Friday, May 31, 2013

Friday Fragments May 31

I am back after a very long hiatus. I frag in the summer only - way too busy on Friday mornings during the academic year to get on the computer and prepare my post.  But I do read some of the blogs,and rarely, comment.

Last academic year: very busy, and I admire Wayne at Touristic for keeping up!  I taught an overload (extra courses, no extra pay) both semesters.  I really did not like teaching a class of 100 students in a room ill-designed for teaching during Fall semester.

Now; off for a couple of weeks, sleeping in, kids still at school - glorious.

Memorial Day weekend: a family get together, at a state campground, which was great, but rather cool weather, which was not.  A relative brought a DVD of the first season of Gomer Pyle.  I have decided I do not like Gomer Pyle.

I run a meme called Sunday Stamps on my other blog - Viridian's Postcard blog.  But I forgot to set up my post early and schedule it to open Sunday AM.  And, whoops, no computer at the family get-together.  I felt awful.  I have some steady contributors to this meme who put up posts and had no place to link them.  Better planning next time!

See other fragmenters at Half-Past Kissing time!

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tuesday Quilt Block May 21

It's a beautiful sunny Tuesday here in the American Midwest, and it's time for another quilt block.


These are two Miniature Madness blocks that I finished back in March!  Work has been very busy since then.  They are simple blocks, some classic, some based on Jane Stickle patterns.  Why simple? Because they finish at 3 inches square!  That is real feedsack fabric in those blocks.  I have over 60 of these little blocks now.  Still mulling over how to set them together. 

And I really should be finishing the triangles and corners of my big Dear Jane quilt - I am so close to finishing.  Is it strange that I don't want the process to end?

I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Tuesday Quilt block May 14

The last few weeks have been busy for me, but this week is easier.
 It's Tuesday, so time for a quilt block.

 
This is a block in the style of Jane Stickle, made for my daughter's quilt.  Hers is all reproduction pink fabrics and a white background.  Love those double pinks!  This, I believe, is Rick's Volleyball net, but I don't have time to look it up.
 
I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tuesday Quilt Block May 7

It's Tuesday and time for a quilt block - a triangle, actually.

This is one of the triangles I left until last because it involves so much applique.

 
 
I finished this back in March and I don't remember its name or number - I am sure it is on the left hand side of the Jane Stickle quilt.  I do like the fabric I picked out  and the way it turned out.
 
I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have of pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.

I am on Facebook too: just search for Viridian61.

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Friday, May 3, 2013

A to Z: reflections

I participated in the April 2013 A to Z challenge.

So what did I do really? I got up at my usual time, made coffee, grabbed a cup. What was added was sitting down at the computer and writing a blog entry 6 days out of 7. It can't be that hard. And some days were not hard, others were. 

I found myself thinking ahead, on certain letters, preplanning my entries.  Other days, well, I sat down in the morning with not much.  I did not have a theme as some people did this year.  I just wrote whatever I wanted and whatever was on my mind.

This was some extra work because normally I blog only once a week on this blog (Tuesday quilt block).  After April was over: for the first few days I rather missed my daily routine.  Oh, by today though I don't miss it! Will I blog a little more, on this blog or my other one, Viridian's Postcard Blog?  Maybe.  I'll have time this summer.

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