My days lately involve a session of mulching followed by a couple of hours sitting by a window and working on the poncho. I'm completely obsessed with it. Yesterday I finished off the first ball of yarn and I'm 80% confident that it's going to work out well. There's a lot more stitches to go and I'm happy to keep rolling on. Daylight is best for the poncho so at night I work on my other 2 projects. This is a donation blanket and I've just started the 2nd of 6 balls of yarn and then there is one more ball for the border. I went through my pattern books and have come up with 2 possible ideas to use my Paula fabrics. I might eventually make both. I also pulled out this pattern that I bought last summer and I'm thinking that it might be cute in feedsack fabrics. I have a huge stash of those that I need to start working with. I've also got to get busy dyeing some quilt backs. I brought home 8 more quilt tops from the quilt club meeting Tuesday night! We delivered 32 finished quilts to out VA contact for our first delivery of 2025. Finally, I have the answer to a burning question. Many of us wondered how they would handled the porta potties when they loaded up the dumpster. I now have the answer. They pump them out and completely clean them before loading the dumpster to take it away. I suppose they take they empty the box at the dump and immediately drop it off in someone else's front yard for the next project.
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3/13/2025 01:51:37 pm
The pattern is showing nicely on your poncho now. If it works out, I wonder if you will stop at making just one of them.
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Gene Black
3/13/2025 07:43:49 pm
Like Wanda, I wonder if you will only make one of those ponchos. I think it would look wonderful in a medium blue or purple.
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patty
3/14/2025 09:18:54 am
You sure are keeping busy! I am glad the home projects are done and the dumpster is out of the driveway. Glad to know the answer to that burning question about the port-a-john! I would be interested in seeing pictures of your feedsack stash. I have one bin of feedsack fabric that are larger pieces and then some scraps mixed with scraps from the 20's to 40's. The scraps have come in handy when I repair quilts. I use to go to auctions and work for an auctioneer. If there was any feedsacks for auction I would get them if they weren't too expensive.
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Mary Anne
3/14/2025 12:08:10 pm
So glad the poncho pattern is turning out. It's going to be a lovely warm garment. Your new pattern choices look like they should work with that fabric quite nicely.
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