I LIKE Thursday #280

 

Another favorite from Sweatpants and Coffee!  You can stay, I’ve had my coffee!🥰☕️

Joining LeeAnna and friends, sharing likes and learning about each other. 

May 14 2026

mini skirts? Not really mini. But I did wear short above the knee skirts. Maybe a palm’s length!  My knees were slimmer way back then. 

fishnet hose?  Never! In the 50’s I was an adolescent. Then in the 70-80’s when they were in vogue again, I was  a young mother with small children. I always thought they were sort of “slutty”. 

halter tops? Yes. It was a way to be sort of cool (literally and fashionably), without being too “slutty”. I have small bosoms, no chance of fallout!🤣

Other likes this week.   I cut blue squares for the 4th Blue January block, and cut more orange 2 1/2” squares for May’s week 2. 

I’m doing some regular embroidery. Working on initials for Pincushions. 

Here are 4 I have finished. Some will be gifted tomorrow. 

One for Sherry, one for Cheryl, one for Marva and one for Eileen.  Next is Glenda, then Connie, then MaryJean. 

I hope to get going on this cross stitch. 

It will complement my Summer stitch from 2025. Both of these are from Primrose Cottage.

Not much else except we are still staying really busy supervising the puppy. Whew! I’d forgotten how tiring raising a toddler is! The silver lining is my kitchen and dining room floors are getting mopped much more frequently. Shiny!!   LOL

We watched Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix last Thursday night. Mr. Busy enjoyed it, I did too. But definitely will say the book was better. It will be one of my favorite books of all time . 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching ~ Happy Mother’s Day in the US

 Fingers crossed for a quiet restful day. My sister used to host a Mother’s Day Brunch when our mother was still with us. We are all scattered and some of us are gone. So it’s not the same. Mr Busy and I talked about going out for breakfast today. But we don’t have many sit down breakfast places, and they will be busy. So he fixed eggs and pancakes at home. And we talked to both offspring!

I’m joining Kathy and others at Slow Sunday Stitching. What are you stitching today?

I’m stitching on another Initial Pinnie, this one is an M, next is a G, another C.   I choose patchwork colors first, to reflect the recipient, then floss to match the fabrics. Ms.MJM loves yellow!

And I am continuing on the Sweetly Sayin’ cross stitch from Primrose Cottage.  I’m really enjoying this one.

And I downloaded the new one for May. If you sign up for the newsletter, you can download a free chart every first Thursday.  They also have some great patriotic charts, great to celebrate our 250th birthday!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching May 3rd

 

The only stitching that was accomplished this week was slow stitching. Lots of stitches put down on this one. 

As long as things are taking me, I may have to skip straight to 4th of July Stitching!  I really like the July Quaker at Primrose Cottage and their flag chart with the 250 stars. Could I do both? Maybe!

This evening I’ll stitch on this Sweetly Sayin’ Stitch. On the way toward done!

Linking up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching. April 25th

 

Joining other stitchers, enjoying Slow Sunday Stitching ay Kathy’s Quilts soon. 

I finally fully finished my Biscornu with Octopuses. I wanted to finish it before the movie Remarkably Bright Creatures shows on Netflix. I was reading that book when I happened to see this chart at Tiny Modernist. 

I am pleased with it. Sewing the buttons in the middle, called for a long needle. Luckily I was able to locate my doll making needles. I’ve had them forever. Can you see the price. They cost me 77 cents , probably in the early 1980s. 

I have been working on this small stitch, I took advice from other readers and just continue with the border around STITCH.

I’ll work on this one today. Then maybe something with a May theme.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopefully

ScrapHappy Saturday April 25th

 

Sharing at Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2026.

I am sad to report absolutely no sewing was done in my studio. Unless you count stitching two pieces of bag mesh together to be woven between the rails of our open stairway. 

My machine looks just the same as last week. 

The crumb blocks are still in limbo!

So I'll share a meme I found on Facebook. 

Yesterday this was what we woke up to. But it the best kind of moisture in my opinion.  Wet frozen snow on the lawns and trees, none on the sidewalks and roads. 

Yesterday we got Emmie registered as a patient at a local vet clinic and she got her second rounds of "puppy shots".  She didn't wiggle , didn't wimper.  Her first set of shots was given to her before we adopted her. She now weighs 3.6lbs.  So she is growing and checked out all good. 

I did get my biscornu stitched together and stuffed.  I still have to put the buttons through the center  but need a longer needle. I have doll making needles somewhere...then it will be done. Hooray!

This small stitch from Primrose Cottage moved along. 

So I'm still here, but not productive. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching

 

Good Morning ! I’m linking up with Kathy’s Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. Check out what others are doing this Sunday. 

We have been very distracted and busy this week. We have a new puppy. 

Needless to say, these 2 old people aren’t used to non stop bending over, picking up, taking walk-abouts in the yard. We’ll get through it though. She’s Mr. Busy’s companion but I’m helping. 

Today I hope to stuff and finish sewing the last two sides of the biscornu. This photo from April 4th. Still looks the same!

I also started a new stitch from Primrose Cottage. 

I needed to shop for the 2 colors of red/coral. DMC 3831 and 3832. 

I started in the middle and worked lefty to get started. I added the white for a few rows, then began the letters for STITCH.  As I threaded the needle with # 3831for the letters,  I realized I had used that same color for the border! Dang!  Do I take it out and redo in the slightly lighter red? Or just finish and go forward?

What would you do?  I’ll be continuing til I decide!

 Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching. March 1, 2026

 

I’m sharing over at Kathy’s Quilts even though there isn’t much to share. 

A bit of progress made on the Winter Row

Sorry about the shadows . I’m working backwards toward A and another snowman. The twiggy tree between the E and the F will get branches, but last!

But no progress on the octopus biscornu. 

I hope to start on this seasonal small this week. 

Hope everyone had some time today, to sit and enjoy some stitching time. I will do some this evening while we watch the new series Marshals on CBS. 

I hope it is as good as I expect!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Stitching Sunday

 

Linking up with like minded slow stitchers at Kathy’s Quilts today. 

I’m making slow progress on all my WIPs. 

The biscornu is at a stand still. So no real progress there. 

The February stitch is getting there. I hope I can get it done before Valentine’s Day.  This is a chart from Primrose Cottage Stitches called Sweetly Sayin’.  It was their free chart in January. I don’t see it on their website today, but there are some other Valentine smalls. And some for March.

And Winter Row is a S-L-O-W one. I don’t have enough light at home, so am only working on it when I meet with my stitching group on Thursdays.  Got the arms on the middle snowman. So now it looks like something is happening. 

Soon he’ll have a nose , then his head will take shape. 

I’ve been doing some sewing at the machine, but nothing to brag about. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!