TIME TO SHARE

Whew!!! The days have gone quickly and I've not updated the blog in quite a few days. I've been busy; first with work, then with hobbies and chores. Time to share some pictures....

Here is the 3rd block for the Mystery BOM being done at Fat Quarter Shop. The collection of fabric is Peace on Earth by Moda. Very soft holiday hues.

Here is the progress on the other BOM I've been doing.... Dash of Christmas Spirit using Vintage Holiday fabrics by April Cornell. This is a king size bed quilt and, as you can see, takes up a great deal of space when spread on the floor for a photo!! It currently measures 96" square and I need to add some border prints to give it a more finished look. I have received the backing fabric I ordered, so will be ready to send this one to be quilted as soon as I can get the final details completed.

I am amazing myself! The picture below is yet another BOM I started years ago. I've been working on it lately and now lack the 16" borders on each edge. It also is king-sized, but this one will be machine quilted by me.

I don't have the money to send all of them to a professional quilter, so I only send the very special ones. The Christmas quilt is special, only because I always wanted to have Christmas quilts for the beds in the house so I can decorate the rooms during the holiday.

Back to the picture..... I really like the narrow red section. This was not called for in the original pattern, but I've decided I prefer this to the original. There is a distinct advantage to putting a project away and bringing it out for completion after an extended time. My perspective on the appearance is now changed and fresh ideas on how to finish the top are popping into my head. I will also be making pillow cases to match this one.

There was one other adventure which I can share. I had intended to share pictures of the event, but there are too many and most don't mean much except to those "who know". This is the final year the Dallas Cowboys football team will be using Texas Stadium for games. The new stadium is getting more and more stadium-like in appearance, as you can see in pictures I've shared in previous posts. As a special celebration of this final year, the franchise opened Texas Stadium last night to the public so we could watch the Cowboys practice. The special other had never been inside the stadium (and I hadn't been since 1974!), so we thought it would be fun to go take pictures before the stadium is demolished and "no more". We saw old former Cowboys... Tony Dorsett, Calvin Hill, Cliff Harris, Randy White, and many more I can't recall. We saw the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders perform a dance. (Harry liked this part the best, I think). It started pouring heavily midway through the activities, so we got to see torrential rain pour through the opening which gets the field soaked but keeps the stands dry.

Next week I'll have some fun pictures to share (I hope). I am going to the gulf coast this weekend as we deliver Janelle's belongings to her college campus. I hope to spend time on the beach and at the pier taking pictures. Unless the weather doesn't cooperate.

Until then.....