As I mentioned inwards yesterday's post, I was heading out on a twenty-four hours of many stops. It's my to the lowest degree favorite sort of day...a twenty-four hours spent inwards the car, heading hither in addition to there, accomplishing nada at home. And there's no identify I'd rather live than home. Being away from domicile makes me tired in addition to cranky.
My start halt was to drib off ii quilts for the Northwest Quilter's Expo, scheduled for the destination of the month. That took positively forEVER because the adult woman checking inwards my quilts couldn't notice my hollo on whatsoever of her lists. And my inquiry is this: Why in addition to thence many lists? Why non receive got merely 1 list...alphabetical...instead of having a split listing for each category? Anyway...finally I was on my agency to Salem to alternative upwards my quilts from the Oregon State Fair. And that leads me to my side past times side gripe: The Quilt Police.
Okay, in addition to thence here's the thing: It's an added bonus, inwards my opinion, to acquire some constructive criticism on quilts I've entered inwards shows. I've changed my agency of doing things on a few fronts in addition to it's improved my quilt-making. From comments past times judges I learned that the stitches on my hand-stitched bindings were also far apart. Also, I've learned to live to a greater extent than careful nearly tension. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 approximate in 1 trial pointed out that I'd cutting the corners off some pinwheels when I sewed on the binding...and I hadn't fifty-fifty noticed that. So all of that to state that usually I appreciate comments from judges.
Let's utter start nearly Quiltmaker's Garden.
These were the comments:
Okay...so reasonable comments. "Strive for all intersections to run across precisely." Yeah, yeah, yeah. And yous know, I was pretty careful amongst that quilt. When I got it home, I strived to notice some intersections that didn't meet precisely, in addition to I was difficult pressed to notice any. But, okay, signal taken. Don't live human patch quilting. Got it.
Here's where my caprine animal was gotten. The Quilting Snowladies.
These were the comments.
So here's an instance of what they're talking about. Metallic thread inwards cornerstone snowflakes: Good. Metallic thread inwards block borders: Bad. What? At reading that comment I said aloud, "Oh, Shut! Up!"
And, excuse me, but whoever heard of "traditional colors?" And, excuse me fifty-fifty more, but practise traditional quilts brand reference to "global warming?" And here's some other matter nearly these quilting "snowladies." Have yous e'er heard of a snowfall individual amongst anything other than ambiguous genitalia? So every bit long every bit we're complaining nearly stupid stuff, how nearly these "lady" snowfall people? Well. Enough said, in addition to I residue my case.
Moving on. In disgust, I tossed the Quiltmaker's Garden onto the flooring unceremoniously patch I folded upwards the Quilting *Trans* Snowpeople. Smitty took that every bit an invitation. "Go ahead, Smitty," I said. "It was made past times a mere mortal, subsequently all. Who cares if your furs stick to it?"
Speaking of Smitty, his icon came yesterday. Isn't this cute? Now I require to notice a frame for it.
Even the envelope it came inwards was cute.
He's a humble cat, in addition to I hollo back he was embarrassed when I showed it to him.
As I mentioned a few days ago, I've been gearing upwards to bake some bread. The loaf I'm baking is a three-day process, in addition to I started lastly nighttime past times mixing some of the starter amongst H2O in addition to white flour. It looked similar this when I was finished.
It sat at room temperature overnight. When I got upwards this morning, it looked similar this.
This morning, I'll add together some whole wheat flour, rye flour, in addition to spelt flour to it. Then I'll knead it for 5 minutes. Then it volition become into the fridge for 24 hours to live baked off tomorrow. I'm genuinely making ii loaves this fourth dimension around, but I'll start them a twenty-four hours apart. There's withal enough of starter left inwards the jar.
As for this starter, it's making me crabby too. It's overflowed its jolt 4 times inwards the past times twosome of days. It's proficient to receive got a robust starter, in addition to I've tried keeping it stirred down. Still, when I'm non looking, it bubbles upwards in addition to out of the jar. When I got domicile yesterday afternoon, I had quite a mess to create clean up, fifty-fifty though it was contained on the plate. It had hours to dry out in addition to it was something akin to cleaning upwards spackling paste. It's non looking in addition to thence perky now, is it?
I'll feed it 1 lastly fourth dimension this morn since I'll require it for the side past times side loaf to live mixed upwards tonight. Then, into the trash amongst whatever is leftover. Please don't tell me to salve it. There's some other jolt already inwards my fridge awaiting the side past times side bread-baking binge.
This morn I went out to accept some pictures. Some of our trees are starting to present their autumn colors. This maple tree is downwards at the far destination of the field.
This is the modest dwarf Japanese maple inwards front end of the house. It has an orangish sheen over its top.
This is 1 of the Japanese maples around the side of the house.
The seed pods that were vivid cherry-red lastly calendar week are changing to a deep vino color.
While I was out, Miss Sadie came galloping upwards to reckon what all the fuss was about. This is 1 busy petty lady.
Also, I got dorsum to my slowly stitching this morning. It's gone begging the past times 10 days or so, but instantly I'll live able to acquire dorsum to it amongst some regularity.
Finally, I meant to postal service the canning tally amongst the pantry pictures yesterday. Here's a listing of the canning I've done this year.
Phew...makes me tired looking at it. And I'm non finished yet. The farmers receive got committed to some other xl lbs. of tomatoes. Possibly, I tin dismiss alternative them upwards this Saturday, but it powerfulness live side past times side Thursday. I'm hoping for Saturday. Today I'll leave of absence in addition to alternative some plums. I desire to bake a plum torte amongst them today. That takes merely 12 plums, in addition to it's in addition to thence piece of cake in addition to quick. Also, I desire to endeavor making some barbecue sauce amongst them, but that volition receive got to hold back until tomorrow. It's been in addition to thence busy for the past times 10 days or in addition to thence that the menage is an absolute wreck. I must practise some housework today. But all function in addition to no play makes me a tedious quilter, in addition to and thence I'll practise a petty sewing today too. It's high time, don't yous think?