We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand.
~Charles Spurgeon
Quilting
It took a while but I figured out which squares needed replacement. They weren’t the diamond shapes on the bottom row. Instead they were darks in two X blocks - six black background fabrics on the left middle block and some reds in the lower middle block. They were easier to locate when seen in the blog post icon. The work wasn't nearly as difficult as feared. Most was finished during the evening news and now it looks much better. Not perfect. The quilt still retains its scrappy feel.
I wanted the main diagonals to read as the darkest part of the quilt. {A medium-dark "pretty" color might be nicer but with so many brown/black/ dark green squares in the bin, this is how it came out.} Still, the rest of the colors are lighter now and set off by those strong boundaries.
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The back is a single piece from my stash. Every once in a while there's enough for an entire back around here. The yellow and green stripe binding was in the leftover binding bin. How nice to use up so many different bits and bobs. It's always fun to find another way to organize our colors, isn't it?
Now that I'm in Texas it's easier to find Hobbs batting and I chose their natural cotton. It's extremely thin and shrinks after washing. That's the look I prefer and the best weight for tropical climates.
Quilt Specifics
Size: 42" x 42"
Design: Scrappy Trip Around the World
Batting: Hobbs Heirloom Premium Natural Cotton
Thread: Superior 50/3 green cotton thread
Quilting: walking foot grid
Approximate yardage: 6 yds
Again, it's perfectly symmetrical. I need to focus on some asymmetry soon. But for now, this one is off to a new baby.
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Reading
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| The Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson |
On Nann's recommendation I read Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson. Eve and Sally meet on a canal path and try to aid Anastasia's dog. He doesn't need help but she does. Somehow they agree to take her boat to Chester for repairs while Anastasia waits for an operation in London. Along the way they meet several of her friends and have time to consider their lives. What will they do at the end of the summer?