Thursday, November 21, 2024

Things to Believe In

 
Things to Believe In

trees, in general; oaks, especially;
burr oaks that survive fire, in particular;
and the generosity of apples

seeds, all of them: carrots like dust,
winged maple, doubled beet, peach kernel
the inevitability of change

frogsong in spring; cattle
lowing on the farm across the hill;
the melodies of sad old songs 

comfort of savory soup;
sweet iced fruit; the aroma of yeast;
a friend's voice; hard work

seasons; bedrock; lilacs;
moonshadows under the ash grove;
something breaking through

~ Patricia Monaghan ~

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Wednesday

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Tuesday


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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Sunday

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Saturday

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Starowka

I'm restless and fussing around for something to distract myself with.  I think I'm going to sew along on Bonnie Hunter's 2024 Quiltville mystery, STAROWKA, scheduled to begin next Friday.   

Here's my fabric pull, subject to change of course.  My reds are pretty light, so I'm going to substitute in yellows for Bonnie's pinks.  Her palette is blue, red, pink, and mine is tentatively blue, red, yellow.  I'm aiming for a springtime quilt.

I have done a number of the Quiltville mysteries in the past but don't always feel up to it every year. Some years I find Bonnie's intensity (and that of her followers) to be a bit too much for me.  Her designs are nice though, and maybe this much 'volume' will fill in the shadowy corners of my brain.

Meanwhile, I'm piddling around with some scrap blocks.  The black fabric tub is spilling out onto the floor, so time for a little stashbusting.  Black and white chunky churns, and eventually some sort of bright sashing -- maybe turquoise, maybe not.


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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Thursday


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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Washington Whirlwind

 Barbara Brackman's 2024 pieced BOM

#11 Road to the White House

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Tuesday


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