Retreat Top Completed!
Char
2 years ago
I really like the way this turned out! Final size is
79" x 89" and I think it will find a home on one of my twin beds in the extra bedroom.
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Comments (29)Well now, these two weeks later, what I need up there is rain! Had a nice all-day half-incher or so here but 60 miles north, it petered out to nothing. So there's 6000 baby trees that have had only one little rain since being planted, and now some actual warmth to help dry things out. Dern it, can't win with weather. Looked very briefly at my seedlings yesterday. Was up there for other purposes and had to hurry. Now with the pine and spruce, there is of course no apparent foliar damage from that cold night back when this thread started. Some of the larch-sure enough they look toasted. But a whole bunch more look okay, albeit dry like the rest. Funny thing is, it's the ones at the top of the slope that look like they got frost damaged whereas the ones down yonder on the low end of that slope look good. But the main point of all this? These trees are on their own! Whatever happens happens at this point. +oM PS....it's not really dry up there-the forest is as moist as can be. But these seedlings were planted up in an open field and hence much more subject to drying out. Rain is forecast to become widespread by tomorrow night/Monday. Sure hope so!...See MoreTops Completely Brown, Dead or Not?
Comments (1)I am continuing to research and although it might be a bit early, the bulbils might have just gone into a regular dormancy (like tulips?). I dug up a couple and they are not much bigger than when they were planted, but that might be because they were dryer than preferred over the last month. My question now is: What should I do if I want them to continue growing? I see many posts saying to dig them up and replant them a few months later. Is that necessary if you would just be replanting them in the same container anyway? Also, the soil is bone dry and crumbly. Should I water lightly to dampen and not soak the soil for the garlic? Or should I leave well enough alone?...See MoreNew Year mystery quilt top completed - finally!
Comments (10)That's really a pretty quilt, and wonderful fabric choices. I finished sewing my blocks together last night, and am thinking of putting a border on it today. I arranged my blocks a little differently and it creates a different pattern. I took the instructions literally as well about fabric choices and mine is wild scrappy. Even a little scrappy for my tastes, but it's growing on me. I loved this pattern, and am likely to make it again, using maybe four fabrics. Glad I joined in on the mystery, it was fun....See MoreRetreat ... kinda finished top
Comments (12)This turned out great! Love the pattern and the colors. The work you did to match up the trellis points paid off. I agree that anything you do to finish it will look good. A narrow green or pink border, then a slightly wider white, then finish with the scrappy Fassett border - that's the option I like best. For quilting I would use a large meander, outlining just a few of the larger leaves and florals. Your niece will love it!...See More
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