15 November 2009, 2:51 pm
We have a lot of robins around here, and in the fall they start to feast on the crab apples out my window. Sometimes I get several in the tree at one time, and they are pretty quick getting in, grabbing a couple of apples, and getting back out.
I had a couple of birds, however, seemed to have nowhere else they had to be. They didn’t seem to be after the apples too much but mostly looked around, especially when this guy caught a glimse of my camera’s focusing beam, then he would stare right at me:
Here you can see how the birds have really been cleaning the apples off the tree:
This guy had been eating apples, judging by the evidence left on his beak:
I hope they come back. They were a lot of fun to photograph.
–Sue
15 November 2009, 12:23 pm
Fabric in: 2/3 yard Christmas panel to coordinate with one of the panels I purchased last week. (Picture at the bottom of post.)
Fabric out: 2/3 yard into the UFO Afternoon Tea that I’m working on. Woo-hoo, I’ll have something to report on UFO Thursday this week!
Used this week: 2/3 yards
YTD: 184.4 yards used
Purchased this week: 2/3 yards
YTD: 181.25 yards purchased
YTD : 3.15 yards of stash busted for the year (I know, that’s pathetic)
Okay, about those Michael Miller Fairies panels…do you ever discover something, and you just have to have it…in every color? You want it ALL!!! A week and a half ago Pam B and I were at a LQS and I found the Christmas Fairies panel and a yellow Sunshine panel. I bought them both. They immediately made me think of my mom. I’ve been trying to think of how I know she would love them, but I just know.
At home, I started cruising the web to try and find coordinating fabrics. THERE ARE MORE FAIRIES!!! There’s a fall one, a blue one, a rose one that is pretty scarce, another pink one…AND…there is a coordinating panel that has little fairies blocks. I got the coordinating panel for Christmas yesterday. I plan to lay it out something like this. I just need to decide on some sashing:
They will make up as a small throw size, perfect for an accent on a sofa. As a bonus, I will have four of the small squares left over, perfect for making placemats. And here is the Sunshine block (I have the small-blocks panel coming):
And I have ordered the blue panels, the pink panels, and the fall panels. I think the pastel ones would be perfect for a baby quilt, and you couldn’t get one much quicker to put together! So, look for more fairies on next week’s stash report! For this week, check Judy Laquidara’s blog for other quilters’ stash reports.
–Sue
15 November 2009, 11:07 am
Kari at New Leaf Stitches is today’s featured quilt designer. She offers a free holiday pillow design on her blog, with wool felt, rick-rack, buttons, and beads! Her step-by-step tutorial will take anyone through this project with ease.
Be sure to make a comment on her blog to be included in the drawing!
–Sue
