Better without the pins

Here's the finished second block of Birds of a Feather, looks so much better without the pins, need to reorder me some Roxanne's glue. Combination again of wool and cotton and flannel that looks so much like wool, and not to forget the wildlife, a pic of a Marmot, some people up here call them Groundchucks and shot them on site. They den in the winter and come out in the spring to eat grasses, don't understand why people need to kill them.

BOAF and a Bear

Working on my second block of Birds of a Feather, have it all basted and ready to applique, spending a quiet afternoon sewing also on my black primitive quilt when the cats told me to go look outside. We have our first bear, don't usually see them in the middle of the afternoon, he had already destroyed several feeders, with my camera, pistol and cane in hand, I went to scare him off, he was not thrilled with me bothering him while he ate the rest of the seed. He came at me once and a shot over his head didn't bother him in the least. I chased him into the raven, but he came back later, digging up ant hills, looking for more seed and drinking from the bird baths.

Folklore and internet friends

Oh how I love my internet friends, this is a felted wool purse, beads and strawberry pincushion I received from an intenet friend, Cherie. The bag is so beautiful, don't know how these are made except it starts with knitting, from there I'm lost since I don't even knit.

And here is the next installment of Folklore, can't wait to get started on it this weekend.

Birds of a Feather

Finished block one of Birds of a Feather, the wools are wonderful to applique with, I even appliqued the half square triangles with a red and black plaid. I used the Moda wooly strips for the vines, you can buy a package of different colored wools in a continues strip, makes those vines a lot easier to make. On to block two.

A Saturday of Applique and Big Horns

My progress so far on Birds of a Feather, not cutting the 6 inch squares since the background will be all the same, still have some applique to finish in the big square, but no it can go outside with me. This was my show today, and in the photo with the big horn drinking, that's Bailey sitting in the lounge chair. Neither one seemed bothered.

Me and thinking

Boy, woke up two days in a row and not much thinking while I was asleep. I have been thinking about making a black quilt, may be too morbid, but sometimes you just have to make a quilt that's in your head. It will remind me that sadness and death are part of life, a friend's husband died unexpectedly, one year from retirement, so sad and such good people for this to have happened.

Now to being tagged by Libby for the thinking and inspirational award. To name five more quilters who inspire me, some of the same that you all have named, I'm afraid I don't know how to make the links to their blogs, but I bet you already have them in your favorites anyway.

Dawn, nothing slows her down, and she is always making, finishing quilts with her busy schedule, all this and she's funny, too, especially when she said I live a charmed life. I wish, I just get to live in a wonderful, beautiful place, but it's been hard work getting to this stage in my life. Patti, such a great writer and quilter and teacher of techniques to help those trying to learn. Libby, back at you. Lucy, a whole different country, but the quilting is the same. Jeanne, always so deep in thought sometimes, balancing her life with her family, yet sharing her beautiful quilts with us.

I'm in this pic, thank goodness I've learned to be a little more color coordinated.

Folklore

The top pic is what I was appliqueing on the roof yesterday, the colors are so wonderful, all wool and appliqued with wool threads with a whip stitch. The only cotton is the little striped square. Sets off this section just perfectly.

I forgot to say since I'm now editing this post that Libby tagged me for the blogs that inspire and make me think, yikes, my best thinking comes while I'm sleeping, seriously, I wake up with a quilting design in my head, so I will think tonight and post tomorrow.

A Day on the roof to applique and watch the wildlife

This female big horn is shedding her winter coat, that's why it looks different around her neck. At the base of the tree are more big horns lounging, deer and another big horn.

Happy Easter

May this day be celebrated in your own special way.