Needle and Thread #5

 A quick check in this morning to see how the

first of my two baby quilts is shaping up.

I really prefer the softer look without the red

but I was out of color options so red it is.

Today I'll be adding the last row and then make

the decision on using the red in the binding.

The snowflakes are on the long arm and waiting

for me to just get started.  If the baby quilts are

going to be turned in on time, I'll need to jump

in on this soon to make room for those.

We have a long stretch of rainy days starting

tonight so I've been pushing things out in the

not-really-ready garden.  Yesterday the onions

and shallots went in; today it will be the potatoes.

I generally put them in on/near St. Patrick's Day

but with the rain...well, it's always a game but, as

the daughter of a farmer who always got his crops

in on time--or early--this is the way I will play it.

If a freeze hits later I'll be out there covering those

potatoes but for the next couple weeks, I'll be snug

in the sewing room watching the rain and my quilts

 go together with no worry about getting the

early veggies in on time!

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I continue to struggle to get an image from my posts

into this particular link-up.  Any image I upload is

said to be too big; when I pull from my post, I only

get one or two options (generally a button or image

that has nothing to do with my post).  I have tried

all possible selections when linking in and nothing

is working.  If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to

hear them!

Happy quilting!

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