Block 4 is Complete!

  Good morning! It took a little extra time and two additional trips to the fabric shop but I am proud to say, Block Four is complete! I have forgotten how long it takes to cut out McKenna's trees! I thought I had all of them cut out but nope, ten more to go. When I'd finished, I had a lovely blister on my finger. Nice! I also reminded myself why I don't work on a quilt late at night, a complete inability to think clearly. It was about 11pm (which is very late for me) and I fused the background mountains to the lovely pink fabric I had selected for them. There was just one problem, I had left the paper on! I literally ruined an entire yard of fabric! Then, to make it worse, I was so mad at myself, I couldn't go to sleep. When I arrived at the fabric shop at 10am I looked a sight. Mad as ****, hair in a ponytail, no sleep, you get the picture. As usual, the ladies there just laughed when I told my tale of woe, then we had a cup of coffee and dug out a replacement fabric. They are so nice to me, I think they enjoy us novice quilters and our trial and error stories!

   So tomorrow I am off to the factory again to meet with a customer and go through the delivery of their ambulance. My flight has a lengthy layover in Chicago's O'Hare airport on both legs of the journey. I don't know what it is about that airport but I just dread being there. It seems like every flight into and out of are always late and full of turbulence. So later this morning I am going to the book store to pick out something to read and distract myself with. I did finish Cransford which was thoroughly enjoyable for a book written over 100 years ago. PBS  aired it on Masterpiece Theater a few months ago with Dame Judy Dench as the lead. I love that woman! I think she is such an under appreciated actress, like Angela Landsbury. They have been performing forever and yet never seem to receive the praise lesser actress do. Oh well, just my opinion. So any way, I am headed to Indiana and Ohio.
  When I get back home this weekend, I have Blocks 5 & 6 set out and ready to go. They are not nearly as involved and should go much more smoothly. Well, I think that covers it for this post, so until next time, TTFN!