Joining Kathy at Kathy’s Quilts and other slow stitchers to highlight the art of needle and thread.
This week I worked on Jack’s House
Still lots to stitch. I’d like to have it finished by October 1. But October 10th would work too!
I’ve also been stitching some alphabet pincushions. I’m stitching a “d”
and an “a” for Aggie..
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
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.
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. 
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!
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 just realized I never posted this on the 22nd of March. OMGosh! I’m losing it!
4-22
Here we are. It’s Sunday again. Is it just me or is time flying ?
Our seasonal time change happened a while ago. Then Friday was the Spring Equinox.
Last week I showed a Finished Stitchery. It is now Fully Finished. It’s a larger dough pillow. Seasonal of course, and now ready to put away til next March.
I also did a quick Small project for PQ17. The challenge prompt was Happy Handful! So I stitched up a
L design from Jenny of Elephantz. Although the patterns are not available any more, I’m sure there are other alphabet patterns out there. It will be a birthday gift for a stitching friend who moved away.
Today will be for finishing the backstitching on the octopus biscornu. That’s my plan. Sometimes a squirrel runs through my space and completely disrupts my plans! Does that ever happen to you?
A squirrel came in the form of a visit to the Annual Home Show at our Convention Central. We talked to a couple of remodelers about bathrooms in our home that need to be updated. And a woman stopped me to fix my banks and apply something to the bag under my left eye. I couldn’t get away from her fast enough. Then we had ice cream.
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.
April 4th.
I continued to stitch the backstitching on the pincushion/biscornu. Then I watched the video on finishing it. Tiny Modernist made it look very simple. So I began.
I stitched another pinnie for another friend. My goal is an initial embroidered pincushion for each member of Thursday Stitchers. I’m three months late, but will get the ones I missed in January- March , very soon. This one is for Ms SKG.
And today I will do the first of several C’s. They work up pretty quickly, even though considered Slow Stitching.
Linking up ( I promise) with Kathy at Slow Sunday Stitching today. April 5th
Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!
