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I finished my sewing project. This is a case for storing circular knitting needles. The pattern I used is an old Butterick Pattern B5006 . I found it on Ebay but it's also available on the Butterick web site . The outside is from a remnant I found in the stash. It's from Timeless Treasures Tree of Life collection. I used this fabric to make a small knitting bag for carrying small projects called  the boxy bag  a few years ago. The pockets are made with some quilting fabric I bought for another sewing project that I didn't get to yet. It's supposed to be lining for a tote bag, but I liked it for these pockets. The background fabric is something I found at Joann's a few weeks ago. There are 12 pockets in this little case. Every one of them with curved corners. I got pretty good at sewing those corners by the time I got to the 12th one. It will hold a lot of needles. As sewing jobs go, it's not my best, but better than I expected. Except the top stitching. I am so ...

The Parkarosa Bird Buffet is pretty busy lately. Mostly I have Chickadees, a Nuthatch, Pine Siskins, and various finches. However, there are some new birds hanging around lately I thought I'd share. This year I hung a Hummingbird feeder in the buffet tree. It's getting customers. I'm pretty sure this is a Calliope  hummingbird. Haven't been able to see it's chest yet but we only get two types at my house and this definitely isn't a Rufous. The Rufous is brown. A Black Headed Grosbeak showed up about 2 weeks ago. The poor fellow seems to be alone. I've yet to see a mate. He eats a lot too. This last customer I call Birdus Squirrelus. We've always had grey squirrels around here, but this is the first time any have bothered my feeders. He shows up while the front sprinklers are on which is why he's soaking wet. He spends a few minutes eating, then leaves. So I don't think I'm going to worry about it, unless he starts bringing friends. If that h...