Saturday, March 25, 2017

Little Miss Muffett




A wonderful friend has made me a real treasure!  This is a tuffet, with the button looking like a comet, and a comets tail flaring out in blue and red, spraying out behind in wild exaltation.  Oh I have a fine friend, a very fine friend indeed.  Cosby and Strider agree, and Pippin soon joined them.  All six of my kitties have used it as their throne over the last few days, though I mostly keep it covered by a towel.

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Whipstitch 2017 Murder Mystery Quilt

Well, I was about 6 weeks late in starting, but I am up to date now.  This is a progressive mystery quilt, hosted by Whipstitch.com, that has a story chapter and block instructions each month.  This is January through March, and there has been a death in the story.  I am having more fun than I thought, since the late start added some stress.  All we had in the instructions for fabric was warm and cool, focus and coordinating amounts.  So far, the colors are okay.  Could be more definition in a couple of the cools.....

Monday, March 6, 2017

More Mid Atlantic Quilts

















I am amazed at the level of expertise in the actual quilting.  The color play and composition are fabulous, but this post is more about the quilting.....

Almost Summer, Winter is A-coming.

The day began early with a ride north for a little minor surgery.  The sun was up before we left, but not before we rose.  The sky was a won...