Thursday, July 1, 2010

Pinwheely goodness.....day 3

Yellow was the order of the day.

I got up and finished yesterday's yellow print blocks, and started on the yellow-striped ones.  This print ran a bit short, due to the fact that I'm oversizing an eighth of an inch so that I can square up the piecing when finished.  But there were a couple of extra flower print squares, so I added them into the mix.  This quilt will definitely call for some wise fabric use, but I'm up to the challenge.

I looked around on the internet today to see if this fabric is still available, just incase I actually run TOO short to improvise..............nope......VERY HARD TO FIND.   So, I"m saving any scrap bigger than an inch, just incase I have to piece some pieces !

Good day today otherwise as well.  Started the day with a visit to the sister-in-law that lives about 2 miles away.  Ya know, I was really excited when I moved back, to realize that my brothers were all still alive and well, and I would now be living close to them.  But, the sister-in-law thing is new to me,.........AND I LOVE IT.  The guys either weren't married yet, or hadn't been married long when I left, so I didn't know what it was like to have the sister-in-LOVE in my daily life (with me as an adult).  I had always wanted a sister , as you can imagine, growing up with 5 brothers.  Today, I was messing around with my sis-in-law's garden, and she remarked, "I've got myself another daughter !"   Well, she's 78, so she thought of me that way, but I got home and realized, "NO, you've got yourself another sister !"  She hasn't been around me enough for it to sink in on her either !

Wow..........I am just so VERY blessed !

My brother then joined hubby and me, and we all went to the nursing home together.  It was a wonderful morning, followed by a great afternoon of piecing........with an hour's nap squeezed in under the cool air from the window fan, just for good measure ! 
PRAISE THE LORD !

2 comments:

  1. I am going to make pinwheels with my 1930's fabric. I can't wait to start! One more day of VBS and then, maybe, I can sew again. :-) Your pinwheels look great!

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  2. these are looking so great...!!!!

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