slow stitching....

that would be the scrappy DWR assembly.....as much pinning and ripping as sewing it seems....and you know piecing is not my best skill....😉

was procrastinating adding the second row....but was actually easier than anticipated....it's still a process and not a quick one at that....these two rows measure about 26" long so it'll be about 64x76....and since the blue is readily available thinking might add a border, maybe 3" or a bit less...just to frame it and suck up some of the scrappiness chaos....even so i like it very much....

and while i was putting off the second row, got the bias length done for 'midnight at the oasis' and  pinned on....needs some tweaking but not bad for a first try.  i do not have a flat horizontal space big enough to lay out the entire top so considering that, not too bad.  any big table space i could have used are under pandemic lock down...

once the wedding ring top is done, i can get back to the kaffe little churn dash blocks for the next border.  

aren't they cute?  before i sew down the green vine, want to get this border attached to get the vine even all around....then can applique down the flowers and various circles and leaves per the pattern.  

even with spring exploding, life is duller than dishwater and i'm starting to slink into my hermit phase...i still go for regular exercise but that's about all i do.  with easing restrictions i could wander around in the mall if it weren't for the blasted mask....governor tells us to 'wear the damn mask' and i do but really hate the 'damn mask'....zoom gatherings are losing their magic for me as well...my conversations with the television have escalated i'm afraid...LOL!  but i count my blessings and soldier on....so thankful these are the only challenges...this WILL pass i am sure!

national quilting day wrap-up

although quilters have a designated "day", being retired means i sew/quilt pretty much every day  it's the retirement goal i had for many years, one of very few that has materialized (no pun).  even though i was "down for the count" for a couple of days (thanks to fellow tenants), managed to play in the stash.  more accomplished on the scrappy DWR....

the pile of completed circles grows and all needed pieces have been cut.  there might be enough left for the binding but even if another half yard is needed, that's progress for me.  the remainder of march will be assembly....then with a trip coming up, restocked the busy box for travel....

another of those projects that's been waiting for some attention....a jan patek nativity.  prepped enough for 3 more blocks which is an ambitious goal, but one never knows.  

then with 'midnight at the oasis' hanging in plain sight, pulled out some greens for the vine on the applique border.  

the blue thread bobbin is almost gone...the binding will be finished once thread color changes..  then more hand quilting done on the new england sampler....but this hampered any further sewing progress...

this is an interesting and beguiling story of a child's request....a mystery but more than that, a relationship story between a retired cop and a child, the rural culture and how problems get solved in a harsh, impoverished environment.   sort of the dark side of 'ballykissangel'....i seldom choose books that i can't put down, but this is definitely one of them.  ate up the most of two whole days!  

even with the book and all the sewing (note:  no housework or cooking!) managed to enjoy some burgeoning springtime weather....

and that, my readers, is the most delightful thing about this chamber of horrors called taney village.