Monday, November 18, 2024

T-shirt quilt top, next project, and getting ready for winter

I tried to keep busy this weekend. The t-shirt quilt top is done. The neighbor that commissioned me to make this came over to see it and we talked about the backing fabric - again. He still hasn't made a decision - geeze!
Since the t-shirt project has come to a standstill, I decided to start working on a quilt that will be a Xmas present. She asked me for a pink quilt. Since I have to get this done fast, I decided to keep it simple and just cut 5 1/2" x 10 1/2" rectangles of every pink fabric I could find in my stash. I will lay them out in a running bond pattern. I am keeping the striped fabric for the binding.  I had got a great deal on a 10 yard bolt that I will be using for the back. I also cut a few pieces from that bolt for the front to tie things together. Not counting the stripe, I came up with 27 pink fabrics. I used up all I had of a lot of smaller pieces I found.
The deer were visiting again. I was at the iron when I looked out the window and saw one of the twins.
Mom and the other twin were near by and they all went together for a stroll looking for some dinner.
It was warm and sunny on Sunday, so I went and blew more leaves, secured a tarp over the A/C condenser, rolled up the hose and put it in the garage for winter, then cleaned up the garage where I saw mouse poop. I found the dead mouse and set traps in case anymore decided that my garage would be a good place to visit.

1 comment:

dianne said...

we have visits from bunnies and squirrels, mice (ick - stay outside) and an occasional fox (last year there was a silver Fox about 100 feet away - weirdest cry/bark i've ever heard) or coyote or prairie dog or racoon or skunk, but i haven't ever seen a wild deer down here on the high desert ... the t-shirt quilt is looking great!