I have been quilting for just about 6 years. I made a commitment at the beginning to always do my own quilting. Every time I sit down at the sewing machine, I am sure I am going to ruin a perfectly good quilt. I think I am getting better. At least I am having more fun!!

Here is the Aspen Reflections piece started in Sue Benner’s class at Art Quilt Tahoe:

Here is a close-up:

I took these photos tonight so I am not sure how true the colors are.

Update: Some answers to questions. This is 12 inches by 25 inches. It is done by cutting the batting and backing to size. Fuse the backing to the batting. On the batting side, sketch out your basic design with a soft lead pencil. Starting at the top cut and layout strips of fabric that will represent the photo colors and design that you are working from. We saved the trimmed edges of our fused fabric. If it was frayed – all the better. Sue uses selvages, interesting details from fused clothing pieces, etc. I was lucky to have purchased this wonderful African fabric that was batiked and had built in designs that worked perfectly with my landscape.

Tomorrow is my guild’s Holiday luncheon and last meeting of the year. I have the new and old board meeting at my house next week and then I am done!! The year has gone by so fast.

I had already decided on a title for the posting today when this greeted me at breakfast. Bingo! My sentiments exactly…

I finished my last antibiotic on Wednesday and by Sunday, I could tell that the infection in that one clogged sinus had not disappeared. On Monday I talked to the doc and we decided to do another ten days of meds rather than look at surgery, yet. On Monday night I had a sore throat that kept me awake most of the night. I slept in on Tuesday and wondered if I had gotten strep throat from Mia. But, no it is just a pesky virus. I dragged myself off to vestry last night because we had an important meeting. Today, I just feel bleah!!

But I must get on with things. I have to mail Warhol Sunsets to Cynthia Morgan in Boulder, CO. I took part in the Quiltart quilt swap. I am getting Out of Africa, made by Rhonda Blasingame. I’ll post a pic when it gets here. You can go here to see all  of the quilts and who made them and who they are going to.

I managed to get some quilting done on the Aspen piece from Sue Benner’s class.  I started with the reflection of the trees in the water .

Finally, I promised DebR that I would post that silly something that I can’t live without. Here it is:

My Sony Walkman that resides under my pillow. My mind often will not stop racing when I go to bed or I often wake up in the night and can’t go back to sleep so I keep my Walkman handy and listen to NPR or soothing music.

The sun has come out. Maggie is staring at me. Gotta take her for walk and wake up my body. Time to get dressed and face the world.