FriendStitchin' Sunday
Last Sunday was our monthly Friendstitch gathering; t'was good to have my friend Pat back from her month-long July study program in Nebraska. She'd missed two of our Baltimore Album Quilt classes so she's been playing catch up with her blocks...I think she's made considerable progress (bottom left photo) especially compared to me: I hit a slight brick wall with the block I'm currently working on so I set it aside and returned to my Flower Garden borders (top photo) ...the photo shows the bottom border in progress stretched out on the bed - the quilted bedspread is not quite the best background ...
For the past year plus Pat and her daughter Margaret have been making a delightful Sue Spargo wool quilt (bottom right), embroidered with all sorts of fun animals found in South Africa - Sue's native country. The quilt has been a labor of love (much like Pat's and my Crimson Tweed wall quilts we each stitched several years ago!) - and they are beginning to see daylight!
Theresa, the consummate knitter (middle photo) among us is as busy as ever: one for you and one for me...
LSNED* 2016
It is September and since 2007, I've participated in LSNED - Learn Something New Every Day: a month-long series of daily journaling prompts designed to encourage participants to stop and contemplate each day's lessons learned. I'm not sure if this year's prompts are repeats from last year, or if they will be different...and of course, one doesn't have to stick to the prompt - what's most important: the learning journey.
Last year I shared my dailies, usually grouping 3-4 days' lessons in one post. I'm thinking I'll continue that practice, starting with a Monday 5 September post... To read what I learned last year, you can start here ... I think, upon rereading, I may be repeating some lessons - just sayin'. To be continued...
Enjoy the weekend and I hope if you're on the east coast of the States, it's not too soggy...
Cheers~