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.
3 comments:
They're all lovely,Clare, which was your Grandmother's? I first thought the top one but decided the colors are too modern, so guess the rings on white which is much more traditional. Ah...you have so many gifts!
Lis It is the Dresden Plate, which are the rings on the white. I think my Grandmother Arthur pieced it. Nancy says that she pieced quilts and the women in her church quilted them.
How wonderful to know the stories about our ancestors AND have examples of their work/writing/collections whatever. In this case, Clare, you've completed your Grandmother Arthur's piece work and given it new life. Good for you!!
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