It's been a quiet week so far. Perhaps I'm simmering down after the disappointment of the election results, resigned to the announcements about the change in government and all the analyses of what happened.
S had dentist appointments Monday and Tuesday which went well (whew). Last evening my P.E.O. chapter met by Zoom. The program was given by a church choir director (a chapter sister is in that choir) who is also a middle school music teacher. She talked about requiems, the funeral masses set to music. I had no idea there was so much to learn! Mozart's Requiem is perhaps the most famous but other composers (Verdi, Brahms among them) wrote them, too. One of the clips she showed was this explanation of Dies Irae (day of wrath): four notes that you'll recognize!
I've spent time in the studio and have a finish to show off. Our guild holiday exchange is a gift box that is to include a seasonal runner that we've made and additional little presents.
On Monday I wrote that had run out of background fabric for my version of Starstruck and I was contemplating another plan. The first "other plan" was to set the blocks on point with a contrast fabric for the setting triangles -- but these blocks are 13" so on point the runner would be 20 x 60 -- pretty big! I searched the Christmas stash again and found this stripe. It picks up all the colors in the blocks as well as the polka dots.
There is NOTHING on the calendar today.
Looks as though the next project has leaped onto the table.
Linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss Midweek Makers
Perfect solution for the borders on your runner, Nann! It turned out great. That sounds like an interesting presentation and now you have me singing, too - da, da, da, daaaa! I am having the opposite kind of week - something on the calendar every day. Busy, busy!
ReplyDeleteYour table runner turned out beautifully! You'd never know you had to substitute. Enjoy your stitching time today.
ReplyDeleteyes requiem is done by other composers....love classical music....very pretty runner....glad you are keeping busy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty runner! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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I wish I could get a few more of the 'nothing on the calandar' days but it seems there's something needing to be done pretty much every day. Someone is going to feel very luck when they receive that table runner.
ReplyDeleteI think I am more depressed about the state of our nation. DT is more of a threat than he was in his first try!
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to have "nothing on the calendar days"! That gift exchange sounds like fun. I love how your table runner turned out. It will be fun to see the one that you get in your gift box. And I have to say that series of homespun quilts you have made is fabulous!
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ReplyDeleteYour table runner turned out well. Don’t you love finding treasures like the stripe in your stash? Glad to see you so active in the community. Best. Ann at FretNotYourself.
Great looking table runner. The stripe finishes it nicely.
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