Finished. Twice.

Good grief.  Error after error!  The angled corners didn't appear matched so I counted, and the left was off.  I thought I counted wrong once again so I removed the left side including one stitch of top border and one stitch on the vertical left.  Then I looked at the chart and saw that I stitched it as charted the first time, no error.  The chart is eleven on left, and twelve on right.  So I counted correctly!  Yay!  But I had already frogged it, and would have done so anyway to have the sides match.  And no I didn't follow the colors exactly either, same blues, just not all in the correct place.  I did change the scissors to dark gray 535 and side spools to 433, added the thread overlay to the side spools also.

Now the fabric for the back.  I could use the same linen or a cotton print.  You know how I am with decision making, so I may have the husband choose. 

I'm leaning toward this print which looks more vintage and the blue features nicely.  But being on the back, it wouldn't matter.

The ticking on the left is leftover Blackbird that matched the sampler fabric.  

But the one on the right is better.

I lost another (and last) quilt shop of fantastic offerings.  There IS a difference in quality, and those popular brands are not sold elsewhere.  So now I hoard more than ever.  I ordered several small pieces on Etsy and elsewhere because I plan to make some things to sell.  Same as the unseen linen, it's hard to imagine scale and color even when the size is stated.  So I'm hoarding.  I love it, I save it.  Rather than have the pleasure of seeing it displayed,  I choose to hide it in a drawer.  Very small piece needed, I think your choice would be the hoarded tick.

Is it really menopause that caused my quirks or have I always been strange?

We have loads of zucchini and today we tried something new.  Cubed the zucchini, baked at 400 for almost a half hour to dry out.  Sautéed green pepper, onion, threw in the zukes, can of tomato sauce (little bit of water), cannellini beans drained and rinsed, and diced kielbasa.  Pretty darn good.

Enjoy the almost end of the first week of the end of summer dammit.

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