Hey, adept morning! We're dorsum abode at the stationary Three Cats Ranch, in addition to it's fourth dimension to larn busy. No to a greater extent than loafing. And if we're getting dorsum to business, hence the firstly social club of describe of piece of job concern is to pick out a winner inward the Nine is Fine Giveaway. Thanks to all who entered in addition to left such overnice comments. Spinning the dial on Mr. Random, I came upwardly with...
Looking downward the list, that brings me to...
Sher S!
Sher is a long-time follower, hence congratulations, Sher! I've sent you lot an email, hence banking concern fit your inbox.
In other news, I'm really happy to written report that the "Kitties Without Kennels" experiment was an unmitigated success. When nosotros opened the door to the camper, they were waiting at the door. Their existence at the door permit us know they were able to ambulate inward the tight spaces of the camper merely fine. They rode abode on the comfy bed where nosotros left them when nosotros shut the doors. (They actually similar the bed inward the camper.) We stance they mightiness panic at the audio of the slides coming in, but they were troopers in addition to barely twitched a whisker. When nosotros got home, nosotros didn't desire them to run out the door, in addition to they didn't. When nosotros told them to "Get Back!" they did every bit they were told, in addition to hence our novel method is a keeper. You receive got no stance how much happier we'll all survive instantly that nosotros aren't forced to maintain them cooped upwardly inward kennels. (Sort of awesome alliteration.)
Sadly, they're going to move on to survive indoor kitties, in addition to we're afraid this alter mightiness survive permanent. I took this moving-picture exhibit of Sadie lounging on the catwalk yesterday evening. It's taken through the window of our laundry room, which explains the reflections there.
On a positive note, they appear to receive got adjusted to the presence of the ladder in addition to the truthful cat walk. The truthful cat walk allows Sadie to survive on the same degree amongst Smitty, who ordinarily hogs the corner shelf. We haven't seen either of them purpose the ladder yet, but they may receive got when nosotros weren't around. Possibly if I leave of absence a photographic idiot box camera exterior for them, they'll accept selfies for us to see. Who thinks that's a pawsibility?
So, okay, inward other news, I'm showing you lot the unwrinkled version of the I Believe inward Snowmen blocks finished spell nosotros were at the lake.
Here are the iv blocks I receive got hence far for this quilt.
Also, I promised you lot a improve moving-picture exhibit of the finished Solstice to Solstice quilt.
Here's the primal to what each block stands for. I tried using photoshop to seat numbers on the blocks, but it wasn't showing upwardly really well. Hopefully, my description won't completely confuse you, but hither goes:
Starting inward the upper left, the large block at that spot is for basis Day. To the correct of that are 5 pieced blocks. The 2 inward the top row are (on the left) Black History Month in addition to beside that, the block I made to celebrate Matthew's Apr birthday. The iii blocks inward the row below those are (from the left) MLK birthday, Christmas holiday, in addition to New Year's Day. In the upper correct mitt corner, the 2 blocks at the top are for St. Patrick's Day in addition to Apr Fool's Day. Below those 2 is a block for Groundhogs Day.
In the adjacent row, starting amongst the colorful pinwheel in addition to the 2 blocks beneath it, the pinwheel was to celebrate Vernal Equinox in addition to the kickoff of Spring. Below that on the left was a block to celebrate an epic snowfall during the week. To its correct is a block for Easter. The large block inward the oculus was to celebrate Valentine's Day. To its correct at that spot are iv pieced blocks. Starting inward the top row of 2 are blocks (on the left) to celebrate the firstly snowfall of the season, in addition to to its correct a block to celebrate our marriage anniversary inward 2017. Below those two, the 2 blocks are (on the left) the finally block celebrating Summer Solstice in addition to to its right, a block to grade Memorial Day.
Finally, across the bottom in addition to starting on the left, a large block to celebrate Mardi Gras. The 6 blocks to the correct of that are (on the top left) celebrating March, inward similar a king of beasts out similar a lamb. Beside that Inauguration Day in addition to the women's march on Washington, D.C., the adjacent day. To the correct of that, a block to remind me to start my love apple tree seeds. In the bottom row of those 6 blocks is a block (on the left) to celebrate Mike's [temporary] retirement. (Rest assured, he's retiring permanently inward Dec of this year.) To the correct of that, a block that celebrated the sunshine in addition to blueish skies of our firstly "shakedown cruise" inward our novel truck camper. To its right, a block to celebrate my Cinco de Mayo birthday. Finally, the large block inward the lower right-hand corner was made spell nosotros attended the High Performance Corvette Driving School inward Pahrump, Nevada, which was also to celebrate Mike's retirement.
Okay...clear every bit mud, right? Questions welcome.
And this was my goal for July's OMG, hence I'll survive linking upwardly to the political party when the fourth dimension comes.
And that's all the finished operate I receive got to exhibit you lot for today. We'll survive unpacking the camper in addition to settling dorsum into what passes for normal some here. Next upwardly on my sewing listing is to brand a picayune quilt for this spot:
It gives me a argue to brand this picayune quilt. I picked upwardly the designing a duet of years agone spell nosotros were visiting a quilt store inward Astoria, Oregon. That was our shakedown cruise trip for the truck camper, in addition to hence it fifty-fifty sort of makes sense.
I fifty-fifty picked upwardly the picayune buttons to embellish it. So that won't accept also long. Also, I'm 2 weeks behind on the Tiny Tuesday blocks, in addition to hence I'll desire to larn caught upwardly on those. Finally, I've committed myself to making doll quilts for the 2 granddaughters of a friend. I'll survive starting the firstly of those. Get create for some whining because my designing is paper-pieced, in addition to you lot know I'm never happy when I'm newspaper piecing. But the quilt volition survive cute, in addition to hence I'll merely seize amongst teeth the bullet in addition to drinkable some tequila every bit I go...or possibly some sparkling water...kind of depends on how its going.
Since I've been upwardly for hours in addition to haven't accomplished a darned thing, I should in all likelihood exit the cattle prod in addition to deed myself along.