Don't Bleed on the Quilt

 Monday 9/28/2020

Bet you never knew quilting is a blood sport. A while ago, I was re-threading the machine when I inadvisably got my finger caught on the needle. My natural reaction was to say, "Aggggh!" and pull my finger up and away. Nope, I had to push my finger down with the other hand to free it. 

Which is why today I shouldn't have been surprised that my reaction wasn't a good thing. I was holding a pincushion magnet. (It's great for picking up pins from the floor.) It started to slip out of my hands so I reacted and grabbed it -- thereby making my hand looking like a porcupine. Since it's a magnet, some of the pins are upside down, points up. No, I did not bleed on the quilt.

I'm in the home stretch of the blue quilt top.

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Phyllis and I decided to take a walk at Groff Park to see the new sprinklers for the kids to run through. Of course, the water is turned off and she offered to spit so I could get the full effect. I declined her generous offer.

I think all of the shapes above shoot streams of water.

I really liked the recycling fish!

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Fall is here, early. I think the colors are early due to the drought.

Wow! It's 3 p.m. Time for lunch. See you later. And it was egg salad on romaine lettuce. Did I tell you I love the egg cooker that Emily gave to me?

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Wednesday 9-30-2020

It has been raining since yesterday. The sun is supposed to come out in the afternoon, and it's trying now at 11:30 a.m. Of course, I washed my house with a bleach solution and they said, 'Don't apply when it's supposed to rain.' We had had a drought for so long ... I hope the bleach worked on the north side mold. 

Update: only one section of the house looks good. The rest is not green anymore, but it is black. Ugh. It looks like the rain will start up again, so I'm going to wait before reapplying -- and scrubbing.

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10/1/2020 

Happy October! The blue quilt top is finished as of yesterday. Now on to the bottom.

I am so happy! By the Shore, a quilt made in California last winter, has been sold! At the moment, it's only a quilt top, but that can be rectified pretty quickly with the help of my favorite longarm quilter

Sold

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Looking for a good home. This quilt top yearns to be finished. $180.

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Standing at the kitchen counter yesterday, I hear rustling. Thinking I'm imagining it, I go back to cooking. Then it happens again. This time, the rustling sound is followed by a little pop. Puzzled, I look down at a piece of aluminum foil which contains a small stalk of large phlox seeds, still on the plant. 

It was time. The seed pods were popping one by one and bouncing out of the loosely closed foil. And it continued for another half hour or so while I was in the living room sewing. Every time I heard a pop, I giggled. Ain't nature grand? Now I have to plant those suckers.

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Time to wrap this up. Beyond everyday living, I'm going to attempt chemical stump removal. Will keep you posted.

No, I'm not raking any %^&* leaves. They are pretty when they are on the trees, not so much when they are on the ground. Besides, my allergies have kicked up big time and it's not a pretty sight when I rake and my nose dribbles!

Have a wonderful week/month/year. We can do this. Life is good.

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