This is a picture of what yesterday was like around here...yes, it snowed 4 more inches on top of what we had...not as much as predicted and surely not as much as our northern Virginia friends received but enough to keep us inside for sure!
Jonathan parks down near the main road and trudges up quite-the-long hill to get home; unfortunately, our neighborhood roads aren't exposed to the sun, are packed with ice and snow, and are usually impassable for days.
Update on Tom for those who have asked: On Sunday he was transferred over the mountain to Charlottesville to work the storm restoration there. As of today, he's back in our local offices and possibly home for supper tonight, we hope.
Tonight's meal: I'm trying a new (to me) Pioneer Woman recipe for Cajun Chicken Pasta. Of course, it may not turn out as delicious as hers...I'm not using the white wine, found out I forgot to buy heavy cream, and the guys don't like red/green peppers. We do have the chicken, cajun spices, and fettuccine...so I'm going for it and see what happens!
While it's been snowing...I've been working on the Road to Spring Quilt-Along. Here's a picture of the strips laid out on the guest room bed just to judge the size and see if it will work as a twin quilt.
I added 10 additional strips to the length and 2 extra rectangles and squares to the width as I wanted this to be larger than the lap size of Randi's tutorial. I'm liking it a lot.
An update on the Figgy Pudding Simple Squares Quilt-Along:
I've gotten all 12 of Block A finished and 5 of Block B with 7 more to go before I can sew the sashing. I'll post a picture when this one is completed.
~ Deb
Love the brown and blue color combo On The Road quilt ... I think I may make mine bigger too ... can't wait to see all the finished tops! BTW, really like the fabric in your Simple Squares quilt-along.
Posted by: Rita | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM
All that snow out east, and not a bit out here ... where the Winter Olympics start in two days! LOL We are laughing over God's sense of humor. Wes said we put in the order for snow in BC, but it got mixed up and went to DC instead! ;)
I am already behind on the Road to Spring quilt-along. Can you believe it? We were too busy last week for me to cut my pieces, so I have to do them this week. I had a big Etsy order come through over the weekend and I got that shipped off today, so now maybe I can relax and get some cutting and sewing done. I've been practicing my knitting at night, and getting better, but not great at it by any means.
Your RTS quilt top looks great - love the blue and brown! And I really, really like that Simple Squares quilt!!! I may have to go back and do that one once I get the Spring one done.
Posted by: Susan | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 02:14 PM
Pretty bed, pretty quilts, and yes, pretty snow. We have only a few inches but the wind is blowing it around and it feels SO cold today. I was going to bake a red velvet cake until I realized I forgot to buy the red food coloring, duh... I may decide to make a cake mix I've had on the shelf, but it's not the same thing! I'm thinking also of making fettucine for supper, quick and easy but o-so-yummy.
Posted by: Connie W | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Those are gorgious! If you find that you don't have room in your home for those quilts, my house has PLENTY of room. Great job! *smile*
Travel safe in all that winter weather! Sincerely, Mommy of two little blessings
Posted by: Mommy of two little blessings | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 03:56 PM
Looks cozy at your house! I love the quilts!!!!! The colors would look great in any room!
Anita
Posted by: Anita Kilpatrick | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 08:44 PM
Even though it's not fun to have to trudge through, I do think all that snow is so pretty.
The quilts are gorgeous. I'm curious as to how many you have made since you learned how to do it?
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 08:23 AM
Love your road to spring! Those colors are great (mine is brown and blue too!). It looks ready to go all streached out on the bed.
Posted by: Diane | Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 08:37 AM
Hi girls,
I continue to enjoy your Project 365 and photos within the blog.
Did you hear that our new Ambassador to the US, Kim Beazley, fell on the ice in Washington DC? Poor man needs both knees operated on and he hasn't even presented his credentials yet!
Warm wishes, Rose
Posted by: Rose | Friday, February 12, 2010 at 04:38 AM
What beautiful quilts! I've been looking at your quilts for inspiration as I'm thinking about making a quilt with some fabric scraps that just came in the mail. I haven't made a "real" quilt before, so we'll see how it goes!
Posted by: Jenny | Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 07:48 PM
Lovely quilts.
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 10:31 AM