Boom 17 - OPAL
08-25-2016, 09:28 AM
#411
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 26,062
I think Moonrise pulled an 'all nighter'... Wonderful blocks, Moon.
GramE, what a scary night! When Hurricane Katrina came through here we thought we'd go down into the basement. Neighbors came over because we have a full underground basement. But we all stayed upstairs gawking out the big picture window at our huge trees bending all the way to the right in the winds. It was a sight to see! After Katrina we had no power for 12 days. Locally, out here in the country everyone owns a chain saw and we all took care of ourselves pretty well, clearing the roads and cutting up timber. The sound of chainsaws was heard all day! There were electric crews on the roads from nearly every state... guys from far away who came here to help us. It was so much fun to talk to them and to feed them. We all had to cook up the meat we had in our freezers before it ruined! Everybody was grilling. It was like a big block party. I haven't experienced such a sense of community-- people wanting to help their neighbors-- in probably all my life.
After Katrina I bought a treadle!
GramE, what a scary night! When Hurricane Katrina came through here we thought we'd go down into the basement. Neighbors came over because we have a full underground basement. But we all stayed upstairs gawking out the big picture window at our huge trees bending all the way to the right in the winds. It was a sight to see! After Katrina we had no power for 12 days. Locally, out here in the country everyone owns a chain saw and we all took care of ourselves pretty well, clearing the roads and cutting up timber. The sound of chainsaws was heard all day! There were electric crews on the roads from nearly every state... guys from far away who came here to help us. It was so much fun to talk to them and to feed them. We all had to cook up the meat we had in our freezers before it ruined! Everybody was grilling. It was like a big block party. I haven't experienced such a sense of community-- people wanting to help their neighbors-- in probably all my life.
After Katrina I bought a treadle!
08-25-2016, 09:40 AM
#413
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Bunker Hill, In
Posts: 1,912
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
This is a Hawaiian wall quilt I am needleturn appliqueing. Thought I would share what I'm doing while you all make pretty blocks...
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08-25-2016, 12:00 PM
#420
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Boonville, Missouri
Posts: 2,595
Sew I was SO excited when I saw that block..I could have sworn it was for ME! Turtles and fish...and so pretty... then I read your paragraph 
.... oh well I have a bunch of beautiful ones already. I love that block you made..what will you do with a 42" square?? Add borders? Id love to see it finished
.... oh well I have a bunch of beautiful ones already. I love that block you made..what will you do with a 42" square?? Add borders? Id love to see it finished
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