January Weekend

Mom and I played with Fresh Market (Brannock & Patek for Moda).  We used a layer cake and a pack of charm squares.  I didn't get the circles stitched down before I left Mom's studio, so I ran to JoAnn's for some fusible web.  I bought the wrong kind (it was not paper backed), and I ended up cutting little pieces of the fusible to place behind the circles and anchoring them so I would not have to fold it with a lot of pins to take on the airplane home.  Why did I think hand appliqueing the circles down would be a good idea?

I took another look at it once the circles were sewn on, and I didn't like all the space around the edges, so I sliced off 3 1/2 inches all around and re-sewed the pieces onto the opposite sides.  Since it was me doing it, and I didn't think of math at all, I had a little issue to fix, but the fix went well, and I won't bother you with the details. (I pressed the quilt before I took it out for a photo.  The angle of the early morning sun makes the top look all wrinkly; that's a good thing when you photograph a finished quilt, but not so hot for a quilt top.)

The other thing I accomplished this week is I added a magnetic strip to my peg board.  I like having my tools where I can find them.  I spent most of my holiday vacation (besides going to Mom's) cleaning out my sewing room.  I swear it now feels like an alien planet.  I go in there and sit, and I cannot find anything.  Not a thing.  It has taken me a while to get things going in there again.  I will persevere, and eventually I will get something going I feel passionately about, but right now the quilting mojo is low. I have been reading the same thing on other blogs, so perhaps it is post-holiday normal for a lot of us.

I have discovered, for the first time, Downton Abbey. I am finally enjoying the Masterpiece series with the rest of you.  Looks like I will have to get season 1 and catch up!

You can see what the kitties do all day. Joey gets to be on the bed, but not on the quilts (they are on the quilt rack at the base of the bed). I keep washable old blankets and towels on the bed.

Of course the little devil follows me around the house.  Here he is in a box left over from Christmas.  I sat it on the top of my computer armoire (a hulking piece of furniture) not realizing Joey would make it his favorite hiding place. But, of course, he has to keep an eye on me while I type.

The most wonderful thing happened on New Year's Eve. My son, Eron, and his girlfriend, Meredith, became engaged.  I am so happy for all of us (especially them)!