Howdy-howdy! Happy Fall Colors!
I'm delighted to return to sewing and working on my Ladies. I started on my fifth Patriot while staying up one night to prepare for working the following night. Gotta get the body clock turned around, so I might as well do what I love best :) Don't ya know I couldn't sleep the next day, so I finished her up!
This past weekend I managed to do the sixth Patriot and she went together like spreading butter on a warm biscuit :) I am so far out of my comfort zone on these blocks, I don't know which end is up anymore. Each block is another notch in my confidence level, not that it was anemic, but I feel like I'm stepping into new upgrades every time. The directions are so easy to follow and I'm dazzled with each completed block. These two blocks finish up month 3, as in March, but who's keeping track anyway??
I received fabric for the log cabin blocks this week (as in month 10, ah-hmm there are 7 packages or 13 blocks waiting for me). It's October and there are only 2 more sets of blocks coming my way. My goal is to finish piecing this quilt by February and I'm hoping that's not too ambitious! I don't want to leave this quilt dangling, because it is just too spectacular! I would love to know if there is anyone working on this close to my home. It would be fun to get progress reports from them.
I don't think I will get be able to sew very much this weekend, as I just went and bought 2 bushels of apples to make up into applesauce. I have a bushel of Honeycrisps and a bushel of Jonagolds waiting to be processed. My kitchen is going to smell divine all day tomorrow!! It's alot-alot of work, but my favorite comfort food is a nice dish of applesauce with just a sprinkle of cinnamon - hmmm...yummy-yummy for my tummy!!
I hope you all get out to enjoy the rich fall colors. This is my favorite time of the year. These colors speak to my spirit and make we smile each time I look across the fields. It's also birthday month in our home! There is so much to be thankful for and multiple reasons to celebrate this season :)
Happy Quilting!
Elaine
Chipper Piecemaker
