I’m joining Kat & the Unravelers for Unraveled Wednesday!
KNITTING:
Well, there really hasn’t been much knitting lately. I don’t know what I’ve been doing, except that I’ve been busy & wildly distracted (and should probably reapply some limits to my phone use). The new Crossplay (think Scrabble/Words With Friends) on NYT Games is fun, though, and I have numerous matches going at any given time with Kate, Ali, Ann, even a couple of random strangers.
I am on the home/decrease stretch of the Sophie-esque scarf I mentioned a little while ago, though, and I’ve been feeling the urge to knit!
QUILTING:
I made my second quilt block last night!
The block is called Churn Dash — I used the center square to highlight a pansy (still one of my favorite flowers). I don’t think that’s a very traditional choice, but I think you can probably tell that “traditional” is not where this is all going. haha.
These are my choices, more or less, for the third block, which is Disappearing Nine Patch. I’ll be trimming & cutting pieces for that this weekend, and likely choosing fabrics & doing the same for the block or two that follows.
READING:
Bedtime reading continues to be No Time on My Hands by Grace Snyder, and that will likely be the case for a while.
I was so excited for the release of George Saunders’ Vigil that I had it on my calendar & pre-saved in Spotify, so I had alerts galore yesterday morning and… we’ll see where it goes! So far, I’m enjoying the “performances” immensely — perfect casting, while still figuring out the story. I’m very curious about how much Saunders is involved in the actual production and/or direction of the recording. Anyway, we’re off! It’s been ages since I’ve listened to a book and this is the perfect way to get back to it.
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I like your second block and LOVE your choices of fabrics! I have Vigil on hold, but it’s going to be a long time before it’s my turn.
Ooooo . . . I think you’re going to love Vigil. It is a bit . . . tricky . . . at the start, but it will sort. I read an advance copy, but I’m planning to listen to the audio version now that it’s available. And I love, Love, LOVE your quilt fabrics and can’t wait to see your unique and inspired take on those traditional quilt squares. (Squeeeee.)
I was going to say basically the same thing as Kym about Vigil! Your churn dash is a gorgeous square!
Those fabric colors are so wonderful for right now — I am so sick of white!
I have the audio version of Vigil in my queue (it’s up next!) and I am so excited to settle in with it! Your quilt block is gorgeous… I love that beautiful pansy in the center! And I am excited to see how you put all those fabrics together in your next block! Here’s to unconventional!! XO
I love that quilt block. Pansy’s are also one of my favorite flower so what fun to showcase them in a block made during the winter. I read “No Time on my Hands” so many years ago – the Nebraska connection. I hadn’t thought of it for a long time. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.