Tuning Fork #17 is finished....

...except for the facing and label.

Tuning Fork 17, 30.5" x 46.5", 2014

Tuning Fork 17, detail

Monday, I sewed the last few rows together and made a back.  Tuesday and Wednesday I quilted it, in a mauvey gray thread that went perfectly with the grayed mauves I'd used in the quilt.  I had another quilt to quilt, Big Figure #7, so before lunch on Wednesday I made a back for it.  I was feeling very cheerful.  Brian left for Houston on Wednesday morning, and I had two days to sew.  No cooking, no getting up at 6 am (unless I felt like it), my time was entirely my own.  I had a list of studio tasks I wished to get done.  I came down from the studio for lunch Wednesday, and the whole plan fell apart.

I got sick.  I've spent the last day and a half on the couch.  What a waste of a couple of good sewing days.

I feel slight better tonight (Thursday).  I'm hoping the worst is past.  We'll see.

One last picture, a totally new experience for me, I took a young friend to a ceramic place a couple of weeks ago.  We painted bowls.  I loved it, and I'm now wondering if I need to have a young adult along to justify going.  Would it be odd to turn up by myself?  I love my bowl.  Here it is filled with udon soup with fried tofu.

I'm off to bed.  Hopefully I'll be able to be more productive tomorrow.

I'm linking this post to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Richard and Tanya's Quilts Link a Finish Friday and Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday.  Go see all the wonderful work there!