Good morning, my friends. It was a slow day at the Three Cats Ranch yesterday. Almost nothing was accomplished, although I redeemed myself late in the afternoon by finishing up the Joyful Journey block.
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For my October OMG I chose to finish a crochet scarf for my sister.
The yarn is Lion Brand Mandala Ombre, color 208AL. The label says no color number, but that number is right under it. The pattern is V Stitch Scarf Pattern, free at Crochet For You. Although the yarn is self-striping, I had to alternate between three cakes to keep the stripes a pleasing size.
Once I had the repeat down, I didn’t need to look at the pattern. It made for a relaxing project at the end of the day.
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read moreGood morning, my friends. It was a day of relaxation here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch as we fortified ourselves for the next two long days of driving. Sometime Saturday afternoon, we'll be home. I know a certain cat who is so ready to be there. Yesterday he spent some time cleaning himself up so he'd look his best when he faced off with the mice and squirrels.
Good morning, my friends. It was a day of relaxation here at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch as we fortified ourselves for the next two long days of driving. Sometime Saturday afternoon, we'll be home. I know a certain cat who is so ready to be there. Yesterday he spent some time cleaning himself up so he'd look his best when he faced off with the mice and squirrels.
Although the days are getting shorter, it doesn’t feel like Fall – yet. I’m looking forward to more time in the sewing room as I spend less time outside.
I finished two things in September, Still Life and my great nephew’s afghan. It’s a long list even with the finishes.
I started The Short List many years ago to create goals to work toward and a way to focus. I change things up as my goals and interests change.
Project 1 (stitching): Gather & Give Thanks, pattern by Diane Arthurs of Imaginating.
Project 2 (Original): I’m on ...
read moreMy September OMG was to finish the challenge quilt, which I called Still Life. The photo doesn’t do justice to the background fabric.
Except for the veins in the leaves, I either dyed or painted all the fabrics. I learned the free form piecing technique at a class I took at Guild several years ago. The quilt is the size of a cutting mat.
The inspiration for the next challenge is hanging on my design wall, where I can listen to what it has to say.
Visit Stories From the Sewing Room for all the other OMG finishes.
read moreGood morning, my friends. I'm happy to tell you that we checked off a big bucket list item yesterday morning. When we traveled to Colorado/Arizona in 2021, we'd planned to do this hike as we ended our trip. But then, the weather turned cold, and snow started to fall. We cut short the last leg of our trip and headed for home. Still, there is much in this southwest part of Utah that I want to see, and this hike was at the tippy-top of my list.
We drove about 16 miles north of Kanab to reach ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. I'm happy to tell you that we checked off a big bucket list item yesterday morning. When we traveled to Colorado/Arizona in 2021, we'd planned to do this hike as we ended our trip. But then, the weather turned cold, and snow started to fall. We cut short the last leg of our trip and headed for home. Still, there is much in this southwest part of Utah that I want to see, and this hike was at the tippy-top of my list.
We drove about 16 miles north of Kanab to reach ...
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August was a calmer month, but we attended a lot of weekend events that took advantage of the last of summer. I finished two projects, my sister’s quilt and Words of Joy Tree.
That created spots for new things on the list.
I started The Short List many years ago to create goals to work toward and a way to focus. I change things up as my goals and interests change.
Project 1 (stitching): Gather & Give Thanks, pattern by Diane Arthurs of Imaginating. I started it last night.
Project 2 (UFO): I’m quilting the next challenge, due this ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty happy to have reached the month when Fall starts. We've had a good summer here with just a few hot days. We've been delighted by a nice soaking rain from yesterday. It rained most of the day, and by the time we went to bed, we had a half-inch accumulation. Many of you have suffered through brutal heat, and so I feel fairly certain you're going to be happy to see the end of summer. And for those of you in the ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty happy to have reached the month when Fall starts. We've had a good summer here with just a few hot days. We've been delighted by a nice soaking rain from yesterday. It rained most of the day, and by the time we went to bed, we had a half-inch accumulation. Many of you have suffered through brutal heat, and so I feel fairly certain you're going to be happy to see the end of summer. And for those of you in the ...
read moreMy August OMG was to finish the quilt my sister started before she passed away in July.
I finished the binding last night.
The top was partially quilted. Fortunately, I had thread close to the same color and my machine’s serpentine stitch looked similar enough. I had stash fabric in the same color family to use for the binding.
This is the first of a handful of projects I will be finishing for the family, although this is the only quilt.
You can see all the other finishes at Elm Street Quilts.
read moreGood morning, my friends. We're expecting another hot day today, but then cooling fairly quickly overnight. I'll be happy to turn off the A/C, if we can. I was out early yesterday to water the flower pots and harvest vegetables. While I was out, I found Sadie sleeping in the house on her catio.
Good morning, my friends. We're expecting another hot day today, but then cooling fairly quickly overnight. I'll be happy to turn off the A/C, if we can. I was out early yesterday to water the flower pots and harvest vegetables. While I was out, I found Sadie sleeping in the house on her catio.
A lot of life happened here in July, but I managed to finish two projects. One wasn’t on the list and I forgot to post it. The other was Wallflower (the challenge quilt).
The list isn’t changing much for August.
I started The Short List many years ago to create goals to work toward and a way to focus. I change things up as my goals and interests change.
Project 1 (stitching): Words of Joy Tree, pattern by Ursula Michael. I’m stitching this on red 14 count aida with DMC white, all from stash.
Project 2 (UFO ...
read more"And into the garden I shall go
To lose my mind and find my soul"
My garden is overblown these days...all the beds have so many interlopers I don't know where to start with the weeding. I actually enjoy a chaotic garden so this isn't bothering me that much. I did pull out the Wild Grape Vine that had wound its way through the daisies. But even that has pretty leaves to my eye.
Above is a Cedar Waxwing with its gorgeous lemon belly I captured down by the pond a few years back. The sun is ...
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