I LIKE Thursday #292

 

I am so saddened by Dolly’s death. 

LeeAnna wants to know: did you like school?  YES, I did. Elementary School especially. I had favorite teachers. I liked Jr High and High School too. I didn’t go to college, but I would have liked that too, I’m sure. I wasn’t great at P.E. in Jr. High and  High School, and didn’t care for Speech which was part of my Advanced Placement English Class. But mostly I looked forward to going to school. 

Go to Not Afraid of Color, check out LeeAnna’s post, then  read the blogs of others listed at the end of her post.

Another pincushion will go with me today to my stitching group. 

This week we had spaghetti squash for dinner one night. It was given to us by a friend. It was really good and we enjoyed leftovers too!

The evenings have been so nice lately. We had a fire table one night. 

Some stores and businesses have flowers at their entrances. This one was in front of the parking place when I pulled up to PT last Thursday. 

I had the opportunity to do some cross-stitch shopping on Saturday.  My “Haul” as the Floss Tubers say!

Guess I’ll have lots to do when the snow starts to fly!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching

This is a post I wrote last Sunday. But alas, someone?, interrupted me to go for a walk and then I didn’t get back to my blog. 

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I’ve been reading all the entries at Kathy’s Quilts - Slow Sunday Stitching

Not much slow stitching happening in my neck of the woods, lately.

 I finished two more pin cushions yesterday. The “C” went in the mail yesterday . To CS in California, an early snowbirder this year. Their grandbaby #2 is due soon. They have a park space to stay. So it will be a wonderful happy time for them. 

The ‘d’ goes with me today to Thursday Stitchers. DB’s birthday is next Tuesday.

This week I’ll continue to catch up on February and March birthday’s . I’m caught up on August and no birthdays in September. I’m enjoying this project. 

I’m anxious to start on Primrose Cottage’s current stitch, Jack’s House. ………….

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I stitched the next pincushion. It needs  flowers, or buttons or beads. That’s the fun part! And a backing and stuffing. 

Jacks House: 

It’ll be a dough bowl filler. 

And yesterday, a new stitchery shop from a nearby city, 104 miles away actually, brought charts and fabric to a local quilt shop and taught a beginners cross stitch class.  I had to visit, to chat with Jen the shop owner and Nancy and Amy, and of course to buy!.

3 pieces of fabric, 4 charts and 2 needle minders Now I’m ready!

These will be fun to add for the ‘ber’ months in my dough bowl.

Jen’s shop and a matching needle minder. 

I’m sharing at the current weeks blog, Kathy’s Quilts - Slow Sunday Stitching

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

Scrap Happy Saturday 8-22-26

 

Just about caught up.  Because there are 5 Saturdays in August, this is technically the 4th Saturday. But my RSC for 2026 was to make 4 16-patch stars in each of the month’s colors. I have completed 3 yellow 16-patch star blocks and an equal number of aqua blocks. 

 The squares are all cut and arranged for the 4th blocks. So they should go together pretty quickly. 

I’m also doing some crumb block construction with no special project in mind. Just using them as Leaders and Enders as I sew the star blocks. I’m not fond of multi colored crumb blocks , so I tend to stick to colorways. These are mostly brown fabrics. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful

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Joining Angela at RSC’s. ScrapHappy Saturday

I LIKE Thursday.#291

Another gem from Nanea Hoffman of Sweatpants and Coffee.

I joining LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color for this weeks conversation about likes. Lee Anna suggested this conversation starter:

what back to school supply would you like to have now as an adult? Fresh new notebooks? markers or new crayons? fat pack of ruled paper? lunchbox?  LOL  tell us your fave    I guess my answer would be pens and fine line pencils. My accumulated stash of ball point pens has dwindled in recent years. I got used to gel pens when I worked. But now I like different colored pens. Now’s the time to buy them. I’m definitely going to stock up. I did notice that when we did our absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primary, the instructions specifically stated no gel pens and only black ink. 

 Not much time at the sewing machine lately, but as I was arranging yellow and aqua (from July’s RSC) 2 1/2” squares for my 16 patch stars, I discovered a really good use for the plethora of political ads we received in the mail. I used them for dividers between the  blocks on my portable design boards. LOL They were sturdy card stock and plenty big enough to keep the pieces separated! 

On Sunday our granddaughter and her kids spent a few hours with us. Our youngest great grandson, took much pleasure in noticing “that he was finally taller than me”. Indeed he is. His 13th birthday is early September. 

His little sister, 10 years old, isn’t that far behind. 

We took a mixed up stair step photo in front of our stair railing!  😄

We have been watching the new seasons of Lioness on Paramount+, and Reacher on Prime. 

I’m still working on CIRCLE OF DAYS by Ken Follett. And listening to THE BOYFRIEND by Freida McFadden . 

I’m also embroidering pincushion with initials. The next one is for MJ, then S, D, then A. . 

Did I show these last week?  I think I did. 😟

They are fun to do.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

ScrapHappy Saturday. 8-15-26

 

Joining Angela and other scrap enthusiasts at  Rainbow Scrap Challenge  for the second week of YELLOW.  There was a time I didn’t have much yellow, but I’ve slowly been accumulating yellow and gold. So now there are scraps. 

This week I finally got the first yellow 16 patch star assembled. And because I’m behind, an aqua block too. You know how sometimes when you take a break from a project, you sort of forget how it goes?   No?  Well, let me explain. I found some already cut, small white squares . They measured 1.75”. I cut 2 more sets, I need 8 squares for the star points. I happily stitched them to corners of the selected 4 squares surround the white star center. Can you see  the difference? 

I’ll intersperse a few more like it so it doesn’t stand out as the “odd duck”!.  

There are more squares laying on design boards. I’ll try to get them and two more each to get caught up!

This week I also continued making Birthday Pin Cushions. I’m caught up with August birthdays, and there are none in September. So I’ll catch up on February and March birthday’s during the short break.  

Trying to stay focused. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful

I LIKE Thursday #290

 

Shared from Sweatpants and Coffee.  Thanks Nanea!

I finished two more pin cushions yesterday. The “C” went in the mail yesterday . To CS in California, an early snowbirder this year. Their grandbaby #2 is due soon. They have a park space to stay. So it will be a wonderful happy time for them.

The ‘d’ goes with me today to Thursday Stitchers. DB’s birthday is next Tuesday. 

Last week we had our pup spayed. She was sedated both physically and mentally for several days. 

She’s back to her very busy self today. 

Last week I showed you a pot of volunteer/wintered over small white petunias. Tuesday this week, a bright pink on bloomed. You can bet I was tickled!. Do you think I’ll get more pink ones? 

 

LeeAnna asked about magazines or novels read lately. Go check out what others are answering at Not Afraid of Color

I almost always read novels. But if the AARP magazine shows up I’ll peruse it too. Reading recipes, maybe an article that looks interesting. This summer had been a slow read summer. So many distractions. I am reading Circle of Days by Ken Follett.   As usual it is a big one. It’s enjoyable. It’s a saga of the peoples living near a stone circle. Reminds me of the  Earth’s Children series by Jean M. Auel.  I  also listening to The Boyfriend by Freida McFaddden.  It’s a psychological thriller. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 

I’m still stitching. Just not a lot and not for very long!  Slow and steady is the name of the game. Joining the group at Kathy’s SLOW SUNDAY STITCHING

Some progress was made on this WIP. 

At my stitching group on Thursday, there was some show and tell. A lovely Jenny of Elefantz design stitched by Diana. 

and also this fabulous hexagon flag wall hanging. The Hexies are 1” finished , I think. And the white felt stars are attached with glue. It is just gorgeous and also sewn by Diana . 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful