Tuesday Quilt block Oct. 30

Luckily I am just out of range of Hurricane (now tropical storm) Sandy. My best wishes for the safety of others during this scary time.

Now it's time for a quilt block. This is L-4, St. George's Cross.

I really like the delicate print.  It is a relatively recent purchase, and I have already forgotten where I obtained this fabric!

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and with Quilt Story, as I do most weeks. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61. I post only when I have put up a blog post, and very little else.

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Tuesday Quilt block Oct. 23

I can't believe how quickly October is slipping away!!! It's Tuesday, so time for another quilt block.  I was able to get into my studio (honestly, it's just a corner of our finished basement) and make some more Jane Stickle blocks.

A very classic star pattern.  Once again I have modified the pattern to avoid set in seams (also known as Y seams). Note the squares at the corners, now turned into two triangles!  I paper pieced 8 triangle sections, then sewed them together.  Little by little, I am getting this project done.

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and with Quilt Story, as I do most weeks. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.  I post only when I have put up a blog post, and very little else.

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Tuesday Quilt Block Oct. 16

I am back with a Tuesday quilt block after a week away.

 Why? I didn't have anything new to show! Life has been busy and it's been hard to get into my sewing room, until recently.

This is Fireweed Flower.  I added some seam lines and broke it down into four section, to avoid set in seams (also known as Y seams).  The down side to this is that when sewing the four sections together, you really need to line up your pieces.  Which I did and didn't - that top center seam bothers me but you can see I am not going to redo it.  As  makers of the Dear Jane quilt say, "Finished is better than perfect."

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and with Quilt Story, as I do most weeks. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.
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Friday Fragments Oct. 5

In which we fragment away our week with Mrs. 4444 - see who else is participating.

I am coming back after a few weeks, because I have been very busy at work. No time for me to compose a post on Friday morning.

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So I am here today because it is mid term break - a measly 2 days off, Thursday and Friday.  I guess it's better than nothing.  I had plans for yesterday but ended up sleeping in most of the morning.  Well, maybe I needed the sleep.  But that meant less time quilting (my main activity for myself).

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I did take time to vote yesterday - our state has early voting.  I will be away at a conference on that famous Tuesday.

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A nice little surprise this AM:  my daughter knocked on my door and said  - Mom can I show you something?  I came downstairs and she had prepared toast for breakfast for me!  I thanked her and asked why breakfast, why today.  I don't know she said - there has been a lot of shouting among our family this week.  And that part is true.

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Eldest Son does tease the other two to get them to respond.  And oh they do.

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I attended an IEP for Eldest Son yesterday afternoon.  It's his first one at the high school.  I think he has a good intervention specialist - what she must do during the day with him and the other teens!  He has made the transition to high school but still exhibits babyish behaviors - like the teasing and name calling.  The school psychologist is working on these too, plus properly naming his emotions and how to be a good friend.

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I don't know about other parents, but I feel like a rotten parent after these meetings.  Aren't these things we are supposed to be doing - teaching about emotions, friendships, and so on? Even things like counting money, which they are doing too at school?

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Agricultural report: One red tomato rotted on the vine.  One is reddening up on my kitchen windowsill.  There is another red one on the vine which I hope is not rotten.  And a few more green ones.

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