Yes, I'm afraid I have been ignoring both my blog and my garden.
This summer was so hot (a record number of above 90 degree days), that working the garden became more of a chore than a pleasure. Many of the new plants I put out in the spring could not stand the stress of the heat, even with adequate water. So, I've done very little in the last three months, other than basic maintenance.
We've had a few light frosts this past week, but only my very tender plants have begun to die back.
What I have been doing, instead, is quilting. It is normally my winter hobby, but I've spent a lot of time on quilting this fall.
I finally finished a Dresden Plate quilt that I started nearly twenty years ago! I found the pieced "plates" among fabric in an aunt's house, after she died. She was not a quilter, so I think my grandmother may have pieced them. (She died in 1958!) So, I appliqued them on blocks, quilted each block, then sewed them together. The construction is not very good, but I think it looks nice, over all. I had put this aside for a long time, as I honed my piecing and quilting skills. Just recently I pulled it out and finished it.
I've also pieced to quilt tops. One is small, so I can take it with me. The other will go on my quilting frame. These should keep me busy this winter.
