More testing

I still can’t write between the pictures….I guess I’m gonna have to change my order of doing things.  I’ll be back with more Country Loft.

Testing, testing….

I’m testing windows writer.  Kpaints over at Cheney Bag Lady suggested it and I remembered that I had downloaded it a long time ago and forgotten all about it.   I’m also going to give Punkie Pie’s suggestion a try.  I will be playing around here for a couple of posts probably so I’m just going to call them all “testing” so ya’ll can just ignore them.  O.k. now for the real test….pictures!


Seems to be working.  I just realized I never posted my pictures of the Country Loft quilt auction and Fall show.  So I will be using them in my test posts.  So maybe don’t ignore me after all.  O.k. here goes…

Wow

just wow.  So that post I just posted?  It had a lot of text....and blogger ate it.  That whole one more chance thing was on how I was giving new blogger one more chance.  The pictures definitely upload way quicker and bigger and I like that....but the whole not being able to put the proper text with them and then when you try to move it it gets eaten?  Definitely a deal breaker.   I have got to go to bed now but if any of you know any tricks?  Please share.  I will do more work/trying to make it work tomorrow.   At least I got to post a bunch of gratuitous Winston pictures :)

One more chance....

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October 5th (because I can't think of a title)

So judging from some of last weeks comments and emails I guess we're all a little ADD when it comes to our quilting....but I think this weekend I really took it to a new level. For me anyway. I was zipping along making good progress on my Dream On top, cutting and sewing up a storm, when suddenly some of the fabrics I was cutting reminded me of some yarn I have. I don't actually knit or crochet...but that doesn't keep me from having a nice little drawer of hooks and needles and a bit of yarn. You never know when the bug will hit, right? And that's exactly what happened. I spent Sunday morning relearning to cast on and then the rest of the day and into evening trying to get just one %&^$ decent row. (I learn to knit about once every 3 years or so-- just long enough to get oh say 5 rows done and then I put it away and promptly forget how.) I finally just decided to quit ripping out and just knit a nice big square to practice. You should see all the holes in this thing. Today when I finally got back to my quilting my poor fingers were so sore and bruised it hurt to pin my corners on.But I persevered and here's what I have so far. I can't decide whether to make it bigger or just stop where I am. Maybe I'll go knit while I think about it....

Dream On

Ever have one of those days when you jump out of bed full of purpose? You know exactly what you're going to work onand you dive right in. Then you see this on your front step when you go out to water the yard....and inside is this:And all your intentions fly out the window. Best laid plans and all that. So yeah. The Bliss back is going to have to wait. Because... Pretty.
Sigh.

Bliss

Today was a good day. I pretty much just sewed Bliss blocks all day. I took a few breaks to water the garden, put cookies in the oven, play with Winston and do a little Fall decorating. Finally made my choices and finished sewing the blocks together. Made these cuties at Brown Bag yesterday (which is what inspired me to start the Fall decorating a few days early). And now I'm off to bed. Yup it was a good day :)