My husband and I arrived at the Statesville, NC Regional Airport today, just as the last launch of Carolina Balloonfest began! I got some great photos (and several not so great!) I’ve been editing them; rotating, copying and croping, being careful to keep the original for comparison. I already have a couple of crafty ideas for them!
I love my new HDMI cable! Our big TV was a gift for my husband from our son-in-law. It has an HDMI port, and so does my laptop. Today, I watched a downloaded, purchased episode of “Quilting Arts” on the big TV. I also used the cable to enlarge picture proofs of my grandson on a school photography website.
Today was my first day back at home since I made my “mornings are mine” resolution. Today, I searched for images to make silkies for my crazyquilt Bible covers.
I’ve been doing a little autumn decorating. I’ve been playing with my camera, too. More later!
Apparently, we are in the middle of the third annual American Craft Week, celebrating crafts made in the USofA! There are special events planned at craft shops and venues across the nation. This bears further investigation!
I’ve not been very crafty lately. The week before her 80th birthday, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. For the last 7 weeks, she and I have been traveling to Boone, NC, for her radiation treatments. On weekends, I’ve traveled to Charlotte, to help my daughter with my grandson. I did cut out some foundations for Bible covers one afternoon, but I’ve not lifted a needle. I have pinned many crafty things on Pinterest and watched some quilting videos, but that’s about it. Mama’s last treatment was yesterday, and she’s doing very well, so I spent the day, today, working on the master bedroom closet.
My recently purchased craft desk came with wire baskets for drawers. The openings were larger than I like, so I’ve been replacing them with mesh baskets. The wire baskets fit and coordinate well with the wire shelving in the closet, so I’ve been using them to replace the old paper boxes I use to house out of season clothes. I’d love to install a custom closet system, but this will do just fine for now.
This was in this week’s Michaels ad. Hmmnn, might be a good time to start shopping for PJ’s stocking!
My good friend, Laura Sheaffer, joined me for the Wilkes County Quilters annual show this weekend. There were many gorgeous quilts on display (I’m still not sure how I feel about photographing other people’s quilts–I am sure the winners will be posted on their website.) This year’s highlight was an old-fashioned bed turning. The ringing of a handbell summoned viewers to the turning. An old iron bed was covered with a stack of vintage quilts. Each quilt was held up for all to see as each quilt’s story was read. Each quilt was also “turned” back upon the foot of the bed until all quilts had been shown.