My back hurts.

January - Modern Block of the Month

My back does not hurt from any of my quilting activities.  I'm sore because I'm still doing clean up in the yard from our snow and ice event of two weeks ago.  Yesterday was a gorgeous day that was chilly but sunny and it was perfect for hauling branches across the yard and making a very big pile.  There is a rumor going around that our homeowner's association is hiring a wood chipper to take care of everything. I'll give it a few weeks then make arrangements for my very big pile to go away.  Unfortunately for my back, I only finished the front yard.  The back yard and its many fallen branches await.  They won't get picked up today.  I'm going to make tuna casserole (because I make an awesome tuna casserole) and do some cleaning here.  Oh, and watch some football and maybe address my neglected Spinster Quilt.

Until then, here are some more improv blocks.  These are great to do when you want to sew, but can't be tied down by accuracy.

Playing around and a story about a food source I hadn't considered.

Smitten Block #3

Scout finds flannel fabric and immediately loses the ability to walk. 

Apparently, I have quilting ADHD.  I decided to crank out a couple of blocks for the Smitten quilt when I thought it would be fun to do some more wonky quilting.  After digging through my fabric to choose something appropriate, I spotted this baby fabric left over from a past project.  Having only 4 projects going right now, it seemed like just the time to start a baby quilt for a random baby yet to be named.  No, nobody I know is having a baby but that shouldn't stop me from being ready for such an eventuality.

By the way, I took a nap when I got home from work after eating an inordinate amount of very good food today.  The nap was interrupted when a cat (not the sweet girl pictured who was napping on my lap) mewed piteously and brought me a dead mouse that he was carrying in his mouth.  I assured him that I had enough to eat today, thank you very much, but that he was a very good provider.  And, that his friend needed to go outside.