On the Deck

In the winter I miss my deck.  For more than one reason ...

See that stain going across the floor of the deck, by the boys?  That means I HAD to pin this today or pin it inside.  Vince is smack in the middle of staining, but he's at work right now.  Besides, I think I've procrastinated the required amount of time on this one, don't you think?  I love working on my crafts outside.  When I had the stable, I used to crochet afghans on the front porch in the full sun.  Heat doesn't bother me too much (except those hot flashes, but that's a different story).

That's a queen-sized quilt, btw.  We have a VERY nice deck.

Working outside has its drawbacks.  First, I have to hurry before the sun sits on my quilt for too long.  Yes, those are my feet.  Huge, aren't they? 

Then, there's the neighbors.  I finally told this spider to go mind his own business and if I wanted to pin my quilt on my deck then I could.  He went to live in another land ... if you get my meaning.

Spiders are okay if theyr'e keeping their manners.  I actually wrote a childrens' series based on a cat and spider sleuthing team.  It's currently making the rounds of agents and publishers. 

Another drawback:  Somewhere under this deck are about 50+ quilting pins, a few pens and pencils, possibly a seam ripper and a myriad of other things.  Still, it's sooooo worth it.

Here's the FMQ from yesterday.  I finished the stripes.  And no, they didn't get better.  I just decided they weren't that important!  This will be set aside in favor of the FMQ on the quilt.  Eventually, I'll come back to this one.  It's kind of a "if I don't have anything else to work on" project.

Today is THE LAST DAY you can enter the FMQ Challenge, provided you work on a piece TODAY.

Day off today and tomorrow.  Hockey tonight.  Go Habs!

-Wendy