Rugs, mysterious night noises, freecycle, Suits, stitching, otherwise nothing happening

 This is the Rug's Progress

I don't know about abs of steel, I think steel shoulders are needed! But it grows fast.

And at the other end of the spectrum, stitching is happening

The color is a much warmer pink than here. The. camera evidently picked up the blue tones. Anyway it's blanket stitching reverse applique. Which is one of the mountain range of many hills I will die on.

Blanket stitch edges blankets with a smooth turn of the thread at the fabric edge. Buttonhole stitching is worked in the opposite direction, with a half knot at the edge.  They are different, because different functions. 

Blanket allows for a comfortable edge which doesn't irritate the sleeper. Buttonhole creates a tight row of knots to withstand the wear and tear of buttoning and unbuttoning. Another hill I will die on is whipping and the difference from whipstitching. But I'll climb that hill another day.

Meanwhile, Gary and freecycling continues. This was claimed almost before I'd finished posting it, pickup this morning.

And here's the latest from Josie George, a writer  I follow on social media and via her substack newsletters

She's well worth your attention.

As is Suits. I may need a long break after the two seasons I have in DVD from the library. It's intense. 

Speaking of which, suddenly late last night, my wall began to vibrate and emit a loud noise, including a slomo dinging noise. It also felt warm. Enter Gary, at an urgent call from me, after I established it wasn't smoke alarm, water, appliances.

One look and he said it's a short in the doorbell. Took off the wall-mounted  cover and disconnected a couple of wires. The noise and vibration stopped and he's going to do the next step today.

I'm guessing I need a new doorbell, gah.

Happy day everyone, free of things that go bzzzz in the night