From Cold and Wintery Virginia!

I stood on the end of the front porch – the bit that is over the garage, looking down at the hairpin turn of the laneway –the very steep part that I love to curse at when hiking up.

11% grade might not seem like much by numbers, but it is steep enough that most cars – unless they have all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive – will find themselves spinning wheels in an effort to gain purchase and make it up this last bit of hill before reaching the cabin.

It’s beautiful in winter.

When we first saw the place – just a year ago – the snow was already gone.

And though temps have gotten above the freezing mark in the past week, what is left here on the mountain side are simply places “where the sun don’t shine” and I love the iced ginger cookie appearance of the landscape.  There isn’t a lot of snow, but it’s enough to feel festive!

And enough to keep me inside and stitching.  I have no desire to hike a snow-covered 11% grade of a cabin road.

Sunrise beyond the ridge.

Sunrise is my favorite time of day, and in the winter here, it’s hard to miss it.  I admit to even sleeping with the bedroom blinds UP, knowing that the dawning light of day will gently wake me to this beautiful sight. 

There is something so peaceful about the dark silhouette of trees against the morning light of dawn.

There has been some sewing happening!

How many of you remember these blocks?

(And pay attention to the Slimline Daylight light – more to follow!)

Remember when....

I stitched the binding on a baby quilt made of “WRONG WAY” blocks while on the plane to a family reunion in Utah in July.

Finished baby quilt on Mercedes rental car upgrade!

(I loved this car!)

The quilt was gifted to my sweet sister-in-law Anna and my brother David who were expecting baby #4. Do you see the "H" design in between the rolling stone blocks?  At this time the expected baby didn't have a name....

My niece Lucie, David’s oldest holding her new baby brother!

HENRY (It's an H name!) was born November 30th, and is such a happy little chunk! He sure loves his big sister! And with the arrival of little Henry Joseph Sherwood (who now has his gifted quilt from Auntie Bonnie) I was reminded of these RIGHT WAY blocks that had been set aside while working on getting On Ringo Lake completed.

Something crazy great is in the works! I am joining with the Daylight company and HollyAnne of String & Story for a special holiday giveaway starting Tuesday! Details to follow then! Do you own a daylight light? Would you like to?

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You’ll want to come back here on Tuesday to see just what is up.  It’s unbelievably great, and you are going to want your chance at this!

In the mean time:

I’m only 4 blocks short of a layout!

I hope to be sewing this top together today.  When at the cabin I am forced to make some interesting fabric choices because my stash is limited here.  I’m going through all of the blue and doing scrappy blue setting triangles because I don’t have enough of one thing.  It’s worked for me in the past:

Blue scrappy setting triangles on Carolina Chain!

Carolina Chain was featured on the C&T blog yesterday, and you can find this pattern FREE HERE!

If you do go get the pattern from C&T, would you leave them a comment that you read about it here and thank them for posting it?  I’d love them to know just how much we appreciate them doing this!

If you like this pattern, you’ll also love the other 11 quilt designs in the Addicted to Scraps book now at a special sale price in the Quiltville Store. 

When you purchase the Addicted to Scraps book in my store you will also receive a free pattern for my Wanderlust table runner, not available anywhere else!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

I fully believe that we have to take care in what we read, watch, listen to and think about!

Think good thoughts today.

Love from Quilt Villa!