But, the good part is, I love not going to work in an office, but directing my energies to my home and projects. When I recently hosted my card club, I really enjoyed getting the food ready without rushing around after work. I was so much more relaxed . . . not that my friends distress me, but I always seemed to be still assembling some food when they arrived. This time, everything was ready, and I was sitting and stitching when they arrived!
Stitching . . . well . . . where to begin! Maybe a list of projects in progress!
1) On our recent trip to visit the grand-kids in Virginia (son and daughter-in-law, too), we stayed at home of daughter-in-law's sister . . . and took care of the kitties while they visited their son out west. They have a charming comfortable home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. They are fond of Indian art. I thought about making a Kokopelli pillow, but then I came upon Sindy Rodenmayer's fabulous Native Flair block patterns. Found a great background that sort of reminds me of sandstone. Then, I went through my batiks to create the "critters". Here are the first two blocks. Wolf is the next one under construction.
Have been collecting Anne Sutton's darling "Henrietta Whiskers" patterns. Finally couldn't stand the pressure, and I had to start them. These are the first three completed blocks, and nearly completion of the fourth. I have kits made to construct the next three blocks, and will be up to date. Love 'em!
Started thinking about projects that are close to completion, and how a few totes could be emptied to contain new projects. At the machine, the pink and white nine-patches necessary to complete my Bonnie Hunter Double Delight. Going to Rossville Quilts today with two friends, and hope to locate a suitable border fabric to really push this top toward the finish.
And, my long neglected quilt in the frame is now getting the attention it deserves. Just have two half blocks, two half-medallions, and one-quarter corner medallion to stitch . . . well, plus the border, for which I couldn't settle on a design when placing this one in the frame. The inspiration to get back to this came from working with the Americus Quilt Club on their projects in the frame. Have to keep my stitch practice in, and this one benefits from the attention to the others at their meetings! Now, of course, I'm worrying about which one of my many carefully aged tops should be next up!
Purchases in Paducah this year were batiks for the a currently popular applique pattern called, "Sweet Sixteen". Then, the June trip to the NQA show in Columbus, was the resource for selecting fabrics for Beth Ferrier's "Christmas Yet to Come". I chose a deep purple from the Focus line by Moda for the background, and lots of batiks for the applique, with a few fairy frosts for accent. Guess I'm going into my serious batik period right now!
Knitting is being neglected at the moment, but next post, I'll show a successful project for my grandson from Christmas!
Well, everyone knows I love it all!
