It is cold in western Nebraska, and we've had several days of snow, fortunately, without wind! Still, nights are hovering near/below zero. Thank goodness we have a fireplace.
MY rule for DH was, "OK, wood in the house was OK, just not any higher than the cabinet that was holding the stack up." You see, it IS higher, and later after I took this photo, the stack was even higher! (Hey, it kinda looks like a quilting pattern?) The kindling stack is on the other side of the fireplace, also, IMHO, is also out of control. It's kinda hard to promote any aura of gentility when the wood is stacked like lumber in the family room. Now, get this - the majority of the originating wood pile is about 25 steps outside in the garage - it's not like, like, like out in the woods! Well, the room IS warm and cozy, and yes, the wood IS handy but, the stack is now so high I dare not disturb it for fear of it collapsing on my feet.
Below is the finished quilt our local quiltmakers have made for a local raffle. I bought quite a few tickets for this treasure. And look how simple those 4-patches are, although that lovely applique is strictly a "Jody-Goddess" contribution. When we chose the colors for the 4-patches, we just wanted those with a grayed tone to them. Other than that, most all colors are represented. This is from a book by Mimi Dietrich, Bed and Breakfast Quilts. Funny thing, I had picked up that book from one stack and was moving it to the "I'll never use this book any more" stack. Our local quilt group had just discussed making a quilt to be raffled, and I opened the book for one last glimpse, and this perfect pattern jumped out at me. It's queen size.
