(1) opera glasses
(2) Christmas cactusses still blooming
(3) hot oatmeal
Snow! If you could take the You Tube video I posted two nights ago and rev it up to three times faster, that's the way it would seem now! So much snow predicted to be coming our way, so many people panicking, with behavior they wouldn't have even glanced at a week ago. The Federal Government will close early today, with employees who report to work given permission to leave 4 hours early "but no later than 12 noon." Can you feel the panic?
When a major storm is predicted, the TV news has a way of giving minute by minute "updates" of the problems... "oh look how slow the cars have to drive down this street" "oh, look at this delivery truck actually sliding out of control" "oh, look how empty the shelves are in this store".
All this "coverage" just makes people panic even more. I've decided not to participate in it this year because (1) I know snow is coming (2) I know it is expected to be major (3) I know it will last long enough that cleanup will happen Monday, and (4) I know I have enough food, water and meds to take me through it. Everything else is secondary; I don't need to hear it over and over and over, getting upset! I won't be watching the coverage.
So that's my soap box opinion, now on to more pleasant things!
Look what came unexpectedly last night!
I want to go forward with making a pinwheel quilt or wall hanging, but it's so tedious to cut so many 2-1/2" squares! I ordered this die from Amazon on Wednesday the 20th, it was scheduled to be delivered on the 25th - but it came last night, in just one day!
I couldn't wait to start using it! First thing this morning I dove into some gifted scraps - you know the rules I live by: "OPS's (other people's scraps) are more interesting than your own!"
For this size die, Accuquilt suggests cutting an 8-1/2" piece of fabric and these scraps are such a nice, generous size!
Looking good!
My one concern though, is that one of the blades must be set a bit too high? Part of the fabric gets wedged tighter in than the other parts, causing the square to fray just a bit when I remove them from the die.
Here we go - a nice pile of 2-1/2" squares, ready to become part of my textured pinwheel quilt!
The die cuts 9 squares, so I have a big plenty to start with.
That's it for now; go safely, carefully and thoughtfully into the storm ... sew forth and sew on...
I have a Studio die and the GO die and they both have a corner here and there that catches every time. I think this is pretty normal on a die that has so many corners.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are ready for the storm. Enjoy the sewing and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean by the media hype driving people into a frenzy. I don't think we are going to get hit as bad as you, but we are ready.
ReplyDeleteI have that same problem with my 3" half square triangle die. Hope you stay warm and dry. Enjoy the view, before you know it it will be blazing hot and humid.......
ReplyDeleteI kind of like snow days, since your only responsibility is to stay warm and keep busy, which for quilters, is NEVER a problem. Enjoy your time while the rest of the world panics.
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