Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Still Snowing!

Well, we are snowed in yet again! And yes, I STILL love the snow.
We had an unusual phenomenon with this storm that I do not ever remember before. It is called "snow thunder." It was just a very loud BANG as if a large truck had backfired, or maybe like when one of the Potter clan sets off a stick of dynamite near the Fourth of July. Country life is always amusing, isn't it?


I used the time to do more hand hemming on my reproduction churn dash. It was lovely to have a big quilt on my lap while watching the curling on TV. We only get to see curling during the winter Olympics, so it is treasured! I was able to get it finished, too.






I was unable to get to my clothesline for photographing it, but I'm loving this quilt! It went through a stage where I thought it was ugly, but not now. Here are two close up shots so you can see some of the fabrics:


It is 84" x 100", so it is a good big quilt.


I quilted this myself on Ellen Peters' rented longarm and I used an edge to edge ivy leaf and loop design. That busy sashing fabric doesn't show the quilting very much, sorry.


Miss Raven likes it! The binding was that plain paper bag colored solid that I had also used last year on the baby log cabin quilts.


I have not forgotten my 100 chevrons needed for Celtic Solstice and did another ten of those, too.


They take five seams per unit.


Pressing the center seam open is what Bonnie suggested and I'm doing that. I don't say that I'm very good at doing that, but I'm doing it, LOL!




One more gratuitous dog on the quilt picture for you, thank you, Miss Raven!


When all else fails, take a nice nap. That's Raven's advice and I take it to heart, LOL!




7 comments:

Janet O. said...

That is a heap of snow, my friend! Our snow is all gone, as we had unseasonably warm weather with days of rain! Gorgeous finish!
I tried to get in to see curling when the Olympics were in Salt Lake, but they were sold out. I didn't know at the time about the Scottish origins of the sport, but now I guess that is why I am drawn to it. : )

cityquilter grace said...

i knew the churn dash wouldn't be ugly, so glad you like it now too....scrappy always comes out beautiful!

Lori said...

Yes, its lovely Vic, I'm glad to share my love of the same fabrics with you. Should you fall out of love with it (big grin) you can always ship it to me, I will put it to good use on my bed. Thunder snow, always a surprise when it happens. Usually more towards spring here, too cold for now, the thunder sound is froze.

Lori said...

Yes, its lovely Vic, I'm glad to share my love of the same fabrics with you. Should you fall out of love with it (big grin) you can always ship it to me, I will put it to good use on my bed. Thunder snow, always a surprise when it happens. Usually more towards spring here, too cold for now, the thunder sound is froze.

Helen in the UK said...

Binding a large quilt sounds like the perfect way to keep warm during a snowstorm! We've been watching a lot of the Olympics, but the skiing and snowboarding events are our favourites :)

Marge Gordon said...

Did you look outside when you heard the BOOM? It sometimes means a downpour, yes even of snow. First time I heard/saw it I was shocked! And I LOVE your churn, but I think I’ve told you that before… well I still love it!

Megan said...

I'm pleased that you now like the quilt.

Curling? We only see it during the Olympics and we can scarcely believe that it's a sport. It just seems so weird! Of course, without any background knowledge, we don't appreciate the skill involved and just giggle because it looks silly. LOL

Megan
Sydney, Australia

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