Tuesday, November 15, 2022


I found this quilt today at Salvation Army for $15 yesterday.  It's in pretty good shape except for four or five patches.  I'm going to restore it for my father in law.  It will add colour to his mostly bare room.

I wrote an earlier post about my in laws and someone left a comment that made me think about my mother in law in a slightly different light, so I deleted the post, mostly because I was pretty angry when I wrote it.  I know how my mother in law treated my husband and his brother in the past but I don't know her state of mind now, so I will refrain.

I spent most of today working on the quilt and dealing with the plumber.  Our outdoor tap broke and the water has been running for a few days.  I thought the noise I heard was the air cleaner in that corner, but no, it was water running.  Thankfully the tap is fixed now.

I watched videos last night about how to patch quilts and tried my hand at it today, patch as opposed to taking the whole thing apart and starting over.

This is the before.



This is the after.  It's not perfect but I'm learning and the quilt looks lovely.  It's all stitched by hand too, not my favorite.


In the news, two Russian rockets landed in Poland, killing two.  Poland is a member of NATO and Article 5 binds all NATO nations together.  An attack on one, is an attack on all of them.  So now what?  I feel sick with apprehension and my own problems dwarf in comparison.  

God help us all.



13 comments:

  1. That quilt will certainly cheer up a bleak room. I hope my comment didn't offend.
    When I woke up to the news of Poland being struck my heart sank. Isn't this how it all started last time?

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  2. I don't know whose comment it was, it was anonymous, but no, it didn't offend me, just made me think.

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    1. That quilt is so pretty. Can you imagine the amount of work the original quilter put into it! Just lovely!

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    2. It's very pretty and handquilted too which must have taken ages.

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  3. Well now I wish I'd seen the previous post. I'm always late on the scene! That's a great quilt and I think your patch looks good, though I lament the loss of the kittens. :)

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    1. Oh! I see more kittens on the adjacent patch. Nothing to lament, then!

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    2. The previous post was me bitching, you didn't miss anything:)

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  4. The quilt will be a welcome gift and a warm one! I hope you don't have to pay for water ... a running tap can really add up if you have to pay!

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    1. We do pay for water so I'm worried what the next bill will look like. At least it's fixed now.

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  5. The quilt is lovely. I also didn't see the post. I had clicked the link but it had already been removed.

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  6. I missed the previous post too! The quilt is colorful and cheery--what we all need. I am very apprehensive about what will happen regarding that rocket.

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