Picked up the makings for a new project, identical twin bed quilts to brighten up Mum's newly painted guest room.
I made such a rookie mistake, though. I carefully calculated how much fabric I'd need for this particular design I had in mind (I never follow commercial quilt patterns). I didn't exactly screw up the calculations, but I completely forgot I was making twin quilts and, therefore, only got enough fabric for one. So dumb. But luckily I was able to go back the next day and fix it all up.
Ma had turquoise on her mind for her new room (wood laminate flooring, white walls) and these colors will make it nice and bright and cheery (please don't judge by my crappy photos).
I have both tops done now except for a bit of a 3 or 4 inch white border, then we'll bind it in a darker turquoise, I think.
Speaking of swimming pool colors, I've been trying to be more consistently swimming, but I have to do it in the early morning hours. It's impossible to swim laps during the day when the pool is cluttered with bobbing heads -- that's all they do, just bob around. So I hop on my bike around 6 AM when it is still pretty dark. Usually the Old Couple are already in the warm pool - he swims lap after lap after lap while she swim-walks the perimeter. If I'm lucky, I get to finish my swim in the big pool before Splashy Guy joins me. He a nice old guy, but he is a very splashy swimmer. The best swims are like this morning's -- no one else was in either pool, it was still pretty dark, the stars were still out and dawn was just coloring the sky. So peaceful. Oh, and a giant Blue Heron landed on the fence and scared me to death with its loud squawk. It was peaceful up to that point anyway. --cds
