New Technique

Last Thursday I participated in a Guild sponsored workshop led by Sue Heinz of Kismet Quilting.  At her presentation to the guild on Wednesday, she talked about how Elmer (of Elmer’s Glue fame) could be used in a variety of ways while piecing.  During the workshop she elaborated on how to use it when making a Drunkard’s Path block.

 

At the conclusion of the workshop, we taped our blocks on the windows for everyone to see.  Almost everyone was able to complete 16 blocks using her method.  Someone said mine reminded them of the old Pac-Man game from the 1980s.  I guess that's a clue to our group's demographics since everyone knew what she was talking about.

 

I finished the binding on it this afternoon while Ollie snuggled up next to me in the chair and Maddie napped at my feet.

 

Our porch thermometer registered 93 degrees this afternoon.   

Homage to Mutti

It’s been a while since I showed my progress on Homage to Mutti.  Lately the dogs have laid claim to my lap whenever I get in my comfy chair and the only time I can work on it is during my Tuesday group gatherings. 

 

I won’t be able to join the group today.  We are going to New Braunfels to have lunch with Julia and the pieces are much too fiddly for me to even consider working on them in the car. 

 

I’m sure we will have more cold days, but right now our highs are reaching the 80s and I’ve noticed a few things trying to bud.  We got .53 inches of rain last week, and, as always, we are hoping for more so the wildflowers will bloom.  It probably won’t be that great a year for Bluebonnets.  At least I haven’t noticed many plants, but we’ll see.

15

This was a more productive week in the studio.  I finished the 15 Anti-Ouch Pouches I committed to make for the Quilt Guild in February.  I’ve made so many, they have become a favorite form of mindless sewing.  It takes between 45 minutes and an hour to make each one.  Now I can resume my other projects with a clear conscience.

 

I forgot to include this picture in last week’s post.  It was taken through a window, so is not as sharp as I would like.  The deer population in our community has grown, and this group was outside our fence one afternoon.  You can see ice patches were still on the ground.  The deer in this part of Texas are small, but plentiful.  This weekend we have had temperature highs in the 80s. 

Quiet Week on the Quilting Front

Despite several at home days due to weather, very little happened in the studio last week.  I did work on quilting my tumbler quilt, continued making anti-ouch pouches and filled a bunch of bobbins, but very little to show.

 

The girl’s day Julia and I had planned that was cancelled due to weather happened last weekend.  We contributed to the local economy and ended the day getting our tired feet treated to pedicures.  It was a lot of fun. 

 

So, very little to report other than we made it to the high 60s today and it was wonderful.  I even managed to take an outside walk instead of riding the recumbent bike.  For my friends who have yet to get any relief from the frigid weather, stay safe and stay warm.