From the archives....

This was taken 4 years ago today...what a difference in the weather.  I can still remember how cold it was the day this was taken.  And here today I hung clothes on the line just in my shirt sleeves.

I only quilted the dark sides of a couple blocks today....had to do a little bit of housecleaning.  I am hoping to get back at it tomorrow and get a bit more done.   

But the weather is supposed to be up almost to 60º tomorrow so who knows what we might do.  In ways I think we should get out and enjoy it while we can.  I can think of several places I would like to go.

A quilt house in Tennessee

This was on our drive in Tennessee....I am pretty sure this was a house.  Another drive by.  One of these days I really want a quilt square on our house.
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We had errands to run this morning....I didn't set down to my quilt till late this evening.  And when I did I only quilted for an hour or two.  In that time I only quilted the dark half of three or four blocks.  And things were going good.  The quilting is a little closer than I like but it is quilting Roger liked.  So I am attempting to do it.

The bad thing in some ways is that the quilting is not going to show once it is done.   At least I don't think it is enough for anyone to really see unless they are seeing it in person.

Also makes me wonder how long it will take me to finish it....

Another kitty....

It seems no matter where I go, I run into kitties.  Today I had to run over to Lori's Pins & Needles...to get a different thread.  What I had was not the right color.  It stood out like a sore thumb.

Of course I ran through the strip pits on the way there...after all it is not really out of the way.  I did see an eagle but it was too far away to photograph.  The Northern Harriers were out on the way there, and as I came back home I again swung through the area.  Short-eared owls were out, even though it was still fairly early in the evening.  I put up a couple of their photos over at Time Stand Still.

Anyway, as I was going, I was just past the last big ponds when I spotted this fellow.  He was not interested in meeting me at all.  Barely paused long enough for me to snap this photo.  He looks healthy, too, but who knows what he would feel like if he could be examined up close and personal.
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It was bright and sunny today....I did not do much at all.  I did try to start on Roger's quilt.  It is going to take a while.  I had to rip out the first little bit of sewing I did.  I had a variegated color that goes from white to darker tan.  The white stood out like a sore thumb so ripped it out.  I would have ripped it out anyway cause it just was not good quilting.

I just felt so totally awkward...didn't know if I was ever going to feel capable of quilting it.  So, I checked what thread I had and didn't have any I liked.  I ran to Lori's and came home with two different threads and one of them is going to work fine.  I also gave myself a lecture....told myself to slow down and try to do it right.

I sat and cut a pattern for part of the quilting, then traced onto this real thing Golden Threads paper...did four of them for the center. Then I took my time...pinned the tracings to the quilt and quilted. I did get that center bit quilted, but that is only a drop in the bucket.  I now have to decide how to proceed.  But having the center done is a weight lifted.
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I have errands to run tomorrow, but hope I can get in some quilting time now that I have started.