So, I have got this theory close the Kilauea volcano inwards Hawaii. Just mayhap it's the planet's way of shooting off fireworks inwards celebration of the complete of Quiltmaker's Garden. It's possible, right? So, hither nosotros go...pictures of this most recalcitrant quilt projection of all time. Yesterday morning, I rounded the 4th corner...
From at that topographic point it was a sprint to the finish, together with it was done. It's a large quilt at 72 x 94 inches...large plenty for a twin size bed. To have got pictures of a quilt this large, i needs a quilt holder-upper amongst a broad plenty fly span. My quilt holder-upper has long arms, but non quite long enough. And so, I resorted to this method I've used before, standing on a bar stool together with leaning out over the transcend of the quilt, using the ceiling to residual myself. It's a two-step process: first, stepping onto a petty stride stool together with and thence upwards onto the bar stool (made of straw, if you must know). Scary, huh? I had it inwards my caput that it was the quilt's final jeopardy to stick it to me if I were to autumn from my perch together with suspension an arm or something. (That's a truthful cat toy hanging from the rungs of the stool.)
It was a foolish risk, but these are the things nosotros practise for our art. So here's the cropped version of that epitome above.
And this existence my May OMG, I'll endure linking upwards at that topographic point every bit presently every bit I position out this post.
After that, I headed into the sewing room to brand the May block for Tuxedo Tales. But first, I wanted to run upwards i of my custom labels onto the Santa's Village quilt finished a piece ago. I'd almost forgotten close these petty labels, thence lean have got been my finishes lately. I simply stitched to a greater extent than or less the border amongst invisible thread.
It looks okay from the front.
Quiltmaker's Garden volition larn a label too, but I'll have got to brand i for that, together with I'll have got to attach a hanging sleeve. It's going to endure entered inwards this year's Oregon State Fair, together with thence the label needs to a greater extent than information than my custom labels provide.
But dorsum to Tuxedo's Tales. This is the block I was making. The blueprint is from Bonnie Sullivan.
When I had all the fusing finished, it looked similar this. The buttons were simply lying there, non sewn on yet.
Then I was able to larn the top-stitching together with machine embroidery done. Sometimes I practise hand-embroidery on these blocks, but for this one, I did it all yesteryear machine.
The lace below the neckband was done amongst i of my machine's fancy stitches. It doesn't present upwards on the truthful cat cloth every bit good every bit I'd hoped, but it's proficient enough. Also, every bit I posted this image, I realized I demand to add together the push clitoris at the collar. I'll practise that today.
There are some life tasks to have got tending of today. This weekend volition endure our solid unit of measurement weekend get-together. If you've been reading along for a while, together with thence you mightiness think that out solid unit of measurement gets together for a weekend each yr inwards lieu of exchanging gifts at Christmas. This year, we'll endure staying on a houseboat inwards Oregon City. Oregon City is essentially a suburb of Portland, but on the due east side of town together with the other side of the Willamette River. We're all looking forrad to that, but it agency preparing some food. I'm going to brand a lasagna, together with thence I demand to alternative upwards a few things for that along amongst another grocery items. There are another errands to run inwards town every bit well.
Also for this weekend, I'm going to bake some breads. I've been keeping my white starter fed together with readying it for baking. When I fed it yesterday, it looked similar this twenty minutes later. Obviously, it's feeling real robust together with antsy to larn itself into the bread-rising game.
I was never a proficient educatee of chemistry...mostly because I didn't similar doing homework...but I uncovering this whole yeast affair endlessly fascinating. Maybe it isn't fifty-fifty chemistry...maybe it's biology. Whatever. The petty critters responsible for this bubbling activeness are similar pets, although they volition never supervene upon kitties for nighttime fourth dimension snuggles. The baking I have got planned is a three-day process, together with thence I'll larn those started today for baking on Friday. If there's time, I'll larn dorsum to the flamingos this afternoon. For now, it's fourth dimension to larn dorsum to slow-stitching on Friendship's Garden.
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