My 24-hour interval was filled alongside sewing yesterday...sewing of 1 sort or another. I started out filling my hoop alongside big stitch quilting.
When I function on it this morning, I'll live on starting here:
So far, I've quilted the middle 2 rows of blocks too portions of the rows inwards a higher identify too below.
After that, I got busy alongside some auto sewing. I shout out upwardly I've worked out the best means to laid things up. There is a lot to a greater extent than counter infinite than inwards the former RV. In the former RV, the sewing auto too cutting mat had to percentage the table, too the atomic publish 26 too ironing board were inwards the bedroom. It wasn't terribly convenient, but it worked. In this novel RV, the sewing auto gets the tabular array to itself. We add together the leafage to the table, too thus I stimulate got a squeamish big infinite inwards which to work. Also, at that spot are plenty of windows, too thus at that spot is lots of low-cal too.
The kitchen isle is a perfect spot for the cutting mat. I similar that the stuff tin privy hang downwards on both sides of the counter.
And too thus on the dorsum counter, at that spot is room for my wool ironing mat. The atomic publish 26 tin privy residue on the cooktop, too thus there's no worry close how hot that mini Oliso atomic publish 26 is getting. I honey that piddling iron. It gets squeamish too hot, but I wishing it would stand upwardly up, rather than sitting on a silicon mat. It seems condom enough, but I notwithstanding worry close the countertop. Oh yes, too the vino is for Whine One One emergencies. You know what I'm talking about. I mightiness stimulate got moved it for the picture, but I know how yous set security first. You tin privy residue tardily knowing we've planned for all contingencies.
So when I had everything laid up, I got to work. For yesterday's selection, I sewed the Farm Fresh Eggs embroidery into a piddling quilt top. The pattern is from Bird Brain Designs, too it's available inwards auto embroidery every bit well. I did the paw embroidery on our previous trip to Colorado. After trimming it to size, I sewed a narrow halt edge on.
Then made some strip sets to add together the 2d border.
And that was a expert amount of sewing for a unmarried day. I've cutting the backing slice every bit well. I wishing I'd idea to pick out along a fleck of batting, too I mightiness stimulate got finished it off. I could purchase some, but I abhor to purchase a whole bundle of batting when I know I stimulate got a whole laundry pocketbook stuffed alongside batting scraps dorsum home.
While I was sewing, Smitty got out for a walk. He's been rattling brave since we've been here. There is an off-leash domestic dog common merely close 100 yards away too around the corner. He isn't bothered past times the domestic dog park, but it does hateful at that spot are a lot of woofies walking by...woofies too Mans. We don't similar either, but nosotros are beingness courageous.
Sadie seems fine alongside staying within these days. She watches from the window too meows instructions.
Besides, when he comes dorsum inside, they both acquire kitty treats every bit a vantage for his valor.
She seems to stimulate got accepted her lot inwards life...meaning, she solely gets to view the within of the RV when nosotros travel.
And allow me merely say you...it's a difficult life.
Today we're coming together upwardly in 1 lawsuit over again alongside our friends Deb too Tom. This was sort of a spur of the minute meeting. Back inwards 2014, I traveled due south without Mike for a reunion. On that trip, I visited the Oceanside Pier alongside a friend. Ever since, I've wanted to acquire dorsum alongside Mike thus he could view it. You tin privy read to a greater extent than close the pier at the link I've given you dorsum there. It was originally built inwards 1888. Mike too I used to pass a lot of our fourth dimension at that spot when nosotros were dating. It was a Fourth of July tradition to dig a trench inwards the sand...like a lounge chair...and expect for the flush fireworks. We commonly made a 24-hour interval of it alongside other friends, a pocket-sized barbecue, hot dogs, too hamburgers. Those are some bang-up memories.
Mike too I married inwards May of 1975 too moved to Phoenix, Arizona, soon thereafter. We were saddened to learn, inwards Apr of 1976, that a 600-square-foot department of the southwest corner behind a pocket-sized cafe collapsed during a storm. Later that twelvemonth a burn downwards broke out inwards a fish market, located halfway out on the pier, too inwards Dec the cafe was completely destroyed past times fire. Problems continued to plague the pier too past times 1978 a tempest ripped off an additional 200 feet, leaving the historic landmark a mere 1,000 feet of its master copy nearly 2,000 feet.
And thus you tin privy imagine how happy I was on my previous see to view that the pier was completely rebuilt, too thus much amend than before. Hopefully, it volition live on able to withstand novel assaults from storms. Here's a pic from my previous visit:
As long every bit I'm recycling pictures, here's a pic of Tom too Deb from that same visit.
So that's the programme for the day...a meet-up alongside Tom too Deb for some lunch, too and thus a see to the Oceanside Pier. But wait...that's non all. There's a quilt store along the way, too thus we'll brand a halt at that spot first. I'll say you all close it tomorrow. It's going to live on a expert day. I promise you stimulate got a expert 24-hour interval too.