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On Vacation

I am on vacation this week, and am having the most relaxing time.  I am staying at Sara's house and can pretty much do as I like.  I have done a bit of sewing–yesterday I made some napkins for her that are sort of fall themed.  Making napkins is really fun for me, and I need to do it more often.  I see a Christmas set in Sara's future.

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I've also been working on my four patch blocks for Route 44 and have made some decent progress.  It is my goal to get them all done by the time I go home!

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And I simply cannot stay away from Lewis.  He is the sweetest little thing I ever saw.  Here he is on the quilt Sara recently picked up that was quilted with the wrong backing.  As you can see, she is using it and it really does look just fine.

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Something else I did this past weekend was to visit my sister Andrea and her husband.  I love staying at their house because there always seems to be something interesting going on.  If you read her blog Under a Blue Moon, you  may know that one of her chickens died last week of one of those mysterious poultry diseases.  In an effort to be sure that the rest of the flock does not come down with the same ailment, all of them need to be dosed a couple of times with a strong medicine.  So, just how do you get a chicken to take it's medicine?  Why you hold its nose til it opens its beak of course.  And, no, they didn't like it.

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But they soon forgot and were back to doing chickeny things.  Like following me all over the property.  They liked me since I was not involved in the medicine thing.

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Benefit of having chickens:

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16 responses to “On Vacation”

  1. Nicole . . . I love the back of your 9-patch blocks . . . especially that little 4-patch in the middle of them . . .
    I try and try to do that little twist thing . . . but I can never ever get it right . . .
    any hints you can give me ??
    I also sent you a private email about something . . . !!

  2. Nicole . . . I love the back of your 9-patch blocks . . . especially that little 4-patch in the middle of them . . .
    I try and try to do that little twist thing . . . but I can never ever get it right . . .
    any hints you can give me ??
    I also sent you a private email about something . . . !!

  5. You must be the perfect guest to enjoy the surroundings, to make something so wonderful for your daughter and hostess, and to happily keep yourself busy on a project you brought with you!
    I love the blocks and the fabrics!
    Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
    Hugs!

  6. You must be the perfect guest to enjoy the surroundings, to make something so wonderful for your daughter and hostess, and to happily keep yourself busy on a project you brought with you!
    I love the blocks and the fabrics!
    Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
    Hugs!

  7. I love your napkins – I made some a couple of Christmas’s ago – but then lost your tutorial. Is there any way you can link me again? I have been wanting to make some and couldn’t remember who had the tutorial of them.

  8. I love your napkins – I made some a couple of Christmas’s ago – but then lost your tutorial. Is there any way you can link me again? I have been wanting to make some and couldn’t remember who had the tutorial of them.

  9. Sweet Lewis looks adorable on that lovely quilt. Sounds like you are having a wonderful week. Kudos to your sister for taking such good care of her chickens. It looks like they have some lovely room to roam. I like their house 🙂

  10. Sweet Lewis looks adorable on that lovely quilt. Sounds like you are having a wonderful week. Kudos to your sister for taking such good care of her chickens. It looks like they have some lovely room to roam. I like their house 🙂

  11. Sounds like you are having a wonderful holiday. My daughter and I have starting hinting to each other that we need to do the same thing, we haven’t seen each other since early August when her fourth baby was born. Our Grandchildren keep asking to!
    Your blocks look good in that yummy fabric. I have been doing four patches but am pressing the seams open like Lisa does and they are turning out perfectly, thank goodness.
    Lewis looks so cute maybe a kitten is on the horizon for you too!! We live on 1 1/2 acres and would look chooks and fresh eggs but DH is not interested, he just mows the grass.
    Also, a link to the napkin how to would be appreciated too.
    Enjoy the rest of the week with your family!!

  12. Sounds like you are having a wonderful holiday. My daughter and I have starting hinting to each other that we need to do the same thing, we haven’t seen each other since early August when her fourth baby was born. Our Grandchildren keep asking to!
    Your blocks look good in that yummy fabric. I have been doing four patches but am pressing the seams open like Lisa does and they are turning out perfectly, thank goodness.
    Lewis looks so cute maybe a kitten is on the horizon for you too!! We live on 1 1/2 acres and would look chooks and fresh eggs but DH is not interested, he just mows the grass.
    Also, a link to the napkin how to would be appreciated too.
    Enjoy the rest of the week with your family!!