Pink for RSC 2016

The brief from Angela this month was pink - think watermelon!

There was no true watermelon coloured fabric in my collection so I've

gone for the nearest fabric I could find, however, in the spirit of "watermelon"

I do have quite a decent amount of this fruit on the green fabric below.

This is another one of my long ago purchases, I knew

it would fill a gap somewhere!

I love to see a cut watermelon, delicious colours and the green

rind but I don't eat them, everyone I know just can't understand 

that I'm a fan of the colour but not the fruit itself.

I'm finding my quilting time is seriously eroded

due to my furry friend below, presently she has to stay indoors

but I hope that after a spot of surgery at the vet clinic and

time spent recovering she will be able to venture into the big outdoors.

It's easy to forget how quickly kitties grow, here she

is sitting on the top level of her cat scratch pole.

Time for me now to try and do some catch up quilting whilst

everything is quiet.

Linking up with more watermelon pinks
HERE

with Angela and other "pinkies"

Happy 4th July!

Maureen

A slow sort of week

Since my last post Thursday 9th all I have

achieved on the quilting side is one aqua house for RSC 2016!

A few health problems held me up totally with

lots of things, but I was able to read this

  

wonderful magazine. It arrives every quarter and is an enjoyable read with

articles, patterns quilt show pics and so on. 

On to one RSC 2016 house

not truly aqua or teal, but it leans slightly towards those colours in places,

I also managed to put some lime accent in there.

Probably if I hunt through the other bins of scraps I should

find a piece of the colour of the month, but the thought of emptying out

all those scraps is not a good one!

Tallulah is now much more comfortable around the house,

happy with visitors just as long as they don't tread heavily or have

shoes on, if they have she runs a mile a minute. Don't know quite what happened

to her before the folk at the vet clinic found her, don't think she was a happy kitty though.

Here is she on her Scrap Vortex cushion

taking a break!!

I'll sign off with a lovely sunrise from last week at our place - love that sky!!

I'm off to work on prioritising my projects - of which there are many - after linking up with other

quilters and Angela hosting
Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2016

The Green House

This is the first green post for RSC 2016 from me this month!

I think I'm slowing up with these projects because I'm finding it difficult

to work with one colour scheme each month this year, I am happiest working

as the mood takes me, if you know what I mean, and with whatever

colour pops up!

However, one green house

and one kitty who looks as though she's going to have

me for her next meal.

She's very kindly allowing me more time for quilting and

tomorrow I hope to finish off a new cover for the ironing board and

prioritise my projects. More on those during the coming week.

Linking up HERE with RSC 2016

and have a good week!

Kittens and Kaleidoscopes

Once agin the post heading is self-explanatory and I'll begin

with kaleidoscopes.

My previous blocks using Mostly Manor did not sit happily

with me, not one bit, so they're consigned to a rejects bin presently.

I needed to start again and for reasons which will become clear

as you scroll down I pulled out batik jelly rolls

started with a purple and orange - didn't like it

so out came my KF collective strips, plus I made the wedges smaller and

this is more me but for some reason the green is so muddy on this photo,

 I'll take another one in a few days when more blocks are on the wall.

Now - the main player in this post - 

Meet Tallulah a Tuxedo cat

 she hasn't attacked the table, it's a Georgian late 17th century piece

so seen better days.

She was found abandoned two weeks ago, very dirty and had to be trapped

by the vets in an old shed out the back of the clinic.

Short story, no one claimed her, she is extremely nervous, can't stand any

sudden noise and would only stay huddled in a makeshift cardboard

house the nurses made for her. They called me Monday to ask if I was

interested in giving this little kitty (about 12 weeks old) a home - need I say more!

She is still very nervous but fantastic with me, now lets me stroke her 

 but if John comes into the room she's off so I think she has

been treated badly and frightened. She can't even stand the noise of a door closing but is
getting better at dealing with it now.

here she is above in inquisitive mode and you can guess where the left paw is heading

and here she is in naughty mode having suddenly raced up the back of the chair,

up the batik quilt with lethal claws fastened firmly onto the chair!!

Expect the odd post on the antics of Tallulah - they named her in the vet clinic - great name

but rather a mouthful when you're trying to call her.

OK time for tea for kitty and tomorrow I hope we're more settled into a

routine and I can get back to my quilting, I am going to ask Sally T at http://theobjectsofdesign.blogspot.co.nz
for any tips, she is the expert with kitties! If you're not familiar with the antics
of her two babies go visit!!

Normal service will be resumed in a day or so - hopefully!