Slow Sunday Stitching. Counted Cross Stitches R,W, B

Today, I'm working on the first of my summer patriotic small stitches.  A free pattern from Melisa at PinkernPunkin  Quilting & Stitching. Scroll to almost the end of this post for a link to this free chart. 

I'm almost done with the stitching.  I used a scrap of 14 count Aida and just regular DMC floss in  White, Red (666) and Blue (312). I'll finish it into a bowl filler.  And then I want to do this one too. Also from Melisa.  Check her blog out for regular free charts. Thank you, thank you Melisa!!!

I really am excited to get these done to mix with my other Patriotic decor.  I'm linking with Kathy @ Slow Sunday Stitching. 

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ScrapHappy Saturday ~

There was sewing this week! Some crumb blocks were made in forest/ sage green. There’s a bit of lighter olive green too! 

From this ↑

to this👉

And a sage-ish green binding was built! 

Just a peak, I'll post more next Friday. I have company coming from Florida!!!!!!!!! I might be busy with snuggles from 2 of our great grands!

Other sewing happened too! I started assembling the blocks of Growing Up Odd. These are big 17” blocks. Sashing between the blocks, set 4 X 4. A square picnic quilt!  Row one done plus the sashing strip between row 1& 2. Row 2 is nearly complete.

I'm linking up with Angela at So Scrappy and RSC 2022. 

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FONFF = 2 Not Finished

Last week I shared a finish. this week I worked on arranging the Growing Up Odd blocks and getting started putting them into rows. 

This is too big for my design wall. Or maybe my design wall is too small? 

Also this top from last week is now a quilt.

 It is 3 layers. Top/batting/back. I haven't shown the backing yet and I still just love it. Elephants in dark blue, purple and a bit of green. I say they are Asian elephants because of the oriental front. *smile*. 

So now to get the binding on. We have “snow” predicted, so there will be sewing time. I'll have another finish soon.  Wahoo!!. I’m linking up with Alycia for Finished or Not Finished Friday

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I Like Thursday #96 A series of little things.

Happy Thursday Everyone!  I'm teaming up with other bloggers over at Not Afraid of Color, where LeeAnna gives us this place to share the thing we like or are thankful for. 

This "thought" came up as a memory on Facebook today. It’s from six years ago. I think it is important enough to share again.

A week of so ago, Diann at Little Penguin Quilts showed a photo of her Lily of the Valley. I lamented that mine were not even poking through the ground.  But look what they are doing now. 

And if you look really close there is a hint of a bud on the one at the bottom of the photo. I can't wait they smell so wonderful. 

I finally had to order a new cover for my iPad. I wore the other one out. I don't spend a lot, it’s not an Otterbox brand!  But isn't it pretty?

And the back is clear so I can read the inscription that our son had put on it when he and his sister and Mr. Busy gifted it to me for Mother's Day in 2018. 

And I love  "real" mail. This envelope with this lovely sentiment inside came in the mail, on Monday. 

It's a handwritten thank you note from the staff at Mercy General Hospital. A thank you for the Positivity Quilt I sent to Bernie to donate to Mercyful Quilts last August. I think it is so special that someone took the time to write this lovely note. 

I don't have a fancy camera, but we did have a pretty clear view of the lunar eclipse on Sunday night. 

This one I zoomed in on a little bit.  It's still pretty pitiful, but it sure was awesome in "real life"!

Last but not least, I got all 16 blocks for Growing Up Odd done. I arranged it on the family room floor. Excuse the messy toy box in the background. The littles have been gone 2 years and it is unlikely they will be able to visit any time soon. So I probably should get rid of the "baby" toys. 

I have started to put the blocks together. The first row is done. The next row is sashing and cornerstones and it is constructed but not joined to the top row.  I'll take photos next week.

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TO-DO Tuesday # 91

Last week I thought I had a doable list! Well, almost!

May 10- May 16

1. Make 4 Happy blocks with Greens ✅

Actually 5 Happy blocks and some HSTs  for the green Zigzag  row! 

2. Stitch down binding on Hollow Nines✅

All quilted and bound. Ready for whatever comes next!

3.  Continue stitching on  September ~Year in the Garden ❌ 

I intended to stitch while watching TV, but we started watching The Lincoln Lawyer series on Netflix and I can’t take my eyes off Manuel Garcia-Rulfo! 😆

4. Make appointment with quilter for Frames!✅ Not only did I make the appointment, but she has it in her possession!

5. Any thing else is just icing!✅ I started on a block for CiL’s May-June block drive. I’ll try to get at least 2 done . 

Next week. 

1. Finish 1 pixel block for CiL.

2. Make binding and hanging triangles for Frames.

3. Stitch on September- Year in the Garden 

4. Get top for Table Scrapes Challenge to “ready to quilt “ stage. 

I’m linking up with Linda at Texas Quilt Gal’s. To Do Tuesday! 

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Starting on the Greens. RSC2022

I finally got to get to some sewing of the green this week.  There are lots of green projects to look at over at Angela's blog and ScrapHappy Saturday.   Click on over there and take a look. Then join the Linky Party!

I sewed 5 Happy Blocks. There is one that is a bit on the olive green side, but it looked so good with the print block that I had to use it. 

And there are a few HST to start the Zig ZaG row. I only want one green row in my quilt, so I'll save these pairs until the month of light and bright green and mingle them together. 

And just for fun, here is the "finally green grass" in the front yard.  Yes indeed!  It needs to be mowed.  Mr Busy will get to that today!  He is putting the battery in the mower as I write this.  Hooray!! 

I made a quick trip to the Hallmark store earlier ( 3 granddaughters have birthdays coming up) and there were several groups planting their adopt-a-planter on several corners. I love that about this town.  We will have color on the corners, the community garden folks were busy in that garden too!  And I am now anxious to get some tomato plants in the dirt!   Come on summer!!!!

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Finished or Not Finished Friday

Linking up with Alycia's Finished or Not Finished Friday! I finally have a finish on this RSC project stated in 2020! 

I saw the block at The Academic Quilter in 2019. You can see her two versions at this link. She calls it Circle of Squares. I knew I had so many scraps that I could do this one. Mari set hers so wonderfully! I wasn’t as successful so went with a diagonal rainbow sort of setting. The wide green border was added to bring it up to a decent size. And I had enough, just barely,  to bind it too! I like it a lot! Now I need to wash and dry it, so it ready to be given away. 

The backing is a piece picked up at JoAnn’s! Now that I look again, I think one of Mari’s quilts used a fabric very similar in her settings. You can take a peek at her header on her blog! 

It was quilted by a friend who is a novice but a fantastic quilter. It's hard to see, but it's a daisy design. Soft curves all over this very "square" quilt . So pretty. 

Apologies on the indoor photo! It’s drizzling and foggy even at 3:30pm. So it is what it is! 

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