Got Fabric?

What do you do when you go to a garage sale and they have sacks of fabric...and fabric...and fabric.  AND, if you buy more than one sack (BIG BLACK TRASH SACKS) it's only $3?!

Well..if you're me, you buy it all!  My pooor DIL had to help me haul it all home.

I knew the lady had a cat in the house...icky stink....but, little did I know the cat wasn't doing it's job so she had mice.  THANKFULLY, there wasn't damage to the fabric but it did all need a nice wash job.

And folded, and folded and folded. 

Most of it was yardages...more than one yard, sometimes the whole bolt.  But, there is probably one tub full of smaller pieces that are going to be cut into strips and blocks.

I had NO idea I needed a section on my shelves for "fruit" fabric?!  Who would've thought?  But, this has made me think that my sewing room needs organized and straightened up.  I don't want my kids selling my fabric by the trash sack!

Yes, I have a housecat!

It's SO nice to have friends.  This darling little/big playhouse was given to me.  The girls love it!

Trip to the Barn

I don't always take my camera to the barn when I do chores, but it was so calm and peaceful (and 50 degrees), and the sun was so pretty.

I went out to feed the chickens and of course I always have a few tag alongs.  Orangie is always chasing the chickens--why they don't chase him is beyond me.  He's a good Watch-Cat!

The barn cats and of course Rusty always have to come see what I'm doing.  I think they're looking for a handout.  None of them are deprived of food for sure.

The "Girls" also are nosey as to who is in the barn yard as they come in to get a drink.  Aren't they pretty?  I'm trying to talk the guys into saving a few of these for mama cows.  We've had such a rough summer, we need to add to our herd.

I get an average of 15 eggs a day and with 17 hens that's a pretty good average.  What I want to know is WHO is still laying the miniature egg?!  It eats the same, but it's so tiny.

Will leave you with this last picture of my egg basket.  Somebody tried to tell me it was for golf balls.  Guess this is my kinds of golf balls!

Slow sewing progress...

I've had some wonderful interruptions, so my Bonnie Orca Bay quilt isn't coming together at warp speed.

How can I go to the sewing room when I have little people in my living room!

I have all of the parts made, it's just a matter of putting them altogether.  Here is a portion of what I do have:

The red door really makes the reds stand out.  The first strip I put together made my eyes tired..it's a BUSY quilt, but the more I put together it tones down a little (or at least I'm telling myself that)!.