It surely is a long drive to get to Vermont from here. There really are no shortcuts, it is just a long long way away. Our first day in Vermont was beautiful. The weather was favorable and five of my grandchildren were able to join us on the island. I think all five really enjoyed the boats and the water in general. All, except for little Benj, took a turn at paddling around in the one man kayak. Even I paddled around a bit.
Have you ever seen a sunset over Lake Champlain? It is quite an experience to view. This picture hardly does it justice.
Now on the homefront I needed to find a project that I could work on in the living room while we are watching TV in the evening. I like to have something to keep my hands busy. I found a pattern a while back for a quilt called a Clothes Line quilt that I found online after doing a search.
What makes this quilt different than the average is how the pieces are organized. There are 9 groups of 9 - 9 patches. After cutting 9 strips from 9 fabrics, there are organizer cards that mix up the layout so that no two blocks are the same in each subset (large block). Each stripset makes 9 identical blocks, and these smaller blocks are then mixed up for the big blocks.
This project is spread around in space available in the living room. I have a table set in front of the window which gives me lots of light during the daytime, but my lighting is not so great in the evening. I don't want to make my corner too bright to over power the TV. Husband doesn't complain about the noise, so I don't want to infringe on his TV any more than necessary.
I have not been real good about posting lately. It seems that alot has been going on. I will make an effort to post my progress on this project so what I have described so far will make more sense.
