Planting Is Done....for now

After a couple of weeks of running to the nursery, I've finally finished with my plantings for here. Everything looks really nice. Now I hear we are going to get frost over the weekend so I'll have to get everything covered.

The auction of the acreage is this Saturday @ 9:30am. Hopefully we'll have a direction by noon. The sellers have established a 'no sale amount' so the property may not even sell then. If that happens, don't know what the procedure will be. All I know is, I was out there again last week and the gardens and flower beds are an absolute mess!! Dandelions in everything, all the old dead stuff from last year is still standing and the new growth is trying to come up. Chuck says he is becoming increasingly disenchanted with every visit. It's going to be a BIG JOB!!!


In the meantime, I continue to keep stitching. This cute little pincushion is an unusual design. It is a Chessie and Me pattern and begins as an octagon. However, when you stitch the 2 pieces together and stuff it turns into this really cute shape. The back has 2010 on it and the scissor FOB has my initials on the back. It's really springy-looking and I'll use it until the summer. Then it will become part of my pincushion collection.



This is a really cool pincushion. Another Blackbird
Designs. It's big - 8" and stitched on some really cool linen that has been significantly 'aged'. I usually try to find old buttons or at least buttons that look old for the center of the pincushion, but didn't have any in my stash and this one really needed a big button. I'll have to see if I can find something to put on it that will give it that look I like. I always add some real old buttons to my pincushions. They are usually from a box of buttons that were my mother's or from Chuck's grandmother. It's interesting for me to find these as usually there will be a string of matching buttons on an old thread. They probably came from a shirt or dress that was worn out and you know those women kept everything. My mom didn't sew, but she kept buttons as I'm sure her mother did. I do use all of the pincushions I make for a short time. I really don't want them to show a lot of wear so I then put them away for someone else to claim later on in my life when I'm ready to give them away.

I have finished the infamous quilt I've been talking about. I will finish piecing the back today and it will be ready for my machine quilter. Also, I've been working on an applique'd table top quilt; a kit I purchased in 2004, so I feel good about that. Only have 5 more leaves to add and will get that done this afternoon so that it also can make the trip to Mindy. Yeah!!!! I'll have pictures of both when I get them back.

Lots to do today. I'll be posting again next week to show pictures of our 'new home' if we get it.