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The clouds have moved on and we're expecting bright and cold weather for this weekend. Yesterday, the skies were gray and overcast, no doubt made worse by smoke from the California fires. It was hard to see any smoke against the gray skies, but my lungs were feeling it. Sue and I got out for our Friday morning walk. We were glad for dry weather, even if the skies were gray. Here are some things we saw along the way.

We first crossed paths with these two...honking furiously. They were not happy to see us.

Hey! You there ...

The clouds have moved on and we're expecting bright and cold weather for this weekend. Yesterday, the skies were gray and overcast, no doubt made worse by smoke from the California fires. It was hard to see any smoke against the gray skies, but my lungs were feeling it. Sue and I got out for our Friday morning walk. We were glad for dry weather, even if the skies were gray. Here are some things we saw along the way.

We first crossed paths with these two...honking furiously. They were not happy to see us.

Hey! You there ...

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

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I’ve just finished my little embroidered quilt, and it’s hanging happily on the wall for the rest of the fall season. It’s only about 18.25″ x 18.25″, so it fits almost anywhere. I’m so glad I decided on purple as the accent fabric; I think it brightens up the overall theme.         […]

It was a grocery shopping day yesterday, and the madness is only just getting started. I'm hoping to avoid the grocery store until after Thanksgiving, but I have a feeling I'll need to go back for eggs and bread before the week is over. Fortunately, there are plenty of kitty treats.

Kitties are sad to see summer go. They run outside each morning with as much enthusiasm as ever, but then they're back inside fairly quickly. Sadie knows how to stay cozy. She gets up on my lap, and then when I get up, I tuck her ...

It was a grocery shopping day yesterday, and the madness is only just getting started. I'm hoping to avoid the grocery store until after Thanksgiving, but I have a feeling I'll need to go back for eggs and bread before the week is over. Fortunately, there are plenty of kitty treats.

Kitties are sad to see summer go. They run outside each morning with as much enthusiasm as ever, but then they're back inside fairly quickly. Sadie knows how to stay cozy. She gets up on my lap, and then when I get up, I tuck her ...

On Monday I shared my post about embroidering these felt place mats.

I’ve given up on getting into the sewing room during the week. There is so much going on I can’t make it happen.
Instead I’ve decided to embrace hand work because it’s so much easier to fit in here and there.
I’m still on track to finish Autumn’s Call this month.
After this I might do some hand applique. I’ve done a lot of embroidery this year and it’s time to switch things up.
I’m sure I have a project or two tucked away somewhere.

Yesterday I spent a little longer than usual on my morning slow stitching. I was close to finishing the Friendship's Garden block, and I was also close to finishing my audio book. Both were finished at approximately the same time.

Yesterday I spent a little longer than usual on my morning slow stitching. I was close to finishing the Friendship's Garden block, and I was also close to finishing my audio book. Both were finished at approximately the same time.

This morning, we woke up to temps. of -27C (or -16.6F) with the wind chill!  That is way too cold for this time of year.  Lordy, we are still in November!

Anyway, besides doing a few odd jobs around the house, I've been busy down in my studio keeping warm and keeping busy.

Now, let's see what I've been up to!  The left side of this hanging has the embroidery all done.  It looks a tad sparse or too much white in the bottom left corner.  When this is all done, I'll take another look ...

I am taking a short break from trimming the very last of the HSTs for Danielle's quilt.  Soooo pleased to have finally reached this point and that assembly can now begin.
I was a little delayed as I stitched up this quilt for someone we know who lost their house in a fire.  Kerry dropped it off to the LA quilter this morning.  A little big for me to handle these days.

We made an unexpected trip into town yesterday. Mike decided he needed to have the fluids in one of the radiators exchanged. Since he needed to leave the car, I needed to follow him into town and drive him back home. As long as we were in town, we ran a few errands. And then, of course, we had to go back to town to retrieve the car when it was all done. Oh well. There was still plenty of time to sew.

Before we left, I stitched up what remained in the hoop for Friendship's Garden.

We made an unexpected trip into town yesterday. Mike decided he needed to have the fluids in one of the radiators exchanged. Since he needed to leave the car, I needed to follow him into town and drive him back home. As long as we were in town, we ran a few errands. And then, of course, we had to go back to town to retrieve the car when it was all done. Oh well. There was still plenty of time to sew.

Before we left, I stitched up what remained in the hoop for Friendship's Garden.

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/

Welcome to the fall 2018 edition of the Art with Fabric blog hop. I'm thrilled to be participating again and would like to thank Alida for all of her hard work :-)

A White History of Art

A White History of Art

If you're a quilter, I bet we have a happy problem in common: People bring us fabric. On the one hand, I love it. On the other, I already have too much - if I stuff their offering into my stash, it may never come out!

This problem gets even better when people bring me interesting vintage textiles. So here's one solution: Enjoy processing it immediately, then give it right back, in a form they can use.

That's what a happened a couple of months ago when my friend Marian went to a store closing sale, where she ...