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Paris Through the Window

Quilting
~ 72″ x 43″

This was a project that I did with my Thursday sewing group, starting in March of 2020. We each had different panels to work with but I knew the quilt shop had a Paris panel so I decided that would be what I’d use for my project. As it turned out I needed three panels and was very lucky that they had enough of them. In hindsight I could have made the project smaller but I didn’t know then what I know now. I used straight lines for the quilting but I didn’t get as much of a 3-D effect as I was hoping for.

Because I used three panels I had a few scraps left so I used them to piece the backing. This is as close as I’ll ever come to a reversible quilt and you might be fooled if not for the two Eiffel Towers.

This now hangs on the wall in the spare bedroom. The door is usually shut to that room but on the few times it is open I’ll feel like I’m back in Paris.

Here is the view of the Eiffel Tower from the apartment we stayed in while we were in Paris. A bit more industrial-looking than my interpretation.

Photo by Pat Buckna

Night Road

Books

Author: Kristin Hannah

This woman is fast becoming my favourite author. This is the fifth book I’ve read by her and I’ve enjoyed them all. I won’t run out anytime soon as there are still 19 books I haven’t read.

This book was more predictable than some of the others. Jude has it all – a successful husband and twins (a boy and a girl) who have aspirations to get into a good college. As the twins are starting high school Lexi moves into the neighbourhood and becomes a part of the family. Just before graduation tragedy strikes and it isn’t certain who will recover or how long it might take.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Where do I start

Journal

Monday, June 21, 2021

We didn’t leave Texada until the five o’clock ferry and it was a good way to end our visit this time. I had all day to get my cleaning done and I interspersed the cleaning with some cross stitching. If we leave on the noon ferry we tend to putter around until it is time to go and the day is pretty much a write-off.

But now that I’m home I’m not sure where to start on catching up. My car started but I have the charger on it now. I need the car tomorrow morning so I wanted to be sure it had enough juice left for another day.

I didn’t have time to unpack my bags from the Guild meeting last Thursday so I still have those bags sitting on the floor. The bin that I brought back from Texada needs to be unpacked and, of course, I still have all the mess in my studio that I created when I was getting ready to go. While I was away I flagged a few messages and I’ll deal with some of them tonight. I need to get the Hall accounting to the accountant; I send what they ask for and then the back and forth for more information starts. I have photos to load on the Guild blog from our party last week and, if we are going to head out again mid-week, I’ll need to do some planning and repacking.

If in doubt as to what to do first – write a journal!

Happy Birthday Jenny

Cards
Creative Harmony (from the Splendid Sampler 2 series)

This is the card I planned to make last month when I got the date of the birthday mixed up with the page of the book the pattern was on.

This card is a bit dark due to the fabrics I picked. Fortunately Jenny’s birthday is on the longest day of the year (and she lives in the North) so there will be lots of daylight to offset the darkness.