I found them! I found my curtain rings! After looking in every drawer and cabinet three or four times for a week, I found them under a small pile of fabric scraps on my cutting table!
So I took a few minutes tonight, while my sewing room is all torn up, to get my NY Beauty wall hanging up on the wall.
And now the next thing on my list is to get my sewing room back in order. Oh, and I have to adjust that curtain rod. It’s not even and it will drive me nuts!
My sewing room is a mess… Truly a mess. I still have piles of indigo batiks sitting in bins on the floor… sitting there since I was working on my Wensleydale quilt. I have stacks of fabric all over my chest of drawers in that room. I’m thinking the state of my sewing room might be part of what is keeping me out of there!
We had a good weekend. Saturday found us at Rico’s sheep herding lesson. We had three weeks off so he was really happy to be out there again with his wooly friends and he did such a great job! What a good kid.
On our way home we stopped at the field with the creek to let the boys run. They haven’t been there for so long and they really had fun.
Bender took off on his own and headed through the trees and brush for the creek. I heard a big splash and then I could hear his collar tags as he was shaking off. He came back looking like this.
I’m pretty sure he took a nose dive into the muddy part of the creek! He didn’t seem to mind.
Here he is in the “before” photo.
There were several other people in the park with dogs. They all kept their distance, but as we were getting ready to leave a man who was with some dogs came up and was asking me about border collies. One of the dogs he had with him, his “grand dog,” was a border collie, corgi, cattle dog mix and it was really cute. He said he had always wanted a border collie and had recently purchased some property and was anxious for a herding dog.
My boys, of course, were good boys as we conversed. They never looked at him.
It was a really beautiful day. It was good for all of us to get out.
As we were heading for the freeway to make our way home I saw a sign for “U-pick” peaches, so I made the turn and picked ten pounds.
A good summer peach is my favorite fruit. I eat a LOT of them every summer and I don’t feel at all guilty about it.
I picked a nice little harvest of my strawberries this evening. I’m going to have them with my breakfast tomorrow.
I played pickleball today for almost four hours! I had a blast but was sooo tired by the time I was done. I can see the benefits of my lessons! I’m doing a better job of holding my own out there with the better players. And I’m loving every minute of it.
Another work week on deck. I’m starting to plan some vacation time in September. I need some time away!
Superbe le panneau accroché
Et si ça peut vous consoler mon atelier de couture est un foutoir énorme je suis à faire le plaid de mon petit fils de 15 ans et h ai hâte de le finir.
votre cueillette de fruits super 👍 à bientôt jojo
Ça me rassure un peu de savoir que je ne suis pas la seule à avoir une salle de couture en désordre !
Anne
Very beautiful quilt! Will be nice to see it on your wall. Peaches look great.
It’s pretty fun to have two quilts up on the wall finally!
Anne
I’m glad you found the curtain rings. It’s definitely annoying when you know you have something but can’t put your hands on it. Your NY Beauty quilt is gorgeous hanging on the wall. I think I’d spend a lot of time admiring it instead of sewing. Peaches are one of my favorite fruits. It would’ve been a challenge for me to have stopped at picking only 10 pounds! Keep enjoying the summer!!!
I keep walking down the hall and standing and looking at my two hanging quilts! I can’t stop doing it! It’s fun to see them up on the wall finally.
Anne
Beautiful quilt, peaches, strawberries and of course, the boys!
Thanks! The boys say hi!
Anne
It sounds like your having a wonderful summer, love the wall hanging and those are some beautiful peaches, one of my favorites along with apricots, it is always fun to see what Bender and Ricco are up to !
It has been a great summer! I’m going to be sad to see it go.
Anne
I used curtain rods with the curtain rings to hang design walls/ quilt batting in my former house. I was a great way to do it in a basement with cement block walls. It is so smart to hang quilts this way.
Bender! Such a happy dirty dog! I love it! But then I don’t have to clean him up. He and Rico are such good boys and cute to boot.
Chaos reigns in my sewing area as well and I can’t seem to be bothered to get it ultimately organized. I am always working on something. Binding my veggie quilt now and will finish hemming dress for wearing in the fall. I guess I will need to do it again someday soon.
Next up is an owl quilt. I got one block done (20″x20″). It’s for my son (40+yo) so it is black, white , and gray. Background is black on black prints. I am liking the block but it is time consuming/fussy, so I won’t be chain piecing it. The risk of a mistake is too high.
Enjoy the peaches, the crazy spring weather ruined our local peach crops. 🙁
I don’t think I could get into my sewing room and be productive if I don’t clean it up first. It feels really chaotic right now! Not a happy place to be.
Anne
I am happy you found your long long curtain rings. I enjoy reading your e-mails especially about your beautiful dogs. That is a lovely basket of peaches. Our peaches in the Niagara Region are so delicious this time of year. I also eat lot of them when in season.
I’m always so happy when the peaches are finally ready! Such a special summer treat.
Bender and rico say hello!
Anne
I love your New York Beauty! I think I need to make one!
I had wanted to make one for some time. You should definitely give it a try!
Anne
I HATE losing things. It makes me crazy. So glad you found them. I am considering a similar thing for my sewing room.
I was so frustrated looking for those blasted rings! I didn’t think I’d ever find them.
then the other night I was looking for Rico’s pedigree and found it on the top of my dresser… first place I looked!!!
Anne
That New York Beauty is fabulous. I sense one of those in my future. 😊
Thanks! I had always wanted to make one and selected a simple pattern. There are a lot more complicated ones out there. you should give it a try!
Anne
Your wall hanging is awesome!
I love your blog, it’s the first thing I look for when I open my email.
Your pictures make me feel like I am out there in your beautiful part of our country.
thanks for reading! It’s been so fun to hear from people all over the world who share in my love of color and fabric.
Anne
That’s a great idea for hanging quilts! Until now I’ve always done the wooden slats in a hanging sleeve, but your idea would allow for different sizes to be swapped out without putting new nail holes in the wall!
I dreaded adding a sleeve. And I agree that the best part of this is the ability to swap out quilts easily.
Anne
Absolutely gorgeous!
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Thanks!
Anne
Chaos in my sewing room is always a creative crasher for me too. Right now I have a version of the Lorna Doone quilt top on the floor waiting for the additional fabric to arrive to finish it and several other UFOs in the wings. Your NY Beauty is amazing and the peaches look yummy. Our Georgia peach crop was ruined during the spring frost, so ours are not local, unfortunately.
Yup. I feel like I need to tackle that room before I even think about sewing again! Maybe I’ll start on it this week.
I’m so sorry about your peach crop. that would make me very sad. We had a terrible strawberry season this year. I didn’t have ONE fresh Oregon strawberry!
Anne
I hang my quilts the same way
Cool! I don’t remember when it came to me but I really dreaded sewing in a sleeve. And I like that I can just take one down and switch it out.
Anne
I LOVE LOVE that quilt. Actually I love all of your quilts. You have an amazing ability to choose fabrics and colors. I also love those Cafe rings for hanging quilts. I have a really heavy King quilt that I wanted to hang as we no longer have a King bed. I didn’t think a hanging rod attached to the wall would take the weight, so I found a curtain rod system with heavy duty mounts for hanging curtains from the ceiling. It uses the cafe rings. I put a dozen rings on the rod before we installed it. It’s been fantastic. I can change quilts out seasonally, and even though I need a step ladder, the process is fast and simple. AND cost effective. I found it on Amazon. Have a grea day :)Shelley Freeman
I love the ability to change quilts out. I hope the clips aren’t too hard on the fabric. I’ll be keeping an eye on it over time. your solution sounds great!
Anne
Deeelightful! And, oh those peaches. And, oh those dogs! Your post is uplifting.
Kate
Awww. Thanks! And thanks for reading along!
Anne
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anne
Your NY Beauty wall hanging is spectacular! Love it.
Don’t ever feel guilty over eating a peck ‘o peaches!
They’re my fave too (having grown up on a peach orchard in Utah). Enjoy!
I had a co worker in Salt Lake who’s family owned a peach orchard. I would come home after work and find a bushel of peaches on my porch! They were sooo good!
Anne
I’m glad to hear that you found your curtain rings. Now I’m hoping you’ll look for my earrings.😂
I enjoy your blog even when you’re not sewing.
You will find you earrings when you stop trying to find them!!!
Anne
Good to hear from you! I love to hear about your boys and
Benders before and after photos are delightful. Your quilt is gorgeous and it looks great on the wall. Nice that your pickleball lessons are paying off and that you are enjoying fresh peaches … yum! Thank you kindly for sharing and enjoy the season!!
It’s a great summer! I’m so glad I’m able to enjoy it.
Anne
Bender’s before and after pictures are precious, what a sweetie! The curtain rings and clips I’m going to try, thanks for the idea 😻
the curtain rods are working really well for hanging my quilts and will make it easy to swap them out when I need a change.
Anne
You made me laugh – losing stuff under a pile of fabric🤣. I do that all the time. Your NY Beauty is gorgeous, it looks difficult. I enjoy your posts. Suzanne, Vancouver, Canada
that NY Beauty pattern is actually a pretty simple NY Beauty block. I’ve seen a lot that are soooo complicated!
Anne
Your NY Beauty is stunning!!! Is the pattern from a book and if so who is the author?(there are several on Amazon). ….I’m always losing stuff under fabric etc as well🫤
Your NY Beauty is so stunning! I love the bright colours. Is the pattern in a particular book?…Also I’m always losing things under the disarray of my sewing room.🫤🤷♀️😂
Faye fro Calgary, Canada
the pattern I used was called Sausalito. It was a free pattern but I think it’s hard to find on the internet now. There are a lot of similar NY Beauty patterns out there.. even free paper piecing templates.
Anne