I have started in on a new project. I have 783 five inch tumbler quilt piece to cut and sew together. I am excited about this quilt. It really isn't FOR any one I just liked the pattern when it appeared on the front of the BH&G Patchwork and Quilting Calendar for this year. At least I think it is an 2008 calendar. It's down on my cutting table or I would check for sure. It is to be cut from 1800 type fabric...so I am stretching my imagination and using mostly those packs of material quarters I have bought at quilt shows for years.
I won't be able to attend the MN annual Quilt Show as my usual companion I travel with to these has decided to attend a quilter's retreat with some younger quilting ladies this year. I am feeling less shut out than I felt at first....sort of like when my new ex-doctor told me I had aged out of having a physical and called it a courtesy. I'm now looking for a new primary doctor. I can do a lot on my own, I'll miss the MN show, but life's goes on and I am going to Connecticut in June/July for a lengthy visit and there will be plenty of time to visit the Amish Communities in Pennsylvania.
So on with the Scrappy Tumbler quilt with only (?) 783 pieces. Today I am devoting to pressing and cutting. I feel in good spirits now that I have shared this.
Rhoda