After sewing a lot of curved, gridded triangles and then ripping most of them out I was getting pretty tired of re-doing that motif. Scroll down to my last post to see the notorious motif. I spent a couple of hours yesterday in the yard preparing the soil and sowing wildflowers. There is no point in creating a fancy garden because the deer and the elk just eat their way through it so I feed them with wildflowers and enjoy watching them up close and personal.
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| Big bull elk chewing his cud and growing his antlers. |
The only downside was my body the next day. It protested mightily and let me know that it was time for a "soft" day. Thinking about the quilting I want to get done, I decided to do a marathon sew-in. I started after breakfast carefully stitching the blue motif with tiny-stitch filler. Once I made up my mind to do this I was able to divert my brain from the tedium. I was also listening to an intense, suspenseful audiobook. I stopped for lunch and went right back to it. Before I knew it I was done. Relief. Joy. A little dance. It feels so good to be able to move on. There is still more quilting to do, but it is easier and will go much faster. I WILL finish this quilt!!
I will do what I can in the next few days before I fly off to Seattle. Then my daughter and I will drive to Oregon for a day before heading north to British Columbia for my granddaughter's bridal shower. Then we drive back to Seattle. My 3-month old great-grandson is waiting for me to come cuddle him before I fly home. I will be gone for about 10 days during which time my sewing machine will go to the hospital. The "On-Off" button is not working reliably....again. It makes sense to get it taken care of while I am gone, and it is under warranty.
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| My pretty mother's day bouquet. |
Sew some happy seams this week. I wish you the time and persistence to finish something special.
Back at you in a couple of weeks.
That's an amazing photo of the elk!
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I would love to enjoy the wildlife like you do. I need to be content with the Robins and Doves who sing up a storm this time of year. Also we had a Painted Lady Butterfly migration here and they were constantly on my blooming lilac bush.
ReplyDeleteI do love the wildlife. Most days I meet some of them on my walks. We have swallows, nuthatches and wrens nesting in birdhouses in the yard. This morning I was awakened by a raven - pretty raucous alarm clock! All Fun.
DeleteWhat a handsome bull elk! Still in velvet and enjoying a little sunshine. We get lots of deer in our neck of the woods and I can't do a fancy garden either. Have a fun trip!
ReplyDeleteWe have plenty of deer too and they are almost too tame. They want to play with the dog, which I cannot allow as she is hard wired to herd (chase).
DeleteHave a great trip, and look forward to working machine!
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