Yesterday I took Missy for a puppy bath and blow dry at the groomers. We have given her a bath ourselves and she loves the water but is less keen on the hairdryer. My main reason for booking was to kick start her socialisation with other dogs and puppies. There were 7 dogs at the groomers at the same time as her and the staff said she had fun playing with another puppy who was in for a bath and blow dry. They trimmed her fur near her eyes and trimmed her claws a little. After the groomers we walked a little further to the common and Lucy and I enjoyed a coffee and a chocolate brownie. Missy was good and sat at our feet watching the world go by. On the way home the heavens opened and we were drenched by the time we got home. We had to use the hairdryer to get Missy dry.
I then settled to cut and attach the rest of the butterflies for the baby quilt. As I wanted to use all different batik fabrics it made the process a little longer but in the end they were all done.
As I set up this photo it started to rain again and so the colours don't 'pop' as they should due to the reduced light. This week really has been like the monsoon season here in London. When Lucy and I went to India, we travelled in the monsoon season and it was said to be the worse for 50 years. However the rain wasn't as heavy as we have been having and there was a lot of sunshine in between the rains.
My next job was to decide the layout of the blocks which took the whole table In the past I've used the floor but Missy would have trampled everything. She was really interested in what I was doing and tried to steal blocks from the table. It made the whole process very tiring.
Later in the afternoon when Missy settled for a nap I got out my stitching. I'm finishing the last piece for the Noah's Ark quilt. I had started this before but Missy got hold of it and chewed it. She is now much better and whilst she is interested in my stitching she knows not to try and get it She slept peacefully at my feet for a while as I stitched and caught up with the latest episode of the sewing bee. Here is my progress to date.
My fabric is quite narrow and so it is in a small hoop. This was the last piece I had of the fabric I'd used for some of the other blocks so I am persevering with it. It's a pain to have to keep moving the hoop. Hopefully today I will finish this block so I'll be able to complete the quilt.
Today I will sew together the blocks for the butterfly quilt. Before then I need to check my work emails. Although I am on holiday, at the moment, I don't have anyone I can identify as dealing with my course, so I'm checking them once a day.
Now I'm off to bond with my sewing machine. We haven't spent much quality time together recently so I'm really looking forward to this.Take care
Lyndsey
Your butterflies and your stitching are lovely. I was surprised when you said it was the first day of summer. In the US, summer doesn’t arrive until the longest day of the year, around the 20th or 21st.
ReplyDeleteWe have just had our first day of winter down here. Autumn was very mild but who knows what winter will be like? And strangely, we recently had a mini tornado in our town, caused quite some damage but missed our street, thank goodness. We never get these, so why did it pop up I wonder? Your little Missy sounds like a darling, although the puppy time can be a it of a challenge. Pretty butterflies, and Noah's Ark is almost completed, it seems.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing the butterfly quilt come together, Lyndsey. They are looking SEW beautiful!!!
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