A Little Yarn On The Side

Jellyrolls are the sock yarn of the quilting world--tempting, take up relatively a small amount of space but can take a surprisingly long time to use up.  As I prefer to prewash fabric before sewing with it, I thought it would be brilliant to throw--not one, but TWO--jellyrolls into a lingerie bag and wash them.   And in case you're wondering what happens to 84 strips of cotton fabric sent through several various washer & dryer cycles involving spinning, the word you're looking for would be "snarl."  A big one.  This is only the part I ironed this evening.   I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do with either of them, but I still have a LOT of ironing to finish before having to decide.  Another wild Friday night around here........

Two nations woke up today--both hurt and angry and wondering how the other could treat them this way.  It may be that this wall is bigger and wider than we had ever imagined, and I'm honestly not sure we'll find a gateway.  For my friends who voted for Trump, I know the protests outrage you, but my question is:  Did the protests over Obama's election upset you?  They happened--both in 2008 and in 2012.  And did you speak out against them?  There was a lot of racial imagery in those and in the Tea Party protests, and again I ask:  did you speak out against them?  Because here's the thing: very shortly after Obama was elected, lots of my Republican friends circulated a "joke" about praying for Obama's death.  Was it racist or just because he wasn't their candidate, and how is it okay to joke about it either way?  If you saw it, did you laugh?  Did you pass it on?  Did you tell the person who sent it that it was inappropriate?...