Too Hot for Halloween

But until my snowy sky fabric gets here to border "Rosie's Dollhouse,' I'm working on this. It's a small quilt so I might have it finished by the time the fabric arrives. I made the bat yesterday. I have the five star blocks cut out. When they're stitched, I'll have only the haunted castle to to go. 

I love Halloween, any time of year.

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On 06/30/2023, Barbara Anne said ...

How bootiful! Will this quilt or table topper include a ghost? Love your new bat!

Hugs!
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Progress Halted

Yesterday I was sewing along at a good clip, looking forward to putting the blocks together and adding the roof, when I hit a snag (as my good old daddy would say). I found that the fabric I had chosen for the sky was just shy of being enough. I figured seven ways from sundown how I could stretch it to fit, but no go. There just wasn't enough.

So I went through my stash of blues and nearly blues to see if I could find a substitute. No luck. I have plenty of blues, but nothing else that looks like a snowy sky. And it has to be a snowy sky because all the windows in the house show that it's snowing outside. Enlarge the photo and you might can see the snow through the windows.

I even thought of adding a snowy forest behind the house so that I wouldn't need as much snowy sky fabric. No go there either. I didn't have any snowy forest fabric, or even any forest fabric to which I could maybe add snow. 

With a room full of fabric, I was stuck without any that would work to finish "Rosie's Dollhouse." So I ordered some snowy sky fabric and something that will maybe work for the ground in front of the house. I hope. Unfortunately, although I scanned websites for a couple of hours, there is none like I already have. So I had to order enough to start over with the sky border.

It's a sunny day here at the Yellow House. We haven't had rain for close to a week. I'm ready for some.

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On 06/27/2023, Barbara Anne said ...

Hoe frustrating and am sorry this happened. Isn't it amazing how a huge stash is too often no help at all? Hope the fabric you ordered is perfect and that the seam ripping won't take too long. Put on some music or an audio book and snip away!

We've had 8 days with some quantity of rain falling, from sprinkles to downpours to hail.

DH helped me put another leaf in the dining room table so I can attempt to machine quilt a 51" square baby quilt. Have it machine quilted by a long arm quilter would have cost over $500 and that's not happening. As my Grandma Hall used to say, 'Do pray!"

Hugs!

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On 06/29/2023, Pat said ...

Love the house quilt! It’s so detailed, know it was a lot of work.
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We Have Rooms

For "Rosie's Dollhouse" all the room blocks are done, and I have the fabrics pulled for the front door. I'm going to try to work on that this afternoon. 

The photo shows the last two blocks done, the laundry room (top) and the nursery (bottom). They each need a tiny bit of hand embroidery as do some of the other blocks.

Second Sunday at church is communion Sunday as well as "Coffee" Sunday. After service we gather in the fellowship hall for refreshments and visiting. That's me, a little right of center, in a yellow top, leaning on a chair (I was hurting so much that I wasn't able to stand straight up). Skip one to my left (your right) and that's my niece India in the blue dress. Next to India, also in yellow, is my sister Ramey, and next to Ramey is our good friend Debbie.

Gotta get me hither to the sewing room now.

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On 06/13/2023, Barbara Anne said ...

Well done on the Dollhouse project and I love these last 2 rooms, especially the monkey and train! I look forward to seeing the handwork that completes them.

Nice groups photo at church, too! I'm glad you were able to go. Did you, Ramey, and India go our to lunch afterwards or go home so you could rest?

Big hugs!
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Time's A-Wastin'

Examples of the mantel quilt that's coming next

If it's not one thing.... Well, you know the rest. My feet have been my problem in the last couple of weeks. Really bad foot pain. I still haven't managed to get the appointment with the neurologist. We continue to miss each other's calls.

On Tuesday, Dr. Kirland gave me some Lidocaine cream for my feet, and I'm finding it helps more than the Gabapentin. But up until now, it hasn't done much to get me up and working on anything except those things that absolutely have to be done. I think today, however, I might make it to the sewing room.

For quite a while now, I've been looking for a design to make a wallhanging for over the mantel. I think I've finally found it. I'm planning on a version on the above design in mostly reds, maybe a skosh of pink. The design is by Material Girlfriends. If you're interested in making your own version (it's wonky log cabin technique, which looks really fun) you can find it on their Etsy site. The pattern is called "Round Rosie Runner," $10 for a PDF copy.

So let me see if I can follow through on my determination to get a little work done today. I'm determined to finish "Rosie's Dollhouse" before I start on the mantel quilt.

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On 06/09/2023, Barbara Anne said ...

So sorry to hear about your foot pain. AMIL had that and her doctor told her to e wear shoes with good supports and to stop going barefoot (which she did whenever not going outside). Am glad the Lidocaine cream is helping you.

I LOVE the pattern you plan to adapt to go over your mantel. It is so wonderfully cheerful and I can see it staying up all year long or swapping with 3 seasonal quilts and one Christmas quilt. Or not!

Hope you continue to have fun as you finish the Dollhouse quilt.

We;ve had days of hazy, smoky air here (not as bad as elsewhere). Who would have thought this was possible?

Hugs!

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On 06/09/2023, Pat said ...

Strange you should write about foot pain… have noticed a “rash” on the tops of the toes on one foot only, but it’s at the end of the leg that has been through the mill. Sciatica, shingles, nerve damage from a fall…. So I guess my next “step” will be to the doctor’s office about yet one more thing. It doesn’t itch, though.

And I love your mantel pattern.
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Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit

June is here already. Unbelievably, 2023 is almost halfway over. I've been retired for 22 years. I lost Sophie seven years ago and Skipper 14 months ago. Vann has been gone going on 14 years. Jesse moved in with me 11 years ago. Time moves like the winds of a hurricane these days. What happened to that kind of time when we were kids and the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas was two lifetimes; summer months were almost endless; and an afternoon was long enough to build a fort, stage a battle, then take a nap before supper. What has happened to time?

Oh well, I have found enough time in the past week or so to work a little on the cross-stitched piece that I started a couple of years ago (that feels like a couple of months ago). I also have worked some on Rosie's Dollhouse quilt. I'm about halfway finished with the final room block (the nursery). Then I'll still have to do the front door, roof, and background. Then it will be ready to quilt.

Streaming-wise, I watched the Paramount Plus series "Rabbit Hole" (today I guess I should say "Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Hole") starring Keifer Sutherland, whom I love. The series was good, although I was a little confused during the first couple of episodes and wasn't sure what was going on. Also it might scare you. I sure scared me. It isn't a "scary movie" per se. Just hits a little too close to home (country) for me.

I also watched the Amazon Prime movie "Judy," a story that takes place near the end of Judy Garland's life. I was particularly taken with Renee Zelwegger's portrayal of Garland. Not just her speech or even the singing (which were both amazing), but even her body language, her posture, the way she walked and carried herself. It was a striking acting job.

How will I spend this afternoon? I should shuffle off upstairs and work on the quilt, but the prospect of climbing those stairs seems insurmountable today. Lots of pain and fatigue. So I think I'll read a bit. I have three books started. I do that. Read a few chapters of each one every night. I don't know how I can keep track of which book I'm reading at a given time--but I can.

Happy June, everyone.

 

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On 06/04/2023, Barbara Anne said ...

Love your rabbit table runner!

Yep, time is flying by here, too, some days moving more slowly but the, away they go! When my Dad was my age (72), he said time went by at the speed of a rocket.

I've been too tired to sew and even cutting strips or squares took days. Bother and bummer! Well done on your dollhouse progress!

Hugs!

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On 06/04/2023, Pat said ...

I can remember reading about some of those events in your life. Your husband’s
Passing, your grandson moving in with you. I think we (I am anyway) living in a time warp. I’ve never seen time go by so fast. I check your book list occasionally and enjoy seeing what you’re reading. I just finished Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine for our book club and it was really good. You might like it. Today after church I sat outdoors for a while and it zapped me for the day. I’ll have to try to get up earlier to beat the heat. It already is too much - the humidity! Have a great week!
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