Just WHO won't appreciate the importance of a fresh new clean board cover? I even bought my own staple gun for the job! I prefer using a striped fabric.
This is my progress so far on a Pickle Dish, aka Trilobites. I'm working on piecing border units. Paper piecing methods came back as I worked. It's turning out reasonably well, and as we often learn, it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. Size is about 40 x 40 inches.
And my interruption, is this 84 x 98 in. queen quilt top, probably 15 year old UFO. I did a good job on it and had envisioned hand quilting it while sitting in a rocking chair in a care facility. Fortunately, that has not happened, so I'd better actually get it done, quilted on my DSM. You can see the snow shovel and heavy coat and hat in the background, it was too cold to even replace the shovel outside, with temps. in the minus range the past several days. Inside the house was not particularly warm either so activity of some purpose was necessary. The quilt top is folded up on the table, that's the back of the top. My best basting tool/method is using canned goods as weights -- I recommend this method over all the others I've tried.
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My last lament fregarding few posts, is that my printer had to be replaced, and the then the computer was "too old" (all of 4 years!), and a basement drain caused issues with no water in, no water out, and then the hot water heater decided to join the mayhem. A few other issues of great importance also joined the parade and this quilter was not a happy camper for too long a time. When is spring?
Below - I've posted this previously, years ago, but wanted to photo again, as I've given this to an auction and wanted some memory of it. It's always fun to see them years later, perhaps instigating another similar project. This one did not bring much in the Silent Auction, but it now has a good home, and helped support a good cause. I belive it was called New Zealand Star. Incidently, those rows are made one row at a time, you don't make a star 9-patch, but just one separate row at a time. I messed up for a while before I read all the instructions. 
The end - now, face getting gasoline, while it's minus 3 outdoors.
Your posts always motivate me. Not the weather so much though. I wish -3 here. We wake up often to -25C which is about -13F with a 50 mph wind. Hibernation time. But the sun is shining. Such a deception! Love your New Zealand Star and can see the rows and how they form the design. NICE!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you --weather woes - not so much. 8-)
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about all you woes. Take care in this extreme weather.
ReplyDeleteNice to see your post today. We're all hunkering down this cold, cold week. I like the trilobites! Hope all your appliances (household as well as computer) behave themselves.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, Elaine, you have been set upon lately, haven't you? But I admire your plucky spirit, and that you keep plugging away.
ReplyDeleteLook at that Pickle Dish quilt! I am so impressed. That is one that remains on my bucket list. Hopefully someday I will tackle it.
And the quilt that you are NOT going to quilt by hand in a care facility is another beauty. You make the best scrap quilts, my friend!
I love New Zealand Star, and wish I could have bid on it. Do you know that pattern source? Not that I need another project, but I might want to reduce it to a mini someday, and make it with fabrics I picked up in New Zealand last year.