 Chris left early yesterday for his annual Myrtle Beach golf trip with a group of high school friends. I admire that he is still so close to high schoolmates. I went to school in a small factory town and couldn't wait to get out. I'm closest to friends that I've made since we moved to Richmond almost 30 years ago. So, what do you think I did on my first day alone? Sleep late? No, I had a chiropractor appointment. Sew all day? Nope. I deep cleaned the stove! Crazy, huh? It's been on my list for a few weeks. I decided to get it over with while I had a good book to listen to. After that I got into the sewing room late in the afternoon and I pieced some end-of-bolt pieces for quilt backs. I got a back made for these 2 quilts and got them loaded. While I was loading the quilt I noted how happy the mosaic wall makes me. It would be dungeon like in my quilting space if not for that wall. After 8 years, it still makes me happy every day.  I also pieced a back for this quilt. It's possible that I can have all 3 of these veterans quilts finished by the end of the month. My weekend will not be totally alone. I'm visiting a friend today and hiking with some other friends Sunday, but there should be ample quilting time in the mix.
7 Comments
Jackie Kelly
4/26/2025 01:35:07 pm
I love the blue and orange quilt. 4/26/2025 07:10:14 pm
The first thing I noticed was the mosaic wall. It was so much fun watching your progress as you designed and made it. you sound like me - I have no friends from high school - I left as soon as I could and never looked back, never went to a reunion and never kept in touch with any of them, I am still in touch with a gal that was a friend of mine and my sister from when we left our high school town and moved to Milwaukee - she is the oldest friend I have and I have rarely seen her but we stay in touch.
Gene Black
4/27/2025 06:45:56 am
Sounds like you won’t have time to be bored. Sometimes the “dirty stove”(whatever it may be) just needs to be taken care of so we can enjoy doing other things.
Mary Anne
4/27/2025 09:57:35 am
I came across the term 'cheddar quilts' yesterday - which appears to reference a trend towards blue and orange. That quilt 'fits'. 4/27/2025 12:05:35 pm
Hope your weekend is fun, looks like you had a great trip to the museum with your mom on your last post. I love your mosaic wall! I'm watching a recording of the last rounds of the NFL draft today. I pulled weeds this morning, and later I need to do some mulch. Then it will be on to cleaning the veranda tomorrow, pollen is awful right now! But I have company coming on Tuesday, and I have to get things a little cleaner than they are now.
Lindah
4/29/2025 01:46:33 am
What happy memories this pic of your mosaic wall brings back. Would love to see more pics of it from time to time. --hint-hint. I remember watching it grow and being astounded that anyone would actually consider applying those tiny pieces to a whole big wall. It was fun and I almost held my breath watching it take form and beautiful color combinations as you patiently worked away on it. What a lovely addition to your working/creating area. Leave a Reply. |
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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