It’s
going to be another rainy day here…which is great for the garden and lawns. But
it is so gloomy outside. I think this weekend will make up for it though with
lots of sunshine (and heat!). What else can you expect for July?
Yesterday
I was able to finish a couple of items. First, I finished my project for A
Lovely Year of Finishes for July.
I’m
still “meh” about this one. I had picked up a couple of packs of coordinating
fat quarters a while back because I liked the colors. I really thought they
would look nice in a wall hanging. I also had the cat dye cut for my AccuQuilt
Go! Cutter and wanted to make something using that. So this wall hanging came
into being. I was so disappointed with the low contrast. I added the border
thinking it would help, but it didn’t really. I also used dark brown to do a
blanket quilting stitch around the cats. Still didn’t work. The other thing I
forgot to do was fuse Pellon 809 interfacing to the backing fabric for
stability. So it is probably not going to hang very flat or straight. Plus my
sewing machine was acting up while I was FMQ. Ergh. But, let’s end this on a
positive note…I do like the fabrics and the colors, and this gave me the
opportunity to jump right in and work with my new sewing
machine. And, it will perk up my sewing room when I find a place to hang
it. It’s all good, really. J
I
also pulled out my embroidery needle and completed the July block for The Vintage
Kitchen BOM from Jenny of Elefantz.
I
did mine just a little bit different than her original pattern. I traced this
at the beginning of the month, so I honestly can’t tell you all that I changed.
J
I know I left out a couple of bottles that peek out above and behind the jars.
I just thought it would work fine without them, which I think it does. I also
think the pickle jar was originally pears…but I have only canned jam and
pickles, so I wanted a pickle jar. So, this was a little quickie I was able to
do over the course of the afternoon…with all the normal interruptions of home.
This
morning I have the house to myself, so I’ve already vacuumed and done some
cleaning. I even made a doctor appointment…what fun. I will probably spend the
rest of this morning doing some work on the computer and trying to become more
familiar with Excel…I know, I’m behind the times. I will probably get some
genealogy work done also, and then this afternoon I hope to spend more time
stitching butterflies.
It should be fun! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
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