The first finished object from the
I must say I felt so rusty getting this accomplished. It has been ages since I quilted anything and I was feeling a little rushed, trying to finish by today. Excuses excuses.
On the other hand the working space is just great. Plenty of room to maneuver tables and lots of outlets to plug my machine, iron, speaker, phone charger, etc.
The baby will be named Kit, short for Katherine, and I stitched her name into the quilt.
And got my signature in there too, discreetly.
I used both free motion and feed dogs up to get 'er done.
+++++And now it's October, and I have been waiting for cooler weather to do some transplanting in the garden and removing some concrete blocks. This bed looks great when it is in bloom but the concrete blocks look awful when it is not.
But my plan is to make the garden design a bit more cohesive with these rubber edgers that I got at Lowe's.
I installed that edge myself in the throes of Springtime Garden Enthusiasm, but had my lawn guys do the big section. This is the 'before' picture, and now the spaces in between the flower pots are nicely growing Viburnum Snowball bushes, and one sweet fig tree. I think my garden has gotten about as big as I can manage and I don't think I will be making anymore new beds...she says.
I think the quilt is lovely. Just enough to remove that rust and oil up the motor. The garden is also coming along. I remember it when you first moved in.
ReplyDeleteI first started following you when you lived in the mountains (?) and Chumley was little. So many beautifu gardens you have put in - so much beauty you have nourished. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see new work from you. Clearly your creative juices are flowing. And you have inspired me. I made 14 test blocks in garter and it took that long to get it right. Now I've dug into my stash and are using up all the little or single balls. Handspun works very well. I'm almost ready to combine these into groups. Later into garments. I never thought I could screw up squares in so many ways, I practiced all the curse words I knew. I can't wait to block now. I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for your patterns and designs. By next year, I may have a sweater or vest. I sure am using loads of stash up. Sending you my happy gratitude.
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