not much doing

it's been a tumultuous week with various family dramas playing out all at once, so little in the way of sewing progress.  got liberty road backing and batting trimmed and ready to start the basting next week.  awaiting daughter's safe return from across the pond--my only chick you know.  estimate it'll take nearly a day to do the thread basting, my usual method.

here is another look before starting...

cold air refuses to vacate maryland...our few spring days last week make it seem worse.  finished this book loaned from a neighbor and really liked it...

main character is an ex-detective drug addict, now PI, who runs across crimes while breaking and entering to feed his habit.  bit unconventional but good mystery.  now reading next in the series, "second girl".  

and while awaiting spring, dreaming of vistas like this--summery shore, sand and sea.  hoping i'll get my fix this summer as usual.  

hoping to finish up the march challenge 9 patch blocks next week, so will keep calm (try) and quilt on!