Most of the weekend was mundane chores. Vacuuming. Defrosting the fridge. Spray the weeds. But I snuck in a little sewing/cutting time. Sunday morning Ken was sleeping in the recliner so I took my cutting mat outside.
It was shady and cool, the awning was out and the umbrella up. One of the things I worked on was 4 patches for a Bricks and Stepping Stones quilt.
Its a continuous project, I must have made at least ten by now. I've used all sorts of colors for the four patches--red, black, brown, blue, purple. Sometimes a scrap isn't big enough for a 5" charm, but I can get a 3.5"x6.5" brick from it.
Nature is everywhere if you look. Cecely was watering the flowers and found this--
Cecely has good eyes to spot him in the flowers--
He looks like another stem unless you are looking for him.
I have two birdhouses hanging by the camper. The bluebirds raised a brood and now the Wrens are nesting in them. The one by my camper had six eggs and one baby chick last week, they were just hatching. Now there is a pile of babies in there--
Not sure if there are seven chicks in there--just a big pile of babies. The other birdhouse has eggs--four of them. The mother scolded me as I photographed them.
I love to watch the birds out my windows. The sewing nook has a great view of most the feeders, and if I turn the sprinkler on the birds are VERY happy!
No goals as far as quilting this week. Hoytyville is progressing, I hope to finish the blocks for TWO quilts by next week. No binding, I really need to buckle down and work on finishing a top.
Its hard to believe the summer is half over. I want it to be April again.
~LORI in Nebraska~
2 comments:
Great progress on your quilt units. The outdoor cutting station looks inviting.
April would be nice....no humidity.
Even when it humid in the morning I like to shut the AC off and open the window next to my chair a few inches so I can hear the wrens sing. The hubby has put several birdhouses out so there are lots of them.
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