Saturday, June 7, 2014

Little Update....

Have spent some time quilting a prayer quilt that I started over a year ago...
Treadling my vintage Necchi BU....


Progress came to a standstill about a year ago because I didn't have suitable border, binding, and backing fabrics....and, let's face it, because I just have a hard time working with these kinds of colors.  I would love to have a better understanding of why different brains react to different colors in different ways.  Despite the wild popularity of Civil War color themes, I just don't respond to those, although I did love making the Mark Twain Quilt for my brother-in-law ( part 1 here, part 2 here,  part 3 here). I think the pleasure in making that quilt had a lot to do with whom it was for, that  I made it at an idyllic place to which I'll likely never return (because my wonderful friend feels that at her age she can no longer maintain two homes), and because I used so many blues and greens in it.

I keep thinking that if I'm going to continue making prayer quilts for men, I need to come up with some new strategies. Now that Clothworks has started American Made Brand (AMB) totally American grown and milled cottons, I could make some quilts with solids that I like, so they wouldn't be so "girly." By the way, this blog will be a stop on the AMB Blog Tour, June 19 on Day 24 of the 25 day tour.  (That's because New Mexico was one of the last four states to be granted statehood.)

Quilting progress was also slowed by the fact that I had to get a new water heater this week.  They are warranted for only six years, so I'm glad mine lasted almost nine years.  However, the price has doubled, and I wonder how elderly people with limited incomes manage to deal with such sudden expenditures.

The other thing that died was my Kindle Fire HD.  No, I did not drop it, spill liquid on it (apparently I just spill liquid on my clothes!), nor crack the screen.  My phone calls to Kindle support kept getting dropped, but eventually we managed to sort things out, so a new one is on its way.  (However, I'm left wondering why Amazon 2-day shipping ends up taking five to seven days!) I do like the Kindle Fire because I can take it with me when we make our long trek to CNM's Westside campus and read blogs and knit while my daughter is in class.
More busy stuff this weekend--including a Duke City Sound concert this afternoon.  Then tomorrow our church Jugband will take part in church services in Estancia and Mountainair.  By the way, the J.U.G. stands for "Joy Under God."  There are only two jugs, one of which is antique but silent so far, and plenty of singers, guitars, usually an amazing pianist who plays by ear, a couple mandolins, one or two real washtub basses, and sometimes a fiddle or harmonica, and a lovely 93 year old who plays the washboard.  We do make a joyful noise!

Happy quiltmaking..and knitting,

6 comments:

O'Quilts said...

Good heavens..I seemed to have lost your blog somewhere..or maybe it was my mind..Anyway, nice to catch up on it. Thank you for your support with my dramas.

DragonPoodle said...

Your work is lovely, as always. Funny about color preferences. Normally I'm not fond of browns but I love the colors in this quilt. I think the golds in the brown prints make it sing!

Amy, a redeemed sheep said...

I totally understand what you are saying about colors and how they make you feel. I admire and respect the primitive and Civil War fabric, but to work with those colors would be very hard for me.

Your quilting is so pretty!!

Missy Shay said...

I love the quilting on that quilt! I have a hard time working on quilts that I don't like the colors on too.

Muv said...

Hello Dora,

Wonderful quilting, and I am always thrilled to find another quilter doing FMQ on a treadle.

It would be really nice if you linked up with the FMQ linky I have started on my blog, called Free Motion Mavericks. This is only the second week it has been running, and I would be delighted to welcome you as the first treadler!
http://lizzielenard-vintagesewing.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/free-motion-mavericks-link-up.html

Love from England, Muv

Muv said...

Thank you so much for linking up, Dora.

I have just been reading your post again and enjoying the image of the 93 year old member of the Jugband playing the washboard...

Love, Muv

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