WhatNots ~ A Summer Project Completed

 

Good evening, friends. WhatNots, the little folk art quilt is finished.

I want to say, This is what I made on my summer Vacation, hooray! Though my cousin years ago, snippily pointed out that I didn't work a 9-5 job, so no vacation was deserved. 

But WhatNots: I am thrilled. It's so rare I choose and start and finish a quilt in just a few months. My plan to make only/ mostly small quilts is working, it seems. I chose this Cheri Payne pattern in the early spring, making the garbled mess of the 1" squares center, but determined to forge on as it was my choice for hand sewing during summer afternoons with Mo. [if you're new here Baby Mo is my Pug and best friend.]

The tiny motifs are so appealing. There's about 30 of them, i had hoped to sew one-ish per day.

They went quick, and off to the quilter. Dear Lori C, my longarmer, rushed it thru. 

I had this beautiful cheddar batik from an online sale, just enough for the approx 24" quilt's backing.

It is just what I panned and expected, no dismals or letdowns. 

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Over the summer I did a lot of work on Noah's Ark too. The blocks are awaiting pressing since they had to be soaked and washed to at least soften the awful non-soluble  appliqué paper.

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Today is grey and a bit of drizzle but otherwise Mo and I continue our afternoon sewing hour each day.

For October handwork, I returned to this project, Trick or Treat, another design by Cheri Payne.

I find her patterns hard to follow, but persevered.

Took me a couple afternoons to layout the funny jack o lantern faces.

I am using the quilt I found on Pinterest [?] by an unknown maker [sorry, if it is yours please let me know.] I love the bright googly eyes, how fun. 

                                                               

But what a wooly bits mess I made.

I just got a text that power was out. But mine was okay so far. Inexcusable, it is warmish, a bit of rain, a slight wind of 20 mph. This is so far No Hurricane, though online weather people with nothing to talk about keep comparing this nor'easter to H Sandy. [ not yet, fingers crossed]. I cooked  this morning, storm prep. Things that are edible cold: hard boiled eggs, meatloaf [half saved as meatballs in the freezer], butternut squash, again, some of it into  the freezer. Cornbread. Mashed potatoes. I will be eating this stuff for a week, lol. 

Did you know younger ''folks" Gen?---Y? Z? consider it in bad taste [dull, boring]  to take note of or mention the weather? I am GUILTY! The weather sets my schedule and state of mind.  I do know that when i lived in NYC/ Brooklyn, I paid minimum attention to weather, but here on the coastal wilds, it is a constant concern. We do things like buy Jeeps and Range Rovers that are drivable in floods, we ''stock up", we charge our phones, etc etc. Such is life, I guess.

Mo has been at the back door all day. He is baffled by the grey day. Tomorrow will be better, little man, I tell him. We need the rain.

Have a great week!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach...