I WILL have pics up tonight of Texas Bluejay Summer (which has everything except the blue jays so far). I have decided I will stipple this one... mostly because it reminds me of heat waves rising off the ground, which is ENTIRELY appropriate for Texas in the summer!
We went estate sale-ing this weekend and I picked up something that reminded me of Texas summers in a whole different way. To me, Texas summers have a definite smell - something of dried and dead grass, and something else that I've never been able to identify. Maybe heat. :) But I picked up some oil lamps that smelled like Texas in the summer to me. I had to have them. Now I just have to go get oil and wicks and I am in business! (There were 12 of them, and I got them and a LOT of books for $15. This is why I love estate sales).
This weekend also looks good for estate sales! (But I promise I will try to sew and quilt more!)
We DID get Frank (the mid-arm - does that make him a Middie?) set up this weekend. A few bobbles and thread adjustments, and we are up and running. Here's D, helping with the threading after I stomped off in a huff. (Well, not really, since I am there taking pictures, but at first it was frustrating). The piece on Frank in the picture is a test piece - an old pre-printed length we got at.... big surprise... an estate sale.
I got in plenty of practice this weekend, and there will be more practice this week. I want to get my first quilt done on Frank. Number one on the list is Isaac's Storm. I marked my pattern Sunday, so it will be ready when I think I am. :) Which should be this week, if I take it easy when I start sewing.
I am excited. Which means I will have to be careful!
