we did it!

 that would be me and my two experts, so handy to have at my fingertips!

if you suffer from border timidity, can highly recommend this book....even me, the ultimate math dummy, can assemble a decent pieced border with the info found here.  have only used it maybe a dozen times since it was bought used eons ago, but it is a must for my library and maybe yours.  and here is the result...

this is yet another project that was put off due to fear of messing it up...but after finishing one side, was anxious to gingerly continue and finally couldn't stop until the border was complete...the next border is another narrow pink and have several ideas to go on from there....trepidation aside, eager to continue until the top is finished....can't wait to use more of those lovely dutch chintz fabrics!  the weekend is off to a smashing start!

first finish!

 the UFO train has powered up and happy to post a photo of 2021's first finish....

my dear daughter finished the cross-stitch on this elegant sampler stocking for me and put it under the tree...for me to complete, which i happily did....i love the antique samplers and always hoped to make at least one, but quilting has completely taken over all my time.  then i found this pattern....apologies to the designer--if she is still with us, that is--as it's been in the works for AT LEAST 20 YEARS....but it's done now and ready to display year-round....the hanger was reinforced just in case santa has to fill it with coal--don't snicker, it's a real possibility...LOL!  regardless, it makes my friday happy indeed....

another repro mini

not tiny but mini....blocks will be 7" finished, which called for some advanced math on my part, always a huge undertaking!  saw this block on the web, kim diehl simple whatnots i think, and wondered if it would work larger....plenty of scraps at hand of course....

another row and some sashing and might be large enough for guild charity project....or sew together and add sawtooth border--that's a sample peeking out--....might eventually sell it if i can...would make a great album or friendship block...plenty of possibilities anyway....

and meet the newest member of the family....it's joy!

a new zigzag machine to tide me over until the singer 328k comes my way....does what i need and has a decent warranty....won't get daily use, have phoebe for that.  the viking could not be replaced as machines are not made the same these days, not even singers.....i didn't want embroidery or computerized...hesitated to buy used on the internet due to chancy shipping and other unknown factors...disheartening to shop for quality items that have become obsolete...i don't love joy but i don't have to.  even if i had a gazillion greenbacks, the old viking wasn't coming back--gone the way of the rotary phone.  sometimes progress just isn't.....

my facebook account has gone haywire....somehow i had two of them, have deleted one and cannot get into the other....so set up another....sent friend requests to my "regulars" with no responses whatsoever...i only friended family members but some of my usual groups are non-responders as well....they should know i'm not donald trump...LOL