Being 70 is remarkably like being 69. Or 59. Or 49. Or 14. I'm keenly aware of how lucky I am with health, family, and friends. Most nights I look forward to sitting down with my quilting. Here's what I'm working on - very slowly. This beginning phase - I have made decisions about how to approach this - is when I'm happiest, I think. To unfurl this every so often and see the process, especially visiable on the back? So satisfying. And I don't have to think about what hand-project is next!
Nikki's quilt is coming along. The hard decisions are over. Now it's just peddle to the metal. There will be one more row on the top, and then two or three rows on the bottom. The Central Park portion will be the center of the quilt. The more Kona snow I put in, the more I like this!
And I had to try a new backpack pattern. This one is
Noodlehead's Range backpack. I used Soft and Stable on this, and I think the backpack might be too stiff. On the other hand, the previous backpack I made is too slouchy. Oh great, I've turned into the Goldielocks of backpacks. I like how the blue one works - I've used it for walking home from Trader Joe's. Now I need to pilot this grey one. Hmm, I have a gift certificate to Anderson's Book Shop, and there's one in downtown LaGrange. Time for a walk!
