Showing posts with label eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eclipse. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

NO ECLIPSE HERE

We didn't have proper glasses to view the Eclipse but we sat with our backs to the sun and just enjoyed the hour together!  We didn't notice a whole lot of darkening and if I didn't know what was going on, I wouldn't have noticed any difference at all!
Now I did see a big difference on the MQAL; 
 it is off the quilting frame and has some binding 
which I will be sewing in place at quilting group today!  
 I also arranged all of the pieces from the layer cake to make a lap sized quilt and then thought if I make the blocks 4 x 5 then I can make two quilts out of the layer cake!  I will make up the first few rows and see how it sizes out before I commit to anything. 
Aside from the size--this kind of quilt is so hard for me--I like order-you know, regular pattern repeats, etc, of traditional blocks so this one is a real stretch for me! 
 I just kind of squinted and placed colors throughout the space! 
 And It still looks like abstract art to me! lol

WRAPPED IN LOVE

The shawl is done sans beads this time around-it blocks out at 66" and 20" deep at the back. The edging is pretty, even without th...