What We've Been Up To

Before we went to Scandinavia, I'd begun hand quilting this little baby quilt that I'd made for Carol's new granddaughter, Lucy Paige. When we returned home, I had just the border to do, and it has taken nearly a month to do that and to get the binding on! The quilting on the main part of the quilt is just diagonal lines, as you might be able to see. What doesn't show up so well is the border which is a twisty-turny heart design. It might be visible if you click the photo to enlarge it.

The quilt is made from a Moda charm pack that I'd acquired before swearing off all-one-line-of-fabric quilts.  The border fabric is something different, from a different manufacturer, even. I bought it in Intercourse the last time we were at White Oak and Honna and I stopped at Bitty Kinna's, a new-to-us shop that we just loved. Carol is going up to New England for Lucy's Baptism next week, and she'll take this quilt along.

Lucy's quilt is draped over an Adirondack chair, but not just any Adirondack chair. Some years back, when we went up to hear Tom who was participating in Loon Lake Live! as a violist, we bought two genuine authentic Adirondack chairs and a matching foot rest to bring home for our deck. It is not exaggerating to say that we used them so much that we wore them out.  I thought perhaps we might take a trip up to Lake Placid and get another pair, but Joe had a better idea.

 He took apart one of the dying chairs, made a pattern, bought some gorgeous cedar, and -- viola! we have a new pair of hand -made chairs! They are even more comfortable than the originals, if that is possible. 

Already at least two people have requested that Joe make a pair for them. We'll see.