January

Not much happening here in the house above Heck Creek to write about.  To date January has been very cold and mostly cloudy.  (So much for those predictions I saw last fall for a warmer than average winter.)  The warmest place in the house is in the front room by the wood stove.  I just want to sit there and doze.

Ralph has been organizing the shop area.  It really hasn't been usable since we've moved in.  I would like to carve out a spot to do some glass work.  I unpacked a few bits from before the move and hung them in the windows to add a little color to the gray days.

above the kitchen sink

in the bedroom window

And I continue to make blocks for my winter sampler quilt.

paper-pieced teapot and cups

appliqued mittens

If I ever get this quilt finished I may not do applique again--I  find it tedious and I'm never quite satisfied with the results.  Three appliqued dilly birds and another mitten to go.