In case you were wondering, the bees have a new home. My neighbors bee keeping friend came by on Saturday and gently persuaded the swarm into this box. It was fascinating to watch, and after a few hours, they had all settled down into their new home.
I was busy inside (safely) sewing together the Evolution top. I’m happy with the way it turned out. Only one or two spots where colors meet, but I’m leaving it.
I worked some more on getting the strip sets cut into units for Hampton Court. I sewed units together into rows too, I’m making a queen size top and they are long. This week I’m planning on getting them together into quilt sections, 7 strips sewn together. I think it would be too unwieldily to try to sew all the rows (49?) at one time. Plus I want to avoid the stretching and warping that may occur.
I started quilting the Garden City quilt too. I decided to do an all over diamond pattern for the center, and will probably do ruler work in the two borders.
This coming week I have another commissioned baby quilt to do. I ordered the fabric Friday, so I am hoping it’ll be here soon. The store is in Utah, so we’ll see. The fabric I ordered from Joann’s is having a jaunt around the state, it made it to Hayward, but for some reason, it then made a hard 180 to Tracy, ah FedEx ground so special. I am supposed to get more fabric delivered today, from Nancy’s Notions. They were having a sale, I got some cute coffee themed charms and coordination yards. I also want to start making plans for this years Hands 2 Help quilts.
I did a little shopping for Cross stitch supplies, bought some linen, two charts and some thread. One of the charts is for a Long Dog Sampler design called Pilgrims Progress. I am going to use one color thread for it, it calls for 300 meters of it. Since DMC and Weeks Dye Works are 8 yard skeins, that would get a bit pricey. I am going to try 12wt Aurifil thread, I got a pretty medium blue and it was less than ten dollars for 350 yards. Using it one thread over two strands with the 36 count linen.
Be Kind.
Touch of Grey 
so pleased to see the bees have a new home ^^
My husband has a hive (only got his bees last summer) and is enjoying spending time outside as thye become more active after winter and head off each day for pollen.
Your up-coming project looks like it’ll keep you amused for many an hour! Should look very pretty in blue!
I wish I could have them stay, I am fascinated by them. They are at my neighbors though, so I can see them visit my garden flowers and say hello. The Pilgrims Progress is third in the queue, it’s like a full coverage stitchery, something that may be even further down the queue for me.
My eyes would cross and never uncross doing that fine of needlework these days! Good luck getting your fabric!
Yeah, I wear progressives all the time, but I was gifted a lighted magnifier by my sons this week for my Bday. I excited to try it out –
Thanks for the “luck” all my fabric came yesterday. Seems like as long as it is shipping from west of the rockies, delivery is fast, not from TX though.