I recorded this before Christmas, but never got around to posting it. Hope you had a great holiday–and are, for that matter, still having a great holiday.
Finished the Christmas Tree quilt–before Christmas!
And here’s the back (for some reason I can’t get the image to flip, so please turn your screen on its side):
The John Green quote I found relevant to all of this copyright talk:
“My novels are novels based on novels based on novels. Almost all novels are. But they change in the retelling. Novels change to stay relevant, so that their hope might be less flimsy, so that they remain honest and relevant. It’s a slow process — millions of writers and readers working together across generations to make stories that can be a light in the way-down-deep-darkness-which-is-you. Writing and reading are not about a singular mind emerging from isolation to create unprecedented art. It’s a massive collaboration spanning millennia.”
So I just took the mosaic quilt outside to take a picture and guess what? I used two different whites! One is snow white and the other is more vanilla. My first thought upon seeing the two whites was, ‘Why has some of this white fabric aged?” Oi vey, I am not bright. Anyway, a picture:
You can see the different whites, can’t you? But when I brought it back inside, I couldn’t see them. I guess I need more light to quilt by!
Fun links!
Want to read old quilt journals filled with interesting articles? Go here:
I don’t know if you can really tell anything from it or not.
And here’s the near-finished mosaic top:
Congrats to Michelle, who won the podcastiversary giveaway! She has a blog over here at Renewing Mrs. Sew and Sew, if you want to check it out. Thanks for listening, Michelle, and to everyone else, too!
I’m getting hooked on the BBC-4 daily soap, The Archers. Do you know it? I’ve only listened to four or five episodes, but I’m already getting familiar with the characters. You can subscribe to it on iTunes; just search for BBC 4 The Archers in the iTunes store.
I mention the Netflix series “Happy Valley” in this ep, though I think I say I watched it on Amazon.com prime. Anyway, the actress is Sarah Lancashire, and she is fab!
Finished Liane Moriarty’s latest, Big Little Lies and really enjoyed it. It’s a little darker than her previous books, but still a worthy read.
Having all sorts of quilting adventures lately. Above is the original (tho partial–the outer design should go all the way around) quilting design for the Nova blocks, but that’s not what I ended up with. However, getting a decent picture of what I did end up with (not that I’m done quilting) has proven elusive.
Books I’m reading and/or that I mentioned in this week’s episode:
Listen to Your Quilt by Barbara Persing
Quilts in Community: Ohio Traditions by Ricky Clark
All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
What I didn’t mention (but meant to) is that I’m going to be taking an free online course through Missouri State University in late September called Laura Ingalls Wilder: Exploring Her Work & Writing Life. For more info, check out this article:
Have you visited the International Quilt Study Center yet? Here’s a link to the site: http://www.quiltstudy.org/
You can watch IQSC vidcasts on iTunes. The vidcast on Nebraska quilt history is episode 15.
Recent Books I’ve Read:
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
The Very Late Podcastiversary Give-away! I’ve been podcasting for four years, and it’s time to celebrate! Leave a comment between now and September 30th and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate from the Fat Quarter Shop! Every comment you make counts as an entry, so comment early and often! (You can comment on forthcoming episodes as well.)
Nova block! Actually four blocks united into one super-block. Wish it were a better picture, but I promise to get the Man to do some quality photos later.