Hi all! If you live outside the purple zone on the weather map you may be unaware of how bitter cold it is here in the Midwest right now. Current temperatures are in the single-digits with wind chills of -25° to -40°. That's breathtaking cold! Bone-chilling cold! FROSTBITE COLD! Needless to say, we're hunkered down for the duration.
In weather like this, my husband keeps his "expeditions" to a minimum, braving the elements only to trek down the driveway for mail or to shovel us out... not that we're going anywhere. Every time he opens the storm door it whines in icy protest as if to ask, “Are you sure you want to venture out today?”
I'm keeping warm with a cozy new quilt that my friend, Mary Conley, made. "The blocks might look familiar," she whispered as she placed it in my lap. Indeed they did. They were red and green nine patches I'd abandoned years earlier!
Apparently, Mary saw more potential in the blocks than I did and rescued them from the giveaway pile at quilt group. All these years later, they look fresh and new in a jaunty on-point setting. Mary's choice of homespun plaid sets the blocks off nicely too.
The red homespun backing makes it even more inviting!
Thanks again, Mary, for your wonderful surprise. Whatever plans I may have had for these blocks, you've far exceeded them!
Happy New Year everyone and best wishes to you all!
