Daily Notes- February 16th

It wasn't the Magic Attic this time.  Found this green in that Civil War box.  It reads as the same green.  As long as I mix the blocks up in the placement--it'll look like it was meant to be.  I can even remove a few leaves from a finished block and exchange them for the new green.  In the second  block I stitched the flowers so they touch the stems.  In the first block--done, possibly, twenty years ago, the flowers float about half an inch from the stems.  I may have to change that as well.  It would be delightful if the pattern was with the squares--but it is not.  I will have to make a pattern.

Both of the Baltimore Books had this pattern for the Peony block.  One in a very nice finished quilt and the other book had the pattern I had traced to make the pieces.  So I traced the full pattern on freezer paper (a roll was stored in the bedroom closet) so I can tape it to one of the sunny windows and then put the background fabric on top and get the pieces into the right places.

The darker red fabric is no longer in the closet so I found a "look alike" for that as well.  I won't be removing any flowers and exchanging them.  The hand dyed rose color is the same fabric.  I found that yesterday in the Attic while on a second and third hunt for the green.  The Attic isn't forthcoming on early visits.  One must actually hunt, dig and then repeat and repeat.

I am going to look through my Baltimore Appliqué books to see if the pattern for this is in one of the books.  Then I can trace it.  This doesn't look like a commercial patten.  But I could be mistaken. And I will need freezer paper for the pieces.  Attic?  Again?  My knee is really bothering me--so I think I am done with trips to the Attic.  It's going down the steps that hurts.

I found a ridiculously Modern blue print and auditioned it with the Civil War Storm At Sea Diamond for a week now.  It's on the cutting table and I look as I walk past........I just might sew one up.  A batik.  I don't know why I like it so much but I do.  And that "loud" red fabric plays well with it.  Traditional quilters will protest.  Get over it.

G is gone for the day. The Annual Visit To The Home Show to buy "things that do not work and no one wanted".  He'll also stop in at Trader Joes to get Riley some dog treats.  Riley and I will worry until he finds his way back home.  We hope.   G is back home and he and Riley went for their walk. It's now 4:33 and in an hour it will be full dark outside.

Our neighbor with the healing broken wrist is going to Disney World.