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

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 22nd and April 5th

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. 

And I continued. I’ve rounded the second corner. I’m glad I have magnifiers on my glasses. It’s slow stitching but very doable. 

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!

Slow Sunday Stitching. March 15th

 

Today I will finish Lucky into a dough bowl pillow. As I looked at this photo on my messy table, I realized I had missed backstitching the tiny sheep on the tail of the Y. The called for white floss on the white Aida disappeared. So I selected the lightest gray from my stash and back stitched around the bigger sheep. I think it helped.

I’ll quickly backstitch the tiny sheep and finish the pillow. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  

Are you wondering about the frozen juice can lids in the upper left?  It’s a hack learned from a wonderful friend.  Beads stay on my work space due the small indented edge. I’ve seen the sticky mats and they work too. But recycle, use what you have is my motto, most of the time. 

Linking up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching. 

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 Sunday Stitching. 2-22-26

 

I’m joining other slow stitchers today. Kathy’s Quilts gives us this opportunity to slow down and put needle and thread to fabric. To breathe and to enjoy. Saturday, I attended a gathering of makers. We call ourselves Quilt Chicks. 🐥. We started out as quilters only, then soon there were members who did embroidery, and counted cross stitch in addition to also quilting . We continue to meet once a month for several hours, but most women do not haul their machine and all the necessary accessories to sew for 4 hours. And with snow and ice on the streets and parking lots it’s just a lot. So now we all bring handwork. 

Top Left: Aggie’s cross stitched temperature tree for 2025. Top Right: Aggie’s and Diana’s trees. Left Bottom: MaryJean’s embroidery coffee cups. Right Middle: my Winter Row cross stitch. Right Bottom: Connie’s Celebrate 250 Years of America. 

I placed more stitches in Winter Row. 

And shared my progress on the octopus biscornu. 

Today I’ll put more stitches in the outlining backstitch on the octopuses. I really am anxious to get this together. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Slow Sunday Stitching 2-15-26

 

Progress on all (mostly all) of my stitching works in progress. 

Sweetly Sayin’ is finished, though not yet fully finished.

Winter Row is Progressing. I have 2 rows to finish on his bottom to make him more rounded. And my friend Aggie gave me a strand of the called for floss for the noses, so next he’ll have a nose. 

 Lastly, I’ve moved on to octopus #3 backstitching. Last night I was merrily stitching along while watching the Womens Mogul competition and the Women’s Curling, when I discovered 3 missed stitches on #3’s #2 tentacle.  It was 10:30 pm, so I put it away and got ready for bed. 

Can you see the missed stitches I circled on #3 as compared to #2?  Easily fixed, just need to thread a needle and do it before continuing. 😟

I read a few chapters in my current read. 

Tomorrow my book club meets and we will be discussing:

Linking up at Kathy’s Quilts

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful