I spent the weekend at my sister's house (my mother's) and we emptied out the two storage areas under the eaves. O boy, what a day. Dust and much coughing and sneezing were a constant. But we got it all hauled out.....and bagged up most of the junk for garbage day. I did find some material for my stash (hope it doesn't have dry rot), some family info I need to slot into my genealogy work, and some keepsakes I will enjoy.

I also brought home the "hodgepodge blocks" that my mother started sewing back in the early 50's I bet.


I know most if not all were pieced on a treadle machine. Then things get wonky. She and my sister zigzagged (modern machine) the plates onto backing fabric......in a manner I wouldn't have done.....but that's how it is. At some point in all these years, my mother decided that this quilt was for my brother. So of course she died leaving it a UFO. I told my brother I would finish it for him, so I had to get some fabric for sashes, border and backing. That all falls in line with me not buying fabric to start a project, doesn't it??!! I think so. So I stopped at Joann's on the way home and found the backing, and this morning I ordered the rest.

What is wrong with me......as if I don't have enough UFO's of my own, I take on one of someone else's!!!!! But that's OK, it feels like the right thing to do. I will show you when I am done.

Becky