We got a big snow storm, when we stepped off the porch outside, I was hip deep in snow. Only one thing to do, start shovelling, to dig oneself out. Hubby tried to get his snowblower to start, except it decided not to, today. So our neighbour kindly step in and became our superhero for the day. He cleared the rest of it, off our driveway, after we had managed to clear half off the driveway. What happened to just 10 to 15cm of snow? We measured 35cm, excluding the blowing snow. Our patio table was covered in 20cm in four and a half hours. As for the temperature? It is expected to get even colder.
My oldest UFO has this little bird, which originally I thought was a robin. He is close to some holly with berries. Doing a bit every week is getting the momentum going on the four seasons. The paper pattern has become very fragile, so even more important to get this one done.
The little baby hat, is finished. Night time knitting, while watching a bit of TV.
Once the decrease had to start, it made the top interesting. All made from, left over yarn.
This bolt of fabric was a gift, at Christmas time. It is the background fabric for
Friends of Baltimore by Sue Garman. Before cutting the fabric, the table was covered in a clear plastic tablecloth. The background for quilt, had to come all from the same fabric on the same bolt. Working with white fabric, sometimes require a bit more preparation.
All the blocks and border strips have been cut. Kona is just the right weight to do all this applique on. If the background fabric is to thin, it will pucker around the edges of the applique, preventing it from laying flat and smooth, once the applique is done.
This niffy bag, from Kate is being used so much. Love the lining fabric, it has little paw prints all over and it is a happy sunny colour.
LE is coming along. The prepped pieces with the background fits neatly in my bag on the go.
We are dreaming of warm weather and seasons still to come. Winter is here, to give all the plants and trees a rest, covered in a white fluffy blanket of snow.
I don't remember where you are from but I would say north!! My daughter said they only had about 8 inches or so of snow but it is -21 degrees there this morning and cold!! Here it is cold too but nothing like all of you have. love that final photo that share it looks like a lot of the places that we like when we go to the mountains in the summer and fall
ReplyDeleteI love using the Kona for hand applique. Karen above had recommended it. I too buy all I need to make all the blocks and borders from the same bolt. They have already cancelled the school buses for tomorrow in anticipation of those extreme cold temperatures.
ReplyDeleteWe have woken up to freezing fog here in the UK this morning and snow forecast for this afternoon. It is about -4c whichis cold for us. Your sweet bird looks like a blue tit but I’m no expert. The Friends of Baltimore looks really complicated. Good luck!
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