Midweek: snow + starts and near-finishes

 

We had a classic lake-effect snowstorm Sunday night into Monday morning.  13" fell in our town on the lake shore but there was only a dusting at the west end of the county and further south. 

The back yard at 5:30 a.m.  Monday.  See the shed?  That's where the snow shovels were.   I put on my boots and retrieved them.

 

It warmed up and here's the same scene this morning.   The temps will reach 60 by Friday so all the snow will be gone.

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I used up a lot of spare parts for the placemat project. Then I opened a drawer and found these.  Seeds for a new batch? 

Rather than putting them back in the drawer I put them in the box with other spare parts.  (How long will that little drawer be empty?)

But meanwhile:   String X, a Bonnie Hunter pattern, is one of the ALA Biblioquilters group projects for 2026.  I made a dozen blocks and sent them off but I liked the design so much that I pieced a few extras.  I kept going until I'd used up a small box of strips (various widths cut 5" long).  

I'll keep going until I've used up all of the blue, but first I have to cut a bunch of 5" strips.   

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I used thrifted shirts for Weave, the November pattern in the Running Doe top-along.  It took longer to select  the fabric than it did to sew.   The strips are 5-3/4" wide.  It's under the needle now.  

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