July is all about purple this year. I think that I mentioned I forgot to bring any of that with me to Virginia. It seems a strange choice for summer, but It it reminds me of blooming wild flowers. Another week at the cabin has zoomed by and I keep chipping away at the list. Most of the main bedroom is painted, but I ran out of paint and the kind that I like comes from Home Depot which is on Kurt's way to work. He worked from home on Thursday and yesterday was a holiday, so it will wait until next week.
I realized when I started working on recycling bin liners that the only bobbin I had was full of red thread from sewing Christmas stockings. Thanks to next day delivery, I now have a multipack of assorted threads along with some empty bobbins and new rotary blades. After that, I sewed some throw pillows and hemmed some curtains. The big news though it that I took the last stitches on the hexie diamond quilt last night! This is a finish that is years in the making. Every hexagon is lovingly stitched together with rainbow rows of hand quilting to finish it off.
In addition to the usual cabin projects, it has been quite the week for wildlife spotting. Every time that I look out a window, there seems to be someone looking back at me or peacefully wandering by.
Usually it is a groundhog, deer or squirrel, but on Wednesday it was this mamma bear. I was chilling on the couch when she just strolled by on the front deck. That was a bit of a surprise! It seems to be a summer of bears for me. I was glad to be safely inside this time and so remembered to get a video. I hope that you are finding some time to sew and recharge your batteries. For those in the US, it is a long holiday weekend. Hurray for more time to create!
8 comments:
Your finished hexie quilt is so beautiful!!! Looks snuggly, too!!!!
You saw a bear strolling by the window, wow!
That bear walking right by the window must have been quite a sight! Your hexie quilt is just wonderful. Congratulations on your amazing finish, Angela!
Your hexie quilt is beyond lovely! What a wonderful accomplishment. If you have another full photo of it, I’m sure we’d all love to see and celebrate it with you. Have you seen the emails Kat and I have sent you?
How exciting to see so much wildlife! Your hexie quilt is really stunning!! Great job!
Congratulations on the hexie diamond quilt!!! It's wonderful, and. filled with your own hand stitches! Destined to be an heirloom
Great photos of the wild life. However, seeing a bear that close to the house would freak me out.
Congratulations on the hexie finish!
That looked like a big mama bear! I'm glad you were inside! Kudos for finishing your hexagon rainbow quilt. It is a beauty!
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