Monthly Archives: April 2017

2017
04/08

Category:
farming
Life

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Happy sheep

These sheep are so happy.   We had an 11 hour power outage yesterday because of high winds.  So  instead of getting the shearing done, we were able to get the fence tight enough for the sheep.  And that is why the sheep are so happy (still need to finish hot wire for dogs).  Don’t they look wonderful in all that grass?

Of course, not much else was accomplished because when power was out, nothing works, not even the well.   We are so blessed in this country to have secure buildings with heat and water.   When we are out of it, I start to realize how much more difficult our ancestors lives were.   Not only our ancestors, but many in this world are still without.  We, who are so blessed, have a responsibility to pass these blessings on to others.

Quilts are one way that I can help and the sheep income will be my financial gift.

This is my yardage accounting for the week and year.

Used this Week:   Apr 7                 9.5 yards

Used year to Date                          75.625 yards

Goal:                                                   300.00 yards

Yards to goal:                                   224.375 yards

Added this Week:                               0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:                          13.00 yards

New Yards to quilt goal:                 237.375 yards
Net Used  2017                                      62.625  yards

2017
04/06

Category:
farming
Life
quilts

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Do what you can

Today my motto has to be just “do what you can” because it has been a backward day.

  1. Shearer postponed for another day

  2. Mother and son sheep got out.   I put them back in and then thought I secured the door.   As I was leaving she pushed the door so hard, that I hit the ground.  So they are temporarily in another stall, but they could get into the main part of the barn.   Other than make a big mess, that won’t hurt anything.

  3. Dog has been getting out of pasture, but maybe that has been conquered.

  4. I had a lot of stitches to take out of this table runner because the thread jumped out of the tension disk.

  5. People are dying.   3 people from church in the last 2 weeks is just too much.   One of whom was a good friend.   I got to thinking maybe I could spend my time better.  What if I reorganized everything so that if I passed on, it would be easy for someone to come in and disperse all my things.    Never mind, won’t happen.  I can’t get that organized and still work.   But there are areas that I could and should clean out.   I’ll have to give that some more thought.

So after all that happened, I decided to put the binding on the quilt “Tell it to the Stars” that I showed you yesterday.  Putting binding on the quilt was something I could do and did.   It is finished now except for washing.   The size is 60 x 80″

2017
04/05

Category:
Life
quilts

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Tell it to the stars

Tell it to the Stars was a 2014 block of the month designed by Judy Laquidara.   I finished the flimsy that year and it has been waiting for its turn in the quilting line up.   The binding is done and now I need to put the two together.

 

This is a close up of the quilting which was called “Blustery breeze by HQ”

 

This variegated green thread has been around for awhile and it fought me.   But it finally decided to submit.

2017
04/04

Category:
farming
quilts

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Braided wall hanging

Today was a day of waits.  So I worked on the braided wall hanging – not table runner as I thought.  These are all the braids and now I need to trim all the rows and put them together, put borders on and quilt.

The plumber didn’t show because the truck was stolen.

The shearer didn’t come because he has an issue with over booking.    He did come though and helped us get all the sheep to the upper pasture and in the barn so they can stay dry until he returns on Thursday.   He has a half trained dog, who was trying, but not as good as one sees in sheep trials.   But with the dogs help, the sheep are where they need to be.  And we are tired.

2017
04/03

Category:
farming
Garden
Life

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Starting the braided table runner

I am starting the braided table runner from Jenny Beyer.   Each of those little pieces is 1.25 x 3″.   There are 60 to a chevron row.   There are 5 rows.  However, it is fun to watch the colors change.

I spent the rest of the day cleaning in the barn and a bit in the hoop house.  The shearing team is coming tomorrow and the sheep will look so different,

2017
04/02

Category:
Life
quilts
Schedules

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April monthly goals

For April Monthly goals I have listed:

 

1.   Linking up with Elm Street  One Monthly Goal finishing Spidron which is hand work.

2.   Patchwork times Judy has chosen #1 which on my list will be 11 (since 1 has been finished)  It is a braided table runner kit by Jenny Beyer, which is still in the package.

3.   All People Quilt will be Winter Wonderland Wild bunny -which did not get started last month

4.   HIA will be a Monster Truck boys quilt found at  https://hatchedinafrica.com/detail.aspx?id=1692&c=&sc=

5.   WA state #4 fish quilt.   I need to digitize the applique for this quilt, so need to start it now.   There is no way it will get finished this month.

6.   I would like to get Judy L “Tell it to the stars” quilted and bound.

7.   I have designs to digitize for 7 dishtowels.

OH,   I desperately need a clone.  This is without a doubt more than I will be able to get done with the outside work now demanding attention.    I am so very good at taking bites too big to chew.