JANUARY DECISIONS & STORMY WEATHER

Here are the three blocks I have decided to work on for my year of RSC ; the Scrappy Split Rails , the White Crosses, and Eye of God.  

I tried two other blocks: Cat Head's and Blue Crosses, but have decided to put those away for another year
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I most enjoy working on these--especially those White Crosses--I am on a 2.5" square "jag" lately.  Ever since I made Sleigh Bells Ring (which still needs binding!) I have fallen in love with mini squares.  

I still am in a quandry about those white crosses--whether to make them in each month's colors or continue just in blue and whites.  Of course that is always the decision: put away til next time around for all blue, or add different colors for rainbows.
  
I can definitely see Eye of God in a rainbow and even the Scrappy Rails--decisions, decisions...

I wonder what the February color will be....hmmmmm

I am posting this afternoon in the beginning stages of what is supposed to be a snow event of historic proportions here.  Forecast : 24" - 36" blowing snow in up to 60mph winds here in Coastal SE CT.  

We are "INSIDE" for the duration.  We have a generator and 25 gals of gas on hand; plenty of food (including that necessary chocolate lol) and water (our water company may not be able to get to us to change the batteries on our pumping station if the power goes out and lasts for more than 3 days! )  

And I may not be able to post for a while.....

I just love how these are turning out....  see those windswept chapels and the boats on big sea swells! These will surely bring back memories of this weeks' storms.......

These  little blocks on " phone book paper"-- 5"  squares--- (hip to be square, I guess lol) are such fun to make...using up those bits and bobs,  leftovers, and  orts of fabrics!! I love how they look so wonky,,,,

Off to make a cuppa and to watch the fine snow starting to mount up and blow--15 mph winds already!!  

Hugs to all, stay safe and warm,
Julierose, La blageuse

AUTUMN WINDS--A Favorite Quilt

My Autumn Winds quilt: made eons ago, after a trip with a good friend to a knitting retreat in Killington Mountain.  The trees were so vibrant that, when I came home, I immediately  began collecting leafy fabrics for about 6 months and used my own hand dyes for the leaf blocks.  This is one of my favorite quilts.
I thought the string pieced "Eye of God" blocks were apropos to the changing seasons....

This was the 1st time I had branched out and done a block other than a square...
I thought placed in this way, they looked like leaves on trees....

Here are some of the string pieced blocks...














and more..(windy--sorry for the crooked pix!)

I just loved that little red fabric with little black crows................

And here is the birches fabric for the sides...

It took about a year to make, as I recall, in fits and starts.............I didn't really have any plan..
(Added later as a thought...)
P.S.  As I look at this quilt, so rooted in memory, I am pondering as to why I choose to make the quilts that I do today......and feeling that perhaps, they should be rooted in memories also....

Why do you make the quilts you do????

Hoping you all have a wonderful week with the changing leaves....
hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse