“Just when I was settling down to it, Lettice Protheroe drifted in.

I use the word ‘drifted’ advisedly. I have read in novels in which young people are described as bursting with energy--joie de vivre, the magnificent vitality of youth. Personally, all the young people I come across have the air of amiable wraiths.”

The Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie

Happy Friday!

I hope you are having at least a bearable week if not a great week! I have been busy cutting, quilting, and sewing! I finally finished The Count of Monte Cristo this week, and I started the first Miss Marple Mystery. After teaching high school for nigh on15 years, the quotation above made me chuckle.

Some piecing has been done on the Anniversary quilt, and I am hoping to do more tomorrow. I am deep into the heat of holiday orders, so my time is very limited…I know I should have endeavored to finish the Anniversary quilt before the holiday rush...but...alas.

This is the last blog before Election day, so please be sure to get out and vote if you have not already done so. I voted by absentee ballot, and my ballot has been processed and accepted. Vote...it is very important.

Have a great week. Stay safe.

Sending Quilting Love,

Ginger

Coming Next Week: That depends on you...what would you like to hear about? Leave a comment by next Tuesday or Wednesday! More about the Anniversary quilt next week, too! And maybe a little about what I have been watching while embroidering in the evenings! Maybe some pictures of that, too!

My copy of Agatha Christie. I picked it up at a used book store a few years ago. It smells wonderful…you know, that old book smell…it has the first Miss Marple Mystery and the last Miss Marple Mystery. I don’t know why they put the first last, bu… — My copy of Agatha Christie. I picked it up at a used book store a few years ago. It smells wonderful…you know, that old book smell…it has the first Miss Marple Mystery and the last Miss Marple Mystery. I don’t know why they put the first last, but I started with the first.

I am Reading: Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands and The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. I finished The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (unabridged); I was not disappointed! I also checked out some books from the library, which I have to go pick up safely with my mask in the express checkout. I am so excited! More about those next week! I am also reading various poetry.

“The goal, in being cræfty, is not to use as much as possible of the technology and resources you have at your disposal but to use as little as possible in relation to the job that needs undertaking. This is the resourcefulness in cræft. Having physical adeptness, strength, and fitness represent the power in cræft. And finally, understanding the materials, making critical decisions about how to approach the work, and factoring in wider financial and time constraints represents the knowledge in cræft.”

Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning

of Traditional Crafts

Alexander Langlands

A little hand work I have been working on in the evenings.

Happy Friday and almost Fall!

The equinox is next week, and I can already feel the changes in the weather. I have been busy on a quilt this week that reminds me that I am often astonished at what I get to make. This particular quilt is made from something other than t-shirts or cotton fabric, and I have marveled at how lovely this very colorful quilt is! I will share it with you when I have shared it with its owner! As usual, I have thoroughly enjoyed my work this week!

I promised you information about my secret plan...so...here goes: I have hired a contractor to help me piece t-shirt quilt tops! I know---exciting and nerve wracking all at once---I realized I am a total control freak (I already knew, but sometimes I forget!), so giving over some parts of my work to another person has been a huge step for me. I feel very grateful that my contractor is an award winning quilter, who I have known for longer than I have been in business, and she is always one of my best supporters. Carrie Hauser is a wonderful addition to Finished Fibers, and I am so pleased to welcome her! Carrie has finished her first Finished Fibers quilt top, and she did a beautiful job. I am excited to have her help on future tops! Carrie is not just a contractor for Finished Fibers, she is also a business owner herself. She is a Longarm quilter, and you can see more of her work on Instagram @lovebulongarming and on her website here: https://www.lovebuglongarming.com/. I meant to get a picture of her when she dropped off her first top, but I was so excited that I forgot! You should visit her website and Instagram, though, because there are pictures there! (By the way, she is going to laugh when she reads this!)

Have a great week. Stay safe.

Sending Quilting Love,

Ginger

Coming Next Week: An update on the Anniversary quilt.

I am Reading: Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (unabridged). I am also reading various poetry. I haven’t started Mozart’s Starling yet, but I am still thinking about it...still...Edmond Dantes still has me spellbound at the moment...at once tragic and beautiful...he is terrific and I am frightened for him, still. Don’t worry---the Count is moving every closer to bringing his revenge to fruition! I have been eyeing The Witcher books, too. I remembered Wuthering Heights this week...I think I may need an iconic love story. I love Wuthering Heights...the language, the angst, the love, the torture, the...well everything. OOh, maybe I will use my favorite quotation from the novel next week. I actually have it printed on a pillow. :)

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