House Blocks are Finished

We dodged the worst of the weather that hit our state last week and ended up with much less icing in our immediate area than had been feared.  Now we are on a warming trend and temps should be in the 80s by this weekend.  Dare I hope we’ve had our last freeze of the season?  There are a lot of trees already budding out here.

It should have been perfect sewing weather, but life has a way of interrupting plans and world events made focusing difficult.  I managed to add to my collection of house blocks, though.

 

And here is the whole neighborhood. 

 

Next up will be the sashing and borders after I decide how they should be arranged.

 

 

Acceptance -- My 2022 Word

 

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. —J.K. Rowling

 

Journal Cover

I had a remnant of Texas A&M fabric taking up oxygen in my stash and decided to use it as a journal cover.  The fabric was leftover from the quilt I made for our grandson who is a freshman at A&M and the cover was made according to Wanda’s tutorial. 

I also added these to my collection of double four-patches and house blocks.  I’ve decided to continue making double-four patches until my supply of the white fabric runs out.

We are in a warming trend with highs expected in the 80s for the next few days, and then mid-week another cool-down arrives.  Spring will not be far off, though.  The dogs are loving the milder weather and are usually reluctant to come back in when we want to lock the hatch to the pet door. 

 

 

 

Acceptance -- My 2022 Word

 

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it. –David Richo

 

More Potholders and Double Four-Patches

I ran out of day before I got a blog post drafted and published yesterday.  So, here is my almost weekly update.  My collection of house blocks and double four-patches continues to grow. 

 

I also managed to finish the potholders I had prepped for the guild’s 2023 boutique.  That was a real relief.  This project made me a believer in glue basting and marking pens that disappear with heat.

 

Acceptance -- My 2022 Word

 

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before.  You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.—Elizabeth Edwards

 

Mostly Prepping So I Can Stitch

Most of the past week was spent prepping projects rather than actual stitching, so there is very little to record. 

 

 

I decided to use up the remaining fabric I had on hand for potholders, and get it out of the stash.  I also have a little heat resistant interfacing left so I will probably make a few more of a different design later this year.

 

 

Part of my pepping was for the paper-pieced house blocks I started week before last.  I managed to get two stitched up.  I’m gradually getting faster at cutting the units, so hopefully the pace will pick up on these.

 

We had quite a cool down last week.  It involved two icy days and the town we live in basically shut down.  Fortunately, the Texas power grid held up much better than it did in the big freeze of February 2021.

 

I continue to struggle with keeping a tidy desk.  So, in the interest of accountability, here are the most current before and after photos including a photo bomb by Maddie.  I need to turn the Rumba loose to vacuum the carpet.

  

Acceptance -- My 2022 Word 

Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality, it brings something entirely new into this world.  That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness. –Eckhart Tolle