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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Some Applique Progress

I was in England visiting my sister for a week then Poland visiting my aunt and cousins for another week and a half. I took 6 prepped applique blocks with me to work on. The first 2 here are from Beyond the Cherry Trees. Neither is complete, but I finished what I had taken. Have I mentioned  how much I am enjoying needle turning these by hand? The bottom 4 are from the Chester County Criswell Quilt.


When I travel, I take along my net book to use to keep in touch and to write. I did get some writing done for my present course which is called "Equipping Saints to Counsel". I took 2 textbooks and completed one report. This is progress. One of the hindrances of using this net book is making blog posts. I have difficulty downloading photos off my camera. Sometimes it will download all 735 each time. Other times it ignores my instructions and does nothing. So here we are. I finally got the pictures on this post but cannot write anything beside them.

Last week I was home long enough to do my laundry,  make one Dear Jane block with pictures and have a wisdom tooth pulled when my daughter phoned with that pleading voice that a mother cannot ignore, "I'm going to be home alone with the baby all next week. There is a 2 o'clock flight. We can pick you up. Can you come visit?"

My internet had been out the 2 days I was home but it miraculously kicked in long enough for me to book that 2 o'clock flight and here I am. Home alone at my daughter's while she and baby are in the city for the day. The sun is shining brightly and I have Dear Jane stuff spread all over the table and the batteries in my camera died, so no pictures for now. Sigh.

But I have been able to snuggle my grandson every day. He is 4 1/2 months old and has been rolling over for a few weeks now.

Blessings,
Chris


6 comments:

  1. You've been quite the rolling stone, Chris! But I'm sure it's been wonderful to connect with everyone. I really like those first yellow buds. It looks like there may be more to come on that block -- looks promising! I love all the oak leaves, too. I've been admiring oak leaves everywhere, recently, but they look tricky!

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    1. There will be a bowl . . . probably green and red . . . but I forgot to bring the pattern with me.

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    2. Those oak leaves were quite simple after all the needle turn I have been doing on CCCQ. Its working on all the inny points on CCCQ that has built up my skill and confidence. Also, I cannot believe how many stitches to the inch I am doing now without fuss. What does have me scratching my head is how I am going to do the flowers on this block, Stay tuned.

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  2. My grandson is 5 months old - I love visiting, can't get there often enough. Thank you for the link on my blog, love to see your work.

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  3. those are lovely applique Chris! It's wonderful to be able to drop everything and fly to your daughter's side. Getting to spend time with your grandson is priceless!

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  4. Beautiful work on the applique!

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