Squirrel sighting -

But first - the results of my "experiment" - ;))

There was a suggestion on a Blogger "help" forum that offered a "work-around" for the issue of Blogger no longer sending comments to our email inboxes -

The suggestion was to "publish" your post and then be the FIRST to comment - making sure that you check the box saying that you wanted to be notified of any FOLLOW-UP comments -

Simple, huh? -

Well I tried it - and I had a couple of problems -

1 - Lately I have been "scheduling" my posts to go "live" at 5AM so that I can have one post each day. That meant that I would have to get up at 5AM to leave a comment after it posted. HAHAHA - BOB and I don't DO o'dark-thirty anymore. Instead - I waited until just after midnight to "publish" my post - so that it would show as being posted on the 30th - then I left my FIRST comment (Test) - checked the box - and then left another FOLLOW-UP comment (Test #2) - to see if it worked.

2 - It DID work - kinda - ;))
I got BOTH comments in my "social" inbox - the one for "no-reply" commenters. So I got the emails - but they were flagged as "no-reply" - so what good is that????? The whole point is that I want to be able to REPLY to those of you who take the time to leave a comment on my blog!!!!! But I guess it beats having to constantly check my "dashboard" for "comments" to see who said what - if anything. So if I don't answer your comment like I usually do - don't take it personally. I may not have a contact email for you - or I may be chasing Squirrels - ;))

Jeanna has the same problem and said it pretty well in her comment yesterday -

Yes, Blogger is frustrating. I have to constantly monitor my posts to see who has commented and then hope I have their email address to reply. Hope Google is working on it.

Jeanna - I think Google IS working on it -

We can't be the only ones complaining -

But I'm not holding my breath while I wait -

I'm too busy chasing Squirrels - LOL - ;))

While I was waiting for my mail carrier to deliver the box containing my Saturday Squirrel - I decided to pull some fabric for the alternate blocks for the Blue Floral Crumb Squares -

I know I should have been stitching the binding on Upstairs/Downstairs -

But Squirrels are VERY loud in my house - and WILL not be ignored - LOL - ;))

I pulled two blues and two pinks -
All four are "Mirage" fabrics from Connecting Threads -
That have been in my stash for a while now -
And I really don't know if they are still available or not -

From top to bottom - they are -

Patriot Blue -
Steel Blue -
Brick -
and Mauve -

I pulled out the Brick -
And laid out the remaining three going the other direction -

And then split them up -

First the Patriot Blue -
It's more "royal" than "navy" so I might look for one a little more "navy" -

Then the Steel Blue -
Which is more "blue" than the "gray" it appears to be in the photo -
And matches those leaves (in the bottom center) really well -
It would be a nice "neutral" to give the eye a place to rest -
And it would also let the Blue Floral be the "star of the show" -

The Mauve looks good, too -
But I think that it might be too much "pink" to use in this one -
And - at least to me - it seems to be "fighting" the floral for attention -

So I'm leaning toward the Steel Blue -

What do you think? - ;))

While I was "pondering" - I got the box with the Saturday Squirrel in it -

A Pillowcase Doll -
JDNA - Jack Dempsey Needle Art - Stamped for Embroidery -
#1900-143 - Fluttering Butterflies -
That I ordered from JoAnn's - HERE -

It's my Saturday Squirrel because I need it for a Baptism party on Saturday - ;))

I ordered it three weeks ago thinking that I would get it in plenty of time to make it -
But if I was cutting it close - that I could skip the "embroidery" part and trim the dress with ribbon instead -

But I am also VERY acquainted with Murphy's Law -
"If anything can go wrong - it will!" -

So - while I was at it - I also ordered a "muslin doll" - just in case I wound up cutting it REALLY close. It was a good thing I did because Saturday is the day after TOMORROW - and that's cutting it a little TOO close - ;))

I laid the muslin doll out over the pattern for the pillowcase doll - hoping that I could skip making the "doll" part - and I think I can - so one less thing to worry about -

I traced the dress and bonnet pattern pieces onto tracing paper so I didn't mess up the original "pillowcase" one that I will make some other time - when I HAVE time. I'm going to skip the "embroidery" part, too - and use the pink gingham and some pink ribbon - adjusting it to fit if I need to - and I can always "fancy it up" with some simple cross-stitching in the squares if I have "extra" time - or not - LOL - ;))

I know I should spend today sewing the binding on Upstairs/Downstairs so I can have a FINISH this month - but I don't really care about that - it can wait -

I want/need to make a dress and a bonnet for this doll first -

Because BOB and I want to give the sweet little party girl a pretty new doll -

And we want the pretty new doll to be wearing clothes - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -