Quilt-A-Long

Charm packs make 4 nice 2.5" squares, I'll be using them for the Quilt-A-Long at Crazy Mom Quilts. I like this idea of a nine patch set in a sashing. Simple, a good project for a tired soul at the end of the day. I still can't decide what to sash them with, but that will come.

Some of the larger art quilts are packed away for my time living by the sea. This is o.k. I have found that the fabric pieces for these works are still in the process of coming my way, so I can accept that they are not ready to see fruition quite yet. Thought my studio is whittled to a three drawer cart and musical machines, I find such peace in sewing where I can see the sea, hear the gulls, and watch tankers swiftly make their way out again. I wonder how they counter boredom on those long hours at sea, or if it is much like the home, always a task that can be done.

The sun streams in, beating down hard on the geraniums on the deck. White, planted on each end of the window box, I have not found yet what is to constitute the middle. My husband sleeps on the couch in the shade of the blind.

Days by the sea pass with thoughts of the horizon. An eagle flew past today while I ate breakfast in the soft shaft spotlight of morning light. A day with both the eagle and my favorite blue tanker, definitely had the makings of bliss.

Marblized Color

Spring weather somehow induces me to sew. Quilts, a dress, a handbag perhaps - I haven't made one yet and have been wanting to, with a matching wallet. All in time, I planted white geraniums, they stand out but nicely commend a background of deep blue sea, but somehow the garden doesn't hold it's allure quite yet.

Here is an organizing project, my DMC floss boxes covered with marblized paper to add a touch of class that plastic just sadly lacks.


I think about a thought- will America become a stronger nation? Amid all the worry for our country and our citizens, that is one comfort I suppose, that we stand to gain with loss.