Quilting the Longhorn-Denver Award
I’ve been quilting off and on all week and have the piece less than half finished. As usual I am putting an insane amount of quilting on it.
It is still in the machine so I had to get close to snap this photo which seemed a little washed out so I adjusted the intensity and don’t know how accurate it will look on other monitors.
The dishwasher decided to die and the repair man said it would be cheaper to buy a new one than to repair it so that entailed a couple of trips to town. My appliances are Bisque – decisions, decisions – upgrade to Stainless? Our kitchen is small and dark so we decided to stay with Bisque. The salesman said some companies are phasing out Bisque, so we decided to go ahead and get a new refrigerator too while we still could. Probably should replace the stove soon as well! Then we should be good to go for another 10 years which unfortunately seems to be the predicted life span of new appliances these days.
I’m running out of Coneflowers patterns, so had to take the time to update that and get it to the printer – that’s a couple of hours trip – and today we have to go and pick them up. So it’s been a crazy week and again today I will not get to quilt very much.
Mon Grand Pere is showing at Denver National and won second place in the wall hangings! The two quilts arrived home yesterday in good shape from AQS along with the ribbon from Lancaster. No judge’s comments, which may come separately.
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April 30th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Congrats on the Denver prize.
April 30th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Congratulations on the Denver award – it is a great quilt and deserves every award it gets.
You have it right about the longevity of appliances. My dryer is now about thirty years old and I had to replace it, even if it isn’t “green”. It will dry a load of sheets in about 20 minutes and towels in 25, whereas the dryers at both of Corky’s houses seem to take hours! I figure mine takes less time, but maybe uses the same amount of energy. Win-win? Still love the front loading washer – now about three years old. Good luck with your new appliances, it is such a huge investment. Love, Del
May 1st, 2010 at 12:16 am
Congratulations on the Denver prize, Ruth! Well-deserved!!
May 1st, 2010 at 8:11 am
Thanks, everyone!
May 1st, 2010 at 9:57 am
Waaay to go, Ruth, for the award!!! About the longhorn, when I did a close up of the photo, I could hear the water splash as he leaped into it and could feel his hot breath. Love the ‘stories’ your quilts produce.
10 years is how long ago we built this house……. I am HAVING to buy a new stove (baaa to electronic igniters) and my dishwasher is dying. The fridge in the mudroom was purchased in 1986 and has never missed a lick. Manufacturers have it all figured out. They make no profit on appliances that last 20 and 30 years.
Happy quilting!!
Gwynette
May 18th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Congrats on the award! Have you thought of a name for this piece yet?