Porch Rails & Side Trips!

I could have titled this post Sew Many Mules -but folks might not get the whole story or decide to pass it by - but there is a special story to these Wonky Donkey blocks that is worth telling!

They were made by Denise's Husbands mother and grandmother in the "way back when" and include some hand piecing, some machine piecing and a whole lot of "what happened with these?!"

We've all got something in our life that just never was completed because maybe they didn't fit together, but these are so precious!

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Short Time Out!

What do we do when the weather climbs back up to 70 f degrees?

Make a break from the sewing machines and see who we can get to come on a 2 mile dirt road hike.

It had been a while!

It had been close to 3 weeks since I walked this road due to my crazy travel and then the weather went sour.

But just as predicted faux-fall has passed, and we are right back where I love to be in Late September.

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Quilt Shop Hop Day!

Friday was the designated "Hit up the quilt shops!" Day, and at any given time, more folks were gone than were left behind.

I love that they love our local quilt shops.

I love to see what they bring back!

Do I have FOMO for not riding along (in my matching t shirt?!) YES! 

And no.  I look around the studio and think "How am I ever going to sew all of this up?!"

But I'm so glad they get out and enjoy their time here and that the quilt shops know they are visiting while staying at the inn.  

It makes for a happy day all around.

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Just Start Anywhere

Did you ever find yourself on a project - center together, switching gears to piece the borders and you just didn't have the fortitude?

There was so much going on that I just couldn't settle at this - though by the looks of this photo I did just fine.

It all started on Wednesday when our Virginia Autumn decided to  just kick in all at once and be rainy and chilly with highs below 60 f degrees.

I switched the modes on the split units that heat the kitchen, quilting quarters and dining room from a/c to heat. (IN SEPTEMBER!) 

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