Why Not

I confess.

I tried to be strong.

I tried to hang in there

and resist temptation,

but I just got giddy with

the thought of just playing,

starting something new, and

abandoning "the list"

Why Not!

Nothing big.

Just something to give me the 

opportunity to play and dig in the fabric bins.

A couple of weeks ago I 

bought Jo Morton's new book

and went exploring in my fabric closet

for some some inspiration.

I found a bag with some fall fabrics I had

purchased, well, let's just say awhile ago.

I don't remember what the original plan was.

It doesn't matter. There's a new plan.

It's given me the chance to dig in the stash.

Play and audition fabrics.

 No pressure.

Just lovely fun.

Now the fabrics are cut for hst's

Maybe someone will have a long nap this afternoon

and then there might be even be some sewing.

****

My Florida daughter and son-in-law

can now wear the official T-shirt

"I survived Irma"

They have been house bound for a week,

but Kate finally headed out to the Seminole Museum,

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

where she works as museum director, to do

 some damage assessment.

Hopefully, all is well. 

What an incredibly exhausting week for

everyone in Florida
and for the nervous moms
who live somewhere else.

Until Next Time-

Kyle

New Project

 I know what I really should be doing.

But there's more to life than packing boxes.

Right?

A dear friend of mine recently gave me this

vintage quilt.

She told me that I might actually do something with it

whereas she probably wouldn't

so I gratefully accepted her gift.

It's not a prize winner.

But someone had stitched it together

and created a interesting quilt.

 This is one side.

It has some wonder examples of

turn of the century prints,

 

shirting, double pinks, black mourning prints,

Cadette blues, and claret reds.

 Each rectangle is 3 inches by 5 inches finished and

they're hand sewn together.

The quilt is tied and it has

a knife edge finish.

The fabrics are in perfect condition.

I could have some fun with these fabric pieces.

Wondering what's on the other side?

A crazy quilt

dated 1893.

This side is in very sad shape.

Many of the pieces are shredding and 

have disintegrated,

 but someones initials are still there.

I'm really not a fan of crazy quilts,

 but they are an incredible amount of work,

 with delightful embroidery.

They were a wonderful way to show off a person's

hand work with

all those different stitches.

 The quilt was incredible heavy.

 I envisioned that there must be another

quilt stitched inside that had been used as the batting.

So with Jack the Ripper,

I started taking the stitching out along the edges.

No, I didn't find another quilt, 

but I did find something to help confirm

 the embroidered date.

  Until Next Time-