VROOMANS QUILTS

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Monday Making

Boy it's been a while since I joined BETH. I'm hoping a little bit of MOJO is coming back and I'm trying to make a better effort with my blog and visiting my blog community.

I did get my 'move it along' project done. I was going to add a white border around it, but I think I like it just as is. And with my 'new' project done for the Polar Bear Plunge Hop, I now just have the 'finish' to get to.

Remember I am working my theme of THREE for each month. One finish, one move it along, and one new. This quilt is under the needle for the day. We do have one day left in January and this is doable. The binding hand stitching will certainly roll over into February. Maybe by Ground Hogs Day which we are predicted to have sunshine and into the 40's - HEAT WAVE!

I know so many really got clobbered by Storm Kenan, so I won't whoop too loudly. We got maybe an inch if that. Yea, I peaked out the doorway for the photo as it was -2 degrees. BUT with high winds all night and thru the next day, Sunday was a shovel/plow day of over a foot of snow. How does that happen when there is just this little bit??????

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Friday, January 28, 2022

Here We Go Again

Another storm for this weekend - Storm Kenan - will give us snowthunder, winds, huge amounts of snow, and COLD! Another inspirational color map, but NO I am not doing another one.

Be sure to visit everyone on the POLAR BEAR PLUNGE HOP

Monday Jan 24

Creatin' in the Sticks

Samelias Mum

Purring Cottage

Patchouli Moon Studio

Scrapdash

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Tuesday Jan 25

Just Let Me Quilt

Beaquilter

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Wednesday Jan 26

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Hazel’s Daughter

Words & Stitches

Kathleen McMusing

Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Thursday Jan 27

Friday Jan 28

Monday, January 24, 2022

Polar Bear Plunge Hop

I'd like to think the hop trio of hosts didn't plan this first Hop for 2022 knowing that most of the US (and parts of the world) would be in such a deep freeze and snow . But I thank JOAN for starting us off with some hopping fun.

I looked for some 'image' inspiration and a number of Polar Plunge logos came up for Polar Clubs - yup, jumping in that icy water is a thing.

I found this cute little free bear pattern HERE and looked for days for my Sherpa with no success BUT THEN ......

the news of the 'Saskatchewan Screamer' that then became Storm Izzy kept flashing all the colorful and cold weather photos.

Someone had just given me the new copy of Simply Moderne - the cover caught my eye (love the whole quilt too) and the light bulb went off.

Using the pattern and colors of the weather maps I came up with my own 'Izzy'. And one of those quarter circles is the Pantone Color of the Year - PERI, so I have that covered, too.

I even did some hand quilting - haven't done that in a while. Using the magenta, peri, and white colored threads for some very rough circles. It was a fun project that helped thru some pretty cold days and nights - waking up to minus 12 degrees is a shocker!

Please be sure to visit today's other participants:

Just Let Me Quilt

Beaquilter

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

Days Filled With Joy

That Fabric Feeling

Den syende Himmel

VroomansQuilts

Sewingly Yours,

Sharon

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Baby It's Cold Outside!

The great Storm Izzy sort of went south and north of us, but we still got 8 inches of some very heavy, wet snow. I shoveled a 'path' as I wasn't stroking out doing the entire width of that walk way. I did it in intervals, warmed up and rested, and then back at it. I was just about to go out and plow when my son came with his truck/plow and did the whole thing - blessing as we plummeted into the minuses.