Anticipating… a few days in the UP (Upper Peninsula) (of Michigan) because we’re…
Celebrating… our 41st wedding anniversary next week! (Sheesh.)
Junah celebrated his golden birthday on Monday!! Can you believe it? They went on a little trip to LEGO Land in Chicago. I’d hoped to see them before they left, then when they returned… but we’re busy & they’re super busy (besides school & homework, think dance classes & wrestling) (Davy’s wrestling!). I think we’ll be able to get together next week. (And I really want to go watch Davy.)
Cooking… I’m cooking a lot more lately because just after Christmas our personal chef drove off with a car full of stuff (and her dog) & temporarily relocated to the Arizona desert.
Excited about… meeting said personal chef in Albuquerque for a long weekend next month as she begins to slowly make her way back to Wisconsin. She’ll be back by early March because that’s when Maddy will be here!!
I have two cousins (sisters) in ABQ, so will also try to meet up with them.
Wondering… if Kai will be excited to see me in Albuquerque! It’ll be interesting — it will be almost two months since they departed and we’ll be in a completely new & random place.
Hoping… just holding on to hope.
Knitting… Since the holiday knitting bonanza is over, I’ve been back to working on a little Sophie-esque scarf — only a few more repeats until I begin the end shaping. Then, I’m…
Looking forward to… getting back to my Farfalle cardigan! Both of those projects will be accompanying me to the UP. I need to pick that back up & get back into the rhythm I was just starting to feel. And, yes, the Family Temperature Blanket is also still awaiting some attention.
Practicing… patience.
Reading: Pages… No Time on My Hands by Grace Snyder. I bought this book in Nebraska & it’ll fit nicely on the shelf with all my other books about pioneer women & the west. This one also happens to be a memoir & quilting features prominently, so it’s ticked a number of boxes.
Reading: Audio… I haven’t “read” an audio book in quite a while, but I have the release of George Saunders’ Vigil noted on my calendar and I cannot wait!
Planning/Sewing… I’m not at the sewing part yet, but I had my first quilt class this week. I’m still very much in the planning stage, as in choosing fabrics, and it’s hard! I’m trying to mostly use fabrics that I already have. The quilt uses about 15-17 fat quarters — and I have a lot (by my standards) (though not as many as I did a couple of months ago), most of them randomly collected so I’m trying to find The Thing that pulls it together. The main Things that I’m considering are color, pattern & scale… and it’s hard to focus/decide. It doesn’t help that I’m using mostly Kaffe Fassett fabrics again (because that’s mostly what I have) and so many of them defy categorization… but also he’s all about color & breaking rules & doing what makes you feel good. What makes me feel good? haha. I’m bringing the contenders on the trip & hopefully making my choices for the first block… which we’ll be sewing at the next class.
Thinking… that maybe I just need a good neutral/solid in there somewhere! Yeah, I’m thinking too much. If I really can’t land on a combo myself, I’ll haul it into the shop for some guidance.
Wondering… what’s up with you right now?
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This post is so full of good things, Vicki! I am hoping you’ll share more as your quilt class moves along! What fun! Stay warm in the UP… I love it up there every time of the year, but my favorites are fall and winter!
I hope you enjoy your time in the UP and then ABQ. If you go to watch Davy wrestle, please take pictures! I’d love to see that myself. Keep up with the hope and patience, and I don’t think you could go wrong with a nice solid fabric.
What a nice post. Enjoy both trips. It sounds as if you will be going from one temperature extreme to the other but variety is the spice of life. The quilt planning looks like great fun.
So many good things! I think the UP is probably going to be very chilly, but then you’re probably used to it. I can’t imagine Davy being old enough to wrestle but would love it see it! And your fabrics are so joyful with all that color.
I’m heading out to a weekend with family in Chicago (brrr) to celebrate my cousin’s daughter’s bat mitzvah. It will be good to see the extended family but also Chicago in January! I’m taking my giant winter coat.
Where in the UP????? I love the UP, but have never been there in the winter. (The bridge scares the shit out of me in the best of conditions; in the winter, though? I couldn’t do it . . . ) (Of course, I realize you won’t need to cross the bridge . . . ) This is so much GOOD StUFF, and I am here for ALL of it. (And, yes. Kai will remember you. No matter where you meet him.) My nephews were all “little wrestlers.” One of them stuck with it and ended up being a state champ in high school . . . That’s enough from me for now. But I think you need an “anchoring neutral” in your quilt. (Just an unsolicited opinion; sorry.)
Trying again, hope this doesn’t post twice. I love posts like this, all newsy and full of your life. Happy Anniversary! And I hope you can go see Davy wrestling and if you do please share photos. For your quilt fabric, I would try adding a neutral tone-on-tone. You’ll still have a pattern but it will tie the others together. That said, I think you can’t go wrong with any combo of the fat quarters you have.