The Earthquake of 2011 or New Project Day

Summer life is finally slowing down. Seems I hardly did anything but I was sure busy. Not sure what I really did. Tuesday morning my quilt was delivered to the fair.....we'll see how it did when I go to see all the quilts. From what I saw I'm thinking I was sure out of my league. But it was sure fun to enter a quilt.

Got to experience my first EARTHQUAKE on Tuesday. I was sitting at my desk working. My black cat Boo just would not let me be.....he was all over me and my desk. Really being annoying. On the desk, on my lap, walking across the keyboard just causing me stress. Then he would go to every room where there were people and do the same to them. Then the quake came. I am SURE he knew it was coming. Afterwards the poor boy was again going from room to room checking on everyone. Eli was in the basement and Boo jumped over the half door we have to the basement and must have missed the steps and fell all the way down. We ended up taking him to the vet. Nothing broke just a bad sprain and he got a shot. He seems to be fine now. Guess we'll know if we will be getting another......I will pay attention to him from now on.

My cousin Cindy who lives part time in California and full time in Washington State called just after the quake to see how we were and kinda laugh at me. I am going to visit her in Long Beach in September and she told me that this was my practice run for coming to California. She is such a funny girl.

As you know I have become a part of a little hand sewing group that meets twice a month. This is great I am getting so many things finished that have started and I never seemed to make time for. Today I am starting a project that I have decided to show you my progress step by step. With being accountable to you and going to "Thursday Thimblers" this should be a finished project before you know it.

My new project is a tribute to Louisa May Alcott. Each block will depict an event of her life. There are nine needle turned blocks that will be fun for me to do.

The block that I am starting today

Can't wait to use up some of the fabric that I already have an yet another excuse to BUY more fabric. I know there will be a trip to Needle & Thread in Gettysburg in my near future because they have such a huge selection of reproduction fabrics which I will be needing for this project. I will be doing regular updates as things are progressing from start to finish. Hopefully by tomorrow I have something to report.

Due to my Thursday group I semi finished a project started over a year ago. A needle turned applique of an eagle. Tim and I was at a quilt show a few years back and he saw a few American Eagle quits that he commented on so I decided I would make him an eagle quilt. So I began the search for an eagle that I could do. I knew I couldn't do one of those artsy real looking eagles that are beautiful but I have no idea how to do. So I knew I wanted a primitive folksy eagle and with a little looking and tweaking I came up with this design. He is set on a 36X36" background.....no easy feat.

Now I just have to decide what I want to do around him. I have several things going in my head but nothing set in stone or should I say fabric yet. SSSSHHHHHH this is a surprise for Tim he has no idea I am making this for him. When this quilt is complete I will again show you the project.

As Always, Lori