Something red this way comes...

 

When hubby decided he wanted to get a bigger television requiring a bigger piece of furniture to support it, my quilt ladder had to move.  No more excuses, I needed to change out the quilts.  This is an assortment of the red and mostly red quilts I have made over the last several years.  I was surprised when they went up to see that three of the five had been hand pieced using the English paper piecing method.  When I took that guild workshop with Mickey Depre in 2014, I never expected to use the technique again!  The quilt that came out of that retreat is the one at the top. 

 

The two at the bottom are also English paper pieced.  I am working on another EPP red and white quilt which can be added, if it is ever finished… Progress on it is exceedingly slow these days.

 

Much as I love spring, I think fall is becoming my favorite season, especially after the summer we had.  We’ve had an inch of rain in the last 48 hours and the high today did not get out of the 50s.  I treated myself to a chrysanthemum plant a few weeks ago and it is approaching its peak.

 

Christmas in February

My Christmas gift arrived about two weeks ago.  It wasn’t Santa’s fault; I was late giving him my list and it had to be back ordered.

Here’s Chloe checking out the box…some assembly required. 

 

…and here, thanks to Bob's hard work, it is assembled and loaded.  It’s a quilt ladder that makes it possible for me to enjoy some of the quilts that have been stored on closet shelves.  The one on the bottom with the feathered star is a design by Susan Garman that was a block of the month several years ago.