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!

ScrapHappy Saturday. April 4th

 

Joining all the scrappy quilters today at Angela’s ScrapHappy Saturday

Angela announced the color for April last week. It is PINK. 

So I got the first 16-patch star block done, in Pink. 

Also this week I completed the 4th red block for March, got 2 more green blocks cut out and one sewed, for February and 2 blue blocks complete for January . 

So my goal is to get 2 more blue blocks, one more green and a 2nd pink one. Then I’ll be caught up. 

I’ve also been sewing crumb blocks for each color of the month. Didn’t get to the pink scraps this week, but there are some crumbs in my bags of scraps. So next week you will see more pinky scrappiness. 

Off to check out other posts at So Scrappy. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful 

I LIKE Thursday. #275

 

From Sweatpants and Coffee

I haven’t posted in a week. Not sure why I was so busy? Last week, I filled up my car. We have a Chevy Equinox that uses diesel. The total was nearly $50!  A definite NOT LIKE.   I had to giggle at the add underneath. We Have Bread!  It took some of my “bread” to get the fuel. 

I guess I have one blooming flower!  Haha. Gotta love those tough Wyoming dandelions. 

We drove past the protesters at the No Kings Rally in our town in this Red Red state. This poster was local, I love the creativity. 

Here is a Self-Care bucket list for the new month. 

From the internet, @lanie_lately

I can’t wait for the farmer’s markets and backyard barbecues. April a bit early for those things in Wyoming, but they WILL happen. I hope to be able to plant some bulbs, donate old clothes, watch a sunrise. 

Tuesday I fixed a sausage sauerkraut skillet.  It turned out really good. The sauerkraut was a gift from a gardener friend . She grew cabbage and home canned sauerkraut. It was wonderful. I used this recipe. 

Skillet Kielbasa and Sauerkraut  . 

April 2, 2026

Do you make anything special for Easter dinner? Do you use special recipes or tableware? Do you order chocolate bunnies to give out or keep? Do you bite the ears off first? What about hot cross buns or other special cookies? share your recipe?

I used to go all out for Easter. Not really anything special, but ham, scalloped potatoes, orange jellos with mandarin oranges. We bought chocolate bunnies at K-mart for the kids. Always hollow and yes the ears went first. No to hot cross buns or special cookies. 

Thank-you LeeAnna for this place to talk about the things in my life.. See others at Not Afraid of Color

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful

I LIKE Thursday #274

 

The calendar says it’s Spring, we Sprung Forward on the clocks, my iPad even agrees. 

This was yesterday. But there was a red flag warning until 10:00 pm last night. Too warm, too dry, and two windy. 

I changed some of my small decor. My buffet. The Spring Alphabet Sampler cube doesn’t show up well. 

Two long-legged rabbits sit around my candle warmer. The basket has another cross stitch rabbit from Melissa at Pinker n Punkin, and some heirloom eggs.  This year I added bunny ears, just for fun.

Above is a stitchery from Kathy Schmitz. I love Mr. Bunny with his eggs in a backpack. 

Near our front door is a Patchabilities Easter skinny wall hanging . Perfect for that narrow space. 

This is another regular in the seasonal rotation. All were from a magazine I used to get. I can’t remember if it was Quiltmaker or Quilts and More. But many years ago. 

This is a bad photo, but Mr Busy and I took a short road trip to the nearest neighboring town, Moorcroft,WY. The truck stop there had this sweatshirt hanging up high. Had to get a shot of it. If you need an explanation just ask. I’ll gladly tell you.

Sunday we walked through the home show and looked at all the siding, windows, flooring booths. Our County Museum called for Red, White and Blue blocks for a commemorative quilt for 2026. I didn’t make a block, I just didn’t have the bandwidth last fall to do anything besides just exist. But Mr Busy took my picture anyway. I look sad!  I’ll have to be cognizant of that in the future. 

Mr Busy finished his second puzzle of the year. One piece is missing. I think this one was one we loaned out then reassembled. The missing piece is on the bottom edge. Can you find it? 

 

LeeAnna who hosts I Like Thursday, posed this conversation starter:

what was your favorite breakfast cereal as a kid. Would you eat it now?

My favorite cereal was Wheaties! Breakfast of Champions. I still like it and eat it now and then. I don’t eat much cereal anymore . Coffee, a piece of toast and 1/2 a banana is my usual. Though this week, DH cooked eggs. I used my new cup. Isn’t it pretty?

Ooh, this is a long post. Today I’ll be stitching with friends again. I’ll try to remember to get some photos of any Show n Tell. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

SAHRR 2026

 

Finishing up this final post.  I’ll link up to the Parade on Kathleen McMusings blog as soon as it opens. 

I started with an embroidered block that I never fully finished. My Post from January 17th

Then came Round #1.  Hourglass Blocks 

Round #2 was  ‘Make It a Double”

Round #3 Animal Kingdomand #4 Curves followed. 

Round#5 . Two Colors and the final Round #6 Quilter’s Choice

And now the finish, I hand stitched the binding down at my Thursday Stitchers gathering last Thursday the 19th. 

As I was studying where I might add some final touches of beads, I discovered I missed quilting the left Double Tulip block. I marked it with a pin so I wouldn’t forget. 

I put small triangles at the two upper corners on the back. I like to use small 1/4” dia. dowels to hang small things. 

And it’s done!  Hanging for an outdoor glamour shot:

It does need a label, but I call it done. 

Also linking up at Finished or Not Friday  ‘cause ya gotta celebrate every little finish !

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.

ScrapHappy Saturday. 3-21-26

 

Today I’ll share at Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I have a third 16 patch  star completed. One more to go. I need to get 2 more green ones done. And go back and do Blue for January. Now that Project Quilting 17 and SAHRR have come to an end, I should be able to do those. If I get them all cut out and on design boards, I can use them as Leaders and Enders for each other. 

And there will be crumb blocks !

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful. 

SAHRR and Finished or Not Friday

 

And :

After Round #6. quilters choice. 

 I’ve begun the quilting. 

The dark purple fabric with the scattered shapes is the backing. 

I used a light lavender thread for quilting. There was some stitch in the ditch , some  serpentine, some squiggles, some straight lines . And a  bazillion threads to bury. 

 And now the binding is on and I call it DONE. 

I took this photo this morning at 7:02 am . It was gorgeous out front. 

I also had a small finish: Project Quilting 17.6. A Happy Handful. 

A pocket pincushion for a faraway friend.  

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.