2014
10/01

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quilts

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It’s October!

Another month is here and that means I need to evaluate last month’s goals and set new ones for this month.

We went for a long drive today since it was so beautiful  and checked out fall scenery.    Yes, the leaves have started to change color and drop.

Another month means that much closer to the holiday times and I don’t want to be “last minute sewing”.   Today it was suggested I make 4 stockings to hang by the fireplace and was left on my own with that.   I’ll have to figure out how tall to make them, what design etc.

I did start another quilt.   Here I have the sashing piece on the blocks.

P1020337 quilt 3 step 2 done

This is how I do the side pieces.   I sew the piece that will become the cornerstones to the sashing piece.

P1020338 step 4 sew cornerstones

After pressing, I pull out my June Tailer cutting guide,

P1020339 ruler

line it up and cut in the proper grooves.   This makes it so much eaiser to cut a straight line.

P1020342 actual cutting

Now the next time I get sewing time, I will sew  the side sashing and cornerstone all as one piece, which makes my life easier.P1020343 ready to sew

 

 

 

2014
09/30

Category:
Knitting

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Whew – just in time!

I didn’t think I was going to get these done this month, but look – just at the end of September!   They are finished and are a nice dense, warm, wool, winter pair of socks.

P1020216 sock label

Yarn into socks.   This is the pair I paid US   75 cents/skein which equals 1.50 for this pair.  I love these bargains.

P1020334 greyblack socks

2014
09/29

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quilts

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“I Spy” II finished top

I have to keep plugging away to get these done by the end of the year.   Here are some rows put together.  It looks blue because the white is actually a very pale blue.

P1020330 soem I spy rows tog

Putting the blocks into rows is pretty straight forward.   Accuracy at every step is really important, because after the blocks are put into rows, those rows will have to match each other to make the quilt top.     After the rows are all together, the border is fairly easy to measure and attach.

 

P1020333 indigo quilt

 

2014
09/28

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quilts

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I Spy quilt

As you can see, the 88 blocks now have one side sashing with cornerstone and the bottom sashing on them.  After I arrange them, they should go together quite rapidly.

P1020326 one side on spy piece

Fortunately, the sun was shining and there were no emergencies or strange interferences this weekend.

2014
09/27

Category:
Life

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Foot rest

There’s nothing new to add today as I have been off the foot for 2 days.   I’m hoping it will feel like having a shoe tomorrow.

2014
09/26

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Life
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I spy quilt and toenails

Little by little is the way I often get quilts done.   I spent a couple hours and did get the bottom on all of these quilt pieces.

P1020324 bpttp, pm [orvr

Then I sewed the cornerstones (Indigo color to light blue) to the side pieces so they will be ready to sew on as a unit

P1020325 navy to lt blue

Oh, and no photo here,  I did have to have two curling nails removed on one foot, so was told to stay mostly off that foot for the weekend and soak often.  The Dr. says they will grown back in 5-6 months, but it’s only the first 3 days that I need to be extra careful.   So I came home, had lunch and took a nap.  I’ll be good  and lazy so I can soon get back to normal.

2014
09/25

Category:
Life

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Garden day

It seems that the garden has an endless life.    That’s not all bad, since we continue to eat.  It would help if the weeds weren’t so dominant.  Here is one section of kale, lettuce and plenty of weeds.   I spent a couple hours pulling weeds.

P1020327 kale, lettuce weeds

then,  picked enough for a sinkful, which of course then had to washed and put in refrigerator and some of the kale went into the freezer.

P1020328 sink full of above

Then it was celery time.   You probably don’t remember, but I purchased two – 2 six packs of started celery as I didn’t need a lot this year.   Well, in each of those little holes, they scattered several seeds.   I planted more like 70 plants because I hate waste, so I just planted all of them.     Today was a day of reckoning and I pulled and washed and cut and put in the freezer about 20 stalks.   But since this is less that half of what is out there, I was very generous with the chickens and they got all the leaves that I usually dehydrate and then use for seasoning.   There really are limits.  And the celery will winter over.

When weeding, I found these three little midget personal size watermelon.   I mean these were even smaller than the cantaloupe.   I did not expect them to grow  and for sure they did not get the water they needed.   Next year I will do better.  I put a teaspoon by them so you could see how small – about like grapefruits.  But they tasted like the real full sized ones.

P1020329 small personal watermelons.

 And then the tomatoes.   I have another 3/4 of a 2 gallon bucket to deal with from the greenhouse and it rained so hard this week, I’ll assume all the outside tomatoes are done.

Oh, I can’t forget the raspberries.    I picked about a quart.    There will be one more small picking.

I am tired of the garden for this year, but it doesn’t have much time left and winter will be here and I will be so happy for a full freezer and what has been dehydrated.  God is so good to have provided the food our bodies need.

 

 

 

2014
09/24

Category:
Foods
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BANANAS and quilts

The bananas were ripe and ready for processing this morning.    It took about 1.5 hours to peel and put them on trays in the freezer.  3 banana boxes produced 10 trays in the freezer

  P1020322 freezer bana

and 8.5 trays on the dehydrator

P1020320 dehydrator bana

We moved them from the freezer to bags this afternoon and put the bags in the freezer.   The dehydrating ones aren’t done, but will make delicious sweet pieces this winter.

Then it was off to the sewing room where I chose and cut fabrics for 3 twin size “I spy” quilts.

P1020317 I spy fbrics

2014
09/23

Category:
crochet

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Little red hat

Today I opened my mail box to find this request for little red hats.   It just happens that there has been a skein of red yarn floating around here for the last week.   I have no idea from where it came or why there might be only one.   However, I did put it to good use.  I did one in newborn size, and 2 sizes for preemies.

P1020315 red hats

 

2014
09/22

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quilts

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Back to mitten making

Denise Russert has a block of month going called “A Knitter’s Gifts” on which I have been working.   This month was paper piecing which I find very challenging.   Here is her drawing of the finish.

P1020314 Denise's drawing

I finished the other 4 mittens today as follows:

P1020312 #6 snowflake mitt

P1020311 #5 gre3reenish mit

P1020309 #3 red mitt

P1020310 #4 orange mitt

Here are the blocks I have finished so far.  Yes, I am up to date and will wait until mid October for the next update

P1020313 quilt so far

 

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