Borderline Quilter Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 It's nice to have a bit of company sometimes when you are quilting..... I like to see butterflies on quilts but I don't really want to attach a real one....sometimes he gets so close to the needle I'm scared I'm going to stitch him in ....of course he's trying to get under the lights of my longarm.....he should really be finding a nice dark corner here in my studio to sleep in for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Quilter Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Meet Red...the Red Admiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 That's so cool that he lives in your studio and helps you quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.waits Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Very pretty! My quilting buddies are little green lizards. We've had a really big population this year, and I've had many little baby ones get into my quilting room this year. They're really cute little buggers, and quick! But I have to put them out or I'll step on them. Still, they're very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 What a beautiful visitor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Maybe someone is sending you some inspiration for the colors and design of your next quilt? Your visitor is much prettier than my spiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 My pet geckos would try to eat him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackchivy Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I must say, it's an adorable butterfly. Quilting a multicolored butterfly, like one in the pic is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 How pretty - I kind of like those colors - they would make a good quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleksich Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Love your vistor, mine is a black lab, much rather have yours:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Lol, My visitor was a 6 foot black snake that came in through the broken screen in the window. I saw him come in and then lost him in a pile of batting. I went upstairs to get my nephew to help me get him and when we returned, he disappeared in my basement somewhere. I was working on a quilt that had to be finished than evening so we moved everything close to my feet and under the machine and I would quilt..., look, quilt,... look until it was finished. Three days later my DH found him in the rafters in the bathroom. We took him outside and measured him and he was 6 feet long!. We turned him loose and he went up a tree, so he is out there somewhere. I have a picture of the snake going up the tree, but I can't find it tonight. May be on the other computer. I'll try to post it tomorrow. The quilt was the guild raffle quilt so we thought of calling it "Black Snake Crossisng. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietlifeaz Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Originally posted by chrisquilter Lol, My visitor was a 6 foot black snake that came in through the broken screen in the window. I saw him come in and then lost him in a pile of batting. I went upstairs to get my nephew to help me get him and when we returned, he disappeared in my basement somewhere. I was working on a quilt that had to be finished than evening so we moved everything close to my feet and under the machine and I would quilt..., look, quilt,... look until it was finished. Three days later my DH found him in the rafters in the bathroom. We took him outside and measured him and he was 6 feet long!. We turned him loose and he went up a tree, so he is out there somewhere. I have a picture of the snake going up the tree, but I can't find it tonight. May be on the other computer. I'll try to post it tomorrow. The quilt was the guild raffle quilt so we thought of calling it "Black Snake Crossisng. LOL eeee gads!!!! I'll stick with butterflies, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Quilter Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Originally posted by chrisquilter Lol, My visitor was a 6 foot black snake that came in through the broken screen in the window. I saw him come in and then lost him in a pile of batting. I went upstairs to get my nephew to help me get him and when we returned, he disappeared in my basement somewhere. I was working on a quilt that had to be finished than evening so we moved everything close to my feet and under the machine and I would quilt..., look, quilt,... look until it was finished. Three days later my DH found him in the rafters in the bathroom. We took him outside and measured him and he was 6 feet long!. We turned him loose and he went up a tree, so he is out there somewhere. I have a picture of the snake going up the tree, but I can't find it tonight. May be on the other computer. I'll try to post it tomorrow. The quilt was the guild raffle quilt so we thought of calling it "Black Snake Crossisng. LOL Yes, I think I'll keep my butterfly, he's nice and polite, doesn't freak me out at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Beautiful!:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm not sure how you kept quilting knowing a snake that big was lurking. I didn't know you had snakes like that in Ohio! I admire you for letting it go after being caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 That butterfly is really neat! Such a quiet pet Now, for the snake - I almost knocked my chair over getting away when I saw that picture (Snakes are my phobia!!) I wouldn't have been able to even be in the house till that critter was found and released the next town away!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Originally posted by LadyLake I'm not sure how you kept quilting knowing a snake that big was lurking. I didn't know you had snakes like that in Ohio! I admire you for letting it go after being caught. There are very few poisonous snakes in ohio, and in fact this guy was a black rat snake. Very beneficial to the farmers around here. Just call us the no-kill snake shelter LOL I had to take that dang quit to the quilt guild that night so I had no choice! The next morning I came down the stairs and peaked around the corner (just to make sure he was not close) and out of the corner of my eye I saw a long black "thing" I jumped back up the stair and then cracked myself up when I realized it was a handle of a tote bag! I was really afraid that he would hide in a box of fabric and I would find him when reaching in to get something. yuck!! Trust me, I was using a stick to move things around till we found him LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewWhatsUp Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Beautiful butterfly. What's creepy about Chris' story is that if she hadn't seen him come in, he'd still be in her house!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Red is beautiful. I often get visits from butterflies but not when I'm quilting. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedquilts Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I love the butterflies.... snakes send me running!!!! Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 OMG! A snake that size would have given me heart failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 A snake of ANY size would give me heart failure!! Now the butterfly is a different story. It's beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Semmens Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I would not have been able to stand that close to the tree....... I hate snakes! I don't care if they have their place in the food chain.....I hate them, and I would not have stayed in the house until it was gone! I wouldn't of cared how much it cost me. The guild would have had to wait.....thats all there is to it. Your a much better person than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Originally posted by Deb Semmens I would not have been able to stand that close to the tree....... I hate snakes! I don't care if they have their place in the food chain.....I hate them, and I would not have stayed in the house until it was gone! I wouldn't of cared how much it cost me. The guild would have had to wait.....thats all there is to it. Your a much better person than I. I guess I was more afraid of disappointing the guild members than sharing my space with a large black snake. LOL To be honest though, I only saw the last half of the snake coming in the window. So really I thought it was about 3 feet long. I might have been more nervous if I had known it was 6 feet long. Just as a side note, the hole is still in the screen, but I have NOT opened that window again! I might be a dedicated quilter, but I am not foolish! LOL. I would much rather have had the butterfly or geckos visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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