Hello,
Time seems to be flying and I am busy with events of the season. This week I had three of Zoom meetings. The QuEG’s and Diva’s meant on Tue and Wed the Pixies had there weekly meeting. It is good to stay connected.
Progress Report: Hands Off I put in a bit of time on this work this week and now all the hand work has been done. I will now quilt in the hands themselves and complete the project.
Lap #20 and 21 I started Lap # 21 this week. I did not have any polar fleece to use as the middle layer for Lap # 20, so that top is waiting for attention. I did get the fleece yesterday and I will start the completion process soon on Lap#20.
Split I started this work at the Sisterhood retreat. It was intended to be my response to the workshop that I could not attend. I cut and applied the top layer this week. I have sense learned that this was not the direction that the teacher was trying to teach and I will soon be ready to try her approach. Now I need to decide if there should be a layer on top of the textured brown one. I have learned a bit doing things my own way none the less.
Rocky Tide Pool I finished my hand work on this project this week and it is now off at the framers to be completed.
Wreath We had a bumper crop of beautiful pine cones from our White Pines this year. Eric and I collected three big shopping bags full of cones. I passed one onto Sharon and I am now making my own wreath for the front door.
Ethel Scrap blocks I have been making 9.5″ blocks from groups of four for a while. When I finished using all the Ethel scraps , pulse some of my own, and had made the all into the big squares I put them into rows of 10. It takes a dozen rows to make a quilt top. Pictured here you see five packs of 12 rows each. So now I will begin to make backs for these last five quilts I will make to honor my friend Ethel Whittemore!
Food Story: Eating Out
When I was 10, Dad was the High School principal in Carroll, Iowa. One of the things did then and for all the years he was a principal was attend the state Principal’s Convention. It was held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in Des Moines. The city was only a little bit of a detour on our way back from spending the holiday in Morning Sun so the whole family went. While Dad was off at this meetings, Mom, Gene and I would spend the day shopping. One of the big events of that day was picking out a special new ornament for the Christmas tree. The one I recall the most was an orange Santa with a white fur beard and a lot of glitter. His other special feature was the fact that he could be split apart just above the belt and Mom always filled the open space with a special foil rapped candy. Gene, selected an air plane that opened up too.
At the end of Dad’s meetings and before we headed for home, we went to Bishop’s Buffett for dinner. It was a real special event as we did not go out for meals. I remember sliding my tray along on the metal bars and Mom helping me select what I wanted to have for dinner. There was always a special dessert island too were Gene and I loaded up on the sugar treats there too. It was wonderful. But the part I looked forward too was when the waitress came around with Balloons at the end. The balloons had Bishops’ Buffett printed on them and then had cardboard feet so they would stand up. Gene and I would bounce them on our hands. It was perfect ending to a tiring day.
These food related stories are a part of a challenge that Susan suggested.
I hope the days a head are full of joy for everyone.
Keep Creating
Carol