Shh!
Shh . . . it’s quiet in the neighborhood. Well, if you discount the fact that birds have put the alarm out that Snuggles is at the water pond of the sump pump. They can really make a racket thinking that their nests are in danger. Interestingly is that as Snuggles retreats to the patio porch, the birds will swoop down after him to make sure he feels their distain.
Today the studio remains in darkness. I had vowed that as the last of the 14,000 stitches were complete, Grammie was taking a hiatus. This purple quilt’s components had languished long enough. Some of them had been moved from one spot to another over a time frame of ten years. Duplicate embroidered blocks that for one reason or another had not made the cut from the time I made a quilt for Megan.
Whether crocheted trim, orphaned pieced quilt blocks or embroidered blocks . . . they will by-pass the circular file, aka: wastebaskets if they are in a completed project. The batting of said finished quilt was various pieces of quilt batting that had been taped together to allow for this 52″ x 72″ quilt. The tape is a specific product for such a use.
Megan’s embroidered William pillow and this quilt project are giving the faithful sewing machine a well deserved break. I have had not one problem as one stitch after another fulfilled the end results. All that remains when I do return to the studio is to give the sewing machine an oil change along with checking for loose fuzz. The new needle goes without saying. New needles are very reasonable for a good finish.
After a barrage of Curry company since before Memorial Day, Dennis got to nap in his recliner today. A well deserved nap. I, on the other-hand have remained in my robe for the day catching up with some of my favorites floss tubes. Younger would be in sweats for the day.
The merry month of May is over. June will be one day at a time for us older ones on Stauffer Avenue.
With that I will take my leave. ♥