My Thursday………

Dawned bright, sunny and with the prospect of hitting the 50s for an amazing December day. First off….

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Yup…laundry on the lines and…….

OK, maybe I was pushing it a bit. Barefoot and shorts felt great, though!!!! It really appeared to be something other than the month it is!

 

Next up…..get some bread going. My breakfast bread of choice has been a “go-to” recipe for craisin pecan bread (dough made in the breadmaker and baked in the oven). The recipe may be found here, along with some yummy dill rolls. By lunch time, I had these…….

 

Off to the machines. I had seen an interesting tutorial on tube piecing the other day and wanted to try it before I totally lost track of the idea! So easy (although I did screw up the first 2 cuts….sigh………)! Chose my fabrics and went at it…………………

 

Interesting choices, eh??? I did 3 paired strips, cutting the strips each 2.5” wide (per Jenny Doan). Then chose another piece for the solid/contrast triangle………

 

Next step. Measure the strip sets width and cut that solid the same . Measurements are arbitrary as long as you follow the directions to cut the contrast strip the measurement of the strip sets.

 

Tube stitched. Now, to the cutting……

 

With the cutting/pressing completed, I played with block arrangements and had enough to make 2 table toppers/runners…….

I really like both! Must pick the borders………………

I decided to go with the border fabric for the backing, also, but was running out of the “bubbles” fabric, so piecing worked out beautifully.

Layering and pin-basting next………

Binding is cut and pressed……

All ready for Ms Sweetie……tomorrow!

When I started this post, my view had become this………

 

Blustery with a severe North wind…..BUT the temp is still in the upper 40s!!!! The sun just came back and there’s blue sky and a beautiful setting sun. “They” always say that if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few moments and………………

Good thing I’m not cooking dinner tonight, but more on that another time!