Re-energized

First heirloom apple of the season! This one is Dixie Red. Description here says it is an old Southern variety, sold extensively long ago, is available again, and is a handsome, good keeper. Tasted pretty good. I don't get to taste many of my apples since roaming urban gremlins who did not buy, water, feed, and care for the trees think they deserve the fruits more than I do. Ah, the joys of uber-urban life. Hie me to the rare countree....

Another shot of the inside-the-urban-perimeter front yard, further showing how Karen continues to think she is still living out in the midwestern countryside, even though that was half a lifetime ago. You can't take the Pennsylvania Dutch out of the girl.

Ah, the Jo Morton class last night was fun, very inspiring. Lazy-minded as I've been, I forgot my camera so cannot show you the Show and Tells, Dear Reader, until our class leader emails hers to us. The subject last night was the Double X quilt, with plans to begin the little autograph quilt for next time, and also plans to work on the little sewing roll-up and needle holder. I believe we are to receive a little fabric surprise next meeting for a future project. Hot doggies, we love presents :-). My own Show and Tell consisted of the below, with me all inspired to fill in the center area with .... Something Wonderful. But what. Class leader suggested a weeping willow, using embroidery and wool felting. Sounds pretty good, eh? Me thinking a girlie with either a wool felted dress or an applique dress, maybe out of the bright cheddar showing in the photo? Birdies on branches? A Pennsylvania Dutch motif? Gotta think of something good because I'm dying to fill it in while the Quilting Muse is here. The central fabric is the same linen matka that the purse was made out of. After making that darling purse, I had to get my own little supply of matka. It is very, very cool.


Quite bad storming while I was driving home from class. Car lifting from the pavement, to-the-ground lightning, stunning inky sky (and me without my camera). We had already had hail before class began. Through the nervousness, I thought about a quilt class called Quilt Studios or Stash Classification or Stash Field Trips or something like that, where for each class session, you would go visit one another's sewing areas. And discuss how the various ones are arranged, etc. Would that not be Totally Cool??