I'll have to try making jam out of Royalty next year. They are pretty mediocre for fresh eating. Since the problem is a lack of tartness/flavor, I had assumed that it would make even more boring jam. But, they are very productive and finish just before SWD starts to hit. Triple Crown are great, but the 2nd half gets hit by SWD for me. I'm not sure how it would be in Virginia (faster berries, and faster SWD?). I have a potted Marion, which gave me a handful of sweet flavorful berries. But, as it is fully trailing and thorny, I imagine it would be fairly high maintenance, similar to Boysenberry. Speaking of Boysenberry, I've had professionally made jams from it which were very good. I'd love to produce enough to make my own. When the spring is long and warm (2013, I think), they were great right off the bush, probably the best, extremely flavorful, berry I've had. But this past year they weren't all that good- pretty sour to eat fresh. They are also a lot of work to tie up (sharp thorns too), so I'm not sure how long I'll keep growing them.

Very Pretty! It is very satisfying to 'finish' a top at retreat. It is even more satisfying to keep up the momentum and actually FINISH the quilt. Good job! I love the soft colors you chose. Looks perfect for the room and paint.

Yes it is weird. I know that when I did the post it indicated there were 2 post, yet in the general lineup of threads on the bathroom forum, it just indicated there was one. I edited the second post, so now it may show up. But I will copy the post below. Apparently this part 2 thread didn't post so here it is. "Part Two" (refer to above post for part one) Tile, floor and shower: The floor is Stone Peak, in the Fossil pattern, the color is Deep Sea. It is very pretty and I think it goes nicely juxtaposed to the shower tile. It is lovely with the walnut coloring. The Shower tile is Atlas Concorde in the Marvel Calacatta Extra design. It is 12x24. It is porcelain and very strong. It is rectified and made in Italy. I stumbled a crossed it and was able to order it from Nebraska Furniture Mart. It goes very well with the walnut. I apologize to Mongo for having consistent lipage throughout the shower L. I put floor warming wires in, like I did for my first bathroom remodel. I used SunTouch WarmWire brand, 240 volts. My electrician installed the thermostat but I did the rest, learning from Stacey Neil, Mongo, and the John Bridge Tile forum. DH thinks this warm floor is great. I used mostly Laticrete tile setting products, Hydroban, thinset 254 modified, their silicon color caulking, and the spectralock epoxy grout. I sometimes mix custom colors and did with the shower wall grout. I also custom mixed my caulking in a ziplock bag. Instead of Ditra uncoupling membrane like I used for the first bathroom, I used the Laticrete Strata Matt that was new. It has vents in the waffles to allow the use of modified thinset (allows drying through evaporation of the ingredients). Ditra is to be used only with unmodified thinset (where the product drys via chemical reaction “setting type”). The Laticrete Strata Matt is around 45” wide and too wide for me to use very well. The Ditra is around 36” wide if I remember, and easier for me to manage. I used Mape Self Leveling Compound to cover the warming wires prior to the uncoupling membrane application. if there are any more questions you have please ask. Again I have not proofed this text since last year ;) I hate the thought of reading this long post.

I cannot imagine the time the first one took. I would go bonkers trying to think what color to put next. I searched a bit and found a tutorial for a Plus Quilt. I like the second one, too. http://sewcraftyjess.blogspot.com/2014/02/plus-quilt-tutorial.html