The ZBPL retirees met for lunch on Wednesday. Most of us still live in the area (two are in Wisconsin) but I don't cross paths with them very often.
It's been too cold to walk and I miss stretching my legs. (I could walk at the rec center but that's early morning and I prefer to walk in the afternoon.)
# # # # # In the warm, cozy basement studio:
I have chosen the starter for the Stay At Home Round Robin.
At the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2018 I got two vendor tote bags with this Jane Austen quotation. I repurposed one of them into a fancier tote bag. (Both sides shown in the photos. I filled it with advance reader copies and donated it to the AAUW convention fundraiser that year.
SAHRR gives me the impetus to finally repurpose the other tote bag. The panel is cut. I hope it will turn into a wall quilt for the auction at the ALA Annual Conference in June.
(A couple of years ago I repurposed another vendor's tote for a wall quilt for the auction. The company CEO bought it for her office!)
Oh, yikes...more mispiecing. Second from left, bottom row. It was after 10 p.m. when I finished that block.
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Vic Kemp was an outsider artist who rose to great fame and fortune with his signature style of outrageous, somewhat titillating portraiture. His live-large philosophy and parenting style profoundly affected his four children. The siblings (now in their 40's) are shocked by the news that he remarried a much, much younger woman (whom they have never heard of, let alone met) and further shocked to learn that he drowned in the lake next to the family summer villa in Italy. The four immediately drop everything in London and gather at the villa. In the messy present they confront their equally messy past and set the stage for their uneasy future.
This is the fourth Rachel Joyce novel that I've read. She's such a good writer!
Linking up with Brag About Your BeautiesFinished or Not Friday SAHRR 2026
Love your center for the SAHRR. You've been busy with the Trip around the World blocks. Happy stitching this weekend. Hopefully, you'll get a nice day where you can walk soon.
ReplyDeletetempting book recommendation.....nice batik blocks....looking forward to seeing more of the SAHRR
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to repurpose that piece - it will be a fun center for your SAHRR
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quote! I completely agree with Jane Austen. It will be fun to see what you do with this for the SAHRR! I've never read that author, but now I want to.
ReplyDeleteThat Jane Austen quote is perfect for your donation quilt project.
ReplyDeletePhotos seem to be the best way to catch those mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI Love that you are using a re-purposed tote with the Jane Austen quote for your enter block! Thanks for joining in the fun and linking up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for your SAHRR quilt. I love to read almost as much as I love to quilt, so this appeals to me! I've not heard of that author, so I'll check her out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun center and great upcycle for your SAHRR. That was a great story about a CEO who bought the quilt you made for her office!
ReplyDeleteHi Nann, using that panel is a great idea. Have fun :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great centre. My brother lives in the village that Jane Austen came from :)
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