My.home.internet.is.broken.
Aside from death or injury of a loved one, this may be the worst thing that could happen to me. I *might* have a small internet addiction issue. I do everything on-line, except order groceries. And that only because The Hubby actually enjoys the grocery store... Comcast is blaming a windstorm (for my cable internet going out? 'Kay. Whatever.) And they can't come to look at it until Sunday.
Sunday? By then I may be curled up on the floor babbling like an infant. So, this sneaky post-from-work will have to tide me over until then.
I'm better. Ish. I feel better, but I'm still coughing a bit, and also, my voice still scares small children. Including my own. And The Hubby is sick now, though hopefully not as miserable as I was. Our dr has confirmed that I had merely a summer cold. It's possible that it was a record breaking summer cold, but that's all. No plague. Thank you for all the well wishes. According to the doc, this one is realllly making the rounds, so, keep your Purell handy, folks!
Last night I felt better enough to keep a twice postponed appointment with my long-armer. I took in 4 quilts.
Train Boy's Fishy Quilt
it will be quilted with a lovely design of fish, whales, and wave designs in turquoise.
Our friend Ben's big brother quilt, named "All About E"
It will be quilted in a turquoise variegated thread with that same stunning pattern of Karen's design that you all liked so much here.
And my most recent creation, tentatively titled "Can a Bohemian be a Square?" (I loved the suggestion of La Vie Boheme, from Marsaili, but I want to save it for another project from my leftover fabric from this project...)

This one will be done in coral thread, with another fantastic squarish pattern of Karen's. As we flipped through her books, she and I both yelled (well I croaked!) YES at the exact same moment. So we must be right.
And the 4th. Well, I've left that one at Karen's place to percolate. Remember this?

Poor, neglected Snakes on a Bed. I made this Snake Charmer, pattern by Denyse Schmidt, nearly a full year ago. And it has sat in the closet waiting for me to tie it ever since. The original is tied and it looks great. But lately, I've thought that a) I'll never keep my backing from puckering if I try to do this myself and b) tieing won't hold up if this is to be a heavily used bed quilt... So, I took it to Karen. She's trying to come up with the most perfect quilting idea for it ever. We discussed echo quilting the snakes, but she had some concerns about the centers. Any ideas, anyone? The quilt is going to hang out on her design wall for a while to inspire her... Eventually, I'll get this thing onto my bed. Really.
Meanwhile, I'm about to venture into life unplugged for the weekend.
If I make it, I'll talk to you all after the repair guys come Sunday. Unless they can't repair it. But, I'm not going to think about that.


























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