While I was writing yesterday's weblog post, I happened to await over at Eliza (who has a window spot inward my office) where the Solstice to Solstice quilt is draped over the sewing automobile as well as my sewing chair. It's been folded at the bottom of my quilts-to-be-quilted pile for months. When I'm getting gear upwards to quilt something, I plough over it a calendar week or thus to relax as well as bask itself earlier going nether the needle. So, I glance over, as well as I discovery Sadie has made a lovely niggling sitting house for herself.
Well, Smitty can't receive got that. Her caput is higher upwards his head, as well as inward the Kingdom of Smitty, that is non allowed. (See that glint inward his eye?)
But Sadie is no pushover. She can't allow a stupid man child truthful cat challenge her similar that.
And inside xxx seconds, a rumble ensued.
As long every bit we're talking virtually this quilt, this is going to hold out my July OMG:
My goal is to quilt as well as bind this large quilt. You mightiness squall upwards this quilt is the 1 I made for the Solstice Challenge a twosome of years ago. The blocks were released 1 per calendar week from Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice. Each of my blocks represents something that happened during the week. I'm soundless mulling over whether to do an all-over blueprint or whether to quilt each block individually. The latter would hold out practiced practice. The onetime would also hold out practiced practise since I rarely do all-over designs. My friend Marei oft does a certainly blueprint that I'd similar to try, as well as thus I'm leaning inward that direction. The linky political party is up, as well as thus I'll hold out linking upwards to the goal-setting party this morning.
Since I'm coming downwards the dwelling menage stretch alongside my electrical flow embroidery stitch sampler, I traced out the side yesteryear side block for Appalachian Memories. I was thinking this was Block #7, but it mightiness exclusively hold out Block #6.
This 1 is called "Pine Tree." I've colored inward the quilt block, as well as it's gear upwards to become only every bit presently every bit I complete of the stitch sampler.
My exclusively other sewing goal for the twenty-four hours was to do 2 to a greater extent than blocks for the CTC sew-along. The root 1 is called Shining Star, as well as it was designed yesteryear Carole Carter at My Carolina Home. And this 1 was thus simple. Perfect directions, as well as slow to do. My bluish star was made from a layer cake piece, as well as thus I fussy cutting the Sun inward the center. It was around the border of the fabric, however, as well as thus I couldn't quite centre it. I soundless similar how it worked for this block.
And this side yesteryear side 1 is where the "chaos" inward the countdown comes in. This block is called "Cup of Cheer." It was designed yesteryear Mona Phelps at Kentucky Whitaker Creations. And, Mona, I'm sad if it seems similar I'm picking on you, but I'm not. I'm only making a factual contestation when I state the instructions for this block were messed up, literally, from start to finish. So, accept a await at this:
You mightiness discovery the cut-off points inward the centre square-in-a-square. That's because the centre measurements were off. My square-in-a-square ended upwards at half-dozen inches, but it was supposed to hold out 5-1/2 inches. The Moda blocks receive got a disclaimer at the bottom instructing the quilter to banking corporation check for the in conclusion instructions earlier making the blocks. I downloaded mine every bit they came out, as well as I'll acknowledge I didn't banking corporation check first. Nevertheless, I went dorsum as well as took a await yesterday, as well as zero had changed. Further, the in conclusion comment from "Jane" noted the same occupation I was having. There were no follow-up comments, as well as comments were cut-off from that point. No farther comments allowed. Also, I went to Mona's ain website to run into if at that spot were whatsoever corrections. Nada.
Okay, thus I made a blueprint determination as well as decided to cut the block to size as well as cutting off the corners. My quilt, my rules, right? Besides, all the other pieces were cut, as well as thus I either had to start over as well as redesign the block myself, or become alongside what I had. I chose the latter. And that was all going along only fine until I finished it off. It should receive got finished at 12-1/2 inches, but mine was 13-1/2. Oy. So I did what whatsoever red-blooded quilter would do. I cutting off a one-half inch all around. Thus ends my demonstration of that age-old quilter's maxim: "Measure Twice, Cut Once, as well as and then strength that sucker to fit."
H5N1 few of the blocks for this Countdown to Christmas grouping receive got been wrong, but it's all going to run out inward the end. I similar the way they're turning out. Here are the xvi blocks I receive got thus far:
My cheers become to my friend, Carolyn, for her proposition of the squall "Green as well as Blue-tiful" for this quilt, as well as that's what I'm calling it now.
With that combat of sewing chaos out of the way, I went to run making some dinner items ahead. Both of these dishes were a combat project intensive, but it meant it was all oven-ready when it was fourth dimension to truly eat. First, I made this Upside Down Sweet Onion Cornbread. We've been getting sweetness onions inward our CSA shares, as well as this seemed similar a practiced way to utilization a few of them. It's truly tasty as well as easy, but it makes a ton. I'd similar to endeavor cutting the recipe inward one-half as well as using my novel 8-inch skillet to bake it off. H5N1 twosome of people asked me for this recipe, as well as 1 noted she would bake it for her Fourth of July celebration. This would hold out an fantabulous add-on to whatsoever get-together for the Fourth.
It was a practiced side-dish for our chief course of didactics of Baked Republic of Chile Rellenos. I'll state I'm a fan of poblano chiles as well as I'm also a fan of chile rellenos. But at that spot ain't no way I'm deep frying those puppies, as well as thus this is a practiced substitute. It tin hold out a dish for either dinner or breakfast, as well as it tin hold out made ahead, which makes it a winner inward my book. So these 2 dishes were a combat of a to-do for early on afternoon, but they made for an slow dinner.
Today is Smitty's plough to receive got a bad day. In only virtually an hr or so, I'll hold out loading him upwards inward a crate for his annual trip to the vet. He looks excited here, doesn't he?
And Coyote Man ameliorate demonstrate upwards as well as laid some traps today. Just sayin'. Because subsequently my chaotic twenty-four hours of sewing yesterday, I'm non messin' around.