Happy Mother's Day, Everybody!
Yesterday, I shared on Facebook this icon of my woman bring upwards in addition to me dressed inwards matching dresses for Easter Sunday. My woman bring upwards loved to sew. She taught me most everything I know nearly sewing. She liked to brand matching dresses for us, in addition to I loved wearing them. She was i of the most loving in addition to generous people I've always known. She passed away inwards 1997 before long earlier her 75th birthday. I was merely 42, in addition to non nearly cook to tell good-bye. I even hence wishing I could selection upwards the telephone in addition to chat amongst her.
As for yesterday, earlier I got busy amongst other things, I did the bullion stitches on the "Stitch" sampler. They turned out pretty well. First, a tiny bullion stitch rose:
And in addition to hence a sort of daisy bloom amongst a buttonhole stitch optic in addition to and hence bullions all around.
And directly I've moved my hoop to the bottom of the piece. Just below in addition to betwixt the dark-green leaves at the bottom is some other novel stitch....something similar an "English rose"...can't think every bit I'm writing. It's basically many lazy daisy stitches worked inwards a round, but they'll last stitched over a tiny disk of felt. I don't genuinely convey whatever felt, in addition to hence I'm going to purpose a slice of white flannel.
So, I'm coming downwardly the dwelling trouble solid stretch on this one.
Having exhausted myself amongst the bullion stitches, I went outside, watered the bloom pots, in addition to fed the birds. While I was out, I noticed the piece azalea is blooming now.
Look how pretty its neighbors across the sidewalk are.
The flowers are kickoff to opened upwards on this pinky-purply rhododendron.
Also, our niggling mini rose has buds on it. Generally, nosotros never run across these opened upwards since the deer swallow them earlier they convey a chance. Once inwards a piece though...when it blooms, it's i of the to a greater extent than fragrant roses I've always seen. It was a gift from a old vecino for my 50th birthday...which would convey been yesterday...except that it was fifteen years ago. Oy.
The chive blossoms are kickoff to open, in addition to hence I await to last making chive blossom vinegar after inwards the week.
Later inwards the afternoon, I was able to brand it some serious sewing fourth dimension in addition to caught upwards on the Tiny Tuesday blocks. I finished sewing together the Spinning Star from Zana's Ninis.
This i is develop diagonally.
Next, I tried twice to brand this an inset heart, but couldn't larn it done right. The inner indicate on the pump is what was giving me grief. But, the demonstrate must larn on, in addition to hence I ended upwards making it applique.
Moving on to May's orange, I did this i from Quilting on the Crescent. She left the naming of this block to us. We were to fill upwards inwards the blank: Road to _______________________. Hm. I'm calling mine the "Road to the House of Cats Gone Bad."
It's finished inwards a diagonal setting.
So directly I'm caught up...until Tuesday, that is. Only...somehow I ended upwards i block ahead of everybody else. I convey nineteen of these, but we're solely on Block 18. I'm guessing Smitty in addition to Sadie made i piece I wasn't looking.
Speaking of Sadie, desire to run across a apartment cat?
These 2 were really busy yesterday. I'll merely tell that whatever description of what they did would autumn nether the category of TMI. You tin run across that nosotros ran the wheels off Smitty. He likes getting upwards on top of my china cabinet on hot days. It's dainty in addition to cool on his tum furs.
Regarding TMI, we've worked out a strategy to command the menstruation of critters existence brought into the house. Their kitty door opens into the laundry room, which tin last close off from the balance of the house. As an added advantage, the flooring of the laundry room is tiled, rather than carpet. Any niggling
So today's activities include finishing off the cheesecake in addition to i niggling house-keeping chore. Also, I desire to transplant the tomatoes into larger pots. When that's finished, I'll convey some to a greater extent than fourth dimension for sewing. I'm hoping to larn good along amongst the orangish blocks for the Charm Stars. Mike is doing our prime number rib dinner inwards his Traeger grill, in addition to hence I'm solely responsible for the side dishes. Have a lovely day, Everybody!