spent the early part of the day, well, most of it, finishing the Kantha stitching on the Robe.
i will still invisible baste down all the seams flat. but just because i want to. it really isn't necessary. everything now is secure and strong. it is an incredibly FINE robe. A blanket found years ago at the Thrift Shop, used in many ways a blanket has and most recently, this winter as the back door hanging blanket to keep Wind at bay. Until that moment when it was THE moment and it got taken down and cut. Again, this is from Jude's method in her Contemporary Boro 2 class, creating a paper doll of our own specific measurements and cutting 3 rectangles. the body, 2 sleeves. it couldn't possibly be more simple and it couldn't possibly work more perfectly. i am amazed. the hem and the edges of the sleeves are as is of the blanket. the fronts and side splits and neckline were where i did the kantha to secure and reinforce the cut edges. Perfect. Done. The most warm, soft, comfortable, elegant Robe that i could not even ever FIND to Buy Anywhere. and then, this:
you might note it says Page 4 of 6. all of them are like this. but this is the page i am trying to force myself to look at. i can look at maybe one sentence at a time. so i look at the picture. i Can look at the picture.
Snowbunny, who is beginning to resemble a very large Rodent, was hoping it meant she could come out and jump on. She knows milkstand and knows milkstand means food. but, alas, more to be done. this is a stand that i got from someone in town who never quite finished it. and the part they didn't finish is where the goat's head goes through and is held in place while you milk. as long as there is a feed bucket attached, this is considered a good deal by most goats. it's also what you need for hoof trimming. and any immunizing etc.
SO. even tho this is not made according to the plans that i have printed, it's close enough for me to figure out how i can be made to work. you see all my tools, which includes a glass of wine. i made 2 false starts. it DOES matter whether you have a 4" hook and eye latch. and it DOES matter that i don't have a drill thingy the size of the bolt. OR a bolt the size of the drill thingy that i DO have. So, a trip to town tomorrow which i work so hard to avoid.
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