Snowy Sewing and Such

Snow storm #2 came this morning and,

thankfully, wasn't as bad as predicted.

We have snow, sleet and ice,

so it's a good day to stay in and

get things done on my to-do list.

Last night I finished sewing the wool circles

into the garland and am very happy with it.

It's draped on my quilt cabinet and won't stay here, but it was

a good place for a photo.

I'm not sure how long it ended up being.

Those books on the shelf....

The top one was my grandmother's cookbook.

There are recipes that she and my great-grandmother

hand wrote in that book.

The books under her cookbook were her father's

cookbooks when he owned a bakery.

I haven't used his books since the recipes call for

5# of flour, 2 dozen eggs, etc.

They are fun to look at, though!

Last night I finally sewed the blocks of the

pastel baby quilt together.

They have been waiting patiently for months!

These colors aren't accurate... to dark and muddy,

but I can't get a good photo with true colors.

A border may be added, but I have to buy some fabric.

I don't have any of these colors in my stash.

While I was photographing the wool garland,

I took a photo of this piece that sits on top of my quilt cabinet.

This was made years ago from wool and cotton.
I really enjoyed making this, except for those half square triangles.

They ended up 1/2" finished!

Thank goodness for Thangles!

I'm linking to Design Wall Monday today.

Happy Quilting!