Welcome , y'all and a Marvelous Monday afternoon to you. ❤🤗
Are you feeling the heat? It was supposed to be in the low 90's today, but by early morning, it was already 98 degrees . But I am not complaining, I sure do love summertime. ❤
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Anywhoo! By mid afternoon, I retreated indoors and sat down to the sewing machine, and in no time flat I pieced up the Whatcha MaCall It blocks and the Flaming Butterflies together.
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| Whatcha Ma Call It Block Tutorial was posted on April 29, 2024. |
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| I appliqued the butterflies while camping Quartzite in January of this year. |
Soon I high tailed it to the farm to see if I could snap some happy photos . As soon as I opened the gate Elsie greeted me with a look . "What are you doing here? " , Elsie mooed.
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| Hello, Elsie. "Hmmm, Did someone say the gate is open?" |
She walked up to me with a fast gait, but when I reached out my hand she retreated and went up the hill with the other gals. At that moment, I just knew I better close the gate.
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| Gertie is enjoying lunch on the hill. |
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| A long snake skin in among the dead thistle. |
I made my way to see the bees ,and look at what I found in the beeyard. YIKES! A SNAKE SKIN!!!! Well at least it wasn't the snake, but gosh that sucker is longer than I am tall!!!
The bees were busy buzzing about and gave me no mind.
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| My favorite Scrappy Yellow Butterfly. |
I looked around to see if there was a photo opportunity at the pig barn, but alas with no ladder, I could not hang my quilt.
Soon I made my way back down the road and stopped by the old corn crib. I slung the quilt over the fence and snapped away.
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| I will take better photos of Flaming Butterflies after I add the borders. |
A gentle breezed began to blow Flaming Butterflies until it fell off the fence.
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| Flaming Butterflies flapping in the breeze. |
After picking it back up and snapping a few photos, I was on my way back down the hill.
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| Sorry for the wrinkles. It was pressed earlier, but it had a journey while out on the farm. LOL |
By that time , Elsie and the gang had made their way down the hill in hopes that the gate was open. They were trying to act real inconspicuous munching away as they eased toward the gate but, I caught on to their game. LOL😀😂🐄🐮🤠 Thank goodness , I had closed the gate.
I was excited to see Edna, but when she saw the gate was closed she huffed and turned her back to me.
"Oh sweet Edna, do not be mad at me! " I exclaimed. She grunted swished her tail and was on her way. "Don't you want to see my quilt , Edna? "
"NEEEEIGH", she said as she continued to the other field.
Meanwhile two of the youngsters were quite inquisitive. Aren't they the cutest?
I will be posting better photos of Flaming Butterflies in the future. I still have to add a border , but that will have to wait until I purchase some fabric. Do you have any suggestions on colors or prints for the border?
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Well that is what has been going on in the holler and farm today. This evening , I will water my plants and then head back out to the farm and perhaps pick some blackberrries! Eeeeh it's cobbler season! Lol. Thank you for dropping by and don't you get too hot out there!
As Always...
Happy quilting and stitching, y'all
Melisa
"I'm glad it is hot enough to complain how hot it is."- Unknown
Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵
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| My Merry Monday stitch that I am working on. A prim little Santa. |
I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needle workers to meet.
Angela of So Scrappy for Scrap Happy Saturday
Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday
Frederique at Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday
Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday
Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday
Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday
Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings
