This is one of my favourite quilts that sometimes is draped over the bed — I just love the old look of it. Hand appliqued and hand quilted — and it has that wonderful crumpled look of an old quilt now that it has been washed a couple of times.

I started this Dresden Plate design ages ago and have about 20 of the blocks done. It has been in a baggie. All the little spokes are prepared for enough blocks to make a king-size quilt, so it’s really just a matter of stitching 16 together for each block and then appliqueing them. The block finishes at 7″ square. Although the pattern calls for a heart in the centre, I’m undecided about that. I’d like to do something a little off the wall for the centre and may applique a small diamond or square in the centre of each block. Still thinking. This is a fun one to make — and will, I think, look fabulous when done. It has been “marinating” in the baggie for ages. I need to do a lot of these blocks to make it large enough for our bed, although I’m contemplating using plain blocks in between and then having some nice space for a feathered circle or something comparable. It may need to marinate a bit longer.

It has been bitterly cold here. When we get wind chill values of -25 Celsius or lower, I absolutely refuse to go outside! Thank goodness we live somewhere that’s connected to the great Toronto underground. Just about everything one could wish for can be found in the underground malls — everything but a quilt shop, that is.

Edited to add:
I forgot! I was tagged by Joan at My Quilt Life to do the 7 weird facts about yourself.

The rules are:
–Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you.
–Post THE RULES on your blog.
–Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
–Tag 7 people and link to them.
–Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

7 Weird Facts:

1. Dislike peanut butter — the smell and the taste
2. Love bacon but find the smell of it cooking nauseating
3. Love the hot and humid days of summer
4. Can re-read favourite books over and over
5. Love playing with and learning new-to-me technology
6. Prefer British-made TV series and movies to those made in North America
7. Although I loathe winter, I can’t sleep in a warm bedroom — has to be practically freezing for me to sleep.

This seems to have been going around the blogs for ages, so I am not going to tag anyone. However, if you read this and haven’t been tagged for it yet, please consider yourself tagged!