Basket Handle Emergency

If you told me ten years ago I would have an applique emergency because I'm stitching them too quickly I would have laughed and laughed.  But that really was the case yesterday morning.

I quickly found some multi-colored fabrics in the scrap bin.  I cut them on the bias, turned and pressed.

I sewed four more basket handles in the "beach" room.

I partially sewed one handle while waiting on my bowler to be done with practice.  The quilt pattern is called Charm Basket by Laundry Basket Quilts.  It is an Edyta Sitar design.   I have no idea how many baskets I will need because I don't know what size quilt I will make.  I do know that I am totally enjoying this process way more than I ever thought I would!  I'm also happy that they are starting to look more uniform.  Practice, practice, practice.  Someday I'll be making something as fancy as Gretchen at Gretchen's Little Corner.  I just love her applique project she calls Blueberry Pie!

Here's a photo of our driveway.  The snow is very pretty.  We don't usually plow the driveway when the snow is this deep.  If we do, it melts and freezes on the hill.  Then the hill becomes all ice.  We drive four-wheel drive vehicles.  Most of our guests have four-wheel drive as well.  The Amazon van seems to be able to make it up the hill ok.  

I changed my substitute schedule to jobs that are all elementary level for this week and next.  I'm sooooo glad that I did.  Yesterday our son's bus was 19 minutes late.  That means he would have been standing at the end of the drive at about 20 degrees F during that time.  With my elementary schedule I can sit with him at the end of the driveway until the bus comes.  He also has to take a bowling ball and a backpack to school.  That's a lot in the snow.

Here's another photo of the snow in the woods.  Quite boring, but very peaceful.  Our son does beat me home of non-bowling days.  It's not that bad for him to walk up the drive with his backpack.  If he doesn't stop to throw rocks and sticks into the creek, he's inside within three minutes.