Snow Days

Here on the Oregon coast we generally have some cold days in January. A few freezes, a few white frosty mornings, and quite a few dark rainy days. But this year.....well...since the 1st (and this is only the 7th) we have had cold rain, wind, snow that stuck and is still sticking, nights in the 20's, and now, today that dark day with really cold rain, which doesn't melt the snow very fast.

It was exciting to wake up to these scenes out our windows the other morning.

This photo was taken our front window looking towards the road.

 

This was taken from the back porch looking out over the garden and the fields below. The cows couldn't find their grass and got double doses of hay that day.

If you are reading this and you live in the northern part of the US, you are probably laughing right now. I know the cold has been just terrible this year for you. I don't know how you do it.

One way to cope is to have indoor projects. Sewing has alway been my go-to both winter and summer, so I always have something to do. I started out making clothes for my girls, then for myself, then stopped making clothes and started quilting. I started in the late 80's and I am still at it. Lately I have fallen in love with small quilts. Probably because at my age it is hard to handle all the yards and the weight of large quilts. I really love small quilts. It takes more patience and know-how to piece a small block because it has to be even more accurate than a large one, and quilting is all about accuracy. I don't want to scare off beginning quilters. Quilting is all about artistic adventure, about putting colors you love in your quilts and even about decorating your home with them. All the while, though, we strive for accuracy. We say to ourselves....the next one will be better. And, it almost always is. 

Here is a small cotton and wool quilt I made to hang on the wall in a small space where it will remind you that summer will come once again.