Scary

 Last night I used the microwave oven to heat up my dinner, heat up water for tea, and to heat up my rice bag that I use to warm my feet in bed. When the timer went off I removed the rice bag and shut the door, the microwave started "running" again after I remove the bag even though the timer wasn't going and I hit the Stop button several times. I thought maybe it was the vent (microwave is over the stove and acts as a microwave / vent / stove light combination. I stuck a Corning Corelle bowl with water in the microwave to see if it was running or the vent...I thought it was the vent so I left the door open so it could cool off and turn off...which it seemed to do. So I shut the microwave door and went to bed.

This morning while I was drinking my coffee and reading my email I heard a loud noise for about 10 minutes...I thought at first it was my heating system making a really bad noise, then I thought Mike was running a power tool. The noise stopped. Mike came into the living room and noise started up again. When I opened the microwave door I found this:

And this:

The Corelle bowl was melted. If you look where the yellow circle is part of the bowl fused to the glass turntable. It must have been running off and on all night. Mike was smart enough to unplug the microwave.

Now I have this:

So glad Mike was around to switch out the appliances. 

On the non-scary side I did very little sewing.

Attached the borders and made the binding for Stephanie's quilt. 

This was my February UFO challenge and has now been moved to my to-be-quilted pile. My March UFO is a large quilt that I cut out a couple of years ago. I'm debating about working on it knowing I won't get far with the bathroom remodel and two more Project Quilting challenges also happening this month.

I cut the setting triangles and borders for the Grid Girl's mystery quilt. The pattern name is Aperture.

 And finished this little mug rug from leftover wedges from my Project Quilting 2023 challenge piece from last year. 

Speaking of Project Quilting, the 15.5 challenge is: your project must be wearable, or have been made from previously worn items, or have another connection to clothes, shoes and fashion accessories. I have no clue what to make...guild name tag? new apron? easy summer top from rayon fabric I bought at a garage sale years ago? another paper pieced mini?

Teaser on the remodel.

This is the bathroom floor tile. The bathroom, my closet, and the master bedroom have been painted. All the lights and fans have been replaced. Almost all the tile is laid, the final wall in the shower couldn't be installed until after the floor was down. Mike will be grouting everything this week. It's getting closer to done!