New puppy!

This is Miss Penny Lane, or Penny for short. She is an 8 week old Mini Goldendoodle. Mr Wazoo and I drove to North Carolina and picked her up, and then she was a perfect puppy on the ride home. We have watched many Youtube training videos to prepare, so (of course) the first thing she did was poop in her pen, walk through it, and then sit on it. First partial bath came next. She cried a bit when I put her back in the pen after playtime, but is laying down quietly now and watching a spot of TV. Good girl! I think she is going to be a fairly big dog, but we're okay with that. She was the largest of the litter and nobody else wanted her. We are suckers for such a sad story. Plus, we really wanted a puppy.

Back to work tomorrow. It should be interesting since I will also be watching Penny in the studio. We have a pen there, too. She goes to the vet in the afternoon, so we'll find out if she is healthy and ready for her new adventure here at Wazoo.

Penny's official portrait

The breeder's kennel

Resting on my lap on the way home

Awwww...

Wide awake and happy.

I hand fed her and she liked that.

All smiles

Eating supper in her new playpen. Later, she sat in the water dish and got everything wet!

Conked out after the play session.

I did some work yesterday trying to prepare for the chaos that will come tomorrow. I finished one customer panto quilt, almost finished the embroidered quilt, and finished the big repair!! Yippee!

I really admire the job done here. This is the customer's first quilt! She has a wonderful eye for color.

She requested a leafy pattern. This is Maple Wind in a variegated King Tut thread.

The backing fabric is perfect for the quilt.

I am working the sashing and borders on the custom quilt, and hope to finish it tomorrow. There is one more in the group, done in pastel colors.

The big repair is done! I washed it and had to replace almost all the fabrics in one of the blocks that disintegrated . I think the dirt was the only thing holding the fabric together!

Here is the block I replaced and re-quilted after washing.

The backing is this beautiful red. fabric. It was also in another quilt I repaired for the same customer! The quilter really used her scraps.

ha ha

 

Gray and raining ...again

 Today was that kind of spitting rain that messes up your glasses and makes your hair damp. I didn't work because Mr Wazoo and I had business out of town and spent a good part of it on the road. I did get some work done on the weekend, in fact, I worked really hard and feel good about where I am today despite the lost quilting hours.

A big finish!!

And here it is with the binding on.

The quilting is simple, but effective.

A look at the quilting on the back

Can't stop the flow!! Here is the next one, loaded up and the blocks about half quilted.

I'm on a roll!

This one is also finished. It is made from an ombre jelly roll. Very clever use of the colors!

Panto: Frolic. The customer chose variegated thread for the quilting.

The backing is fuchsia! 

Have you heard of Nightmare Before Christmas? I had heard of it, but never watched it. I took in a quilt made for the maker's daughter who is a huge fan of the movie.

The fabric looked familiar, but I couldn't place it. One of my kids knew the answer and said it was a cute movie. So, I went to the Disney channel and watched. A lot of singing and fun characters, but not for children!   At least not small children. Parts of it are really creepy and one of the characters is super scary.(Mr Boogedy)

Anyhoo, here is the quilt!

I used a variegated thread and the panto, Malachite. It fits the spooky vibe.

The backing is all sorts of plaid flannel! I love it!!

I wonder if you recognize the next quilt... it should look familiar to you.

The customer asks for no trim, so I apologize for the unfinished look. Recognize the table cloth? Yup, this is the fourth of seven.

Deja vu for the panto, as well. Bush Berries. This time in green variegated thread

The only switch is the backing. The others had the blue and yellow plates on the back. This one has a lovely sunflower print in Autumn colors. Nice!

I snuck in my quilt and got it quilted and bound, too.

Another charity quilt for the pile.

This next quilt has a retro vibe to it. I love the use of the new starry Grunge fabric with the green fabric that looks like fir tree fronds. I think it is a wonderful example of how modern fabrics can make traditional holiday quilts.

The pattern she chose is very simple and showcases the fabrics.

Very hard to make out the panto, Modern Christmas Trees, but it works well with the theme.

More Grunge on the back.

I'll be at work tomorrow, but Thursday Mr W and I will be on a secret mission. If everything turns out well, I'll have news on Saturday. Back to the repair, and a goodnight's sleep.

I have a lot in common with this gal.

The Old Quilt, by Arthur Langley