Busted Water Pipe

Life …

With freezing temperatures this morning, 10 degrees for us, we had an outdoor faucet freeze and bust. I couldn’t get help fast enough. Water ran out from under the washer and dryer way too fast.

After the farm help turned the water off to the house they started finding a way to fix the faucet.

And then they came inside and cut a whole in the sheetrock down behind the dryer and fixed it.

Water had flooded under the carpet into my fabric closet. So I had to clean out and dry everything that got damp. Now I have a heater and fan blowing to get it all dry.

On the good side, I now have clean carpet and a clean floor under the washer and dryer!

Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt

It’s been slow going for my Celtic Solstice quilt.

I rather like the way it is turning out.

Check out other "Design Walls" at Patchwork Times.
And I'm setting a goal at Fiber of All Sorts to start a quilt for an entry into the Mountain Quiltfest Challenge, "Celebration."

Paul Graber Family and Celtic Solstice

Life …

Our family gathered after Christmas to have a day together.

… as a Quilter

I’m still working on my Celtic Solstice mystery quilt which has now been revealed. I haven’t made the 4-patch units yet because in changing my colors they would be dark purple and lavender and I wasn’t sure how that would fit into the quilt. Well, now I know and I think they will look fine!

However, I need to put this project on hold and get a class ready for our Possum Town Quilters on how to make a quilt from a picture.

Celtic Solstice on Design Wall

Life …

Dustin and Gina came down from New York for what I’m hoping is a looooooooong visit.

We had some of the cousins in for supper and an evening of visiting.

The men sat in the living room laughing and telling stories.

  

 

And the children had a high time playing!

… as a Quilter

My design wall is holding parts of my Bonnie Hunter’s Celtic Solstice mystery quilt. Now I’m backing up and making the chevrons in step 2.

Sailboats III and IV

I decided to take a reader, Karen’s comment and idea and just bind Sailboat III and call it good enough. And now, I rather like it. The fellow there steering is my nephew, Scott.

Sailboat III

$65 SOLD

7 7/8” X 10 1/2”

Materials: cotton fabric and an assortment of cotton and polyester thread

Techniques: fused and heavily quilted

Finished with “Fast Finished Triangles” and ready for hanging

 

And here is Scott again on Sailboat IV that I started HERE.

I like the effect the two layers of black tulle over the water give the piece.

Sailboat IV

$125 SOLD
7” X 10”

Materials: commercial cotton fabric, cotton and polyester thread, black tulle

Techniques: fused, machine quilted and machine free motion quilted, hand stitched binding to back

Finished with “Fast Finished Triangles” and ready for hanging