 states left to visit. Also a Kara and Nate fan.
That’s awesome!
I live in Minnesota and you and Becca could visit me anytime or Des Moines, Iowa isn't far for me and hosts AQS Quilt Shows.
Road trip!!
You need to go to the bathroom in that state to say you went to that state
HA! 🤣 You are too funny!
ohhh... what counts?
I count airports too.
Otherwise I'd only have 49. (which one do you think would be missing?)
But I'm a lot older than you.
Alaska?
@@OffKilterCrafterIan - You're good!!!
Alaska was my first state visited. We were moving to Japan in 1963, via military transport. My mom was 23 years old, with three kids in diapers. I know we didn't leave the airport, but I had an Alaska charm on the souvenir bracelet for all our travels.
Congrats on your move! Don't forget your passport when you travel through New Mexico - the state everyone forgets is part of the US.
Looks like you need a new trunk top. Hard to fix the dents on the edges.
I suspect that is what they did is replace the trunk lid.
driving through and counting the state is cheating. you need to visit at least three quilt stores per state to count.
my three cents on that topic 😂
😂 That’s a good goal to strive for.
Get some sleep!!!!
I will for sure!
You do realize that you are moving to NoVA, not DC? I was born in DC, raised in MD, just outside the city, moved to NoVA after a divorce. DC is not NoVa. Really it isn’t. I have memories of my mom shopping for fabric at G Street Fabrics back when it was on G Street in DC. I was living in Leesburg about a year ago. Dagnabbit! I wish I were still there…
I’m loving it here so far. Close enough. 😉
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