Happy SonDay - Free at Last!!!

January 18, 2009 by Debbie.

The 14 baby guinea we rescued last fall finally matured enough to release from the chicken coop in the yard! Boy, was that momma guinea glad to get out of the coop. The babies weren’t sure and started to head back in several times, especially when poppa guinea and uncle guinea pecked their heads, literally teaching them the ‘pecking order.’ There’s usually 3 who raise/protect a family; momma, poppa and aunt/uncle - it takes a village to raise a guinea, too!

Everyone spent the night in the roosting tree out east of the house. We watched this morning to make sure all 14 survived and were still with their immediate family. All is well.

I put the quilt on the frame finally. It was soooo hard to mark it, even lightly with a pencil, for the hand quilting but it had to be done before I put it on the frame. Here’s pictures in the steps, first with the leader cloths that the quilt is pinned to, then the quilt on the frame ready for hand quilting.

The frame is really set on square and level with the floor. I was on a step stool taking the picture and it’s me that’s off level, not the floor.

I found this chair did not work well as I sank down into it too low so switched to a padded kitchen chair instead. The quilting frame has a very flexible height, even to a standing height. It also swivels so the working section can be perpendicular to floor, parallel or any angle between. I’m still finding the one that’s best for me. The border is marked with flowing feathers so I’ll be on that section for awhile!

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