I have spent the last 2 days doing everything except what I wanted/needed to do. I did, however, get something work-related done. I've just put Everyday Best on the site as an ePattern. I'll send a newsletter to spread the news in a few days but for now, you're the first to know. Click here.

Mom is feeling a bit better – as long as she is loaded with pain meds. You know, I'm still amazed at how much damage an 8 lb dog can do. If he comes home to her (and that is a very big if) he's going to have to be carefully watched around Jack and Elanor. 

Now for something quilt-related! I've got my next AAQI auction quilt drawn. I'm doing another house-related quilt. This one is loosely based on a more traditional needlework sampler.

These sorts of samplers need at least one person and I decided to add my grandmother, Mabel Eckroat. I used this photo, one of my favorites of her, as the basis for the drawing…

I drew over the image in Adobe Illustrator, but you could do the same thing with tracing paper and a pencil…

Here's a section of my pattern with my grandmother in it…

I love the way the simple line drawing captures the feeling of my grandmother! 

I'm not going to try to make the appliqued figure be photorealistic. In fact, my plan is to sort of fade the figure into the background. Or not. I won't know for sure until I start working in fabric… which was my plan for today. But, like Scarlet said, tomorrow is another day!