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New York Beauty – the blocks are just about done – one more block to make after I finished this one yesterday – this block is called “Echidna” – 35 pieces in this one with the very long spikes – I do like those spikes What is a Echidna – it is sometimes referred to as […]

I don't know where this month has gone. It's been filled with activity, not the least of which is keeping up with breadmaking from two different sourdough starters! What have I gotten myself into? Loaves are being gifted continually. I've branched out into English muffins, cinnamon buns and multi-grain breads too.Without a lot of words or explanation I'm going to catch up with a post 

I don't know where this month has gone. It's been filled with activity, not the least of which is keeping up with breadmaking from two different sourdough starters! What have I gotten myself into? Loaves are being gifted continually. I've branched out into English muffins, cinnamon buns and multi-grain breads too.Without a lot of words or explanation I'm going to catch up with a post 

Another Christmas has come and gone; as always, I was almost ready. Are we ever completely prepared? Naturally, all of the gifts were purchased and wrapped, cards addressed and sent, and the food was ready at the appointed time and place. But, then, there's always those "extras", those things I think I'd like to make and tuck in as a special surprise- those little cross stitch ornaments I

Another Christmas has come and gone; as always, I was almost ready. Are we ever completely prepared? Naturally, all of the gifts were purchased and wrapped, cards addressed and sent, and the food was ready at the appointed time and place. But, then, there's always those "extras", those things I think I'd like to make and tuck in as a special surprise- those little cross stitch ornaments I

Off the frame!  This one sure took awhile – I started quilting it back in the middle of July and it took almost 170 hours to do – that is about 50 hours at least more than usual.  But whose counting LOL  This part was finished on Wednesday night And I took it off the […]

well it took a few more days to finish this block then intended but it is now done – other than a piece that needs to be added to the left side of it and the block above it when I start to put the center together.  Construction was done in arcs of course Eventually […]

Well I have the large NYB block ready to piece – I might get to it today but not sure – Melanie’s schedule keeps changing and we still hadn’t made Xmas cookies together and she swears she will be over today – if not I will get started with the two kinds of dough that […]

I got one more block done for NYB and it was an easy one even if you don’t think so!  This block is called “Fruit Bat” So lets see what is an Australian Fruit Bat?  I found that they are also called Flying Fox and this group are the Gray Head Flying Fox The wall […]

For all those in the states it is turkey day or whatever tradition you have for Thanksgiving.  We do turkey and bread stuffing with some of the sides but not as much as we do when we have extra people here.  This year is just us and Melanie and she will be here for just […]

Another New York Beauty block and this one is called “Hairynose” that is a funny name.  This makes 22 blocks. The wall — linking this Saturday to Patchwork & Quilts— And what is the Hairynose – a type of wombat, this one it says is critically endangered. I baked pumpkin yesterday and then processed and […]

Finally we got our rain, over the last two days it is at 1.5 inches so far with more to come all day today and maybe Monday too?  I’m amazed it is almost November already we have had windows open more than closed this past month.  But today was an inside day for sure.   I […]

All of the rows are finally put together – now to press this and measure and come up with a simple border.  I do not want to spend time on a complex border just simple sashing.    There is actually not a lot of black in the quilt is there – when I was making it, […]

The cutting is done for now that is.  I will still need to get about 3 more Carpenter’s Wheel blocks cut but I can do that next week or so.  I finished up what I had been cutting for the hexagons and forgot to take a photo before I cleared the table off – but […]

We are going back into a very hot phase again here starting tomorrow for one week it will be near 100 everyday!!  I watered the garden last night to give the strawberries and other berry plants a good drink of water and I must admit I don’t care if the tomatoes survive this heat spell […]

I did finish the binding on the toddler quilt but as of last night when I was typing the quilt was in the wash/dryer so I will show it tomorrow. I did get the pink Carpenter’s Wheel done though so that is progress – I need to figure out how many more I need – […]

Yesterday was spent getting the Carpenter’s Wheel back in progress.  I started the quilt last year for one of my many Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts and I started too many so this year has been spent trying to play catch up and finish some – which I have had great success in doing!  But I […]

It's been a fruitful month; lots going on and plenty accomplished on the home front. These peaches from our own trees were as delicious and sweet as they look. The deer thought so too. We managed to harvest a few more than are pictured here but, sadly, not many. Everything was looking great out in the orchard. We checked on the peaches daily and watched them grow and ripen to perfection. I was