Ready for Winter With Flannel Scarves

This was the busiest week of November for me and it’s almost over. I feel like I’ve gotten past a big hurdle. I finally got to practice with the kids yesterday afternoon, which was incredibly helpful. I have been going over my music here, by myself, but that told me nothing about what my part sounds like with the rest of the instruments, or how fast the conductor wants to take each piece, or what sections still need work. Two of the arrangements are ones we did last year. I need to polish up the other two.

I came out of practice at 5:00 pm to find that the promised cold front had swept in. It was snowing as I drove down to the quilt store, although thankfully not as windy as predicted. I had time to eat a salad before class while the students were threading their machines and cutting fabric. And then we got started.

The class project is a flannel scarf designed by Sandra Swick, the Bernina educator who taught our Mystery Make class last April. She graciously made the pattern available to Bernina dealers to give away with fabric purchase or to teach as a class. I taught this same class last month.

Dawn and Melissa cutting their squares:

Dawn at her machine.

I’ve had Dawn in several classes and she is a lot of fun. She knows more than she thinks she does and her projects always turn out well.

Barb, one of the store employees, chose this combination for her scarf.

Everyone completed a scarf by the end of class.

I am teaching the A Little Somethin’ Jacket class on Saturday and that will be my last class at this store for 2022. (I have one more class scheduled at the end of the month at the other quilt store.) This afternoon, I’m meeting with the class coordinator for this store so we can start getting classes on the calendar for 2023.

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The lettuce is doing much better in my revamped system using mason jars. The timer I bought last year is not working, however, so I need to get that sorted.

The new snow tires went onto the car Tuesday morning. I had the front end aligned when the BMW was at the dealer in September, and the car is driving very smoothly. I am ready for winter travel. The Pacific storm train looks like it’s ramping up—next week is supposed to be wet, but warmer, with temps up in the 40s here in Montana and lots of rain in Seattle.