There was a petty of everything on my agenda yesterday. First, I finished off the 5th of the dresses for the Sundress quilt.
After that, I traced out the 6th of ix blocks for the Home in addition to Heart quilt. It's variety of difficult to run into what's going on here.
The block is called "Peace in addition to Plenty Farm." You'll merely stimulate got to hold back patiently spell I run upwards it to teach a skilful look. This morning time I started downwards at that spot inwards the southwest corner.
Also yesterday, I committed to pulling some to a greater extent than weeds. The object of my wishing was the culinary herb garden. Of course, I'm never lone when I'm inwards the garden.
My furry friends are ever unopen at hand. Sadie is thus short, she barely rises inwards a higher house the grass. She was trying to scare upwards a mouse, I think.
Before starting on the herbs, I repotted the love apple tree starts. They're looking good. H5N1 span of them appeared to require stakes, in addition to thus I obliged them. Demanding petty buggers.
Also, I transplanted the cherry love apple tree to its whiskey barrel planter inwards forepart of the house. It shares this spot amongst 1 lonely tulip (already bloomed out) in addition to a span of intrusive strawberry plants.
And in addition to thus I was gear upwards for the difficult go of weeding in addition to cleaning upwards the culinary herb garden. First, I got busy re-establishing the theme.
At 1 terminate of this strip of a garden are some wild strawberries. I planted them intentionally, in addition to they brand a overnice terra firma cover. Also, they arrive at tiny petty strawberries, in addition to the birds beloved them.
Nevertheless, they are weeds, technically, in addition to thus I've labeled them every bit such.
Want to run into what else is growing inwards the herb garden? There is both English linguistic communication in addition to French Lavender.
And lots of Chives. These come upwards up at diverse places inwards the garden, in addition to I merely permit them grow wherever they wishing to. They're lovely every bit fresh chives, but I role the blossoms to brand chive blossom vinegar. You tin give the sack run into that at that spot are some bloom buds already.
Also Sage. This is a real robust flora in addition to has to live on whacked dorsum every instantly in addition to again.
Then there's the pitiful Rosemary. It ofttimes dies over the winter, in addition to thus I intend of it every bit an annual at our elevation in addition to climate. Nevertheless, this 1 is doing pretty good correct now. It's fifty-fifty blooming, in addition to thus I intend it volition live on amongst us for some other season.
This adjacent 1 is Sorrel. I'm never quite certain what to practise amongst it, but I stimulate got used it inwards soups, in addition to it makes a pretty skilful pesto.
There are 3 kinds of thyme. This 1 is Silver Thyme.
This 1 is French or Common Thyme. I role this 1 the most.
There's a tiny petty field of Lemon Thyme. It's leaves are delicate, in addition to I don't role it often...unless the dish features lemons. Then, it's real nice.
Finally, Italian Parsley. I planted this a span of years ago. It reseeds itself each year, in addition to I stimulate got to brand certain it doesn't teach also carried away in addition to stimulate got over the whole garden. Usually I pick a field in addition to permit it grow where it wants to. The balance gets pulled up.
The 1 herb I neglected to photograph was the oregano. I don't stimulate got a lot of role for fresh oregano since I intend dried oregano is better, but I soundless similar having it inwards the garden. The 1 I'm ofttimes missing is tarragon. It ever dies dorsum inwards the winter, in addition to has to live on replanted inwards the spring. It's surprisingly difficult to find, but I'll continue looking.
Weeding in addition to cleaning upwards the herb garden was a chore of many hours. There were plenty of weeds, but at that spot was also merely a lot of wintertime kill to build clean up. Now it's done for some other year.
When I was finished amongst that, I walked around the menage thus I could demonstrate yous every blooming thing. Here's the newest tulip. It grows lone inwards the same whiskey barrel amongst the hyacinths.
Around the forepart of the menage is some other whiskey barrel amongst these fellows. I wasn't certain of the coloring before, but instantly it's obvious what they volition be. I await they'll live on fully opened upwards inside the adjacent twenty-four hr menstruation or two.
Also, the Bleeding Heart is making its comeback. This 1 blooms nigh all summer.
After that, I was pretty tired. I had some tiffin in addition to sat for a while. I was highly motivated to teach the pocket-size quilts sandwiched for quilting. After I'd rested for a spell in addition to iced my aching knees, I got to work. Now I've sandwiched "Working for Peanuts." I'd similar to teach this 1 finished for this year's Oregon State Fair.
And this 1 is some other 1 I'd similar to teach finished for this year's fair. This is the Summer Holiday quilt. You tin give the sack run into the binding strips I've cutting for these quilts lying along the left side of the image.
I similar the pieced dorsum for the Summer Holiday quilt. I used a span of orphan blocks, scraps from my stash, in addition to leftover pieces from the quilt overstep to brand it.
Next was this "Welcome Home" mystery quilt I made terminal summertime spell next along on Kathleen Tracy's Facebook page. This is non a favorite of mine, in addition to it reminded me why I rarely brand mystery quilts. I'm never happy amongst my pick of fabrics. I soundless wishing to destination it, however, but I'm guessing it volition terminate upwards a kitty quilt.
Oh yes, in addition to this recent finish...the 1 is "The More the Marinarier."
And this 1 I made spell nosotros were traveling. I telephone outcry upwards this 1 "Lucky Charm." I haven't yet cutting binding strips for it, but I intend I'll role that same greenish stripe pictured inwards the paradigm above.
Finally, the Chinese Zodiac. This volition live on the adjacent 1 to teach quilted. I idea I had a slice of batting that would live on merely the correct size. Alas, it was non big enough. I'll stimulate got to slice something together for it.
When I realized I was going to stimulate got to slice the batting together, I was all of a abrupt in addition to overwhelmingly exhausted. It was a total day. It seemed completely appropriate to permit this 1 hold back until this morning
So, that's where I'll start...after I've had some breakfast, of course. I'll slice together some batting, in addition to and thus I intend I'll teach started on the quilting. No weeds for me today. We're expecting skilful conditions all week, in addition to thus there's no rush to teach dorsum out there. My knees in addition to my dorsum volition give thank yous me.