What is it?

I know what it is ... do you?

     

The original photo. 

I feel like such a fraud - when I said I know what it is, I merely meant that I know it is tree bark. Now I see that the type of tree is really key!

Does anyone know? Is it birch? Or a special type of birch?

Or something else altogether?

Whatever it is, it is beautiful.

Crazy Little Log Cabin Quilt

Finally, the finished quilt. I say it's crazy because of how it wends its way around the "hearths," no perfectly straight lines to be seen! And it's little: 13" x 17". I truly enjoyed doing all the stitching on this, so I hope to start a new piece soon. You can click on the picture to get a much better view. :)

Mellow October Sunday

 

 “Autumn's the mellow time.”

~ William Allingham (Irish man of Letters and Poet, 1824-1889)

Progress Report

I sit and stitch while watching old episodes of Heroes.  Will this give special powers to my little Log Cabin quilt?

Thursday Thoughts

A damp, chilly day ... soon I'll be playing my annual game of how long can I wait before I turn on the furnace ... lovely fire in the family room fireplace ... cup of  Teavana tea at my side (a spiritually satisfying blend of White Ayurveda Chai and Samurai Chai White) ... sewing ... rows of tiny stitches taking shape, like newly planted rows in the spring garden ...  hills and valleys in the cloth, an occasional square of chicken scratches  ... I love that look.