The Flower of the Month for August----Gladiolus

As Summer starts to wane, the Gladiolus comes into its own!

As I write this it is 2 am, yes, 2 am. Our sweet little Lola is ailing. Not from a specific illness but because she is growing so fast her little bones cannot keep up and she has developed some osteopathy, at age 3 months. Not particularly unusual, I am told, but worrisome. She is febrile, listless and limping. After exam, x rays and medication as well as a change in food we see improvement already. That does cause other issues as well because she is drinking quite a bit of water and needs to "go-out" often. Thus the vigil. Last night Mr. Sewtopia was on duty, tonight I am carrying the torch. How do we become so attached to our pets in such a short period of time? I am very confident that we are on the right path and hopefully that will be confirmed by the Dr. this afternoon. 

One year ago on this day I was applying binding to the "Stackers Quilt" featured on the Missouri Star website. This was the first of the Three Sisters Quilt Series.

I also stitched up a quick little table mat with left over fabric for the kitchen table. The fabric is from the Kansas Troubles line by Moda.

This quilt was in its pin basting stage, it was the second of the Three Sisters series.

This year you will notice a large blank space in the Studio accomplishments section😇  I am mostly working on finishing some hand stitching on a pincushion and working on the interminable crochet blanket that just keeps hanging around. One or two rows a day, for a year, seems like snail speed, because it is! I am a quilter and prefer to work in that medium but for now, we are playing hookey!

• We are not scheduled for any rain today! I will believe it when I see it.
• We have some leaves falling, not sure if I am prepared for the Season change yet.
• I have a plan to make use of sample machine embroidered blocks. A Fall colorway. 
• What a week. Hoping to get back to my boring and routine life soon. Somewhere, in a closet, the Third of the Three Sisters Series from 2017 is hiding. Oh, my, I forgot to finish that one!!!