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Good morning my friends. Our truck came home yesterday. Unfortunately, it has to go back again today. The air conditioner is working again, but not cooling very well. Probably it needs more refrigerant added, and we're hopeful that will fix it for good. If not, then I don't know. We're told it was an electrical issue, which would explain why it came on at times for a few minutes, then shut off again. Possibly some critter had chewed the electrical harness, but I'm no expert. It's a common occurrence here. Critters. Can't live with ...

Good morning my friends. Our truck came home yesterday. Unfortunately, it has to go back again today. The air conditioner is working again, but not cooling very well. Probably it needs more refrigerant added, and we're hopeful that will fix it for good. If not, then I don't know. We're told it was an electrical issue, which would explain why it came on at times for a few minutes, then shut off again. Possibly some critter had chewed the electrical harness, but I'm no expert. It's a common occurrence here. Critters. Can't live with ...

Good morning, my friends. We've seen a big shift in the weather since we chatted yesterday. We even got a little rain this morning. There have been a few lightning strikes, and we've heard some thunder. That sort of thing isn't good when the landscape is so crispy and dry, and so we're hoping it doesn't spark a fire somewhere. We're not too worried about it where we are, but no new fires would be a good way to end the summer.

A good portion of my day was spent running around. I got ...

Good morning, my friends. We've seen a big shift in the weather since we chatted yesterday. We even got a little rain this morning. There have been a few lightning strikes, and we've heard some thunder. That sort of thing isn't good when the landscape is so crispy and dry, and so we're hoping it doesn't spark a fire somewhere. We're not too worried about it where we are, but no new fires would be a good way to end the summer.

A good portion of my day was spent running around. I got ...

This sweet and magical grid design is based on a clamshell pattern. The design is pretty dense and it would be perfect for a bag or backpack. This grid design looks great on projects with themes like nature, plant, flowers, butterflies, fairies, fairytales and fantasy.

The design is pretty dense and it would be perfect for a bag or backpack. This grid design looks great on projects with themes like nature, plant, flowers, butterflies, fairies, fairytales and fantasy.

The pattern is based on the work by Jen Eskridge of Quilty Quill, and it is featured in her book “Quilted Clamshell ...

Good morning, my friends. There were plenty of distractions yesterday, but I managed to make some progress on all fronts. We left early to take the truck into the shop to have its air conditioner repaired. It wasn't finished by day's end, and so I expect we'll pick it up sometime today. Also on today's agenda is to get my hair cut and colored. It needs it badly. I hate sitting for that process of coloring, but I'll be glad to get my overgrown mop tamed.

When we got home from taking the truck in ...

Good morning, my friends. There were plenty of distractions yesterday, but I managed to make some progress on all fronts. We left early to take the truck into the shop to have its air conditioner repaired. It wasn't finished by day's end, and so I expect we'll pick it up sometime today. Also on today's agenda is to get my hair cut and colored. It needs it badly. I hate sitting for that process of coloring, but I'll be glad to get my overgrown mop tamed.

When we got home from taking the truck in ...

I haven’t really felt much like doing much of anything the last two days.  A little sewing a little reading.  I watch one or two hours of Prime or Netflix in the evening trying to make sure to remember to get up and walk in between them and again before I get ready for bed […]

Good morning, my friends. It was a mostly sewing day yesterday. It was too hot to be outside, although I did get out early to groom the poppies growing in whiskey barrels. I didn't take any pictures. There's really not much to see. My slow stitching had to wait since I wanted to get out before it got too hot. 

When I got to it, I was able to finish off the first of the two embroidered sections for Block 6 of the Raggedy & Friends project.

Good morning, my friends. It was a mostly sewing day yesterday. It was too hot to be outside, although I did get out early to groom the poppies growing in whiskey barrels. I didn't take any pictures. There's really not much to see. My slow stitching had to wait since I wanted to get out before it got too hot. 

When I got to it, I was able to finish off the first of the two embroidered sections for Block 6 of the Raggedy & Friends project.

Taking photos of sewing machines is not as easy as you might imagine. Quilt Direct had a media and marketing apprentice for a while and she did most of the social media posts but I am now responsible for the “on the fly” studio posts. I had to take pictures of the new Bernina 7 Series Pro machines but they looked grey or had glare because I was not getting the lighting right. There is a bit of a weird phenomenon where videos of the machines can be flickery so I had to turn off their LED lights. I am ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another hot day yesterday...98°F at our place, which is very unusual for us. Being at the top of a hill, we're generally a little cooler than they are in the valley. It was a good day to stay in and sew.

There was a little more progress on the Stitching Wisdom quilt. The bottom row of blocks has just one embroidered block. I did that one the same as I've done the others.

There's ...

Good morning, my friends. It was another hot day yesterday...98°F at our place, which is very unusual for us. Being at the top of a hill, we're generally a little cooler than they are in the valley. It was a good day to stay in and sew.

There was a little more progress on the Stitching Wisdom quilt. The bottom row of blocks has just one embroidered block. I did that one the same as I've done the others.

There's ...

Good morning, my friends. It's looking like we're in for several days of hot weather. And if that wasn't bad enough, we're also under an air quality alert. Sounds like a good day to hide out in my refrigerated basement sewing room. We've been running the air conditioner, and that always sends the basement into freezer territory. When I'm in the basement, I'm wearing a hoodie, despite the hot temps outside.

The kitties were outside for a while. Smitty had to come inside to cool his tummy furs on the wood floor.

Good morning, my friends. It's looking like we're in for several days of hot weather. And if that wasn't bad enough, we're also under an air quality alert. Sounds like a good day to hide out in my refrigerated basement sewing room. We've been running the air conditioner, and that always sends the basement into freezer territory. When I'm in the basement, I'm wearing a hoodie, despite the hot temps outside.

The kitties were outside for a while. Smitty had to come inside to cool his tummy furs on the wood floor.

Good morning, my friends. Finally...writing at a leisurely pace. I can write slow through the weekend, but then it'll start back up again next week. We're taking the truck in Monday to have the air conditioner fixed. It's a little late for the hot weather, but oh well. On Tuesday, I'm getting my hair cut and colored. It's badly needed. But, hey...we have groceries to get us through the first part of next week, and that's always a good thing.

Before we left home yesterday morning, I was just a few stitches ...

Good morning, my friends. Finally...writing at a leisurely pace. I can write slow through the weekend, but then it'll start back up again next week. We're taking the truck in Monday to have the air conditioner fixed. It's a little late for the hot weather, but oh well. On Tuesday, I'm getting my hair cut and colored. It's badly needed. But, hey...we have groceries to get us through the first part of next week, and that's always a good thing.

Before we left home yesterday morning, I was just a few stitches ...

The single refers to the hat I have knitted. It matches the jumper in my last post. Because the balls of wool from Bendigo are 200grams, I often find there is enough left over for a scarf or a hat.

I am hoping to deliver the jumper and hat this evening when we go to watch a basketball game.

The doubles refers to two quilts made with almost identical fabric.

The centre fabric continues the surf theme.

The only difference is in the yellow outer borders, but that doesn’t really show up in the photos. To help distinguish them ...

Good morning, my friends. For the third morning in a row, I'm writing fast. Mike needs some routine lab work done this morning. I'm tagging along. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then we'll do our grocery shopping. It's sort of a date, but not. But, hey! We have clean windows! The better to see you with!

Yesterday's sewing was mainly my attempt to stay out of Scott's way. There was time for slow-stitching before he arrived. That gave me time to start on the first block for the "Home is Where my Flock ...

Good morning, my friends. For the third morning in a row, I'm writing fast. Mike needs some routine lab work done this morning. I'm tagging along. We'll get breakfast afterward, and then we'll do our grocery shopping. It's sort of a date, but not. But, hey! We have clean windows! The better to see you with!

Yesterday's sewing was mainly my attempt to stay out of Scott's way. There was time for slow-stitching before he arrived. That gave me time to start on the first block for the "Home is Where my Flock ...