Jody Together

Did any of you watch the big game?  It is usually the only football game I ever watch, although we did watch the Alabama/Notre Dame game this year, too.  Anyway, my husband was for the 49ers and I was for the Ravens--mostly because I'm usually for the underdog; I knew that Michael Oher (from the movie The Blindside) played for them; Baltimore isn't too far from here; and finally, because "Baltimore" is a type of quilt! Ha ha.   Anyway, I had bragging rights after the game was over.

I also like to see the commercials.  My favorites were:  1.  The Jeep/Oprah/Tribute to the military.  2.  The Clydsdale/Budweiser one.  3.  The Paul Harvey/Farmer/Ram (that is the South Dakotan in me--my grandpa and two of my step-grandpa's were farmers) 4. The Tide/Joe Montana stain one.  5.  The VW/Jamaican/Be Happy one.  6.  The first Coke one about looking at thing differently

Anyway, back to the quilting part of this blog!


I finally finished piecing Jody!

Jody is a Schnibble.  The pattern is McGuffy and the fabric is Chicopee.  I still have to quilt it but already I'm considering using a varigated thread with orange, magenta, and lime.  I think I actually have one like that!  This was a fun, small quilt to make and it was a nice diversion from other projects.

One of these days I need to spend some serious time layering things.  I need to do this quilt as well as a few others that have been piling up.  All of them are small, but I'm out of small pieces of batting, so I have to get out a roll.  I also need to prep some muslin sandwiches for an upcoming quilting class I will be taking later this month.    One of my goals for the year is to get better about my free motion quilting--attempting feathers, etc.  I have read tutorials and watched Youtube videos, but I'm hoping a class will help, too.  Then it will just be a matter of practice, practice, practice!

Have a great day!
JoAnne

Meet Jody

Hi Everyone!

I hope things are nice where you are.  Here the rain has been drumming down all morning.  It is going to be a soup or stew day--I haven't decided which yet, but the weather surely calls for something simmering all day wafting its savory scent all through the house.

I would like for you to meet Jody!

This is my Chicopee/McGuffy quilt so far.  The rows are assembled in pairs--just two more seams and the center is together.  Then it is on to borders. 

I don't often name a quilt something special, but this name seems perfect to me.  See, the word Chicopee sounds to me like one of the words used in the movie Nell.  Do you remember it?  I don't think I've seen the whole thing, but I saw parts of it.  Jody Foster plays a young woman who grows up in the boonies by herself and has her own language and some expert goes to study it/her.  Chicopee reminds me of something the character often said, so at first I thought I would call this Nell.  Then, I remembered something else.

I think everyone knows what a "Dear John" letter is.  Well, in the Army, where Dear John letters are common and maybe even originated, they refer to the guy who stole away their girl as "Jody."  Jody featured (or probably featured in the past as he is probably no longer Politically Correct) heavily in the cadences that soldiers call while marching.  In fact, cadences are sometimes referred to as "Jody Calls." 

I've had such a fun interlude from my norm here--that it is almost like I'm "cheating" on my usual stash/project, so it became obvious to me that "Jody" is the perfect name for this quilt!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!  I'm off to get my hair done, so mine will be improving.

JoAnne