Last night we could hear sleet on the windows but the roads sound passable this morning, thank goodness. We always wake up iin winter wondering what the driving will be like, but now that we are retired, we don't have to be anywhere most days, thank goodness. When I lived in Syracuse, many years ago, I woke up with a stomachache thinking about my morning commute through traffic, but, somehow, after I moved to Vermont, that gradually diminished. We don't get as much snow here and, if we have a big snow, it's usually much drier and fluffier. The state keeps the roads in pretty good shape to attract tourists to ski areas.
This morning I have a few housekeeping things to take care of, but later I'll head down to the florist to switch out my Halloween table runners for Christmas ones. I finished the French braid runner (sorry, forgot to take a photo) so I have two to deliver. They packed away the patchwork Christmas stockings from last year so I'll check to see if they will put them out again.
Yesterday was raw and gloomy, so I put together the raffle blocks I won at the state guild meeting on Saturday. I received 14 blocks and two "spares" in baggies. The spares were from Liz who didn't have time to make the rail fence blocks but put the pieces in baggies. I put those blocks together quite quickly, and the top went together fast, too, although two were too small (12" rather than 12.5") so I had to trim and fudge a bit.
Snowflakes is now in the closet waiting its turn for quilting and, maybe, a border. I don't think I'll give it to Bags of Love as it's a bit more glitzy than my usual donations. It would make a nice winter tablecloth at 48" x 48". Colors don't look good in this photo as it was too gloomy. The lights are white, and most of the fabrics feature snowflakes.
Then I got out a little red and cream scrappy sampler quilt to sandwich and quilt with my walking foot. I will continue that today and hope to finish the quilting.
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