I just started this blog and already I'm finding it hard to blog everyday. I feel there are things in my everyday that are not blog worthy, boring even. I read other blogs and everything sounds so interesting. I feel that maybe I need to just put down my thoughts sometimes.
The summer season is coming to an end but the heat is still with us. In south Louisiana it is hot up until Christmas sometimes. The air is a little tiny bit cooler. In the 90's instead of the 100's. It makes it hard to think about Autumn and falling leaves, pumpkins, Halloween and cool evenings. I have noticed on other blogs that everyone seems to be getting in the fall spirit but I am finding it really hard to do. Maybe by the time October gets here it will feel more like Autumn.
I did finish the hand quilting on my Underground Railroad quilt and put the binding on yesterday. Now I need to sit and hand sew it onto the back. I will show a picture when it is complete. That binding was a challenge. I wanted to use a certain fabric in a certain color and you know how it is--Nothing else would do! I had a 15 inch piece left and I needed 18 inches to do the binding like I usually do (2-1/4 binding). So I cut the binding 2 inches instead and laid it all out (after sewing the strips together) on the quilt top to make sure I have enough. I did but only had about a 4 inch overlap at the end. It worked YeaH! I think it looks great. I'm so glad to be at this stage of completion. I can now start to think about my next project. Isn't that always to way it happens? That is why I have so many UFO's. Thats the life of a quilter.
Quilt til your arm falls off...
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I'm beginning to feel fall, though not so much in the temps. I've noticed that the days are getting shorter and the angle of the sun in the afternoon is more fall-like. Oh, how I can't wait until that first cool snap!
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