So you know you are really behind on the blog when you get a message from another country asking if you're ok or just really busy. So, it's definitely past time to catch up.
First, let me show you which of the Stars and Stripes entries from the last post (over a month ago) was mine.............
Yes, I had to be someone who varied from the norm (Patriotic) and stretch the rules to do something different. I titled it "What a Friend We have in Jesus" because I used a friendship star at the top and the stripes were in Joseph's robe. I even did custom quilting on it.
Below is the entry that won. This is a smaller version of the exploding heart pattern that everyone is making now.
The person who messaged me indicated that I must be really busy in my sewing room and that's why I haven't had time to blog. Well, I have been busy but it wasn't necessarily with sewing. I have quilted some things for my mom, and I got new windows installed which necessitated moving everything and covering everything up, and I have a new sewing machine and cabinet! Yes, I actually have a machine with automatic thread cutting and needle up/down, and a bunch of other stuff that I haven't figured out yet.
I did get these 2 tops finished at our October retreat. The first is called Vintage Chic and the second is Flower Toss. They're not quilted yet because I'm having trouble deciding on backings for them. Both patterns were from the same book. The top one used a jelly roll and the bottom used a layer cake.
David did get done with harvest in what seemed like record time without too many breakdowns. It might have been the easiest harvest in our marriage.
It was a very dusty bean season. Sarah and Aaron came to visit one weekend. We did our mother/daughter matching shirts.
David and I and my sister Deb and Chad, and their oldest Carter (the track star) all met in Bethany on the 31st to cut wood for Mom and Dad. It was a drizzly day, and you can't really tell it from the photo, but we did get his wood shed pretty full. I think we did 5 trees and split it all too.
The sewing room window install only took a couple of days, but it was very distressing for the cats. Harry Potter made his way to our bed to take shelter.............
Esme hid in the closet under the hanging clothes...........
And Mabel hid in the basement on top of a pile of basket reed.
We also spent some time making our basement rooms more usable and comfortable. We got rid of the old mauve recliner I had purchased when I first moved to Marshall over 30 years ago and got this nice love seat.
You can see it works well. We've also added an electric fireplace, mounted the tv on the wall, and moved my sewing machine to a better location. I also cleaned out some file drawers and all of the cabinets and shelves down there. It was a good feeling to have it all organized. There are even some empty drawers!
On a very sad note, we had to say goodbye to Friday yesterday. We think he got hit by a car and his right front elbow was severely broken. There were really no good options but to let him go. He will be missed especially by Willow.
Well, that will mostly catch us up since the last blog. I do have about a million pictures of quilts from our quilt show in October that I plan to share sometime in the next couple of days.
Christi
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