It's National Quilting Day -- thank goodness for Facebook and Instagram telling me these things -- so I thought I'd show you how my quilting has taken over the rental house here in Sedona. The dining room table is my cutting station, the sewing machine is set up on a table squeezed in by the window, my wool applique covers the coffee table, and the ironing board is around the corner behind the couch.
This is what I've been working on. It's a wall quilt for my daughter to brighten up her new digs! She picked the palette and I loved working with those cheery colors. Below is the assembly line setup.
I've always loved house quilts, so I took the next two pictures on our field trip to Phoenix quilt shops.
I was up at 4 a.m. eating peanut m&ms because that emotional "thing" that I've written about hit me again. In between crying jags, I stuffed candy into my mouth. Then I heated up comfort food dinner leftovers, Kraft macaroni and cheese. I stayed up to watch the sunrise so that I'd at least have some pretty pictures out of it, but the colors never came over the mountains. Oh well, it's another day. It's sunny, and my sister is flying in this afternoon and she always makes me laugh.
Have a colorful day
thoughts winging your way
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ReplyDeleteSister time will make you feel SO good! I know...I only get to see my sister a few times while we're here in Florida but those few hours are so special. And you just eat as many M&M's as you want! Enjoy the beautiful western land....
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