Winter Wonderland? Give me a break!
I'm perfectly fine with this stuff happening around the holidays, but December is long behind us and I'm wanting this stuff put away and packed up with the holiday decorations until next year, got it?
It sure is pretty - but once again our truck is parked at the bottom of the steep drive and we are taking the RZR shuttle to and from the car.
Scenes from the back yard at the inn.
I can't wait for summer and fire pit season!
We were able to get the walks shoveled and ice melt put down.
The old mill stants neglected in this snow covered scene.
After we finished things at the inn, we headed over to our friend's house to see if they were able to get their own drive plowed.
They had just finished up, so Hubster Dave had to dive in and let his inner 10 year old out to play:
I went as far as I could on these.
I am 2 units short of the last big block I need to make. And I didn't have any spare papers with me. I'll see about picking those up today when we go over.
I DID have log cabin papers at home....so quickly dug in.
Lola knows just what to do to make herself at home.
Piecing until dinner time!
Many more to come.
Printable paper piecing template will be included in the pattern once the quilt is finished. Thanks for understanding that this may take some time....
This morning. Yikes.
It's so pretty, but so treacherous!
The decision was made last night with the next incoming group to push things forward a day due to road issues. They'll come tomorrow instead. It's for everyone's safety as they are coming from Northern Virginia.
The power blipped off in the middle of the night due to the ice. The generator ran for a while until the problem was solved - evidently crews were on round the clock alert - and we haven't lost power again....yet.
Today will be much like yesterday - shuttling down to the bottom of the drive somewhere around noon, giving things a chance to thaw a bit before heading over to the inn to take care of things, feed Tula and Flash, pick up the mail, take care of any out-going mail, bring home a couple of printed templates for the aqua string quilt and spend my day sewing.
How about you?
This happened - did you see it?
If you haven't started your Old Town yet - did you enter?
This time I even included the paint chips in the pattern. It's ALL in there, even the printable paper piecing templates for the square-in-a-square star block centers, and the small flying geese for the pieced sashings.
And YES - there is introductory pricing for those who have been waiting to start their own Old Town when it was released in pattern format.
The price is already marked 25% off and is good through 2/17/25 at 11:30pm Eastern time. No coupon needed.
International customers: Please DO NOT USE THE BUY NOW BUTTON. It uses autofill to put in your mailing address. This causes a problem with international folks as I do not ship physical items internationally.
Instead - place the pattern in your shopping cart, and go to the cart directly to choose your payment option (Which does not use autofill) Things should work fine for you this way. You do not need a physical mailing address to receive a PDF file. Just your email.
Quiltville Quote of the Day -
I can do many things at once.
But I don't do them all very well!
Have a terrific Wednrsday, everyone -
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It's -32 C here this morning. Enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Dave is enjoying his inner youth. I'm pleased his head trauma from a previous storm must have healed! A storm hitting here in NW Ohio hitting soon, followed up by another is weekend. We have gratefully no place to go for a week! Enjoy your sewing time, I will be. 🪡
ReplyDeleteI am counting my blessings that it's just lightly raining and 55 degrees here in San Diego, California. I envy you all back east getting to experience the varied seasons, but the rain here is very much needed. We don't have anymore fires, thank the Lord. The last one in San Diego was only about a mile away from me and I was really anxious about it. Grateful for Bonnie's designs and creativity.
ReplyDeleteThe triangles look like hibiscus flowers against an azure sea. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
oh, the choices we make!
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ReplyDeleteI love your new projects! I couldn't help but notice your log cabin fabrics and laugh because I have one of those fabrics that I was sure no one still had around! It is the cream one with the blue lines that make squares and have the little flowers in them. I have strips cut from a project and I never did finish the original project so now I add them into other things as I see you are doing! So fun to see fabrics you have in someone else's quilting too. I am slowly coming along with my Old Town. My friend and I are convinced that there are fairies that switch the direction of the pieces when our backs are turned! :-) She is ready to start quilting hers. I am still sewing blocks together! So fun to do it together. Thanks for all you share and do for us. Hope the snow does not cause you too much trouble. It is very cold here in Oregon today. 22 degrees at 8:45 am, which is cold for us! :-) Have a great day! K- lkw2x6-apq@yahoo.com
Your latest design is lovely for Easter!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks beautiful! Seeing your husband sliding down the hill brought back many childhood memories. I grew up near Chicago and now live in Bakersfield, Ca. We are excited that there is rain in the forecast. We average about 6 inches of rain a year and are in moderate drought conditions because we haven't had much rain this season.
ReplyDeletei think this is winter's last gasp for us in the mid-atlantic...next thing you know it will be spring...
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