Procrastinating About Packing

I have lists of what to pack for my guild's retreat all over the house: on my phone in Notes, on the bathroom counter, on the kitchen counter. I'm always afraid I'll forget something critical although I rarely do. 

To procrastinate this evening I finished sewing the side triangles onto the Persian Tiles blanket. The lighting in my kitchen at night wasn't conducive to good photos but I was so excited to have this done. 

Without the border it measures 135cm x 160cm or 52" x 62". And weighs 1170g or 2.58lb.

Including the large-ish remnants of Violet and the 3rd ball of Buttermilk (I used up the first two balls),  there are only 130g of yarn left so I cut it pretty close. I used all 50g of the peach colour (I substituted Patons Astra Apricot) and there are only a couple of metres left of the Storm Blue. All the other colours were 100g balls. 

I have the corner triangles done but haven't decided if I'll use them or just have angled corners. I saw someone's border with that modification so I was intrigued. 

I liked the elongated stitches by the 'x'. I wouldn't do the little fans, though. 

The expected arrival date of the new kit is October 8 so I guess I'll do a bunch of stitching until then. I love getting mail like that. 

In scam news, I downloaded an app onto my phone that was supposed to have a 1 week free trial. Once I had a look at it, I decided I didn't want it and cancelled the subscription which was to have started charging me every week starting on September 30.  Next thing I know I got an email from Apple that I had been charged already. WTF! I requested a refund, explaining the issue and within a day received word that I got the refund. It is a pain to have to deal with stuff like this but every time I've had to put in a claim or do a dispute, the claim has always been in my favour. I do, however, think the unscrupulous app companies depend on people not bothering to cancel subscriptions or lodge a complaint. 

It's always good to see if you're subscribed to something you no longer want or need. Just go into your settings on your device. And tap on 'Apple Account, iCloud+, and more'.

That takes you to your Apple Account. Tap on Subscriptions. 

You then can see what are Active and Inactive subscriptions and how much you're paying for them. If you find one you don't want, tap on it and follow the instructions to Cancel. It's an easy process, you just need to know what to do.

I guess I need to finish packing for the retreat. Barb will be here at 9am to load up my car then we'll head off. It's going to be so fun spending 4 days stitching and visiting with my stitcherly friends. Jeanette has done a great job assigning us to our accommodations and sending out information about what to bring. I'm taking a bunch of UFOs and plan to do a rotation through them on Friday, one hour each. I have a couple of new projects kitted up that I could start and then will spend the rest of the time working on my Newcastle Bouquet and the Bees in the Greenhouse project.