Daily Notes- March 2nd

Years and years ago--around the Time of the Chicken Quilt--I became interested in "all things French" and started this project--- I think the idea was of a large bed quilt of circles appliquéd on squares.  I'd seen something like it in a book, magazine or a quilt shop.

I cut squares.  Then cut freezer paper circles. cut the circles out and hand appliquéd them to a square. They sat all these years--coming out occasionally for the Times I wanted to appliqué.  It's a soothing occupation.  No Time limit.  The colors got away from me on the "edit" thingy on the new iPhone.  the darks are not this dark.  This piece is 20 inches square.  Not good for a placemat.

I also have a stack of these in the brick red that is very French and the olive greens.  This will need to be made in small-- batches--on the floor.  Checking for color and pattern placement.  I will probably unsew this square because I am thinking all the colors red, blue, gold and olive green should be co-mingled and a few seams aren't matched correctly.  Toss all the squares into a grocery bag and picked out randomly.  What is your opinion?

Yes. I want opinions positive and negative--it's how I learn.  Le Critique.  In college painting, printmaking and drawing classes it was brutal.  I never made anything worthy of critique in Ceramics. In watercolor class I got an "oh" and an A for the semester.

I auditioned all the red and cream shirting I owned (not much) and found --with G's commentary--that none "worked" so I will be visiting Jo Ann's tomorrow after Goodwill to see what I can see.  I have one strip of Stormy Diamonds sewn and will take that with me for "sea trials".  See if anything "sparks" joy.  The strip that I got sewn looks old fashioned, "prim" and adorable.

The amount of light in the greenhouse where the classes were held today-- fed my Winter soul. I left the house at 8:30 this morning and got back home at 2:30.  No one showed for the 2pm class.

Snow is coming tomorrow into Monday.  My employer mentioned 8 to 10 inches. Normal for Maine in March.  Spring is Far Away.

Yesterday's Pot Roast was spectacularly delicious.  G gave me three STARS.