 Yesterday afternoon I sat down to get a final arrangement of the blocks on this quilt. I had a good book on to keep me from getting distracted so I started cutting sashing. About 6 hours and 1 meal later, I had the top all together. I have no idea where this quilt will ultimately go to live but I'm so glad I made it. I think it's really cute. I'll start piecing the back today and I'm going to try to get the quilt totally complete by the end of the month. I have 2 veterans quilts on the longarm right now but when they are done this can go on for a quilt pantograph treatment.  On Thursday, Mom and I and two friends went to Jamestowne. The whole thing was prompted by the book on Jamestowne that I read in February. I thought that I had been there when I was young but I'm not so sure. I didn't recognize anything. But I don't think they really started doing a lot of work there until the 1990's when the serious archaeology was undertaken. They had a archaeology tour that was very interesting and there's a museum with many of the treasures, including a couple of skeletons. I think that one thing that really struck me was just how small the fort is for the number of people that it was supporting. Privacy had to be at a premium. It was really good to see so many families with kids there. On the tour there was one young girl, I guess around 10, that asked some very good questions. She had obviously been studying and I'm guessing that she's homeschooled. She caught the archaeologist making some seemingly contradictory statements but the clarification answer made sense of it all.  In more current news, the bluebirds are back! I assume we'll get 5 eggs, as usual.
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Jamestown has been completely redone since the 80's when I first visited it. I was there about 2 years ago when we visited my sister and was amazed at the change - we barely recognized anything except the blowing glass building - it seemed like that was the same. Other than that we didn't recognize any of it. 4/5/2025 04:31:07 pm
Lucky you! Bluebirds! The pair here seem to have decided to nest elsewhere, but I had another visitor to the bird house. I have hope that they will decide it is prime real estate.
Kristin F
4/5/2025 05:15:11 pm
I love the Oak Moth quilt. So cheery!
Peg S.
4/5/2025 07:25:09 pm
The Oak Moth quilt is so cute! I love your fabric choices. 4/5/2025 08:37:44 pm
The 30s fabrics worked out so well in that quilt. I love it! It just might encourage me to look through my stash of the 30 repro fabrics.
Lindah
4/5/2025 11:45:43 pm
I really like your oak moths; cute little critters. The oak leaves let them off just right. I can see them in real life in my minds eye crawling and flitting about the leaves. We have a lot of oak trees here in norther CA, so I'll be on the lookout for them this coming season.
Gene Black
4/6/2025 07:09:18 am
Lovely work on the Oak Moth quilt.
patty
4/6/2025 08:08:54 am
The quilt top is fabulous! Sounds like you had an interesting trip.
Mary Anne
4/12/2025 09:32:44 am
The Oak Moth quilt is a departure from some of the ones you usually do and yes I like it too. Perhaps it's the colours that are different too. 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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