The newest quilt in the works id the Boston Molasses Flood quilt. I've finally got all the slivers pieced together and am in the process of stitching diagonals... With luck, I'll have the top completely pieced by Saturday afternoon (once I get the material for the borders and such...).The borders will also be brown - I haven't decided what fabric, but it will be a solid or tone-on-tone. Then will come the fun part - quilting! I've already figured out how I will quilt it - I just have to find the right picture and such.... more details on that later.
There is another color variant on this one that is done in blues - haven't started that one yet. Might take a while to get to it, but it will happen eventually. The blue variant is "Isaac's Storm," after the 1900's Galveston hurricane.
I am hoping to have Boston Molasses done before faire starts (well, before workshops start in earnest) because once faire happens, my sewing time drops dramatically. Costumes, etc., have to take precendence.
Other than that, we're settling into the house well. I made ostrich stroganoff this weekend - easy to make! I found ostrich at our local Central Market - love that store. We also bought elk, but haven't done anything with it yet. Anyway, the ostrich was very tasty, but I had strange nightmares afterwards. Since I'm having leftovers today for lunch, we'll see if it's the ostrich that does it! :) Tonight's dinner will be a stir-fried chicken and veggies in a light cream sauce.
I do wish the Texas weather would make up its mind. It is supposed to get up into the 70's today. In January. *sigh* I don't know WHAT'S going on. Neither do the plants. My lime tree has blossoms. It's probably going to be unpleasantly surprised by the end of the week.
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