Look at what my internet quilting friend Mary Ann sent me from Denmark. Knitted wrist warmers that she made in a wonderful blue color that goes with my blue fleece jacket. I had complemented her wrist warmers that I had seen a photo of and commented that I wish I could knit like that and she offered to make some for me. My knitting accomplishment isn’t much. Two years ago I thought I would try to remember how to knit because I really wanted to make a shawl to wrap myself in when we are camping and I get a little chilly in the evening – well my shawl turned into an afghan! I know you are probably wondering what does someone in Arkansas need wrist warmers for and I will tell you at times in the winter my hands get downright cold
while sitting here at this computer typing!! Also when we start traveling in the motor home again this spring and 
summer depending on where we are and the time of the year it can be pretty chilly. Those mountains that we love in Colorado to Montana and over to Idaho are pretty high in elevation and it gets down right cold — I am going to get a lot of use out of these!! Mary Ann expect a thank you gift arriving – it will go in the mail tomorrow 
If you visit Mary Ann’s site (click on her name at the top of this post) you will see her basting her Dear Jane quilt that she recently finished!!) Oh and Mary Ann I will get some use out of these in the upcoming week – here today it got close to 70 degrees and the weekend will be in the 40′s daytime and 20′s at night!
Today promised to be a wonderful sunny warm day so I skipped the fitness center this morning and went out to the 
near by state park for a nice walk instead. I brought the little digital camera along with 
me – here are some photo’s from the lake — This is Lake Dardanelle State Park. Very nice pretty new visitor center on one end, a very nice walking along the lake paved trail, a swimming area next in line, picnic areas, then the campground. All very well maintained and a wonderful place to walk all year round. As I was walking out on the rocky breakwater I could see a flock of crows lined up on the rocks, I started to snap off pictures as I was walking as I wanted to catch at least one as they would fly off and I was lucky and did – look at it take off — (all photo’s can be 
clicked on to enlarge). We have had a lot of crows in our yard lately also but I don’t think I had ever seen them lined out up at the lake like that before. Because this park is so close to us we have never camped there but we drive out to the park on a regular basis and walk looking at the scenery.
No quilting news to report – I have been working steadily on the one block for the Christmas Baltimore Album Quilt that I had showed you all a photo of a week or two ago. It is nearer completion – I have one more flower to applique down then I will add a few French knots in the center. If it turns out I’ll post a photo!
Yesterday’s question was: “When quilt blocks are set on point, with their corners pointing up and down, they leave open spaces around the perimeter of the quilt. If fabric triangles are used to fill in gaps along the top and sides of the quilt, they are cut with their longest edges on the bias”.
The answer is False — sometimes quilters fill in the gaps with partial blocks, but when fabric triangles are used they are cut with their long sides on the straight grain, crosswise or lengthwise, because they provide the least stretchy edge and help stabilize the quilt’s outer perimeter.
Next question: Quilt borders should be cut or pieced to match the measurements along each outer edge of the quilt?
TRUE or FALSE
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