We had three! snow days this week. I, unlike some parents who live in town, was grateful. We had 3 feet tall drifts in places, including in front of our goat house and where our driveway meets the road. DH plowed our driveway and the road twice, but the strong winds drifted over both severely. My van hasn’t moved since Tuesday. Morning chores required two (or three) of us for much longer than usual since we had to deal with frozen water, deep drifts, wind, and bitter cold.
Fortunately, we didn’t have to do any virtual school and enjoyed real snow days. That means I had some lovely sewing time. Two farm blocks are all done and two more are cut. I’m down to some of the more fiddly blocks, which I have clearly delayed due to my lack of enthusiasm. This watering can was much less onerous than I feared (of course).
In other RSC news, I whipped out an entire set of blocks this week. This are from the book Successful Quilts from Simple Rectangles. I need to play with arrangement. I don’t have an equal number of blue and green or light, medium, and dark, so I think scrambled is going to be a better choice. My 2.5” scrap box is getting a little emptier as all of this came from the box. No cutting strips required!
It’s my favorite month for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge as I do so love aqua and similar colors!
from the room of Zana’s Ninis,
katie z.
6 comments:
Your farm blocks are gorgeous. I feel you on the chores taking longer. I was outside for an hour yesterday shoveling Ohio snow and tending to my chickens. They seems so happy when they get kitchen scraps. Snow days for me also mean extra cooking of yummy stuff like stew and home made chicken noodle soup.
Our son is a remote learner 100% of the time. I left him have two snow days anyways. It won't effect his attendance. Have a great weekend. Enjoy the snow as much as you can. I count the extra work outside as "activity" points and exercise. LOL.
I love the way those aqua blocks fade from light in one corner to dark in the other. So glad that you got to enjoy your snow days! Having unexpected time off is such a gift. Love the watering can block. Super cute!
Your watering can block is amazing! I can see where it was probably a lot of work, but hopefully worth it. New storage for your quilt closet sounds wonderful, and glad you had a helper!
So glad they have REAL snow days still with no virtual schooling on those days. That is lots of snow drifting for you to deal with. So glad you got sewing time and help with the sorting. That rectangle quilt is very pretty.
nice projects
Lovely AQUA/TEAL blocks for the RSC, Katie, and a whole quilt worth of scrappy strips, too!! In just one week? Way to celebrate those snow days and your favorite color! Are there lots of other fun patterns in that book? I have a hard time resisting a book full of quick quilts.
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