Candlemas

I looked up “Candlemas.” It’s a Christian holiday that was originally a Celtic celebration of the cross-quarter day, or midpoint between the solstice and the equinox. For me personally, I decided to make it about light, the growing light, the returning light.

Strange weather. The rising sun lit up these clouds. There were a few sparkly snow showers while the sun was shining. The trees were covered with frost. I’m sure there was sea smoke, but I didn’t get out early in the cold to check. I really like seeing it, but oh, it’s hard to leave the house when it’s so cold.

I’m working on the houses quilt. I want to make a pile of strips that I can then use to connect the blocks. I organized scraps into three piles, 3″ strips, 6″ strips, and 10″ strips. I thought I could cut the wider ones in half and vary the patterns that way too. I might machine-stitch these together because this part of the project is very utilitarian stitching. We’ll see. So far I’ve just ironed them.