I dug into my light blue scraps this week and got a start on my drunkard's path blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Some of these fabrics have been hanging around in my sewing room for many years! I used the dog fabric in the top left block to make a quilt for a colleague's new baby in 2003.
I sewed about half of my whistle stop quilt top together one afternoon this week. It is not pressed yet...
I started a new quilt for the church Christmas bazaar as well this week. This is a stack and whack quilt made with squares instead of triangles. I will use these blocks to make a small lap quilt. The fabric is designed by Kaffe Fassett. I like how each set of squares makes a unique block.
Our Slow Sunday Stitching leader, Kathy. refers to her collection of sewing machines as her "herd". Using her language, I added a machine to my "herd" this week. This is a Spartan machine--it only sews straight. Singer made these machines as a stripped-down, budget version of the 99K in the 50's and 60's. I have had it tuned up by a quilting friend's husband and it is in working order. I can't wait to take it for a spin!
I did one more repeat of the pattern in my knitted cloth this week. I did not have a lot of time to knit this past week, but every little bit counts, right?
We had a second morning dove nest in our hanging basket on the front porch. The two babies have now left the nest. I expect we will see them and their parents hanging around in our gardens before they fly away for good.
Finn was out for a walk one day this week and decided this particular patch of grass looked very inviting.
The Autumn Joy Clematis plants are in bloom right now. Such dainty flowers!
My Gentian plant is also in bloom--such vibrant colour!
Like people all around the world, we are remembering the life and service of Queen Elizabeth this week.
The plate below commemorates the 1939 Royal Visit to Canada by the Queen's parents. This plate belonged to my Grandmother. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret did not join their parents for this trip to Canada but their pictures are on the rim of the plate.
I will link up with the RSC group as well as the slow Sunday stitchers.