Despite my assertion that I was going to create some housework yesterday, I did none. I entirely get upwards this to gain solidarity amid my boyfriend procrastinators amongst messy houses. (Raises fist inwards demo of strength.) Instead, I spent pretty much the whole solar daytime sewing.
My offset draw of piece of occupation was to complete off the placemats for the RV.
Here you lot tin run into how they expect amongst the upholstered chairs at the "dining room" table. Yes, RV interiors are gaudy. Would it surprise you lot to know that nosotros chose the to the lowest degree gaudy interior available?
Anyway...the chairs are comfortable, as well as the placemats check all the parameters I railroad train for them; i.e., they were easy, they won't demo spills or dirt also badly, they are machine washable, as well as they were made from scraps.
After that, I got dorsum to piece of occupation on It's Raining Cats as well as Dogs. The blocks are finished off now, as well as I'll hold upwards working on the borders today. First, I needed to complete off the bottom row of blocks.
This offset 1 was pretty easy...outline the applique, as well as a meandering loopy motif inwards the background.
Moving to the right...
For this one, I quilted some "shingles" into the roof, as well as used the same loopy meander inwards the background. The applique was outlined hither equally well.
Above, I did some swirly materials to a greater extent than or less the umbrellas as well as some cross-hatching to a greater extent than or less the border.
From there, I moved to the overstep row of blocks, working on the middle block first.
I did some echo quilting of the "hill" behind the house, as well as some loopy meander inwards the background. Again, the applique was outlined. It's mainly to choose out the applique hence that it tin hold upwards seen on the quilt back.
Moving left, I quilted the offset block made when I started this project.
Here, I did a piffling heart-shaped motif betwixt the dogs.
Some scallops inwards the four-patch as well as border.
More looping meander inwards the background.
And hence I moved to the finally block.
For this one, I quilted the background amongst a leafy vine I'd used on an before block. The entirely other quilting hither was to outline the applique.
And amongst that finished, I'd nearly finished out the day. For grins, I started quilting the inner edge amongst a motif Lori Kennedy refers to equally "paper clip." I've done this on other quilts, as well as it looks practiced on the quilt back.
The machine was left inwards a needle-down position, as well as I'll selection it upwards at that spot today.
When I finished sewing, I flora Smitty on his kitty pole downstairs, looking longingly out the window. Not v minutes earlier, I'd been thinking nigh how I hadn't seen whatever coyotes for a acre as well as (not seriously) considering whether the kitties could larn exterior only occasionally. As I stood petting as well as talking to Smitty, his ears perked up. I looked downwards to the bottom of the champaign to run into these two.
For Smitty's benefit, I announced "There are those bad dogs! Bad dogs! Bad dogs!" I'm hoping I tin communicate to him this is the argue he's no longer allowed outside. He had no quibble nigh that as well as jumped off his pole to larn as well as hide. Clearly, he understands these are bad hombres. It's anybody's justice whether he understands they are the argue for his confinement.
This forenoon I finished off Tree #10 of the Twelve Trees for Christmas. It was tempting to run to a greater extent than crimson beads here, but I stuck to the blueprint as well as did French knots instead. They expect similar tiny roses.
So you lot tin run into it was a total solar daytime of sewing. I'm hoping to larn nigh a complete on It's Raining Cats as well as Dogs today. I accept an interesting motif picked out for the outer border, but I'm withal mulling it over inwards price of what administration to larn amongst it. I'll tell to a greater extent than nigh that inwards tomorrow's post.
There was scarcely whatever assist from my catsultants yesterday. I justice they've said all they're going to tell nigh this quilt. The inclusion of dogs has been a swell disappointment to Smitty. This forenoon I allow them upwards inwards their clubhouse. As Mike as well as I sat inwards the living room, nosotros heard quite a ruckus betwixt the flooring boards. Within a few minutes, Sadie appeared carrying a alive mouse. She lost it fairly quickly, as well as Mike as well as I spent a few minutes rounding it upwards as well as liberating it to the outdoors. It seemed no worse for wear. There's never a ho-hum minute hither at the Three Cats Ranch.