Except for hand-sewing the binding, the flamingo quilt is finished! There was simply a picayune fleck to quilt yesterday. As long every bit nosotros were visiting Florida, I had the fronds of palm trees on my mind...or peradventure palmettos. I'm non certain which. But alongside that inwards mind, I quilted simply about fronds into the aqua surface area inwards the upper correct corner...
And then, because I liked the looks of it, I decided to role the same thread as well as the same motif inwards the border. Here, I wanted to role a thread color as well as pattern that wouldn't shroud or compete alongside that pretty fabric.
When I added on the binding, already cut, I was glad for the pick of thread color.
And as well as then it was finished. Ta-da!
So, instantly I'll kit it upwardly as well as accept it on our upcoming trip. It'll hold out a skillful take-along projection to complete the paw sewing on the road.
After that, nosotros had a yoke of vino social club shipments to pick upwardly from local wineries. Our commencement terminate was Domaine Drouhn. By then, it had turned into a beautiful day.
The vines are looking pretty lean correct now, but they'll hold out growing shortly enough. I've taken pictures of the local wineries at dissimilar times of the year. Here's the same photograph taken inwards the fall.
Our adjacent terminate was Sokol-Blossor. They ever conduct maintain flowers blooming, as well as it doesn't seem to affair what fourth dimension of the yr it is. These were a sight for sore eyes.
Here's simply about other shot I've taken at dissimilar times of the year. This 1 is from yesterday:
Here's 1 taken inwards the fall:
Also yesterday, I finished upwardly the latest department of the Bunny Garden.
Now I've moved the hoop to the left. That bunny volition hold out happy to conduct maintain the residual of his body. He'd similar to swallow that carrot, but without a tummy, what's a bunny to do? And this existence Sunday, I'll link upwardly to
Today I'll demand to teach at simply about housework. It's been suffering through the flamingo quilting alongside me. There are simply a yoke of tasks I desire to consummate inwards the sewing room earlier nosotros go. The monthly commitments are finished except for the Moda Countdown to Christmas blocks. I'd similar to complete 2 of those, as well as I demand to describe out a yoke of embroidery blocks to accept along. That should hold out plenty to choke on me busy for a yoke of days.