Pumpkins, Packages and….

I stole away to the studio about 9pm last night just to get in an hour of stitching.

I needed only 3 pumpkins to finish what was on the floor.

I was a quilter on a mission, and I needed to feel the hum of the machine and the heat of the iron as I sewed and pressed.

And wonder of wonders, I FOUND the missing rectangle that i had searched high and low for.

Of course it wasn’t where it was supposed to be, it had “flannel boarded” itself to the back of a totally unrelated piece of fabric that I had likely laid on top of it.  No bother, at least it was FOUND!

Seeing this 1953 Bernina just waiting for me made me smile.  This thing has POWER.  I have loved all 3 of the Berninas that  have come through my life at different times, and this makes number 4, and it makes me the happiest of all.  All metal, vintage forest green and chrome, flat bed and all.  Still wondering what this one will do in a treadle cabinet!

But there was no time for that last night.  3 pumpkins, remember?

And then they were there.  All of them.

And I began to web and web some more!

I have been parceling out “The Crown” on Netflix.  I don’t want it to end, and I know I will watch it again and notice even more little nuances of what it must have been like to be a young mother, crowned Queen and thrown into a world of politics.  Episode 7 has the Queen hiring a tutor for herself to fill in the gaps of her “Not quite normal” education that didn’t teach her what other students learned in “Normal” school and she wants to learn.  I am so impressed with this show.

Yes, this 1953 Bernina 117k and I have bonded.  I'm considering naming her "Queenie"  As in Queenie the Greenie. I have watched all 7 episodes while getting to know this machine.  The Queen's coronation took place in 1953.  It's kismet.  Queenie she is.

Side story:  My DAD's grandmother, my great grandmother was also called "Queenie".  It's her diamond and sapphire ring I wear.  I think she would approve as well.

All rows are complete, and connected to each other with chaining threads!

These three days home are going too fast, and full with a list of “Must dos” as long as my arm including getting our En Provence Mystery clue #1 ready to go.  Friday is coming so quickly!

Now to sew the rows together.

I haven’t run out of Essential Triangle Tools yet, but it will be close by the time we leave for Florida late tomorrow afternoon.  I am filling as many orders as possible and getting them out the door before I leave.  I normally don’t go away for Thanksgiving, but when the Hubster bought some scuba equipment for our Mediterranean cruise, he also got some free advanced diving courses with purchase, and they expire at the end of the year.  So this is a combination Thanksgiving/Christmas thing for us to go to Key Largo so he can get those dives in.

A very certain “MYSTERIOUS” quilt will be going with me and I plan to finish the binding while he is off on his dives.

Anyone here a Gilmore Girls fan??  On the 25th during our mystery release, there are NEW episodes being released on Netflix as well.  Check it out.  I plan to binge!  And hopefully we will find a beautiful beach and get some beach shots of the quilt for our reveal when it happens.  At least that is the plan.  We’ll be back home Monday night.

Sadie says:

Invoice box #15 is OUT THE DOOR!

Onto box #16 today!

If you have not received a “processing” email yet, it’s because I haven’t printed your invoice.  But you should have your original receipt in your inbox letting you know what your invoice number is so you can still see we are getting closer to you.

At this point I do not see getting any more Tri-Recs in stock.  Because I do want to relax a bit during the holidays and enjoy mystery season with you, and squeeze in a bit of sewing – if you haven’t ordered your Tri-Recs yet, please try your local shops or online resources for that set.  I will be posting a PDF template for those shapes, but paper patterns are not easy to work with and you will really prefer to have those rulers on hand.

If you have not ordered the Essential Triangle Tool, remember you CAN use the equivalent rulers from other manufacturers for half-square and quarter-square triangles.  ALL units will be given in unfinished and finished sizes so you can use ANY METHOD for creating these units, as long as they measure what they should.

I think that’s it off the top of my head for today!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

Vintage nine patch quilt shared by @photokevin74

I fell into a fitful sleep last night after reading about neo-Nazi support of our president elect, and dealing with KKK images in my head from previous news articles. I live in North Carolina. These things happen where I live, so I'm a bit more concerned.  It's not "over-there" it's HERE.

I need to stick with love.

The world is a scary place and it is getting scarier. We need to look each other in the eye one-on-one, not as groups, causes, parties, denominations or religions, subcultures, us versus them. Person-to-person we need to see each other clearly as human beings.  

I believe quilting and our love of quilting gives those of us who DO quilt an opportunity to see beyond the differences.  It gives us a “Common Thread” and a deep understanding that crosses boundaries. 

Let’s focus on that.

I’m grateful for our Quilty Abundance!

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