Summer 2012

This summer, we ate lots of salads and pies. I did a lot of genealogical research, and a few sewing projects.
And we stayed close to home.

January 2012

January was a crafty month for us: I worked on several sewing projects, and Zak carved a set of salad spoons for his mom and a butter knife for us. We also visited the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, and celebrated Zak's birthday.

Quilting progress

Late July through mid-August was so rainy and cool here that I was able to quilt an hour a day.

Next project

The fabric for my next project arrived in the mail this week.

Quilt progress

The quilt is now basted after about ten hours of kneeling on the floor. I'm excited to start quilting!

Quilt top

Zak laid the new quilt top out for me on a dry, sunny day last weekend and I took a photo from our balcony.
I hope to find the fabric for the back on our trip to Milan in a couple weeks.

I could use some input from the sewers and quilters out there. Would you quilt this vertically along the 25 longways stripes, or horizontally along the color bars? My preference keeps alternating.

New quilt

Zak and Freddy helped with assembling the new quilt top in our living room last weekend.