I finally finished my first quilt from Carolyn Friedlander’s great book, Savor Each Stitch. This one is technically called “Facing East,” but my yard faces West, so we’ll go with Facing West. This one is a present for my parents on their fortieth wedding anniversary. I’m so proud of them for still having a strong marriage after…
I’m in the market for a new car. The car I would like to get is the Volvo XC70: In brown, if you please! Sadly, this vehicle sells for on the order of $40,000. I never would have looked at it in the first place if I’d realized Volvo was a luxury brand. (I haven’t…
Ready for basting: Basted and ready for quilting: I debated how to quilt this. In Carolyn Friedlander’s book, she has two quilts of this style. One of them, done in neutrals like mine, she quilts all over in a plant-inspired pattern. The other, she quilts all the triangles behind the bars each “sun”, leaving the…
For my next quilt, I’m planning to another Friedlander design from her book, Savor Each Stitch. I’d like to do the Lattice quilt. Here are a few examples . . . Made by Carolyn Friedlander herself below. Note the large scale pattern in the background. She discusses this quilt more in her book. And one more…
We apparently had a bear in our yard yesterday evening, folks. I did not see it, but it was in our neighbors yard and disappeared stage left . . . meaning most likely into our yard. They have photographic evidence. I love it! That adds to the list of animals I’ve seen in our yard…
Next week, our nanny starts Monday. L starts preschool Monday, and then I go back to work on Wednesday. Needless to say, I’m just a tad bit stressed about all this, so I’ve been trying to channel my angst into bedside table shopping. H thinks I’m insane, but I’d like to point out that I’ve…
My quilt is coming along slowly, but I’m pleased with it so far. It’s still taking me probably about an hour for each one of the blocks, but it’s an enjoyable process, and after all, what’s the hurry? After this, I’m planning to try another Friedlander quilt. Then a winter twin quilt for L. Then,…
