Hello my friends! I have been such an absentee blogger these past few months. You're all so sweet to stick with my infrequent postings. I seem to go through phases of frequent inspiration and blogging, and then bouts of....well the opposite of that. The quilting inspiration is still there, but sometimes I can't make myself take pictures and get them onto the computer. So today I said, enough is enough! I need to get something on this here blog! So I pulled one of my favorite old quilts off of the couch and asked my girls to hold it up on the front porch for me.
Apparently, Rosie wanted to help hold the quilt up. But she's just too short. And she doesn't have opposable thumbs.
"A little higher on the right please!" She's so helpful.
"Yo de la hee hooooooo!!!!" She also has a fabulous yodeling voice.
"What's that?!" Does someone dare walk down the sidewalk on this fine summer day? She might have to give them a what's for if they recklessly decide to walk in front of our house.
False alarm, wait, is that a bug?
Do I smell an earthworm perhaps? I like to roll around on a nice earthworm.
I'll go check it out.
What's that!?
Oh that silly little girl of ours. She cracks us up. As do all of our animals. We have six now. SIX!! That's a lot for us. Dog, cat, two guinea pigs, rabbit, and a bird. Phew. But we love them all. Poor kitty had to go to the vet recently, turns out he has a urinary tract infection, and a yeast infection in his ears. Horrors, poor thing. I've been enjoying giving him his medications as you can imagine (to him, ear drops = pure hell, and to make it even more evil, the ear drops have to be refrigerated). Good times, I just love cat wrestling.
Now I'm worried about all of the neighborhood cats who hang around my house, the little angels who poop in my flowers. They're always outside, I think most of them are stray cats, so they have noone to take care of them. Noone to notice if they aren't feeling well. I worry about these things. I wish I could round up all of the stray cats, put them on a kitty bus, and get them checkups.
Anyhoo, sorry to bore you with all of that. About the quilt, it's one of my favorite patterns. Super easy, but looks interesting still. It's made of 5" charm squares, with little 2 1/2" squares sewn diagonally onto two opposite corners, then flipped back to make little triangles. I'm wanting to make another one of these for the summer, I have the perfect charm packs waiting, Rose Parade by Moda. The fabrics are so summery and cheerful. I'll do a quick tutorial when I start that quilt for any beginning quilters who'd like to see how it's put together. It's really easy!
I hope you're having wonderful weather, and that all of your furry and feathered sweeties are healthy. And thank you for all who told wonderful bird stories on my post about little Stewart, I loved reading them!! xo
Love your quilt, but love your dog more!! What breed is she?
S x
Posted by: Sarah | June 24, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Your dog talk made me LOL. So perfect.
Posted by: felicity | June 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Doxies are all alike aren't they! Mine loves to get under any covers, hers and anyone else's. I just had to retrieve new fabric I had just washed and put on the floor for a second before I folded it, turned around and she had made herself a pallet.........They are the sweetest dog!
Posted by: Rita | June 24, 2011 at 12:01 PM
My doxie doesn't like anyone walking in front of his house either! And the UPS truck...whole lotta barking going on!
Posted by: Michele | June 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM
I loved seeing Rosie trying to hold up the quilt too...she must love having her photo made.
The pattern looks like Jacob's Ladder. It is so pretty.
Mama Bear
Posted by: Mama Bear | June 24, 2011 at 02:42 PM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Rosie photos. That series of photos cracked me up! What a cutie. Thanks so much for sharing and I'm glad to hear all is well.
Posted by: Angela O. | June 24, 2011 at 04:19 PM
I love the quilt (and I love the commentary on Rosie for the series!).
Just an FYI, you might want to see if there's a local Trap Neuter Release program in your hometown for the kitties. They usually offer a very discounted spay/neuter/check up for the kitties. That way you can still enjoy them in your yard but know that you've done your part to keep the feral population down. In my experience, the people who run/work at these programs are extremely helpful and willing to jump through hoops to help you catch them and get them fixed. Hope this helps!
Posted by: gatofish | June 24, 2011 at 04:20 PM
Lovely quilt. My favourite photo is the seventh one down - serene dog and little girl toes peeking out the bottom... looks like a lot of fun...
Posted by: Shari | June 24, 2011 at 07:12 PM
The dog is too cute & the Quilt is lovely
Posted by: PattyC | June 24, 2011 at 09:19 PM
Rosie is the most adorable dog ever!!! Hahahahaha.....I laughed out loud reading your post and see the pictures.
Have a wonderful weekend!!!
Hugs,
Sabine U. xxxx
Posted by: Sabine | June 24, 2011 at 10:01 PM
You're hysterical! Your little animals are certainly lucky to have you for their mom. I've always loved that slanted star pattern -- I WANT to make one. SOON!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | June 26, 2011 at 07:45 PM
I die. I'm in The Walking Quilted bliss right now! KMAMFxxoo
Posted by: happy zombie | June 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Ha ha! I love Rosie so much. I also invent little dialogues for my cats. I think it's exactly what they're thinking. The quilt is just lovely, thank you for showing us! I also love the Craftsman columns on your front porch, I must say. I hope kitty is ok now...he looks so cute napping!
Posted by: Jen in NY | July 04, 2011 at 04:02 AM
Rosie the doxie will make any photo more fun! What a cutie she is!!!
Posted by: Beth | July 28, 2011 at 07:17 AM
haha... I stumbled upon your blog this morning while blog hopping. Pretty quilt, but I love love love the doxie! We have two doxies; one is just like yours.. and they are truly so funny, aren't they? Love this post!
Posted by: Little Penpen | November 29, 2011 at 06:26 AM