You may have heard New Orleans is in the midst of a Carnival celebration. The week preceding Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is filled with merriment of all kinds. It can be a whirlwind of fun or a pain in the behind, depending on your perspective! Dear Husband and I tend to avoid most Carnival-related activities and escape to our camp until the craziness is over.
The day before Mardi Gras has become an integral part of the celebration. Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) marks the arrival of the King of Carnival - Rex - who proclaims a day of frivolity and masking for Fat Tuesday. Me - I just take another day of vacation and hope for Spring-like weather at the camp!
The Spring-like weather was in short supply today, but that didn't decrease my enjoyment of Lundi Gras. I dug out a long-term project that resides at the camp and had some merriment playing with purple and gold strings. It was perfect for Carnival, as purple and gold (along with green) are the official colors of Mardi Gras.
It turned out most of my purple fabric stash was also at the camp. I think my purple string stash was getting low, so I took the stash to add new strings. Somehow my plans were waylaid by other projects.
Many of the pieces were less than fat eighth size, so I did some strip and string cutting. Now the purple strings are replenished AND I have some new strips for my scrap collection.
Here's the ongoing string project - spiderweb blocks in purple and gold. I'm a long way from being anywhere near close to completing this project, so I think I will try to focus on it for the next few months whenever I am at the camp.
