Monthly Archives: February, 2011
February ufo done
In spite of everything, I did get this finished this weekend. I laid in bed and hand quilted while being very sick. I would quilt a little then watch a long movie on Showtime (we had a free weekend of Showtime). I’m still sick but slowly moving to the vertical world. I will write more …
sick, books and books
I have been very sick this week. Some kind of cold/flu. On top of that it snowed 12 inches in Minnesota. So what is there to do? Read, read and read. I began with Winter World: the Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich. While I did pick up some interesting facts, I just couldn’t enter into …
friday night sew in-finished quilt top
I finished the top! Yesterday, my husband and I went to Joanne’s and found this fabric. The bonus of having a husband who is an artist is getting out-of-the-box color advice. I knew I would be using orange in this quilt, but I never would have picked this peach color. I think I would have used a rustier color, …
Finally a use for snow…
I am no fan of snow. But finally I found a winter sport I could get behind. I saw some posts for snow dying and I got really excited. Here’s a picture of my project right after I assembled it. If you want to try it yourself there are two links: Bloom, Bake & Create …
Friday Night Sew In
I just signed up at for the February Friday Night Sew In at Crafty Vegas Mom. I plan to go to the fabric store in the daytime since I have the day off (Yay!) so I should be ready to go on my February UFO, the silk quilt.
silk quilt ufo 10, problems and solutions
Thanks to Deanna for noticing that the quilt has an Amish palette, I’ ve overcome my initial confusion about the palette of the quilt. I’ve also overdyed the most obnoxious colors. I didn’t get as big of color change as I would have liked. I think there must be a special technique for dying silk with Procion colors that I have forgotten, because …
Corn Water and Wood-ufo January wrap up
Singing we seek the soul, of all that is good We come bearing corn, water and wood Stop and behold, all that is good Give thanks for the corn, water and wood -Corn, Water and Wood by Michael Martin Murphey I finally named the corduroy quilt. After much thought, I realized that this song really reminded me of …
Pathfinder
I just finished the book Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card. I loved it! It is the beginning of a new teen series. It has all the elements of a fairy tale: mysterious parentage and people who have extraordinary talents. Being a science fiction book in fantasy clothing, all of these mysteries are scientifically explained. Pathfinder reminds me …
Mom lessons
I have to tell you how talking to my mom always cheers me up. I called her the day before yesterday. “How cold is it there?” she asked me. “Oh, Mom, it is so cold here. This morning it was 0 degrees.” “Well, my thermometer on the side of the house, I think it runs …
neckline alterations
As I get older (and a little heavier) I am noticing that shirts that fit well elsewhere, drive me crazy around the neck. I remember my mom saying the same thing, so it is probably hereditary. (Will they ever isolate the gene that makes a person feel like she is choking with any collar that rides above …
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