Who ordered this weather??
Here in North Carolina we’ve been baking for over a week with temperatures in the mid-90s, and now the forecast is threatening us with 100° days. I don’t know about you, but when it’s so hot the birds are walking instead of flying…it’s HOT!
Now don’t get me wrong. I’d choose summer over winter any day. I like sunshine, flowers, flip-flops, and dinner on the porch. But once it gets this hot, even my enthusiasm starts to melt.
This is definitely two-shower-a-day weather.
Go play nine holes of golf? Shower.
Pickleball with friends? Shower.
Walk to the mailbox? You might as well shower.
Even my ironing board is looking at me saying, “Not today!”
So instead of dripping all over the driveway, I’m voting for staying inside where the air conditioning is working overtime and the sewing machine is humming happily.
One of my favorite “beat the heat” projects is our Laundry Door Hanger. Around here we call it Jackie’s Laundry, because my wonderful friend Jackie Bingham, owner of Patches Quilts in Mt. Airy, Maryland, deserves all the credit for the idea.
Years ago I walked into her shop wearing a cute sweater with a clothesline across the front. Jackie took one look and said, “Deb…that needs to be a quilt!”
Well, you don’t have to tell me twice!
Before long the pattern was finished, complete with the cutest little wooden clothespins that are included with the pattern. They’re the perfect finishing touch and always make people smile.
Let’s face it…the laundry isn’t going away. We might as well decorate the door!
So grab a friend, turn the A/C down just one more notch, pour yourself a giant glass of sweet tea (or Diet Coke if you’re like me), and spend the afternoon stitching instead of sweating.
The laundry can wait…
…well…at least until the quilt is finished!
Stay cool, my quilting friends!
— Debra
https://zebrapatterns.com/products/jackies-clothesline?_pos=1&_sid=d06b417e9&_ss=r
Comments