Judy Bop

Monday, March 9, 2009

Quilt Update

Here's the second square of Susie's quilt. Still on schedule so far.

Aren't these fabrics awesome? I'm going to make a funky quilted bag from these. I'll let you know how the progress goes. I love black and white prints, but I couldn't imagine a black and white quilt. Then I thought of a black and white bag - perfect!

I've been working on Sarah and Nathan's wedding quilt too. I put it together - it now has a back and batting in the middle. I've been learning how to hand-quilt. It's actually going pretty well. Once that part gets done I'll just need to bind the edges, then done! I have plenty of unfinished projects around, but I am actually finishing lots of them this year. I'll post a finished picture soon I hope. :-)

Signs of Spring

I've been keeping a sharp lookout for signs of spring. I know it's on the way. Here's what I've found so far.

All the snow fell off the roof. It made a huge noise. I told Bruno I thought an elephant landed on the roof. I'm glad I wasn't outside.

I don't know if you can read this sign but it says "Frost Heaves." In case you haven't experienced those, they're with us every spring - the roads get really bumpy for awhile. It's something to do with moisture underneath the road bed freezing and thawing. Katie could explain it better. It smooths out after awhile, but it definitely means spring is coming.

OK - we really have been getting some nice days. Here we are sitting outside in the sun yesterday! Of course we got another 6 inches of snow today but it's bound to stop snowing sometime.

I'm ready for some sunshine!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Winter Cravings

OK I think I'm officially in hibernation. March is a tough month. Winter is pretty old at this point and even though March is supposed to go out like a lamb it's not going to start looking green and flowery for awhile still. Something about winter gives me cravings.

I always eat a lot more citrus fruit in winter.

Salads taste particularly good, although I still think summer salads are the best because everything's so fresh. These were good though...

Color, flowers - I'm ready for a trip to Florida!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Susie's Quilt

It sounds kind of crazy but I'm starting a new quilt. It's going to be for Susie. The crazy part is the number of unfinished quilts I have already. Well, it's just two and one of those is pretty far along, but it's really got me determined to keep up with this new one. It's a Thimbleberries club quilt where you do a block every month and at the end of the year you have a finished quilt top. It's going to be pretty - here's a picture. I think it will look good in Maine.
(At least that's where I'm guessing it will live when it's done.)

Here's the first block. I got it done on time to take to the quilt group meeting for "show and tell."

You also do three little blocks each month that eventually fit in between the big ones. The fabrics look pretty when you see them in person.

OK let's see how well I can stick to the schedule :)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Indoor Scarves

I'm really excited about this cool kind of yarn I found. It's one of those self-striping kinds, pretty thin, and it has aloe in it somehow. It's super-soft and comes in beautiful colors.

I first started making a crocheted hat with it, but I didn't really like how it was coming out. So I ripped it out and knit it into a scarf. I used really big needles - I think size 11. It was quick - quick! Isn't it pretty?