Me: This weekend was fabulous!
You: Fabulous? Did you travel? Did you go to a party? Did you go shopping?
Me: No. I didn't do any of those things. With the exception of a couple of errands and Mass on Sunday, I stayed indoors. To be exact, the radius of my travels this weekend rarely reached farther than the kitchen and family room. It was like room arrest instead of house arrest. Only it was completely and blissfully voluntary.
Of course, the motivation for my confinement was two-fold; (1) The Kennedy mini-series marathon on TV and (2) I decided to make a quilt for the Quilt for Quake Survivors quilt drive.
Mateo was out all day at a Scouting event, Mr. Casillas was milling about in the backyard, and I parked myself in front of my sewing machine and sewed. In order for me to achieve my first goal, which was to watch the entire mini-series marathon, I had Mr. Casillas put up a fold out table in our family room to prop my sewing machine on it. This way, I was able to multitask; I could sew and watch. With this arrangement, I also managed to get some cooking done. On Saturday morning I threw some stuff in the crock pot and out came a beef stew. Sunday, I put a chicken in the oven to roast. I used the Crisp Skinned with Rosemary Potatoes recipe from the January 2011 issue of MS Living. It was yummy!
By the end of the weekend I had all 12 blocks completed and pieced together.
I've always liked pink and red and it works on this quilt. The green popping off the pink and red reminds me of strawberries.
I will call this quilt Strawberry Fields. Strawberries are the quintessential feel good fruit. Their sweet taste reminds me of lazy summer days. There is nothing more endearing to me than to see a fragile little strawberry growing in a garden. So vulnerable to the elements but if it survives, it is the most delicious and sweet treat nature has to offer. As I made this quilt I thought about the victims and survivors of Japan. I prayed that in their effort to rebuild their villages and lives, and remember their lost loved ones, that they somehow retain their tenderness and sweetness. I am not a Pollyanna. I know that their lives have been turned upside down but I pray that somehow my quilt and all of the other quilts which will be donated, somehow lets them know that they are cared for and loved by others that do not know them. That there is still some goodness, kindness, and sweetness in the world.
Here is the top of the quilt all pieced together. All I need to do now is layer it with the batting and back of the quilt and attach the binding. I see another weekend of room arrest in my near future.
Of course, the motivation for my confinement was two-fold; (1) The Kennedy mini-series marathon on TV and (2) I decided to make a quilt for the Quilt for Quake Survivors quilt drive.
Mateo was out all day at a Scouting event, Mr. Casillas was milling about in the backyard, and I parked myself in front of my sewing machine and sewed. In order for me to achieve my first goal, which was to watch the entire mini-series marathon, I had Mr. Casillas put up a fold out table in our family room to prop my sewing machine on it. This way, I was able to multitask; I could sew and watch. With this arrangement, I also managed to get some cooking done. On Saturday morning I threw some stuff in the crock pot and out came a beef stew. Sunday, I put a chicken in the oven to roast. I used the Crisp Skinned with Rosemary Potatoes recipe from the January 2011 issue of MS Living. It was yummy!
By the end of the weekend I had all 12 blocks completed and pieced together.
I've always liked pink and red and it works on this quilt. The green popping off the pink and red reminds me of strawberries.
I will call this quilt Strawberry Fields. Strawberries are the quintessential feel good fruit. Their sweet taste reminds me of lazy summer days. There is nothing more endearing to me than to see a fragile little strawberry growing in a garden. So vulnerable to the elements but if it survives, it is the most delicious and sweet treat nature has to offer. As I made this quilt I thought about the victims and survivors of Japan. I prayed that in their effort to rebuild their villages and lives, and remember their lost loved ones, that they somehow retain their tenderness and sweetness. I am not a Pollyanna. I know that their lives have been turned upside down but I pray that somehow my quilt and all of the other quilts which will be donated, somehow lets them know that they are cared for and loved by others that do not know them. That there is still some goodness, kindness, and sweetness in the world.
Here is the top of the quilt all pieced together. All I need to do now is layer it with the batting and back of the quilt and attach the binding. I see another weekend of room arrest in my near future.
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