Slow Sunday Stitching and a Birthday ~ Mid September

 I’m working on some slow stitching projects today! And linking up with Kathy’s Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

This little Christmas Penguin was an interim stitch 

while I waited for some other fabric to be coffee dyed and gridded. It’s a s-l-o-w process! 

And yesterday I finished machine attaching the binding to Rainbow Neighbourhood. It’s an entry in our local quilt show the first weekend in October, so it’s priority! 

The first corner is ready. I always start at a corner, so I only have 3 more! 😊 Corners are the hardest parts for me! 🤨

There probably won’t be much stitching til evening. Today is Mr Busy’s 79th birthday! Our oldest granddaughter and her family are coming over for pizza and cake and ice cream. That will be fun, but I will be tired afterwards! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Scrap Happy Saturday 9-16-23

Everyone is sewing Aqua this month.  Click on the  link to Angela’s Rainbow Scrap Challenge Saturday Linky Party. There is a lot to look at!

Because I didn’t assign any UFOs to the aqua month, I’m catching up. 

I’m putting binding on Rainbow Neighbourhood. Here’s a peek at some of Nicki’s fabulous quilting on the aqua house. I’ll show more after our quilt show in a couple of weeks. 

And I pulled out some HST I knew used Teal, and will be using these in my ABC Table Scraps Challenge. 

I think there is potential here! 

Have a good week! 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

I Like Thursdays. 9-14-23

 I’m joining LeeAnna and friends at Not Afraid of Color

Some very random likes this week. A friend shared some of her home grown tomatoes. So I had to make BLTs.! 

The small bowl with white stuff is what is left from cucumbers and onions in sour cream sauce. We will eat them with the BLT not on it.  Speaking of that. My brother revealed to me a couple of weeks ago, that he eats peanut butter on his BLTs. Now we’ve been siblings for 71 years and I never knew that! I like peanut butter and bacon sandwiches so I guess it’s a small step to add lettuce and tomatoes. What do you think? Do you eat something other than traditional BLTs? Please share!

We do our bacon in the oven. It’s easier for me and I think makes for crispier bacon.

I did a bit more fall decorating.I’m not asking Fall to hurry, but it is a favorite season! 

I have a small table runner that has apples on it. I put my Autumn Stamps Sampler in a frame. Not permanently, because it’s not exactly right.  But it will do for now. Also there is an apple scented jar candle and a dish of a favorite fall snack. 

Candy corn and dry roasted peanuts. Sweet and salty, yummy!

A close up of the frame. It needs to be a tiny bit wider. So the cross stitched framing shows. I’ll keep looking. 

I checked this kindle edition out on Libby from my local library. Diann recommended it in her August 23rd post and said she couldn’t put it down. I requested it , but I had to wait for it. I got an email and downloaded it on September 5th. Started it on the 6th and finished it Monday the 11th. That’s fast for me lately. I’ve been in a reading funk. I will try this author again. 

 A friend on Facebook suggested I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!   That title has been showing up all over the internet. Think I’ll give it a try. 

I’ve been gridding a piece of coffee dyed/ stained Aida. I’ve never done this in all my years of cross stitching. It’s sort of tedious, but maybe it will help in the long run. I’ll keep you posted. 

The back looks like this. Lots of tiny X’s.  I watched several YouTube videos . Some using thread, that’s what I chose, and some suggesting wire. Couldn’t wrap my head around that. Besides I have a plethora of old thread, that is just sitting around asking for a job! 🙂 

This Sunday is Mr Busy’s birthday, so there will be cake! And littles at our house. I’ll try to remember to take photos. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful! 

TO-DO Tuesday #157. 9-12-23

Joining Carol at Quilt Schmilt for To-Do Tuesday #37 as soon as her post is live. I’ll pop back later to fix the link.  It's fixed. I hope. 

Last week:

Sept 5-Sept 11

1. Get binding attached to One Happy Girl. ✅.  

2. Make progress on appliqué borders for September OMG!✅

3. Stitch on Winter Penguin ✅ 

I got a bit farther along. Did you guess it was a penguin? I even found my Christmas holly needle minder. Seemed appropriate!

4. ABC Table Scraps Challenge post!✅ Read about it here!

5. Sew some AQUA!❌

Next week

9-12-23 to 9-18-23

1. If the quilter finishes Rainbow Neighbourhood, get the binding attached to the front and ready for hand stitching.

2. Make a label and hanging corners for Rainbow Neighbourhood!

3. Finish bottom border for spool quilt.

4. Stitch on Winter/Christmas Penguin. 

5. Start thinking about ABC Table Scraps Challenge in Aqua with “P” or “Z”!  ie. Sew some aqua!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Slow Stitching.….September 10.

Good Morning Stitchers! I got up just as the sun was coming up. And it’s not that early. I sleep later as the days grow shorter. Seems my week as been slower than usual. Even my machine stitching lately has been slower. I’m zigzag appliquéing leaves and stylized flowers for a quilt border. It’s slow going.

But today I will put more stitches in this cute little guy. It’s a chart that Diann at Little Penguin did last year. I printed it and put it away. I don’t remember exactly how I did that, but just now entered Cross Stitch Penguin Pattern in Pinterest and was able to find it. There is a download link there. Good Luck!

Last week I needed a project to take to my Thursday Stitchers group. I had a scrap of white 14 ct Aida and kitted it up. I started with the penguin’s scarf, the red part. I’m a center starter always! I was unfocused and enjoying being with friends and sharing. And made a mistake. 

I finally decided to count( several times to be sure) and go to the top to begin. I tried stitching a grid on my fabric. It didn’t seem to help me, but I might try that technique again.

I’ll continue on the sky and his stocking cap today! It shouldn’t take too long. It’s tiny, a 4” hoop completely fits the chart.

 Going to be rainy and it’s much cooler today, so a good day for stitching and Mother Nature is watering my tomatoes! A win-win!

I’ll link up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching   Come join us!

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

Scrap Happy Saturday ~ September 9

Because I forgot about aqua, I have no UFOS assigned to be finished or at least worked on this month. I could I forget aqua? It’s a favorite color! 

So I will work on my OMG…..it needs my attention!

And maybe sew some aqua string blocks or crumb blocks. Maybe both!

I did get the binding on this little quilt which will go in the donation pile. The binding isn’t aqua but there are some aqua fabrics in this one!

I’m linking up with Angela for Scrap Happy Saturday.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!

 

Finished or Not Finished Friday

Whoo Hoo!! I have a finish. Finally the One Happy Girl quilt is quilted, thanks Nicki, and bound. 

A close up of a favorite block, Dick and Jane, the pieced flannel backing, and a close up of the quilting! I think the design is Jitterbug. 

I attached this narrower than usual binding (1 3/4”) to the back then stitched the fold to the front with a decorative stitch on my machine.  

This is the front. ⤴️

And the back. ⤴️

It’s a donation kids quilt so I am not concerned that it is sturdy looking. It’ll take some abuse, if need be. 

It’s a binding technique I picked up by watching a Fat Quarter Shop YouTube video with Edyta Sitar. 

I can’t get it to load here, but search How to make double-fold binding by Edyta Sitar -Fat Quarter Shop. I’m loving it, as it takes less fabric so I am using up scraps.

Linking up with Alycia at Quilty Girl for Finished or Not Finished Friday.

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful!