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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Not Feeling This Flimsy 😄

 I pulled this top out the other day to make a decision to leave it at its current 46 x 50 size & use it for a snuggle lap size or make it full sized


but when I lay it out there's something about it that just messes with me😄 maybe it's the wider green border🤷

 leave it? unstitch it & start over? different layout? add frames around the center blocks? different color borders?  quilt it & be done with it & not look back?🤣I don't know but for now its going back in the closet 😄





Monday, June 22, 2026

Rain Rain Rain

 If it keeps raining , I'm going to have to get a boat😄 the sun pops out in spurts  , just long enough to run out & pour the water out of the barrels my veggies are planted in so they don't float right outta the barrels 🤣 the morning started out with more rain & a yummy bowl of greek yogurt with blueberries/raspberries & a granola mix

 
finished up the large rag balls,as soon as my niece saw a picture she fell in luv so guess I'll be making more for me later😄


another spurt of sunshine was a window to get Sadie home,the bottom fell out as soon as Grace & me got back home


by this time it was 2:00 & pouring down rain so what to do but make something yummy again😄 spaghetti & salad is always a good  quick lunch to whip  up when you're hungry & want something good, I pulled out one of the scrappy quilt tops with the thought of making it larger,the more I look at it the more I want to just rip it apart & start over😄




Saturday, June 20, 2026

Rainy Days Calls For Silliness & Sewing

 We are still getting rain,so much that it us starting to cause flooding in some areas ,Grace & Sadie are stir crazy from being inside so they've been hanging with me in the sewing room ,what better to do on a stormy day but be silly 😄


Apron #3 is done,the chicken print requires a bit of gathering then I will be done with this section of Summer aprons 


I've been finishing up the pillow covers & working on binding on the patchwork quilt, rose lemonade herbal tea & thin cranberry almond cookies makes for a good break



I was wondering to what to do with all the basil that's growing faster than I can use it,I made pizza! Pesto,creamy melt cheese,grilled chicken,roasted sun-dried tomatoes & fresh basil on philsbury roll out thin crust dough,I've been researching vinegret  recipes so we'll  see what I come up with lol



Friday, June 19, 2026

Slow Stich ideas & Garden Updates

 I've got to do something with the basil,the parsley & the dill soon,but what?  I'm not sure just yet ,any ideas?



the tomatoes plants may be duds🤣 they're growing  but not blooming 



the squash seem happy





with all the rain the cucumbers are happy but drowning in the grass😄 guess I'll be pulling up grass 



I think the collards are ready to eat,they have really enjoyed the rain



just look at those little nobbies😆 those are little brussels coming out




the little black bees are back



todays a day of odds & ends ,I did get pillow too #2 with the blue & chicken print done,I may fool around with the stitch journal today & get some prep work done for different projects



the blue on the left is cut out from the fabric I bought from the warehouse,it will be filled with stitches,french knots etc.


we picked Sadie up this morning,I usually take them straight to the park but its already getting into the noon hour & its sooo hot outside,it was already 80 degrees at 9 this morning!



Thursday, June 18, 2026

The Chicken Bobbin Won!

 I've won a few times but this morning the chicken bobbin won with only 8 inches to go 😄



Another bobbin in & the first pillow cover front is done



When trimming & squareing up make sure you know where your tape measure is 🤣


Fussy cutting more chicken blocks for pillow  top #2, its another rainy day ,the sun is refusing to shine as to day I give up let the rain have it 😄 so what better to do on a dark rainy day than some random sewing & maybe  squeeze in a finish or two on something 











Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Can You See Venus Under The Moon?

 The skies are clear & the planet Venus is shining bright under the moon tonight,how about your side of the world,can you see  Venus shining bright under the moon where you are?


Next up for Summer decor is pillow covers,the square pillows are 20" & I'm doing a patchwork with fabrics left over from the aprons ,also leftovers in the flag print I will make a slip cover for the long pillow in a blue ticking with 3 stars across the front from the flag print



Not Feeling This Flimsy 😄

 I pulled this top out the other day to make a decision to leave it at its current 46 x 50 size & use it for a snuggle lap size or make ...