During the Storm

The night before the nor'easter landed in Massachusetts, everything looked orange outside. I took a few pictures of the sky. It was so colorful! It looked like the apocalypse was coming soon but it just ended up being a lot of rain and wind. The rain is tapering off but is not expected to stop until some time overnight.

I didn't do any quilting or sewing over the weekend. I was afraid the power would go out and screw up my machines. I finished quilting one of the Girlie Ghosts on Friday and had the second one all ready for quilting whenever the storm was over. 

I started a new scrap quilt this morning. I had cut a bunch of strips months ago but I never got around to working on it. It's a pattern by Victoria Findlay Wolfe called Lavender Walls. She used a lot of darker purples but I'm using anything in my stash. This is about 1/4 of the whole strip. I'll need 8 strips to make the size I want which is about 84" X 80".  I'm using partial seams so it will be interesting to sew the strips together. It's a fun way to use up that pesky stash!

I'm hoping the sun comes out soon. I miss it!

Before the Storm

We're expecting a long duration nor'easter up here in New England so I though I'd get a post in while I still have power. I sewed the borders onto the these two small quilts. They measure about 30" X 16". I'll be keeping one but will be gifting one to my son and his wife.

I already started quilting one of them. If you enlarge the picture, you can see I quilted swirls in the black area surrounding the ghosts. I quilted straight lines in the borders. Unfortunately, with these high wind warnings and potential loss of power, I won't be able to quilt all weekend. I would hate to have the longarm on and have the power go out. I'll get back to it next week.

My Hello Autumn pillow is all done and on display in my family room! Just in time! I'm so glad I could use that pine cone fabric. I've had it forever!

I hope everyone has a great weekend and has better weather than me!

Boston Meetup

We drove into Boston Saturday morning and met my friend, Sarah, and her husband Simon. Their cruise ship docked near the Seaport area so we stayed in that area for the day. We went out for coffee and lunch. We went into stores and small pop-up retail areas. It wasn't as warm as summer but it wasn't too chilly. It was perfect walking weather. That's the Boston Tea Party area behind us. People were throwing off tethered boxes from the boat to re-enact it. 

I should have taken more pictures but we were too busy talking and bringing each other up to speed in what's been going on in our lives. We had such a great time being together. They had to be back to their ship by 4pm so the day just flew by. I wish they could have stayed longer but we were lucky to have that day to ourselves. By the way, this picture is from the gift shop inside the Boston Tea Party Museum. I love how they paid tribute to Paul Revere's ride. It was so well done!

We're hoping to meet up again some time soon. It's our turn to visit their area. I'm already looking forward to our next visit. Until then, we'll keep in contact as best as we can. 

Almost done!!

My Autumn cross stitch is finished. I just have to find some sort of trim and fabric to finish the pillow.  I didn't measure it but I think it measure about 4" X 7".

The ghosts are just missing an outer border. They measure about 26.5" X 14.4". They are so cute!

I bought a couple of Halloween fabrics for the borders. I think I'll make one of each and decide which one to give to my son/daughter-in-law and which to keep for myself. 

I have some great plans for tomorrow. A quilty friend will be in Boston tomorrow. She and her husband are on a cruise and they'll be in Boston for the day. We haven't seen each other in 25 years! We write to each other but are both so looking forward to seeing each other in person. I'm hoping I'll have pictures to post. I can't wait to see her and her husband!

Have a great weekend!

Progress on 2 Projects

This is just a quick post showing a little of my progress on my 2 projects. My girlie ghosts are now sewn together. Aren't they so cute?? Each quilt measures about 24.5" X 10.5" so far.  I just have another black border and then one outer border. I'm loving this project! It will be perfect for Halloween.

My Hello Autumn is coming along nicely. It's not a very big piece so it's shouldn't take much longer. I'm so thankful that Primrose Cottage is so generous with their patterns. 

Blogger is having problems once again. Posts are not showing up again. I read somewhere that Blogger is an old platform and has not been updated in a long time. I hope it's updated soon and we can continue our blogs. 

Primrose Cottage Patterns

I've been a subscriber of Primrose Cottage for a while now. They offer great kits and patterns but they also send you a freebie once a month. I don't always make them but I download them and know I have the chance to make them some time in the future. I got this cute little wall hanging not too long ago. I downloaded it and knew I'd like to make it for myself as well as my daughter-in-law sometime soon.

My ghosts are in the process of being made! Aren't they so cute?? It's a small wall hanging that measures about 30" X 16". So fun! I'm making twice of everything so I can give one to my daughter-in-law and son. 

I also needed a cross stitch pillow for the Fall. I think I have a Halloween one but I wanted one for the actual season. I found this pattern from Primrose Cottage in my downloads. These patterns sure come in handy!

I just started this so I haven't made too much progress but I hope I'll have it done soon! These patterns are too darn cute to pass up! Thank you, Primrose Cottage!

Cable Socks

I finished the socks I've been working on for my daughter-in-law. I just have to wash them and block them. Her birthday is later on this month so I finished with plenty of time! I love the cables. They're so much easier than you think!

I took Lily in for her annual check up. I can't believe it but she's 15 years old! Anyways, her bloodwork seems fine although her kidneys seem to be slowing down. I guess that's to be expected since she's considered to be a senior cat. She really hated going the the vet. She gave me the cold shoulder for a good 24 hours. She's back to normal now!