With the aid of both my stitching cats, the quaternary of the barns for the Appalachian Memories quilt was finished this morning. Smitty was doing double duty pining away side past times side to their process bowls. He was helping me sew together piece simultaneously begging for treats. Who says cats can't multi-task?
With that finished, I gear upwards my piffling go Fe in addition to pressed it flat. The Fe doesn't larn real hot, in addition to hence it's a less-than-satisfactory pressing job. Nevertheless, I intend the slice looks expert plenty for your viewing pleasure.
This block is called "Ohio Star." I similar that barn quilt block. The barn reminds me of the ones nosotros saw inwards Ohio alongside the stonework roughly the bottom. Here are a few pictures I took on our trip to the Great Lakes Region. They aren't non bad pictures because they were taken every bit nosotros sped past times on the highway, but I intend you'll larn the idea.
So alongside that i finished, I was actually glad I took the fourth dimension to describe out i more. It's imperative that I non run out of manus stitching on the road. One never wants to receive got to pay a see to slow-stitching urgent attention piece traveling. And that brings me to the ninth of ix blocks for the Friendship's Garden quilt. This i is called "Bouquets of Kindness." I'll likely larn started on that onetime this afternoon. For now, it's hooped upwards in addition to cook to go.
We're simply hanging out hither inwards Pahrump for the side past times side few days. It's a minor town, in addition to non much to do. The offset calendar week of our trip was spent doing a lot of driving in addition to sight-seeing, in addition to hence it's been overnice to accept it real deadening this minute calendar week earlier nosotros caput for dwelling menage again.
Just exterior our window is a flowering plum tree all inwards bloom. It's attracting the Painted Lady butterflies. I tried to larn some other pic of one, but was unsuccessful. They are difficult to catch, but I'll perish on trying.
Here's a close-up of the flowers.
Mike in addition to I were out simply a piffling piece agone to option upwards some RV chemicals for our tanks in addition to a few other things. Aside from that, we're simply taking it slow. We'll receive got dinner at the eating seat tonight, in addition to hence come across what tomorrow brings.