Projects and Progress

Today’s post is just a quick update on the quilt-repair progress. I’m quilt a line or two about every day. Still the progress is slow going.

I’m finding the original fabric to be extremely fragile. I’m using my lap-frame and I’m accustomed to really pulling quilt backing tight to ensure there are no puckers in the fabric. I know better than to treat this old quilt the same way, yet even with careful handling I’ve ripped it a time or two.

Also, as I probably mentioned before, the knotty old batting is making for some long and crooked stitches. Thankfully my worst quilting-critic can’t see very well anymore and I’m hoping y’uns will let me by with it.

Then there are new projects presenting themselves all the time!

Last weekend a neighbor and cousin (ain’t it great to be related to everybody in the neighborhood!?!) had a yard-sale where I found two old cane-bottom chairs. Turns out, they had been her great grandmother’s (who was also my grandfather’s sister) and they came from the chair factory in Crossville! So I’m eager to do some research on that factory and share it all with you in a few weeks. I will be working on repairing these chairs, but no promises on how long that will take!