snow day equals sew day!

yep, it's day 2 of the start of spring snowstorm here in maryland! in fact, at 6 or so inches plus more today, it's the most i've seen in 2 years.  once the sun comes out and temps inch up a bit, it'll melt faster than the wicked witch....ok by me. 

whereas in maine the noisy snowplow came by every hour, here it came by once yesterday and not even yet today so far.  everything is closed, of course, so no cardiac rehab today for me.  also unlike maine, there are no cars on the road at all....so, what's a girl to do but sew!

been working on this project and making good progress.  hoping for an april finish on this donation quilt, a reproduction of a 19th century quilt seen hanging on a prairie soddy while one of those resilient women had her photo taken by a traveling photographer.  it's being free form quilted--meaning no drawing lines--but looking totally authentically antique.  ***  and for a change of pace, cut up a bunch of squares for the DWR arcs.  first pulled 2.5" squares from that shoebox then went over to the 2.5" strip shoebox for more.  it's the life cycle of the stash...from the shelves to the scrap basket to the shoeboxes to the blocks with very little waste and a whole lot of enjoyment. 

and though was planning to use kona white for the melons and background, instead decided on a solid cobalt blue.  had seen a scrappy pickle dish with a cardinal red background and it made for a bold look, which i expect the blue will as well.  plus a whole lot less boring too.  *** and if it's wednesday, it must be bookmobile day....NOT!  library closed of course and bookmobile off road, so get to drool over quilty books a bit longer.  this was one i found and see those little post-its?

those were blocks had planned to copy for future reference but after mulling over the UFOs on hand and the WHIMMs (works hidden in my mind), decided more inspiration was not needed at all.  so, i'll look them over once more and then return the book.  lots of great patterns and inspiration, but have enough now for the remainder of the millennium i do believe....lol!