DST

A little bit of sewing that makes me think of spring. I was trying this out for a baby quilt....not sure yet.
Ok now my rant about Daylight Savings Time....why did they change it to so early in the not-yet- spring? It was finally getting light in the morning and now we are back to darkness. It is too cold (and snowy) to be outside in the evening to enjoy it. Maybe I am just cranky because I lost that hour of sleep......not to mention it has thrown off my day completely!

This is the center of the wedding quilt I made for my son Colin and his wife Jenny. The applique was coming off and I procrastinated about how to sew it back down. Obviously the silk thread did not hold up and trying to applique the pieces on an already washed quilt was not appealing either.

The veins were machine quilted by the quilter and I decided to free motion around the edges of the leaves. Looks good and I know it will not come apart. Problem solved! Now they will get it back in a reasonable time and before the babies are born!

Kelly

Oh No!

I made this quilt 6 years ago, for my son, Colin and his wife, Jenny. I loved making it, I loved the colors and I loved how that little bit of applique added just the right touch to the quilt. Sorry about the picture I am having a hard time finding a spot in the house that does not wash out the color.

So imagine my dismay when they brought the quilt over last weekend because the applique is coming off!
My worse nightmare come true!

Upon further inspection I found some leaves that were loose too!

It really is a pretty block....which I will be stitching down again....

I embroidered the year and their initials in the center. It is a little hard to see, the sun is very bright today.

Any suggestions? I have always used silk thread and now I am having second thoughts about using it again.
Even though it is only 6 years old, I like how it looks like an old quilt with the quilting and all puckery.
Ugh!

Kelly

What Book Are You Reading?

I love this vintage Santa Claus cookie jar. I don't even remember where or when I bought it. It is circa 1975, the year I graduated from high school. It is completely plastic, yeah! I can't break it!

A gift that was finished up finally, it's only been 4 years since my son, Colin and his wife, Jenny got married. They will totally not be expecting it!

One of the cousins was in charge of getting people to sign the blocks. She did the best job she could but a lot of people missed signing them. I am taking it with me on Christmas Eve to have some of the family members who got skipped over sign it.

I have a perfect holiday book for you to read. By perfect I mean you can pick it up and put it down without worrying about what you read the day or two before. It is a fascinating look at why the rooms in our homes are the way they are today. The section on ironing is enough to make me never complain about it again! Talk about drudgery....
On wash day they talk about certain fabrics being hard to clean so they would take the dress apart, clean different parts in different methods (a horror in itself) and resew it!
Who knew stale urine makes your sheets whiter! Yes, I know the question you all are asking yourself is how do you know when the urine is stale????!!!!
It is at times humorous and very informative. Did you know that before people had tables (dining) that they would sit on benches and a board would be balanced on everyone's knees to place you plates etc. Hence the name "room and board"! There are tons of interesting things to learn.
Thanks Christine for a good pick!

Kelly