Some Sewing on Sunday

 

We've still got six more trees to buy and then plant but we're taking a break today. We've run out of room. I have no idea where the city "Tree Board" thinks I'm putting six more trees but I'll have to fight that out with them later. Yesterday before all the digging took place I took a few minutes to work on my Colorwash Quilt blocks. I've figured out that I need 300 of them in order to make a crib sized quilt. It's not meant for a crib but I like the size of the crib sized batts. I've got 166 already so it seems doable. Hopefully today I can get back in there and make more.

Some good news is that Betty White is back. I worked on bringing a bit of refrigerated discard back to life all week. After getting it going again I had to transition it into a white flour starter which went a lot easier than the first time I tried it. Brown Betty can be pretty stubborn. She knows what she likes. 

On Friday night I got the bug to give the new Betty White a try even though the float test indicated she was not ready. I'm not kidding when I say I was up tending the dough at 4 am. It's what I get for starting something so late. 

In spite of my misgivings, Betty White came through. It would have been a terrific success if I had only remembered to add the salt. She's pretty but she's bland. I'll have to get creative with what we put on her. I'm thinking some salty tapenade might be the thing. I haven't made it in ages.