St Distaff Day

Distaff Day, also called Roc Day or Rock Day, is 7 January, the day after the feast of the Epiphany. It is also known as Saint Distaff's Day, one of the many unofficial holidays in Catholic nations.

As you can see, this lap pad was given to spinners when they attended 2004 Roc Day or St. Distaff Day

I've used this so many times, it's a mess!  But, a good mess it is!  lots of wool fibers were combed on this lap towel--one of the best give aways of all times.  Even though Roc Day is to be celebrated on January 7 it would be celebrated on the Saturday the closest to the date. 

Norman Kennedy is one of our favorite spinners with the most knowledge of the craft!

we loved when he stayed the winter in Louisiana!  Such times we had learning from

each other as we gathered around our spinning wheels to begin our tasks at hand after

the winter break.

Happy Roc Day spinners!

Gather, Gathering, Gathered!

Word of the Day:  Antithetical means "directly opposite of or opposed."

2022 Mystery Blocks--Here we go!  Another fantastic sew along--mystery at that--

2022 Fabric Requirements for 12″ Finished Blocks

• 12 – 18 Fat Quarters (or more for a scrappier quilt)
• 2 yards of background fabric for blocks and inner border (solid or tone on tone)
• 1 yard contrast for blocks (I’m using 1/3 yard each of three different grey prints for this in my quilt).
• 1/2-yard sashing (I’m using a light floral for this)
• 1-yard outer border
• 5/8-yard binding

2022 Fabric Requirements for 6″ Finished Blocks

• 12-18 Fat Eighths
• 1 yard of background fabric for blocks and inner border (solid or tone on tone)
• 1/2-yard contrast for blocks
• 1/4-yard sashing
• 1/2-yard outer border
• 1/3-yard binding

And now for something else to tempt you:

Beginning today! 

Sweet Dreams!

Here is your word for the day: 

A palindrome is a word, verse, or sentence (as "Able was I ere I saw Elba"), or a number (as 2002) that reads the same backward or forward.   Now it is Day 5 of a new year and I’m behind 5 days!!

 

 Pat Sloan has a sweet dreams mystery sew along that begins today!  That woman has so many

quilt alongs going at the same time--how does she keep up with it all?  Maybe, a staff of 

quilters?

Lace knitting!  yay!  Like I've finished the one in 2019 or 2020--

Here is something to know about Shetland Isles

READING Challenge

 

Captious means "tending to find fault and raise objections" or "calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument."

// Surprisingly, the critic, who is known for being captious, found the movie to be a flawless gem.

// Befuddled by the captiousquestions, the suspect broke down and confessed to the crime.

Here comes a reading challenge for you in 2022  If you like to read, this is a great challenge for each month of the year.  I found a friendly, bookly group on FB--Friends and Fiction.  This is their challenge--you could set your own book challenge for the year.

January--a debut author--there are tons of new authors now--exciting books to read

and embrace the world of words.

My choice for January is Falling by T J Newman

I've already picked  my book for February--Memoir or non fiction--I've chosen 

Stanley Tucci: Taste: My Life Though Food--thoroughly enjoyed his food special of Italy travel.

Here is a different challenge!

What book is in your hand or in your ear?

I really like to use Scribd app--either reading by eye or ear, a book is close at hand!

Mission Imposible?

 Word of The Day:  Impossible (not able to occur, exist, or be done; very difficult to deal with.) 

"Nothing is impossible. The word it's self says I'm possible!" Audrey Hepburn 

I've been working on this orphan quilt for some time--just wanted it finished and ready for

the long arm!  Finally set down and got under way!  I tried to use up all the small filler blocks

to complete this top.  Look!! there is a hanging portion --I can deal with that--get the scissors and

lop it off!  No problem there! OR I can add another smallerr row--hmm--that would be another 2.5" row of blocks--

A good start for 2022!  I found several 3" squares cut--why?  I don't know!

There they were--and there were also some 3" half square triangles--gee whiz, what could be more perfect--than a star block!  I love star blocks!  I ended up with 24 blocks--odd size top--

someone can use a long skinny quilt, can't they?

The fabrics were all pulled from my stash bin--for some reason, I pull alot of

scraps out and the next time I look, the bin is full again!  Just scraps multiplying

to keep the quilts coming!

Mission NOT impossible and is Accomplished!!! 

Snow globes Please!

 Word of the Day:  Rejuvenate!! Rejuvenate originated as a combination of the prefix re-, which means "again," with the Latin parent of juvenile and junior—juvenis, meaning "young." Rejuvenateliterally means "to make young again" and can imply a restoration of physical or mental strength or a return to a more youthful, healthy condition. Things that are timeworn can also be rejuvenated.

Red Button Quilt Company  has a free download the first week of each month--

this month's download is Snowglobes!  After the first week, there is a fee.

Welcome 2022!!!

 Word of day:  willie-waught:  a large gulp of alcoholic beverage, a swig, a copious or deep draught!  

How will you welcome the new year??  

We ring in the new year with a toast to good health, wealth, and good times with family and

friends!  Cheers!