Hello Everyone,
I was able to get to my sewing room for a few hours this week between sorting, tossing, and boxing. I've always wanted to make a pink and brown quilt, and now I have the perfect fabric to make one.
Marcus Fabrics sent me
Madison Square Fabric by Paula Barnes, and I've been anxious to use it. I cut the pieces out and put them on the block layout sheet. I also incorporated two other fabrics;
Meridian Stars by Karen Styles and the pink is from
Return to Elegance by Judie Rothermel.
This is the Madison Square line of fabric. I absolutely LOVE IT!
The block is the same block which I used in my Crossing the Pond quilt.
The block looks so different when it's framed with the sashing components. The new blocks will have a different, yet beautiful sashings.
I'm my happiest when I'm with the grandkids, in my sewing room, or in the pool. Water aerobics started last Monday, and I am one happy camper. This is the one indulgence I give myself for one hour a day, Monday through Friday. The water feels so good, and it feels so good to stretch and move effortlessly through the water. Then when I get out of the water, I feel like I weigh 400 pounds just walking up the pool steps! Water aerobics sets up a nice way to start my day with a positive outlook and gives me more energy to tackle my to-do list. I not only have a daily to-do list, but I also have a long-range to-do list.
Yesterday, while I was carrying boxes to put under the cabin, I was joined by three very curious deer. I just sat right down on some steps out back, and they came right to me within 10 feet. I was ready to bolt up the stairs just in case they decided to get a little squirrely. Mr. Joe is calling me the deer whisperer. They were so sweet and calm, and I seemed to have a real connection with one of the does. She listened to everything I was telling her. I found myself talking to her the way I talk to Mazey in a universal animal-understanding language.
The packing and sorting is going.....I don't know if I would say it's going well. My mother was a saver, and I guess I am too. I found a box of correspondence from the 1960's. My mom saved every letter I received from my pen pal I had in junior high school. Through my excellent detective skills and the power of the Internet, I actually tracked my penpal down. I'm going to send her a letter to see if she would like to rekindle our pen pal relationship. If she's not the right person, then the recipient of the letter is going to think I'm crazy. Mr. Joe would concur.
Soon,
It's amazing how color and print can change the look of a block, Lynn...and they're gorgeous! I think your doe looks very pregnant - perhaps she was talking mom-to-mom! I would love to hear from my Japanese pen pal from way back when - I bet yours will be tickled!
ReplyDeleteI thought the doe looked pregnant too. I'll let you know if she starts bringing a little spotted fawn around.
DeleteGorgeous fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jocelyn!
Delete* Loving your blocks!
ReplyDelete* So happy you're back in the pool!
* I'm a saver, too. Retirement goals.
* The deer are beautiful and seem much friendlier than the bears!!!
If the creatures had been 3 bears, I would not have been sitting on the steps! I love the time spent in the pool. It is so relaxing and starts my day off on such a positive note.
DeleteI love pink and brown together! It's one of my favorite combinations and your block looks wonderful in that fabric line! I hope that you are successful in tracking down your penpal. I wish that people still wrote letters instead of really quick messages on Facebook or Instagram. I miss that and I still really love having a real book in my hand where I can turn the pages.
ReplyDeleteI occasionally will write a letter to my grandchildren....but it can't be in cursive. I find that so sad. We have uncovered boxes of letters from our past. I get caught up in reading every single one.
DeleteI just love your wonderful color sense as you combine them in your quilts. That is a real talent!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your kind words, Jean.
DeleteSure looks like you live in paradise there.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do live in a paradise. You know, I grew in Paradise, CA.....the community which burned to the ground. I worry about my area every fire season, which is now year-round.
DeleteYou are one busy lady, but so happy you are taking time for you. The deer are beautiful and seem to have formed a bond with you. :) The fabrics and pattern are lovely. I like brown and pink together. You are having so much fun with the fabrics.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I anonymous? :) Its Karen
DeleteI don't know why you showed up as Anonymous, Karen. The deer were so pretty and graceful. If the doe is pregnant, I hope she comes back to show me her little one.
DeleteYour blocks are so pretty! I have a pink & brown quilt in progress from years ago. I should pull it out and get it finished. Deer whisperer? Yes. Bear whisperer? No! (Tee! Hee!)
ReplyDeleteI like being called a Deer Whisperer. Mr. Joe saw a bear walking down our street yesterday morning around 9:30am. Day or night, they are always out and about.
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