Sneak Peek

Want a peek at what I'm up to right now?

I put my Dresden Plate in the frame last week and had to figure out how I wanted to quilt it.

I thought of a few different ways and this is the one I stuck with.

Then I needed to figure out what thread I wanted to use.

So many decissions.

I thought about matching thread to each color but I really don't like having to change thread so much.

So I picked a varigated.

That works for me and it doesn't take away from the plates.

At least I don't think so.

The backing is burgandy. I can't wait to see what that will look like.

Should have the results in a few weeks. I can't seem to get to it as often as I would like.

Sweet Gum Gone

Remember the Sweet Gum

Remember the stump (Actually the stump was alot shorter - I just forgot to take a picture)

Now check out the yard. It won't be long before I have a nice carpet of grass (I'm hoping). I just about killed myself this past weekend trying to level this mess out. After we had the stump ground down my front yard looked like craters on the moon. I was able to get my brother to come over and help. Thank goodness for that or I would still be working on it. I'm getting way too old for that kinda work.

I was able to get a little sewing done and I now have 40 Dresden Plates ready to be put together. I'll just add it to my To-Do list. At least they are finished. I'm thinking about sending it to my daughter and get her to put them together. That would be a simple soultion.

Dresden Plates

It's been such a hectic week I haven't had much luck getting to the computer to make many posts. My oldest friend passed away Thursday and I have to go to the funeral today. It's so sad she was only 50. Being raised in the Army and moving around so much I haven't had many lasting friendships. When I first moved here Jane was the 1st friend I made and we have been friends for 31 years. Makes you realize how short life really is.

I have managed to get a few more Dresden Plates done. I'm halfway there. I was hoping all I would need was 20 blocks but have decided to double that. And with that I decided to add more backgroung colors. I started working on those last night.

I placed what I had out to see how I wanted to arrange them and took pictures to help see what would look better. It always helps to see it in a picture.

I'm not crazy about this layout

I like something like this better