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Comment by Cynthia 10 hours ago

Stay safe, Vicki and everyone else in the path of this severe weather.

Comment by Cynthia 10 hours ago

LOL! I swear, the last couple of days I feel as if I have lost my mind! Deanna, I now remember you mentioning it was an antique--but regardless, it's a beautiful quilt. I love the story of the chickens, that poor rooster! He just wants to assert his dominance (like most males, lol)!

Comment by viki hagan 10 hours ago

We've been under a watch here since yesterday afternoon.. upgraded to a warning a bit ago.. thunder and lightning are going hard at it and the rain is pouring down... no hail though, I don't really start to worry much until I see that, then I start watching the sky. Be safe over there. I hate this time of year. You're either shivering from getting soaked by the rain or sweating your butt off standing in your living room from the heat and humidity.

Comment by Deanna Davis 11 hours ago

Thanx girls ;D  Cynthia, the pink / muslin is an antique quilt from 1860-1900, and I think the pink is actually flour sacks. As we were basting the quilt the other day, it came to us .. it's the feel / hand of them.

I didn't get to do any basting today as the errands overtook the time I had while the dogs were at the groomers. Then they had to be taken to the vet for boosters, then I had to race them home so I could race back to the doctor's office. My surgery is in 11 days and I got bit by a tick last week, my stomach swelled (not a good thing as it is!) and hard around my belly button. I was scared there was a tick INSIDE and a couple days later, sure enough, I pulled a tick body out -- so I had to go in to get antibiotics (I already have Lyme's) so I could have a full 10 days of them before the surgery. Never a dull moment here ..

Chickens are a piece of cake, and really entertaining. I sell the extra eggs to  pay for their feed, and they free range the property. However, pecking at someone is a territorial thing, like rooster protecting hen, or hen protecting babies (right now), BUT if a rooster comes after someone / thing, a good swift kick to their butt brings about a change of attitude. If that doesn't do it, there's a stew pot waiting  LOL  My rooster was beat up in a flock of too many roosters, so he's pretty good. But when he first took over my flock he was a bit aggressive due to his past. One swift kick is all it took. Now, babies fell thru crate squares last night and he pecked at one .. I got the babies out and back into the brooder area and was moving mom and she dove thru the bottom to get back to them .. it was pretty funny. Bought hardware cloth today to line the bottom of the crate so that won't happen again. By 6 wks of age they will be grazing outside with mom and the rest of the flock. And the flock will all protect them and teach them the ways of where to go and when to come in .. and in 6 months they will start laying or I will find out how many are roosters  hahahaha

Storms are coming hard and fast -- OK has been hit pretty hard starting last night -- I pray they blow out and slow down a bit. The one that hit OK City was 2 mi wide and it's taking a northeast path. Hail last night was 4 1/2" and fit in the palm of a man's hand .. I hate these things ! Radar is showing it not too far out so have to get flock in and batten down the hatches! Don't know if I'll get to sew tonight or not!

 

 

Comment by Beth A. North 13 hours ago

Nice work Elizabeth.  You are getting things used up.  Yippeeeeeeee. 

Comment by Elizabeth Phillips 15 hours ago

Viki, I'm with you on chickens running around.  I'm a city girl and I'm afraid of chickens, but I like chicken very much on the menu!  We're having chicken breasts this evening with a coating of Mayo, mozzarella and bread crumbs.

Comment by Elizabeth Phillips 16 hours ago

Hi Everyone,

It's Victoria Day in Canada and a nice day, little overcast but not cool.  Hubby and I went for a walk around the block.  That is all I can manage these days.  Even that was a challenge for me, but I'm glad that I did it.

I sewed the rows of "Half Square Triangle Fun" lap quilt this morning.  It is ready to press.  I'm also sewing the blocks for a scrap backing for it.  My QOV quilt top is finished and pressed.  This morning I cut two pieces out of my 5 yard piece of fabric to sew a backing for it.

Then, I chose 12 fqs to make another "HSTF" quilt.  The other is rust and cream.  This one will be turquoise and rust.  I'll use another setting for the 2nd quilt.

Then, I chose scraps in 4 1/2" squares and lots of 2 1/2" strips for Bonnie Hunter's Crayon Quilt.  I started it too.

What does it matter if I have to take into account 1 new UFO - it's all out of my horde!  I haven't bought fabric since Christmas when I bought 25 yards of backing fabrics. And I've bought batting frequently.  The only thing that I couldn't resist this week was all the free fabric given away on Wednesday's hand quilting.  I've still got lots of it to press after washing.

Comment by viki hagan 16 hours ago

I hate chickens..I don't even like to eat them all that much. When I was little we had the meanest rooster and being little I was always barefoot in the yard, that damn bird would peck my feet, I've been terrified of the squawking, feathery, crazy things ever since.

Comment by Beth A. North 17 hours ago

That pink quilt is turning out to be so pretty.  Did not know there was so much to chickens.  Good thing I don't raise them.  They might not make it.

Comment by Cynthia 18 hours ago

Denna, I love that you used only one color on the cream/ivory background. Beautiful quilt--I also love those chickens!

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