Good Fortune Mini Mystery

Back to the Bonnie Hunter Mystery -  I assembled the blocks, albeit differently than the planned layout and then had to figure out how to handle the border(s).

Here are the two different corners - went with the one that matched the expanded center block. 

Once the border was attached, I hemmed and hawed over adding another border or call it done. In the end, done won!  

On to deciding the binding. First up - NAVY. 

Second choice - TURQUOISE. 

And finally - CORAL. 

For some reason, I didn't try the hot pink as the binding. Right now, I'm leaning toward the coral to balance out the color and allow the corner units to pop. Of course, I still need to layer and quilt the mini, so I have some time to decide.  

This was another great mystery, even with all my challenges with quilt math. Click HERE to see all the other wonderful mystery finishes around the world.

Special Singer Studio Stand

Say that 5 times fast! It's quite the tongue twister!  And even better it's a recent addition to the Studio that I've been meaning to share with all of you. Remember way back to the Summer of 2017, when I was working on finishing alive edge slab of cherry wood? 

This was destined to become a TV stand for the Studio, designed to fit over an antique wood chest that I use for batting storage. The supports were repurposed Singer treadle legs that I repainted with Rustoleum Soft Flat Iron paint.

Last Fall, DH finally assembled all the parts. I can't fault him entirely for this taking so long but I'm going to anyway!  Due to the width of the treadle legs and the irregular width of the slab, we had to add two battens on the top of the legs to ensure the top won't be damaged and would be solidly attached to the legs. It took a bit to convince DH that my design would totally work and to just get on with it already! It was worth the wait.

I LOVE the way this turned out! Next wood project will be to refinish the old chest.

The Studio has been Vortexed!

And not by a cleaning tornado - darn it! 

Somebody in upper Minnesota left the door open so the Artic Air could come on down to Illinois for a visit.  The Polar Vortex hit with a vengeance.

This is NOT fun for man, woman or beast!  How cold, you ask? The air temp this morning (day 2) was -27 F, with a wind chill of -35 F.  And this is warmer than yesterday, when the wind chill was -53 F. 

On the upside, it will warm to zero tonight when the snow starts to fall. Yes, I know it's winter but this is rather extreme. Then a weird warm front will move in on Sunday & Monday when temps will reach a high of  50 F, with rain. Rain!  On top of a heavy snow pack. Oh joy!  

In the meantime, it's too cold to work down in the Studio. I tried. I've been working from home a few days this week. Monday, we had 8-9 inches of snow and it was comfy down there with the heater going. 

Somebody helped my shovel snow in the back yard.

But on Wednesday morning, it was a different story. I lasted all of an hour and 20 minutes before having DH clear the kitchen table so I could haul up a monitor, laptop & all the work docs. Here is a picture of the front door frame - on the inside of the house. That's frost.

Odie was thrilled with moving upstairs as well. But it also means it is too cold to do any sewing / stitching /organizing of any kind down there. Not as thrilling! 

Evenings have been spent upstairs watching TV with the DH and on the laptop - researching warm weather destinations, among other things! Stay safe & warm if it's winter where you are at.