General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? A blessing room for friends of old to Chat and a group that ALWAYS welcomes newcomers..come sit a spell!, 2 by psychw2

psychw2 wrote:
Sumner is almost 4 hours away, it is near Seattle (which is western, northern part of state, where is rains, is GREEN). I live in southeastern part of the state where it is desert. There is a brutal mountain pass between us that can be a challenge, or not. It varies widely and sometimes is CLOSED!!
I was planning on a visit in February anyhow, this way I can assist with some transportation issues (they need to get the car in for repair) Dana has asked for some help with mediation.
I did get the blocks done last night & then sewn to the quilt top. I still need to get the borders on. It took me until midnight, then I had to read a chapter or two to wind down for sleep.
There is a funeral luncheon to help with this afternoon. I can\'t really help in the serving, set up or clean up. I can\'t stand that long without pain, so I try to always contribute to making food.
Then there is grandson\'s homework to oversee. When I am out of town I have him call to report in on his status etc. I check with him to see that he has SUBMITTED it, with his ADD he will sometimes do it and forget to hit the submit button! It\'s better if I am there, but sometimes this is all I can do. Just having the routine on the days I am there helps to carry over for when I am not.
I still hope to get the borders on today. The body of the quilt is about 60 inches square, I will add a 2 inch golden borden and then 5 inches of the word print fabric and bind & back with the batik. The part of the quilt that looks very yellow is actually a rich pumpkin color. I made the pieced blocks and combined it into the quilt, another BOM member did the embroidery as part of our exchange. The background fabric of the embroidery & pieced blocks is \"Shadow Play Indigo\". It\'s kind of a pain. NOT black and then isn\'t blue enough to read as blue. I would not choose that fabric to work with given a choice.


This message was edited Feb 7, 2022 8:47 PM