It was a long day yesterday with tests and scans. I’m heading back this morning to see the doctor and get results.

I’ll post tonight.

My apologies to all of you who purchased a bullseye pattern that listed the background as dark! Many years ago we DID make a Bullseye with dark backgrounds – I cannot find a picture of it and I’m sure we sold the quilt – and evidently that’s the quilt we referred to when we wrote the single pattern. I did not realize this until I started making notes for the sew along. Dang. I am so sorry! I hope if you do have one of those patterns you will read carefully when we start in the fall. The pattern is correct but I will be making mine with a light background like the original. And if you don’t understand what I just said, don’t worry. I will explain when we start to gather fabrics next month.

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Now…watch this so you can do it, too, if you have to.

The picture shoving it through the door is missing. ☹️

Nice, huh? It has been riding in my van for awhile. Tell me you couldn’t do this – I don’t have anyone to help me so I have become quite inventive. You would do the same if you wanted that chair in your house bad enough. It takes nothing but effort and a bit of independence. The chair and ottoman it’s replacing is going to the thrift store this week. It was never comfortable but I loved the color and style so much that I just hate to see it go.

I also fixed the gate today so Hazel can’t get thru the pickets which I didn’t know she could do until yesterday when a friend pulled up in their car and I was talking to them over the fence. She snuck right out! I fixed it with a roll of wire border fencing about 12” high and baling twine. It’s not pretty but it works. This 78 year old woman does not know how to fix it with power tools. This will do the trick.

I’m heading to Mayo tomorrow and again on Tuesday for 6 month checkups. Nothing to worry about.

The Christmas tree? Yes, I’m harvesting the flowers and grasses that I use to decorate the Christmas tree. I will enjoy them throughout the house and then will tuck them into the tree, stems first, in early December. Really makes a full pretty tree. I’ve done this for years. Works beautifully but sometimes I do miss seeing all my ornaments. Maybe this year I could do a combo?

And then I added to this display.

It was a fun day to take pictures – Michele brought me two beautiful tomatoes – here’s my best effort.

And then there’s the Mortie photo with the hens – so many of you mentioned it. I’m going to check on reprints and yes, I can make cards or I can just send you a photo or photos. Michele is going to be my Mason City delivery person. Here’s the picture:

When I can get all of this figured out I will let you know – price of reprints, mailing, cards, etc. (Sometimes I’m tempted to make an Instagram account for Mortie.)

Our friend Moe sent these pictures from a friend’s memorial using our pattern Flight.

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Whenever a reader sends me a picture of their Bullseye Quilt I want to make another one. Here is the original made for our book Quilts From Aunt Amy:

So with that in my mind I told some readers we could do a sew along again this fall. Not until at least mid September however. I’ll post it here and maybe on Instagram so more people will see it. Tell your friends and your quilt guilds – they might want to join us.

In the meantime I’ve got some planning to do, I guess.

Such a long post you probably gave up reading by now.