Snow Daze!

There is snow outside and there is snow inside too.  Outside it is actual snow from the latest storm that is dumping tons of snow and sleet.  There are a few layers of snow, sleet and melting snow on the ground now.  Inside there is a sandwich of seemingly never ending live and recorded shows of winter Olympics on TV. In the meantime I am working on a different kind of sandwich- a quilt. These are strips of fabric to be sewn into quilt top. I can't wait to put this quilt together and hand quilt it.

Thread Holder All Done!

Thread holder is finished! It is ready to hold my thread ends from various other projects which I may start to work on.  All those stippling running stitches gave the fabric great texture and a cozy feel. I decided to use a magenta pink quilting thread so the quilting is visible. Its been a long time since I quilted.

Love this 2014 Hoffman Challenge fabric (for a change!).  It isn't the main fabric and maybe that is the reason I like it :-).  I have yet to tackle the main fabric.  I am procrastinating as usual.

I made this one an inch larger than Leanne's.

Thread Holder

Thread holder pattern by Leanne from The Stitching Room.

It is a cool looking open box to hold thread ends. I felt like doing some running stitches to give my box texture. It is still work in progress.