Archive for the ‘Sewing’ Category
April 18, 2008
I got sweaty sitting outside on deck around noon. It was wonderful. I am only inside now because I had to prepare the strawberries and make a little dinette cake to go with them. I had some strawberry extract and added a little red food dye to get the full effect.
My table runner isn’t finished yet.
Maude wouldn’t let me.
I got most of the cutting done for clue 2 of the quilt.
I am two-thirds through the first sleeve on my sweater which is pretty good considering how little time I have put into it. I like this pattern better, but I am not thrilled with the yarn and I doubt that I will buy it again. Maybe it will feel better after a good washing.
Tags:cats, knit, quilt, spring, yarn
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April 8, 2008
Fifty degrees, cloudy and drizzling sucks! It can really make a person grumpy. Luckily, Linda was full of gossip toady. She wants to punch her other neighbors lights out. I don’t blame her. The man is a pompous ass and his wife is a class A wimp. Her ranting and raving lifted my spirits. She’s really good at coming up with scenarios of what she would like to do to him. I had called her to tell to look out her window. And this is what we saw.
There was also a Great Blue, but I couldn’t get them all in the same shot. There is also a duck nesting on the same island as the goose. I hope I am home when they begin to hatch. I was last year. They were born in the pouring rain. I don’t guess it mattered to them, but I had to watch from inside.
I got some mending done and Zip helped me finish my blue sweatshirt. Of course, he had his own opinion about what should be done.
Tags:cats, ducks, egrets, geese, herons, neighbor
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April 6, 2008
But, then, I can’t knit straight either. And that never stopped me. I have 150 four patches and none of them match. Oh, well.
I did finish the baby gift. I have to give it the wash test.
Tags:4 patches
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April 5, 2008
I am about out of lights and darks. I sewed a bunch together today and I am hoping that I have enough. They are ironed and ready to be cut. I should get to them tomorrow.
But, it’s Friday so we had to do some housework and bake something before we go out to eat. I had some strawberries that I sliced up. I’ll whip up some cream before we go. I decided to make grandmother’s cinnamon cake to put them on. It doesn’t look like much,but it’s good.
Tags:cinnamom cake, strips
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April 3, 2008
I am finally starting on the quilt. I sewed together about a mile of strips.
Then I ironed them flat.
And stared slicing them for four patches.
You know what? I need to make about two miles of strips. One mile wasn’t enough!
Maude and Doug are feeling better today. Doug is able to drink beer again and Maude is back to raising hell. Zip has decided that she smells right again or the cologne I put on him yesterday is still working. His nose is extra sensitive. I guess because it is so big. When I put flea drops on Maude he always gets a dose of cologne. All he can smell is cologne and it makes it easier to put flea drops on him. The things I have to do!
Gus doesn’t like his “chewable” heart-worm pills so I have to stuff them down his throat. I have done that with all my dogs including two German Shepherds. Someone asked me once if I wasn’t afraid of getting bit. I would never own a dog that I was afraid of. That’s just stupid. I always give Gus a treat after his pill. Then, I chase him around the house and try to take it from him. He thinks this is great fun. He’ll even deliberately drop it and pick back up before I can grab it.
Can you see the goose sitting on her eggs. I forget my extra lens when I walked around the bulkhead. Maybe I’ll get a better picture next week if I remember the lens.
Tags:cats, dog, goose, strips
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April 1, 2008
I finally completed all the embroidery that I had planned and I can now take my baby in for it’s annual physical. The arm is going, too. I seem to have to recalibrate more often lately. Digitizing takes so long that I wonder if it’s worth it. There are so very many great designs out there. Often I would prefer to pay someone else to do it because it is making me crazy.
This is the back of my sweatshirt.
This is the front.
Now I can get back to my Orange Crush quilt. I should have gotten the light and dark strips cut by this time, but I like to get one thing done before starting another. We got the first clue today so I have sewing to do. I plan on cutting the strips tomorrow and maybe starting to sew.
This is what I am going to use for my quilt.
Tags:embroidery, quilt
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March 30, 2008
It’s chilly today, and overcast and dreary. I have a headache and I am a bit down. I can’t find the right kitten/cat. I miss Kevin. I envy Winston and his kitty. I pushed my children to be independent. Sheltering children does them no good. I am proud of the way Jenn is raising Kevin. I appreciate the way she helps Win. I hope Win appreciates all she does for him.
I am going to try and make this star. I like the way it is off kilter—kind of like me.
I felt like I needed to accomplish something today so I started reknitting socks. They are able two inches too long. I don’t know if I was planning to give them to somebody with big feet or I had been drinking too much coffee.
OK. I feel better now. I am going to go cut some fabric into tiny pieces.
Tags:family, knit sox, quilt star
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March 29, 2008
When I saw the picture of my fabric choices for my Orange Crush quilt, I was not sure if the orange was right. I really like the color, but the dots are probably too big. I have another orange that is speckled that looks better but I don’t have enough. I think I’ll use that, and if I need more, I’ll use the original orange. I’ll take a picture tomorrow or Sunday or Monday. I have to take Kevin back tomorrow and Sunday I have knitting group.
Kevin, Gus and I walked for about an hour and a half this morning. I was hot when I got home which is fine with me. 
And Elvis, too. I am really tired of having cold feet and fingers.
Mother goose has settled in on the island. I was watching her with the binoculars this morning and noticed a branch in the way. I asked Doug to cut it before it gets full of leaves so I could watch her progress.
I took this from the porch. I need to walk down to the water’s edge tomorrow. I don’t have time now. I made chocolate raspberry cupcakes and now I need to get ready to go out. Even Kevin took a shower at the prospect of going to a Mexican restaurant.
Tags:chocolate raspberry cupcakes, Orange Crush quilt
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March 28, 2008
It’s not as nice as yesterday, so there was not of this.
We did go for a nice walk down to the horse farm and then over to the river and back. Kevin came along. It’s nice to know he feels so comfortable with us.
I’ve been working on my sweatshirts.
Zip has been helping me choose colors.
Tags:embroidery, grandson, sweatshirts, walk
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March 27, 2008
My daughter showed with my grandson and her sick husband while we were out for our walk. I was going to turn back but Doug said, ” They probably won’t be here for another hour”. A few minutes later, Jenn called so we had to head back. It was a perfect day for walking. I didn’t have to wear a sweater or gloves. When we got back, Kevin had already put the spare TV in the bedroom and rearranged the bed. We never really saw John. He was laying in the backseat of Jenn’s vehicle.
I picked out the fabrics for my quilt and I didn’t buy anything new.
Now I have to find scraps of light and dark fabric to go with it.
Tags:daughter, grandson, quilt fabric
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Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 