This week has been hotter than normal around here. Since Monday the temps have been in the high nineties, and dry, not conducive to outdoor activities. One would think that a lot of sewing has been done, but alas, no. Well, some, but strangely not a lot. Partly because I took my machine in for servicing, its yearly maintenance and deep cleaning. I looked and I have about 2.5 million stitches on it, I guess thats a lot, I need to compare it to the longarm. The sewing machine tech said it had a lot of lint in it. I do try to clean it with every bobbin change, maybe a little vacuuming would help. I got it back quickly, in three days, during that time I pulled out my Singer 404, old school, sturdy and simple. I kept reaching for the thread cutting button and threading the needle is a bear. I managed to get the binding on to the Curiouser and Curiouser quilt. I need to get some (better) pictures of it, and post it to the store, before Halloween is over.

I’ve been working on the first of the peacock quilt tops. This is the Chong A Hwang fabric, Glow, version, with some black solid added. I had to do three revisions on the pattern, as I had made a cutting error with the pin wheels. Then I had to adjust the centre panel size, and then the amount of blocks I needed. Hopefully all these issues won’t reappear with the next two. The fabric for the Pretty as a Peacock version arrived yesterday, much lighter and with a touch of gold metallic. Still awaiting the Plume fabrics to come for the third version, it should be delivered later today.

I have been making lots of X’s on the Floating house stitchery. I think I have about another five days of work on it. I started the roof last night, it has three colors to juggle, but the pattern repeats are easy. The next house #11 has been posted, the Haunted House. It looks pretty spooky, lots of tree branching to do, less full coverage YAY! While sitting and waiting for the temps to drop I stitched up another felt Christmas ornament. This is from a set of three, the first one I made last year and it is with the Christmas ornaments. As I was stitching it I was reminded of the Halloween one I got two years ago, it is in a bin with two other kits I bought recently. I have always had a fondness for these felt appliqué ornaments. When I was a kid, my grandmother made a set of Dorothy (wizard of Oz) and friends for us one Christmas. She also made us felt stockings, I still have mine, and my sister has the Dorothy set. Over the years I have made quite a few sets for my tree, I would like to keep up the tradition.

Be Kind.