I'm back!
Oh alright, you didn't even notice I was gone but
I was without my computer for a whole week.
(Oh, the humanity!)
The problem is now resolved and I got a nice
wake-up call to spend more time away from it.
(Always look for the icing!)
In the meantime, I've been spending lots of time
working outside and trying to soak up the outdoors
before it gets too hot. Let's hit the list:
Nine-Patch Hourglass
Finish quilting.
Didn't make this happen at all.
Lattice Quilt
Finish blocks
Done.
All 27 blocks are now sewn into 3 quilts.
This design just wasn't working for me plus,
the strips weren't lining up too well.
I now have it into three 36X36 tops instead of
just the one large. With a 3-inch(ish) border,
they should be nicely-sized charity baby quilts.
I'm just hoping the quilting will bring the
design together better--at least for my eye!
HSTs
Outdoor sewing if weather cooperates.
It has been too windy and mostly too cold.
Gardening
Finish straightening fences; start on mulch process.
Done.
A great start on the mulch; just a little
completed on the fence-straightening.
Above, the finished "ratatouille garden," also with
all tomatoes caged. And, under all of that:
I can't seem to get my hands on large amounts of
newspaper these days so I've started using cardboard.
(Little or no print, plastic packaging tape removed.)
This has greatly reduced the trips to the recycling bin
and it's great for the soil. And because tomato plants
should not get wet, under all of it is a soaker hose.
(This protects the hose from the damaging sun.)
This whole process may seem like a lot of work
but oh my goodness, weed-free summers are...
Look, I can't even put a word to it.
Unreal.
A little note about the Ratatouille Garden:
A few years ago, I spent some time perfecting a
ratatouille recipe. I am not a big fan of eggplant
and I find squash to be just okay in small amounts
but these guys come together in this dish so well!
We've come to love it so much that I now devote
an entire garden to it: yellow squash, zucchini,
eggplant and tomatoes. As part of my cutting-back
efforts, this year all of the tomatoes went into the
ratatouille garden, not just the few I use in my recipe.
In the week to come:
Time in the Attic (Nine-Patch Hourglass)
Finish quilting
Lattice Trio Charity Quilts
Get borders on; make backings.
HST's
Outdoor sewing if weather cooperates.
Garden
Work on weeds, fence and mulch.
Next week will hopefully be more productive
and maybe I"ll even have new project plans?
Comments
Love the lattice quilts!
And when one quilt turns into three, just go with the flow. Really enjoyed your blog!
Stay safe and sew on !