November 1, 2011
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My last 2 October quilts
Hello again. When I decided to try to make a quilt top each month, I had no idea that I would end up doing 4 in one month. Actually, I thought I wouldn't even get any done in October but was I ever in for a surprise. I am glad that I had enough kits precut that I had plenty to work with. I still have about 3 unsewn kits in my stash, but I didn't feel up to tackling a Double Wedding Ring yet.
This first one is called Virginia Pinwheel. Unfortunately, when I cut this one out, I hadn't learned the lesson that lavenders and blues do not create enough contrast to really appreciate the pattern. Therefore, the pinwheels do not stand out. (There are a couple of quilts that I'd like to "do over" and choose fabric that have a definite contrast.) It still is a pretty quilt top and I am sure it will be very pretty when its quilted.
The last one I got the idea from Accuquilt. They frequently have patterns featured and this one they used the Parallelogram die. I am not sure if they had named it but theirs is a wallhanging in 2 colors. I decided to make individual pinwheels in assorted colors. I made each one different so it was like a jigsaw puzzle to put together but once I got the hang of it, it went fairly fast. I had done most of it in one day but then today I decided to add another row on the bottom to make it fit a twin bed. That took most of my day because I had to find scraps that matched the bottom row and do more cutting. I was very pleased with the end results.
When Susana was out here, a friend gave us 2 pickup loads of apples. We borrowed Herb Lattin's cider press and 2 of their children to help us.
It was cold and rainy so we set the press up here in the living room. I am so glad for hardwood floors that clean up easily.
Amber and Abram had to leave after one day of cider making but we plugged on for the 2nd day. We made about 70 gallons and decided we didn't have the stamina to do any more so gave the rest of the apples away.
Since Jonny has a broken leg, when we found a wheelchair for $20 at the local secondhand store I bought it. Now the family has been having fun!
In this picture Vernon is popping a wheelie with Kaity while is Abram playing with the other wheelchair that our neighbor loaned us.
P.S. Vernon usually is better at most things but I can pop wheelies better than he can!
(I am not sure if there are any pictures to prove it though.)