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!

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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 2-15-26. #26.7

 

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 

Slow Sunday Stitching

 

Stitching on Marcellus and friends. Last week I talked about a friend in Oregon who has finished her Biscornu. I contacted her and she said I could share the photos. So here they are. 

Isn’t her work beautiful. The stitcher’s name is Linda. The pattern is from Heartstring Samplery in Sandy, OR.  Beth Twist of Heartstring Samplery taught the class and it was held at Cynthia’s of Bend, in Bend OR. 

I hope mine will look 1/2 as good. I made a little progress on octopus #4. 

I’m also Hand embroidering the name and birthdate on the Glowing Hearts baby quilt. I’ve blurred out the personal info. But her name is Juliet and she is adorable. 

Sharing with other slow stitching friends at Slow Sunday Stitching hosted by Kathy’s Quilts. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

Sunday Porch Stitching

 

This morning it is calm and a bit cool. I have on long pants and a light summer jacket. But the birds are singing, the sun has just come up, the lawn sprinkler has just about finished it’s Sunday morning session. 

It’s a perfect morning to be stitching on the porch. I just started on the 4th and last octopus on the biscornu. Can used the light blue tentacle just to the right of octopus #3?

 I’m anxious to finish this after seeing a friend’s finished one. She lives in Oregon but was a stitching quilting buddy during her time in Wyoming.

Also, since last week talked I finished HELLO SUMMER. It’s not fully finished, but I want to frame it. 

I think I need to initial and date it too!

I may start on this soon. If done on 36 ct linen. 1 over 2, it’s tiny. Only 3.6” square. It’s cute though. 

Guess, I’d better get to stitching instead of blogging. The sun will be around the corner soon and Mr. Busy will be waking up. I’m linking up with Kathy at Slow Sunday Stitching. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Sunday Stitching 1-26-25.

 

Joining Kathy and friends at Slow Sunday Stitching on this last Sunday of January. We made it through the longest darkest day of the Winter Solstice. 

First thing today was coffee and cake with our daughter and our youngest granddaughter. Then showers for all and they got ready to go visit other family. I headed to my sewing room to get a bit of my SAHRR blocks stitched. The first thing I did was make a mistake, so some slow un-sewing happened.

Now I am seated in the family room with Mr Busy watching football playoffs and ready to turn on my Ott light and stitch the fourth piece of coral 🪸 on the back of the biscornu. 

I’m excited to move on to the front and the 4 octopuses. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.