Weekly update: a flimsy and a start

 

I've had great walks the past few days.   So many wildflowers!    Waterlilies, purple coneflower, Queen Anne's Lace.  Monarda, gray-headed or pinnate prairie coneflower, chicory.  Elderflower, mountain mint, broadleaf arrowhead.

Mulberries are ripe but hard to reach.   Black cap raspberries are easier to get to though the canes are scratchy.   

Two mulberries on the left, black caps on the right.  The cap I wore was a handy way to carry them. 

8/16/24

Last year I improvised with a grape leaf.  He ate them in the car.

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In the studio:   Jasper, the top-along, is a flimsy.   2-1/8 yards used.

This year the guild is having a half-yard challenge.  Participants chose four half-yards of fabric from their stashes.  Names were drawn and partners assigned.  The four half-yards were exchanged.  The challenge is to create a lap-sized quilt using those half-yards (and any additional fabric).   Due date:  September (a flimsy will be okay, quilted and bound optional).  

Choosing the pattern was the hardest part.  I finally found one and that broke the ice.  I have all the blocks done and I'm sewing the rows together.   Since it's a surprise I'll only show a portion.    Come back in September to see the results.

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Busy days ahead.  I leave for Ireland on Friday afternoon!   It will be my 50th Road Scholar Trip.

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