I finished the second “A Piece of My Heart” quilt top yesterday, and will measure it and organize a backing/binding today maybe.
Here are the two tops–made with the 3 1/2-inch squares of Cotton+Steel/Ruby Star Society fabrics I cut up about 5 years ago. I have lost count of all the quilts made from that fabric stash. It is probably nearing 20, if not a bit more. That might make a fun blog post one of these days.
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The neutral top is quilted now–with a heart pantograph that created lovely texture. This top is now trimmed and binding made. Note: Bonnie Hunter some time back said she trims with a SMALL square ruler. I’ve been trying that–using a 9.5 square–and that is really working well–much better than the big 24-inch square and a long ruler. I have much more control.
Aren’t these pretty flowers from my garden?
My two gardenia plants are NOT thriving. Their leaves turn yellow, drop off, and they grow new ones. Research says they need specific nutrients and to try a mixture that uses fish parts. I ordered some–and mixed it up and put it on them. We’ll see. The soil here (whine, whine) is mostly clay–it will take time and amendments to help it.
It has been cooler here this summer than last, but it will get hotter now likely. La Niña (cooler and dryer than her boyfriend El Niño) is shifting into place. Also the water vapor spewed into the atmosphere from a huge underwater volcano (Hunga-Tonga) a few years back is now dissipating. Water vapor is way, way more important to heat retention in the atmosphere than CO2 and is much, much more than CO2.
Anyway, I’ve really been enjoying my walks after 7 pm and can do a mile in short order. We have a frequent “sea breeze” here that is just delightful, and it appears in the evenings frequently.
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