Friday, January 3, 2014

On ironing in a snowstorm

 This was the view from our back porch right at the beginning of the storm yesterday...

 We are currently on day two of school cancellations because of winter storm Hercules blowing through New England.  It may be four degrees Fahrenheit out right now, but in my sewing room,
 there is steam.  There's something about being near a hot, steamy iron that warms fingers frozen from shoveling. At least I had help!
From feeling the steam on your face, to touching the fabric after it's been pressed, it is better than a hot cup of cocoa. And less calories too! My sewing room is right above our downstairs porch, so there is minimal insulation, and that means wool socks, fleecy sweaters and lots of ironing!


 And here's the Dogwood Blossom wall hanging all sashed up and ready to be quilted and hung.


 Now, how am I supposed to find batting in a blizzard?



11 comments:

  1. We have the cold and wind but no snow. I've saved up a mountain of ironing waiting on this cold snap... :) Enjoy the beauty of the snow and stay warm!

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  2. Stay home and start a new project!!
    :)

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  3. Beautiful! Stay warm and safe, plenty of time for batting later :)

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  4. What a sweet wall quilt, Liane! I love that design! I sure appreciated your visit to my blog this morning and wanted to thank you for leaving such a lovely comment on my post. But you are a no reply blogger. Thankfully, you did follow one of the 10 tips and left a link to your blog in the comment. Smart! Nice to meet you!
    http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com

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  5. I love the last quilt, not sure what the block is called but looks like petals. Beautiful!

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  6. You know how to handle a blizzard! We had our first snow day here in my Colorado town at the beginning of December and it was awesome. I can't wait for another one, but it might be another 20+ years. I visiting from Lily's Quilts.

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  7. I'm so jealous of your snow, and I love the bright colors in your dogwood blossom wall hanging! My quilt size plan for my dogwood blossoms is taking me a while - I like the four-patch approach of yours! I might have to switch gears and try that...

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  8. I found your blog via red pepper quilts - looks great and I will read more. We are getting your storms in the UK - but as rain and wind. Snow looks so much more fun!

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  9. I'm here thanks to Lorna over at Sew Fresh Quilts. Yay! Another quilter to follow! My mum is the Ultimate Pressing Fairy. Wish she was visiting from Florida again. It's about 50°F here. Nice & sunny but I wish it would snow or there'll be very little skiing in these parts this winter. Ummm, that means more quilting. Maybe it's not all THAT bad... :-)
    http://www.busyneedle.ch

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  10. Isn't it great you have a hobby where snow is a good excuse to stay inside with the iron on. Dogwood Blossom looks wonderful and certainly adds colour to your snowy days.

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  11. I love the colors in the fabrics you chose!

    Send some of the snow our way! It is cold in Atlanta but we have no pretty winter wonderland to look at.

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