To-Do List And Link Up #18

I'm linking with To Do Tuesday. I do like seeing what others are doing, and Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us, give us this great place to do that! 

 To-Do list from last week! 

1.  1. Start crocheting with dishcloth yarn, Sugar and Cream.

Nearly done, 2 more rows to go!   Sugar and Cream yarn, Coral Seas Ombre! I have enough to do another one!  "smile"

2. Start writing Christmas cards. I don't send many, but some to special friends who have moved away!

Six are in the mail on Monday! More today!

Next week! 

1. Hexies for table topper. Cut and decide on layout. 

2. Work a little on the Santa cross stitch. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy!

December 2020 One Monthly Goal

Because I am away from my machine for the whole of December, my OMG must be handwork.. I have finished the embroidery for the Christmas designs for a table topper.  

I need to make the coordinating hexies.  I need 16 fabric hexies.  My goal is to get 10 done.  That is one more than half. There are 19 hexies in total. 

I have started marking the 1/4" seam allowance. 

I'm linking up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts. 

 Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal December Link-up

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I Like Thursday! #21

 I’m joining LeeAnna and friends over at Not Afraid of Color to share “likes”! 

This week there have been  lots of things to be grateful for and to like.

We left Susanville CA  Saturday morning, the 21st of November, on the last leg of our trip to see our son. The trees were frosted, the snow was on the side of the road but the road itself was dry and not the least bit icy!

There have been fires in the fireplace! AAAH! 

Our son's kitty, Phoenix, plays catch! It's the funniest thing, to watch him run and slide down the hall and then bring the mouse toy back to whomever threw it!

One morning, it look as if Mt Shasta was above the clouds. At  least that particular cloud. 

The sky is a brilliant pink/orange this morning, but my iPad camera, doesn't do it justice. I'll just have to enjoy it. 

We’ve watched:

Almost the whole first season of The Unicorn on Netflix.  Oh my goodness, we have laughed and laughed! 

Also a documentary on Apple+ TV.....Long Way Up!  About 2 guys, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman,  on motorcycles who rode from the tip of Argentina all the way up to LA. 100 days!  Mr Busy is a  car/motorcycle nut, so it held his interest. I liked it too. 

If you are a Star Wars fan, Ewan McGregor was Obi-Wan Kenobi, on several of the Star Wars.

We have binged watched :  The The Morning  Show with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on Apple TV+. Really Good!

 And Star Trek Picard on CBS All Access....well done too!

I finished my Christmas designs for the Hexie Table Topper. 

And started cutting hexagons of the other fabric. 

So lots of likes!  

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

To-Do Tuesday and Link Up #17

My To-do Tuesday’s will be minimal in the coming weeks. Yes, it’s a busy time of year, but we are away from home. So my Christmas shopping will be minimal. We are going to stay in as much as possible during these 2 weeks after Thanksgiving. I usually send gift cards to kids and grands...so that will be the same. 

I’ll still try to link up and share with To Do Tuesday. I do like seeing what others are doing, and Roseanne and Sue at Home Sewn By Us, give us this great place to do that! 

Last week’s list November 24 - November 30

1 . Finish the embroidery and post OMG for November link up. ✔️

And you can see my post HERE!   Mine is #41. 

  

2. Start cutting hexies for the Christmas table topper.   Not done! 

Just did not start!  I pressed them, so they are ready, but too many other things going on! 

Next week...December 1 - December 7

1. Start crocheting with dishcloth yarn, Sugar and Cream.

The crocheted rug has been put on hold a bit! My supplies are in a tote bag  made from a wildlife feed  bag and it really “crinkly”, noisy. 

It’s driving our son’s cat crazy! He’ll get used to us and it soon, but right now, I’ve put it away.

2. Start writing Christmas cards. I don't send many, but some to special friends who have moved away!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy

November OMG Challenge Met!

 

My goal  for November was to finish the  3 Christmas designs that will be part of a hexagon table topper. Most of this project is done by hand. That works for this time that we are away from my machine. 

So the wreath is done! 

The star and the heart are done. I think the heart looks like peppermint candy. 

I’m excited to start the hexagon part of this project! 

I'm linking up with Patty  at Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal November Finish Link-Up

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ScrapHappy Saturday. End of November

 

I'm linking up with Angela at ScrapHappy Saturday!  

Neutral scraps were sewn, a slab was built. Then measured and trimmed to size. 

Then I looked for neutral thread that wouldn’t disappear among the many shades of beige. I found this variegated beige/tan. It works well and I've had it forever!

Using that infamous serpentine stitch on my old Bernina it went pretty quickly!

Next the long sides were sewn together and the corners boxed! I also finished the sewn edges with close zigzag stitch. 

I found a pale floral that seemed perfect for the binding around the top. I thought about using a big stitch to finish it! 

This is an old partial ball of variegated pastel perle cotton. I think #8. But it’s really hard to push a needle through the quilted-ness of the bowl.  So I found a leather zipper pull from something.  A purse maybe....that helped.

So now my light neutral scrap basket is finished and filled with the smaller chunks and scraps. As you can see i have some "yardage", though most is 1/2  to 3/4 of a yard.  Not much larger. 

 I'm loving these baskets to "pretty up" my sewing space and also to be organizational!  Keep an eye on my Basket Buddy, Joyful Quilter!  She and I have a challenge going!  Baskets in every color! 

 Since I am spending the holidays at our son's home, my blogging will experience a bit of hit and miss. Sorry, but time with this one is important!  So we are visiting, watching movies, even a bit of sight seeing!  I will pop in periodically!

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I LIKE Thursday #20

 Lots of likes to share today at Not Afraid of Color.  After your celebrations ( if you are in the US) hop on over to LeeAnna's blog and chime in with your thankfulness or likes for this week. 

For me on this Thanksgiving Day 2020, I most thankful that close family is well. We are able to be with our son. Our daughter is with one of her daughters and grands. A 2nd granddaughter( son's daughter) and family live close to her momma and her partner's family. Our youngest granddaughter( daughter's youngest) is with her fiance's family, so that is good. I think they are distancing as far as gathering goes, but they have them in the same town. 

I love finding treasures that I can use. From my mom’s stuff, a pastel multi colored perle cotton. Perfect for big stitching on the binding of a neutral project. 

hint:  you'll see finished project the last Saturday of this month!

We passed the Bonneville Salt Flats on our road trip. We didn’t stop, so this is a photo from the interstate. This sculpture was there when we visited on a motorcycle trip in the 90’s. Probably 1994 or 95. I was tickled to see it again. 

I don’t remember the name of this mountain, but it was so pretty! The sky so blue, the contrast of the dull brown grasses against the dark green trees.  Somewhere between SLC and Battle Mountain NV, where we ate pizza in the car. 

Then, when we stopped in Susanville CA, we watched news and weather from Reno/Sparks. The weatherman’s name is Jeff Thompson. My baby brother’s name! That was interesting! 

And last but not least, I like that we traveled safely and arrived to spend the holiday with our son. 

This view greets us every morning. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy