Chickens, Cats, Fish, Dog, and a Hampster on Top

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

8 Responses

  1. QuiltShopGal says:

    I'm a pet person, but not home enough to have any. Personally, I think you need to make some cute quilts for your chickens and one for adorable Cinnamon too!

  2. That hamster looks like he is saying "Help me!" I am an animal person and think they help children become responsible and also understand the circle of life.

  3. Kerry says:

    I'm a frustrated pet person. My chickens (2 geriatric ladies aged 9 and 10) are currently in a friend's field while we try and sell our house and move to a smallholding (homestead?). First day they had gone I went outside to shut them in for the night – I'd forgotten! I miss them! But I intend to get some new girls (reclaim the old'uns) and hopefully a rooster later on. I would love a cat or two – husband is allergic, so is my son but he has a cat and his sniffling has stopped. We've had pet rats in the past, an outdoor bunny that became an indoor bunny when she got old), a guinea pig and several goldfish. Before marriage I had cats, dogs and budgies. I'm allergic – or was – to dogs!
    So this new place – would love alpacas to be fox guards for the chickens. My husband is panicking at the thought! I have been on an alpaca husbandry course and shearing session.
    Not had a hammy yet – my goodness James has grown big!

  4. Leah Day says:

    LOL! You're serious about your animals! I think it's great and having animals to take care of one another is very beneficial. With alpacas you also get to think about what to do with the wool…so many possibilities! Good luck!

  5. Leah Day says:

    With a chicken or hamster on it or just for them? LOL! I can just imagine trying to draft that pattern out of half square triangles!

  6. Leah Day says:

    You're not wrong on that! We're still working on the taming thing.

  7. Kerry says:

    Thank you – I do think I'll end up compromising so a place with only 2 acres seems to be on the cards, but I'll still have plenty of room for chickens and a big vegetable patch and fruit bushes (already a mini orchard) and big garden. We went there the other day to look around – the noisy neighbours are sheep and lambs! Whatever happens it will be a big adventure! Happy quilting! xx

  8. My son wants to get chickens. He and his wife have about 2 acres and are right at the edge of town, just outside the city limits. I told him about the roosters, but they seem determined.

    I'm totally a pet person, but don't have any right now. I have a long commute – but after I retire, there will be a new dog in my life.

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