Hundred Acre Wood

Another finished baby quilt.  Added bonus - I had a calm, sunny day to photograph it without having to watch the forecast for a week hoping for a break in the weather.

When I showed the finished quilt to my sister she thought maybe I should name it Beanstalk.  I liked it - and it got me thinking about fairy tales and children stories.  One of the fabrics has bears and rabbits on it - which made me think of Winnie the Pooh.  So I named it Hundred Acre Wood.  It has kind of a forest-y feel.  It fits.

Flora and Fauna

Rob was in the kitchen the other day and he said "bear!"  I ran out to see this gal right outside the house.  I've been told the blue tags and collar indicate a female.  She'd already knocked down and smashed the hummingbird feeder - I guess that's the end of that for the season.  

When I banged on the window the bear seemed only vaguely concerned and moved off a several feet, still very curious about something she smelled (probably the sugar water).  I had been out in the yard not long before and had left only the screen door shut on the sunroom.  Eek!  Once she moved off I ran out and closed the door.  Need to remember to keep that closed, too!

Walk This Way

 

Where did June go?

Well, it wasn't spent quilting.  This quilt hated the ideas I came up with it.  I actually started stitching two different free-motion designs and ripped them out.  I didn't make any progress until I switched to my walking foot.  Now I remember why I hate stitching in the ditch (loved the walking foot, though).  But it was progress!  It was enough to get the ball rolling.