tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75184832581741862832024-03-18T02:13:33.215-04:00The Polka Dot Chickencarol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.comBlogger1173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-41468658952623239302024-03-17T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-17T09:00:00.136-04:00Trying to keep on the sunnyside on a Slow Sunday...<p> Well last week was a hot mess... I was looking forward to a week with no appointments or obligations other than watching Elliott... I had big big BIG plans to get lots of stitching and sewing done and pfffft... there very little to show ...had a plumbing issue over the weekend and Dan the Handyman came to fix it... and part of it is fixed but a new problem cropped up... and then another house issue which had me thinking I need a new roof, but actually I think I need a better dehumidifier... had an HVAC tech here and that's the conclusion I came to... oh ... and I'm there is a very high probability that I will need to replace the AC this year... I was anticipating that, as it is as old as the furnace I replaced 2 years ago....now do I go ahead and get it down before it gets hot? or wait till it dies? It think I'll bite the bullet and go ahead and get it done in a month or so. I did get a wild hair and took 2 loads of stuff to Goodwill out of the basement... there is plenty more that could go but I lost my enthusiasm for the project as my knee, which I just remarked to a friend last week that it was feeling great after the gel shot, hurt like crazy that day before I had even done on flight of stairs. Knock on wood it has settled down since then. And I'm going to blame it on the time change but I haven't slept well and have just felt off all week. Haven't been able to get in a schedule as a couple of mornings I had to get up extra early to deal with stuff... end up dragging all day and then get a burst of energy when I should be getting ready for bed... like I said, a hot mess.</p><p>Okay let's drop that and move onto to happier stuff and try to get to the sunnyside of life...</p><p>Here's what I can show for the week... I finished Hoppy Easter by WTN&T...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzOUR_hESxl_VkgcyqQ0LDkp9nb966lRW666atMpXW5H8visfEi3R89aR6k8Ua4MGoWviefz6Y_UoKTTKdcU0hWJDSHL2d4E7n7gDJeNt4KSPFr0hXT8aPd9SvTy3Ah2tfbSE3dZACTGp4U-BSW8sysjHBIvJqUHGgD7TBudBJc3r2P-qvcUVs60wbSZg/s2427/IMG_4916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="2427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzOUR_hESxl_VkgcyqQ0LDkp9nb966lRW666atMpXW5H8visfEi3R89aR6k8Ua4MGoWviefz6Y_UoKTTKdcU0hWJDSHL2d4E7n7gDJeNt4KSPFr0hXT8aPd9SvTy3Ah2tfbSE3dZACTGp4U-BSW8sysjHBIvJqUHGgD7TBudBJc3r2P-qvcUVs60wbSZg/w400-h400/IMG_4916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>now I thought I was finished with this several times this week and then I would look at it and realized I'd forgotten this or that detail... lots of details at the end. I did change some of the colors... made the carrots more orange-y and the chicks more yellow and ditched the peach for the inside of the ears and the cheeks... made it rosier and made the ribbon turquoise instead of pink...I want to make this into a little pillow with some white chenille trim... fur... like a bunny!</p><p>I stitched a tiny bit more on Summer Schoolhouse ... filled in the flowers on the border... sorry the color is so washed out here... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTMAtyzYLatglMWIHWuhOj1dF4xWErQxiARoCMxX4OP1rtWJcPxAOqHKJodGD9qMC4wJzeaVqfQjDpobGUjXA6GQlGCzpoSvjAv9JTYMqtUx1xyP0PVB-STx-tiv2EThl0hUXP440SXY6pkO71fHgNy2EyP3I0G2l3yzf6I9KWZm0y1gk8oCxm4_Rr8wR/s3024/IMG_4936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTMAtyzYLatglMWIHWuhOj1dF4xWErQxiARoCMxX4OP1rtWJcPxAOqHKJodGD9qMC4wJzeaVqfQjDpobGUjXA6GQlGCzpoSvjAv9JTYMqtUx1xyP0PVB-STx-tiv2EThl0hUXP440SXY6pkO71fHgNy2EyP3I0G2l3yzf6I9KWZm0y1gk8oCxm4_Rr8wR/w400-h400/IMG_4936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm proud of myself for figuring out how to do the house with the flag, in mirror image from the chart... took me a while to get the angle of the roof correct... </p><p>I added a couple more blocks to the yellow flower quilt... I'm seeing daffodils with these blocks... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDV36_i-dSb6vHYFOoQPg3KF2HiYL5wb3HYpyPgUoAgSz7iAJwKyRf0CuMgACClYhZvcJQu_3zQ16HKh4v7Gdnu1TRdrQGkaDCUimCtNHSiT-CJni7Py8XtT3HEDZzYgjWuJ2bzSWE45NAxH6B_o6yIp7GMnYC4uDUrHMZQcNFdPeUIfbyjkAVMYnoi2Az/s3024/IMG_4920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDV36_i-dSb6vHYFOoQPg3KF2HiYL5wb3HYpyPgUoAgSz7iAJwKyRf0CuMgACClYhZvcJQu_3zQ16HKh4v7Gdnu1TRdrQGkaDCUimCtNHSiT-CJni7Py8XtT3HEDZzYgjWuJ2bzSWE45NAxH6B_o6yIp7GMnYC4uDUrHMZQcNFdPeUIfbyjkAVMYnoi2Az/w400-h400/IMG_4920.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I got all the blocks cut out... still need to check the count for the sashing strips and then do the setting triangles.</p><p>And I finally got around to getting the<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/The-Drawn-Thread-Sunnyside-Sampler-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/DR282"> Sunnyside Sample</a>r from The Drawn Thread framed...just picked it up yesterday... I did this all in DMC on 32 ct I painted with Rit dyes, Lemon Yellow and Tangerine... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsSHR-PuwFJ-FkQdniHDJsBG6aWaGHRx0lmHHobsxaJ8aR6bx7aOFYBOGKLMsjV8QW8OzYx7NBmXqWGBXMhdvO927Id14LP_EqJZmLm3EiZk7fc_rcGk8MmI-vDnxp4ad04XJXJl5AuYS9Z77ebajETMlHSfuHV8MxHw1cwb-r2W5Y282pR8znhyd6Sm2/s3024/IMG_4932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsSHR-PuwFJ-FkQdniHDJsBG6aWaGHRx0lmHHobsxaJ8aR6bx7aOFYBOGKLMsjV8QW8OzYx7NBmXqWGBXMhdvO927Id14LP_EqJZmLm3EiZk7fc_rcGk8MmI-vDnxp4ad04XJXJl5AuYS9Z77ebajETMlHSfuHV8MxHw1cwb-r2W5Y282pR8znhyd6Sm2/w400-h400/IMG_4932.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAYoqmn5lvslEwr8zxjHdCmwlNCT31wHH7XV-DrV-EpuhjoNKe3Z7Rp8Nj4aqwLK_zEk9MbKG36JuUzBGEcOXoJfFEKsMIYwc16xVv-kE3I-KsV_eAMhBsT6ad6HVjAdXc6fQOwd48dG6KYFM5YCzTR08tHUCjwtbg4iwF35jO2wF2X1EWZw90Lt1m4wO/s3024/IMG_4933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAYoqmn5lvslEwr8zxjHdCmwlNCT31wHH7XV-DrV-EpuhjoNKe3Z7Rp8Nj4aqwLK_zEk9MbKG36JuUzBGEcOXoJfFEKsMIYwc16xVv-kE3I-KsV_eAMhBsT6ad6HVjAdXc6fQOwd48dG6KYFM5YCzTR08tHUCjwtbg4iwF35jO2wF2X1EWZw90Lt1m4wO/w400-h400/IMG_4933.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa87F1zo6PGalRtkOuygGuMI8gEG3HitkKOpjKN44ykKa84lV6gDtFcdUZIK0gJkHh6yrKXwlfRnEEqOKFS4waN1QGJsmGwsvyf2fnfItsti6h_Xvl7C6ywIUJ7qtAJY0isNl9Z6mFLqLrH4K7vGRzJi_FJuxacV5dD_UlOXvANkOWruisP1luGrUV9ri/s3024/IMG_4934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa87F1zo6PGalRtkOuygGuMI8gEG3HitkKOpjKN44ykKa84lV6gDtFcdUZIK0gJkHh6yrKXwlfRnEEqOKFS4waN1QGJsmGwsvyf2fnfItsti6h_Xvl7C6ywIUJ7qtAJY0isNl9Z6mFLqLrH4K7vGRzJi_FJuxacV5dD_UlOXvANkOWruisP1luGrUV9ri/w400-h400/IMG_4934.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLuT7T1ZPUGGT6cxjPN8O45QmCeSG_VJEZ1kq4o3AmIijb2dV4MsdyqbL3VmHhT-LPAVJsSm12uw24EjWQNTqs-IP9McmDyAslGRlY4WMDxqfG0ezoD1zFbMF2uMohQE1paTNfgDxNJmccl4q8LJ_2wCkx7pM62n_mVQE9e91Zc4FodOAxDwxc7H1YUXs/s3024/IMG_4935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLuT7T1ZPUGGT6cxjPN8O45QmCeSG_VJEZ1kq4o3AmIijb2dV4MsdyqbL3VmHhT-LPAVJsSm12uw24EjWQNTqs-IP9McmDyAslGRlY4WMDxqfG0ezoD1zFbMF2uMohQE1paTNfgDxNJmccl4q8LJ_2wCkx7pM62n_mVQE9e91Zc4FodOAxDwxc7H1YUXs/w400-h400/IMG_4935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> I'm quite happy with this one... the frame is a spot on match to the DMC dark green I used... (pay closer attention to the color at the bottom of the pics than the top ... somehow the top of the frame looks more turquoise... I think it is from the sun coming in the window behind it ) ... the framer said this line of frames was developed to match DMCs ...what a great idea! I think I'll use it as part of a seasonal display this summer and there is a spot high up on the sampler wall in the green room with I think it would fit to display it all year. And I definitely need to take some advice from this sampler and keep on the sunnyside! Less grumpy, more sunny! </p><p>Still debating what to work on next... I'm leaning toward picking back up a sampler that I started last year that doesn't have a lot more to do ... maybe<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1390506029/with-thy-needle-thread-red-bird-sampler?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-c-art_and_collectibles-fiber_arts-cross_stitch&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0GojiEuzjOPG9_yX9a3QeygfsOIDXkP42d0RdT40xUuoEf2vtstfYPsIaAuuBEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12565309117_121156742842_507236865280_aud-2007167693669:pla-352347619427_c__1390506029_241812703&utm_custom2=12565309117&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0GojiEuzjOPG9_yX9a3QeygfsOIDXkP42d0RdT40xUuoEf2vtstfYPsIaAuuBEALw_wcB"> Red Bird Sampler</a> by WTN&T...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16j2JXWKNZxpiZE4umQHJmN000Md-dcaEUJEED2Lj27WaezRKUbx4UI99kzu5LACaiQTtqtIM3PjbJhyXx3-TxkqlKbihDIhNp6UhMg2uYAmpjtVYxudA6UTBEhKvhBYm0e31Ni0pu1WqRmeMQcTfODSpN8MCENFnIE5rhWZwR30FOKrcW3B_UAZqCJ24/s3024/IMG_4919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16j2JXWKNZxpiZE4umQHJmN000Md-dcaEUJEED2Lj27WaezRKUbx4UI99kzu5LACaiQTtqtIM3PjbJhyXx3-TxkqlKbihDIhNp6UhMg2uYAmpjtVYxudA6UTBEhKvhBYm0e31Ni0pu1WqRmeMQcTfODSpN8MCENFnIE5rhWZwR30FOKrcW3B_UAZqCJ24/w400-h400/IMG_4919.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> it's the closest to being finished... and I'd forgotten how pretty this linen is. </p><p>And I'm still loving<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Summer-House-Stitche-Workes-Fragments-In-Time-2022-1-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/22-1656"> Fragments in Time 2022</a> from Summer House Stitche Works...this is 8 little cards and then you can download that border for free on her website which you can find<a href="https://www.summerhousestitcheworkes.com/shop/complimentary-border-chart-fragments-2021-8gxaz"> here. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GtLeFGeF0F9EZ2GxgAOdGBd6XHlQD1ITPn0yde57a4msFfyBPy1jOssDWezAoIklZSupXcuvxHUeJCG20m1AUNFMBiA_hh3IIVkX_j5dv2I1dNUI6svIvbUjtgNeWmXmoQY7sTcS6gYpxhaSybqECfK16hSFFpTFKRGk89ad55u1zyDlyG2hQfnVRVg1/s3024/IMG_4917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GtLeFGeF0F9EZ2GxgAOdGBd6XHlQD1ITPn0yde57a4msFfyBPy1jOssDWezAoIklZSupXcuvxHUeJCG20m1AUNFMBiA_hh3IIVkX_j5dv2I1dNUI6svIvbUjtgNeWmXmoQY7sTcS6gYpxhaSybqECfK16hSFFpTFKRGk89ad55u1zyDlyG2hQfnVRVg1/w400-h400/IMG_4917.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm further along than I remembered... and oh I still LOVE this one... </p><p>Revisiting these is a good idea... but there is always the siren call of a brand new piece, but I'm trying to turn a deaf ear to that right now... I keep telling myself I need to sit down and seriously think about what I want to stitch the rest of the year... but lately I haven't been wanting to do much thinking... part of me wants to start some BIG new piece... but then I remember that Summer Schoolhouse is BIG piece and I just started it 2 weeks ago... sheesh... how quickly I can forget...LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Next week is busy... lunch today with friends, Elliott on Tuesday, lunch with more friends on Wednesday, a haircut and color for me on Thursday and my son wants to hang out with a friend on Friday that will require a small road trip... I really really want a week with no appointments and I want to couple it with the mojo to get crafty stuff done... I hope the stars align soon for that occurrence but it seems as rare as a total solar eclipse, which is actually going to happen around here on April 8. Already got the glasses that let you look at the sun... if we drive about an hour from here we can see it in totality... in my yard I can probably see about an 80% eclipse... have to see if what I want to do... also have to hope it isn't a cloudy day and there have been lots and lots and lots of cloudy days here in the past couple of months. Need to keep reminding myself about keeping on the sunnyside...LOL</p><p>Sorry for the grumpyness... I'm blaming it on the damn time change... I need at least one more week to adjust... maybe 2... at least yesterday was sunny and I took some pictures of the daffodils in my yard... this is the side yard that I see when I go into my garage...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt-dCLWs-J9M9J5YO4wqgioC99k-jxnIMCSOxAunYUhZw2ObUwD6GVzrpDFM5vdOQcUYlHJ4hBAXLXzvykYfAUpCASz8cpOVDhPJvmOSLFqD1PbHXCi69b4kEy7RZEmT2TZsycB0hDE7BVGxUknli9QKy0CQrpXUgR0wTFQptL11ao1FwQXzN-XTKEeq5/s3024/IMG_4921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHt-dCLWs-J9M9J5YO4wqgioC99k-jxnIMCSOxAunYUhZw2ObUwD6GVzrpDFM5vdOQcUYlHJ4hBAXLXzvykYfAUpCASz8cpOVDhPJvmOSLFqD1PbHXCi69b4kEy7RZEmT2TZsycB0hDE7BVGxUknli9QKy0CQrpXUgR0wTFQptL11ao1FwQXzN-XTKEeq5/w400-h400/IMG_4921.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and this is the front of the house... it doesn't get the sun until the afternoon so the daffodils aren't all bloomed yet... but I was looking and I think I have at least 5 different varieties... each year I've been adding more and I like the mix ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFCCvLyBncMJloanCxlGPBgTxwDZFvRqONdDv2RykQPkJli4l0ngY54gOfZ404BNqW1K7H_2GoI52TV5-5HpOVivSbIupT0ebLcdDbw04_8eakZxAsQ0yFyrOdaRNhRg_kZI8vIxAUwWz0nqgkjwduoZOlE9L3R1mcik0gGk2AZpAmnXOZCmp4-P9ewwb/s3024/IMG_4923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFCCvLyBncMJloanCxlGPBgTxwDZFvRqONdDv2RykQPkJli4l0ngY54gOfZ404BNqW1K7H_2GoI52TV5-5HpOVivSbIupT0ebLcdDbw04_8eakZxAsQ0yFyrOdaRNhRg_kZI8vIxAUwWz0nqgkjwduoZOlE9L3R1mcik0gGk2AZpAmnXOZCmp4-P9ewwb/w400-h400/IMG_4923.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and here's my garden guy... he seems happy surrounded by the flowers... I need to take some tips from him...LOL!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxtzdr8j-9lStQxGFmAK57htY5WXFDb0Pre8TJNzz9_rX5gdYNjqhhCioUApg-oUpQfSj9aWErXMCjZ5h8qvP0-PNLQtuevCFwGXzZQmjc75tveFbfiKnV9Vot9DVhszHzGCXcCodQhNblJTrTgw0CDwINIoLjtM05xnBpcMirFCsx6_2vVcKft4x-2kJ/s3024/IMG_4922%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxtzdr8j-9lStQxGFmAK57htY5WXFDb0Pre8TJNzz9_rX5gdYNjqhhCioUApg-oUpQfSj9aWErXMCjZ5h8qvP0-PNLQtuevCFwGXzZQmjc75tveFbfiKnV9Vot9DVhszHzGCXcCodQhNblJTrTgw0CDwINIoLjtM05xnBpcMirFCsx6_2vVcKft4x-2kJ/w400-h400/IMG_4922%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I hope your upcoming week is a great one... I'm going to link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a>and check back to see what going on over there when I get back from lunch with friends... that should put me in a sunny mood!</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-85605861857953278912024-03-10T09:00:00.010-04:002024-03-10T09:00:00.128-04:00Where I rant about DST and bop along to a 70's classic on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello... it is Spring Forward Day... I shall reserve my rant for the end of this post so you don't have to listen if you don't want to.... but it's a pretty darn good rant if I say so myself... and I do!!</p><p><br /></p><p> Well the week started out with great weather... 70 and sunny on Monday... but it trended downward the rest of the week... gray and rainy... hoping to see some sun today. I'm itching to get out in the yard, but it is waaaaay too soon for planting any annuals... although I did poke some marigold seeds into one of my new raised beds... they are "free" seeds as they are left over from last year's flowers... we shall see if they sprout. I want to have marigolds all along the edges of those raised beds this year... I think it will be very pretty around the base of the dahlias. </p><p>And speaking of dahlias, I was looking forward to the arrival of the bags of dahlia tubers at Costco ...but it wasn't as I expected. They had some bags of dahlias, but not a huge selection like in the past. However they did have a lot of other varieties of flowers and plants and I ended up with a pretty good haul... excuse the darkness of these pics, I took them out in the garage...where it is dark... makes sense, right?</p><p>I got a dozen bags in total... lots of new stuff to add to the garden! Like elephant ears and caladiums...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUoSwUZeYKQHYMcBlD2EVcuinlnVCBJ1Jkz838yZD2iaptGidIpEbQ7PGs5P87u07feH189Lmz-7R7pOgGGyz20-JCiGjzXuZiY_Wxg9e7zpDtU0rf_D6hk6dF-YSj2cTBnhSdVw54kDq08PoXcwz__FFv9ntt6HZSRnV-HPJEaCJRD7wC5mOSaKPAaJE/s3024/IMG_4884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUoSwUZeYKQHYMcBlD2EVcuinlnVCBJ1Jkz838yZD2iaptGidIpEbQ7PGs5P87u07feH189Lmz-7R7pOgGGyz20-JCiGjzXuZiY_Wxg9e7zpDtU0rf_D6hk6dF-YSj2cTBnhSdVw54kDq08PoXcwz__FFv9ntt6HZSRnV-HPJEaCJRD7wC5mOSaKPAaJE/w400-h400/IMG_4884.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>some tall phlox and clematis... love that deep rusty red color of the clematis...hope it grows, I haven't had much luck with clematis in the past...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6rzGwM99lBGvrNNjzKhy6BS7yVdro1rx94Eqw4Vaw0xLycQpak9vqbC3lE5lvXBxkI_aSoSqQgs0inMzMd0XeQaMNdV2MfUyZJYQkCJ4G7dUGcbbYJRsp7g406BG7sUA2pa9Sn1WjsbGAgtXH_f8uaKokTztAmwMePN89mH0psB3_ZcxFqvv236O5xzy/s3024/IMG_4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6rzGwM99lBGvrNNjzKhy6BS7yVdro1rx94Eqw4Vaw0xLycQpak9vqbC3lE5lvXBxkI_aSoSqQgs0inMzMd0XeQaMNdV2MfUyZJYQkCJ4G7dUGcbbYJRsp7g406BG7sUA2pa9Sn1WjsbGAgtXH_f8uaKokTztAmwMePN89mH0psB3_ZcxFqvv236O5xzy/w400-h400/IMG_4882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Some crocosmia and hollyhocks and kniphofia (red hot pokers)...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GWXNxD_04EOk94iR_jCuaiMhA0C4eazHsjNqSsVV6b8rs1SUeOydgkjJlYLjk5QGSsgP0pnOt_y9bAdI6uNFmYzuDi3xRZ1F1ES5UwsG2LSRmd3teMc7Yjm17beJCj23_Tgvmgi3aFNZXfgR1ZM5Ee6a30FdrtimOQbDOTTIAC0UNx-yI0hg6mfTsi7l/s3024/IMG_4883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GWXNxD_04EOk94iR_jCuaiMhA0C4eazHsjNqSsVV6b8rs1SUeOydgkjJlYLjk5QGSsgP0pnOt_y9bAdI6uNFmYzuDi3xRZ1F1ES5UwsG2LSRmd3teMc7Yjm17beJCj23_Tgvmgi3aFNZXfgR1ZM5Ee6a30FdrtimOQbDOTTIAC0UNx-yI0hg6mfTsi7l/w400-h400/IMG_4883.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />There were only 2 bags of dahlia tubers that weren't like ones I already have... but I'm happy to get the collarette ones!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7q7bd0M3Ypklt2LfSYqA7QXMfacqbrmnqzIRYg2pKTOh3m4ocmVg18A1sOYYaAI1axvGaIZc7AWkH5kUOKHCosDD6-zTuhVvzWramvVeXweRqs7ptD5yw7C7Bo9WXOwpwDEuKcKMej8-Bbfl82P280T7LNlegqX3knydk10KQzqN5ZNkDsMDh987YiXa/s3024/IMG_4885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7q7bd0M3Ypklt2LfSYqA7QXMfacqbrmnqzIRYg2pKTOh3m4ocmVg18A1sOYYaAI1axvGaIZc7AWkH5kUOKHCosDD6-zTuhVvzWramvVeXweRqs7ptD5yw7C7Bo9WXOwpwDEuKcKMej8-Bbfl82P280T7LNlegqX3knydk10KQzqN5ZNkDsMDh987YiXa/w400-h400/IMG_4885.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As for creative endeavors this week, I had more time this week, but somehow I don't feel I have more to show for my time... I did spend more time than I thought I would with the Summer Schoolhouse series by WTN&T... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLR1yurFqpnsr4Fz0BbUrSd8LsY3Sbqh7fe-VQ0o9zp5sL62M77PiIgZ-f_vZRBTGlFMEKcNZNw6PSQI7zWchZifZyd8EKq0lC3PNh-tL-ZOEEbXM4EJ_Mi4vKBrMKDIXidKuHSFvwPgChJXxGYUjHwXC8c7YXwrxoI_IIv_9OLjgCW_H94RQT2R_Nv2G/s3024/IMG_4880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLR1yurFqpnsr4Fz0BbUrSd8LsY3Sbqh7fe-VQ0o9zp5sL62M77PiIgZ-f_vZRBTGlFMEKcNZNw6PSQI7zWchZifZyd8EKq0lC3PNh-tL-ZOEEbXM4EJ_Mi4vKBrMKDIXidKuHSFvwPgChJXxGYUjHwXC8c7YXwrxoI_IIv_9OLjgCW_H94RQT2R_Nv2G/w400-h400/IMG_4880.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>right now I'm having to make a lot of guesses as where to position motifs as I'm not exactly following the charts but trying to mimic<a href="https://www.instagram.com/contented_needleworker_kim/"> Kim </a> The Contented Needleworker's version. But I'm really enjoying stitching on this... it kinda has a Blackbird Design feel as it is imperfectly perfect... I re-checked my math as I had a fleeting thought that I mis-calculated how long this will be on 32 ct... it should be around 31.5" and I have 36" of linen so I should be just fine. I also calculated that if I did a section approximately 50 stitches wide each month I could complete this by the end of the year. Now that's a great plan but I know me and this will go off the rails ... I'll end up working on it in fits and starts and that's okay because other shiny objects till pop up... or hop up... like this did...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjuoDhV1bHjFBNqEFpHi4Ba5TM8tbOulOvv1Uf7rTL1NOdTPdMUyLYGpS4wAHiZs7to-jTCYwNYHqHWTroJjyQebQFarPoJ_haqR0f6P5HtgeX2dK_ih-7BBUSFqYL30qzXDIiZPsC5plABuxLXvPDkoQ7kHwCC1kv9RxK8h2h9_XSa9eGj9la6wXjkdC/s3024/IMG_4879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjuoDhV1bHjFBNqEFpHi4Ba5TM8tbOulOvv1Uf7rTL1NOdTPdMUyLYGpS4wAHiZs7to-jTCYwNYHqHWTroJjyQebQFarPoJ_haqR0f6P5HtgeX2dK_ih-7BBUSFqYL30qzXDIiZPsC5plABuxLXvPDkoQ7kHwCC1kv9RxK8h2h9_XSa9eGj9la6wXjkdC/w400-h400/IMG_4879.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is<a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/preorder-hoppy-easter-by-with-thy-needle-thread"> Hoppy Easter </a>by WTN&T... oh my goodness there is a lot of bunny here... I find that when I stitch with white thread I have to cross every stitch as I go along, which is not my normal method... and while I can get into a rhythm when I stitch from left to right I can't seem to do it when I'm stitching right to left...however when I'm stitching vertically I have less issues... so that's what I'm doing here and I'm turning the piece at the end of every column so I'm stitching down vertically...does that make sense? </p><p>Anyway this is taking a ton of floss ... glad I'm using DMC as I think I will just eke this out with one skein.</p><p>Oh and more interesting charts managed to sneak into my house... these are from the Nashville Needlework Market and I'm impressed by how quickly these pre-orders were filled.</p><p>I got both of the Blackbird Design books because you buy ALL the Blackbirds, right? These are <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Blackbird-Designs-Moments-of-Glad-Grace-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/24-1570">Moments of Glad Grace </a>and <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Blackbird-Designs-Thy-Love-More-Strong-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/24-1571">Thy Love More Strong.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtntHbFEJIlKDOfbDBGm_L34XXxRR8yGVODktyjBd14kNxfkPYDnkfaP58LVJnbvJYFM9BNqzwr9bGPiyUiNKFGXfnWH4te5LWkxajG1q6kT_aXANSvMdE3f2RYANtgCNwuQ2MkVHe6TXXYe6rA7viUnSPIViP-ADKMiRsPBgooMRCdGiOxmR1r6zgCl25/s3024/IMG_4875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtntHbFEJIlKDOfbDBGm_L34XXxRR8yGVODktyjBd14kNxfkPYDnkfaP58LVJnbvJYFM9BNqzwr9bGPiyUiNKFGXfnWH4te5LWkxajG1q6kT_aXANSvMdE3f2RYANtgCNwuQ2MkVHe6TXXYe6rA7viUnSPIViP-ADKMiRsPBgooMRCdGiOxmR1r6zgCl25/w400-h400/IMG_4875.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And while I doubt that I will stitch either of the cover sampler both books have several smalls that I definitely would like to stitch... several crazy looking birds I'd like to add to my displays.</p><p>I got another one of these pear charts,<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Annie-Beez-Folk-Art-Spring-Green-Pears-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/ABF-015"> Spring Green Pears.</a>..It think this makes the 3rd one in my stash....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQKK_oh6Tdr4Z5-SzVIf33Bdt2vIkJLDwd24BC7tYSD2oEby1Zc4KLC6cfI-SDpu60zZCYy6OsKVlArqF2amvaEeo5Za6zdCjzd5rTZOT42-GWpl4a1xi68Yf_r4Ma-4rvAeHuweI3NmB0ab6qB5lVXQhufQy9UTP3jBfTgcRn4PDdV5Anj_eRv8EYKUm/s3024/IMG_4876%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQKK_oh6Tdr4Z5-SzVIf33Bdt2vIkJLDwd24BC7tYSD2oEby1Zc4KLC6cfI-SDpu60zZCYy6OsKVlArqF2amvaEeo5Za6zdCjzd5rTZOT42-GWpl4a1xi68Yf_r4Ma-4rvAeHuweI3NmB0ab6qB5lVXQhufQy9UTP3jBfTgcRn4PDdV5Anj_eRv8EYKUm/w400-h400/IMG_4876%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>need to get around to stitching one...LOL</p><p>And I find the typography of this<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Cross-Stitch-Antiques-Benezet-Alphabet-Irish-Sampler-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/CSA-008"> Benezet Alphabet Sampler</a> very intriguing...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v0pAm54rxkpceTeAOsN5mhceZWdkafyt_kS-zd2oyE-ZLwjmnwm6hk7MjwjoiYeyqFjGFvfTHexN9XH_75HELj-MAN4DqmHioZAhIUm4rym_7zg9G6tjiFpf84TbV-RdwKe9M3HckMTVWT59xEMn9818OmzejR0ciDdzpJG9kbsMC4fbRuGG1K92Juhe/s4032/IMG_4892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v0pAm54rxkpceTeAOsN5mhceZWdkafyt_kS-zd2oyE-ZLwjmnwm6hk7MjwjoiYeyqFjGFvfTHexN9XH_75HELj-MAN4DqmHioZAhIUm4rym_7zg9G6tjiFpf84TbV-RdwKe9M3HckMTVWT59xEMn9818OmzejR0ciDdzpJG9kbsMC4fbRuGG1K92Juhe/w300-h400/IMG_4892.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I won't be grungy-ing it up ...might use a floss with lots of color changes. And I also found the word "Benezet" intriguing so I did a bit of research and there is a St. Benezet... here's a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9n%C3%A9zet"> link.</a> and there was an abolitionist Anthony Benezet... here's another<a href="https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Benezet__Anthony"> link.</a>.. he was a Quaker educator, born in France, emigrated to London and then to America and settled in Philadelphia. History is fascinating!</p><p>Oh this one is so pretty and speaks to my gardener's heart... <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/October-House-Fiber-Arts-Pollinators-Garden-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/OCT-012">Pollinator's Garden </a>by October House Fiber Arts...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHAN02tpk7qQffzGbjrHEIwrNyRsPbi6clNr8dLneDJeU7UygQZ2NEUur9b7pvQKB4hXE5Q-fVbeSFyYuHJTzOTUYEtpP1KyIrh6Dbim8CooMX8iFeQSQZr3mLIs8bZR09NyExTTVL-Rn_m0XljumB9nNCOcyH9Vmm3y96kUwNvgfhJ8Zh_VVqWYdIAKX/s3024/IMG_4877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHAN02tpk7qQffzGbjrHEIwrNyRsPbi6clNr8dLneDJeU7UygQZ2NEUur9b7pvQKB4hXE5Q-fVbeSFyYuHJTzOTUYEtpP1KyIrh6Dbim8CooMX8iFeQSQZr3mLIs8bZR09NyExTTVL-Rn_m0XljumB9nNCOcyH9Vmm3y96kUwNvgfhJ8Zh_VVqWYdIAKX/w400-h400/IMG_4877.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'd like to stitch one version of this as a long pillow and then maybe some smaller versions too!</p><p>And I couldn't resist this Heartstring Samplery piece, <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Heartstring-Samplery-Home-is-Where-Your-Heart-is-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/HSS-012">Home is Where your Heart Is..</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK07eCymhcuUAQLyEFBZ_Ri076awWqI90PXwdZvIAqlqakC3wGJ0Ab11XEErLrMgIsAzkND4VSnQqxVJi5Kqalf41TGEaCJL7SNeuQry66NXtydU0QrjNYTTmP0F14Y0Ui2UbWmDsFRTL8VtkTLXQ6oLtNKTznZjlS1WUARy281j4mnkZcL6Efs2RRKmo/s3024/IMG_4878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK07eCymhcuUAQLyEFBZ_Ri076awWqI90PXwdZvIAqlqakC3wGJ0Ab11XEErLrMgIsAzkND4VSnQqxVJi5Kqalf41TGEaCJL7SNeuQry66NXtydU0QrjNYTTmP0F14Y0Ui2UbWmDsFRTL8VtkTLXQ6oLtNKTznZjlS1WUARy281j4mnkZcL6Efs2RRKmo/w400-h400/IMG_4878.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As for sewing, well I looked at those Vintage Soul Layer Cake Loop blocks for quite a while, and decided they just weren't going to work the way I wanted... I had cut the fabrics so 4" square in the corner of each block was either navy, green or pink colorway out of the collection and that was too "regular"... it needs to be a variety of fabrics so the busy-ness is cohesive... I know that makes no sense at all when you say it out loud but I think that's the problem... anyway I ordered 2 packs of charm squares and I think that will help... they'll be here next week..</p><p>So in the meantime I was rummaging through some plastic bins and I came across these blocks...oh my goodness, why did I ever walk away from these?? I love them!!! Pretty yellow spinning flowers!! For some reason the song "Build me up, Buttercup" popped into me head when I put these on my design wall... and it's been bopping around in my head all week... and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSofzQURQDk">here's a link </a>to 3 minutes of classic 70's fun... enjoy! but I take no responsibility for this becoming an ear worm...LOL </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIOjG3gxpxMGnJ0hoI6Zmwsz5JBP01_FG8_m1vd1xPo9ERpMrGTjcjI_CBuuuim1s_A0IZnHd5uS1Rqcip5_DqI9digORgvFmI08Y9PrKkYxdZUvJd6Ri2HnNTEr5Jig1361iZCx0Olrg7W3HQ841B0yt5iyetH4r-BCmpbHxRptujonbVXc7xymq0ILk/s4032/IMG_4872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIOjG3gxpxMGnJ0hoI6Zmwsz5JBP01_FG8_m1vd1xPo9ERpMrGTjcjI_CBuuuim1s_A0IZnHd5uS1Rqcip5_DqI9digORgvFmI08Y9PrKkYxdZUvJd6Ri2HnNTEr5Jig1361iZCx0Olrg7W3HQ841B0yt5iyetH4r-BCmpbHxRptujonbVXc7xymq0ILk/w300-h400/IMG_4872.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>They are from the Kim Brackett book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scrap-Basket-Sensations-Great-Quilts-Strips/dp/1604680148"> Scrap-Basket Sensations</a> and the quilt is called Flower's for Nana's Girl...I dug around here on the blog and realized that these blocks only appeared once and it was back in November of 2011... almost 12 years ago... insert hanging head in shame... When I went looking for a link to the book Amazon popped up and told me I had ordered this book December 29, 2010... that was a while ago, wasn't it? </p><p>I spent a day cutting more tone-on-tone yellow fabric for more blocks... when I started this I planned on it being a double bed sized quilt, it is now going to be a nice size throw... 4 blocks across, 5 blocks down, set on point... I need 32 blocks and they are super easy to make. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrkv8PHkZeYFiF6lq-JxgsDx1WswIuY7952vhdtxkiJ0_OLOCS9Fp1NpljWCu9IfZjs3whol3P0Qj-Mp-HQdc_ieVfJoC_ggbu_TBhyphenhyphengu2AdXUAxC0a1h9ISYvVhKbX9STjB-TOJQ7XUBztUXeab1xsINUyhUNTgEsG1uA9JleUx3IkyoQK9utMkQmEah/s4032/IMG_4873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrkv8PHkZeYFiF6lq-JxgsDx1WswIuY7952vhdtxkiJ0_OLOCS9Fp1NpljWCu9IfZjs3whol3P0Qj-Mp-HQdc_ieVfJoC_ggbu_TBhyphenhyphengu2AdXUAxC0a1h9ISYvVhKbX9STjB-TOJQ7XUBztUXeab1xsINUyhUNTgEsG1uA9JleUx3IkyoQK9utMkQmEah/w300-h400/IMG_4873.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I really like the sashing... that bit of green just pops and boy is this fabric old... Pat Campbell Fossil Fern... I loved those fabrics. I thought they were out of print but I was mistaken. Benartex is still producing this collection and I think there are almost a hundred colors. And speaking of old fabrics, that tone on tone print with the tulips... I bought that in Modesto CA... I haven't lived in Modesto in 30 years.... everything old is new again, right??</p><p>I'm not sure if I have enough the random polka dot fabric I have pinned up to do the border... fingers crossed. I got a few blocks and some sashing sewn together last Tuesday when Elliott was here, perhaps I'll get some time this week too.</p><p>No big plans for the upcoming week, which is fine with me. I do want to stay home stitch and sew...oh I did get my Easter decor out... here's a pic of the small shelf unit display...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8E4b_mLKp3DzlVMCMaSESjeJ5NiN_dHHY9hy-o8DPWQv-4EoLH9Us8Hb71PNEi5Hhkgh5g5mgQ1Nva41WlnCgKahXlHowoAwfTN7AbsH4u7WGJ2EPrUcAuqeYttKKMCvGWC8Axp7sZaue1sjagXTUHQxg1dx3jfZCe9s38y2re8B5ahtUsfID9aGkOYE/s4032/IMG_4887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8E4b_mLKp3DzlVMCMaSESjeJ5NiN_dHHY9hy-o8DPWQv-4EoLH9Us8Hb71PNEi5Hhkgh5g5mgQ1Nva41WlnCgKahXlHowoAwfTN7AbsH4u7WGJ2EPrUcAuqeYttKKMCvGWC8Axp7sZaue1sjagXTUHQxg1dx3jfZCe9s38y2re8B5ahtUsfID9aGkOYE/w300-h400/IMG_4887.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ9qEB5ZR05i7Kf8JAUk9HoB3Z8S7ircjm7ByXXWDIbm2hOxjMm__0_cERiwvSA5tUX0e0P-R7gvemNcFLbzoIdYlou3FCm9QItbmmkerRfEbuxbXKsICsF6FqoGRzv1nCcZvgrOvahfGVMslyTE38Jy3y5FIaG1gI9Ja3S63GcJJzvJ9CJlFzQraWjx9/s4032/IMG_4888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ9qEB5ZR05i7Kf8JAUk9HoB3Z8S7ircjm7ByXXWDIbm2hOxjMm__0_cERiwvSA5tUX0e0P-R7gvemNcFLbzoIdYlou3FCm9QItbmmkerRfEbuxbXKsICsF6FqoGRzv1nCcZvgrOvahfGVMslyTE38Jy3y5FIaG1gI9Ja3S63GcJJzvJ9CJlFzQraWjx9/w300-h400/IMG_4888.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPCPNkZ-UwXX_qM6i0ojBczKMlot2hsni235tHrtnylSdu9XgqH7J5A81MgmOmJYqt8aT1BVLh45DFXytFyseZnj2s4iL8yUb04Zqr3bBitHyOx_ohGIuQ07ih8BLs-BhiNr63cTLgLy5QnEiC835iMrDfl6R-gZeaa91eBAJ_h5lirYkb3cXHB3PQo67/s4032/IMG_4889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPCPNkZ-UwXX_qM6i0ojBczKMlot2hsni235tHrtnylSdu9XgqH7J5A81MgmOmJYqt8aT1BVLh45DFXytFyseZnj2s4iL8yUb04Zqr3bBitHyOx_ohGIuQ07ih8BLs-BhiNr63cTLgLy5QnEiC835iMrDfl6R-gZeaa91eBAJ_h5lirYkb3cXHB3PQo67/w300-h400/IMG_4889.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje02KHAyd_7pOkwYpgDA5FNbw6OSBULVNFnNMTxD3F1_hiJ_E-XsLJCo7oVIg1y0EYMY-BUDgG3pDFQECM_qw8tZ20G7zxDuk3Lh00bBRjuHYmdth0ra8NavCvTdfqDzADWg2hX_D2i9jQL48ibdlyE3eOtAF8Bw26xDSNWJYoqwpU7tm9vlzQz3DOM_J4/s4032/IMG_4890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje02KHAyd_7pOkwYpgDA5FNbw6OSBULVNFnNMTxD3F1_hiJ_E-XsLJCo7oVIg1y0EYMY-BUDgG3pDFQECM_qw8tZ20G7zxDuk3Lh00bBRjuHYmdth0ra8NavCvTdfqDzADWg2hX_D2i9jQL48ibdlyE3eOtAF8Bw26xDSNWJYoqwpU7tm9vlzQz3DOM_J4/w300-h400/IMG_4890.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuSsMP5SL5xPe3tnuPDWi7wTSUYJkCSAIpuKH7xLjj-qhhnXSufc0zmNDw5WXx7l1B_o9N5KzJ9PAfZH9QW8kSzBKZZuzzvL4eKq9eQRLzGTyzXZdQ9s3V0gZU8Aqu1Y6lXU4NUXmNh-sC6FwpabjLI8EIyhQht5ci1SmuoA3JBMnvfD19f2M5DLkq7r2/s4032/IMG_4891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuSsMP5SL5xPe3tnuPDWi7wTSUYJkCSAIpuKH7xLjj-qhhnXSufc0zmNDw5WXx7l1B_o9N5KzJ9PAfZH9QW8kSzBKZZuzzvL4eKq9eQRLzGTyzXZdQ9s3V0gZU8Aqu1Y6lXU4NUXmNh-sC6FwpabjLI8EIyhQht5ci1SmuoA3JBMnvfD19f2M5DLkq7r2/w300-h400/IMG_4891.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I'm happy with where things ended this year. I look at pics from previous years and I don't want to repeat the exact arrangement but some things are so big they only fit in one place... like the little tulip quilt and that tall turquoise vase... I do see where I could tuck in another small cross stitch piece or two... and I have a couple of small bunny charts in my stash... I might get one stitched, we'll see, we'll see... </p><p>oh a tangent thought... when my boys were little and wanted something when we were out shopping, instead of saying "no" I would say "we'll see, we'll see"... and then one day my older son told the younger son, "that means no"... LOL... but really I'll see if I get around to stitching more bunnies...</p><p>Hope you have a great week ahead with plenty of time to indulge in all the fun stuff. I'll link- up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a>... always fun stuff to see there.</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p>PS... my rant about Daylight Saving Time... JUST STOP IT!! Pick one... leave the clock alone!! Studies, from Harvard no less, have shown that the one hour change can wreak havoc on a person's mental and physical well being. A person can feel exhausted, drowsy and less focused and crabby... definitely crabby (oh that wasn't in the scientific study... that was me being... crabby!)</p><p>A University of Colorado study found a 6% increase in auto accidents after the Spring time change. Be careful out there!!</p><p>The change upsets the circadian rhythm with less morning light producing lower amount of serotonin which elevates one's mood, and with more evening light delaying the production of melatonin which promotes sleep... What about either of these situations is a good thing??? DST makes you crabby and sleepy...again my observation which is equally as valid as any scientific study...(lack of sleep makes me crabby extremely sure of myself...LOL)</p><p>I looked into WHY we keep doing this and the reasoning when it was first enacted was to "conserve energy resources"... not sure what you conserve if in the morning when you get up you have to turn on the lights to see things, rather than when you would have use those same lights in the evening... </p><p>So who benefits from DST... it has been speculated that retailers benefit because more daylight in evening entices customers to shop longer... which may have been true before covid , but it is painfully obvious from the many many many brick and mortar store closings that people aren't doing a lot in store shopping. </p><p>In fact, as of 2023, consumer spending online for the US was almost double that of in-store shopping... 63% online to 37% in store. Also younger people, millennials and Gen Z overwhelmingly prefer online shopping and except for fabric shopping, this old geezer boomer prefers online shopping... don't know what I'd do without Amazon and all the cross stitch and fabric sites I have bookmarked. </p><p>Sooooo I can't think of a single reason to keep changing the clocks... I don't know why Congress doesn't stop this ridiculous dog and pony show, except that I figure someone somewhere is making money off of it...</p><p>and that concludes this semi-annual rant on DST from this sleep deprived, crabby baby boomer with more sense than 99% of Congress. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 23px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p" style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: "Georgia Pro", Georgia, "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 23px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-4176128007311974142024-03-03T09:00:00.001-05:002024-03-03T09:00:00.136-05:00Trying to go with the flow on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello... well that was another week that whizzed by me... I'm here just trying to go with the flow but I'd like the speed to be a bit reduced... I'm working hard to just keep up...LOL</p><p>The weather this week was again all over the place... lovely sunny days where one could have broken out some shorts and other gray rainy spitting snow days that required a cozy coat. But the forecast for the upcoming week looks decent... some upper 60s... just enough to tease me into thinking I could plant something... but I know I shouldn't... and what else is teasing me is the new raised bed project that got completed last week. Now this was a thankless job as about 4 cubic feet of mushroom compost had to be shoveled out of the old raised bed, moved into large tubs and when they all got filled, piled onto the patio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_lT_hnmqZ1OF8iQi31kN7-h9sFds4fU5tH34yDoesyKFZ41m1bcYosNoq5Xm3RpHz5i5EbIeYSNJlAs9IOS-vkhb3lFPZlwUqfueLwXKEGdBGithFZuJI5Ica-kzO476one9x_HMR9_MiGlux9iLM7bMiJdUUM7S7sCIJBlTv1UclF2a8fJgOvz4WPtj/s3024/IMG_4812%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_lT_hnmqZ1OF8iQi31kN7-h9sFds4fU5tH34yDoesyKFZ41m1bcYosNoq5Xm3RpHz5i5EbIeYSNJlAs9IOS-vkhb3lFPZlwUqfueLwXKEGdBGithFZuJI5Ica-kzO476one9x_HMR9_MiGlux9iLM7bMiJdUUM7S7sCIJBlTv1UclF2a8fJgOvz4WPtj/w400-h400/IMG_4812%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Then the new raised beds were assembled (which involved about a bajillion screws and wing nuts, so glad Dan & Evan took care of it because these arthritic digits couldn't have handled it) and then the compost was shoveled back into the new bins. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkJgo_gyNAy-cDlmUrKSS_wUR3_TwTIAhXenSnfOljN9cdZMhUq7ijyyPUBN0SEI_UlOb5NclwCXJcT1GICgw5TJjav8y9pr8irc_1kmPVgLPeEnm0JZOirBSIbrsaCxd8zbsuy5kpAGHJzYI92W3Pys9QqxsIJNA7_6v4lsbzyCygsd908fewdwnzaNg/s3024/IMG_4856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkJgo_gyNAy-cDlmUrKSS_wUR3_TwTIAhXenSnfOljN9cdZMhUq7ijyyPUBN0SEI_UlOb5NclwCXJcT1GICgw5TJjav8y9pr8irc_1kmPVgLPeEnm0JZOirBSIbrsaCxd8zbsuy5kpAGHJzYI92W3Pys9QqxsIJNA7_6v4lsbzyCygsd908fewdwnzaNg/w400-h400/IMG_4856.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr39caPJ2-z_CzTDtxsanqMNekm8jploN1mBDxKU_fY6q-Nmdr5LPagYZSMrhR3I9WmmFYii2xJVMml3f3hrnz1e1uQa4i6G2Cm5b5dPOgMEH2no_m-JLT_v5nMiBZuy2IOUdDbrK_Y7OftLc3_kU8DWrcdV2Rigz23jrVwvRiTZM4YrjfTdrTHMky9pV/s3024/IMG_4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr39caPJ2-z_CzTDtxsanqMNekm8jploN1mBDxKU_fY6q-Nmdr5LPagYZSMrhR3I9WmmFYii2xJVMml3f3hrnz1e1uQa4i6G2Cm5b5dPOgMEH2no_m-JLT_v5nMiBZuy2IOUdDbrK_Y7OftLc3_kU8DWrcdV2Rigz23jrVwvRiTZM4YrjfTdrTHMky9pV/w400-h400/IMG_4855.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I had thought the compost would fill 4 raised beds but I thought wrong... and actually I'm not sure where I would have put the fourth raised beds. I have space between my house and the one next store but I just don't think there is enough sunlight...my house cast as shadow there almost all day. I may try some stuff in pots and see how that works out and if it does I can add another bin next Spring... always thinking ahead..LOL! </p><p>So there was a lot of socializing this week which was a lot of fun but it does cut into my stitching and sewing time. However I did seem to have plenty of time to think about what I want to do in the very near future. </p><p>Let's start with what I think is a finish... this is the Garden Samplers from Prairie Schooler I started as part of my "7 samplers for my 70th" project which kinda fizzled... anyway this is the one I wanted to finish first and my goal at the beginning of February was it would be done by the end of February... and I think it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN4fPg8ZmXdEfmK4K_wSI2Gk7Bitn4r0Ga6_dia2fgD3ou1j1azPE34BeIyt6oxxuApoFLz5FdlkmhyyVCNeN9Yy6lvOTiSfVNL6KNg952OvcGKeb9TXNEllTdaOwRrEFmOx1VEG76d-Or7yZQirJOin6BT7Xli-0R8P6HAkBJ705yR6ng16ZsCDCOblY/s3024/IMG_4831%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN4fPg8ZmXdEfmK4K_wSI2Gk7Bitn4r0Ga6_dia2fgD3ou1j1azPE34BeIyt6oxxuApoFLz5FdlkmhyyVCNeN9Yy6lvOTiSfVNL6KNg952OvcGKeb9TXNEllTdaOwRrEFmOx1VEG76d-Or7yZQirJOin6BT7Xli-0R8P6HAkBJ705yR6ng16ZsCDCOblY/w400-h400/IMG_4831%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA7IP_UoudatSXOhGcwufx3QUuaablkJNubkl-meGs8SzDX0WyKQogFB6mqEeMyDfgEhWGLZsNY65MI0CEiRErlqBf2CVevdgNf_iZ4cHRc7ipC3Wh3HSEF36NCNSFSoco1TNjyZIm9MTsRKcyaiUYnm0GOUotDUk1HeR9I9wdEVG1hiEJrUyH3FW0Jvr/s3024/IMG_4832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA7IP_UoudatSXOhGcwufx3QUuaablkJNubkl-meGs8SzDX0WyKQogFB6mqEeMyDfgEhWGLZsNY65MI0CEiRErlqBf2CVevdgNf_iZ4cHRc7ipC3Wh3HSEF36NCNSFSoco1TNjyZIm9MTsRKcyaiUYnm0GOUotDUk1HeR9I9wdEVG1hiEJrUyH3FW0Jvr/w400-h400/IMG_4832.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgOXWNTMjCBiurM4-gnrJH1sbs2QeyXsW03VzKhPEf1wtG_ApJrvcRSzYw8Mdyjfw7lRS1YYOXrTn78AZ3t7tbbvUavOgVWNp9wc2EggeXE1rULu4p5-BRhWMt3ZfacVqlWe3pCURvCk4XloevJZ24D-G3ZApq1Y9CGbdj6vEJdEV5qdWcEoqGpGrl16p/s3024/IMG_4833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgOXWNTMjCBiurM4-gnrJH1sbs2QeyXsW03VzKhPEf1wtG_ApJrvcRSzYw8Mdyjfw7lRS1YYOXrTn78AZ3t7tbbvUavOgVWNp9wc2EggeXE1rULu4p5-BRhWMt3ZfacVqlWe3pCURvCk4XloevJZ24D-G3ZApq1Y9CGbdj6vEJdEV5qdWcEoqGpGrl16p/w400-h400/IMG_4833.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I ended up backstitching around the gate with a light gray (DMC 168) I think it gives it a bit more dimension. I've debated backstitching around the gazebo at the top but I think it is okay. I picked up some wood at Michaels I think I can paint and use to mount this piece... a project for later in March.</p><p>And February 29th was Leap Year Day and I had said I would start the Summer Schoolhouse project by WTN&T with Judy of <a href="https://patchworktimes.com/">The Patchwork Times</a> and Denise of<a href="https://justquiltin.wordpress.com/"> Just Quiltin'</a>.... now I waited till the last minute to paint/dye the linen I wanted to use. Like Judy and Denise I'm going to stitch these 5 separate charts as one continuous piece... by my calculation that is a little shy of 500 stitches... on 32 ct which makes it 31" long. I had a yard of the Wichelt linen I like and couldn't decide what color to make the linen. I thought about blue, or yellow, or yellow with green splotches, or some shade of tan but kinda mottled. Well on the 29th I got out my bottles of Rit dye and started out with Tan, which has some definite green undertones that I like... and I started painted in the upper right hand corner, turned to move something on my desk and the entire bottle of Rit Tan dye went "flowing" onto the linen leaving a large, dark highly unattractive sploosh.. ugh ugh ugh... ( a warning - put the darn cap back on the bottle) .... so I ran to the sink to see how much I could rinse out... it is amazing how fast Rit dye can set on linen... much faster than my short little legs can run ... I got some of it out but not as much as I wanted ... I tried painting over it a bit with some diluted Tan but I could still see the unattractive sploosh, so I resorted to bleach... I know some of you are horrified, but it was necessary as I didn't have another piece of linen this large. That did help pretty much but now what color to use? I got out some Apple Green and a brand new bottle of Cocoa Brown which turns out to have a lovely peachy rosy undertone... any way, I painted and then smushed the linen into different glass containers of assorted diluted mixtures of Tan, Apple Green and Cocoa Brown and I have to say I'm so glad I went with the flow because this linen turned out gorgeous and not at all what I ever conjured up! </p><p>Okay I took a video of the piece of linen so you could see the entire span but I can't get it to upload here so go to my IG post which you can find<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4B2WLurZdX/"> here.</a>.. it is the 3rd image...</p><p>Here's a look at the flosses on the fabric...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwU7gaxG05Jpcc4WQi4l8Zj47VcTJFg57JVP0JhCWoI_X7GZx-fqkGqFahvzADgdNcnuWBTWEsn9wLbgIs-dAu9bocbiaafZFWr0-g_vpchIjzmaLsWKqaB05_DcUyUEYj0IHALy8tSNbq5yLdUL1OocPMGh8Age4_LGYhjwYw7TcfgZaScjekIyZwmIL/s3024/IMG_4859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwU7gaxG05Jpcc4WQi4l8Zj47VcTJFg57JVP0JhCWoI_X7GZx-fqkGqFahvzADgdNcnuWBTWEsn9wLbgIs-dAu9bocbiaafZFWr0-g_vpchIjzmaLsWKqaB05_DcUyUEYj0IHALy8tSNbq5yLdUL1OocPMGh8Age4_LGYhjwYw7TcfgZaScjekIyZwmIL/w400-h400/IMG_4859.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXneUBJhFhNuDgrvc8U15iDbcGqvU7uighXBliHGTXGJS5YsvWHmjRqxiicayMZzZvSLqkG87xgPGfnuoxUWfgFh_USaEqlTQ0fNIjUy4FxJ85sRQEQCkhk_Pldw_rIskmQiNGQzcumrXG68yVrp5qQh6H-N0DW0gcfKBU9Z7KxbKTv7xbZlJNz62O2gwo/s3024/IMG_4835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXneUBJhFhNuDgrvc8U15iDbcGqvU7uighXBliHGTXGJS5YsvWHmjRqxiicayMZzZvSLqkG87xgPGfnuoxUWfgFh_USaEqlTQ0fNIjUy4FxJ85sRQEQCkhk_Pldw_rIskmQiNGQzcumrXG68yVrp5qQh6H-N0DW0gcfKBU9Z7KxbKTv7xbZlJNz62O2gwo/w400-h400/IMG_4835.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It is hard to capture, think a slightly lighter Gentle Arts Woodrose or DMC 3772... the bleached sections gave it a mottled appearance with some shadows of green and the flosses look great on it ...IMHO. At this moment I'm planning on following the layout from Kim The Contented Needleworker. with a few changes here and there. Here's a pic of her version...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lj5ylb-HWeQdFwM3Jfo-OcknBF9yEobRlcIEhes96aaMzwa6kcIhPB6HxVCKRNR3XTD3CZ8Clr348t9Mdwf4PX2ZPl4Zj2gktFX2A35fUfZ27dbBVMKhn-hkAHwYxAVJXuKYUnlN-xRBGgWNvoyY0hTdwUxAZH2mhLr0aVrkYJBRlN8TiQTV7MBhco-A/s1125/IMG_4370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1125" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Lj5ylb-HWeQdFwM3Jfo-OcknBF9yEobRlcIEhes96aaMzwa6kcIhPB6HxVCKRNR3XTD3CZ8Clr348t9Mdwf4PX2ZPl4Zj2gktFX2A35fUfZ27dbBVMKhn-hkAHwYxAVJXuKYUnlN-xRBGgWNvoyY0hTdwUxAZH2mhLr0aVrkYJBRlN8TiQTV7MBhco-A/w400-h217/IMG_4370.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I'm starting with the end of the alphabet and working my way to the beginning as I stitch in hand and this way I won't be bunching up and handling the areas I've already stitched. This will probably be a long term, multi-year project and I'm okay with that. Right now I'm gung ho on it but other things are already on my radar that I want to get to soon... <p></p><p>Like this one... Happy Easter! !by WTN&T...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25GrxI7xeDsyeI2pmDnZGATVNP71_SOqaqJ2seMky8rS_TIwa6ZsJAfiPt31ECqHKVpo8QaUBoFoOXGJkoNMm4hrz380czSD1_wegfPMMIQW3TqHOpaIkjF2IqODwAXlCCF4v86VWp3ey4FzP8X0oeHUuUOwY9dH22HU84OC6MFczOKXjutmtI039hj47/s3024/IMG_4828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25GrxI7xeDsyeI2pmDnZGATVNP71_SOqaqJ2seMky8rS_TIwa6ZsJAfiPt31ECqHKVpo8QaUBoFoOXGJkoNMm4hrz380czSD1_wegfPMMIQW3TqHOpaIkjF2IqODwAXlCCF4v86VWp3ey4FzP8X0oeHUuUOwY9dH22HU84OC6MFczOKXjutmtI039hj47/w400-h400/IMG_4828.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>again I went with the flow here as I was going to paint the linen with Rit Coral but I wasn't paying attention and picked up Petal Pink which I thought was too red at first but I toned it down with some Tangerine and in the end I like the more pinky color. </p><p>And I'm on a WTN&T kick and I've had this robin pattern for a while...its called "The Robins are Here!"... I painted the linen with Lemon Yellow and Apple Green but I haven't pulled the flosses yet and it is apropos as I've seen several robins in my yard this week!.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FOrLM3_ltJj0feE7sIEWFVtRSjm3Im0wAwegRxKEU5AqYr_OQBMvIkktyMa-WWQQAO5B25Xg912Ni_RpDaryohyVes9prPuftcG1iFHKbuJZrELxQl4uLVic054ZXWr6ZiYeOFKimnbWnmpVZ6nNbUq5A06FJGE5PCjbFzLgHiHVXUpSAPjzJGWAWKbM/s3024/IMG_4829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FOrLM3_ltJj0feE7sIEWFVtRSjm3Im0wAwegRxKEU5AqYr_OQBMvIkktyMa-WWQQAO5B25Xg912Ni_RpDaryohyVes9prPuftcG1iFHKbuJZrELxQl4uLVic054ZXWr6ZiYeOFKimnbWnmpVZ6nNbUq5A06FJGE5PCjbFzLgHiHVXUpSAPjzJGWAWKbM/w400-h400/IMG_4829.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I have all the DMC for Blooming Tiny Town by Heart in Hand... need to decide what color I want for the linen... I already know I'm going to finish it like I did the Lizzie Kate Christmas Row... ok so I was going to insert a link to a pick of that LK piece but I can't find one anywhere... sheesh... it will be a long 3 dimensional roll... like a Christmas cracker... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEbuK6FKySkTv8JKF-m01oaTalez7pY1W_UiUui2o3fjCKTr41EfNR29SfmG9-9JG8cEYXzTuHiiDuM-Pk94rsAViC1qQKitdC9qL3DXdHT3uwJwsPV7b3VF42NGCQf88oH_o2y7IJ28EIE5MBBS5X4FUl8x57XTrtxShxZiXo-9h4iqoGZswAWBHa-S_/s3024/IMG_4827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEbuK6FKySkTv8JKF-m01oaTalez7pY1W_UiUui2o3fjCKTr41EfNR29SfmG9-9JG8cEYXzTuHiiDuM-Pk94rsAViC1qQKitdC9qL3DXdHT3uwJwsPV7b3VF42NGCQf88oH_o2y7IJ28EIE5MBBS5X4FUl8x57XTrtxShxZiXo-9h4iqoGZswAWBHa-S_/w400-h400/IMG_4827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And I want to do this oldie but goodie from Ewe & Eye & Friends... it's called Small Sampler 6th in a Series...not very descriptive, is it?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34-zjrIlfUYJW_o0C0pWMuAUM7etswM5CYi352QA_K14KdQQ0oqL2ofSVVT9cySc1vddcLQThMu2ZDMf9su9_dkJ78T5qKVtJm8fVpO5_2o4s1pGCLISZ4gG3i3ss2j8myWnQHKHvrhRr7PmVtQUhqeUwvfWhtqi5dgmsL7CWYX2VWYubgdYBh-DDqC2S/s3024/IMG_4840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34-zjrIlfUYJW_o0C0pWMuAUM7etswM5CYi352QA_K14KdQQ0oqL2ofSVVT9cySc1vddcLQThMu2ZDMf9su9_dkJ78T5qKVtJm8fVpO5_2o4s1pGCLISZ4gG3i3ss2j8myWnQHKHvrhRr7PmVtQUhqeUwvfWhtqi5dgmsL7CWYX2VWYubgdYBh-DDqC2S/w400-h400/IMG_4840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1nOIADZPT872V2uPdkbgeL6rhJz_k1k6RXDH7v7z4cWoH-shURzrpREAWsK9aA2e6CpgNLwlYeR_t0u3Xn1h9UctWhkJ02MqT0E-Ycb06MejGjoqAEcVVWlSIhbFNTVtXDJnRvXwaW3NQV9a8zCACB_ocjqKZ9bMEIhWDj-F65AJYaDEGQ7auVdLVVw-/s3024/IMG_4841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1nOIADZPT872V2uPdkbgeL6rhJz_k1k6RXDH7v7z4cWoH-shURzrpREAWsK9aA2e6CpgNLwlYeR_t0u3Xn1h9UctWhkJ02MqT0E-Ycb06MejGjoqAEcVVWlSIhbFNTVtXDJnRvXwaW3NQV9a8zCACB_ocjqKZ9bMEIhWDj-F65AJYaDEGQ7auVdLVVw-/w400-h400/IMG_4841.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>now I'm going to change a lot here... the house is going to be Classic Colorworks Queen Bee (my favorite yellow and quite a good match to the brick on my house) .. the front door with be an olive green and the roof brown... I'm be using a softer color for the alphabet and I want to graph "Home Sweet Home" for inside the cartouche and I want to hang it right here...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP8a_nyVJ8QNctooY2XT0LPxYi4KxX6_ds8kyxV0LEhwzf6QnFZ9HpWQSLrEzbzMxkD13LHXGc7r7plBUEdl_b6FDeb7_UMzBYv1uasXc6tduUssMRX7uIfM9RnOkC6_VUN8Jyhbsl2x9voYxWLKYO9jlzAOqEXq0CmgoMO_h2mluZpfoWAoz67p2BYgp/s3024/IMG_4854%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP8a_nyVJ8QNctooY2XT0LPxYi4KxX6_ds8kyxV0LEhwzf6QnFZ9HpWQSLrEzbzMxkD13LHXGc7r7plBUEdl_b6FDeb7_UMzBYv1uasXc6tduUssMRX7uIfM9RnOkC6_VUN8Jyhbsl2x9voYxWLKYO9jlzAOqEXq0CmgoMO_h2mluZpfoWAoz67p2BYgp/w400-h400/IMG_4854%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>that small open space to the right of the thermostat on this sampler wall ... the petite sampler above the thermostat use to hang here, but when the new furnace was installed they put in a new thermostat and it is much smaller than the old one and there is a spot on the wall that needs to be fixed with dry wall ... so in the meantime (like 2years ago) I moved the petite sampler over to cover that spot and now I need something for the spot where it was. I have lots of EEF samplers on this wall.. they were my gateway drug into samplers with houses and I still love ALL of the ones I've stitched!!</p><p>Oh oh I want to tell you about a very pleasant surprise I had this week... I think we all have a unicorn chart or two we'd love to find... for a reasonable price.... for several years I've wanted to find a copy of Prairie Schooler No. 8 (circa 1985) American Primitive...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn6GfwGWyLvMQWwEf7ufTOCgt1x4eN-QhslmLy1u3PP68tKEssU6opeJVEXLg3lQvTRnnfNyR6YndXo_pFPRxPq8yzJ42dtjPzfDbstfjjlnXOU-0siSIcbsViDUsExBXP3FjGvYadrl10kt8TO6zup253P_scORo1M-Srtwl4Qe2471WxWo7ZCD761dk/s3024/IMG_4842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn6GfwGWyLvMQWwEf7ufTOCgt1x4eN-QhslmLy1u3PP68tKEssU6opeJVEXLg3lQvTRnnfNyR6YndXo_pFPRxPq8yzJ42dtjPzfDbstfjjlnXOU-0siSIcbsViDUsExBXP3FjGvYadrl10kt8TO6zup253P_scORo1M-Srtwl4Qe2471WxWo7ZCD761dk/w400-h400/IMG_4842.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've searched for it for a couple of years with no luck but recently I found a copy on Ebay for the eye watering price of $49.95 plus shipping...here's a<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/203679026875?_trkparms=ni_actn%3Anav%7Cni_nt%3AWATCHITM_GTC%7Cni_apos%3A2%7Cni_sg%3A1%7Cni_pos%3A2%7Cni_st%3ANEW%7Cni_wh%3A1%7Cni_nid%3A823844857115%7Cni_nsid%3A203679026875%7Cni_bn%3A1&_trksid=p2380424.m570.l5997"> link</a> if you want to see it ... and I came within seconds of purchasing this in a fit of exuberant late night "I deserve it " shopping.... but then I did one more Google search and I found it on Etsy for a very reasonable $15 plus postage...well I couldn't hit BUY fast enough and it arrived in my mailbox yesterday... it is original cardstock and I've never seen a chart like this before but 3 charts, the sampler, the elephant and the donkey are on the bi-fold cardstock, but Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam are separate piece of cardstock just stuck inside...I am over the moon with this chart... I want to stitch every one of these!! I'm thinking of doing patriotic decor from mid-May through June and ending in early July, so I want to add more patriotic stuff... Oh, and as of when I'm typing this on Saturday there is still one of these available... here's the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1174007604/the-prairie-schooler-american-primitive"> link</a> to My Fantastic Attic if this is a unicorn of yours. I can't wait to start stitching these... I know I'm going to do them all on a yellow background like lots of my other patriotic stuff. </p><p>I didn't have a lot of sewing time this week... Elliott was into watching youtube videos and playing upstairs but I did find a couple of minutes to finish cutting up and sewing together some blocks with Cathe Holden's Vintage Soul and the Layer Cake Loop pattern.... but I'm kinda blah on the results... now the pattern has you putting all these blocks right up next to each other like this ( I only have 6 blocks of the 36 at the moment)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfzhvraEp1SJR8MEHlNbYUykcZ_Lx8ZDIoAI9_eihL-_gBvVZ2ye5xFvE88CWsdNVUUiwytVM0tdTDFojqe7TSOIWqnjkvHtGFTB3nvvVhmCPpm4QdE8Grxe4jR6gs7HxcCQT7Nos8qPsXZQbUBiW2ReeNsZIG3wSEDj34cMRkyD44koCrlYntPxCVle1/s3024/IMG_4849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfzhvraEp1SJR8MEHlNbYUykcZ_Lx8ZDIoAI9_eihL-_gBvVZ2ye5xFvE88CWsdNVUUiwytVM0tdTDFojqe7TSOIWqnjkvHtGFTB3nvvVhmCPpm4QdE8Grxe4jR6gs7HxcCQT7Nos8qPsXZQbUBiW2ReeNsZIG3wSEDj34cMRkyD44koCrlYntPxCVle1/w400-h400/IMG_4849.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and I'm not digging it... </p><p>So I thought about sashing them... the sashing fabric is Grunge in the Curry colorway... don't know what he coral cornerstone Grunge name is and I think if I used cornerstone it should be pink-er...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvySoUc9W0i4sGZyYfKirh2e6_NAf4T8Cncxfn8Di5pscU1osEgpvlQLRBua9L4zGGA7sJMNqCxUffMqDfheTxLMU00nMDMWFbW0prjBJAPba3Pox8_7BrkYfBpFPGZdfKXhrKN1FObYwSHNuBIpNKO9vMNtoA0XNEyOB7HFbkO9B-H_pX4VG5kn3tvP5k/s3024/IMG_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvySoUc9W0i4sGZyYfKirh2e6_NAf4T8Cncxfn8Di5pscU1osEgpvlQLRBua9L4zGGA7sJMNqCxUffMqDfheTxLMU00nMDMWFbW0prjBJAPba3Pox8_7BrkYfBpFPGZdfKXhrKN1FObYwSHNuBIpNKO9vMNtoA0XNEyOB7HFbkO9B-H_pX4VG5kn3tvP5k/w400-h400/IMG_4850.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and this is a bit better....</p><p>And I thought about setting them on point...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnzm1ulEuG6DSDR4ztc7lMMkyNYrdp9lkRsN_KUThshACRLmLr-mdWLIEMUTjZ6Wj6K7Pc33Bt_QLcjIRtZ_OUhFlZPS_UqipBkGY03MUqppgkYC9s8DYF4BS6t3koQ0n5w4YEVH9fbapKeHxRuRToUsfdLYTbx2jIfjh4JafdmkdhWW5wx-spUZwkds7/s3024/IMG_4848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnzm1ulEuG6DSDR4ztc7lMMkyNYrdp9lkRsN_KUThshACRLmLr-mdWLIEMUTjZ6Wj6K7Pc33Bt_QLcjIRtZ_OUhFlZPS_UqipBkGY03MUqppgkYC9s8DYF4BS6t3koQ0n5w4YEVH9fbapKeHxRuRToUsfdLYTbx2jIfjh4JafdmkdhWW5wx-spUZwkds7/w400-h400/IMG_4848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>but I'm not digging this either. So I may do something entirely different with these fabrics... had a thought (which usually gets me in trouble) of making all the blocks and then cutting them up to make some big flying geese blocks... I purchased this pattern,<a href="https://quiltyloveshop.com/products/patchwork-flying-geese-pdf-quilt-pattern-automatic-download"> Patchwork Flying Geese,</a> from Quilty Love and I'd like to play with it... need to determine how big a quilt I could get out of these blocks... hmm... could always get another layer cake to play with... thinking of using the Curry Grunge as the constant fabric.... ohhh the flow here is picking up...LOL</p><p>Well I hope to have a bit quieter upcoming week... and some time to sit on the sunroom porch and stitch as is my plan for today... I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a> and wander around there for a bit... I hope you have a great week ahead... be sure to stop by next week for semi-annual rant about the time change... hint: I HATE HATE HATE it, particularly the Spring forward one... thanks for the lovely comments and for those who have trouble commenting on Blogger I feel your pain... you can always drop me a note at cfunliu@aol.com... there are days I think about trying to update the blog and figure out the problem but in the end I have more enjoyable ways to spend my time... LOL</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-48981435791470013962024-02-25T09:00:00.001-05:002024-02-25T09:00:00.133-05:00Indecision, indecision... on a Slow Sunday...<p>Well it has been a typical weather week in Ohio... we've had sunshine and 60's and rain and 40's and snow and 30's... and personally I'm done with the rain and the snow... I'll be sending a memo to Mother Nature although I think she blocked me...LOL</p><p>When the weather was sunny and in the 60's my lawn guy was able to install all my paver edging around my garden beds and it looks FABULOUS!! I love the color of the stone which will age and darken over time and the edging will sink a bit too but that will be also be fine....starting from the side yard... oh the chickens were black metal when I purchased them and I painted them... may get a couple more... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO_Vwny3hsYR2UZKD42ngd63IR_PHUrsctqvRRCgebzA9GEbJ0la5IswzrXHaeMTcf4Mab2yVGjG-itoOBKpE6PldBV_IrNWP6u-MtYXD_kXiqDOxfL18bl_82Gy62RRyCf8v53vwmQlWOHrMbjxEH7LZ_4WEHKYJMJ-M-hzFkg4aORQFIkJECNN0gBZj/s3024/IMG_4778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO_Vwny3hsYR2UZKD42ngd63IR_PHUrsctqvRRCgebzA9GEbJ0la5IswzrXHaeMTcf4Mab2yVGjG-itoOBKpE6PldBV_IrNWP6u-MtYXD_kXiqDOxfL18bl_82Gy62RRyCf8v53vwmQlWOHrMbjxEH7LZ_4WEHKYJMJ-M-hzFkg4aORQFIkJECNN0gBZj/w400-h400/IMG_4778.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>around to the front...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jTmVGyqU8AVzQeUWvxBsOpiJl-5wJ87UyT7ala5PEJRTMEdCjr441jJC4mhYKuKEvDObR0BhFutHGnGql-YqEjVG5QMXQjFxzbbn4R0X8-djdPuaHjUjRoV0o1MBqSygzqXQualgFCBWEJvcvKbtL03ePMB9_6l6GGH8cZaqr2pjOr9VQ0uvGdYCzV-m/s3024/IMG_4779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jTmVGyqU8AVzQeUWvxBsOpiJl-5wJ87UyT7ala5PEJRTMEdCjr441jJC4mhYKuKEvDObR0BhFutHGnGql-YqEjVG5QMXQjFxzbbn4R0X8-djdPuaHjUjRoV0o1MBqSygzqXQualgFCBWEJvcvKbtL03ePMB9_6l6GGH8cZaqr2pjOr9VQ0uvGdYCzV-m/w400-h400/IMG_4779.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and a view from the corner...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUJKDU8njdzq4iVqN-vL1JZ_chLGlYOMOJFrONUf6w8bPFVb66S-Hc6k1Jf7MlfVxmb5HSM4YFRYhD0NA_XnGbMvdpKsv8tS14K0zvX2W2flPCRLjk9q84fSf_SLqZY_QPOS-vhtHOEKwoc0EU3gXoAJ9Mrd6_57kSBlPEFu99QB09MYODrgFtf-yKbm_/s3024/IMG_4780%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUJKDU8njdzq4iVqN-vL1JZ_chLGlYOMOJFrONUf6w8bPFVb66S-Hc6k1Jf7MlfVxmb5HSM4YFRYhD0NA_XnGbMvdpKsv8tS14K0zvX2W2flPCRLjk9q84fSf_SLqZY_QPOS-vhtHOEKwoc0EU3gXoAJ9Mrd6_57kSBlPEFu99QB09MYODrgFtf-yKbm_/w400-h400/IMG_4780%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>as you can see I have tons of flowers coming up... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLOZ15a_bdGk_CL8ATcPKYYLRgSJWK2F0__b_awiPt9dykfM8ZtUJQjrBDFgO-PFle5ZoIibi0TiYsjHJ6bqBmaJrqKQOOniFaUCqVUtpQBD6cRxt8TdL0AKkj7PLBg3mNx9X5n8NOIPQUz5ynv0RGqYvHs8ypYdUs2RNEhRglC0Da72ManvWn0bSGiFM/s3024/IMG_4775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLOZ15a_bdGk_CL8ATcPKYYLRgSJWK2F0__b_awiPt9dykfM8ZtUJQjrBDFgO-PFle5ZoIibi0TiYsjHJ6bqBmaJrqKQOOniFaUCqVUtpQBD6cRxt8TdL0AKkj7PLBg3mNx9X5n8NOIPQUz5ynv0RGqYvHs8ypYdUs2RNEhRglC0Da72ManvWn0bSGiFM/w400-h400/IMG_4775.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>got a couple of daffodils blooming and those irises are gorgeous...I'm not a purple person but I love it in the Spring... I'm seeing leaves for daffodils and for something else I planted but I'm not sure what it is... I'm betting on a pleasant surprise in a week or two... I checked the blog and I had daffodils starting to bloom this time last year too... The winters seem to be getting milder and I'm all for that ... the older I get the less I like snow... or cold... or ice... I totally understand the desire to go to Florida during January and February...</p><p>I broke the news to my lawn guy that we are going to have to un-install the large raised bed... this sucker is 4 ft wide and 24 ft long... sheesh what was I thinking? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzMConI1vCIbnNHxRBaRyBVUS76V2udLncxK_9UhLALketZSTOYXPT5QhWre_wqoSVjwBEUiFCL8pikMD0MBYHyQ3sqBbWrMcfzuxTHtTHn5yCoXv_6YUjrP6N54vxuuBUkeR0MB2fELdjzh4Twv_Je3HPs1V0NK8T1p8Cip3PpOxZrfvI3OWPJbLadKN/s3024/IMG_3712%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzMConI1vCIbnNHxRBaRyBVUS76V2udLncxK_9UhLALketZSTOYXPT5QhWre_wqoSVjwBEUiFCL8pikMD0MBYHyQ3sqBbWrMcfzuxTHtTHn5yCoXv_6YUjrP6N54vxuuBUkeR0MB2fELdjzh4Twv_Je3HPs1V0NK8T1p8Cip3PpOxZrfvI3OWPJbLadKN/w400-h400/IMG_3712%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Oh yeah I was thinking I wanted as much space as possible for dahlias... and I still want a lot of space, but maybe I don't really need this much space. So I sort of have a plan for the reworking of this raised bed... I ordered 4 of these metal raised beds...6 ft long 3 ft wide and 2 feet tall. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO_RRAEN6cDreYZTKcAxNCZqXRZTA3JrIuRBGQAd6IZzKOgoYSE7pz18pfHDAhgOy6KwCVPiD_ptgMMkWB3jR_A-vS4d_jDqMrpm0rfXji1lxfGJYcXvcOAgvYGya9FZuLkHX8q10WiVHX17vAu9ChpOizKKDraA6ekDT4JySk1-OQEGbJ4iMjJBx3kkL/s1125/IMG_4781.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1125" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO_RRAEN6cDreYZTKcAxNCZqXRZTA3JrIuRBGQAd6IZzKOgoYSE7pz18pfHDAhgOy6KwCVPiD_ptgMMkWB3jR_A-vS4d_jDqMrpm0rfXji1lxfGJYcXvcOAgvYGya9FZuLkHX8q10WiVHX17vAu9ChpOizKKDraA6ekDT4JySk1-OQEGbJ4iMjJBx3kkL/w400-h364/IMG_4781.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> I dithered over what color... couldn't make up my mind...light green? terra cotta? white? indecision, indecision... finally hit the button and picked the wood grain... yeah I know it is bit fakey... it reminds me of the wood grain paneling on the side of the <a href="https://blog.consumerguide.com/photo-feature-1970-plymouth-sport-suburban/">1970 Plymouth station wagon </a>I learned to drive on...well I kinda learned to drive on it, till the day I almost wiped about a half a dozen trash cans... my father then purchased a used 1964 Plymouth Valiant with push button transmission... it looked like<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/201606520793232262/"> this one</a> ... easier to drive and definitely easier to parallel park...I loved that the little car... oh where was I ? oh yeah, back to the decision about the color of the raised beds... I decided on the brown because the trim on my house is brown, the shutters are brown, the roof is brown and all the pots I've bought for the landscaping are brown... thought I'd just stick with that theme.</p><p>As for quilting and sewing I did get all the rows sewn together on my Kaffe Spool quilt and took it to Delinda for long arm quilting... she does such a great job... picked out a swirly panto and a shiny green thread...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeNt2SZXLXETdzw7pzjeEznw3fkmSwe_-rzTaPfQh6vNPgPD_AWXv3v8_U-_dGehNx3_zIK5TLeYH1o3ULiDLfn6lvaqcTgLaqMalZBFCRiOtESrvVJpki3xHIwEh7kGLlsdpFlOPF9e0CBlRH9n6ZU_cZksgMTFvsDQg102dbjjqeYNcicQAlUE9QflC/s3024/IMG_4768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeNt2SZXLXETdzw7pzjeEznw3fkmSwe_-rzTaPfQh6vNPgPD_AWXv3v8_U-_dGehNx3_zIK5TLeYH1o3ULiDLfn6lvaqcTgLaqMalZBFCRiOtESrvVJpki3xHIwEh7kGLlsdpFlOPF9e0CBlRH9n6ZU_cZksgMTFvsDQg102dbjjqeYNcicQAlUE9QflC/w400-h400/IMG_4768.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>A close up of some of the blocks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZviwOguJEq4mi08QdlEARAIA1qs44lryaq4n4LwmWKTmy18A8vH9jbHjFLLJ_hbE5o_h7kqOXP-7womd506IBzqt9fqqq98MRZmR52_MKRjRLNJ5TBa0NWVSq7YKrzgetoqVqf713nIbM_faGzR8QtaDdBA-y8HtIYmGzujqSctPeVRKnSCpksTYIqrH/s3024/IMG_4769.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZviwOguJEq4mi08QdlEARAIA1qs44lryaq4n4LwmWKTmy18A8vH9jbHjFLLJ_hbE5o_h7kqOXP-7womd506IBzqt9fqqq98MRZmR52_MKRjRLNJ5TBa0NWVSq7YKrzgetoqVqf713nIbM_faGzR8QtaDdBA-y8HtIYmGzujqSctPeVRKnSCpksTYIqrH/w400-h400/IMG_4769.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Only got a couple more of the Stack N Whack blocks done...then got side tracked by another shiny thing... I want to make this Layer Cake Loop quilt with the two layer cakes of Cathe Holden's Vintage Soul ... here's the fabric.... very retro 70's!! ahh, sweet youth... here's the fabrics... they are digitally printed and looked like crewel embroidery and crochet!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYVvGdM5AAXGAxZOl6ha6HhSP7FXGz3zRr7vmgGNgn3-Be0brR2FtWU21UUyVnocqiB5VwDNYaQpPFN9I3hq89yJWLJwFEskKe8wGczzHIFkb0HK8OpDMAmj2pDd8erBfdZabsK0TuJW5kCEz0KWJZzgQUgABBgyJhdGH-82-B7D9Le-8mxlrmIJitsFW/s1345/IMG_4783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYVvGdM5AAXGAxZOl6ha6HhSP7FXGz3zRr7vmgGNgn3-Be0brR2FtWU21UUyVnocqiB5VwDNYaQpPFN9I3hq89yJWLJwFEskKe8wGczzHIFkb0HK8OpDMAmj2pDd8erBfdZabsK0TuJW5kCEz0KWJZzgQUgABBgyJhdGH-82-B7D9Le-8mxlrmIJitsFW/w329-h400/IMG_4783.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><p>Shouldn't take long to cut it out but other stuff got in the way...You can find the free pattern<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/layer-cake-loop-quilt-pattern-free-pdf-pattern-fat-quarter-shop"> here </a>... and here's the overall design,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9SS5_ZjyJ6tIybCsUtjlxWxZM36BUMmxKouDZz4fSUnpoJUdkDR9qAkYSzstM4AaybQCKaKd1ZjNd_VMVnmTuHCibsPrSiHrqOPT_4Gn_-g9POwhqt38kGxecEDgMbRE69HkUVh9PuWamw5pfygYXrf9QTAjAFhROoMh1LgxL6eX0GxlNFD6bEHL8Ndl/s1133/IMG_4782.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9SS5_ZjyJ6tIybCsUtjlxWxZM36BUMmxKouDZz4fSUnpoJUdkDR9qAkYSzstM4AaybQCKaKd1ZjNd_VMVnmTuHCibsPrSiHrqOPT_4Gn_-g9POwhqt38kGxecEDgMbRE69HkUVh9PuWamw5pfygYXrf9QTAjAFhROoMh1LgxL6eX0GxlNFD6bEHL8Ndl/w398-h400/IMG_4782.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p>indecision, indecision...should I shift back to the Stack n Whack or play with the Layer Cake... hmmm... to be determined...</p><p>And last week I talked about banishing the snowmen and bringing out the Spring decor... I got some cute new bunnies and adorable cabbages I want to display... and when I woke up on Friday morning I laid in bed and determined I was going to start before Friday was over putting things away... and then I listened to the weather forecast which called for snow on Saturday... arghhh... do I really want to put them away if there is more winter to come? or do I want to ignore winter and move on? indecision, indecsion... as the forecast changed throughout the day and the "snow event" morphed into less than a half an inch of accumulation expected, I decided to go ahead and get out the Spring stuff... weather update... we didn't even get a quarter of an inch... some dusting on people's roofs and a tiny bit of frosty stuff in my flowers beds... shessh...</p><p>So I got to it Friday night... took 35 hours but as of today the snowmen are safely tucked away in their plastic bins and the Spring decor is strewn all over the living room... gotta get it all done before Elliott comes over on Tuesday... a deadline is a good thing for indecision! Now I'll futz a while about where to place stuff...each year I try to come up with a new arrangement... not sure why... no body is going to remember exactly what it looked like last year and no body is going to complain. Each season when I start I dither and then finally just start putting stuff on shelves... as of Saturday evening I haven't gotten past the futzing and dithering stage. I did get all the quilts out and found places for them... on the backs of chairs and the sofa, a stack by the wall quilt, out on the sunroom porch, a stack on the shelving unit, a bunch in the laundry cart... they look good and they aren't all in the exact same place as last year... yeah me!! </p><p>I've been watching various videos about the new releases at the upcoming Needlework Market... a couple have caught my eye... there are 2 new ones from Blackbird and I'll be adding those to my stash. In the meantime we all know that COLLECTING charts is a totally separate hobby than actually STITCHING charts... and I'm much more productive where collecting comes in. These new charts snuck in last week..</p><p>I plan to do this Quaker Stocking as a long rectangle instead of a stocking... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHyT9Ok0C-4LGcXCEiBTXK5bIC88UmrVHXyWvDSJkXApfp_2VeYXTCpNmciMlP7h7N4lXmiR2kGRdw3IQwJrqIIuMAyOaNfVXBEjYlKj7ZMHRW3DeORznI3_tcKZ-N3O6FkjBdfJIxbmotVfGuLlcNVeS6AToIQ1KTOoCm_tUjkCfYvY0geKPo8eNUAJl/s3024/IMG_4714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHyT9Ok0C-4LGcXCEiBTXK5bIC88UmrVHXyWvDSJkXApfp_2VeYXTCpNmciMlP7h7N4lXmiR2kGRdw3IQwJrqIIuMAyOaNfVXBEjYlKj7ZMHRW3DeORznI3_tcKZ-N3O6FkjBdfJIxbmotVfGuLlcNVeS6AToIQ1KTOoCm_tUjkCfYvY0geKPo8eNUAJl/w400-h400/IMG_4714.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And this one from Threadworks Primitives caught my eye with that kinda quilty design...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9WLWHjdfX5eWATowx9HgFh-cb4mNmt8A1yGb64jcEdk870Cmh11N4Ax0CXCT9oEEBIZ2tdl-uewsuw84kVdD6XZZu3pA5H6-zYbjwzPW-JCcM2m1EbF5T94pbOmjG5e248ux7DNsohGCcGBCK84KN9di7eyT34VkPzoIKSPwjTGmzhBTTiv4EoOtsUtk/s3024/IMG_4712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9WLWHjdfX5eWATowx9HgFh-cb4mNmt8A1yGb64jcEdk870Cmh11N4Ax0CXCT9oEEBIZ2tdl-uewsuw84kVdD6XZZu3pA5H6-zYbjwzPW-JCcM2m1EbF5T94pbOmjG5e248ux7DNsohGCcGBCK84KN9di7eyT34VkPzoIKSPwjTGmzhBTTiv4EoOtsUtk/w400-h400/IMG_4712.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>And I was watching flosstube and I dozed off and when I woke up this chart from The Drawn Thread was on my screen... I took it as a sign from the cross stitch gods, LOL.... turns out it was an exclusive to the retreat at the Silver Needle in OK... well a bit of searching turned up a copy of this on ebay... and yes I paid too much but I LOVE it! A house tucked in a group of flowers PLUS and alphabet!!! Be still my beating heart!! Now it was charted for silks but I'll pick my colors from DMC.. can't wait to add this to my Spring/Summer displays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqt_HKmJNXQKOasvxeVm9eJa__TtocuHJ8S-r0i6MBCqy_jY0p1T1ZnY3yjEkYwwh2AA9Hmj-Y8V2wc2i0MLgFITH6vexs2ypERWkIDznZKheMAnfyosh67UdiV3bUXZ652HrTXnboj474RtdRiR02ejCtJvPQgSWHFFiK7k8C62NgEYPQH1R4APDIr9a/s3024/IMG_4785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqt_HKmJNXQKOasvxeVm9eJa__TtocuHJ8S-r0i6MBCqy_jY0p1T1ZnY3yjEkYwwh2AA9Hmj-Y8V2wc2i0MLgFITH6vexs2ypERWkIDznZKheMAnfyosh67UdiV3bUXZ652HrTXnboj474RtdRiR02ejCtJvPQgSWHFFiK7k8C62NgEYPQH1R4APDIr9a/w400-h400/IMG_4785.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>And wait there's more... I've been admiring all the <a href="https://heartinhand.com/collections/large-chart">Tiny Town charts</a> from Heart in Hand Designs and finally succumbed to their charm and ordered this one... I have plans to display it in a tray on my dining room table... already got the DMC flosses and want to paint some fabric for it ASAP.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejwChuh2xi4diBAgXyS9Og1uaaUXI55e3ras5hfgOW8FdXXz6IpEwYVa4KqmX5RjJw9_mS2u5Oah87cPILua-ui0YZIE2B20dI_5hhHlGFTlUQwb96XmKjSJmekXWRB47uZulN2rBfvY6S5YVj-ZVUgBRyymFdwg34vde8AAHMS30Mt8f8X64Tz4bNb_L/s3024/IMG_4786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejwChuh2xi4diBAgXyS9Og1uaaUXI55e3ras5hfgOW8FdXXz6IpEwYVa4KqmX5RjJw9_mS2u5Oah87cPILua-ui0YZIE2B20dI_5hhHlGFTlUQwb96XmKjSJmekXWRB47uZulN2rBfvY6S5YVj-ZVUgBRyymFdwg34vde8AAHMS30Mt8f8X64Tz4bNb_L/w400-h400/IMG_4786.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i> </i>I don't remember where I saw this book of French samplers... I think it was on IG and bought it on Etsy...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYboYMSeuvRMU98UXr9l7DLNyjlDkTG8V1agCTePvkqFrAtmgVjV1mqyXounrSYgeS2ER3jL0z3Jh5Xk4TV5xG7IPrUvZUEsMqt0pna9vTFigJwSeKECCksw2-gLmz5mq4n5m_Sxld0Q6PLsudCReLTyq9HUQVzUbNL__FzfLmH2ixZq37k_-r9DVTi8p/s3024/IMG_4715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYboYMSeuvRMU98UXr9l7DLNyjlDkTG8V1agCTePvkqFrAtmgVjV1mqyXounrSYgeS2ER3jL0z3Jh5Xk4TV5xG7IPrUvZUEsMqt0pna9vTFigJwSeKECCksw2-gLmz5mq4n5m_Sxld0Q6PLsudCReLTyq9HUQVzUbNL__FzfLmH2ixZq37k_-r9DVTi8p/w400-h400/IMG_4715.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I love the traditional design look of these samplers and may stitch a motif or two from them...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-uPT3jhkpOjHN9XkLcIgmONr-LXNYwI9-ovnp6OTYMib0auTDv35NyE7audLeO4BlpMC9caszbMRGT13DpduyK2qLnbFtvnDL05BSvVOMPgIWrwXCO05uoGpYmMSvasN8tgNgmQxOAtU8cQDkUUFqXsG1UxRMKY7elt1YD7XwT8rPXgs4_4FzLzNwQag/s3024/IMG_4717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-uPT3jhkpOjHN9XkLcIgmONr-LXNYwI9-ovnp6OTYMib0auTDv35NyE7audLeO4BlpMC9caszbMRGT13DpduyK2qLnbFtvnDL05BSvVOMPgIWrwXCO05uoGpYmMSvasN8tgNgmQxOAtU8cQDkUUFqXsG1UxRMKY7elt1YD7XwT8rPXgs4_4FzLzNwQag/w400-h400/IMG_4717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9NfiCOTkdhPu6bgW-92Ni3nptS2KLTLiF4Fokk7RAzVZ3DMKc4VhAZ96uJ5w7y_V807mK5JLjqVrHtIV-Ym4W7O4ObUT7Q8wUn7XzKTv2Y9Q4gVQXamPtlz049eQGn4tlZUBu97FstyYJs9dyHqSBXRaWC1qC-9-Ep5hFGyqMhfKQ9ljnFq_DhjBRRoz/s3024/IMG_4716%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9NfiCOTkdhPu6bgW-92Ni3nptS2KLTLiF4Fokk7RAzVZ3DMKc4VhAZ96uJ5w7y_V807mK5JLjqVrHtIV-Ym4W7O4ObUT7Q8wUn7XzKTv2Y9Q4gVQXamPtlz049eQGn4tlZUBu97FstyYJs9dyHqSBXRaWC1qC-9-Ep5hFGyqMhfKQ9ljnFq_DhjBRRoz/w400-h400/IMG_4716%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>What to start first... the Drawn Thread piece? The Tiny Town? The bunny head basket one from WTN&T that I got last week? indecision, indecision... In the meantime my Catholic guilt says FINISH what you are already working on... and I did get a bit more down on the Prairie Schooler Garden sampler... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8BTzJZaSokrks-8eUHIzitWqvMdnMM8_FzR0fCSd5DhYs2z_k8suC4QUzHrVOKXQAw-Jl7x08zMTMrTXU1Ag0Lk5lUjqPQ84G_cGrQB8dcNq1Fm-v61Z-i0ia1hVY1JSoGWlIT2iFOXVcdflG3koyg7KrbhBYXr-HCaP_6_gT0LYoqnuxP7kkL2NPZHs/s3024/IMG_4808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8BTzJZaSokrks-8eUHIzitWqvMdnMM8_FzR0fCSd5DhYs2z_k8suC4QUzHrVOKXQAw-Jl7x08zMTMrTXU1Ag0Lk5lUjqPQ84G_cGrQB8dcNq1Fm-v61Z-i0ia1hVY1JSoGWlIT2iFOXVcdflG3koyg7KrbhBYXr-HCaP_6_gT0LYoqnuxP7kkL2NPZHs/w400-h400/IMG_4808.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>my goal is to finish this before the end of the month... I got 5 days... I'm still dealing with indecision about the garden gate... I started backstitching it in a very pale gray, DMC 168, and I've changed my mind several times this week as to whether I like it or not... I could frog it and stitch it in DMC 169, which is a lighter gray than what is called for... indecision, indecision... and then I tell myself Carol, this is just a cross stitch sampler, it ain't world peace... make up your mind!! Oh I'm very forceful with me, but I don't seem to listen well...LOL</p><p>Next week is looking good... Elliott on Tuesday, lunch with the quilty ladies on Wednesday, dinner on Thursday night with a friend from my sons' grade school days, we were PTA president and vice president for years... lots of fundraisers under our belts, and lunch with other friends on Friday... the weather overall is going to be more Spring like than Winter, and I watched a long range forecast that thought the worse was behind us... fingers crossed they are correct. </p><p>Hope you have a good week ahead too... I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a> and check out the pretties there... and hope to finish up my decorating today and have Nick take the empty-ish bins back to the basement... and maybe get in a bit of sewing and/or stitching!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-38391399364662907562024-02-18T09:00:00.018-05:002024-02-18T09:00:00.124-05:00The only thing constant is change on a Slow Sunday...<p>Hello ...so I'm feeling a bit ruminative today... thinking a LOT about change... changes I want to make... Friday it snowed ... about an inch and for my viewpoint it was a perfect snow... didn't start till the end of rush hour and because we were warm all week mostly stuck to the grass and the rooftops... very pretty... and now it is Sunday and it is well on its way to melting as we will be in the 40's today and by Wednesday it will be 60... I'm happy about that as I'm ready to pack away the snowmen decor and break out the bunnies... time for a change... and one of my favorite saying is... </p><p>"The only constant in life is change."...attributed to an obscure Greek philosopher... </p><p>and along with changing my decorations I've been thinking about re-arranging my sewing studio and getting a new slipcover for the couch in my living room and replacing my raised garden bed and changing the direction of the quilt project I played with all week and was so sure I knew exactly what background color and what size it should be... lots of things I think I want to change... whether or not the change actually occurs is another story...</p><p>Yep, I'm going to start putting away the snowmen this week and the goal is to get the bunnies out the week after... my quilty lady friends are coming over on the 28th and it would be nice to be decorated for Spring by then, even though it doesn't officially begin till March 19...and the damn time change where I lose an hour of much needed sleep is March 10...grrrr...</p><p>I haven't moved any furniture in my sewing studio yet... not sure I really need the 2 sewing machine set up... will need help from my son to re-arrange things and while he's quite helpful I don't want to move things and then a short time later want to change them back...this is my current set up and I just end up piling stuff up around the Janome, which is the machine on the left side.. a gratuitous pic of the messiness...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_IEUfIT00c9F1qZax_GcoL1zr3S0DYypaZ9paWcUeqNFMRx0SZnfc-5mYghH8HHif_SfOE86N1QCLEE1SltkixRCSwqlsGdkP0AZZRLufOefTpvqL699VDaOfu2EGBamQGbmypTbCuVbA7HYHTsfR5wcM5qI_-FLDclyyodnDcGOIAHM2HHKqrNPNVzM/s3024/IMG_4742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_IEUfIT00c9F1qZax_GcoL1zr3S0DYypaZ9paWcUeqNFMRx0SZnfc-5mYghH8HHif_SfOE86N1QCLEE1SltkixRCSwqlsGdkP0AZZRLufOefTpvqL699VDaOfu2EGBamQGbmypTbCuVbA7HYHTsfR5wcM5qI_-FLDclyyodnDcGOIAHM2HHKqrNPNVzM/w400-h400/IMG_4742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>As for the slipcover for the couch I finally decided on an olive green velvet one... it is going to make quite the statement in my living room... I've been working on buying a new couch for a while, but couldn't find anything I liked better in size and style than the one I have (got it 10 years ago from Ikea)... sent away for lots of fabric swatches and this is the one I choose... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHzkM1b_i5qqT-QPZKxuqGAIP40quGPEyllRmS0iUimQys9WCqrO08tjVHd5zP_E2K95AYso5MGluu-HUcUea4K2KN_0eNFqD0tJVLH5Myixhycr8QLq-rYb-KXTF2mxoiihZoxUToxLF3uY2hUACQNopnmHZCxaSQXEViwiPzYY6PsBbC2VoX_cBZv27/s3024/IMG_4732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHzkM1b_i5qqT-QPZKxuqGAIP40quGPEyllRmS0iUimQys9WCqrO08tjVHd5zP_E2K95AYso5MGluu-HUcUea4K2KN_0eNFqD0tJVLH5Myixhycr8QLq-rYb-KXTF2mxoiihZoxUToxLF3uY2hUACQNopnmHZCxaSQXEViwiPzYY6PsBbC2VoX_cBZv27/w320-h320/IMG_4732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">fingers crossed that the vision in my head is as good as I hope as I stare at this couch every single day from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">my stitching chair. It is going to make a BIG statement... LOL!!</span></div><p>As for the raised garden bed, a conversation with my neighbor leads me to believe he wants to fence the part of his yard for his dogs, that is adjacent to my raised bed in the very near future... and 2 years ago when I had the bed constructed and wanted it to be as BIG as I could possibly get it, he let me build it right up to, and probably on the property line of our yards. If he wants to put a fence up he's going to be right up next to the bed which would make it difficult for me to reach the back of it... and I'm not really upset about this... when I had it built I wasn't aware of the variety of raised beds. Recently, I've seen several metal ones that are quite attractive. Two years ago all I saw in metal was the galvanized ones you would use for watering livestock... now you can get them in really attractive colors... sage green, cream, deep blue, forest green, brown, white... go <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=46c8910781d6518e&rlz=1CAOWOB_enUS1078&sxsrf=ACQVn092Wo4cwzZqxX29ZdMEfgaYOYbJjQ:1708143230445&q=metal+raised+garden+beds&tbm=isch&source=lnms&prmd=ivsnbmtz&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiun-ezwbGEAxWkhIkEHTDWAKkQ0pQJegQIERAB&biw=1366&bih=647&dpr=1">here</a> and you can see how many different styles and colors are available.... you can see in the background of the pic below that my bed is wood and even though pressure treated it will eventually rot... so maybe now is the time to change it. I would have to pay to have this one dismantled and the new bed installed... I'm okay with that... the rub is the young man who would do the work is the one who constructed the bed and he's quite rightly proud of his work... I don't find any fault in it and honestly this is me changing my mind in light of the property line/fence situation and finding out what colorful choices are available... I don't want to hurt his feelings... I've known him since he was 15 and his grandpa drove him and his lawnmower to my house to mow my yard. Now he has his own landscaping company with all kinds of equipment and this week he's going to install paver edging around all my flower beds... aren't these pretty?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWGiujLbMd9Feez6P1uIesPUXvdKuGISjYRFFWjdGOwr8UAkh1SjC4VJRuFIsO9z0hVKXF4o6Llplkk35EVy6VVsrbVQV9twJ_WFo74kunXPMI1u9edJD3Ey6423QZewMFXAIFbVPyVeWWlZo1G-oAecOnogaZIEb1ylhr2Nl-YMlUF6Yh5lw8OPRI4nH/s4032/IMG_4724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWGiujLbMd9Feez6P1uIesPUXvdKuGISjYRFFWjdGOwr8UAkh1SjC4VJRuFIsO9z0hVKXF4o6Llplkk35EVy6VVsrbVQV9twJ_WFo74kunXPMI1u9edJD3Ey6423QZewMFXAIFbVPyVeWWlZo1G-oAecOnogaZIEb1ylhr2Nl-YMlUF6Yh5lw8OPRI4nH/w300-h400/IMG_4724.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>well as pretty as pavers can be... Got my sorry butt out of bed at 7:30 am on Friday to take deliver of this 1.5 tons of Black Hills Rustic Untumbled Edging... I shall broach the subject of re-doing the bed with him... other problem is it probably needs to be done soon so I'd be able to plant stuff in it this summer... timing could be tricky. Right now he's not mowing grass or blowing snow so its a great time to do the paver project ... and it would be a great time to change the raised bed. I can get deliver of the metal ones in a week or so... </p><p>changes changes changes... keeping me busy...</p><p>Okay lets move onto some a bit more colorful and creative... last week I said I was going to start on a tulip quilt... I changed my mind... instead I had to stack and whack this Phillip Jacobs fabric... it is a 25" repeat...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcq-J31obEC8BbVl6PrgEm3cEL-DLvOJxGDsljtrqAGLn573js1rmeLj7hMSAghSvi2ugJjdUobC5qWIaG2vT1QCXPy7ZAZvRICjb20F3cP2DyP2c1eOFkwLYLAVAHJk_szaAVVhVj0tioSe4U9f9A8yZsthtuVXlRHZfAqISy0s5tE0uKA9IOpfmajMh/s3024/IMG_4627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcq-J31obEC8BbVl6PrgEm3cEL-DLvOJxGDsljtrqAGLn573js1rmeLj7hMSAghSvi2ugJjdUobC5qWIaG2vT1QCXPy7ZAZvRICjb20F3cP2DyP2c1eOFkwLYLAVAHJk_szaAVVhVj0tioSe4U9f9A8yZsthtuVXlRHZfAqISy0s5tE0uKA9IOpfmajMh/w400-h400/IMG_4627.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and can I say the hexagons look FABULOUS!!! This is what I've got done so far...</p><p>I can get 48 hexagons from one half of the yardage I have... so 96 from the whole piece... and it was so tantalizing I went searching online to see if I could find anymore yardage and I did... another 5 yards...which arrived yesterday... now I tried out several different Grunge fabrics that were in my stash for the "points"... </p><p>this first one is Ale... a favorite goldy yellow...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIl514OM0b9TbvfEnB5_DDcN1G3Wsuh44r8Tghs4xSmDog0AxPp8vudOqCFqWLvIZYNRJhsUzAW7kMEeRwZNdLg1Set1aKCMRSGhXUqZUeZP0Y8haZWGgwqZ9AdfeOmdcvwd0a18lGQta2V9CsZ1L5sGonuwMOXka8NPLba9ydcAiKGE97f2eEgv5UnSB/s3024/IMG_4682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIl514OM0b9TbvfEnB5_DDcN1G3Wsuh44r8Tghs4xSmDog0AxPp8vudOqCFqWLvIZYNRJhsUzAW7kMEeRwZNdLg1Set1aKCMRSGhXUqZUeZP0Y8haZWGgwqZ9AdfeOmdcvwd0a18lGQta2V9CsZ1L5sGonuwMOXka8NPLba9ydcAiKGE97f2eEgv5UnSB/w400-h400/IMG_4682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and then there is this screaming green... its is called Cactus...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LTnOD7lhq_ro7loO7jGBw1SRUaN5qtowTD3It0aU75z0PR0uLmjGyUxjlv3QppFY4Fwladth_bn0b9WHxaltivFkDHtqni-tGQPqB4PHn3-6oePrJLj0BB4x7Gl9cO3FMZvKWGda_522_NJ0tIZ41sWeBF8Pyi4z1K95f2-8d8rO-2pXShxr_r_AuKOf/s3024/IMG_4683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LTnOD7lhq_ro7loO7jGBw1SRUaN5qtowTD3It0aU75z0PR0uLmjGyUxjlv3QppFY4Fwladth_bn0b9WHxaltivFkDHtqni-tGQPqB4PHn3-6oePrJLj0BB4x7Gl9cO3FMZvKWGda_522_NJ0tIZ41sWeBF8Pyi4z1K95f2-8d8rO-2pXShxr_r_AuKOf/w400-h400/IMG_4683.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and a more subdued green called Vert...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PWf-zJOwqzmIHqbWP02DIsNbkNu8SavWELTKs6g80mE05YLWN64NPeq_jxfTP0SReCFx139mAhqcnHSBNxKpuNBP397u9NoXsH80dGZsFuduq___gnYwZz2_8qOBpoz4P0PsnBQzJ6pi2ET6wzQJc5jbpR7fk3MCZibQcPxJG6YzoA1jfHcfnftrEvRs/s3024/IMG_4684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PWf-zJOwqzmIHqbWP02DIsNbkNu8SavWELTKs6g80mE05YLWN64NPeq_jxfTP0SReCFx139mAhqcnHSBNxKpuNBP397u9NoXsH80dGZsFuduq___gnYwZz2_8qOBpoz4P0PsnBQzJ6pi2ET6wzQJc5jbpR7fk3MCZibQcPxJG6YzoA1jfHcfnftrEvRs/w400-h400/IMG_4684.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and a soft blue called Faded Denim...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR4aXm1nmXgnN4fj2J89WE5km9ea0E2EysxrI_hqa7xoS2MuIZauJApABfr2VIRpRXohXAcHc2fpUaWFwzhlODvWO1tqNO6u6XdR0ZOe5DvMOPPdWurs1E7xzKD74Gi34rHrhamd0gx64l0KzvrKpceTlCfL8JrDvnhAnQPEhqEOZHrnfTajc9exmExBX/s3024/IMG_4685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR4aXm1nmXgnN4fj2J89WE5km9ea0E2EysxrI_hqa7xoS2MuIZauJApABfr2VIRpRXohXAcHc2fpUaWFwzhlODvWO1tqNO6u6XdR0ZOe5DvMOPPdWurs1E7xzKD74Gi34rHrhamd0gx64l0KzvrKpceTlCfL8JrDvnhAnQPEhqEOZHrnfTajc9exmExBX/w400-h400/IMG_4685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>all pretty in their own way... but I knew I needed a trip to my LQS to see if there was another fabric that might be a better choice and at the time I went shopping I had changed my mind from this being a throw to being a full size bed quilt ( more changes)... </p><p>I found this fabric which is called Moutarde... a different goldy yellow with splocthes of bluey grey ... and I got 5 yards.... these pic do not show the true color of this fabric... I took these at night and I've put in full spectrum bulbs but the lighting just drives me nuts... my phone always makes things look weird and here everything is a bit washed out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAttPEEHep0IibmoamT9BjrSGlHsp7PSca5xDPlEvVyz3KN84QyFLjcYd9pjXkhTQZjRAvvk4bP7vYnzTF-8HfGBs_ZeNYFKzbXBH_VhBxsEDM9iKrluYWfBN5noytzWRn2ZC39yn64OQllkT7IaNN-tJ080Q2XwmkLhZJSsE7e-kJzA1djBkAMec2PSjm/s3024/IMG_4733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAttPEEHep0IibmoamT9BjrSGlHsp7PSca5xDPlEvVyz3KN84QyFLjcYd9pjXkhTQZjRAvvk4bP7vYnzTF-8HfGBs_ZeNYFKzbXBH_VhBxsEDM9iKrluYWfBN5noytzWRn2ZC39yn64OQllkT7IaNN-tJ080Q2XwmkLhZJSsE7e-kJzA1djBkAMec2PSjm/w400-h400/IMG_4733.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now while I was shopping a friend suggested another Grunge fabric... it is from the Decorum collection and called Composed .. according the description this color is "Inspired by an antique rug... serene and dramatic ...composed and bold... rooted in tradition, yet still very modern" Oh my goodness... what an amazing bit of copy...LOL... anyway I didn't take a picture but you can see a pic<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/decorum-composed-grunge-yardage"> here,</a> but it was more greeny grayish blue in person... and it made the hexagons look very sophisticated... and honestly it would probably be a better quilt with this as star points, but when I was in the shop I was adamant that I wanted to make this a yellow full size quilt for my bed... and now... you guessed it... I think I've changed my mind... I'm not upset about the yardage I've bought ... I'll use that Moutarde in another quilt as it is a lovely goldy yellow... and I'm back to thinking that all I need is a throw sized quilt... I could use the yardage of the print as a border and back for a throw... indecision... and the more I think about this the more I think I'm going to change my mind... ackk!!.... need to sleep on this and get some graph paper out and see how this works...</p><p>Here are some close ups of few of my favorite hexagons so far...</p><p>this ones reminds me of the feathered fans Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen used in the Sisters number from my favorite movie, White Christmas... which you can see<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG7x8HWbDzU"> here</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2a4DaoAUkUiZrCqgH9gn1ro5fslYU_0ad79ocKBgzinBLcPQUUrt4IV9b_tun3CWqPFB_oTO_N7-rPB0Ib5tYxE4v75G8_81sRx30rajxcvVu4If4fidFe-CLeqPDg0wzwrldmCsHqvQt5jGc7tSbHM5nxXtxrKF0WldfZBbZjQ72wZctlv92GgoDCWy/s3024/IMG_4738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2a4DaoAUkUiZrCqgH9gn1ro5fslYU_0ad79ocKBgzinBLcPQUUrt4IV9b_tun3CWqPFB_oTO_N7-rPB0Ib5tYxE4v75G8_81sRx30rajxcvVu4If4fidFe-CLeqPDg0wzwrldmCsHqvQt5jGc7tSbHM5nxXtxrKF0WldfZBbZjQ72wZctlv92GgoDCWy/w400-h400/IMG_4738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and this one is dancing daisies...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mp9CwSO4zqiNnGLy4njZ2Vyokv203TPLfY8c9HGcqUOjtD_ilmLa-_BCxOmZUT9DfW_Z9eN65E2ix68HFhgjghO1NFz_qlR3C1-B_N0E8jOHZEe22ZZI4voXifIyv5nScJ2Kc2lCQv4rvZuHmwooS5JYRjCbDyHnizzW6hbTKpHhr29Ie8ORRXFAGKm9/s3024/IMG_4737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mp9CwSO4zqiNnGLy4njZ2Vyokv203TPLfY8c9HGcqUOjtD_ilmLa-_BCxOmZUT9DfW_Z9eN65E2ix68HFhgjghO1NFz_qlR3C1-B_N0E8jOHZEe22ZZI4voXifIyv5nScJ2Kc2lCQv4rvZuHmwooS5JYRjCbDyHnizzW6hbTKpHhr29Ie8ORRXFAGKm9/w400-h400/IMG_4737.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and I'm not normally a fan of purple but I like it in this block...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1vVv04Ik_GGQ6SPAwl0qY8FbsI_ahCKgj-qjcRKkZW0rQF8QgJe_jghwv_QTAOzENQlAGx8ZYCXYYYVTNvEWS7THvSV4oIfGT6MhtJ7swxNsv20tbgafwbn-KRsl_UifiohoCtkO4X2gLvGwAUxUhpQS-LWkxdBbL9uWe457mc5EVc4rsb0aM2qcFLfn/s3024/IMG_4736%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1vVv04Ik_GGQ6SPAwl0qY8FbsI_ahCKgj-qjcRKkZW0rQF8QgJe_jghwv_QTAOzENQlAGx8ZYCXYYYVTNvEWS7THvSV4oIfGT6MhtJ7swxNsv20tbgafwbn-KRsl_UifiohoCtkO4X2gLvGwAUxUhpQS-LWkxdBbL9uWe457mc5EVc4rsb0aM2qcFLfn/w400-h400/IMG_4736%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and I love the blue gray in this one... it really goes well with the splotches on the Moutarde Grunge and it coordinated perfectly with the Composed Grunge (can you tell I'm still thinking about changing my mind on this quilt?) and this block shows that Moutarde fabric in the truest sense... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjBvxuH0jpWekRrwIFcqf3XB_vTQzcQArftf8335sgWAGBhhOH3iGMzdoNqvX6ehw5wGfUzRJ2N4MLwvg1-9egKJdAbMACvYVLp0ddeKtybZcJB7_QfELVJwCKk1skImoNSGXBwQOKuqJjDua4AbHwjhnP_6yvt1WnTso16yF2XWlfHgKMHwW0YKyibe-/s3024/IMG_4735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjBvxuH0jpWekRrwIFcqf3XB_vTQzcQArftf8335sgWAGBhhOH3iGMzdoNqvX6ehw5wGfUzRJ2N4MLwvg1-9egKJdAbMACvYVLp0ddeKtybZcJB7_QfELVJwCKk1skImoNSGXBwQOKuqJjDua4AbHwjhnP_6yvt1WnTso16yF2XWlfHgKMHwW0YKyibe-/w400-h400/IMG_4735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>As for cross stitching I didn't get as much done as I hoped... a couple of evenings when I would have been stitching, instead I was downstairs sewing... excuse the wrinkles... and the washed out colors... I'm thinking I'm going to have to backstitch around the gazebo and the gate so they have more contrast with the linen... I think a light gray will work... I'm pretty confident I can finish this before the end of the month...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43MMp74QjUsuT8DZlhtryMflJV-EkVGPoz6XiyfIkN5fKb3uIwZoEKjKAg71c6jJOcuVyf9FdefsKqv-wlt0de-hmGf0PPN4aMVD_ZnIxvE8Ae_ZF_f_QNa32FnKzidnefLrr6mI73BbE92QIQv1M5UT3VloRSH8XSPnsZWYFpf6cJi36stgnm1SKeAyl/s3024/IMG_4754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43MMp74QjUsuT8DZlhtryMflJV-EkVGPoz6XiyfIkN5fKb3uIwZoEKjKAg71c6jJOcuVyf9FdefsKqv-wlt0de-hmGf0PPN4aMVD_ZnIxvE8Ae_ZF_f_QNa32FnKzidnefLrr6mI73BbE92QIQv1M5UT3VloRSH8XSPnsZWYFpf6cJi36stgnm1SKeAyl/w400-h400/IMG_4754.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> which would be great because these Springy charts from With Thy Needle & Thread arrived this week...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqXDlotJLjWkrp8Topo9a57WfTXpamVgrxTEh63uibu1DAVNQWfHE6pzVqciSnM9-Ag-WnWz6EcNoR4_geD32Nd1LWq1QtA4zwBf1cOLKLoSSuPHhgQKFIAI4H9b6b11OsP76BN9toZO_kPguFUopfmKvobSnrja8jHtGzbo6KGocWHU8sH4wYMGimJC/s3024/IMG_4713%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XqXDlotJLjWkrp8Topo9a57WfTXpamVgrxTEh63uibu1DAVNQWfHE6pzVqciSnM9-Ag-WnWz6EcNoR4_geD32Nd1LWq1QtA4zwBf1cOLKLoSSuPHhgQKFIAI4H9b6b11OsP76BN9toZO_kPguFUopfmKvobSnrja8jHtGzbo6KGocWHU8sH4wYMGimJC/w400-h400/IMG_4713%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>That bunny head basket is so cute and would be perfect with my collection of bunny heads... LOL... sounds macabre doesn't it?</p><p>And I finished a pair of socks this week... again the lighting doesn't show that those heels are a deep purple.. not black... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6U5E5A2zZ6CwHBULc0ToehMckT5hVJ5b11CvFMtTzf1ILqiO8CTfTZSldK0QoXxEVT3K5N6db5h3h0XM66eytdwq5hriM4DNvPJsrtoKWkwGyQ2zdwK8M5w4aiTyLGtOVMBqpHPNj2COL71H_MOuINPZjJoHGiTUYrFWUBd6jd6o30SgU_8zFvl8uRTaO/s3024/IMG_4739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6U5E5A2zZ6CwHBULc0ToehMckT5hVJ5b11CvFMtTzf1ILqiO8CTfTZSldK0QoXxEVT3K5N6db5h3h0XM66eytdwq5hriM4DNvPJsrtoKWkwGyQ2zdwK8M5w4aiTyLGtOVMBqpHPNj2COL71H_MOuINPZjJoHGiTUYrFWUBd6jd6o30SgU_8zFvl8uRTaO/w400-h400/IMG_4739.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I picked up a scrappy unfinished pair I don't remember when I started...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQOKZXjVn2DAUA83lO09PLs18d_nplWWPwN_fTdlTknuuHMTWYfm6mALk7Ijl7qQmkrl4OQswBuQz_MfWWTOcWAqkDeQZbr4lNN9wY1rL8Xbr72Zc1n5dKI9yUqZhrE97zn8nIkkq9HiUVdSz3gOz60J6sV-_LXpUXuneCl04rKsED0VmvAfv8wXdMdWb/s3024/IMG_4740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQOKZXjVn2DAUA83lO09PLs18d_nplWWPwN_fTdlTknuuHMTWYfm6mALk7Ijl7qQmkrl4OQswBuQz_MfWWTOcWAqkDeQZbr4lNN9wY1rL8Xbr72Zc1n5dKI9yUqZhrE97zn8nIkkq9HiUVdSz3gOz60J6sV-_LXpUXuneCl04rKsED0VmvAfv8wXdMdWb/w400-h400/IMG_4740.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />not sure what I was thinking here and the yarns left in the bag don't seem to totally match up with the finished sock...hmmmm... may need to make some changes...<br /><p>Benjamin Franklin said, "When you are finished changing, you are finished"...</p><p>Well I'm not done changing stuff so I guess I'm not finished...yet... </p><p>I hope you have a great week ahead... right now mine appears to have lots of time to change stuff... let's see how that works out... I'll be linking up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts</a> today and then I'm going to do some stitching and some sewing... and if I'm really ambitious I might even start packing up the snowmen... but that could change...</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-91776751243197131982024-02-11T09:00:00.002-05:002024-02-11T09:59:34.800-05:00Strolling through past projects & going off on multiple tangents on a Slow Sunday.... <p> Hello - well it was another week where I don't know how it got away from me... but it did... the weather was nice for several days... lots of sun and high 50 temperatures... but then the clouds rolled back in...sigh... and I knew it was too early to be Spring... but I wanted to believe it could be... however Mother Nature is fickle and looking out to the end of the week it will definitely return to February temperatures ... I was hoping for a monthly utility bill less than last month... fingers crossed.</p><p>I was able to get the borders on the Quiltmaker's Gift hexagons and they laid pretty flat. I drew a chalk line a quarter of an inch from the hexagon edges and sewed the straight of grain borders on before I trimmed the triangle edges. I needed to take a bit in here and there but overall it wasn't too difficult... and finishing that top got me charged up to sew some more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Warning - this post got away from me... kinda like last week did... and there are lots of tangents ... my mind wanders... A LOT...</p><p>Anyway, it all started when I spent some time strolling through my collection of plastic sterlite bins... I have this closet in my basement, right off my sewing room... a space we in the Midwest call a fruit cellar... my parents house had a smaller version of this and we stored canned goods in it... mine already had these great shelves built in and they are perfect for the 24 qt size of sterlite bins... so happy someone 70 years ago created this space for me!!</p><p>I'm not sure how big this space is... probably around 10 ft in length... here are 3 pics of the space from left to right... Halloween and Christmas on the top, Debbie Mumm fabrics are below...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuMe6hyphenhypheng8Ie7iK4py4tW9J7KbajkA73wdPsU-QG8S5tUjOCMSHE-IMVag8KS6FHpPgAjoEMob6BE-xEExU0Sa5Egv9fmsSe-6SORaKAKOCMQ9xNdhMXsOtXWowSsp2kjGcJ4BT-3VyX3UlttCmg_BSOqzwDNfAZh4C0YSeF2zq756W9-eshaKIcDJfFTi/s3024/IMG_4615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuMe6hyphenhypheng8Ie7iK4py4tW9J7KbajkA73wdPsU-QG8S5tUjOCMSHE-IMVag8KS6FHpPgAjoEMob6BE-xEExU0Sa5Egv9fmsSe-6SORaKAKOCMQ9xNdhMXsOtXWowSsp2kjGcJ4BT-3VyX3UlttCmg_BSOqzwDNfAZh4C0YSeF2zq756W9-eshaKIcDJfFTi/w400-h400/IMG_4615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of Moda collections up top and projects in various stages of un-completion... more Debbie Mumm below...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNzSRDPfDQUMZteb7qlDrvFmD6tWR3rkExzXxz2qIgdZZ8LUOkhYaN7RPViquqOuN4CY37aXbRA9UAkUutQc7GnDh4GAzWX7CVnj3GUYaVyVSlbDzFHC2skt_d12oz4uWMZmD9_1FqnRnUedlcFeC05oW3kQsv2_jg12XN3QbgLg94zI1YAAo52k1Iiz2/s3024/IMG_4616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNzSRDPfDQUMZteb7qlDrvFmD6tWR3rkExzXxz2qIgdZZ8LUOkhYaN7RPViquqOuN4CY37aXbRA9UAkUutQc7GnDh4GAzWX7CVnj3GUYaVyVSlbDzFHC2skt_d12oz4uWMZmD9_1FqnRnUedlcFeC05oW3kQsv2_jg12XN3QbgLg94zI1YAAo52k1Iiz2/w400-h400/IMG_4616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A repeat of the center section... I have no shame...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9xN6HNdEvAg2iJZlMfBdXsFH07mUqAq_prI5AKWuneIq2MEWo7W9w9r35-GnYo0a9fsqfTOVoiTg5Dt6xY1DDgwhLtsmsl0hSfFbmVn_Mbpbs0Oy0rHn1BVXanUB-ItTYskJBMLV4_qX75eU2r1nPnpGSd__JiMjH0eIvb8aog_Pe_sLFc1K6kBykqEk/s3024/IMG_4617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9xN6HNdEvAg2iJZlMfBdXsFH07mUqAq_prI5AKWuneIq2MEWo7W9w9r35-GnYo0a9fsqfTOVoiTg5Dt6xY1DDgwhLtsmsl0hSfFbmVn_Mbpbs0Oy0rHn1BVXanUB-ItTYskJBMLV4_qX75eU2r1nPnpGSd__JiMjH0eIvb8aog_Pe_sLFc1K6kBykqEk/w400-h400/IMG_4617.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>So much fabric and so many quilts in different stages of assembly in here... and I know that looking at all of this may lead you to believe I'm rich... that's not the case, the reality is, I'm just incredibly irresponsible... and I've been that way since 1985...I can resist anything but temptation and boy there's been a lot of temptation in my life...LOL</p><p>Some of the bins I opened were just fabrics ... occasionally I left a pattern inside as clue as to what I planned on doing with the fabric... but not very often...I definitely need to leave more notes cause the biggest lie I tell myself is "I'll remember that"... some bins had a couple to quite a few blocks completed, which was great... then I knew what my previous plan was... and some were total surprises and not always good ones. I did find a few projects that I know I'm never going to get back to... and that's okay.</p><p>I opened one of the bins and saw lots of Kaffe's in purples and teals, very pretty... and some Grunge in the Pear colorway, oooh I like this one a lot... and a book, <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/the-cake-mix-quilt-book-volume-one?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzoeuBhDqARIsAMdH14ELgB0bR2btK3uQyIxEjuv_e71PsrBEXV6AjvqzQmHjQ2rFyLDNIQ0aAtFzEALw_wcB">The Cake Mix Quilt Book by Sew Emma</a>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYIMflix56Tb5-PiAlx5jkNe8l1TQaack39NSKYSisqUd3bGVeWUU4WhW3g4cvQ8NO5nCkF8iVzEDYtcWoghyU3cEKh06AZZejP2nsVGWnGTyMRyLlTxVDOe4BHJyRrdqrJqKQZADVTEpKOQYsOIJR1DDMd4VJFZBnn9ZAjxwd8ERQXsz6EIbHZs_A2j8/s3024/IMG_4581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYIMflix56Tb5-PiAlx5jkNe8l1TQaack39NSKYSisqUd3bGVeWUU4WhW3g4cvQ8NO5nCkF8iVzEDYtcWoghyU3cEKh06AZZejP2nsVGWnGTyMRyLlTxVDOe4BHJyRrdqrJqKQZADVTEpKOQYsOIJR1DDMd4VJFZBnn9ZAjxwd8ERQXsz6EIbHZs_A2j8/w400-h400/IMG_4581.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>well I paged through it and thought "oh I'd love to do this quilt with the spool block that was titled the Banana Split quilt" (all the quilts in the book have dessert names)... and then I dug down a little farther and found 18 finished spool blocks... face palm... I have no recollection of making these blocks... and I checked the blog and I didn't find any mention of these blocks anywhere... I looked up the publication date of the book, October 2017... so I figure this shiny object caught my eye in 2018... which would make these blocks about 6 years old... just babies in the scheme of how long some projects hang around here...LOL... and I sure do like them!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkiDj5B8kdJZKSUdiM2OihxXw3TN6e8IhoPLgkD2SjFNeJgcAsMTfQtUT3ofT2zvyYmZ3JEXD6dT8eSmUWqq1SCP9ubzvMcmvnsc9UlvP2zstvqPZMHoI_q7_0vXctzfly3fdK7HOppgIZNi6hSkb1FvilKhRL3EDTtGLyLKIpGG8liKXHRpf-X6SGyoh/s3024/IMG_4587.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkiDj5B8kdJZKSUdiM2OihxXw3TN6e8IhoPLgkD2SjFNeJgcAsMTfQtUT3ofT2zvyYmZ3JEXD6dT8eSmUWqq1SCP9ubzvMcmvnsc9UlvP2zstvqPZMHoI_q7_0vXctzfly3fdK7HOppgIZNi6hSkb1FvilKhRL3EDTtGLyLKIpGG8liKXHRpf-X6SGyoh/w400-h400/IMG_4587.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>These pictures don't do that Pear Grunge any favors ... you can see a better pictures<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Pear+Grunge&rlz=1CAOWOB_enUS1078&oq=Pear+G&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIGCAEQRRg5MgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEEUYPdIBCDMzNzZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8"> here</a>. </p><p>I think my original plan was to make 30 blocks but I'm settling for these 25... should be about 67" square. I already ordered a Kaffe wide back for it!</p><p>These blocks are made with the<a href="https://myfavoritequiltstore.com/products/cake-mix-recipe-5"> Cake Mix Recipe #5 </a>papers... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTitf7YHLWZPTR1tmTP6D9IJk6F9OfPZl92y8dmL-rivvJof57FIs5oZe-cyo1R6JFcXbxU9mhvgDf784P6hjDU_deVG8S-ezRxpodewCkfOyDNcAVkn-1AzT0l-YWKm4Z0vFmMG-LaQ9GKQcT4ndxkdZJDI4R_7JVxx6GNEF39IadGfIQNHphnAvjGU/s3024/IMG_4582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTitf7YHLWZPTR1tmTP6D9IJk6F9OfPZl92y8dmL-rivvJof57FIs5oZe-cyo1R6JFcXbxU9mhvgDf784P6hjDU_deVG8S-ezRxpodewCkfOyDNcAVkn-1AzT0l-YWKm4Z0vFmMG-LaQ9GKQcT4ndxkdZJDI4R_7JVxx6GNEF39IadGfIQNHphnAvjGU/w400-h400/IMG_4582.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> I really like making the blocks with these papers. They are quick to sew up... just put 2 10" squares right sides together, put the paper on top and sew on the dotted lines following the arrows and cut on the solid lines. You get all the units for the block and they are the exact size you need. I have several different pads of these Cake Mix Recipes ... need to play with then as I have lots and lots of layer cakes. </p><p>In going through the bins I found my stash of Kaffe Fasset/Phillip Jacobs fabrics and came across 2 pieces that I had yardage of, which indicates to me that I planned to use them for a Stack N Whack...and I'm still itching to start another SNW... this first one is from Phillip Jacobs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc19j_55c9aGv4-As_wQiNECLRHgCbZcTLY0i6AR8ppUibNrd4hYMfr6gVNzerwV0pfRGAo50Yw_8Qf1DhAX6Vdh_Ihp-yOsr5KwvT2jzp5IvyXr3kQpRFq_gruQuPc-50qRWhHtlVu4NVgvkdYFAWYNDv1sxZDPYoS1coMAkZGV24HmUWIUXHLCXZUl2/s3024/IMG_4583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc19j_55c9aGv4-As_wQiNECLRHgCbZcTLY0i6AR8ppUibNrd4hYMfr6gVNzerwV0pfRGAo50Yw_8Qf1DhAX6Vdh_Ihp-yOsr5KwvT2jzp5IvyXr3kQpRFq_gruQuPc-50qRWhHtlVu4NVgvkdYFAWYNDv1sxZDPYoS1coMAkZGV24HmUWIUXHLCXZUl2/w400-h400/IMG_4583.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>oh my goodness this a a gorgeous piece of fabric!!! It is called Shaggy and those flowers are 8-9" across... the repeat is 25" and I have 7 repeats... I can make some big hexagons from this one and I LOVE this colorway!!!</p><p>And there was this piece from Philip Jacobs called Cactus Dahlias... and you know I adore dahlias... the flowers on this are about 7-8" across and the repeat is 25"... I only have 4 repeats so this will definitely be cut as squares.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNugmpM9PzWfLEL1CClTbD9X1z4RKfi6yCl7_5AHWapb5ywj9PSW3_sm78JWUFAPTfmFuK1xjne1XG8YxAf_F6FL3Uw0sTu0rqu_HSsngDoVakLTObHHe2q9gF0eD4KTeHEUqEyWqbp1_ee3lkqEc70R7L_T__LtoIeqL3DtF6CSYrSnN3oqKFLakmho6Y/s3024/IMG_4584%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNugmpM9PzWfLEL1CClTbD9X1z4RKfi6yCl7_5AHWapb5ywj9PSW3_sm78JWUFAPTfmFuK1xjne1XG8YxAf_F6FL3Uw0sTu0rqu_HSsngDoVakLTObHHe2q9gF0eD4KTeHEUqEyWqbp1_ee3lkqEc70R7L_T__LtoIeqL3DtF6CSYrSnN3oqKFLakmho6Y/w400-h400/IMG_4584%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And there was this piece from Kaffe... Lotus Flower... it is so soft and pretty... there is enough here to do a Stack N Whack but then I had another idea... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OZ9jENr3c6iBhE4HH3QfpmcTesckdNtOcLY7KSZGRZ8FdyjWZLUrheNj-uSojVSfWw3_D-W3YDCJIl-inJJPfTw3lcCUWrFaiV1vO1vLiNvYoBqDwrB6fJKONEVHw0cv5g_f1xbtZG7_v2OzLkc1CmUOBI55HfvP-yWfcm8kSUtWDcX1M6RNl5qo6yBh/s3024/IMG_4585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OZ9jENr3c6iBhE4HH3QfpmcTesckdNtOcLY7KSZGRZ8FdyjWZLUrheNj-uSojVSfWw3_D-W3YDCJIl-inJJPfTw3lcCUWrFaiV1vO1vLiNvYoBqDwrB6fJKONEVHw0cv5g_f1xbtZG7_v2OzLkc1CmUOBI55HfvP-yWfcm8kSUtWDcX1M6RNl5qo6yBh/w400-h400/IMG_4585.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I found yardage of this Grunge in a bin with some Crystal Manning fabric and haven't a clue what I planned on doing with it... but it is gorgeous... a soft blue with a edge of aqua and a splash of green... I think it is called Clear Water...and it goes perfectly with the Lotus Flower fabric!! insert squeal...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg270Gm-zh3YZqxssBas8QGIvUz1nHjqPko1VNVS0g1tH32v1OdArtWkuW1hnqpJdyYM3FNxXVeF0ziDFpzJp4B_BY9lA8HjCk81LLYAxw4-Zm5XOja8P27ZkdpDqWHwf98ZeQFc6a4OUem8H64vnVV-HyEmE5jXCaKLK03oU2lEw5Gawvzg5QwGGgv0K5H/s3024/IMG_4586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg270Gm-zh3YZqxssBas8QGIvUz1nHjqPko1VNVS0g1tH32v1OdArtWkuW1hnqpJdyYM3FNxXVeF0ziDFpzJp4B_BY9lA8HjCk81LLYAxw4-Zm5XOja8P27ZkdpDqWHwf98ZeQFc6a4OUem8H64vnVV-HyEmE5jXCaKLK03oU2lEw5Gawvzg5QwGGgv0K5H/w400-h400/IMG_4586.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I want to make a tulip quilt with the Lotus Flower fabric and use the Grunge as the background... big fat tulips that will show off the Lotus Flower fabric and I even found a great green Grunge... its called Vert (you can just see it bit of it in this picture) ... so this would be a totally FREE quilt since I already own all of these fabrics! Free is great!!</p><p>So many many many ideas... now to find the time.... and boy I had fun strolling through these bins. I concluded that I have bought some awfully pretty fabrics and I still like almost all of them... there were a few I came across that I can't remember why I would have purchased them... I must have like them in the past... but I'm not that fond of them now...oh well...</p><p>On the cross stitch front I stitched and FFO'd this guy...<a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1149919821/little-cupid-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf"> Little Cupid</a> from Emily Call...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSo8RkUPT3spHVmiM9Ij_PUdy0IjBlowwh4DY2EZ7LHSHtFMDglAlN2C1wEO-ft2xRlZ-73iEBcmDH26G_UWzlCfbUIfnu5BgtqMmexVRgweTBpixsTkk3nh9Dqj7Nuf-GJZgHP_-l63HyfWht-OWmUdz78r6DURmWgHX6hLRWDBdr6WSbL-HiFBSjOhB/s3024/IMG_4568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSo8RkUPT3spHVmiM9Ij_PUdy0IjBlowwh4DY2EZ7LHSHtFMDglAlN2C1wEO-ft2xRlZ-73iEBcmDH26G_UWzlCfbUIfnu5BgtqMmexVRgweTBpixsTkk3nh9Dqj7Nuf-GJZgHP_-l63HyfWht-OWmUdz78r6DURmWgHX6hLRWDBdr6WSbL-HiFBSjOhB/w400-h400/IMG_4568.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>now I only stitched Cupid and added some hearts... Emily's design has a lot more going on and it is so cute but I knew I could only fit a tiny piece into my display and he finished 2" square...</p><p>Here are my 2 Valentine's Day displays... one on either side of my TV...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1nbZIVx2RZPQDPdJ2rddNLFdcwfOIYMhQCOVmbIJyCfhyphenhyphen4ihJN8KhL1mUJqbO5cKk4tyvAiGL2tuQQxNtQ51udqzUbrTJ3i-ePGLjbq3-15n8P1NHC21N059bc365JYnJPf8nwgjOyO1z3tKgukMv4XSBO-qbAK6Aj_5b6MKEe7YfU0hhrnPaE7G32Ax/s3024/IMG_4564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1nbZIVx2RZPQDPdJ2rddNLFdcwfOIYMhQCOVmbIJyCfhyphenhyphen4ihJN8KhL1mUJqbO5cKk4tyvAiGL2tuQQxNtQ51udqzUbrTJ3i-ePGLjbq3-15n8P1NHC21N059bc365JYnJPf8nwgjOyO1z3tKgukMv4XSBO-qbAK6Aj_5b6MKEe7YfU0hhrnPaE7G32Ax/w400-h400/IMG_4564.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-D0Wr0ROjlW3sg2EJeKz-TSBogs8ws_RiWDNzCNLzMoJ_QHENCVGFSwDrF0HgXbm7rXdqaLQXijzJ6aOK6WrziRdw5dZLv6WVgqc8I4zrYThU8d-2RQ8aBGdzSuNtA0Yx9CUwRLknjYaymnmaJdieAY-MxvM5yzhraxpcwRRfYjL0qsSHOapKAjhbqYb/s3024/IMG_4565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-D0Wr0ROjlW3sg2EJeKz-TSBogs8ws_RiWDNzCNLzMoJ_QHENCVGFSwDrF0HgXbm7rXdqaLQXijzJ6aOK6WrziRdw5dZLv6WVgqc8I4zrYThU8d-2RQ8aBGdzSuNtA0Yx9CUwRLknjYaymnmaJdieAY-MxvM5yzhraxpcwRRfYjL0qsSHOapKAjhbqYb/w400-h400/IMG_4565.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the top<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Cosford-Rise-Stitchery-February-Basket-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/23-3046"> February Basket</a> from Cosford Rise Stitchery is keeping company with Little Cupid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpLmCBex95-JbpHjjb8JXgQZns62V_kZsUAcM4Xgqnq-vV44qDuYFxvEhCQibHYDBIlyT4RYBF6KC7XwtS7BlREIdNnP5qj-D6FZXig9u0N4NLMW1qzrld6Kns8f_UB_FbeK51_obnz3zDSuLbzQshazu9PHOup8EnO35A0Avzx0fFt2lXJFIlWTb2eZT/s3024/IMG_4566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpLmCBex95-JbpHjjb8JXgQZns62V_kZsUAcM4Xgqnq-vV44qDuYFxvEhCQibHYDBIlyT4RYBF6KC7XwtS7BlREIdNnP5qj-D6FZXig9u0N4NLMW1qzrld6Kns8f_UB_FbeK51_obnz3zDSuLbzQshazu9PHOup8EnO35A0Avzx0fFt2lXJFIlWTb2eZT/w400-h400/IMG_4566.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Below is<a href="https://www.calicoconfectionery.com/"> LOVE</a> from Calico Confectionery and Be my Valentine was a freebie from Lizzie Kate... I made the little felt jelly roll cake pincushion eons ago...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVWyia5roVJXXdzStuJ6zawNg0M7F3Qe8jXPPP41X7lcO9AvomOvrzQ29cubZUyOOyMiM-D5v7AlsRP7rhsEN1P9ZliFupJZs_TeaOGL-iOgkWK45_1WuMXmUqqGH3ROu4wwtn1KkjNXSLoKR5cv2NJFPhRBZ9IoQtW2MYXVa3FficJI4Y3qBvDV3qntn/s3024/IMG_4567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVWyia5roVJXXdzStuJ6zawNg0M7F3Qe8jXPPP41X7lcO9AvomOvrzQ29cubZUyOOyMiM-D5v7AlsRP7rhsEN1P9ZliFupJZs_TeaOGL-iOgkWK45_1WuMXmUqqGH3ROu4wwtn1KkjNXSLoKR5cv2NJFPhRBZ9IoQtW2MYXVa3FficJI4Y3qBvDV3qntn/w400-h400/IMG_4567.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>and February is from Hands on Designs<a href="https://handsondesign.biz/shop/hands-on-design/everyday/a-year-of-celebrations/"> A Year of Celebrations</a>... I stitched all on them the year the pattern was released and this is one of my favortites... who doesn't love a heart shaped box of chocolates??<br /><p>Other side of TV...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhxxa20FIPzcuT9U24zN8H4Eubp0D6d0_DCngI4cbN7eRfpMJLEXGIn9EQ5OgiTHOflA12NVsSVHtDDmixrVqjZlR4zHSq6MFjKUSsh-n8huadVcjduG2FxRA4Zzf0MBo_mxd4FDAFjQJXD3JBhTHKYhEcjr8XezE54MG2ItNTfTtcoze92uUYAfmAS3r/s3024/IMG_4561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhxxa20FIPzcuT9U24zN8H4Eubp0D6d0_DCngI4cbN7eRfpMJLEXGIn9EQ5OgiTHOflA12NVsSVHtDDmixrVqjZlR4zHSq6MFjKUSsh-n8huadVcjduG2FxRA4Zzf0MBo_mxd4FDAFjQJXD3JBhTHKYhEcjr8XezE54MG2ItNTfTtcoze92uUYAfmAS3r/w400-h400/IMG_4561.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3yLKJJJON_FSw_qV9c7aRUC1JnqDfD2JpPHODtJlundOKswDHRYRVv_McXV-I9Dz3X8ftOpBosAhA7cl8s3Ew2J05Q92rDBnRdREpNv46CQ13yNWTE6uWmVFGLH1XoRiHX-qYvZkZ5ftumRJw349ESHh6CVo89SQiGTjbnUfxSdLM98Drt694cQUP7F6/s3024/IMG_4562.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3yLKJJJON_FSw_qV9c7aRUC1JnqDfD2JpPHODtJlundOKswDHRYRVv_McXV-I9Dz3X8ftOpBosAhA7cl8s3Ew2J05Q92rDBnRdREpNv46CQ13yNWTE6uWmVFGLH1XoRiHX-qYvZkZ5ftumRJw349ESHh6CVo89SQiGTjbnUfxSdLM98Drt694cQUP7F6/w400-h400/IMG_4562.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>From left to right the<a href="https://www.fromtheheartneedleart.com/free-charts.html"> Love Quaker </a> was a freebie from Wendy Peatross of From the Heart Needleart and the little angel and the pillow with the little white hearts are from <a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/products/love-notes-by-with-thy-needle-thread">Love Notes </a>by With Thy Needle and Thread. <a href="https://thestitcherhood.com/product/love-freebie/">Love </a>is a freebie from the Stitcherhood. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpop3OHsE4odFne6zMh5BoYOYYpTVsN_ah6dyooLnz-YtxI7zeWFF5ke_52tODkYYKUNbAtnJtA3QFpaRUsXYdifZ9ZsnMmT9dhxn2xPl0KdgbxAERMyzkU_fOxOQViOx2MYkIsM94VgtMXdMpNH5wXD7hhTAm8ufVkp9Kmg4VPvMwFRaUpakXC3dlI26x/s3024/IMG_4563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpop3OHsE4odFne6zMh5BoYOYYpTVsN_ah6dyooLnz-YtxI7zeWFF5ke_52tODkYYKUNbAtnJtA3QFpaRUsXYdifZ9ZsnMmT9dhxn2xPl0KdgbxAERMyzkU_fOxOQViOx2MYkIsM94VgtMXdMpNH5wXD7hhTAm8ufVkp9Kmg4VPvMwFRaUpakXC3dlI26x/w400-h400/IMG_4563.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Be Mine is also from Love Notes by WTN&T and the<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3096293467436470/"> Baby Alphabet </a>was a freebie from Sheepish Designs. I do love making smalls for holidays like Valentine's Day... just sweet little pieces... and I marvel at how many small freebies are out there... the designers are very generous. In looking for the links for these pieces I found a couple more I'll add to my stash for another year. </p><p>As for cross stitching I've put some time in on my Prairie Schooler Garden Sampler...sorry the lighting is awful...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTbpc99ncVXCw2uXiqcodMutl4Tr6P9X56qnq0eNB9w0xC8AeH3YYkb-0dLN-yefbe_SdslN_p7urhGFTkhW-TVoCpBosU1rqYRj9RwruR1t3lPpnZkHOdKsHe3Om3KdxT7KDRNTc0zZ-tykoi6CaED74QkXFT0DC8bYazwJ-LnClxHswdj8lGpyd6ZRO/s3024/IMG_4618%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTbpc99ncVXCw2uXiqcodMutl4Tr6P9X56qnq0eNB9w0xC8AeH3YYkb-0dLN-yefbe_SdslN_p7urhGFTkhW-TVoCpBosU1rqYRj9RwruR1t3lPpnZkHOdKsHe3Om3KdxT7KDRNTc0zZ-tykoi6CaED74QkXFT0DC8bYazwJ-LnClxHswdj8lGpyd6ZRO/w400-h400/IMG_4618%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The garden gate was suppose to be dark grey... if I was able to have a fence around my yard (but local ordinances don't allow it) I would have a white picket fence with a white gate.... I might end up back stitching around the gate with a light gray... still mulling it over... after I get this and wall section done the alphabet should go pretty quick... don't know what I'll move onto next... I have a small I'd like to do for St. Patrick's Day... and some past Blackbird Designs stuff also caught my eye (more on that in a bit). </p><p>I've seen snippets and previews of charts coming out at the Needlework Market the beginning of March... so far I'm smitten with the chart from Teresa Kogut called Serenity... here's a<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1660002648/pre-order-counted-cross-stitch-pattern"> link </a>where you could pre-order it...and I like her Hello Spring book too... here's another<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1674259723/pre-order-hello-spring-teresa-kogut?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-art_and_collectibles-fiber_arts-cross_stitch&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAiAt5euBhB9EiwAdkXWO7ZiTk-DwYZZJcVvvyEEGHNPWCgpOc29J7MxzthsobECMU5c4SwEfRoC3r8QAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_12569400376_122439139351_507342873309_aud-2007167693269:pla-352347619427_c__1674259723_138496339&utm_custom2=12569400376&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt5euBhB9EiwAdkXWO7ZiTk-DwYZZJcVvvyEEGHNPWCgpOc29J7MxzthsobECMU5c4SwEfRoC3r8QAvD_BwE"> link </a>site. I just randomly picked the links from a Google search...not sure where I'll order from yet. I keep reminding myself that I don't have to pre-order anything... they aren't limited editions ... they'll be available for quite a while... but it sure is nice to get them when they are all shiny and new...LOL</p><p>The nice weather had me contemplating putting my snowmen away and breaking out my Spring decor... but I'm not that energetic at the moment... I did do a little shopping at Michaels the other day and was able to snag another rabbit driving a carrot car for what is becoming my private fleet of carrot cars... this one isn't too big... which is good, cause they require a lot of parking space. I also got to thinking about an old Blackbird Design series called the Garden Club Series... there are 12 small charts each about 65 stitches done on various pieces of 32 ct linen... I have stitched the first two...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvmDxWFNXgUisKlyYBLQw6GaUsSaFnTq2DDuKMZ1Vj1IndvW_Ke91Gq4sFG_IGkDFHpEPgXPYlFkhHmK2rbxM_R9xgGWaS9ozwk89xonKlc3QdRdtHf1XVRh5WOFl79WRJx47tY9tUv-RMxHCgKGH4qlPEIGw3-BRYl4h0HwpmW-IvbhWam1OhXTkH7W0/s3024/IMG_4610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvmDxWFNXgUisKlyYBLQw6GaUsSaFnTq2DDuKMZ1Vj1IndvW_Ke91Gq4sFG_IGkDFHpEPgXPYlFkhHmK2rbxM_R9xgGWaS9ozwk89xonKlc3QdRdtHf1XVRh5WOFl79WRJx47tY9tUv-RMxHCgKGH4qlPEIGw3-BRYl4h0HwpmW-IvbhWam1OhXTkH7W0/w400-h400/IMG_4610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and I have ALL the charts and ALL the linen and called for threads for the other 10. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcinU9oCBWMRWbs0EGZVhHv-DW668ecjWujpNqlXz8fG7g63oNNTJeBeK_eJLtlo54f9zJM_ut2h2T-HeDA6hDKRKyOUtZTEPaAfKZx2CdXAqGRalDYyc_21rp7wUZTsWeTsrrmt_CP13gofiigfUm6vQI6K-UdPzvakoK5R71GQIqGvSQKT5Qn8Xb1iH/s3024/IMG_4612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcinU9oCBWMRWbs0EGZVhHv-DW668ecjWujpNqlXz8fG7g63oNNTJeBeK_eJLtlo54f9zJM_ut2h2T-HeDA6hDKRKyOUtZTEPaAfKZx2CdXAqGRalDYyc_21rp7wUZTsWeTsrrmt_CP13gofiigfUm6vQI6K-UdPzvakoK5R71GQIqGvSQKT5Qn8Xb1iH/w400-h400/IMG_4612.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The idea was to sew them all together into one piece when you completed stitching all of them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill8lQYwQ1vSNk9yVygvnwAPH_Q9wWfmnswAJsT_LFGRCPrTKGf25WP-LlE4l55RRh6RD_HRrkSlAWyVH0r8ZiFFlG_YkpLsLhZdunC2WfkKD0pJNIQjfYWZyKsROA60pyR5mYtk85_UbjUigPF8CM3jN_3Xzn_HV2kcYyLezYXCUFBdZfxq-h4EFLKLhc/s3024/IMG_4613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill8lQYwQ1vSNk9yVygvnwAPH_Q9wWfmnswAJsT_LFGRCPrTKGf25WP-LlE4l55RRh6RD_HRrkSlAWyVH0r8ZiFFlG_YkpLsLhZdunC2WfkKD0pJNIQjfYWZyKsROA60pyR5mYtk85_UbjUigPF8CM3jN_3Xzn_HV2kcYyLezYXCUFBdZfxq-h4EFLKLhc/w400-h400/IMG_4613.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>However the linens are from different sources and some are stiff (which I prefer) and others are super limp... and in thinking about this I believe it would be a nightmare sewing these to each other and when it was laced to be framed I'd be afraid that some of the pieces might rip at the seams....soooooo I'm thinking about stitching them as small pillows... they are about 4" square... and I think they would be nice additions to my Spring displays or if I get a couple more stitched a nice dough bowl arrangement. I may even over paint or over dye some of the linens... they are all shades of beige which aren't my favs any more... and I will definitely be starching the limp linens. And I'm realistic enough to know that I will probably never get all 12 stitched so I'll start with the ones I like best (which aren't either of the two I have finished...oh well). </p> </div><div>So you can see that I've spent the last week strolling down memory lane of past many many quilting and stitching projects... it was a nice trip... and it got me excited to pick back up some older stuff... which has been here so long I now consider all of this stuff FREE cause I have no memory of what it cost... I think that is a sign that I'm getting really old... that an my aching knees...</div><div><br /></div><div>If you stayed through all of those tangents you deserve to go get yourself a treat... my current choice is some dark chocolate covered caramels I picked up at Costco... yummy! Not a lot on my calendar for next week at the moment... hope to keep it that way... but something always comes up... I want to sit out on the sunroom porch today and stitch... might be the last day for a while I can do that... I did sit out there a couple of days last week... I hate to miss out on those sunny days... </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a> today... I hope you are enjoying my weekly updates... I keep thinking I'll run out of stuff to talk about... but so far I haven't ... and wanting to have something to talk about does motivate me to stay off of social media and actually get something done... not sure what I will I come up with for next Sunday... hope it is something interesting....fingers crossed...LOL</div><div><br /></div><div>happy stitching-</div><div><br /></div><div>carol fun </div><div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-85160593511541927962024-02-04T09:00:00.026-05:002024-02-04T09:00:00.283-05:00Looking back, looking waaaay back on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello... well my mood has brightened nicely as we've had several sunny days here in SW Ohio... I even needed to wear my sunglasses when I was out the other day! And our temps are in the 50's and the outlook is for several more sunny days... I don't mind cold weather as long as it is sunny... but my least favorite weather is gray and rainy... and we've had waaaaaay too much of that. </p><p>So last week blew past me, pretty much like the month of January did... you start out on Sunday and poof before you know it, it is Friday and you are "where did the days go?" I had a doctor and a dentist appointment which was offset by having lunch with friends ... and even a trip to my local quilt store. I don't think I've been there since last Fall.</p><p>Anyway I saw that a couple of people were reviewing what they got done in January... and I thought it might be a good idea... and it perked me up.</p><p>On the cross stitching front I finished a house for the Pinker N Punkin SAL... here's the hashtag for that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/pnpsixhouses2024sal/">#pnpsixhouses2024sa</a>l ... and here is how I FFO'd it...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUS5u8XTRYDemFLt58pbSyOcJtGsYeYOgl2xjMyfEsrwdql64fwhQZjHm4GHQPeWQdtyOP4m3D9MngTHj-JXApx5DB2kfWCIJDKoH4zkzTfvqNQhfPasUycEu09phld3qteO6e3gog1uUmYxNNmxquPNPwjYC3jrjUc7XbCTofrWnW_OP8rgcRuQr5A5R/s3024/IMG_4509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUS5u8XTRYDemFLt58pbSyOcJtGsYeYOgl2xjMyfEsrwdql64fwhQZjHm4GHQPeWQdtyOP4m3D9MngTHj-JXApx5DB2kfWCIJDKoH4zkzTfvqNQhfPasUycEu09phld3qteO6e3gog1uUmYxNNmxquPNPwjYC3jrjUc7XbCTofrWnW_OP8rgcRuQr5A5R/w400-h400/IMG_4509.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh144lNIptjXnYeI-3jLcEBaEMsFi7KNcnOmXB_sR7nE8B8SIaMkx_RRxQ2q-pTsMMdDGKNpFP4teoir8BxR5AxUvh9df3kJG-6wvQdgIJGhetfP8xB-X71fCQbuh7PPRy5kLVuDOkD3IREEblR6jic8-3q9TNG87K-V3CMrNQtLffw6ld7Ru1Zqj4p9Tw-/s3024/IMG_4510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh144lNIptjXnYeI-3jLcEBaEMsFi7KNcnOmXB_sR7nE8B8SIaMkx_RRxQ2q-pTsMMdDGKNpFP4teoir8BxR5AxUvh9df3kJG-6wvQdgIJGhetfP8xB-X71fCQbuh7PPRy5kLVuDOkD3IREEblR6jic8-3q9TNG87K-V3CMrNQtLffw6ld7Ru1Zqj4p9Tw-/w400-h400/IMG_4510.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I used chenille trim around the edge and I'm doing my little pillows now by putting a slit in the back and turning them right side out and doing a Heat n Bond heart over the slit... easy peasy.</p><p> I did 2 small Prairie Schooler pieces from Button Up...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4Ah3uPQNg3iSU9n2xbYA8ctIrMU_TWa1Tuds-BIr65989_3UuE0jjEifBkF5avWyN1BlMAmQ7Xq7TK65KLlQK78bKoAxNRoRG7B_pN9_UdNlw228OXFZnYQGJvus5tGBI83TwQ-MkyUq4dOSJFcKL_z_sno6qWEeI0M5neRj7NlxXd_WJ8jVXMoA8TGt/s3024/IMG_4550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4Ah3uPQNg3iSU9n2xbYA8ctIrMU_TWa1Tuds-BIr65989_3UuE0jjEifBkF5avWyN1BlMAmQ7Xq7TK65KLlQK78bKoAxNRoRG7B_pN9_UdNlw228OXFZnYQGJvus5tGBI83TwQ-MkyUq4dOSJFcKL_z_sno6qWEeI0M5neRj7NlxXd_WJ8jVXMoA8TGt/w400-h400/IMG_4550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and I completed the Prairie Schooler Christmas ABC's... that's a pretty productive month. I am pleased with myself that I was pretty monogamous with the PS Christmas sampler and I'm going to use that same tactic this month.</p><p>I pulled out this Prairie Schooler No. 45 Garden Samplers...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ajOMGMHyEYzrbUHIw_Hnl9Tx_hf3mBxGV7OH7QRfji2dnddXax-y_HlmLyMsFlVML1qJT4yXNEBNS1yi6GK3QzVMKME9nf4Gb0E1r8_SH8BfILI13Xj7c8xW_CVCnrwfZPA7mioX0nFPl30S9KUyLcBnKbOLWO23sKRPTUpuJkByvkNa8wB4-azKN-6B/s3024/IMG_4548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ajOMGMHyEYzrbUHIw_Hnl9Tx_hf3mBxGV7OH7QRfji2dnddXax-y_HlmLyMsFlVML1qJT4yXNEBNS1yi6GK3QzVMKME9nf4Gb0E1r8_SH8BfILI13Xj7c8xW_CVCnrwfZPA7mioX0nFPl30S9KUyLcBnKbOLWO23sKRPTUpuJkByvkNa8wB4-azKN-6B/w400-h400/IMG_4548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I started this as part of my "7 samplers for my 70th birthday" back in September... and you remember how that month blew up with 3 trips to the ER and 2 hospital stays... it wasn't pretty... anyway I worked on this for 4 days and got a nice amount stitched. I'm going to be pretty monogamous with this one and I'd like to have it done by the end of February... I think that is very doable. Now I do have a couple of smalls I've been eyeing... something for Valentine's Day and something for St. Patrick's Day... they won't take too much time. So I think this is a good plan!</p><p>Also in January I got a 2 socks knitted... not a pair... 2 different socks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tI-ZCKFHSCJfrBFmmsJUbXe70_TM8j9f6ydMUNpSw7flyCSYHPpQmT9wW5_Od6YUZOOONW2gWS_nZY8ae1r02wR3__pjAjDqWle3QBmUyXH0c0eQ5StGotIDOyoYedmDMtkbgY0sGWHVZU8whoLdHoD69HDNtRKEb1dPY22dYBNdVKdFs3tvAx569iPU/s4032/IMG_4549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tI-ZCKFHSCJfrBFmmsJUbXe70_TM8j9f6ydMUNpSw7flyCSYHPpQmT9wW5_Od6YUZOOONW2gWS_nZY8ae1r02wR3__pjAjDqWle3QBmUyXH0c0eQ5StGotIDOyoYedmDMtkbgY0sGWHVZU8whoLdHoD69HDNtRKEb1dPY22dYBNdVKdFs3tvAx569iPU/w300-h400/IMG_4549.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>now the turquoise one did complete a pair, and the yellow purple one is the beginning of another pair, oh the heel of that sock is dark purple even though it looks black... I'm happy with this amount of knitting for a month.</p><p>As for sewing... well I did work on the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHj0vZHN2X0M8UakTyYR1dcY_dCGNsJVaHDCHIrB-I78LsZQVLDCUey-1FDkgRIaOrs2kxi6mISxRFlybJvcpWyhRr4-WuQWItOqof9I1TKelRYze-Ki_lGzgTaluW3AKJQHiMUk5t_fpzIhc3QOJv-mEHTGv1G9r5Nyi-TP7UlHYouqgraLXkRn7hz5vN/s3024/IMG_4497.jpg">Dorothy Momo quilt</a> but it is only about 1/3 complete... and I'm losing interest. I'd like to finish cutting the squares for the 34 units it still need and then I'm going to put it to bed in a plastic storage bin for a nice nap... naps are good!! As for the tiny 9 patches, I haven't made any more of them... and as I stated previously I reserve the right to change my mind... I may get back to them... and I may not get back to them... </p><p>However February is starting off with a bang for quilting... now I'm reaching way way way way back for this ... this quilt first appear on my blog in January of 2011, and the last time it appeared was February of 2015... so it hasn't seen the light of day in 9 years... which is a pretty long time... but actually this quilt was started in ...drum roll please... Two thousand and two... 2002... so 22 years ago... I think this is my oldest UFO but I could be wrong... there might be something older than that lingering in that closet of plastic bins but I'm not going looking for it today...</p><p>So here is its ... a Stack 'N Whack done with the Benartex fabric collection The Quiltmaker's Gift!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7y_pXWXCGt2DvFzQbJynegM08GCYmK5A6iDwN6aarhJAPAYfKPRDGsz6BsaUDm1ZWq6iylmpPfOZ0XWLq67lXOZsLkC13x7YCp2lnDCK3MGkIZQfnSoZk-h8bMhxzLK6fKPGoPh7MLzdWJrLE7WZK3WwQgvw-ir9gmXMxk9Jmc4A94zlPLKSIQ5a2O5T/s3024/IMG_4538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7y_pXWXCGt2DvFzQbJynegM08GCYmK5A6iDwN6aarhJAPAYfKPRDGsz6BsaUDm1ZWq6iylmpPfOZ0XWLq67lXOZsLkC13x7YCp2lnDCK3MGkIZQfnSoZk-h8bMhxzLK6fKPGoPh7MLzdWJrLE7WZK3WwQgvw-ir9gmXMxk9Jmc4A94zlPLKSIQ5a2O5T/w400-h400/IMG_4538.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>There are 13 rows and 98 hexagons... I had 4 rows left to sew and it languished for years and years and years. I still need to get a small border on this to control the bias on the edges but that's it. I picked up fabric for a back at my local quilt shop and it will be ready to go to <a href="http://www.thetshirtquiltcompany.com/">Delinda </a>for long arm quilting.</p><p>Here are some close ups of the blocks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1FiMqA-u0cBTD2CsyT0D5U1-gdcuhGEtYYsbUQD79tbA_DdcbnGnG3CZIaOBYqZAfMFhOHuG1FgFNNjpHDoagu-SYEe1lWpgzrd3M6Z3oAwYgRCg6txTfQIcSx7yve4w1_minSlpGyxzCcVGpIg8CRh_OsY-QPJ1P5Usm-DCItfF1_xQbVgyw0VQePYQ/s3024/IMG_4531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1FiMqA-u0cBTD2CsyT0D5U1-gdcuhGEtYYsbUQD79tbA_DdcbnGnG3CZIaOBYqZAfMFhOHuG1FgFNNjpHDoagu-SYEe1lWpgzrd3M6Z3oAwYgRCg6txTfQIcSx7yve4w1_minSlpGyxzCcVGpIg8CRh_OsY-QPJ1P5Usm-DCItfF1_xQbVgyw0VQePYQ/w400-h400/IMG_4531.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldAVCK7jnAofw1XZhGk6xSqtaRRry06Jv-w3ZDwpSKmwSw5PjuO1jzxtm5whfKBHxOeVb9tCmRGgMByZqlbtU_1FQyF40N-WwXZlvE9VPWVB2OsW1wcMR5rSLFaqXUpXXYTEMY7K9L_i-mHIo4Eu0H_QI7FplNmZl8sohqn78N0DwR6CA1eQ8Y8vXBgFw/w400-h400/IMG_4534.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq46_u8F7bT9OXu8Gvh0eeN4qNXFsW5DFIAg0jJVZ1kOvJDuG2UwqE7oE93MipncRzhj4KunDXZPRoczYQ8Rc2vjFCofAvf9X_Hv7o8lHRSIO6P5h8Q9eY7mJPpiD38SbW-J7aJDNNlnugsLj9p7LnK31R6hN5T9z7VPLgS9C8WF9OmzOhprKF6L19T_pC/s3024/IMG_4535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq46_u8F7bT9OXu8Gvh0eeN4qNXFsW5DFIAg0jJVZ1kOvJDuG2UwqE7oE93MipncRzhj4KunDXZPRoczYQ8Rc2vjFCofAvf9X_Hv7o8lHRSIO6P5h8Q9eY7mJPpiD38SbW-J7aJDNNlnugsLj9p7LnK31R6hN5T9z7VPLgS9C8WF9OmzOhprKF6L19T_pC/w400-h400/IMG_4535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>And here is the fabric all those hexagons were cut from...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDHjP5FfdVLoHZ4cDJ_nDS1o5Jg9zVwkikQemNGklEahJM0Re5UQAJ1tpS92_9hrw1vmhHuWY1mooOTecFu2U3eNsfPHfLoxYTHoE5lSRWLx7ArN6y0fK20p4lXgCqYTMXp0td0LUgUzWwgrxa77uZ31lEl7jUfgrUXeAIqrWVjKRh3pwINZswu2VkFxk/s3024/IMG_4525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDHjP5FfdVLoHZ4cDJ_nDS1o5Jg9zVwkikQemNGklEahJM0Re5UQAJ1tpS92_9hrw1vmhHuWY1mooOTecFu2U3eNsfPHfLoxYTHoE5lSRWLx7ArN6y0fK20p4lXgCqYTMXp0td0LUgUzWwgrxa77uZ31lEl7jUfgrUXeAIqrWVjKRh3pwINZswu2VkFxk/w400-h400/IMG_4525.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>It was a crazy quilt of motifs from the story The Quiltmaker's Gift. </p><p>I do LOVE hexagon SNW's because each triangle set gives you 3 different options to chose from. </p><p>The reason I even remembered this quilt top is I was having a conversation with a friend and I was telling her about some new fabric I had seen that I thought had potential for a SNW... it was this new to me designer Marcia Derse and this is the fabric...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlCgOqWciGxymLwqrVT0mhDBlS4pJeKdO8FTnrAVe3vW2zBkr4HyCFxU9JaeIlFhyphenhyphennqhMmMUSzK_mTIAWlfwtlJn-VwYNp9g_mHNtR9z-3mqQ2lZUjKpMbUPor126DFIE2F5SSlXsWu2_1vsGJXSMncsg9zzMf_CBY9bJsDGKDb4oVWevFnEKDOe755Qc/s3024/IMG_4547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlCgOqWciGxymLwqrVT0mhDBlS4pJeKdO8FTnrAVe3vW2zBkr4HyCFxU9JaeIlFhyphenhyphennqhMmMUSzK_mTIAWlfwtlJn-VwYNp9g_mHNtR9z-3mqQ2lZUjKpMbUPor126DFIE2F5SSlXsWu2_1vsGJXSMncsg9zzMf_CBY9bJsDGKDb4oVWevFnEKDOe755Qc/w400-h400/IMG_4547.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> And here is a<a href="https://windhamfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/designer.cgi?designer=41"> link </a>to her fabrics on Windham Fabrics... she has a unique style. This is a lot more modern than I usually like but it caught my eye and has potential... still mulling it over...</p><p>I purchased one yard so I could determine what the repeat is ... it is a short one only 17". You need 8 repeats to do a Lemoyne Star, but that only gives you 2 options for the layout, you need 6 repeats of a print to do a hexagon and that gives you 3 options for a layout, and you need 4 repeats to do a square which gives you 4 options for a layout. I have LOVED SNW since the first book Bethany Reynolds published in 1998 ,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Stack-N-Whack-Quilts-Bethany-Reynolds/dp/1574327046"> Magic Stack N Whack Quilts.</a> I even got to take a class with her years ago. </p><p>Anyway I've collected fabrics for years that I thought would make good SNW quilts... Kaffe Fasset and Phillip Jacobs has a lot of nice large scale prints ...so did Jane Sassaman... here's my stash of potential SNW fabrics...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQohidTFsEyuPzeJkMykH3AEDtCKFgdVygSoxiDYAH74Y65H4FTpo2miHD3E-C1b9K-QKhf_1NLufacA80sWjWnZF8SAGrISupAb3inDpLv7EpB01frIYwKIRO1Fr3vo6pzSYS2GelTGu3ycfXtMkupk3sj6FZIRt0bOJo7Dj47zpwrramEqbN-83iVs8H/s3024/IMG_4540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQohidTFsEyuPzeJkMykH3AEDtCKFgdVygSoxiDYAH74Y65H4FTpo2miHD3E-C1b9K-QKhf_1NLufacA80sWjWnZF8SAGrISupAb3inDpLv7EpB01frIYwKIRO1Fr3vo6pzSYS2GelTGu3ycfXtMkupk3sj6FZIRt0bOJo7Dj47zpwrramEqbN-83iVs8H/w400-h400/IMG_4540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>So I don't need any new Stack N Whack fabrics but new stuff is tempting... like this soon to be released Kaffe fabric I just stumbled across yesterday...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo7u17-PiEhekhHw3LvCdzZxjmoHuM3rFkEOgi9iSXXTkMzwl0huyd8sE_wzxrIKGtYSNQLxewQtDE_X1NK74pbcIABCFXCFFZIzI-MkvOdqyVyVMqxWHaoZU0D08gSdUzHkrqd_O9z_3wX7sU_-rLDuu1atajHOkxVSCS4yBwH_g9oG2jXGgArceImmT/s2367/IMG_4553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="2367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo7u17-PiEhekhHw3LvCdzZxjmoHuM3rFkEOgi9iSXXTkMzwl0huyd8sE_wzxrIKGtYSNQLxewQtDE_X1NK74pbcIABCFXCFFZIzI-MkvOdqyVyVMqxWHaoZU0D08gSdUzHkrqd_O9z_3wX7sU_-rLDuu1atajHOkxVSCS4yBwH_g9oG2jXGgArceImmT/w400-h400/IMG_4553.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Those curves will whack so pretty... I wonder if that is a yellow or a lime green highlight? and I love that pop of purple... yeah...I'll be getting yardage of this one... think I may make really BIG hexagons... and yes I am hopeless... I have no restraint around pretty stuff! Good thing I'm not giving up shopping for Lent...<p></p><p>I got to thinking how many SNW quilts have I made over the years. The first one I made was in a class... we made the Lemoyne Star... my fabric had barnyard animals... cows, pigs, and horses... when I cut it up I ended it up with butts and udders... insert face palm... it was never completed. I've made a Debbie Mumm Christmas one, a Debbie Mumm Halloween one, a Phillip Jacobs petunia one and one with a cabbage print that ended up looking like ruffly roses, a Kaffe Fassett one, a Mary Engelbreit one and now this one with the Quiltmaker's Gift fabric...and there were a couple more that were started but never finished... and I still want to make some more...I like how you don't know what the block is going to look like until you decide on the final layout... each one is a surprise... a nice surprise... not like the property tax bill I opened last week... LOL</p><p>Well next week doesn't look too busy... Elliott on Tuesday and a follow up visit to the dentist on Wednesday. I hope to have some stitching time out on the sunroom porch if the forecast of sunny days and 50 degrees is accurate. I need to enjoy the nice days because I'm wary that there is still plenty of time for it to be a typical winter. A snowstorm and sub-zero temperatures could still happen... but I hope they don't. </p><p>I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts </a>today...might go down to my sewing room and get those borders on or might head to the sunroom porch... gonna be a good day here and I hope it is for you too!</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-62623847129161189902024-01-28T09:00:00.001-05:002024-01-28T09:00:00.139-05:00Feeling blah on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello all... surprised that I'm back again this week? Me too... I'm blaming it on the weather... and other things... but I'm feeling blah... not a lot of motivation... and lots of whining about aches and pains... gosh getting old is no fun at all...so the weather hasn't been bad... temperatures warmed into the 40's and 50's but haven't seen the sun in days and days and days and that is the forecast for almost all next week. It reminds me of the 3 years I spent in Modesto CA... the winters weren't cold, just gray and foggy and down right depressing. I remember a news story saying the suicide rate went up alarmingly during this time... duh??? Didn't need a medical degree to figure that out. I'm taking comfort in the fact that there is no snow but I'd sure like a nice sunny day... meanwhile, allow me to try to let go of the negativity and show some pretty stuff.</p><p>Here is my big display unit...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCA6q3pM_Gx47TbvU1CfkHqbN_Jy9DyL7Wnkl4UH5JKFshw_bLopfJdi-z-PiLSrMneYq3blBd1lA2NO6id6DeEaYjyZb9HQKx1uksaYeDY5zbQFXJhGKwEOdgBEPPQdSVtigHAmUEXcDGob3ZzGknlsrxnZ3GiBaQcymFmT7Zk2Z9A4A7bQ56E16cAw4/s3024/IMG_4487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCA6q3pM_Gx47TbvU1CfkHqbN_Jy9DyL7Wnkl4UH5JKFshw_bLopfJdi-z-PiLSrMneYq3blBd1lA2NO6id6DeEaYjyZb9HQKx1uksaYeDY5zbQFXJhGKwEOdgBEPPQdSVtigHAmUEXcDGob3ZzGknlsrxnZ3GiBaQcymFmT7Zk2Z9A4A7bQ56E16cAw4/w400-h400/IMG_4487.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEWtzLhUni7SExrMQIhF6-Zjo2TyFI0IuhH0uBG3YbRZAyAr-4aBiY5MQTSO2GL06ZTGXQZEogeYCxSnDJftPDpDljEfhGr_jE_-hOHsZV_HKYHh2xsk8jJEwojJNcGhIHofN8ONsJq-tvkX6OLk05rRRw8tTnQIyaJpDd4Xa5OngL9KG0QG_4tPlc_38/s3024/IMG_4488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEWtzLhUni7SExrMQIhF6-Zjo2TyFI0IuhH0uBG3YbRZAyAr-4aBiY5MQTSO2GL06ZTGXQZEogeYCxSnDJftPDpDljEfhGr_jE_-hOHsZV_HKYHh2xsk8jJEwojJNcGhIHofN8ONsJq-tvkX6OLk05rRRw8tTnQIyaJpDd4Xa5OngL9KG0QG_4tPlc_38/w400-h400/IMG_4488.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Up top I have a sled full of Jim Shore snowmen and snow ladies... I love how he incorporates quilt patterns into his designs... the cross stitch in the middle is from WTN&T and is called Boughs of Holly...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyFKGeKzlCqnvgcGYzBEt6sTJ9zBGBvhOvD1g0tliXOi1xmh46L4CGtHucZe3VAUh-vPOt3RmXp1jR4XvScmTh2RixxdE3Wz7x7iU0q-dDy9pGq2Jui7o20LDZ-1QH5puftNiRzb06ANA1XJrp8UfkN4pH0ikGn_41yF0RHSoM1-2JEMd5eY_wrVMVZtN/s3024/IMG_4490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyFKGeKzlCqnvgcGYzBEt6sTJ9zBGBvhOvD1g0tliXOi1xmh46L4CGtHucZe3VAUh-vPOt3RmXp1jR4XvScmTh2RixxdE3Wz7x7iU0q-dDy9pGq2Jui7o20LDZ-1QH5puftNiRzb06ANA1XJrp8UfkN4pH0ikGn_41yF0RHSoM1-2JEMd5eY_wrVMVZtN/w400-h400/IMG_4490.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> I did this one years ago, before I was dyeing my own linen and my choice back then was green... below is another WTN&T... this one is called All Bundled Up and it is stitched on my Apple Green dyed linen...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCUPJtylpKVBO2Apo0APcF9EkRaTALFsxofiopkNT_houIRdA9wYhoNwgusEJ5n2p5K6swDiYAwduI-jH2PlrviAf1q-nNnW9tB2wQcERKXgEUKbybIx95Ndnkd-VB7rE1tHww_P_JWWQWi3aUPgmvkoQZ9zx_IQMRAgu237eprQ39mng2Wxb7D-uPPzX/s3024/IMG_4491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCUPJtylpKVBO2Apo0APcF9EkRaTALFsxofiopkNT_houIRdA9wYhoNwgusEJ5n2p5K6swDiYAwduI-jH2PlrviAf1q-nNnW9tB2wQcERKXgEUKbybIx95Ndnkd-VB7rE1tHww_P_JWWQWi3aUPgmvkoQZ9zx_IQMRAgu237eprQ39mng2Wxb7D-uPPzX/w400-h400/IMG_4491.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />the cardinal wreath needlepoint piece is one I made for my Grandma... who's been gone over 30 years... gosh I still miss her... I was her first born grandchild and in her I eyes I could do no wrong... she lived longer than both of my parents who were gone before they were 50, so she was a huge influence in my life. Taught me to crochet and instilled in my a life long love of any crafts you could do with a needle/hook/thread/yarn... excuse the trip down memory lane but it's been that kinda week as it would have been my brother's 68th birthday and he's been gone almost 6 years ago... sorry...<p></p><p>Below more Jim Shore snow people and a little train with a Prairie Schooler snowman passenger. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C16kMHo4FcZAPemHXarfhi8GPF95KaKR519rnGRToOIf8MV9XiAQ9Hi49vbsrZD9NAhZ_l75ZC0D3YDqi2LeiyIlDIbs6NngmbELaYYj62103lonJRB_fSjMpKx-v92W_DxxZ5Xld0yrejI4Fu-UP0Xn6fm9NlemQ09VoKUWawQaOumHRF1cpp6vtv_W/s3024/IMG_4489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3C16kMHo4FcZAPemHXarfhi8GPF95KaKR519rnGRToOIf8MV9XiAQ9Hi49vbsrZD9NAhZ_l75ZC0D3YDqi2LeiyIlDIbs6NngmbELaYYj62103lonJRB_fSjMpKx-v92W_DxxZ5Xld0yrejI4Fu-UP0Xn6fm9NlemQ09VoKUWawQaOumHRF1cpp6vtv_W/w400-h400/IMG_4489.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr98dEIPVJIZh6JlxMYJlhhuRO0GA3UBjwhc_RoGBImCqHLIDa7jYMiQRFxseVt0g-FLKUOfu7JXMoWbFOvk1Gr3GSuIf-fPTBuqeFCSSWIq3xl18vVeAlNfjm1FCgdfp2t_Mvm2VAU7ZEHP0rPOlRasaXUGXkvVOKEXdklRH47K_jhyphenhyphenPWvhaQ2kyg8g0/s3024/IMG_4492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr98dEIPVJIZh6JlxMYJlhhuRO0GA3UBjwhc_RoGBImCqHLIDa7jYMiQRFxseVt0g-FLKUOfu7JXMoWbFOvk1Gr3GSuIf-fPTBuqeFCSSWIq3xl18vVeAlNfjm1FCgdfp2t_Mvm2VAU7ZEHP0rPOlRasaXUGXkvVOKEXdklRH47K_jhyphenhyphenPWvhaQ2kyg8g0/w400-h400/IMG_4492.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>In looking over my displays I realize I have a ton of snowmen (that's a understatement...LOL) ... lots of cookie jars and I'm loving the silver trees and pinecones... I picked the pinecones up at Dollar Tree back in Novemenber... perhaps a few more snowman cross stitch pieces could be added to the mix... I think they could!! </p><p>So with that thought I stitched up this little piece from <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Button-Up-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/07-2298">Prairie Schooler No. 143 Button up</a>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5adBwbbnqnokdzU1Jv7d7f45aClcMCyESoa6PKhm36D8y6dmtzmTwPxu5m4xibX9GJi4gc7fRzaP9h8QGfUNTgCJDP5AkRXuXdUoeVPJCYfcn0DJlNaC036tXL0324h39-kCynfhfxRyEY8H0fj-rfc2WJxH3MwoTbp5YnVGZ4HAA25akgrqnb9koQzrB/s3024/IMG_4486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5adBwbbnqnokdzU1Jv7d7f45aClcMCyESoa6PKhm36D8y6dmtzmTwPxu5m4xibX9GJi4gc7fRzaP9h8QGfUNTgCJDP5AkRXuXdUoeVPJCYfcn0DJlNaC036tXL0324h39-kCynfhfxRyEY8H0fj-rfc2WJxH3MwoTbp5YnVGZ4HAA25akgrqnb9koQzrB/w400-h400/IMG_4486.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is just a tad over 2" square... I'm thinking of doing a couple of these as they could be tucked in here and there.</p><p>And I finally finished stitching Pinker n Punkin Quilting's, A Cold Winter Day - Aunt Dot's Saltbox...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMSJywbBinSCKLxkMgw3UDF-G3zOP8Mp2YQWijCZT9x_C8MwEHOtJBwSYua2DsBw9J93Ij4cCDqWFPIGvFCt6gK5xS1KBmyWI3GbLKzC1cKUGEsV_COOQvBAmrLkJ8_eJBEdRJQJh-JvfZwsVsPcC3UwAVc2KZJgKK3IBH_tE1huJZdcve9nkhLD8DPoB/s3024/IMG_4485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMSJywbBinSCKLxkMgw3UDF-G3zOP8Mp2YQWijCZT9x_C8MwEHOtJBwSYua2DsBw9J93Ij4cCDqWFPIGvFCt6gK5xS1KBmyWI3GbLKzC1cKUGEsV_COOQvBAmrLkJ8_eJBEdRJQJh-JvfZwsVsPcC3UwAVc2KZJgKK3IBH_tE1huJZdcve9nkhLD8DPoB/w400-h400/IMG_4485.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>now it took longer than the 30 minutes I anticipated to finish this up... but I'm very happy with it! Want to FFO it as a small pillow.</p><p>Speaking of FFO ing I framed <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Tralala-ABC-Bonhomme-De-Neige-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/21-1084">ABC Bonhomme de Neighe from TraLaLa.</a>... instead of stitching the snowflakes I glued on some cute plastic ones I found at Christmas time at Hobby Lobby... they are kinda sparkly and frosted...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIX5EkJtnL_lS8HNAuVtRKj5fbN4MhwpG4xY_LnnUHa42cSwsMECM0LAdTPbTWH5FGDyHnJ2Mj1yUtXc_cEW0BC2lR3MHoAdCqMOw0NrvvjMRYT9rVAILJn7A85ynbAoaGok8q884tj0bRnF0KnVH6Tf9O_-lqdf9FNTZSTnc3rCBAWHmbSFUf4x0JxUO/s3024/IMG_4482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIX5EkJtnL_lS8HNAuVtRKj5fbN4MhwpG4xY_LnnUHa42cSwsMECM0LAdTPbTWH5FGDyHnJ2Mj1yUtXc_cEW0BC2lR3MHoAdCqMOw0NrvvjMRYT9rVAILJn7A85ynbAoaGok8q884tj0bRnF0KnVH6Tf9O_-lqdf9FNTZSTnc3rCBAWHmbSFUf4x0JxUO/w400-h400/IMG_4482.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeGfFtXMNa4kx5LgpGsUjwPihX2SSfad4TpfD0j4o3uSpXsSBJLAFLVugNex5tLoWiZcsjXzhSt_v2Ns3WS0ddpHKTDg0K_fM1FTx9BHNm6TGPolwNBxtXDQgpL5_p_7UX7HZtorTHiRB_mdTpS2I0DqKIujkEKDZ7ThyS1R4kGBJcgN994z8m1yaKsgN/s3024/IMG_4484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeGfFtXMNa4kx5LgpGsUjwPihX2SSfad4TpfD0j4o3uSpXsSBJLAFLVugNex5tLoWiZcsjXzhSt_v2Ns3WS0ddpHKTDg0K_fM1FTx9BHNm6TGPolwNBxtXDQgpL5_p_7UX7HZtorTHiRB_mdTpS2I0DqKIujkEKDZ7ThyS1R4kGBJcgN994z8m1yaKsgN/w400-h400/IMG_4484.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is my standard 32 ct linen. I think I used Evening Blue for this one. As for the flosses I used my conversion to DMC which I can't find at the moment... sorry. </p><p>In thinking about other snowmen I'd like to stitch I hope I can get this one from WTN&T...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtAl5Y8rn53O-n5Yd5169jIoKYJ0g5GHfYs0O1tpTW8Clpk5MXwLOVhSrDNtgAWsgYZhjymm6Bc5-AkDcxUcdHB8wqZO-VvCAKy4LL24VHx_MQH_v6ybRJm8RC6LlnM2NO5vn9GpoAfOJkj6kFWFaD7eCvonPTAnZmedRnCpHEY1weMkBkK3eK5II-CFU/s3021/IMG_4498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="3021" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtAl5Y8rn53O-n5Yd5169jIoKYJ0g5GHfYs0O1tpTW8Clpk5MXwLOVhSrDNtgAWsgYZhjymm6Bc5-AkDcxUcdHB8wqZO-VvCAKy4LL24VHx_MQH_v6ybRJm8RC6LlnM2NO5vn9GpoAfOJkj6kFWFaD7eCvonPTAnZmedRnCpHEY1weMkBkK3eK5II-CFU/w400-h279/IMG_4498.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>it was offered as a kit and is sold out and currently her shop isn't open for orders. Fingers crossed it shows up as a new chart at the Needlework Market in March. </p><p>Remember when I said I wasn't going to get sucked into the tiny 9 patch challenge I saw on IG.?.. also remember last week when I said I reserved the right to change my mind? Well I changed my mind...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAs9M7AprJUKgKYzqlo02c4GeV2dFEhZI6ozutgtgtTR50YySuLWTPWafGKdFv3VYPJ6-FcB4aYdmCo39WDEUboTp-9mfaXsdkA6IvtIGX5qmB9CwrwtX7uDbxKjJzRy-7ErERKgiSMHPc0xr45RpOvQnm_lI8ao2C2KmTaGHyDkCyhkb0a9j-3CI5GYh/s3024/IMG_4493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAs9M7AprJUKgKYzqlo02c4GeV2dFEhZI6ozutgtgtTR50YySuLWTPWafGKdFv3VYPJ6-FcB4aYdmCo39WDEUboTp-9mfaXsdkA6IvtIGX5qmB9CwrwtX7uDbxKjJzRy-7ErERKgiSMHPc0xr45RpOvQnm_lI8ao2C2KmTaGHyDkCyhkb0a9j-3CI5GYh/w400-h400/IMG_4493.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>these are a dozen little 9 patches done in Tilda fabrics and low volumes... I started with 1.5" squares... the goal is 10 blocks a week... and I think they are up to the 3rd week... so I'm behind but its okay... not sure what I'm going to do with them but one of my goals for 2024 was to do something with the stash of Tilda fabrics I've collected... here's a look at my storage bin from several angles...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqY0acp1JrHz6eACjJHqViUWJSTUiVo_utKDYi8IBnBYqPj6RhbsSKGPxAwYJVbrnMlY71-JMCyAkvf5Uj1Rdnhbtqn7auvx9-oQ-rWaaPWOtN6L5R6OSdM4iFrh0fVqf3Q6WMB7lBATLePHRMeYfqEjt-MShJ2AGYxCpLbUDDoIf-RGsJ02adGo7yRuaX/s3024/IMG_4494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqY0acp1JrHz6eACjJHqViUWJSTUiVo_utKDYi8IBnBYqPj6RhbsSKGPxAwYJVbrnMlY71-JMCyAkvf5Uj1Rdnhbtqn7auvx9-oQ-rWaaPWOtN6L5R6OSdM4iFrh0fVqf3Q6WMB7lBATLePHRMeYfqEjt-MShJ2AGYxCpLbUDDoIf-RGsJ02adGo7yRuaX/s320/IMG_4494.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EEk8Po0uI9DYa4SHDFfSCg0MM1wT1HO04QxoemL_GwKiOnnhO0BAtaSdWp7BMsibz6rlnbWzAD2BCm37aQEYJvC453ybsTeQwpWAysTcHY-2R-JvQlyoC0ULLQa18OvTzXkv1luZEyLj4O8ANY98O5OhcbYZrF2K85qWT_Wy-OIiTQeFqjk1nV7tr8gw/s3024/IMG_4496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EEk8Po0uI9DYa4SHDFfSCg0MM1wT1HO04QxoemL_GwKiOnnhO0BAtaSdWp7BMsibz6rlnbWzAD2BCm37aQEYJvC453ybsTeQwpWAysTcHY-2R-JvQlyoC0ULLQa18OvTzXkv1luZEyLj4O8ANY98O5OhcbYZrF2K85qWT_Wy-OIiTQeFqjk1nV7tr8gw/s320/IMG_4496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hRW0FBGCHM1-jNJJmGhEmqn7HfkEqRHiKdNCBb0YyvhXTCnkCin5AJULOPIQvaTUGKQpJHUKCmmZ5wrpwyhEsn6zQQ9GEDdt3sFUOIcJ8VyRf9v5pljgYbVJoO3hAWbsnH9HiK1o46ZEVTT4zXYSqRaNzv0IsxqIG7nk24pNDWlG9CRBsmbwHbmYNWsb/s3024/IMG_4495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hRW0FBGCHM1-jNJJmGhEmqn7HfkEqRHiKdNCBb0YyvhXTCnkCin5AJULOPIQvaTUGKQpJHUKCmmZ5wrpwyhEsn6zQQ9GEDdt3sFUOIcJ8VyRf9v5pljgYbVJoO3hAWbsnH9HiK1o46ZEVTT4zXYSqRaNzv0IsxqIG7nk24pNDWlG9CRBsmbwHbmYNWsb/s320/IMG_4495.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Please ignore the sea of poly fiberfill fluff... Elliott still enjoys playing in it and since he'll be back in 2 days I don't feel like cleaning it up again... </p><p>Anyway those little rolls came from <a href="https://www.serendipitywoods.com/">Serendipity Woods</a> and are called<a href="https://www.serendipitywoods.com/collections/shop-bit-by-bit-stash-builder-bundles"> Bit by Bit Stash Builders</a>... each piece is 9.5" x 10"... I've treated myself to 2 bundles of these in the past year ... and done several FQ bundles too... and up till now haven't made a single thing with them...sheesh... and to add insult to injury I'm anxiously awaiting the release this Thursday of the new Tilda collection called <a href="https://www.serendipitywoods.com/collections/shop-tilda-jubilee">Jubilee</a>... it looks so cute and colorful!</p><p>Check out this quilt... it's called Birthday Party... the pattern will be available for free on the Tilda website but I was so smitten I ordered it as a <a href="https://www.keepsakequilting.com/products/birthday-party-quilt-jubilee-tilda-kit?_pos=1&_psq=Tilda+Birthday+Party+kit&_ss=e&_v=1.0">kit from Keepsake Quilting. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToCaTUe7v5yaPZX6hUTXa-lVEoWy6lU7i01qL96J7fNCx2WtDAJzXitDfRAujBE6EyMgAJ7c85JOeH2EmM4W2lzf2k_FXPnLCGLjLrmQdBc97FgP4XSMMBB8ar5wshXSEM-1iRNiv4gMvmNL-Dvm0Utzv0GkRPUVeSs-VBDxEQIuP25vgNDdVp7nhFRt5/s1585/IMG_4499%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToCaTUe7v5yaPZX6hUTXa-lVEoWy6lU7i01qL96J7fNCx2WtDAJzXitDfRAujBE6EyMgAJ7c85JOeH2EmM4W2lzf2k_FXPnLCGLjLrmQdBc97FgP4XSMMBB8ar5wshXSEM-1iRNiv4gMvmNL-Dvm0Utzv0GkRPUVeSs-VBDxEQIuP25vgNDdVp7nhFRt5/w284-h400/IMG_4499%20(1).jpg" width="284" /></a></div><p>Not sure I'll made it as big as the kit but I'd like a throw sized quilt... </p><p>I revisited by Momo Dorothy Quilt...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHj0vZHN2X0M8UakTyYR1dcY_dCGNsJVaHDCHIrB-I78LsZQVLDCUey-1FDkgRIaOrs2kxi6mISxRFlybJvcpWyhRr4-WuQWItOqof9I1TKelRYze-Ki_lGzgTaluW3AKJQHiMUk5t_fpzIhc3QOJv-mEHTGv1G9r5Nyi-TP7UlHYouqgraLXkRn7hz5vN/s3024/IMG_4497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHj0vZHN2X0M8UakTyYR1dcY_dCGNsJVaHDCHIrB-I78LsZQVLDCUey-1FDkgRIaOrs2kxi6mISxRFlybJvcpWyhRr4-WuQWItOqof9I1TKelRYze-Ki_lGzgTaluW3AKJQHiMUk5t_fpzIhc3QOJv-mEHTGv1G9r5Nyi-TP7UlHYouqgraLXkRn7hz5vN/w400-h400/IMG_4497.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and my first pass at calculating where I'm at, had me thinking I had cut more 2.5" squares than I needed... was feeling quite happy with the situation... couple of hours passed and I looked at the diagram I had sketched up and realized my math was totally off... sheesh... right now I have enough squares cut to complete 78 of the 2 x 4 units... I need 112 units... so I still need to cut squares for 34 units, right? Yeah I think I have it right now... I have done the math on this 3 different times and got different answers, but I checked it again... and 34 is the number. I'm thinking I may cut the squares and put this one aside for a bit. I'm thinking if I want something new for Spring I should get going on it. I saw Delinda the other week and right now she has about a 2 week turnaround, which is fast... maybe I can take advantage of that... we shall see, we shall see. </p><p>Got a couple of appointments this week... dentist, doctor... should get some goodies in the mail which will be nice... ordered some OOP cross stitch charts from Kitten Stitcher and some fabric off of Etsy... that should be a bright spot... also I've been watching videos on YouTube from the Road to California Quilt Show... found a couple that show the quilts and some that show stuff at the vendors... just search on YouTube... almost as good as going to a show. Since covid there haven't been many if any shows in my area... years ago I did go to Paducah several times... anymore not sure I want to drive that far (6 hours one way) or walk that much... my left knee is still giving me problems... so watching videos is nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you have a good week... gonna stitch on some Prairie Schooler today ... comfort stitching... and look at blogs and videos... I'll link up wit<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">h Kathy's Quilts</a>, always good stuff there!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-46212117833917551212024-01-21T09:00:00.008-05:002024-01-21T09:00:00.153-05:00I reserve the right to change my mind on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello ... well we got our first real snowfall on Friday...about 2 inches... and if the weather forecast holds it will be history by Monday or Tuesday... frigid cold the last couple of days... single digits... from Monday on, highs in the 40s and even low 50's... and some rain... I will take it!!!</p><p>Last week things got jumbled up... my son had the flu over his 3 day weekend so no birthday celebration...hoping to do it today. I ended up at the ortho urgent care last weekend... my left knee which has had many steroid shots and was doing fine (I thought) decided it no longer wished to be load bearing... darn that hurts... got another steriod shot and have an appointment to move onto the gel shot this week. Right now it feels pretty good and I hope the gel shot will be long lasting... fingers crossed... there is knee replacement surgery in my future but I'm going to put it off as long as I can.</p><p>To celebrate the first snow of the season I thought I'd share some more snowman decor...this is a small display in the kitchen ... not easy to get a good pic because it always seems that it is either too dark or too bright.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJjH_uef-OawpMUXX2O6RBcRculkxnfIEOljOWy4savUsxzLKbVyLFrG-1ewvteDHgS0yYfFClAWw0i4ugjC-UK1p08pylU9ywcu3p1e1iwFccUKPRSdTEErt1OKTc060JDg3xygF3egRnW0-xj1lGR8rYKZP4NeXe24JPHl64EuVyEesmpchqnixN21i/s3024/IMG_4432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJjH_uef-OawpMUXX2O6RBcRculkxnfIEOljOWy4savUsxzLKbVyLFrG-1ewvteDHgS0yYfFClAWw0i4ugjC-UK1p08pylU9ywcu3p1e1iwFccUKPRSdTEErt1OKTc060JDg3xygF3egRnW0-xj1lGR8rYKZP4NeXe24JPHl64EuVyEesmpchqnixN21i/w400-h400/IMG_4432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Out in the living room I have this tier table... picked it up at a junk store and painted it yellow... these little guys are my collection of small snowmen, primarily from the Hallmark store.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo3I87ukoJxgTynGq-4hBQjkECSqdb4tnJjqVP2njEsk-XMKQajOSAuyKS7qCTQ5MYBvfQY42V8SD5U2f9Lzw9pZ-DgGdk1rL0CyskfnrXL7tMVhFuoz5KUE35r39_O5m5X9_0iCwtyNLCxH9v3p7Sid3UCxcpMIaXlTS46cUvDii0dBB_2hQqLnOhNno/s3024/IMG_4440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo3I87ukoJxgTynGq-4hBQjkECSqdb4tnJjqVP2njEsk-XMKQajOSAuyKS7qCTQ5MYBvfQY42V8SD5U2f9Lzw9pZ-DgGdk1rL0CyskfnrXL7tMVhFuoz5KUE35r39_O5m5X9_0iCwtyNLCxH9v3p7Sid3UCxcpMIaXlTS46cUvDii0dBB_2hQqLnOhNno/s320/IMG_4440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I remember back in the 90's we had this great gift shop/card shop/Hallmark store in the little strip mall by my house. I got the cutest stuff there to decorate with... it eventually closed up and now is the location of a local "adult" book store... ewwwww... TMI...sorry</p><p>Here's the small display shelf....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD295uzI5wjOEbYoRlYnhUVG88MwZSe2HXw7-PtYS-eq_t56U10KZe-h1xsq5-NnR-Te_oxKzmti9XKyoCNIVU3MBITVl6F1FtzqHd9rh5BlP_4uvlPHCbO9_f9frm9fVUnQjccL1lK6w7uF3uiM8f68HJY37Lksb8x9pmvo3Yz-8264RGWug4Av2DqJT/s3024/IMG_4433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD295uzI5wjOEbYoRlYnhUVG88MwZSe2HXw7-PtYS-eq_t56U10KZe-h1xsq5-NnR-Te_oxKzmti9XKyoCNIVU3MBITVl6F1FtzqHd9rh5BlP_4uvlPHCbO9_f9frm9fVUnQjccL1lK6w7uF3uiM8f68HJY37Lksb8x9pmvo3Yz-8264RGWug4Av2DqJT/w400-h400/IMG_4433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Up top is one of my favorite snowman cookie jars, a gift from my younger son and <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Winter-Alphabet-wembellishments-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-151"> Lizzie Kate's Winter Alphabet...</a> I've stitched all 4 of these seasonal alphabets and I LOVE all of them!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DkL4exmHZ6tQ9OP_chvhy48uEiDM_xbWBAXSWD56K1R0OYxcPDwBfdEcTVqj6bNV8ceiB4iZWHLfbu5spb1JUFvSF-Ei_yXVUohhycNMKNJLPNXd1wH_C-7CDJCEAZ8a3tlbixXJjEyMjZoQzZx9FWeG-m7Nwgss_TvmIzct9qTSQpDyWv_nVIBWVurH/s3024/IMG_4434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DkL4exmHZ6tQ9OP_chvhy48uEiDM_xbWBAXSWD56K1R0OYxcPDwBfdEcTVqj6bNV8ceiB4iZWHLfbu5spb1JUFvSF-Ei_yXVUohhycNMKNJLPNXd1wH_C-7CDJCEAZ8a3tlbixXJjEyMjZoQzZx9FWeG-m7Nwgss_TvmIzct9qTSQpDyWv_nVIBWVurH/w400-h400/IMG_4434.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Lots of snow related knickknacks... I like this little stand up sled for a display piece... don't remember where I got it... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1NmItvkVa1ZfN3dk-0fsAr5RAPkxAEW8Lhn9dDmxsIioWC0-eXkzONMwYQx3iWSpW7bAxJ6BKn7pWEEQl8IrCExNMaMDSgE2W60zMZ0gE-Zri3mwhs8iPcm6hgrQF36fwUK7NfHzd0OtefY-GE9KligW6QJyNGV0-D9puPJIy6iL5FCL_rgoWntDd8k_/s3024/IMG_4435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1NmItvkVa1ZfN3dk-0fsAr5RAPkxAEW8Lhn9dDmxsIioWC0-eXkzONMwYQx3iWSpW7bAxJ6BKn7pWEEQl8IrCExNMaMDSgE2W60zMZ0gE-Zri3mwhs8iPcm6hgrQF36fwUK7NfHzd0OtefY-GE9KligW6QJyNGV0-D9puPJIy6iL5FCL_rgoWntDd8k_/w400-h400/IMG_4435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Below I have a WTN&T snowman that is one of the Holiday Hoopla series, the<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/The-Drawn-Thread-Welcome-Winter-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/DR264"> Welcome Winter </a>by The Drawn Thread and the little guy is <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Heart-In-Hand-Needleart-Wee-One-Alfred-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/16-2316">Alfred</a> from Heart in Hand.... I stitched him because he's cute and my Dad's middle name was Alfred.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVhKMq2WiA-bbhNddsp3RjPdoNWw1pNZcu8sMWbStOJEploQi74GTZS322pHFqqgKbNjvk8lEvfbe3_OCPiGXPmAWShZ6yA2RC_xVmn5Fw6iozET_91eL_ukWVDHtwpW2iUG8ph4pIuWYhaqhNrDkyaJJLTvjKCE5SY02kITqBdXJfd8mIPaua7HxVscj/s3024/IMG_4436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVhKMq2WiA-bbhNddsp3RjPdoNWw1pNZcu8sMWbStOJEploQi74GTZS322pHFqqgKbNjvk8lEvfbe3_OCPiGXPmAWShZ6yA2RC_xVmn5Fw6iozET_91eL_ukWVDHtwpW2iUG8ph4pIuWYhaqhNrDkyaJJLTvjKCE5SY02kITqBdXJfd8mIPaua7HxVscj/w400-h400/IMG_4436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Oops cut off the right side... the little guy is <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Heart-In-Hand-Needleart-Wee-One-Alfred-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/16-2316">Alfred</a> from Heart in Hand.... I stitched him because he's cute and my Dad's middle name was Alfred.Now I love that snowman head snowglobe... got it at the gift shop at Cracker Barrel a couple of years ago... pretty to watch but it makes a gurgling whirring sound that gets on my nerves after a while... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-InqU_lcIZeyozLMfBweBqeGmnzZI4K0uuFur2nMyuoonkJ1gSsdZy7I7Uxia5JhH8yBL2334IdmBT6n8I-kAKiKLP2s32mLwzvt_ct-9J1Ly5vbHFdDV0n9bEib2adsLk-7lEiSKKT5s7GwAhcKNCOo9KU0ENlqgpqxTB1_r2Nx-CZv83KvHTTim2jp/s3024/IMG_4437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-InqU_lcIZeyozLMfBweBqeGmnzZI4K0uuFur2nMyuoonkJ1gSsdZy7I7Uxia5JhH8yBL2334IdmBT6n8I-kAKiKLP2s32mLwzvt_ct-9J1Ly5vbHFdDV0n9bEib2adsLk-7lEiSKKT5s7GwAhcKNCOo9KU0ENlqgpqxTB1_r2Nx-CZv83KvHTTim2jp/w400-h400/IMG_4437.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>below I have my collection of snowmen heads... just their heads... which continues my collection theme of Santa heads and bunny heads... just picked up a new small bunny head the other day at Micheals...and the collections grow...LOL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUs7UDSQs5tkY-yl1x0R5YH_ak4g2_dU92U_k7ijgsreBAL6HXTk6hsBh2wZ2j4_S7m0npeHOxh66Tqp3OUu_hFwKJ4VWAN11UilZ4plAONZobzEU3D_tTk7O1yD-A1dqKzPZsngsHDS1rE6BAuPy5AlzSSNqx8poEPKIslYaGhir3ga8IfZvJnLImI4J/s3024/IMG_4438%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUs7UDSQs5tkY-yl1x0R5YH_ak4g2_dU92U_k7ijgsreBAL6HXTk6hsBh2wZ2j4_S7m0npeHOxh66Tqp3OUu_hFwKJ4VWAN11UilZ4plAONZobzEU3D_tTk7O1yD-A1dqKzPZsngsHDS1rE6BAuPy5AlzSSNqx8poEPKIslYaGhir3ga8IfZvJnLImI4J/w400-h400/IMG_4438%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I did go out in the cold and do a bit of shopping...mostly because I'm teased by shopping youtube videos... I love <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDanhq0FM-kUCUL69lobg">Auntie Coo Coo</a>... she went to Hobby Lobby last week and I saw some cute stuff on her video but not in my store yet... and since Michaels is around the corner and I had a "reward" I popped in there... picked up a nice sized wooden yellow tulip, the aforementioned bunny head and these adorable cabbages... insert squeal!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2keilAkCPijr7bdt1pTnjP3PopZzyUjBPbUJ3d6EEpGDD8hYBnPoAFPZyhsjtXvIqzhuQnXi6f3X9k1BAAMxhGJAyQIX4-RqjXsWQ5ZA4nk84bqH59qUJ3IgyrBPkVe4AhXtwpg0cALkQyLMSNBqjBKh1nPVjUuuULT6tDgOhM4VsTUNeaybcA5i41ClP/s3024/IMG_4443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2keilAkCPijr7bdt1pTnjP3PopZzyUjBPbUJ3d6EEpGDD8hYBnPoAFPZyhsjtXvIqzhuQnXi6f3X9k1BAAMxhGJAyQIX4-RqjXsWQ5ZA4nk84bqH59qUJ3IgyrBPkVe4AhXtwpg0cALkQyLMSNBqjBKh1nPVjUuuULT6tDgOhM4VsTUNeaybcA5i41ClP/w400-h400/IMG_4443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I LOVE them and I think they will be so cute to add to my Spring display when it is decked out in bunnies...</p><p>I know some people have commented that it seems early for the stores to do Easter stuff, but Easter is early this year... Ash Wednesday is February 14... bummer of a coincidence.</p><p>As for cross stitching, here's where I am on the Prairie Schooler Christmas ABCs... the end is in sight!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPvNYvgJ93vQco2UP3amXcpxMqBcBDXMsfik2wZBFHhAMnssZjAJ-0r6-CWu1_ZC9YblIfo3bIqIVZ3oKmldQbEgRItvsHpXAE3Sa42oZJ4Yjp_4vG5TJgi-DIthENsXU4o_MMEJ3BgqRVHSZ-orsFT9LJ1KN1FqwwsRGettSDuayNTnSucCHFbAr7YIE/s3024/IMG_4452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="3024" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPvNYvgJ93vQco2UP3amXcpxMqBcBDXMsfik2wZBFHhAMnssZjAJ-0r6-CWu1_ZC9YblIfo3bIqIVZ3oKmldQbEgRItvsHpXAE3Sa42oZJ4Yjp_4vG5TJgi-DIthENsXU4o_MMEJ3BgqRVHSZ-orsFT9LJ1KN1FqwwsRGettSDuayNTnSucCHFbAr7YIE/w400-h245/IMG_4452.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And I spent some time thinking about what I want to work on next (after getting that Pinker n Punkin house done... sheesh ... it will only take about 30 minutes more)... I got out the charts for the WTN&T Summer Schoolhouse series and I'm going to have to do some finagling to make it work for me. Every version I've seen of it done in one long piece is slightly different. They all start with the first chart and that one isn't altered but all the rest of them are... which is fine... but I want to start from the end of the alphabet and work my way over to the first chart. I stitch in hand and if I start on the right then I'm only wadding up the unstitched part of my linen as I go along. I'm not going to totally rechart the pieces. My current plan of attack will be to guesstimate how many stitches this will be ... then add a bunch more too that and cut the linen big... I found a piece in my stash that is almost a yard in length so I can whack it and either dye or paint it. </p><p>However another shiny object came into my world... do you subscribe to Teresa Kogut's Patreon? I just found out about it a couple of months ago. Depending on the level of subscription you get exclusive charts every month. Well I was signed up for level 3 but she showed a chart on a video that was level 4 and then there is a SAL too that was exclusive to level 4 and the next thing you know I upgraded... and I'm happy about it.... here's <a href="https://patchworktimes.com/2021/09/07/teresa-koguts-patreon-membership/">a link</a> to a post Judy at Patchworks Times did about the Teresa Kogut Patreon and it explains it very well. I went and picked up the flosses for the SAL... it is going to be over 2 years so I don't know if I'll get started right now but I did download the charts and printed them out... just in case. And I just realized (I'm not too sharp lately) that Judy has been getting me into lots of trouble... the Blessing sampler, the Summer Schoolhouse Leap Year SAL, Teresa Kogut... yep this is all her fault...LOL!!</p><p>And then I spied a basket of projects I have already started... and I looked through them... and I still want to stitch most of them.... soooooo I think when I finish the PS Christmas ABC's I'm going to devote some time to stuff I've already started... unless something else shiny comes along... then I reserve the right to change my mind...again and again and again and again and again... LOL</p><p>Oh I got my Teresa Kogut Remember Me Sampler back from the framer and I'm very pleased... brace yourself lot of pictures!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18mk98qOCw5bqyoKi6Z9kTcYzxTvrC89CmWQe5PU53LpX-yfRxH_cPdm2MB8UswtHnZwiDY5DFiUvanUS_NTJ6zuWEB57ToaiKqGz6482G2dVV9FMN_R9y9UmsGhwtpnwdqh5MjdeP3rN6AqYmy7gZjGBLPzzgGY8q5xxgSf52iF9r59nroCUvA2WLpKE/s3024/IMG_4444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18mk98qOCw5bqyoKi6Z9kTcYzxTvrC89CmWQe5PU53LpX-yfRxH_cPdm2MB8UswtHnZwiDY5DFiUvanUS_NTJ6zuWEB57ToaiKqGz6482G2dVV9FMN_R9y9UmsGhwtpnwdqh5MjdeP3rN6AqYmy7gZjGBLPzzgGY8q5xxgSf52iF9r59nroCUvA2WLpKE/w400-h400/IMG_4444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYZEXqngoQhvVorPiw4gZuwJS4Ta0US7t2L4qNu90nsY0j6xco1x3HJ93cRoZ-aD7ZXHYUH7FaTqEiDnb498jv9mwkv8jHEL16Ndp7H-2bBuMmUsnMaEFQWo2KbOPp-stllQ8aosBvJmNlh76OfdVdj4WPM_gd3oLRntK-ss9kKIYUMF4JUvBFk4T-E5D/s3024/IMG_4445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYZEXqngoQhvVorPiw4gZuwJS4Ta0US7t2L4qNu90nsY0j6xco1x3HJ93cRoZ-aD7ZXHYUH7FaTqEiDnb498jv9mwkv8jHEL16Ndp7H-2bBuMmUsnMaEFQWo2KbOPp-stllQ8aosBvJmNlh76OfdVdj4WPM_gd3oLRntK-ss9kKIYUMF4JUvBFk4T-E5D/w400-h400/IMG_4445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc-wu1LmJ0AKKJHJjxBhxB-yN8mH2ycDFotxdBkLtuoJhRQBHk7nEgIup-G28d9wSBZ-_yNvRjVvijDxO2vR2OooG6mE6-zEgfcgISobGqPwZHlZb4B6OXUNiL3PtBa5YzzL6hyphenhyphenr6Ltbc0doAylsBQMQKeP1BasBMKd-nKpUkK0eZws0fzKcozeTxjgj3/s3024/IMG_4446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc-wu1LmJ0AKKJHJjxBhxB-yN8mH2ycDFotxdBkLtuoJhRQBHk7nEgIup-G28d9wSBZ-_yNvRjVvijDxO2vR2OooG6mE6-zEgfcgISobGqPwZHlZb4B6OXUNiL3PtBa5YzzL6hyphenhyphenr6Ltbc0doAylsBQMQKeP1BasBMKd-nKpUkK0eZws0fzKcozeTxjgj3/w400-h400/IMG_4446.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVWiSS5K7xmbWf4qq5OZY1VMkxhAueEKX7hHklyo93x1om3k2q00ojlQ9w3-LZ2Srn4j5Hm_tWLY_FIytwjBKKFLjiTKk_gPS536P7Cp_ioPR6WPzbNVAzwsERGUxZ35y9gkvgKAlIl0e6uMjdFJW4D0DG5ME0EO2LF8qnr0nFjP_HLIt7FrQXEKu3IOs/s3024/IMG_4448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVWiSS5K7xmbWf4qq5OZY1VMkxhAueEKX7hHklyo93x1om3k2q00ojlQ9w3-LZ2Srn4j5Hm_tWLY_FIytwjBKKFLjiTKk_gPS536P7Cp_ioPR6WPzbNVAzwsERGUxZ35y9gkvgKAlIl0e6uMjdFJW4D0DG5ME0EO2LF8qnr0nFjP_HLIt7FrQXEKu3IOs/w400-h400/IMG_4448.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hP0X9VoCSQ8aiJjmRE0hVjDl9pQXOQhNfh6FkCUz-_P4aokHUFp-4kCGvrYr2KHqabaV-wxF0uXzc42VpMKMb3eZEB9lb9TtOci14jT1tk2LLXthXCuxaJu-hxG7oewkcXfnZ7xJtiyn8eb8CUpgHbCCct33LwIBpzAku25B2-eB2ZmZoY06VtmiyOHU/s3024/IMG_4447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hP0X9VoCSQ8aiJjmRE0hVjDl9pQXOQhNfh6FkCUz-_P4aokHUFp-4kCGvrYr2KHqabaV-wxF0uXzc42VpMKMb3eZEB9lb9TtOci14jT1tk2LLXthXCuxaJu-hxG7oewkcXfnZ7xJtiyn8eb8CUpgHbCCct33LwIBpzAku25B2-eB2ZmZoY06VtmiyOHU/w400-h400/IMG_4447.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn37pu2N4oQ6cAlvhkCaAPYaXZw33fUOITWhjv7vhu4FzdT1Abk4Y84RBWMDq3barcJqR2L3iPHWw9_YhCmMikton6St_NtvvoKqswbhAlfTRUaEE3X04tPGNMUpbZ72-Ovcp2aI8HQ2EP9g0n_7eaLyKIlM04ZCRVKYxOnmJMhhSWqelgAumaTSQJrCk/s3024/IMG_4449%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn37pu2N4oQ6cAlvhkCaAPYaXZw33fUOITWhjv7vhu4FzdT1Abk4Y84RBWMDq3barcJqR2L3iPHWw9_YhCmMikton6St_NtvvoKqswbhAlfTRUaEE3X04tPGNMUpbZ72-Ovcp2aI8HQ2EP9g0n_7eaLyKIlM04ZCRVKYxOnmJMhhSWqelgAumaTSQJrCk/w400-h400/IMG_4449%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>this frame is PERFECT!! it picks up the greens and the flecks of coppery peach and I like the rustic style... this baby is BIG ... 17 " x 19.5"... not sure where I'm going to hang it... I need to redo my sampler wall in the green room...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bZ7WwP6KYwB0c1mphU2upQfjwBK8lum2MwYJH9gnweY13VQvArTri2tF4e52bDOJvQMRNgT6LV-dsDBsVZA9g2gnKgxzlOgl4KU8tteoBipcxnVrTT4YmFTqYxrVxFbi-0nxTMYQHsdzp5IEQad5J79Nydhx6mt3SVbbTwuGowBt0V-JCUeo0TWiZyCM/s3024/IMG_4450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bZ7WwP6KYwB0c1mphU2upQfjwBK8lum2MwYJH9gnweY13VQvArTri2tF4e52bDOJvQMRNgT6LV-dsDBsVZA9g2gnKgxzlOgl4KU8tteoBipcxnVrTT4YmFTqYxrVxFbi-0nxTMYQHsdzp5IEQad5J79Nydhx6mt3SVbbTwuGowBt0V-JCUeo0TWiZyCM/w400-h400/IMG_4450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>start over and hang stuff into the left corner and get things closer... and a have another small wall in the living room that could also be re-configured... quite a bit of space to work with here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZID2gYpd3G5_6VfJ3kz0NqS4HnFVPaVHEEZAzVe0GFFa1Wgpa2gc7fvhPWNH5MX081Wpy5yfg5-8Q-3eOfdoHFtFycg8JR-wR2MyftyOYvevjIyu26vYzxD605KV4U96wsZdBeVd84VA5CrON3ssNRZnF1YkU6efRDddFWF-DAsqF1-CYMPF2NyDcKB9/s3024/IMG_4451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZID2gYpd3G5_6VfJ3kz0NqS4HnFVPaVHEEZAzVe0GFFa1Wgpa2gc7fvhPWNH5MX081Wpy5yfg5-8Q-3eOfdoHFtFycg8JR-wR2MyftyOYvevjIyu26vYzxD605KV4U96wsZdBeVd84VA5CrON3ssNRZnF1YkU6efRDddFWF-DAsqF1-CYMPF2NyDcKB9/w400-h400/IMG_4451.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>but in both cases I think I want to have a couple more samplers before I do that as it will have to get out my drill to hang anything... </div><p>So I again reserve the right to change my mind...LOL</p><p>Well I'm looking forward to the warm up this week... I know it will just give false hope about Winter waning but I'll take it... we still have a long way to go before I can be buying petunias!</p><p>Not too much on my calendar for the next week or so... I like that... I'm definitely in a stay parked in my stitching chair mood and I have plenty of things to stitch.</p><p>Hope you have a good week ahead... l'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a>today and check out what is going on over there!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: as in post script, not Prairie Schooler... this is the 3rd Sunday in January in a row I've posted... and counting back it is 7 Sundays in a row... unbelievable!! Don't know what's gotten into me but I'll keep it up as long as I can... and pat myself on the back every chance I get...LOL</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-90014580076019823062024-01-14T09:00:00.022-05:002024-01-14T09:00:00.169-05:00Chilling on a Slow Sunday... <p>Hello - well that was another busy week... lots of running around and taking care of Elliott... first he was a bit under the weather with classic gastrointestinal issues... and then he shared it with his parents... who didn't bounce back as quickly... I watched him a couple of days and afterwards wiped down everything with Lysol and Clorox wipes whilst dosing myself with multi-vitamins and extra C and D... I do not want this bug. Trying not to overreact and just chill... not always easy... </p><p>While he was here I did get a little more done on the Momo<a href="https://www.penelopehandmade.com/products/dorothy-quilt-pattern"> Dorothy</a> quilt... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-YIYXXr87xeBfTeg1LlmQBJzuU4FjGwriZjT4Mz4l-pHsTyg8pABx24T9Smy2Z9IrQJgZc4EclcmFSaDLSDRdMi7u2Xcy6x_-kaDimNfPYCfYBxmC8YD1abxADNEaGTrNWfU-DwudvY03kAkoEJg7tpc5avgg9Jm8MCA8JfeTQ74Gb8xGSi09Aob_HYI/s3024/IMG_4409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-YIYXXr87xeBfTeg1LlmQBJzuU4FjGwriZjT4Mz4l-pHsTyg8pABx24T9Smy2Z9IrQJgZc4EclcmFSaDLSDRdMi7u2Xcy6x_-kaDimNfPYCfYBxmC8YD1abxADNEaGTrNWfU-DwudvY03kAkoEJg7tpc5avgg9Jm8MCA8JfeTQ74Gb8xGSi09Aob_HYI/w400-h400/IMG_4409.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>sewing 2" finished squares together is possible if he's engaged in playing and watching videos. Getting a TV for my sewing room was a very very good investment...LOL</p><p>Here's a couple of close up of the fabrics... lots of directional ones and so far I've got them all right side up which makes my OCD happy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ5QPDUWQh5ei1lZWiselPnMj3a2g0c3SLOgEj5GOyZ0nmcwCN2hrX6chwk3d2WQ-7jVHnOFto71IObl-AbT09jRCwxKQfbpUXD2vDouvcxzQoCh5F33Q89gAwCKTXBhtDs7rKjDze3ovB8y8pjbYvlY8-rrgu1HsBhPps1sADXEEGYB9OkiZz8I46tVK/s3024/IMG_4411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ5QPDUWQh5ei1lZWiselPnMj3a2g0c3SLOgEj5GOyZ0nmcwCN2hrX6chwk3d2WQ-7jVHnOFto71IObl-AbT09jRCwxKQfbpUXD2vDouvcxzQoCh5F33Q89gAwCKTXBhtDs7rKjDze3ovB8y8pjbYvlY8-rrgu1HsBhPps1sADXEEGYB9OkiZz8I46tVK/w400-h400/IMG_4411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUMMDNyLn9dzzq3vivATroHa_et1tmYq8-KLrW3FvgfPARD_pAfSDz7dOHiLdjRtJ129xIozj_TWFJmzv0GjdBJ8iG8VEaLwDKZsu18_DMOaDYCc3WRC_kmUnA1CYAnnT2N35VaAOXrGYWsplhdbXvw0IsaOhDHi_6XbTuqWafqVCySvPKP_RGveStNri/s3024/IMG_4412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUMMDNyLn9dzzq3vivATroHa_et1tmYq8-KLrW3FvgfPARD_pAfSDz7dOHiLdjRtJ129xIozj_TWFJmzv0GjdBJ8iG8VEaLwDKZsu18_DMOaDYCc3WRC_kmUnA1CYAnnT2N35VaAOXrGYWsplhdbXvw0IsaOhDHi_6XbTuqWafqVCySvPKP_RGveStNri/w400-h400/IMG_4412.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And a bit of playing with the fluff kept him occupied...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnOd7kvlDWceZjm3N_nGR0GoCFfj1rIQ1zAx2q0y-_-TFyJ6qXQILXcwvoXTts5j-HpSaTOH6UmGFcJbVyas2OZCwDQDgJSqCa9KnlbVxOZYBktv9qc3RSfki34OC9YHR3Vq48L_j_jyYDzo6G8JMb2DyxA25pBnElCRxV1uD_FPJhNLvvCr-Lw9l-P0p/s3024/IMG_4410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnOd7kvlDWceZjm3N_nGR0GoCFfj1rIQ1zAx2q0y-_-TFyJ6qXQILXcwvoXTts5j-HpSaTOH6UmGFcJbVyas2OZCwDQDgJSqCa9KnlbVxOZYBktv9qc3RSfki34OC9YHR3Vq48L_j_jyYDzo6G8JMb2DyxA25pBnElCRxV1uD_FPJhNLvvCr-Lw9l-P0p/w400-h400/IMG_4410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm enjoying the easy sewing of squares and picking out 2 fabrics that "go together"... my goal is not to duplicate any pairing and to keep the same fabric from "touching"... so far so good... I had a thought the other day that I might start a little 9 patch project that I saw on IG... people making really little blocks... some finishing 1.5"... contemplated doing some but a more manageable 3" finished... and then a brief moment of lucidity took hold and I convinced myself I did NOT need to engage in this... IG is so seductive... I need to keep working on this one as the fabrics are strewn all over my cutting table. I also had a thought that this COULD be a smaller quilt... but then I noted that I've already cut up all the big squares so I might as well continue on this path... just gonna chill with it...<br /><p>On the cross stitch front I put in about 10 more stitches on Pinkernpunkin - A Cold Winter's Day...sheesh... this project is so chill, it is cold... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5uqdsZdpB3jF-ECpaxrY53EqSrLDz4SOE2sI5veRpEcZyzsC4sBj13van9PVZTvO3F5hMPEec7fe2Fx66hOxBK3ezCptLilF1C2_YvRzCOvVCI0TVYI8zu4S8yL4CcmECxYh14aITi9dt4NHNg5pCWpuC3gSpo9bMgb6ERgeFdtiQupGc-SoiDPf-shr/s3024/IMG_4406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5uqdsZdpB3jF-ECpaxrY53EqSrLDz4SOE2sI5veRpEcZyzsC4sBj13van9PVZTvO3F5hMPEec7fe2Fx66hOxBK3ezCptLilF1C2_YvRzCOvVCI0TVYI8zu4S8yL4CcmECxYh14aITi9dt4NHNg5pCWpuC3gSpo9bMgb6ERgeFdtiQupGc-SoiDPf-shr/w400-h400/IMG_4406.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>all I need is to finish adding all the snow and snowflakes... and I could have it done except I was distracted by another shiny object...</p><p>I was reading<a href="https://patchworktimes.com/"> The Patchwork Times blog </a>and Judy was talking about a Blessings sampler... the context was you start a sampler on January 1, it should be at least 100 stitches in one dimension and you finish it by January 31. Oh... I like the sound of that... and I could certainly use as many blessings as I can get . Well I didn't read this till Jan. 3 but I figured I go for it... I knew what I wanted to stitch and I had the linen already dyed and the flosses purchased.... my choice is Prairie Schooler No. 64 Christmas Alphabet. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkd8noVALfgYjWs1YT6ZoCXKQVxhmBuwYAwUuHkrIGw9o_InSPTW96jdGb-7N1TgoXc957ct4BQO0w3ahi0cJwdvDSBMFyMbVps11AI49CBw8nZIBir4SR_ugfLS5lVRSOGL023JOjJKndgPzi39D-0cd1qSHJLVAdmDVZn_6rY5OzfCztAJ6xrglHiRq/s4032/IMG_4413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkd8noVALfgYjWs1YT6ZoCXKQVxhmBuwYAwUuHkrIGw9o_InSPTW96jdGb-7N1TgoXc957ct4BQO0w3ahi0cJwdvDSBMFyMbVps11AI49CBw8nZIBir4SR_ugfLS5lVRSOGL023JOjJKndgPzi39D-0cd1qSHJLVAdmDVZn_6rY5OzfCztAJ6xrglHiRq/w300-h400/IMG_4413.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I decided to go with the floss conversion used by Lori Holt which you can find<a href="https://blog.fatquartershop.com/christmas-alphabet-cross-stitch/"> here</a>... it is a bit brighter than the charted colors and I think it look good my Apple Green by Rit linen. It is hard to capture this color but think a light DMC 470...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPrn0h_9LS8e-P3NQxYfQZAZBz5pNkg8HjMP5itGNW5tAE8Z9HC0msuOqTj_UN6x7Alwib725pfIq5cK6X-7BM57rSMnxQRFJHBdeYI8D1Qg1auwBI0iA_Na4Nqf0WwsV8nfr6LoQmLzQO0C8ToLDkS7wZOEC8p5M_fky-hZJbpAdr6zTtpU8D1VZ4V_R/s3024/IMG_4415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPrn0h_9LS8e-P3NQxYfQZAZBz5pNkg8HjMP5itGNW5tAE8Z9HC0msuOqTj_UN6x7Alwib725pfIq5cK6X-7BM57rSMnxQRFJHBdeYI8D1Qg1auwBI0iA_Na4Nqf0WwsV8nfr6LoQmLzQO0C8ToLDkS7wZOEC8p5M_fky-hZJbpAdr6zTtpU8D1VZ4V_R/w400-h400/IMG_4415.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now I did change the greens... the outline of the blocks is DMC 470 and the darker green is DMC 3345. I thought this would be a good choice of project because I could easily gauge how far along I am ... and so far so good. I took this pic on Jan 11 and was up to date at that point. There are 27 blocks... and 31 days in January which leaves a couple of days for catch up. Fingers crossed this should be completed on or maybe even before January 31.</p><p>And reading The Patchwork Times lead me down another path. Judy was talking about a Leap Year project which would start on Leap Year Day... and she was considering doing <a href="https://farmgirldrygoodsshop.com/summer-schoolhouse-lessons-in-abecedarian-lesson-1/"> Summer Schoolhouse - Lessons in Abcedarian</a> from With Thy Needle & Thread... it is a 4 part series. Well I have all the charts and the flosses... I bought them when they first came out but I never started them because they were to be done 1 over 1 on 28 count... I don't like doing over one no matter what the count... and after these charts had been out for a while I saw version where the 4 charts were done as one long band sampler... now configuration I like very very much... and Judy was planning on doing it this way... sooo I dug out my charts and I'm going to mock up this configuration... you can see it<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Byaro0whdx6/"> here..</a>. I'll be doing it on 32 ct and it will be pretty long... right now I think it will be 31" long... and while this is no where on my list of samplers I want to do in 2024, now I WANT to do this one!!</p><p>As for some winter decor, I am enjoying my snowmen. We haven't had any accumulating snow yet and I'm perfectly fine with that...however the temperatures are definitely chilly, actually a bit more than chilly... down right COLD... highs this week at most 20 degrees and the nights are single digits... brrrrr... didn't see a single day forecast for over a week where we get above freezing... I shutter to think what my gas bill will be next month... the older I get the more I want warm weather over cold weather... I'll complain about the electric bill and my water bill in July but I'm just not a fan of cold weather anymore... except where indoor non-melting snowmen are concerned.... then I LOVE snowmen!! Quite the dichotomy isn't it???</p><p>Anyway, here's are some of the small vignettes around my house ... to start, the dining table display...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMrJB2mg6_eP865seElvuou7J23UErUwA9pFleqcldZlalqp359mJRhE3c6aVYxLeGeTSoJBwj6YoaP0xld3O231wa-aj10ebfFjyqagLxAePcVipLIB996tSSY5BaJ-LtXORC7w9eJQvR1Sxq6rknk04steBY3nlwofsUmr89zihJtGldwRiziFb25x5/s3024/IMG_4378%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMrJB2mg6_eP865seElvuou7J23UErUwA9pFleqcldZlalqp359mJRhE3c6aVYxLeGeTSoJBwj6YoaP0xld3O231wa-aj10ebfFjyqagLxAePcVipLIB996tSSY5BaJ-LtXORC7w9eJQvR1Sxq6rknk04steBY3nlwofsUmr89zihJtGldwRiziFb25x5/w400-h400/IMG_4378%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh34WHfTZJ_tgv8m5axDXTYOS-AMkzH_Q21KzsAy3s7UCRToCBmlz2EUwsQknqZQv03gpgO66vZ0-PmMaHUtHrfmmaZDdLvjA8aWTXsST0yuXJDCkCYMQFxxcXrXbx_fw6BiCtrZ3cPRIWoMOlKb_K7Z-0EHCvcEC7pWAFj-aB-ecIBX0hck1rFbOKOrun/s3024/IMG_4379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh34WHfTZJ_tgv8m5axDXTYOS-AMkzH_Q21KzsAy3s7UCRToCBmlz2EUwsQknqZQv03gpgO66vZ0-PmMaHUtHrfmmaZDdLvjA8aWTXsST0yuXJDCkCYMQFxxcXrXbx_fw6BiCtrZ3cPRIWoMOlKb_K7Z-0EHCvcEC7pWAFj-aB-ecIBX0hck1rFbOKOrun/w400-h400/IMG_4379.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMZT0UFN85OYoxPMhJpmWvUevJJGOvpEmjYKb3zxpgVW1S4tm1chBXia4S92UkqtmdrS1AxmV7Lf2dYGqaeEUWMnjFSX2wE5tm7mphIsmzW_WSqcwRKiB6ZzwQhi_r8_tWcl0fMkjYh6A8XkUV_iIpCUMQMqvmlee9N1Xu8cEPFGoIDWudSo6bH8VQ30/s3024/IMG_4380%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMZT0UFN85OYoxPMhJpmWvUevJJGOvpEmjYKb3zxpgVW1S4tm1chBXia4S92UkqtmdrS1AxmV7Lf2dYGqaeEUWMnjFSX2wE5tm7mphIsmzW_WSqcwRKiB6ZzwQhi_r8_tWcl0fMkjYh6A8XkUV_iIpCUMQMqvmlee9N1Xu8cEPFGoIDWudSo6bH8VQ30/w400-h400/IMG_4380%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>and yes this bears a striking resemblance to my Christmas table display... but there are slight differences... first the tray is the same style from Walmart but this time it is blue... the white trees were a hold over but the Prairie Schooler Santas have been replaced with snowman... also Prairie Schooler... and I'm liking the pompom snowballs. The table runner is some vintage Debbie Mumm and I believe Debbie Mumm and Prairie Schooler are a match made in heaven!!<p></p><p>On the living room wall I have my Mummville quilt... every house is a different combination of door and house color... and HOA nightmare... the pattern is<a href="https://cluckclucksewshop.com/products/suburbs-137-pdf-pattern"> Suburbs </a>by Cluck Cluck Sew...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bgDrLb4rmD3VJuRVQC-hDsUwnhBfS_eIgXsAPjsTnEzToLF2zb5jE3t2BH2OAJtZA4p_51FRtDo-AfMwBfEKA9PRaUzFO1Azxv1v-bN6W83uR0zCrH4Du8KXZpR_ciihPV0rE75sox0MV_HW_SQI08E7r_5aXRapc-axJnh-QqbjN_ndIUvXJHw5OODJ/s3024/IMG_4407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bgDrLb4rmD3VJuRVQC-hDsUwnhBfS_eIgXsAPjsTnEzToLF2zb5jE3t2BH2OAJtZA4p_51FRtDo-AfMwBfEKA9PRaUzFO1Azxv1v-bN6W83uR0zCrH4Du8KXZpR_ciihPV0rE75sox0MV_HW_SQI08E7r_5aXRapc-axJnh-QqbjN_ndIUvXJHw5OODJ/w400-h400/IMG_4407.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaama7OQ4lCwLOvDtV1RiSvhL8YP_RQR4TbZTb7LSqc7FiDRNwwXVTPDUMqaDUUsAEhcFY3Qg9NWxyR9ZVE5pFOdtkHnmMKynOYUr9LqnkzmMwW6_jDPLbs9HhBm8K8A9XvUNGktDe65owlQ93I2ki81ONfFsCQUyRGIo0cWAVKJ47Ov0Qpsdz50C8eAie/s3024/IMG_4408%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaama7OQ4lCwLOvDtV1RiSvhL8YP_RQR4TbZTb7LSqc7FiDRNwwXVTPDUMqaDUUsAEhcFY3Qg9NWxyR9ZVE5pFOdtkHnmMKynOYUr9LqnkzmMwW6_jDPLbs9HhBm8K8A9XvUNGktDe65owlQ93I2ki81ONfFsCQUyRGIo0cWAVKJ47Ov0Qpsdz50C8eAie/w400-h400/IMG_4408%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>these fabrics are all at least 20 to 25 years old... and I still love them. Debbie Mumm was my first designer crush... I posted this on IG a year or so ago and Debbie Mumm left me a sweet comment... I was gobsmacked... and pleased as punch.<a href="http://www.thetshirtquiltcompany.com/"> Delinda of The T-Shirt Quilt Company </a>did the quilting and I think that windy panto is perfect. </p><p>The tier tray has Snowy Day from Prairie Schooler No. 177 called <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-January-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/12-1213">January</a>... and all the little snowmen are Debbie Mumm items as is that snowman cookie jar sitting atop a stack of Debbie Mumm quilts...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjsHkSsA24wwp2FOI1AlatinKJ7gLEW9PTLi2n2o_JXmOC_yxq9CHVixj9cNEtVC2z1LSIsOd44gc8GoV7_Z3tTTdBTZtwDJBSK1zN_tAEpFM9gK9fo-WKZNv22VNBgzqRPc0FjXCBOxoA1oqNnUehoyoOhXEro5nFJVWxtIYfDNGTlxk4fEkwzVQOrg4/s3024/IMG_4381.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjsHkSsA24wwp2FOI1AlatinKJ7gLEW9PTLi2n2o_JXmOC_yxq9CHVixj9cNEtVC2z1LSIsOd44gc8GoV7_Z3tTTdBTZtwDJBSK1zN_tAEpFM9gK9fo-WKZNv22VNBgzqRPc0FjXCBOxoA1oqNnUehoyoOhXEro5nFJVWxtIYfDNGTlxk4fEkwzVQOrg4/w400-h400/IMG_4381.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and there are more Debbie Mumm quilts in my laundry cart I keep in the corner of the living room...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1u7NrkfKjhuNOzBNe9t6sBBS29HGYZB4OgqiLMr9xoXZ4mBDEwxsoWntK4p8b8E2krm8yF8ywk5vHwrC1l6J4ePiDTyg2fChmGPbFuf3uFOxwSD7-APhQrvDJAuGTnTdJzkFKwL639R4igBwutVgHYpDd1vDUslLKMNbnNcAchBnoToZD8iJkuBynaaN/s3024/IMG_4383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1u7NrkfKjhuNOzBNe9t6sBBS29HGYZB4OgqiLMr9xoXZ4mBDEwxsoWntK4p8b8E2krm8yF8ywk5vHwrC1l6J4ePiDTyg2fChmGPbFuf3uFOxwSD7-APhQrvDJAuGTnTdJzkFKwL639R4igBwutVgHYpDd1vDUslLKMNbnNcAchBnoToZD8iJkuBynaaN/w400-h400/IMG_4383.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the TV cabinet has a nice display... Prairie Schooler Winter from the chart<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Prairie-Seasons-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/8779"> Prairie Seasons No. 50.</a>.. and below the appropriately named <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Teresa-Kogut-Star-Shaped-Snowman-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/TK-XS149">Star Shaped Snowman </a>by Teresa Kogut and another snowman from Prairie Schooler. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1ILAdCUZnssL17-LiNLbyO1GmnlbQMEPPPVv7vIMk7W62x0rvG301M1PDatN7mxylXp7WVYT0IsgnKMRIZtwQCJoPLFjQU3M0eX5bXY4gZ2shT4S_Qx4bOvVjhmDYr8wVpzwVaFVbFlZ8rh24grJIhy8WCdlCca7CeCmjVxbexbBjG0Mqpo5mM-kqDXC/s3024/IMG_4384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1ILAdCUZnssL17-LiNLbyO1GmnlbQMEPPPVv7vIMk7W62x0rvG301M1PDatN7mxylXp7WVYT0IsgnKMRIZtwQCJoPLFjQU3M0eX5bXY4gZ2shT4S_Qx4bOvVjhmDYr8wVpzwVaFVbFlZ8rh24grJIhy8WCdlCca7CeCmjVxbexbBjG0Mqpo5mM-kqDXC/w400-h400/IMG_4384.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>On my door I have <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Teresa-Kogut-Stu-Snowman-Christmas-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/TK-XS113">Stu Snowman,</a> another Teresa Kogut design...notice to the right of his smiling face the letters STU... coincidence? I don't think so... LOL... I mounted him on a wooden sled I painted... did this one years ago and still love him. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rrMC93UO6W-n7CynvaRydUezOhfPSACaJUf7hkdEOaOsrBJFR_WETvWLDZjhENbDwW1fdgnsuRld6fuKIppPYow4AWgJTM41yn52ikgywfUONrnYYDfTsFATclZ1FmcWuwXUByEVccSER9UK6uKeUmcsXzn4uPfddzqxOdNToFlGV-DiWgUFMxLaTMPL/s3024/IMG_4385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rrMC93UO6W-n7CynvaRydUezOhfPSACaJUf7hkdEOaOsrBJFR_WETvWLDZjhENbDwW1fdgnsuRld6fuKIppPYow4AWgJTM41yn52ikgywfUONrnYYDfTsFATclZ1FmcWuwXUByEVccSER9UK6uKeUmcsXzn4uPfddzqxOdNToFlGV-DiWgUFMxLaTMPL/w400-h400/IMG_4385.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And the phone niche in the hallway... the cross stitch is from the book <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/With-Thy-Needle-and-Thread-Snow-Ball-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/21-2607">Snow Ball </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread... the cute snowmen and teapot is a Johanna Parker ... and the pastel bottle brush trees ( you may have to zoom in to see them) were picked up at Dollar Tree last week... pale pink, mint green and turquoise... they are part of their Easter decor ... I may have to go back and get more... love them! ... and on the phone book shelf is a Lizzie Kate <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Snowy-String-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-S112">Snowy String</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/With-Thy-Needle-and-Thread-Snow-Ball-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/21-2607"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42M-FnN3nhCFOGawD6tQf2zxekN0ZeprLOuxpbV1kHJzO9n_clOifJrDYAb5MV4Bs85xoEVWUGMmFl_zOif6Y8PzLwtWSkr70IKVUZpobQt_0GoeoSD-GLBeIE2EHEZ2mOy3qhxDgkirO7LWSWXsV5DvSAlbpLu0qTgT6CF2Y3QNUQ6QSdyZBbEjSoAdJ/s3024/IMG_4387.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42M-FnN3nhCFOGawD6tQf2zxekN0ZeprLOuxpbV1kHJzO9n_clOifJrDYAb5MV4Bs85xoEVWUGMmFl_zOif6Y8PzLwtWSkr70IKVUZpobQt_0GoeoSD-GLBeIE2EHEZ2mOy3qhxDgkirO7LWSWXsV5DvSAlbpLu0qTgT6CF2Y3QNUQ6QSdyZBbEjSoAdJ/w400-h400/IMG_4387.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I 'll have more winter decor for the next time I post... I still want to FFO a couple of items to add to the displays. </p><p>Next week is chock full of stuff to do... brunch on Monday to celebrate my oldest son's 39th birthday... what the heck??? How did he get so old? Oh yeah, I got old too... Tuesday I spend with Elliott... Wednesday I have lunch scheduled with my quilty lady friends and Wednesday is my son's actual birthday and we are doing dinner that night... so far nothing on Thursday and I'd like to keep it that way...and Friday I have a medical appointment... what happened to the leisurely retired life I thought I had? </p><p>Hopefully all of these engagements will still leave me stitching time... I really want to keep the Blessings project on track... I want a blessed 2024 for all of us... filled with happiness and good health!!</p><p>I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts</a> today... oh and I'm patting myself on the back ... 2 weeks into '24 and 2 posts... I probably can't keep up this breakneck pace (ROFLMAO) but I'll try... hope you have a great week.. I watch the weather forecasts for the US and see lots of white stuff falling all over the place... I'm already longing for Spring... </p><p>one last thing... I've had several people tell me they can't seem to leave a comment, and I don't know how to fix that ...but if you want to drop me a comment feel free to send an email to cfunliu@aol.com... </p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun</p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-81915576628166065862024-01-07T09:00:00.001-05:002024-01-07T09:00:00.129-05:00Many Momo quilts to start 2024 on a Slow Sunday...<p>ok... everything below Hello was written prior to Saturday... which was a good thing as I did something STUPID on Saturday... I cut a slice off the tip of my left hand pinky with my rotary cutter... and boy does it hurt... there wasn't a way to stitch it or glue it so they just bandaged it and hopefully it will clot and quit pulsing and form a scab... it has taken me forever to type this paragraph with one hand ... I had planned to add more chit chat but not gonna happen ...I'm obviously not a good example so take me as a terrible warning and watch what you are doing with sharp objects...</p><p>Hello -- hope you had a nice New Year's Day...there were some fireworks in my neighborhood at midnight...well actually our local pyro started about 10pm, but he did finish up about 12:30am so not as long and loud as in the past... our police department knows who it is, but as of last year it is legal to set off fireworks... I'm thinking that maybe the smaller display is that he doesn't have anything to protest against anymore... being a night owl I was up and ringing in the New Year with some stitching...</p><p>This is from Melisa at Pinkernpunkin... A Cold Winter's Day - Dot's Saltbox...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QPysC8qyWM8VSAmykmklu6PoVHKguNUvSFzTv57xb8xnP3m3OIjcz8xTZCwvASf-R_1vezFCAKXjefwu7WY-wYfDl5nsWP61MJ8J25x9k86n4ewRP7MTNZLW3KxkDB4mO8feOsWB_pnHeFqq8BaXJH06DGs9ztS48ARSs43wZ2MuTZlRRM8WVrReOZGp/s3024/IMG_4362%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QPysC8qyWM8VSAmykmklu6PoVHKguNUvSFzTv57xb8xnP3m3OIjcz8xTZCwvASf-R_1vezFCAKXjefwu7WY-wYfDl5nsWP61MJ8J25x9k86n4ewRP7MTNZLW3KxkDB4mO8feOsWB_pnHeFqq8BaXJH06DGs9ztS48ARSs43wZ2MuTZlRRM8WVrReOZGp/w400-h400/IMG_4362%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>now I started by painting this 16 ct Aida with a very diluted solution of Evening Blue at the top and Apple Green at the bottom. After I got that line of white/snow and those little trees stitched at the bottom of the house I stitched the snowman...and decided that the green wasn't dark enough... so I frogged the snowman and took the chance of adding more Apple Green and keeping it away from the line of white stitches...and I got lucky ... and it worked...I needed this good luck as on New Year's Eve I dropped a hand mirror on the tile floor in the bathroom and it shattered... acckkkk!!! </p><p>Anyway, I changed the color of the house... Melisa had done this one in pink... I'm using DMC 676 and 3829 so it resembles my little house. As I said last week I have plans to do 6 of these little houses in 2024... and right now I'm leaning to making them all little yellow houses... a bit narcissistic...LOL... but yellow houses make me happy!!</p><p>Continuing my New Year's tradition I did engage in all the activities that I want to enjoy for all the rest of the year... I did a little knitting...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M_TztjRb80-YTNIxEUX3gPiu2uuGO3xuKv30nggKz5Xc0rk3YVTPYKRPXm8RXHtyRE-HyCFTOt-2nlhvZb5wIIwn9Z6TFIq-EguVGBMSgAeBo_bwG65jXi8wfG7uG95tT0J9SGyXNwQowUaVPR3EuGR10oRGT0oJutfMoR1OHBi6Ma2UhKzXEltzwCm5/s3024/IMG_4363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M_TztjRb80-YTNIxEUX3gPiu2uuGO3xuKv30nggKz5Xc0rk3YVTPYKRPXm8RXHtyRE-HyCFTOt-2nlhvZb5wIIwn9Z6TFIq-EguVGBMSgAeBo_bwG65jXi8wfG7uG95tT0J9SGyXNwQowUaVPR3EuGR10oRGT0oJutfMoR1OHBi6Ma2UhKzXEltzwCm5/w400-h400/IMG_4363.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>been working on this sock for a bit... pretty colors... will probably be a gift for a friend... can't find the ball band but it isn't Opal but another German (I think ) manufacturer.. I like the mix of big and small bands of color.</p><p>As for quilting, I went down to my sewing studio (sounds so much classier than my basement...LOL) and did a couple more blocks for my Momo Dorothy quilt... and then I did some mathing and realized I do have enough of that Moda Muslin Mates scissors fabric to do the all alternate blocks!! Yippee!! Here's where it si at the moment...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_ERzlfXZJ0KNoh89Tszwtwv0-3oXeQG3xYLRu2Kmui1mfTe3pQDmnS1vjk_EZAhn6YBLBkfSrUjZzwsU5GuQSOONSmMRZBg9K0K_uT1C6yj6hywRUpZ4GS2rIfuIBSUTu-nA2tm0rVvzSi4aUjyh0o4dH-2qK41-NYQwTCXpi0auei3VO1A7FUWJnIsP/s4032/IMG_4360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_ERzlfXZJ0KNoh89Tszwtwv0-3oXeQG3xYLRu2Kmui1mfTe3pQDmnS1vjk_EZAhn6YBLBkfSrUjZzwsU5GuQSOONSmMRZBg9K0K_uT1C6yj6hywRUpZ4GS2rIfuIBSUTu-nA2tm0rVvzSi4aUjyh0o4dH-2qK41-NYQwTCXpi0auei3VO1A7FUWJnIsP/w300-h400/IMG_4360.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Now I can make it a bed sized quilt...and we won't discuss that I really don't need another bed size Momo quilt.. this would make the 4th one ... no wait... the 5th... I forgot about the Momo quilt on the back seat of my car... searching the blog , I discovered I made it back in 2011... I think that was my first Momo quilt... you can see it <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoSqonQ0t8890ryJBUUZl1VoU2smCVxEQdBsHu9ZpBkqrBUpUKgSDdfY-PnlNqihbK-qCuiEJbAAIaOTcSqNmoCH202IDWUSLG92JwV1ke8V5Ew3CgoKBI0ecqu7YKX0bC-Ji8MWy-DM/s1600/Photos+5.20.2010+1076.jpg">here</a>... along with 5 lap sized Momo quilts in the more 70's colorway... avocado, harvest gold, coppertone brown... and this year I'm using all my Momo quilts in my winter decor... and I have many Momo quilts to show you!!</p><p>Out on the sunroom porch...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDWWEBwvRGi0K-TJk8ZCDre8kVAUMtVNwt-Cn3IpSY0LbxXWdYHQ8nN_tPAimKj23sINCi0vmIxUiRk8lPUyarjLiYILg_H5be1TI5yGpuy8qf5cXKj2TjUGsH1bPs0DlTVUh7A-Z1o8lTsbNJIxNfH4jWNeM1jL6qsSK1quaeXxUtPFgnvRhvho6Q5Ek/s3024/IMG_4337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDWWEBwvRGi0K-TJk8ZCDre8kVAUMtVNwt-Cn3IpSY0LbxXWdYHQ8nN_tPAimKj23sINCi0vmIxUiRk8lPUyarjLiYILg_H5be1TI5yGpuy8qf5cXKj2TjUGsH1bPs0DlTVUh7A-Z1o8lTsbNJIxNfH4jWNeM1jL6qsSK1quaeXxUtPFgnvRhvho6Q5Ek/w400-h400/IMG_4337.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The quilt pattern is called Topiary Tiles and the fabrics are from the Avant Garden collection.<a href="https://thepolkadotchicken.blogspot.com/2014/08/growing-my-avant-garden-on-design-wall.html"> Here's a link</a> to the post where you can see it on the design wall... I searched the blog and can't find a full picture of it anywhere...</p><p>Here's my stitching chair out on the sunroom porch...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwWlYrwaiZsOPlNq2h9OEpFT83-aC_OlImwLvXeVjt0Awj55krgEbu5SriHB5zA6z59bTPcJn1kNrBXfK2smWHQopXrR2N0NtxC4Na6OnYwbiZ8LsqPzvoG86v1Z3sXX-WrHXdPwIaUOFpkqQ5-D2XN7o6fL08WcKASpTcSlFFCyF-L_ZzfoO8Rghra1k/s3024/IMG_4338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwWlYrwaiZsOPlNq2h9OEpFT83-aC_OlImwLvXeVjt0Awj55krgEbu5SriHB5zA6z59bTPcJn1kNrBXfK2smWHQopXrR2N0NtxC4Na6OnYwbiZ8LsqPzvoG86v1Z3sXX-WrHXdPwIaUOFpkqQ5-D2XN7o6fL08WcKASpTcSlFFCyF-L_ZzfoO8Rghra1k/w400-h400/IMG_4338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is one of 2 quilts I made with blocks from the pattern <a href="https://cluckclucksewshop.com/products/fat-quarter-shuffle-196-pdf-pattern">Fat Quarter Shuffle</a> by Cluck Cluck Sew, and<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNO658BXtmToPWFtMCJjCfS9L5QIGAc0QEI3QC2T0O3U41nkW07bANqcqeX20wiANgZQ7DRT9ePShyI4nQaFaMoU0f_GWNiqr799ZXzgDyRFAGSyYSSyCwpH4FPr2f_k_OTyrqqGcTSzRdHUvZWbVuUmhJeOyIfJRsvkuiuWUUxaPJEhzANpID4xFdrw=s3024"> here's a link </a>to a pic of it on my design wall. </p><p>In my bedroom...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT3V6vbkxIx0JqTHCnbfiVkEPEBrd307uNLinm5QQCL5ao1eEcPqbz3cwCGMLI3M40EoDYs8g795kjIbO24AyO8EPi3vQZfrtr113kGJ5iqpXSVm9TmfM4ikpTiAV3nvgdSVf_aHlNihoeG1P-fVw0RGgc8ypw4WT8xm4fCbg6chl_aL6fYDdxxhkwyIE/s3024/IMG_4333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT3V6vbkxIx0JqTHCnbfiVkEPEBrd307uNLinm5QQCL5ao1eEcPqbz3cwCGMLI3M40EoDYs8g795kjIbO24AyO8EPi3vQZfrtr113kGJ5iqpXSVm9TmfM4ikpTiAV3nvgdSVf_aHlNihoeG1P-fVw0RGgc8ypw4WT8xm4fCbg6chl_aL6fYDdxxhkwyIE/w400-h400/IMG_4333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>on the bed is a Giant Disappearing Nine Patch done with a lot of the Wonderland collection. Here's some of my favorite blocks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjpEYzNKxoAO-deyNPS_EKV_HbekkKSZDzUOYO4xxzXTX_2Lj-ZT7zRyj5-LtLnu50QQN8ldpL8Y78po6ZDhSAONePk_yckTy_fbHFU9S0hL09xL080wQA2p1fwO1z10FljCFh-Olwg-RUmdT6psTBp1z9lWXdBqG9aw9fRHRQCJGMWG2k7QdaPZemFh0/s3024/IMG_4336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjpEYzNKxoAO-deyNPS_EKV_HbekkKSZDzUOYO4xxzXTX_2Lj-ZT7zRyj5-LtLnu50QQN8ldpL8Y78po6ZDhSAONePk_yckTy_fbHFU9S0hL09xL080wQA2p1fwO1z10FljCFh-Olwg-RUmdT6psTBp1z9lWXdBqG9aw9fRHRQCJGMWG2k7QdaPZemFh0/w400-h400/IMG_4336.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I love this quilt pattern because you can use 10" squares and don't have to chop up those large scale prints. At the end of the bed is a throw sized quilt... again I started with a layer cake and cut the fabrics in half and then spaced them out with 5" finished squares... didn't have to chop up the porcupines or the cats or some of the larger scale prints...definitely make the pictures bigger to see the fabric details. </p><p>Along with those two quilts there is this one on the chair in the corner of the room...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdIaZiCJTA_E2wiKtougYooQ-o5k2zYbKOKB-xp1mOxNT2ZuHGEUU4-28ZtEnF3jMkW2Y-mlNN-xWubEvm6B7SitEh2DeYQbJWbgUeSuZMCUhGIRYbiHkXDqZZSNWmwqxyXnyvrpOiYjY8PlQ_nQ9fOTzyM2pUotjPP2454z7mnmiFGDnXIwNgKO2F-zv/s3024/IMG_4334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdIaZiCJTA_E2wiKtougYooQ-o5k2zYbKOKB-xp1mOxNT2ZuHGEUU4-28ZtEnF3jMkW2Y-mlNN-xWubEvm6B7SitEh2DeYQbJWbgUeSuZMCUhGIRYbiHkXDqZZSNWmwqxyXnyvrpOiYjY8PlQ_nQ9fOTzyM2pUotjPP2454z7mnmiFGDnXIwNgKO2F-zv/w400-h400/IMG_4334.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>These are blocks from<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tula-Pinks-City-Sampler-Modern/dp/1440232148/ref=asc_df_1440232148/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312172766117&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7537798113333771213&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015725&hvtargid=pla-436067032225&psc=1&mcid=50b5601bf4423aa8ab1a8251e71e3c13&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhc-sBhCEARIsAOVwHuRTeeiGBAaVHtANjrcvrJSqsAK-WPlnOGGn3KYPi3Gtz4yzvXx8Q9UaAmrxEALw_wcB"> Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks</a>. I started this in '16 and then got bored with it, came back to it in '17 got bored again... finally called it a finish in 2020 but only did about 56 blocks... I was going to put a link in here to a full pic of this quilt but it again appears that I never showed one on the blog... sheesh... </p><p>And in the living room... on the chairs..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zPWg6decfscShti74ep5_olb30ZClNILV9nMijGWXi6h1OdePz76WL-wkV3a7-lqzLkjMmJUwPhuKJx24ScjWGLRhVlXRcRw-VHTweYZ-aI5biJc6RfrHY3c9Cz6LBoSxDohv52Uhbsvs7YuQ6fGPy-g9E8GaxYuhb1a-ua4771wjVW_UmAR27CgwQwi/s3024/IMG_4341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zPWg6decfscShti74ep5_olb30ZClNILV9nMijGWXi6h1OdePz76WL-wkV3a7-lqzLkjMmJUwPhuKJx24ScjWGLRhVlXRcRw-VHTweYZ-aI5biJc6RfrHY3c9Cz6LBoSxDohv52Uhbsvs7YuQ6fGPy-g9E8GaxYuhb1a-ua4771wjVW_UmAR27CgwQwi/w400-h400/IMG_4341.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The chair on the left has blocks from Fat Quarter Shuffle and<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9EEKYIp924wAdJKMTgzguGXCZntPCpRoEGIi0mnEcVI32I2WjT2pctyTIccvDValuXTeDYmSlhnQTMDCYQcuICFTr_hSAoNBky0GX222K53-7Ox2wHHsBrTTs71tCZ8cpBdH-OOo2N8mSZf7KLe4suB9Tb5gA4a3WOg92iW6yZcXpvJnZc5tv6vw36A=s3024"> here's a link</a> to see it on my design wall...and the chair on the right is called Vanishing Time...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaN9SJE1FX0Kr-F-RsNyrSDKmmVbjZtE0YRseKOkg2fNHftLx_TftBM4Lse806w5f62pf7Iy1VEsiAabcODb7vV6ybgRAxYL8k94tBKXT3krkN3V2g-erWMb9u38cLIl0UBrbANg6vGaFJif70u80owb8gHiu894H3SkoCl6Yub_3s7-QYDkBghJ5gA/s3024/IMG_2996.jpg"> here's a link</a> to the full view of this one again from my design wall... and I didn't realize till I went looking for pics of these quilts that I rarely posted a pic of them finished... sheesh... </p><p>oh and on the back of the couch....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdFwiNo4g_S52waepLbNdfoNyZd1ZhMGHB36m7jOL93r3ilong4t4a6YdU9xMJ1xdZ3CthK9-AR4coXtO1aSamgMfSXlU2RNSsKQiVzj1KSpo_FKJVHZdDP5epbzQJqepfD_WacomStUZ90BTi0MRWqmzZx8BnEbt5FdJvAePzCaWoMH-O7r64niSegE3/s3024/IMG_4340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdFwiNo4g_S52waepLbNdfoNyZd1ZhMGHB36m7jOL93r3ilong4t4a6YdU9xMJ1xdZ3CthK9-AR4coXtO1aSamgMfSXlU2RNSsKQiVzj1KSpo_FKJVHZdDP5epbzQJqepfD_WacomStUZ90BTi0MRWqmzZx8BnEbt5FdJvAePzCaWoMH-O7r64niSegE3/w400-h400/IMG_4340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This one is my variation of the Vintage Star pattern.. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMvSwQ9Kx871LuSK4MP0yKt3Uq4tb906DdtTOQ0z7sTyv0_qN6U0smnPS5By_V8zt3eRf2ChuRNtUx0tB0sd0JJ1JCe2yguS07NhUKavvEKe8YZO2QoR9t-YKwASTOBKDJLafIjGYVks/s1600/DSCN3082%255B1%255D.jpg">here's a link</a> to a picture of it on my bed... a rare occurrence it appears where my Momo quilts are concerned. </p><p>And in searching the blog (I spent a lot of time doing that this week...and boy did I wear a path in memory lane)... anyway I found 2 more Momo quilts that were done in the more Spring-y colorways and a table runner... I do LOVE LOVE LOVE my Momo fabrics!!</p><p>Along with sewing some Dorothy blocks I re- did a quilt I made in 2020... you can see it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRLzfIQ1zfX7EzpDdOIbWHs0fuuxtqEOGwrjX8KlKnGiNKfrOO4o_pFcqYoDfIA4rmdOYquMVqloMQ-n92hkoZZWB43EhsUktFPO6yH4ehVbnX_GrYxpnAmqa4_QjYRwDrtAOBY7gUJdl/s1600/IMG_4818.jpg"> here.</a>.. I only hung this one once in my living room... and while I still like it, I've gone with a lot of Debbie Mumm stuff the last couple of years for winter decor... I have a lot of Debbie Mumm quilts and knickknacks... I was and still am a MEGA fan of her style... anyway... I like this giant snowman but I didn't know where to display him...until I was taking down the Christmas decor in the back hallway and thought... could I make it fit here?? Well if you lop off about 18 inches side to side and another 6 inches of so top to bottom you can squeeze it in the back hallway....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicNw1GIZHU71M5Z0HUCs-ZghiVjxXCK2VcMiUMouSL1Gso-ND_dU2F_P3aU3Ik4tmupzs20XGSoiQHpkW5ZqAPTu7myLJNX6SLymkAr4_JQWJGTL9wioqVRIPzHaj_q9aik-JX7RA5K84bQ4YLt9IS5B5QtVGF9XFm1MFR6i9GICLQ7wHRrDNWfbOhq47/s3024/IMG_4358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicNw1GIZHU71M5Z0HUCs-ZghiVjxXCK2VcMiUMouSL1Gso-ND_dU2F_P3aU3Ik4tmupzs20XGSoiQHpkW5ZqAPTu7myLJNX6SLymkAr4_JQWJGTL9wioqVRIPzHaj_q9aik-JX7RA5K84bQ4YLt9IS5B5QtVGF9XFm1MFR6i9GICLQ7wHRrDNWfbOhq47/w400-h400/IMG_4358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So as you depart my home you will see this GIANT snowman waving to you and hoping you'll come back and see me again...LOL</p><p>Along with the knitting and the sewing and the cross stitching, I also indulged in going out to eat and shopping (online) on New Year's Day... ALL the stuff I want to do again and again and again and again in 2024... let's see how that works out... </p><p>I got the bulk of my Winter decor out... just need to do some FFO-ing and tuck in a few new pieces. As I mentioned before I spent a lot of time searching old posts last week... and it makes me happy to have this record of things I've done ... and it reminded me of projects I've forgotten about too... and showed me how much more I have put in my displays over the years... which may or may not be a good thing, as sometimes I think I may have a wee too much on the shelves...and then I push that thought to the back of my very dusty cluttered mind ... I'll think about that tomorrow... like Scarlett O'Hara... </p><p>I did enjoy seeing pictures of my yard and the flowers I've grown... it has me longing for Spring and we had some warm days about 2 weeks ago which got my daffodils already poking up through the newly laid mulch... hey guys, you are waaaaay too early to the party... </p><p>So plans for a quiet week ahead... Elliott on Tuesday, a haircut and color on Wednesday..that's all I see on my calendar. The colder temperatures and a bit of snow would have me happy to be home...</p><p>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a> and check out what everyone else is up to...</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-42272938646972548142023-12-31T09:00:00.002-05:002023-12-31T09:00:00.133-05:00It's not a pretty sight and lots of ramblings and musings on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello - I hope you had a lovely Christmas... mine was very nice and it isn't even over yet... after giving Elliott three Christmas present opening days (Elliott is supremely blessed with great parents and grandparents...IMHO) ... the adults haven't found time to exchange their gifts... but we will get around to it.</p><p>As for this post...when I started to write this I thought it would be short and sweet...insert hysterical laughter... I'm rarely... probably never short and sweet...wait I take it back I am short... the sweet part is certainly debatable ... anyway I have definitely rambled today... just a heads up for you... </p><p>Yesterday my dear son helped me put away all the Christmas decor... well almost all of it ... as I looked around the room I forgot to take Olive, the other reindeer to the basement... I think I'll let her hang out a little while longer. And when he was done toting everything back to the basement, he turned around and toted upstairs all the snowman and winter decor... and here is the evidence... not a pretty sight... but I'll get there...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtb2G4YMRDogbHWanVVMlMknb3gS5uwGLaL-uI1EFKsmafgSAv3_THTyNm9dVF5S-7Vf7qOF204Rz9stb0mTNMKVCLA16B0mA3J5UecxWrs-6m4VS_GMpNyiXCeM3gsv5IX43nK5-omBh78n2T8zdeG8vA-LOJenF6JaOQ1CxYh2FBOj7pkHC183_hBp1/s3024/IMG_4318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtb2G4YMRDogbHWanVVMlMknb3gS5uwGLaL-uI1EFKsmafgSAv3_THTyNm9dVF5S-7Vf7qOF204Rz9stb0mTNMKVCLA16B0mA3J5UecxWrs-6m4VS_GMpNyiXCeM3gsv5IX43nK5-omBh78n2T8zdeG8vA-LOJenF6JaOQ1CxYh2FBOj7pkHC183_hBp1/w400-h400/IMG_4318.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5spwefBeO7-XaVCDDVR8v9EjyovMvLpRttYaJowebnwu1QMV9rA3SseYGIP26vBOL9owGvdSwNA_qeyX0eTeAOWEoDiukXznZRzPQL8Y84j2rzGL0-bGaXegpdGekiLQORSmjS4w-drox-fS8IJI25Z69H2bdlWKrVnEQGzppehWmftfhjAVkhzHWUR2/s3024/IMG_4317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5spwefBeO7-XaVCDDVR8v9EjyovMvLpRttYaJowebnwu1QMV9rA3SseYGIP26vBOL9owGvdSwNA_qeyX0eTeAOWEoDiukXznZRzPQL8Y84j2rzGL0-bGaXegpdGekiLQORSmjS4w-drox-fS8IJI25Z69H2bdlWKrVnEQGzppehWmftfhjAVkhzHWUR2/w400-h400/IMG_4317.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>Keeping it real... and offering my sincere gratitude to whoever perfected the Sterlite plastic bin ... especially the 66 qt size... it is my favorite! LOL... good for storing quilts and all kinds of decor.. . you'll never see me blocking traffic and protesting oil... I'm old...but not stupid... <div><br /></div><div>I have today and tomorrow to release all these quilts and knickknacks and get them displayed... I'll be watching Elliott on Tuesday and while I'm sure he'd be happy to "help" me I think I'll pass on that offer. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the Christmas festivities behind me I have done a little winter stitching... nothing is totally finished yet... I did another Prairie Schooler Snowman.... this one from the book<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Holly-Days-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/09-2162"> Holly Days No. 157</a>... I need a quintet of snowman for the centerpiece tray for my dining table... hopefully I still have some of the same fabric I used for the other 4... I know I have the tinsel trim... </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aW9hPm52BTmfQWroLtVf7HpgOOb8AZQpMCpcYPa_uLGAyz-0k2bUkSON-niQNkKc0GeueffwoOQwbg8H1OyWzjON8r1UY46r0MXf-AhDButlYTrboL56eUmp8dRq61P9R85D-UmKZKgKZkmVQZV6YS92uQ8yWTqoiH1Ad6limAthgWzLbDIzaXh0mFVE/s3024/IMG_4311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aW9hPm52BTmfQWroLtVf7HpgOOb8AZQpMCpcYPa_uLGAyz-0k2bUkSON-niQNkKc0GeueffwoOQwbg8H1OyWzjON8r1UY46r0MXf-AhDButlYTrboL56eUmp8dRq61P9R85D-UmKZKgKZkmVQZV6YS92uQ8yWTqoiH1Ad6limAthgWzLbDIzaXh0mFVE/s320/IMG_4311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And I stitched this Snowman sampler from Tra La La called <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Tralala-ABC-Bonhomme-De-Neige-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/21-1084">ABC Bonhomme de Neige.</a>...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qOP7JNXJHPL1ahAc2Knycm-Oc4-_prK-6wxAXLOZzTTj2duoZSX-Yt8D1Bc0GwR-q8Jbn0Mp7ceMzkpQ0vHSN09ONmpx1IPMGI40rE0ZKE-e8POItkh8NniBtirMRSFYtqm3Y2WGDKsjpBcrXv1UuqCiihwT_5-0wOrxRVCXNwstSlw9fhThZppWZ-6T/s3024/IMG_4314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qOP7JNXJHPL1ahAc2Knycm-Oc4-_prK-6wxAXLOZzTTj2duoZSX-Yt8D1Bc0GwR-q8Jbn0Mp7ceMzkpQ0vHSN09ONmpx1IPMGI40rE0ZKE-e8POItkh8NniBtirMRSFYtqm3Y2WGDKsjpBcrXv1UuqCiihwT_5-0wOrxRVCXNwstSlw9fhThZppWZ-6T/w400-h400/IMG_4314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I didn't stitch the border or the snowflakes... I have some snowflake buttons I think will fit in the empty spaces and without the border I think it will fit in a frame I found in my picture frame stash... yes I have a picture frame stash... I pick up frames that are marked down or on sale when I see them... mostly the smaller sizes ... and I don't care what color they are because I can always paint them...which is what I plan for the one I want to use. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also spent a couple of evenings working on <a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/red-bird-sampler-by-with-thy-needle-thread">The Red Bird Sampler </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread... this was a New Year's Day start in January of 2022... whoa... I didn't think it was that long ago ... anyway.. I got some more stitches in it... completed the satin stitch band...my spin on the piece along with the addition of the alphabet which I completed... now there isn't an alphabet on the chart, but in my world a sampler always has a alphabet. Sorry for the wrinkles and the not great photography... everything today is just a little on the rough side...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz6qjtG2bTuWBGMFZHmhgldkum4sFyLlYc4xIW1PohIGumn1Of51Sl-M6YxsDcbBV0IjYPbpS75VIhnEGMgTHICe8oM4a5_CLvtfqIzc7bPWfW7QLETMlNIeVD5e-xZ-ekyA3nEt9QFfSeGzihbOGenUQLnRNMrMCOYL747JVUhHlxP6q3BqP5hyRa8-F/s3024/IMG_4322%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz6qjtG2bTuWBGMFZHmhgldkum4sFyLlYc4xIW1PohIGumn1Of51Sl-M6YxsDcbBV0IjYPbpS75VIhnEGMgTHICe8oM4a5_CLvtfqIzc7bPWfW7QLETMlNIeVD5e-xZ-ekyA3nEt9QFfSeGzihbOGenUQLnRNMrMCOYL747JVUhHlxP6q3BqP5hyRa8-F/w400-h400/IMG_4322%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Earlier this year I was going to put in my initials in the bottom right space and the year 2023...wishful thinking on my part... but I plan to made a bold move and stitch in 2024 to motivate me to finish this one. It really isn't a big sampler... those birds and baskets are spaced out quite a bit... and I love the turquoise fabric I dyed for this one and the red threads...not sure why I kept putting it on back burner. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And while working on this I got to thinking what I want to stitch in 2024... and what I want for a New Year's Day start.... so let me start with New Year's Day... I have several good sized samplers I want to start... but not yet... cause I have several good sized samplers I started in 2023 that I <strike>need ...</strike> no WANT to finished... and right now I'm in a finish them up mood... let's see how long this mood lasts... So my starting point is The Red Bird Sampler... making myself look good here... and then there is Prairie Schooler<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Garden-Samplers-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/7103"> Garden Sampler </a>chart No. 45 (this was part of my 7 for 70th that got blown out of the water when I got sick this Fall)...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvMGAg1059w57c-_xOlxqc5H-2S0p_zRk47QZ8w_wHjQtqEP0hJY3Ey-yhlboSBnfbe0kurJ_F0B1u6bHCd0gw9GxU0yOc3fnhGlbEzJrc_-y-5szp8MvbDOMt99gaNXrPu6OVGRpNtH9L5CSr15MNaxaxn4Vlizp8JSl3DpQ6VGpTu3wwI_3cCvZuTPm/s3024/IMG_4324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvMGAg1059w57c-_xOlxqc5H-2S0p_zRk47QZ8w_wHjQtqEP0hJY3Ey-yhlboSBnfbe0kurJ_F0B1u6bHCd0gw9GxU0yOc3fnhGlbEzJrc_-y-5szp8MvbDOMt99gaNXrPu6OVGRpNtH9L5CSr15MNaxaxn4Vlizp8JSl3DpQ6VGpTu3wwI_3cCvZuTPm/w400-h400/IMG_4324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">oh and then there was also<a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/preorder-every-opening-flower-by-with-thy-needle-thread"> Every Opening Flower </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread... also a casualty of my September I don't want to remember...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierH5OpbC4rEO4-D6_d1HVjPYtinVwSLXOPNZjnAmaTf7yoj0K0BMUzSyurFPi7P0FE4zvmnGdo1P16RJK3ByVW33kgVP0cPgavY2HQpT2b04hOT_s6qV-JCgw5v1BSyHv87MTH9esKiXT35trGoQd3Ylm4H0FUAvFJscXDvQdnwMZQd7i0oiR5HT7d6yK/s3024/IMG_4325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierH5OpbC4rEO4-D6_d1HVjPYtinVwSLXOPNZjnAmaTf7yoj0K0BMUzSyurFPi7P0FE4zvmnGdo1P16RJK3ByVW33kgVP0cPgavY2HQpT2b04hOT_s6qV-JCgw5v1BSyHv87MTH9esKiXT35trGoQd3Ylm4H0FUAvFJscXDvQdnwMZQd7i0oiR5HT7d6yK/w400-h400/IMG_4325.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1179785898/fragments-in-time-2022-1-thru-8-summer">Fragments in Time 2022</a> by Summer House Stitche Works... I think this one was a July 2022 start... gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE that center band with the alphabet and the colors in this one...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhX9JS0oE2_aF5XYPaMXT3zprxuEl4Bq5WX-H6t2GvrpdoGrMdCP1O0_WvGgWXtarc9QoslujJ03QMc6gJVn-vle-ojhK5fcx0n2DECVPeC7AMXtRmBttIkCjbzUR5kUS21imtiBFTMmks_5_IaEGfCnNhAMdXPj3TqCml_uXyBIaavRqozxgHhA2HWNG/s4032/IMG_4323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhX9JS0oE2_aF5XYPaMXT3zprxuEl4Bq5WX-H6t2GvrpdoGrMdCP1O0_WvGgWXtarc9QoslujJ03QMc6gJVn-vle-ojhK5fcx0n2DECVPeC7AMXtRmBttIkCjbzUR5kUS21imtiBFTMmks_5_IaEGfCnNhAMdXPj3TqCml_uXyBIaavRqozxgHhA2HWNG/w400-h300/IMG_4323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that's 4 good sized samplers... and then these two are on my radar too... Prairie Schooler No. 64 Christmas Alphabet...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSRe76i4bXoK8SgZNcKtaBW2BeLz99tOpNqkwEma-6oaDtbEu_0iwnuRY1TkS4ieinaFBi-bff20uOFB1mT2w4FUp7JRRj0my6aswzq_iWqBFfpHOaMqzCFikwTChjQk4d97ek7Fm0ZOOsx4KAxOP3aKej22KXYw__5u4E3R1KOPaORKv3aLi4TdCJI0n/s3024/IMG_4326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSRe76i4bXoK8SgZNcKtaBW2BeLz99tOpNqkwEma-6oaDtbEu_0iwnuRY1TkS4ieinaFBi-bff20uOFB1mT2w4FUp7JRRj0my6aswzq_iWqBFfpHOaMqzCFikwTChjQk4d97ek7Fm0ZOOsx4KAxOP3aKej22KXYw__5u4E3R1KOPaORKv3aLi4TdCJI0n/w400-h400/IMG_4326.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">all the cool kids are doing this one... the flosses are Lori Holt's picks which you can see<a href="https://blog.fatquartershop.com/christmas-alphabet-cross-stitch/"> here</a>... and while the cool kids have been stitching this one vertically I think I'm sticking with the horizontal orientation... I have a plan where it would fit...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And there is this one calling my name... La D Da Peacock Band Sampler...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeElagjts3HX7AxFCSAxRz-i48u9_WDo8gKgc58xvTrMqCqB4CDcZmS2KTf2vgnuwPX-93Po5aHkCDbImjn0zLdupkFDzxUUJBLKPMZSX9q2aVWolfDEud_mcSy9ly9gvSj9JdaO29lJQ3eytaVqRlCfSe0SFX1rdNC4-EM_tz40aWiqwDTZ0HzXqQ801/s3024/IMG_4327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeElagjts3HX7AxFCSAxRz-i48u9_WDo8gKgc58xvTrMqCqB4CDcZmS2KTf2vgnuwPX-93Po5aHkCDbImjn0zLdupkFDzxUUJBLKPMZSX9q2aVWolfDEud_mcSy9ly9gvSj9JdaO29lJQ3eytaVqRlCfSe0SFX1rdNC4-EM_tz40aWiqwDTZ0HzXqQ801/w400-h400/IMG_4327.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I really like the "To thine own self be true" verse and the vertical orientation of this one...however I'm not as thrilled with the called for flosses... kinda dark and a bit too much beige... I need to sit down and pick my own palette for this... thinking of doing the beiges in greens, making the bird a bit more turquoise...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">oh... getting back to what I want to do for a new start on New Year's Day ( you thought I forgot didn't you? actually I did and came back to this when I was proofing it...sheesh) ... anyway I think I will start a piece from<a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/"> Pinker n Punkin Quilting.</a>.. probably A Cold Winter's Day which you can see <a href="https://pinkernpunkinquilting.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-cold-winters-day-dots-saltbox-winter.html">here</a>... I want to change the color of the house but I love the cardinals and the snowman... and I hope to do 6 of her saltboxes in 2024 for the hashtag<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/pnpsixhouses2024sal/"> <span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; list-style: none; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; touch-action: manipulation; transition-property: none;">#pnpsixhouses2024SAL</span></span></a> and I need to figure out how to post my choices... and I need to kit this up today!!</div></div><p>As for quilting I have a couple of quilts I'd like to do... the Dorothy pattern with the Momo fabrics I showed a couple of weeks ago is on my design wall. I thought the fabric for the alternate plain blocks was still in production... it was when I looked a couple of months ago but it appears it isn't now... so I don't know that I have enough to make it a bed size quilt... which it probably doesn't need to be... and I'll take this as a sign it should just be a throw... see ...sometimes I do pay attention when reality comes calling... </p><p>There a new Christmas pattern from Lori Holt called Home Town Holiday Decorating the Tree. ..you can see it<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1583694416/preorder-home-town-holiday-decorating?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-a-craft_supplies_and_tools-fabric_and_notions-fabric&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGigh0ZckVC3QAkm9k8GvNOiR6aaj5DfsYaCGpyQFl-xS53LCuv6tm7yRoCVqQQAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_12565278184_123210950607_507187537623_aud-1184785539978:pla-295916403786_c__1583694416_9101441&utm_custom2=12565278184&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGigh0ZckVC3QAkm9k8GvNOiR6aaj5DfsYaCGpyQFl-xS53LCuv6tm7yRoCVqQQAvD_BwE"> here.</a>.. I may order this as a kit... and there is <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/millies-dresses-quilt-pattern-lori-holt-of-bee-in-my-bonnet?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGiguizKCPySVqBcOFi8nNY7PWa1bFvuEEvCAqE7T_5TrKxm7DfjeKGFxoC2gsQAvD_BwE">Millie's Dresses</a>...I like a small version of this over my cutting table in my sewing studio done in American Jane fabrics... and I'd like to do a quilt with the<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/layer-cake-loop-quilt-pattern-free-pdf-pattern-fat-quarter-shop?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGigj-JHm0NI404kXTlYlPO8J74aiKc7gYJ1DkS3viscxoWISo97i03MhoCaNMQAvD_BwE"> Layer Cake Loop</a> pattern, which you can see<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/layer-cake-loop-quilt-pattern-free-pdf-pattern-fat-quarter-shop?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGigj-JHm0NI404kXTlYlPO8J74aiKc7gYJ1DkS3viscxoWISo97i03MhoCaNMQAvD_BwE"> here</a>... it is a free pattern... thinking of this in low volumes... nice and summery...and I'd like to so something with that bin of Tilda fabrics I've been aging... and there's a tulip quilt by Coriander Quilts <a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/tulip-market-downloadable-pdf-quilt-pattern?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGiglwxRGjGSGaVvgxaqEkcy7QJXItbD4HH6Np-SCXBx5pQLhf1BQGvYhoCEQIQAvD_BwE"> Tulip Market</a>...that's been calling my name... I have the background for it and plenty of tone on tone yellows and greens in my stash... and that Christmas quilt I started 2 weeks ago with Basic Grey's Jolly Good... I put a reminder in my phone to get back to it in July 2024... and I'm still in love with the GIANT Disappearing 9 Patch quilt... so far I've made a version in plaids for my son, a version in American Jane fabrics for me and another using Momo fabrics which is on my bed right now... I'd like to do a Christmas version with one of my many many layer cakes of Basic Grey Christmas fabrics and a Fall one with one of my many many layer cakes of Sandy Gervais Fall fabrics ...she does the best Fall IMHO... </p><p>Well that's quite a list isn't it?? ... and there probably isn't a snowball's chance in hell that I'll get all those done... I checked to see how many quilts I finished this year... by my accounting I finished 9 tops and 7 got quilted. Actually, that more than I thought... as for cross stitch I did 41 pieces...lots of seasonal smalls and there were 5 BIG samplers... click on the blue links for pics!</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Csgm98oLAfL/?img_index=1">O Joyous Day </a>by Blackbird Designs...</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Csgm98oLAfL/?img_index=1">Primitive Lady </a>by Ewe & Eye & Friends...</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv5aIUSv1ze/?img_index=1">1889 Alphabet</a> by Needlework Press...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdLytZtV9_EUGuBFKMAvr8z6bMarFYtmF1X4AUNylZmoCtLJECr6MsRqDx8MxCDeOoBFIIMeAPcYYU6f8ie4m6iJ5e20us-gz7Zj3mPl-QwZ5fH5GJlbBcT_xkD_L1cYugg20lomwERUHHUVqO4T0pdmD86bc5Hrqr2HDrCefmNejMSbD7ZtlHf_BourG/s3024/IMG_3641.jpg">Sunnyside Sampler </a>by The Drawn Thread... oh good grief I finished this back in July... I need to get this one framed ASAP...</p><p>and</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLFzgKDtr3Rk3fLffhyphenhyphenMno5plh106_oVzwTIcELBzLBidkwJB6zuu7sW_xGRVXDL0ZT5_aWL4hn8LmXcjh3HfVwk5bK5vn9KF5ZjQmBIm0p0ZhsasQt18uZpDNkYNUVr1itrptLs4J_-azMhy1PzgjbBbii8QdA07NeZ_HwiT_H-W8e2ExZLLV9GS6mFA/s3024/IMG_4239.jpg">Remember Me</a> by Teresa Kogut which is at the framers. </p><p>So overall I guess it was a decently productive year... I do feel like I totally lost September and October and even part of November with my bout of diverticulitis and C-diff... yuck yuck yuck... and more than just being sick the amount of time it took to recover certainly kicked my butt and left me feeling truly old for the first time... I've been very good at deluding myself that age was only a number prior to this... it certainly gave me a heightened insight into my mortality ... I'm not fond of the view...</p><p>Well I was certainly long winded here today... I'm still discombobulated as to what day of the week it is... I kept thinking Christmas was a Sunday... which it wasn't... so while today is Sunday and I was thinking it was New Year's Day it isn't... maybe next week I'll get back on track. My plans for New Year's Day are the same they've been for many years... no resolutions will be made... all the projects I listed are goals ... some I'll meet ... some I won't... I will spend the day doing the things I want to do ALL year... I'm going to cross stitch starting with a new project... I'm going to sew on a quilt a bit, that Dorothy Momo has some pieces cut and sitting by my machine... I'll pick up a sock and knit a bit... we will go out to eat (cause I don't need to cook any more than absolutely necessary) and I'll do a little shopping... probably online... and I'm going to relax and try not to stress over what might be... that part is hard to do.</p><p>So if you've hung in there till this part I want to thank you for coming and reading my musings... and I wish you health and happiness in the year ahead... the world is a crazy scary place right not... it needs lots of prayers and understanding ... I hope it gets that...</p><p>I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts</a>... always fun stuff to read there... oh, I wanted to point out that with this post I have posted for the last 4 weeks in a row and even had a Design Wall Monday post... don't know what has gotten into me but I will say I do still enjoy having a blog as well as posting on Instagram... so much more opportunity to ramble... and I like to ramble...LOL... this will make 28 posts for this year... a definite improvement over a pitiful 18 in 2022 but no where near the years of 2011-15 where I topped over a 100 posts a year... I don't think I'll ever get back to those numbers but I will try to do as many as I did this year... maybe even more... it isn't that I don't have any to talk about (insert eyes rolling back into my head and hysterical laughing)... I find the thing that curtails posting is the difficulty in getting pictures to upload from my phone to my computer... there probably is a better way than I do it, but I'm an old dog and an unless someone can show me another way I'll muddle on as I have... thanks again for reading my blog... and have a Healthy and Happy 2024!!</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching,</p><p>carol fun </p></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-58782281698514290812023-12-24T09:00:00.001-05:002023-12-24T09:00:00.143-05:00Twas the day before Christmas on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello - well that week flew by at warp speed... I don't think I've had one so chock full of things to do in quite a while... but tomorrow is Christmas and I think I'm ready... although I still worry that I've forgotten something major... but it is probably too late to fix whatever that could be... so I'm not going to think about it.</p><p>As I promised I have one more post of Christmas decor... this is large shelf display... some old stuff and a little new stuff ... and yes Olive, the other reindeer, who came to live in my house last year is standing guard...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtkjImXvemi4FoXfV8srgKhPBxDqBeLwpy_AYoOKFxhwpgGfVAhOsjl9Zc8rCHpX_lF_08rR9m9FRTcAX1-iPD-6rPvniJgZdaSspLML7t91G80Giccs6L8A1TbfE-Ge87guI7BHRanRbCtUiG-0os90esTUYrdGQsiFqD-VPaZkOhEnjmI41iiXOXSEg/s3024/IMG_4282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtkjImXvemi4FoXfV8srgKhPBxDqBeLwpy_AYoOKFxhwpgGfVAhOsjl9Zc8rCHpX_lF_08rR9m9FRTcAX1-iPD-6rPvniJgZdaSspLML7t91G80Giccs6L8A1TbfE-Ge87guI7BHRanRbCtUiG-0os90esTUYrdGQsiFqD-VPaZkOhEnjmI41iiXOXSEg/w400-h400/IMG_4282.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn4H26TTrzWmL68JNcUB4s6L5rXbqu6qa8InYr_ijWdaP9qYk6njwADf_RO5I0pVYgALo-SMiSuRwh3MFFNSHtgWUHtPVuqxazr8LwoBk0jJ_kCeJtZxp6tHruKE8ix1Qud8TIRvL1_juHo3HMaiEpXIQkOipqsUywcmHCeHSraC-JZjhyZGGLGFkp0hY/s3024/IMG_4283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn4H26TTrzWmL68JNcUB4s6L5rXbqu6qa8InYr_ijWdaP9qYk6njwADf_RO5I0pVYgALo-SMiSuRwh3MFFNSHtgWUHtPVuqxazr8LwoBk0jJ_kCeJtZxp6tHruKE8ix1Qud8TIRvL1_juHo3HMaiEpXIQkOipqsUywcmHCeHSraC-JZjhyZGGLGFkp0hY/w400-h400/IMG_4283.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2YYNcK8DDUMJUPxW4dH4nQRdDsGCxrWA8xtmcLQ6P9mA1fGIBdfzoDIH5b8jIpCGfrqRrJA6Orq6K-6PU871d6diIAYwJmLj4aOh7EnMaKOwC3OVOExgHcEBfeTVzSUo8RunByUrhiAoojsrd-iSsEK068eWpqbPN2mJeOkvkfQ-6XyxrcELD0tg8TGf/s3024/IMG_4284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2YYNcK8DDUMJUPxW4dH4nQRdDsGCxrWA8xtmcLQ6P9mA1fGIBdfzoDIH5b8jIpCGfrqRrJA6Orq6K-6PU871d6diIAYwJmLj4aOh7EnMaKOwC3OVOExgHcEBfeTVzSUo8RunByUrhiAoojsrd-iSsEK068eWpqbPN2mJeOkvkfQ-6XyxrcELD0tg8TGf/w400-h400/IMG_4284.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Recapping from the top..Th<a href="https://www.everythingcrossstitch.com/quaker-noel-row-mrp-p29030.aspx">e Quaker Noel Row</a> sampler from Bent Creek... notice it is pronounced Noel but the reality is there is no letter L in this sampler... get the joke?? LOL I brightened it up a bit adding the red and the gold...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduCQStFvqYnE5acaWybK08fhC8ouaZD73dKVWBUOtDZYMuU4CsJsC-ATldY31fGGH8oCBBKBDjUmMk4ysvFqwZM__JlnFZHwRx1GJPMGGljcMagEJHfiS79-Gv2xe4bHtc3pISveHFH33kaOuE8BQrxmcFCTAQhRQ0H_JGBL1VGEP5YoanqiWkfnlaO6c/s3024/IMG_4292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduCQStFvqYnE5acaWybK08fhC8ouaZD73dKVWBUOtDZYMuU4CsJsC-ATldY31fGGH8oCBBKBDjUmMk4ysvFqwZM__JlnFZHwRx1GJPMGGljcMagEJHfiS79-Gv2xe4bHtc3pISveHFH33kaOuE8BQrxmcFCTAQhRQ0H_JGBL1VGEP5YoanqiWkfnlaO6c/w400-h400/IMG_4292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My Nativity set that I needlepointed in 1984 has the top spot... the designer was Polly Carbonari.. I needlepointed a lot of her stuff back in the day. I stitched this when my oldest child was 1 year old ... I wanted a Nativity set that wouldn't get broke if handled by a small child... </p><p>Below that a couple of Christmas samplers from Blackbird Designs..<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Blackbird-Designs-Feliz-Navidad-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/17-1364">. Feliz Navidad </a>is stitched on an 32 or maybe it was 36 ct. linen dyed with Apple Green Rit Dye... I don't remember what<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Blackbird-Designs-Merry-Christmas-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/12-2659"> Merry Christmas</a> was stitched on ... and in the center I have<a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/the-christmas-bird-by-with-thy-needle-thread"> Christmas Bird </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread. As far as I know there are 4 Christmas samplers by Blackbird Designs and I think I have the charts for the other two... maybe I'll do another before next Christmas... good to have goals right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjPF-USNbrNeUuzfgw1Y4CeKpJSL1aVYtAfvfLRzyd6LyxV88cuV-kLZHjLreADOeyrym4P8T2wkRtEHNd7ordWZnkion5ddQEOBLlBmlsNP7ue16QPCg-zQMb4Y89ThbGZbJECf9xX0sROs9Ekc75zhnDtRYNom8IlVPgcnKBI27K_KnNsuuz4OfHc7I/s3024/IMG_4285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjPF-USNbrNeUuzfgw1Y4CeKpJSL1aVYtAfvfLRzyd6LyxV88cuV-kLZHjLreADOeyrym4P8T2wkRtEHNd7ordWZnkion5ddQEOBLlBmlsNP7ue16QPCg-zQMb4Y89ThbGZbJECf9xX0sROs9Ekc75zhnDtRYNom8IlVPgcnKBI27K_KnNsuuz4OfHc7I/w400-h400/IMG_4285.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_1cTJ3qvSUs1A0SygX7vLZzLC_vpJboJxObhZtacs9ZIae4sIeI-wt3a7vZMs67UwGChkVEpSWoiqkwK25n7PfP7WcPDX59NFb-AXVeViweaRUiDJYv6zhaUzm8PY0tbpv59967nE7gfo7pm-Jjx8QSPtPI5qBKC8WGaG_3M46HS1IitK8SsAc4DLYlW/s3024/IMG_4286%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_1cTJ3qvSUs1A0SygX7vLZzLC_vpJboJxObhZtacs9ZIae4sIeI-wt3a7vZMs67UwGChkVEpSWoiqkwK25n7PfP7WcPDX59NFb-AXVeViweaRUiDJYv6zhaUzm8PY0tbpv59967nE7gfo7pm-Jjx8QSPtPI5qBKC8WGaG_3M46HS1IitK8SsAc4DLYlW/w400-h400/IMG_4286%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This middle shelf is all Prairie Schooler and has my new finishes for 2023. The little deer were in a Cross Stitch magazine Christmas edition years ago... in the middle<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-12-Days-of-Christmas-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1701"> The 12 Days of Christmas </a>No. 74, stitched on a 32 count linen I dyed with some concoction of Golden Yellow and Tan... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_Isa9hY8jeylTd_4ruXwuijx236yv92mlCB0otZXBTkH3IeNrahwtAdqN2MGzQeR4weauLtugYbs_KRrikScN5rZ3zjb8sx44mhwmIP3xBS9_MUvU23SdO9oFoaFYJ5f1Y46G_wwR9K50Yx8CQytsBtIYKkoPvD47vFHbYGo3WCz91572PWvI8v8dBJA/s3024/IMG_4287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_Isa9hY8jeylTd_4ruXwuijx236yv92mlCB0otZXBTkH3IeNrahwtAdqN2MGzQeR4weauLtugYbs_KRrikScN5rZ3zjb8sx44mhwmIP3xBS9_MUvU23SdO9oFoaFYJ5f1Y46G_wwR9K50Yx8CQytsBtIYKkoPvD47vFHbYGo3WCz91572PWvI8v8dBJA/w400-h400/IMG_4287.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>the two angels are from the appropriately named <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Angels-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/6411">Angels</a> chart, it is No. 42... the linen was dyed with Rit Aquamarine... the frames were picked up at Hobby Lobby this year... they had a whitewashed finished and I repainted them with a sparkly gold paint... I think they have a Russian icon look... but that may be my wishful thinking... and on a Prairie Schooler tangent... these charts are available ... if you click on any of the blue links it should take you to a site that has the charts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77-8YTfXMjYsHPgfSS5MVsKgBaCWAKVuN-WKFRaoFmGYjMy_xhbcyDQmH4LZQh0IlgXZjw1GoFQ6Mj4FLUb_8StBg-3u2QPr65tbh4krN2PkBAAQnNnc1bcL1CJp62rOoBwMyPbGUqfV_auVAlfKjmer8xecoy3jRtybMwNo7cTZgR3opiSc0AwDDkVjy/s3024/IMG_4288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77-8YTfXMjYsHPgfSS5MVsKgBaCWAKVuN-WKFRaoFmGYjMy_xhbcyDQmH4LZQh0IlgXZjw1GoFQ6Mj4FLUb_8StBg-3u2QPr65tbh4krN2PkBAAQnNnc1bcL1CJp62rOoBwMyPbGUqfV_auVAlfKjmer8xecoy3jRtybMwNo7cTZgR3opiSc0AwDDkVjy/w400-h400/IMG_4288.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> Since I posted my list of PS charts I had, Nancy, a lovely reader of this blog reached out to me and had a couple of charts that I didn't have that she offered to me to purchase ...and I did... and now my count is over 75 PS charts... here's my new list...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAxESK2CS17xDKvaQVu9d9en9fyXolveXaLEjS6gzgx8N2w8uwCBxBwtsAfUW4iUogMhQSyJ1aJCUDuz5wAFgvOuMSz0zXpCubOOPDAjpwqokm9dhj8WyBWHMc-vHZL1SxQ8BDbzoiOKi4yLkDMdMGzyV3EunpLc5Cv5zzZv_3yG9ehgAPM8hqM7iHicL/s4032/IMG_4293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAxESK2CS17xDKvaQVu9d9en9fyXolveXaLEjS6gzgx8N2w8uwCBxBwtsAfUW4iUogMhQSyJ1aJCUDuz5wAFgvOuMSz0zXpCubOOPDAjpwqokm9dhj8WyBWHMc-vHZL1SxQ8BDbzoiOKi4yLkDMdMGzyV3EunpLc5Cv5zzZv_3yG9ehgAPM8hqM7iHicL/w300-h400/IMG_4293.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>it harkens back to the day when I use to go with my Grandma to play bingo... there was a board with the numbers on it that lit up when the number was called... and where did that memory come from? LOL... lots of old ladies in the church basement... smoky haze and a small glass bottle of Coca-Cola... I would run the winning cards up to the front of the room for my Grandma and my great aunts Lucy and Kate...</p><p>okay lets get back on track... below that memory filled shelf is <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Angels-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/6411">Oh Christmas Tree</a> by All Through the Night... like the No "L" sampler I brightened this one up too making the stars gold and the birds red... the linen was painted with Lemon Yellow and I think Evening Blue... I didn't have a plan when I painted this, I just wanted splotches of yellow and blue... the frame was from Hobby Lobby and it was already a shabby yellow... it was meant for this piece! The little pillow with the little yellow house came from Prairie Schooler <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Up-on-the-Housetop-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/3145">Up on the Housetops </a>No. 25.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPhw9YjUmWYSizkEiPsaiDcr0UdlkdW8L72wH3NLw-g2DtBelGMp8VSfO3YxxgN5XgCS-GPXtqQsEmzCqj4YB4C-V0ve8y51g4dlqHEjAwZtD_oPVtuSi_9h9e99zm99JIL6bI2l0-nYq9NaGTMCE6D9LMiqAPBITmKxxCR-_3QtYaFKsqKvh53TNSKE4/s3024/IMG_4289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPhw9YjUmWYSizkEiPsaiDcr0UdlkdW8L72wH3NLw-g2DtBelGMp8VSfO3YxxgN5XgCS-GPXtqQsEmzCqj4YB4C-V0ve8y51g4dlqHEjAwZtD_oPVtuSi_9h9e99zm99JIL6bI2l0-nYq9NaGTMCE6D9LMiqAPBITmKxxCR-_3QtYaFKsqKvh53TNSKE4/w400-h400/IMG_4289.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The other side of the shelf is my putz houses... little cardboard sparkly houses...and if you are interested in a little history of putz houses check out <a href="http://cardboardputzhouses.com/history.php">this article</a>... I remember having little decorations like them when I was a child...all of these are ones I've picked up over the last couple of years... some have little lights inside and occasionally I remember to turn them on. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn2_ZlMbv30dHdmMID88B_oYZ3avGGfPw805y9LHALKJK3r75tIDG_CyRKfg4c5zFCsnFGQ1k9ZbvIdtTSRD-Onfh3FI9W9VYiSDaef2mp1_jnfOGxMRRFBe0LL4gqgQ6y_nRap48uljzIynHi4GnikNa4P49f8x7O2yf4PzTjPcloh1_PaNJpa31IlMD/s3024/IMG_4290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn2_ZlMbv30dHdmMID88B_oYZ3avGGfPw805y9LHALKJK3r75tIDG_CyRKfg4c5zFCsnFGQ1k9ZbvIdtTSRD-Onfh3FI9W9VYiSDaef2mp1_jnfOGxMRRFBe0LL4gqgQ6y_nRap48uljzIynHi4GnikNa4P49f8x7O2yf4PzTjPcloh1_PaNJpa31IlMD/w400-h400/IMG_4290.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>At the bottom... along with some Christmas quilts is<a href="https://www.countrystitchesonline.com/catalog.php"> In Santa Claus Land </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread...another one where I stitched it on a turquoise (Aquamarine dye by Rit) instead of the beige called for. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIfl8OBBLv7LPMfwcWC2oJOiFGL0z56r48JAMeCbvAoRuPThZ-Q4GK3UZ7szS4Ks1pvmgEy4rqs_CsAvBmcSg8NplzOXTGJwmtNZB25giDNoKhfVRhMIecyBCgxGjzw6m5oj3JWbUwiWVEO3jNPHQge_RQLwoSqhGuAkiJmOrjaw62Lub4jTuyy9O0jPj/s3024/IMG_4291%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIfl8OBBLv7LPMfwcWC2oJOiFGL0z56r48JAMeCbvAoRuPThZ-Q4GK3UZ7szS4Ks1pvmgEy4rqs_CsAvBmcSg8NplzOXTGJwmtNZB25giDNoKhfVRhMIecyBCgxGjzw6m5oj3JWbUwiWVEO3jNPHQge_RQLwoSqhGuAkiJmOrjaw62Lub4jTuyy9O0jPj/w400-h400/IMG_4291%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Well we are opening gifts tonight primarily for Elliot... it will be a lot of fun! Tomorrow my older son is doing a open house and we are bringing appetizers and finger food... got a couple of yummy things at Costco and will make some deviled eggs... afterwards I'm going to sit and relax ... I've moved onto stitching some snowman stuff. I'll redecorate after the 1st of the year and the snowmen will hang around till about March when I'll be longing for Spring. Fingers crossed for a mild winter... </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you are all set and ready to go... I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts </a>to see what everyone else it up to!</p><p>May you have a blessed and peaceful and joyous Christmas!</p><p><br /></p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-70080982901320003182023-12-17T09:00:00.043-05:002023-12-17T09:00:00.139-05:00T'was a week before Christmas on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello - t'was a week before Christmas and all through the house, this old lady isn't stirring much...LOL...and I'm glad I got things done when I did. I've done a little tweaking of my decorations and I think other than some gift cards which I can get online my shopping is pretty well done...however there are still a couple of small things I want to stitch up ... and I'm going to finish up my Christmas cards today and take then to the post office tomorrow... I always drag my feet over the cards... I've been making my cards for years... and settling on an idea takes me a while... and then I need to do a sample and see how long it takes ... which I've done. Now some years I'm over the moon about the design I picked... this year it's just okay... I like it ...but I'm not up to doing as much as I have in the past. I even considered not making cards at all... but so many of my friends tell me they look forward to my card every year that I making them again... I should get an earlier start on them... but I never do. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, lets look at more decor... I'll start with the quilt on the wall...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESkzpxFWhy_wuJqwZboeHx_2UFFLahRJEjxDFUFCTs4flUBW8HZx3Y30UEvT-0B_tKOPuP_i12NEIVb9N2Sgt2ITPB4d9lntw-8ILFum0kf1MCdDBDQ3v5NgKrXRHW0IPCSc4V518Bsb8SAPJSBJ8X9EXi_mUFHTE-31fKc4Oe6STcC90qkxMrSQZ-6sy/s3024/IMG_4221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESkzpxFWhy_wuJqwZboeHx_2UFFLahRJEjxDFUFCTs4flUBW8HZx3Y30UEvT-0B_tKOPuP_i12NEIVb9N2Sgt2ITPB4d9lntw-8ILFum0kf1MCdDBDQ3v5NgKrXRHW0IPCSc4V518Bsb8SAPJSBJ8X9EXi_mUFHTE-31fKc4Oe6STcC90qkxMrSQZ-6sy/w400-h400/IMG_4221.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Santa panel from Moda a couple of years ago... the one that was suppose to be appliqued to a background of bajillion log cabin blocks, which was never gonna happen in my sewing room ... my technique was to apply Heat N Bond to the edges of Santa and ironed him onto a large swatch of minty green Grunge ... then I machine appliqued him down... HO HO HO's came from the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/671124223/jingle-jangle-quilt-pdf-pattern?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-patterns_and_how_to-patterns_and_blueprints&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT97reAETljKERkRcyhLXPEuQ20Eptuj6aj-QfaKQV1GGadw7ECSZWoaAq7lEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_1730742136_73428765808_337577582871_aud-2007167693469:pla-322726483858_c__671124223_12768591&utm_custom2=1730742136&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT97reAETljKERkRcyhLXPEuQ20Eptuj6aj-QfaKQV1GGadw7ECSZWoaAq7lEALw_wcB">Jingle Jangle</a>... there are suppose to be a lot more HO's and even though there is a bunch of them cut out and in a sterlite bin these are the only ones that have ever seen the light of day. I had the best of intentions to make the Jingle Jangle quilt back in 2018, but it has never happened and probably won't...oh well... moving on...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OyPCd1OeEQJplfkleC2T2zKC-SJwfcHJnyfI_InmNeovdZzSz8aXWz9W84Rl_zA7zCosBY0vY5ooOK0ohkkXrzudmPUaTQlsqcKISSaQW0jR2u81tFPKlCVL9v4FewdytGk3FB3fer34bB-cWdN7lDx-JrDfiGctA-II5AIlTB65qggjser4bA9LxjMS/s3024/IMG_4219%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OyPCd1OeEQJplfkleC2T2zKC-SJwfcHJnyfI_InmNeovdZzSz8aXWz9W84Rl_zA7zCosBY0vY5ooOK0ohkkXrzudmPUaTQlsqcKISSaQW0jR2u81tFPKlCVL9v4FewdytGk3FB3fer34bB-cWdN7lDx-JrDfiGctA-II5AIlTB65qggjser4bA9LxjMS/w400-h400/IMG_4219%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The tier tray has 2 different themes going on ... up top ladies and angels... below Santas.... I kind wish I had more stitching and knickknacks to do either theme... I probably could do just Santas... and maybe I will... I could move the angel and ladies to the big display shelf unit... hmmm might do some tweaking in this before the week is out... anyway... sorry about that tangent... the ladies on the top right and left are from Pineberry Lane ... and the angel in the middle is a snippet from WTN&T Peppermint & Holly....</p><p>Below a couple of Santas I needlepointed about 35 years ago and my finished WTN&T freebie from last year... Merry& Minty... I pinned this to a piece of foam core board... I wanted to try pinning a piece and I thought this would be good practice. I may try to do some larger pieces in the future. I trimmed it with tinsel trim from the gift wrap department... I was able to pull up every other pin or so and wrap the tinsel trim around the pin and then push it back down as the tinsel trim has a wire core... easy peasy and I had the trim on in nothing flat. The little boy holding the train is a needlepoint tree topper stitched waaaay back in the day... he looks like my older son when he was 4 or so... and now my older son looked at it and said "it looks like Elliott" which is does... there's no denying genetics. The cookie jar is a Debbie Mumm piece... Elliott keeps checking to be sure there is nothing in it... so disappointing...LOL</p><p>Here are some close ups of the stitching pieces...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_re1rOTU5H5j7EEBOXhyphenhyphenIvu1Vh7DPScLabXPXg_YcgeFdt8ct3JnJvXxhJzz98Hon09RhJPleFHZxx0k-3s7DErmlSRjjz2V8l3RE8g4xnBJjAAowgRavNpJPFb5CerBkQoo1g-5ElSdg_fNeez9jgwEcdtfAjgY6YQvS8MGdHxENg1makQtsDeGcc-fg/s3024/IMG_4249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_re1rOTU5H5j7EEBOXhyphenhyphenIvu1Vh7DPScLabXPXg_YcgeFdt8ct3JnJvXxhJzz98Hon09RhJPleFHZxx0k-3s7DErmlSRjjz2V8l3RE8g4xnBJjAAowgRavNpJPFb5CerBkQoo1g-5ElSdg_fNeez9jgwEcdtfAjgY6YQvS8MGdHxENg1makQtsDeGcc-fg/w400-h400/IMG_4249.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TwCrniAkXpH8xcQUO9U-lF0GiVLAu9yfwixykvWzr2S-EoyaVMwnTR1TNbA3wxUNLjddFlQPE5YnF6bcgjynuS3ArDOGOXF0gKy60WrrByo5vi-TE33hhIGsYuUdvlxxaTHji9pcc7RXKV_ma7YlhawxBR7gZ9bnDM_9XwpDK2HscBi8TmyENy-eWm2y/s3024/IMG_4220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TwCrniAkXpH8xcQUO9U-lF0GiVLAu9yfwixykvWzr2S-EoyaVMwnTR1TNbA3wxUNLjddFlQPE5YnF6bcgjynuS3ArDOGOXF0gKy60WrrByo5vi-TE33hhIGsYuUdvlxxaTHji9pcc7RXKV_ma7YlhawxBR7gZ9bnDM_9XwpDK2HscBi8TmyENy-eWm2y/w400-h400/IMG_4220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QHivjZ6riauLDJLj1bJOP27C7WHAnX_b0pySvmEUu-e6uffFsM0sucdg0AsdKadijmxmEkuMvh8lvbS41UlderP1Y1UnX-6-9SEBTwYS3CtMFP7U01XDJIcC85NGv4unRKqE3OEjdIxnPHr2ibiX_geCNgroseIhqJa3jsJbSLneSAQ9LE2V9_Ph14ua/s3024/IMG_4250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QHivjZ6riauLDJLj1bJOP27C7WHAnX_b0pySvmEUu-e6uffFsM0sucdg0AsdKadijmxmEkuMvh8lvbS41UlderP1Y1UnX-6-9SEBTwYS3CtMFP7U01XDJIcC85NGv4unRKqE3OEjdIxnPHr2ibiX_geCNgroseIhqJa3jsJbSLneSAQ9LE2V9_Ph14ua/w400-h400/IMG_4250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now next to this display is the cabinet that has my TV... and I've definitely tweaked it. I'm still obsessed with Shiny Brite ornaments this season and I saw a display like this in a magazine. Basically a tier tray/tree made from cake stands... oooohhh...I could do this... I have a ton of cake stands... so I put together this "tree" and filled it with reproduction Shiny Brites and topped it with a Christopher Radko tree topper... here's a couple of views...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnqxl1xC2TwLLWtI5QyZ46is5Pcg8k2RFm09Usqiohk1g5yqIGNZKm1gaZB3mF1QwtXW6uQg9Z9vNCws7Cvj-X_5rs33D4QZF5GsvJjtNgzt1dJrf5giIaVsVkBMwWunncVqctUwQX99XladbzmxUKTRBZ2Bs-vfn9WU3CYB3CBB2UZ7fcsxkKlQ7ZLYc/s3024/IMG_4216%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnqxl1xC2TwLLWtI5QyZ46is5Pcg8k2RFm09Usqiohk1g5yqIGNZKm1gaZB3mF1QwtXW6uQg9Z9vNCws7Cvj-X_5rs33D4QZF5GsvJjtNgzt1dJrf5giIaVsVkBMwWunncVqctUwQX99XladbzmxUKTRBZ2Bs-vfn9WU3CYB3CBB2UZ7fcsxkKlQ7ZLYc/w400-h400/IMG_4216%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG49yM70kxxpXBh5Ouy51VbPuRq-J4M8QuoOBb_4oFMEcGs7uGKcanRX11iK8K501owxWqlcjgU4ZcyuMuDgwTxF2zJrk2Eo5HVvevfHhSxMwtxoikdwqst7LUcVU230gx8oec1qJ49KMg00Lb6YatOUWF4OeiMR-VHx5F6vrAeoPk2YiugR7cwvHLHnN/s3024/IMG_4217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfG49yM70kxxpXBh5Ouy51VbPuRq-J4M8QuoOBb_4oFMEcGs7uGKcanRX11iK8K501owxWqlcjgU4ZcyuMuDgwTxF2zJrk2Eo5HVvevfHhSxMwtxoikdwqst7LUcVU230gx8oec1qJ49KMg00Lb6YatOUWF4OeiMR-VHx5F6vrAeoPk2YiugR7cwvHLHnN/w400-h400/IMG_4217.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And it is very pretty but the scale is off... it is too big for this space... can you see it is as tall as the TV?...not pleasing to my eye... <div><br /></div><div>So I went with another arrangement I saw in a magazine... pretty apothecary jars filled with ornaments... and I like this sooooo much more!! Here's a pic of the whole arrangement...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkS8DKlKOMm2njrGDVhKkIXENLOi0eeUJkx6nfjsjUVQcnOosqZMvft0AILolJ-sARp9vSTDt8N3i5ngc0MN6Cn2Mphyphenhyphena1pMCtJY7oXb5OGnkn3oX3wX2W-QE07BYos4A7w6nU0eUzCsWmXQr9AWexq13RrLZ812wsGMro3z1SQW2U_83tN8hyphenhyphencjpSQHs/s3024/IMG_4246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkS8DKlKOMm2njrGDVhKkIXENLOi0eeUJkx6nfjsjUVQcnOosqZMvft0AILolJ-sARp9vSTDt8N3i5ngc0MN6Cn2Mphyphenhyphena1pMCtJY7oXb5OGnkn3oX3wX2W-QE07BYos4A7w6nU0eUzCsWmXQr9AWexq13RrLZ812wsGMro3z1SQW2U_83tN8hyphenhyphencjpSQHs/w400-h400/IMG_4246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I got the jars at Michaels with a 30% off coupon... and it is amazing how many ornaments can fit inside these jars... and the scale is in proportion for my little house... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0jAodzB08HdCUTLw6dQlqF0i46NoUsBqyxd4m_SZMIn1WncGUHIAPmTsr2Cxgmzu-I-x4O-D_h3gK7AUOrEazsD4gCQcNxfwig4RcGysSaHjLVpB2_scCNdCLO8vHd7ObzRNPP2KAjnwwQ6GlfF6zFcGBT5_uBdVq2fWg0SUOzbGljHw40z3qiYXryb7/s3024/IMG_4247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0jAodzB08HdCUTLw6dQlqF0i46NoUsBqyxd4m_SZMIn1WncGUHIAPmTsr2Cxgmzu-I-x4O-D_h3gK7AUOrEazsD4gCQcNxfwig4RcGysSaHjLVpB2_scCNdCLO8vHd7ObzRNPP2KAjnwwQ6GlfF6zFcGBT5_uBdVq2fWg0SUOzbGljHw40z3qiYXryb7/w400-h400/IMG_4247.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>On the other side of the TV I have my December piece from Hands On Designs ... some pixies, the tree topper I used on the cake stand tree and a countdown calendar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cA3oByD_X_K8Qo0Vv9rE1PrAr_QdtVagFQaVkEQfEu-fkOvksUbnvc8JFJzqFLibgmEX2bsgDe_Xv8XaJLcqYdQVayapJIscqQvxN5wVBS2cmXs42bI7BjcwBBCkwyhqeF04hSod-SodkVPa8_pxPrR9Y70oYDTbNHCFLSPvRD9ovNxiuhU97D_LOGbM/s3024/IMG_4248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cA3oByD_X_K8Qo0Vv9rE1PrAr_QdtVagFQaVkEQfEu-fkOvksUbnvc8JFJzqFLibgmEX2bsgDe_Xv8XaJLcqYdQVayapJIscqQvxN5wVBS2cmXs42bI7BjcwBBCkwyhqeF04hSod-SodkVPa8_pxPrR9Y70oYDTbNHCFLSPvRD9ovNxiuhU97D_LOGbM/w400-h400/IMG_4248.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below that is my needlepoint stocking... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6BtMLvej7rMBIC1DILu7dFJqDjcJRsxI97pYjjVQh8Gz5PaPERkOb7c8XGZAkx5QIRzh4a-6FdwVXhhZL0jdHTXY08upze873xItxpuRcFNvpSYaKJh4CQs3ci8PFZCV-kozWb4UkSRGPysJhQzBG17WSfY4uupYHenFiUT0qJDg-Uj-sV_SRd_9eDjo/s3024/IMG_4184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6BtMLvej7rMBIC1DILu7dFJqDjcJRsxI97pYjjVQh8Gz5PaPERkOb7c8XGZAkx5QIRzh4a-6FdwVXhhZL0jdHTXY08upze873xItxpuRcFNvpSYaKJh4CQs3ci8PFZCV-kozWb4UkSRGPysJhQzBG17WSfY4uupYHenFiUT0qJDg-Uj-sV_SRd_9eDjo/w400-h400/IMG_4184.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the middle some knickknacks (this space needs some cross stitched smalls IMHO) ...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-oxaysWF4Sra0LiCsO-xytf6_O_4u5OazxC-DgM2NLA_LRinuPPqFuoPvu6xFTmvLPktHWuhMw250DhvHeTxYuEIODp0QUUtUiMzxjbwFH1EDzNJh8FDFpVEJChO5OA2Rp8C73KZH9R3SMkIRvi7zyo0g6VYPzUTdK1kdh7qW37vj5NvfE3iOmlBw87u/s3024/IMG_4224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-oxaysWF4Sra0LiCsO-xytf6_O_4u5OazxC-DgM2NLA_LRinuPPqFuoPvu6xFTmvLPktHWuhMw250DhvHeTxYuEIODp0QUUtUiMzxjbwFH1EDzNJh8FDFpVEJChO5OA2Rp8C73KZH9R3SMkIRvi7zyo0g6VYPzUTdK1kdh7qW37vj5NvfE3iOmlBw87u/w400-h400/IMG_4224.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>and to the right Nick's needlepoint stocking... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpOQvQK7Xi7oM4Me3g5PKMwwDO2uuJPT3oYMwIohx07MRtL3QAMohCM1Nm5PptYcXe_nXVZCaX3wBOpKaJHXUxlkOOHEzg0rQcNVVXFEItzMJHBbr6qdO1hrcYItsb7C6iSaotiltcLhfqoMsSLzHj07I39ewfhF2v5OLFT7Ur23Aac7yKJBIxUT2SI6N/s3024/IMG_4222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpOQvQK7Xi7oM4Me3g5PKMwwDO2uuJPT3oYMwIohx07MRtL3QAMohCM1Nm5PptYcXe_nXVZCaX3wBOpKaJHXUxlkOOHEzg0rQcNVVXFEItzMJHBbr6qdO1hrcYItsb7C6iSaotiltcLhfqoMsSLzHj07I39ewfhF2v5OLFT7Ur23Aac7yKJBIxUT2SI6N/w400-h400/IMG_4222.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>these are LARGE stockings ... about 8" wide at the top and 23" long... when I started this venture I stitched 3 of these in one year and had a newborn... and obviously a lot more energy... I've stitched 6 of these stockings ... and unless Elliott get a sibling I won't be doing any more... my needlepoint days are complete...</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh somewhere in the last year I'm pretty sure I said I was going to hang a different quilt on the wall.. the Bright Ornaments quilt that I finished in like January of 2023... well I changed my mind about hanging it on the wall but I did hang it over the back of the couch...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkj2shtCMtYtBUnvpkwEFlTdIysumSynlGcLtYJ-6gdgi3B14_p5IlUn2EYiB6PClFjcxvLiRGXlmREmMUpCy6RKGPxjlfUfEm00wohlpYajj-59E5qLoLFIZxtaWRISsTBCAskpVGC3jgF8OAOm35N4kwFLzbxa5LPFa5jzZtHNX9JusOV-0pCxk9wi/s3024/IMG_4251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTkj2shtCMtYtBUnvpkwEFlTdIysumSynlGcLtYJ-6gdgi3B14_p5IlUn2EYiB6PClFjcxvLiRGXlmREmMUpCy6RKGPxjlfUfEm00wohlpYajj-59E5qLoLFIZxtaWRISsTBCAskpVGC3jgF8OAOm35N4kwFLzbxa5LPFa5jzZtHNX9JusOV-0pCxk9wi/w400-h400/IMG_4251.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The ornaments are made from the Basic Grey Peppermint Bark collection and the background is Grunge in the Ale colorway... I like that one a lot as I used in the quilt I showed on Monday. Anyway it looks nice here. I already have plans for another ornament quilt... saw a pattern from Lori Holt that I'd like to do but it doesn't get released until August 2024... you can check out a kit of the quilt <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1583694416/preorder-home-town-holiday-decorating?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-a-craft_supplies_and_tools-fabric_and_notions-fabric&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT9fjX1AAiFArkY-LNkPlTAYLhH23eyl69jWQo_lop0vlxtIkmFVLJMaAuGEEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12565278184_123210950607_507187537623_aud-2007167693469:pla-295916403786_c__1583694416_9101441&utm_custom2=12565278184&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAj_CrBhD-ARIsAIiMxT9fjX1AAiFArkY-LNkPlTAYLhH23eyl69jWQo_lop0vlxtIkmFVLJMaAuGEEALw_wcB">here. </a> I'm tempted to buy the kit, I don't think that is a bad price for a 80 x 86 " quilt... but I don't need it that big... I think I really only need a wall size quilt... which I will put on my list of things I want to do in 2024... and we will see how that turns out...LOL<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>In the hallway telephone niche I have another cookie jar (this was my score from my neighbors' trash a couple of years ago .. I really like it) and a new for this year cross stitch piece... the <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Merry-String-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-S110">Merry String</a> from Lizzie Kate...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zx7XSN_9yTgGDTqtpWmvCvUsu7GgoqrWtzd5fC6jcuY9dW_Xse8RnhS9c2CmILOCgTJrxxa2O0cgLuxZ5N9OU3jdAezMRFpllF_9Vo5NmK4lD7yPIIKfj77aCETw6BVjoYdXuL-aEWx0fymscmcLhdZ0uTkb7kxyJwmc9IO9o1h6o7gVNqgZVX9St2A3/s3024/IMG_4232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zx7XSN_9yTgGDTqtpWmvCvUsu7GgoqrWtzd5fC6jcuY9dW_Xse8RnhS9c2CmILOCgTJrxxa2O0cgLuxZ5N9OU3jdAezMRFpllF_9Vo5NmK4lD7yPIIKfj77aCETw6BVjoYdXuL-aEWx0fymscmcLhdZ0uTkb7kxyJwmc9IO9o1h6o7gVNqgZVX9St2A3/w400-h400/IMG_4232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I stitched the string on a piece of 32 ct green linen I had in my stash... don't know what colors I mixed for this but think fresh guacamole as the green... I LOVE it! I finished in a kinda Christmas cracker fashion. I rolled up cotton batting and sewed it around the roll... just tied the ends with some string ... it fits perfectly in this spot and was an easy way to FFO this long skinny piece. I have more of this linen and I think I'd like to do another small with it... might get something done before Christmas... </div><div><br /></div><div>And speaking of things I got done... I FINISHED the<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Teresa-Kogut-Remember-Me-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/TK-XS4019"> Remember Me</a> sampler from Teresa Kogut!!</div><div>Here's a pic of it with the frame I chose... got a rustic finish in green an specks of a coppery peach that goes so well with this piece...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLFzgKDtr3Rk3fLffhyphenhyphenMno5plh106_oVzwTIcELBzLBidkwJB6zuu7sW_xGRVXDL0ZT5_aWL4hn8LmXcjh3HfVwk5bK5vn9KF5ZjQmBIm0p0ZhsasQt18uZpDNkYNUVr1itrptLs4J_-azMhy1PzgjbBbii8QdA07NeZ_HwiT_H-W8e2ExZLLV9GS6mFA/s3024/IMG_4239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLFzgKDtr3Rk3fLffhyphenhyphenMno5plh106_oVzwTIcELBzLBidkwJB6zuu7sW_xGRVXDL0ZT5_aWL4hn8LmXcjh3HfVwk5bK5vn9KF5ZjQmBIm0p0ZhsasQt18uZpDNkYNUVr1itrptLs4J_-azMhy1PzgjbBbii8QdA07NeZ_HwiT_H-W8e2ExZLLV9GS6mFA/w400-h400/IMG_4239.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I went to a new framer and I really liked the guy... and he has TONS of beautiful moldings... I saw several that made me want to stitch some thing so I could use them... this is a big piece... the stitching is a little over 14 x 16 inches... so I knew it wasn't going to be cheap to frame it but the price was where I anticipated. Now to see how well he laces and frames it... he's been doing framing for 50 years so I assume it will look great. I have a couple of other pieces waiting in the wings that I'd like to get framed. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was my goal to finish this before the end of 2023...so happy happy happy to have completed this...now I'm contemplating what I should stitch between now and Christmas...more Christmas pieces? start on some new snowmen? pick up an WIP and work in it? Haven't made up my mind yet... I have thought about what I want to stitch overall in 2024.... definitely want to do a long narrow sampler or two or three... I have a couple of space in my house that format fits well ... and I'm running out of wall space ... lots of stuff that is a WIP I'd like to get back to... and I have no doubt there will be new stuff coming out that I can NOT resist!!</div><div><br /></div><div>As for quilting I got a little bit of sewing done last Tuesday when Elliot was here ...while he played in an exploded bag of fluff as he calls it (actually a bag of polyester fiberfill)... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCwu2zkKS13OcnPoaqrAMp-MWScAFHJoDdcbdkxzY1PdGCv0qc0t0rsymY-itzRZSsY1f1Yau_GvkP_GZABCixSWk0l6H-FaoQCE6GzBG5lJiykH7QwyGTnMPB7420RsMpO3FZjlzYlju6B-6Cx7_-VhFG1TBdXIjFwSCTbRTRedNteGvXOier711lt9Y/s1771/IMG_4252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCwu2zkKS13OcnPoaqrAMp-MWScAFHJoDdcbdkxzY1PdGCv0qc0t0rsymY-itzRZSsY1f1Yau_GvkP_GZABCixSWk0l6H-FaoQCE6GzBG5lJiykH7QwyGTnMPB7420RsMpO3FZjlzYlju6B-6Cx7_-VhFG1TBdXIjFwSCTbRTRedNteGvXOier711lt9Y/w254-h400/IMG_4252.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and he worked on putting some fluff back in his lovey that he poked a hole in ages ago...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglExADl7nZ9ZVq1XMTBYQR_2lwBrugslBGs4uhn6Ey5XPc6JhTn0UpGQ178Tfh0bKlLc-B6e4ibpWfaOgueijcsnduLBejQuwrAxdOIfZo-wNO6PCruDteyV-RvRpc602SyJZJU-AqsfFsdZ06qI88y0YdC1HvuEk7xU1qpakeJpSIbuWW6hC403f1R29U/s3024/IMG_4175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglExADl7nZ9ZVq1XMTBYQR_2lwBrugslBGs4uhn6Ey5XPc6JhTn0UpGQ178Tfh0bKlLc-B6e4ibpWfaOgueijcsnduLBejQuwrAxdOIfZo-wNO6PCruDteyV-RvRpc602SyJZJU-AqsfFsdZ06qI88y0YdC1HvuEk7xU1qpakeJpSIbuWW6hC403f1R29U/w400-h400/IMG_4175.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I sewed up some units for a<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1287397519/dorothy-quilt-pattern"> Dorothy</a> quilt using my Momo fabrics...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0T-AM8mXKE_YXO6ZRIYCp7hYWXrF2xteJ8zh_RNh_F-vzxvKePWptoMARBAo5MJV05_xZo6zXKHgmScwZwtpebzDolzNM28aVOMfxl4b0dCJdFK6KZH7UxI5Ofe4fyTIJ4U0jQqHL1yGJ60Cycujf-rPBRjSHrMU2XvwbTjn_EXid9IgOs_Kj5xVrniz/s3024/IMG_4254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0T-AM8mXKE_YXO6ZRIYCp7hYWXrF2xteJ8zh_RNh_F-vzxvKePWptoMARBAo5MJV05_xZo6zXKHgmScwZwtpebzDolzNM28aVOMfxl4b0dCJdFK6KZH7UxI5Ofe4fyTIJ4U0jQqHL1yGJ60Cycujf-rPBRjSHrMU2XvwbTjn_EXid9IgOs_Kj5xVrniz/w400-h400/IMG_4254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzJsmq81wnoipjtxw3DQQz7mdlzjOk7xPBfzWGEqDOjtFVTbn4TEmrr3iApn5XsZIsooPoLTqxl6krZLpchZjW11p7KlgrgI7GbptbLH94cZL9X7xHt52l8tNznoa9p4tMQ7Wnxe7IgAqgL3lrqvVdPOWIB0DGjeDBAeNc-xhvSgjfvBqolaHbKtK9lBm/s3024/IMG_4255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzJsmq81wnoipjtxw3DQQz7mdlzjOk7xPBfzWGEqDOjtFVTbn4TEmrr3iApn5XsZIsooPoLTqxl6krZLpchZjW11p7KlgrgI7GbptbLH94cZL9X7xHt52l8tNznoa9p4tMQ7Wnxe7IgAqgL3lrqvVdPOWIB0DGjeDBAeNc-xhvSgjfvBqolaHbKtK9lBm/w400-h400/IMG_4255.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm glad I slapped these up on my design wall... I can see that I will need to pay attention and do some of the units so the directional fabrics are horizontal rather than vertical ... my OCD would be very upset with items like those little deer on the green background. if they were facing the wrong direction... and I love this fabric for the plain blocks... that scissors print first appeared in a Momo collection... I have it in blue and pink... and I have been saving about 4 to 5 yards of this colorway forever in a day... WHY?? They actually still make it as part of the Muslin Mates line... although the background may be darker... anyway, this fabric isn't getting any younger and neither am I ... gonna sew the stuff that makes my heart happy!! </div><div><br /></div><div> I feel like I have some quilting mojo back... I hope it lasts...might get a little sewing in on Monday... that would be nice. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well I realize that there is one more Sunday before Christmas... so I'll wait till then to show the big shelf display... I think I've overloaded you enough again this week... I'm off to get my Christmas cards done today... going with Elliott and his Daddy to see the giant train display at Cincinnati's Union Terminal this week... got dinner plans for a couple of nights...and will need to do a Kroger and Costco run for stuff to make appetizers with for Christmas Day... </div><div><br /></div><div>I will link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a>today .. I'll be dropping by to see what others are up to ... I hope your week running up to Christmas goes smoothly... </div><div><br /></div><div>happy stitching-</div><div>carol fun </div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-47398608164019029292023-12-11T10:51:00.003-05:002023-12-11T10:51:14.233-05:00A rare occurrence.... a Design Wall Monday post!<p> Hello...well this hasn't happened for a very long time ... I have a post for Design Wall Monday.... I want to remember what I did ... and what I plan on doing... as what I have is all Christmas-y... and by the middle of January this will have completely disappeared from my radar...LOL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40EfOLpthQN2kYbVBkqJT25Mx4LIn1BONHIArK5BoQ6z4hu_2xg7A_Ep6OATQbK5ie_kg0RsAj78gX-ITOQpONUq4F0h7RxFT6demDeBCjly0eJ_eYuaOAE4hQf634yT1CsUNIWeS6x7R-IBQTKwOiDsOyrMnqfIicZIsSRmfo1yRov1B4Pf8HFrNx_W6/s3024/IMG_4210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40EfOLpthQN2kYbVBkqJT25Mx4LIn1BONHIArK5BoQ6z4hu_2xg7A_Ep6OATQbK5ie_kg0RsAj78gX-ITOQpONUq4F0h7RxFT6demDeBCjly0eJ_eYuaOAE4hQf634yT1CsUNIWeS6x7R-IBQTKwOiDsOyrMnqfIicZIsSRmfo1yRov1B4Pf8HFrNx_W6/s320/IMG_4210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>One quilt top finished and another started.... let's do one at a time....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpJwws47677Hd_5lyMft7WuSh-QY7-sp66KBD1ZUVRcbddeufXktgUaIXqvVIVoHGLrvL3WfVk56gL424aWVNK6Zc6FrQCWgpYA3WFfpyaDRTUvQqbRMzr0FSuVD46jvmIDd4mGtC2aK9iYowJ2wtsQ9QbGcdgOEERGC4VqqAuQDrBbWvjZ2kD6orHDLd/s3024/IMG_4205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpJwws47677Hd_5lyMft7WuSh-QY7-sp66KBD1ZUVRcbddeufXktgUaIXqvVIVoHGLrvL3WfVk56gL424aWVNK6Zc6FrQCWgpYA3WFfpyaDRTUvQqbRMzr0FSuVD46jvmIDd4mGtC2aK9iYowJ2wtsQ9QbGcdgOEERGC4VqqAuQDrBbWvjZ2kD6orHDLd/w400-h400/IMG_4205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The pattern for this throw is Piece of Cake 2 from Thimble Blossoms... here's a <a href="https://thimbleblossoms.com/products/piece-of-cake-2-pdf-pattern">link</a> ... in the past I've done Piece of Cake 1 and Piece of Cake 3... love those patterns for showing off a layer cake... the fabric is Christmas Faire by Cathe Holden... I LOVE this collection... vintage images and soft muted tones... the sashing is Grunge and as I remember the colorway is Ale... a muted gold with touches of green.</p><p>I believe these fabrics are digitally printed as the designs are quite sharp and crisp... a couple of close up of my favorite blocks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8BP1eT_oTZ0SrkVXWlbuwYr95Orb1Hb8Tetzv61dyC-EFGGhXoW0HwwK1J53rXasFemeT1T4mPc7Pb6pd1BquSasx2KqugSXc2kIMFGbpu_ilHNtdWM6Sg_jP1rGR1TS4uZWUjWHdDVmZbq3Eswphps7H9puVyElAgUGQ5HfQQjRvoXQ-LMEHrJhf1cw/s3024/IMG_4206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8BP1eT_oTZ0SrkVXWlbuwYr95Orb1Hb8Tetzv61dyC-EFGGhXoW0HwwK1J53rXasFemeT1T4mPc7Pb6pd1BquSasx2KqugSXc2kIMFGbpu_ilHNtdWM6Sg_jP1rGR1TS4uZWUjWHdDVmZbq3Eswphps7H9puVyElAgUGQ5HfQQjRvoXQ-LMEHrJhf1cw/w400-h400/IMG_4206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwithYEsMSD-AOlJHeKpJFvT0MH5oo0f_i4VetvghC4gnGXp5HH0mtRCy-nW0wigfqzn3V_IvZEvV9ukpMRsTpHBFK_y5uXoxpuBlAEuOcLGg4Ye_IBeb1TeTj_8gcalRw1yGu5R0VUgyHg_a0fNwfy-THv3ekeeohPlMuj9zqr-0WE6k-jFrPnXg_Fj_U/s3024/IMG_4208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwithYEsMSD-AOlJHeKpJFvT0MH5oo0f_i4VetvghC4gnGXp5HH0mtRCy-nW0wigfqzn3V_IvZEvV9ukpMRsTpHBFK_y5uXoxpuBlAEuOcLGg4Ye_IBeb1TeTj_8gcalRw1yGu5R0VUgyHg_a0fNwfy-THv3ekeeohPlMuj9zqr-0WE6k-jFrPnXg_Fj_U/w400-h400/IMG_4208.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVjOEHoV0r7KDZT5CNPJPosU45j12v0fUk4gCuuhWMHHbC8jRKh5QC-pAhxRDgysUIp_uVbmfC3ZMsmOyaWECuxvlzlYwIa5bqIOgddg-VWCrrCylU2s1xoRtISYzlwyZu3uDKgp1kKpA502jwP1CrI3Q6NUtf2Oo3Hr7HmDs9Ed2-EZa1vk0L7zc3VYI/s3024/IMG_4207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVjOEHoV0r7KDZT5CNPJPosU45j12v0fUk4gCuuhWMHHbC8jRKh5QC-pAhxRDgysUIp_uVbmfC3ZMsmOyaWECuxvlzlYwIa5bqIOgddg-VWCrrCylU2s1xoRtISYzlwyZu3uDKgp1kKpA502jwP1CrI3Q6NUtf2Oo3Hr7HmDs9Ed2-EZa1vk0L7zc3VYI/w400-h400/IMG_4207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I love how the jingle bells look 3 dimensional and the sheet music piece is Jingle Bells!! Also note that there were a lot of directional prints in this collection... and my OCD did NOT want them to be on their sides... so before I cut any blocks I took my time and determined what direction I should cut the fabrics so that everything would be right side up... </p><p>Now I have no illusions that I will be able to get this back from the longarmer before Christmas but that's okay... I'll be ahead for next year... I even got the binding made... but I probably won't get it on until November 2024...LOL</p><p>As for the other blocks on my design wall...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGU8QQjrKQuaamJ2vPjxrFIevdrcs_61CCwW005HlMfyYrFRCkRUTelmCAP7W8DahPwfl3DOLwlTfcHtzPwNVR-ZvOJlsCq5X7W1zQYGoc52D-vuBGac1r15L0Hq2qbURZML60HjejW1AnG_-5X7F4PSejYOP1VzF7Ed3Eap71PpvTpKYw8Ltw9qmpJJU/s3024/IMG_4209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGU8QQjrKQuaamJ2vPjxrFIevdrcs_61CCwW005HlMfyYrFRCkRUTelmCAP7W8DahPwfl3DOLwlTfcHtzPwNVR-ZvOJlsCq5X7W1zQYGoc52D-vuBGac1r15L0Hq2qbURZML60HjejW1AnG_-5X7F4PSejYOP1VzF7Ed3Eap71PpvTpKYw8Ltw9qmpJJU/w400-h400/IMG_4209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>well... I just had to make a couple to see how I like them... and I like them A LOT!!! The fabrics are Jolly Good from Basic Grey ... and the "white" isn't totally white, it has soft green and turquoise splotches... it s a Grunge but I don't remember the name. </p><p>The pattern is a freebie from Fat Quarter Shop called Fat Quarter 4-Patch...you can find it<a href="https://www.fatquartershop.com/fat-quarter-four-patch-quilt-pattern-free-pdf-pattern-fat-quarter-shop"> here</a>... it makes BIG blocks... they finish 15"... but very easy to put together... this will be going into a plastic bin by the end of December... but I'm going to set a reminder on my phone to get it back out in July and then it will be totally done by Christmas of next year... at least that's the plan...we'll see if it is executed as well as I hope... </p><p>I'll be linking up with<a href="https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/"> Small Quilts and Doll Quilts</a>.... already looked and there are several design walls I need to check out...</p><p>Hope your week is off to a good start!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-8129293011526651212023-12-10T09:00:00.016-05:002023-12-10T09:00:00.141-05:00It's Beginning to look a bit like Christmas on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello.. well I definitely moved into Christmas decorating... I have old stuff and new stuff to share... I am glad I got started early with my Christmas-ing, as the energy I had 2 weeks ago has faded at bit... and that seems to be the way things go anymore. I have a brief period of manic productivity followed by a long interlude of just sitting and vegging... but I do enjoy the vegging and the cross stitching and the knitting...which I've indulged in last week.</p><p>So let's dive into the Christmasy stuff shall we... it is going to be another looooooong post... just to warn you... LOL</p><p>First off is my brand new display of Christmas ornaments... now I saw this idea<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzRHOmgOWbH/?img_index=1"> here</a> on Instagram... and I was gobsmacked... I contemplated how I could fit something like this into my small home as I am at a dearth for big chunks of wall space that I haven't already decorated... and then it hit me... I could use the space over my small shelf display that has my giant Blackbird Designs Anniversaries of the Heart... and I really like it here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVN4GSXCoX1Qct9oJzGY3W8bFcOgkMDZL5tJ_PTbqUKTNPEv_ravGCPEKH3cw11h3FGGs6xnEyObjef_NdEMFhw6FIMe_2kNxkoSoLLQOb9Z3vZwvfvpgyTw8fSamIobzQtH_whTYX3-rVyQDoWnB6igd0yyOWkZ5AXtjir-uKovRPrqstytTBgqcLhPdT/s3024/IMG_4107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVN4GSXCoX1Qct9oJzGY3W8bFcOgkMDZL5tJ_PTbqUKTNPEv_ravGCPEKH3cw11h3FGGs6xnEyObjef_NdEMFhw6FIMe_2kNxkoSoLLQOb9Z3vZwvfvpgyTw8fSamIobzQtH_whTYX3-rVyQDoWnB6igd0yyOWkZ5AXtjir-uKovRPrqstytTBgqcLhPdT/w400-h400/IMG_4107.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now this is a smaller version of what I saw on IG but I think the scale works... I got the rack <a href="https://www.naturallife.com/products/wooden-accordion-hook-rack-large?_pos=1&_sid=a1b4ab73a&_ss=r">here</a> at Natural Life...it was brown so I spray painted it white...the ornaments are a mix of new and reproduction Shiny Brites and ornaments from my childhood that hung on my Grandma's tree...</p><p>The gazebo, the clown, stagecoach, the lamp and the are at least 70 years old...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid86sUxIhpmHhg-TcoGWeEZsGG79hkkCNMMLgE83BZpMZNdgHnYq6RxVK1YDcDc3OFaw1WpdS8J9hkXxaCiM47KcysvnmpzFy4MumtCYtCB_ac2VKBGzvxuQSt2g6XEcWzMRV4lzLTlsJOgqcn1ySYHArbnJoEHy67Dbn7p_IV9uoOSuxiyS8dboXC-i2r/s3024/IMG_4110%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid86sUxIhpmHhg-TcoGWeEZsGG79hkkCNMMLgE83BZpMZNdgHnYq6RxVK1YDcDc3OFaw1WpdS8J9hkXxaCiM47KcysvnmpzFy4MumtCYtCB_ac2VKBGzvxuQSt2g6XEcWzMRV4lzLTlsJOgqcn1ySYHArbnJoEHy67Dbn7p_IV9uoOSuxiyS8dboXC-i2r/w400-h400/IMG_4110%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEfUUYV6AHGdsUeyTMjUlERhy6SluyQ7w18NK992jGflilUbuPurnHm4QDUaIZYqOvHGlzHGPVq0yTyuX03ifBG6Dt10OcOxDu95qg0BPS-h_KOFH56MgfhQLGdWidUVWLoye5uEI-xvX1HiOIJgJha59P4sf2qbbZsQk930DAcu48_sUypLrVOQoK1nz/s3024/IMG_4113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEfUUYV6AHGdsUeyTMjUlERhy6SluyQ7w18NK992jGflilUbuPurnHm4QDUaIZYqOvHGlzHGPVq0yTyuX03ifBG6Dt10OcOxDu95qg0BPS-h_KOFH56MgfhQLGdWidUVWLoye5uEI-xvX1HiOIJgJha59P4sf2qbbZsQk930DAcu48_sUypLrVOQoK1nz/w400-h400/IMG_4113.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7faUm1Dst2pX-mCBu7Hx9kYM2gZ7Q-b1iFZhLz-7l3TFyOpqnIP0g0BBviDWs0FVu8Q5KJgW1kOHHIdqIhxSO2e_SVxSmTnRBGGnxAjcCexDrhIUBQkhKz-jCaO8TCuRNITjB0qjZfE65MK8Ei7U-pYQl3slKtTetNB_g1F9D_e7Z6-Cmpb5TdKj03Oh/s3024/IMG_4109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7faUm1Dst2pX-mCBu7Hx9kYM2gZ7Q-b1iFZhLz-7l3TFyOpqnIP0g0BBviDWs0FVu8Q5KJgW1kOHHIdqIhxSO2e_SVxSmTnRBGGnxAjcCexDrhIUBQkhKz-jCaO8TCuRNITjB0qjZfE65MK8Ei7U-pYQl3slKtTetNB_g1F9D_e7Z6-Cmpb5TdKj03Oh/w400-h400/IMG_4109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOFqVk0k4HplNQIkW7yso6SU9zruLgowGcd5E97G9iNT8gywuzu28UkQsl3MbREY8DDk-RHG0ZBQ_2UBEsOtFUQWMw-VjhvvuJtb2pKjHBT9BaGmSxOKBmJTcB7618NCQi-fmm2r-XVPhr8pjNl24Hyko3VSE5anIEx7wiQ6IHW4BGVWtK0ztKp5Cuvym/s3024/IMG_4108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOFqVk0k4HplNQIkW7yso6SU9zruLgowGcd5E97G9iNT8gywuzu28UkQsl3MbREY8DDk-RHG0ZBQ_2UBEsOtFUQWMw-VjhvvuJtb2pKjHBT9BaGmSxOKBmJTcB7618NCQi-fmm2r-XVPhr8pjNl24Hyko3VSE5anIEx7wiQ6IHW4BGVWtK0ztKp5Cuvym/w400-h400/IMG_4108.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>this little Shiny Brite was purchased by my Mom in the late 50s'... I just recently found out these are called "sugared" ornaments and the little piece at the top even says Shiny Brite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdsaFDE9Za-YqZLhEaZt7GKgfaQKoACT8ZMgPjP2a0Zu1zwHNqVNnynjJXEN0cp39gTRO-Yhyphenhyphenu94F-mBVhWeD_-CJ4SRtDfwpGnHAwCv9a1um2N-VrmU0ZdiXtuEZgJe2Ddf5aNIvDp0JNQAWw2iDCoIMH91PHnGB3iOw46Jsh0oP7pmxgqf5_tumNCnq/s3024/IMG_4112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdsaFDE9Za-YqZLhEaZt7GKgfaQKoACT8ZMgPjP2a0Zu1zwHNqVNnynjJXEN0cp39gTRO-Yhyphenhyphenu94F-mBVhWeD_-CJ4SRtDfwpGnHAwCv9a1um2N-VrmU0ZdiXtuEZgJe2Ddf5aNIvDp0JNQAWw2iDCoIMH91PHnGB3iOw46Jsh0oP7pmxgqf5_tumNCnq/w400-h400/IMG_4112.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf9VaIY8m_vIs1vMFjTjoYnzym-xPUo_ybt5dJf5QDKBWGbM1q_25xbGpLPtli-ngK7B8F3McrZV9tZRVR3NO-VzvLUDjrGMnP377bDkUYHiOvJ4UZ4L_f75RwM6XgS0ERlUkiDUOs1UHPssJXGz49buj9y_k_q43KpM9HR6JYJ2yJTCbnA2WCRBcnYxd/s3024/IMG_4111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOf9VaIY8m_vIs1vMFjTjoYnzym-xPUo_ybt5dJf5QDKBWGbM1q_25xbGpLPtli-ngK7B8F3McrZV9tZRVR3NO-VzvLUDjrGMnP377bDkUYHiOvJ4UZ4L_f75RwM6XgS0ERlUkiDUOs1UHPssJXGz49buj9y_k_q43KpM9HR6JYJ2yJTCbnA2WCRBcnYxd/w400-h400/IMG_4111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I will be keeping my eye out to see if I can find anymore vintage Shiny Brites... to add to this display. Now the garland and the bow at the top add a nice touch IMHO but in truth, they were necessary to cover up the hole from the nails I used to hang the BBD piece... oh well .. </p><p>The small shelf display has quite a few knickknacks and a little cross stitch...from left to right a reproduction tree... I remember my Mom made one of these back in the day... but I have no clue where it when to. The little TV came from Walmart a couple of years ago. Elliott likes to turn it on and watch the train go round and round and listen to the Christmas carols it plays. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFuzCJKglzuk0NaVYXIPaE43mFAhVNret9TQJDaXSrsiYv-VFhUOw2PUdXDYQK5cmjvXAWIyShUjm5zwmeUblET5Wn2x459wyIhiZq-yypoXrjyRii7Da4n531g4M1Ck2g0tuAXarEBbEI_wF4jKwCZVy4s-zuS6GaP71o0FYyiJis80FVeqZn4X5umLx/s3024/IMG_4197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFuzCJKglzuk0NaVYXIPaE43mFAhVNret9TQJDaXSrsiYv-VFhUOw2PUdXDYQK5cmjvXAWIyShUjm5zwmeUblET5Wn2x459wyIhiZq-yypoXrjyRii7Da4n531g4M1Ck2g0tuAXarEBbEI_wF4jKwCZVy4s-zuS6GaP71o0FYyiJis80FVeqZn4X5umLx/w400-h400/IMG_4197.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The cross stitch is<a href="https://www.thesilverneedle.com/tournicoton.html"> J'Arrive by Tournicoton</a>...and those 3 little choir girls are reproduction Gurley candles... I got mine <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Decorative-Vintage-Christmas-Caroler-Candles/dp/B087KTD7DT/ref=asc_df_B087KTD7DT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475856516149&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5945513308985220769&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015725&hvtargid=pla-1021553134781&psc=1&mcid=96687404d03e3021bdfbe38a5cc3fdff&gclid=CjwKCAiAmsurBhBvEiwA6e-WPNwisHQrjlNtcJzZgM-WamtkLq4tGKSa_wo1Z-WDtEtTcWlBJKstChoCWMoQAvD_BwE">here</a>. I remember having these when I was a kid. I like having these vintage looking pieces all together...lots of memories... oh I didn't mention the Lego Snowman... Elliott and I assembled it and he put it there... and there it will stay... if I move it when he finds it elsewhere he will move it back because "it belongs here"... and now we are making more memories!</p><p>This year I put all my Santa head mugs in this display... I thought I might have room for a couple more... and if I stack them I may be able to squeeze in a couple more... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QvXMdf6a0sbIbKT7zrXml4cFUw3t-qJKfHeNKTkUa_MCWUWAzmzrOW3i7b0LjalZGa7jPlXf0rAkOkpQwe3mul6NQf-1mBn2IO07ypfgDv4smlzDGbz4gf-RFovo3P99fHqAThV_QmSemSI8KJQk14B5QJM5sS7Ik47Ohpz_EIhOEYkbdALLacElFi7u/s3024/IMG_4198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QvXMdf6a0sbIbKT7zrXml4cFUw3t-qJKfHeNKTkUa_MCWUWAzmzrOW3i7b0LjalZGa7jPlXf0rAkOkpQwe3mul6NQf-1mBn2IO07ypfgDv4smlzDGbz4gf-RFovo3P99fHqAThV_QmSemSI8KJQk14B5QJM5sS7Ik47Ohpz_EIhOEYkbdALLacElFi7u/w400-h400/IMG_4198.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and speaking of squeezing things in... I tucked in Jolly Old Elf by Pineberry Lane is in the pattern <a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/products/merry-little-stitches-by-pineberry-lane">Merry Little Stitches</a> ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3A6K1Ie8iiLhlcxx9RFhqrTTBZoYhnZ-XkJb51pVKtUyrgZaMJ-GGs8ZdTKHSbKb_KZop9qOOvgT1iK4f7XTxIkYg_EyisXY3MghVDdcGCZBSspa9bYu57WWngypSCywpBaeqtySlT4g7wIoatOr4qDyIb6AwWvmTa4RE7P460-emTr26m5AtcSdpl0B/s3024/IMG_4201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3A6K1Ie8iiLhlcxx9RFhqrTTBZoYhnZ-XkJb51pVKtUyrgZaMJ-GGs8ZdTKHSbKb_KZop9qOOvgT1iK4f7XTxIkYg_EyisXY3MghVDdcGCZBSspa9bYu57WWngypSCywpBaeqtySlT4g7wIoatOr4qDyIb6AwWvmTa4RE7P460-emTr26m5AtcSdpl0B/w400-h400/IMG_4201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and this guy from Barbara Ana's <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Barbara-Ana-Designs-Christmas-Joy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/H6035"> Christmas Joy</a>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuybGTxwY3Ots-o0ESzheliXrkp0nmkyKdMOqs15M2DXVoPxNmJGFcfyK1vDQqMnpaWZgjb16JQLiXrIYbwo_Uc2EsbLV5eMMzF0Mqug_aXn6KeEEBbS5igZNdp1RVTzMI2BlBQ0W5RvsRE0w8w9paQ1ZQNpF6VX_eeMi5AjpXBRhvCkvfW_-IltRet4a/s3024/IMG_4202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuybGTxwY3Ots-o0ESzheliXrkp0nmkyKdMOqs15M2DXVoPxNmJGFcfyK1vDQqMnpaWZgjb16JQLiXrIYbwo_Uc2EsbLV5eMMzF0Mqug_aXn6KeEEBbS5igZNdp1RVTzMI2BlBQ0W5RvsRE0w8w9paQ1ZQNpF6VX_eeMi5AjpXBRhvCkvfW_-IltRet4a/w400-h400/IMG_4202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I can never decide if he's a Santa or an elf but I'm going with Santa here... love the striped socks! </p><p>On the bottom shelf there is<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/The-Drawn-Thread-Little-Bits-of-Christmas-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/DR289"> Little Bits of Christmas</a> from The Drawn Thread </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0ozt8YMxKUeaJhMMN9kMOBNvwN2CxC-WTzmHuWZZ6sI4p5J2xxLoIlvqFndWtpGcKgqSssYvMEJv4Ja8OWi8TlJI8pfbcnE66jxWxq4UYD-wFTjb0n_7PDWgoAzBoAdTVdRzYLtWzpVKfvkUkjQZ7KbrsNQtRuK_GIA0OZqHZLXeTLdLW3AD7OBBuHfG/s3024/IMG_4199%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0ozt8YMxKUeaJhMMN9kMOBNvwN2CxC-WTzmHuWZZ6sI4p5J2xxLoIlvqFndWtpGcKgqSssYvMEJv4Ja8OWi8TlJI8pfbcnE66jxWxq4UYD-wFTjb0n_7PDWgoAzBoAdTVdRzYLtWzpVKfvkUkjQZ7KbrsNQtRuK_GIA0OZqHZLXeTLdLW3AD7OBBuHfG/w400-h400/IMG_4199%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and <a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/products/best-time-of-the-year-by-with-thy-needle-thread">Best Time of the Year</a> by With Thy Needle & Thread. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbarYuGBOs3iq9x-dxySjShp0QWly6ZYcX6V4IOaaNsLnQVGKB9tcB0CB1JHjHxKRDBsWcaL_wsq2o0x69i4UogT7BTcuusXzA4lyru_OFKixhrouq4d7xn5ui2mC6ZEwyyTntO_Q7iq2w4XJa4afg1QExw50ytqjNLhEk6nWwvg6ssnCKK8XCDluJ0jDy/s3024/IMG_4200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbarYuGBOs3iq9x-dxySjShp0QWly6ZYcX6V4IOaaNsLnQVGKB9tcB0CB1JHjHxKRDBsWcaL_wsq2o0x69i4UogT7BTcuusXzA4lyru_OFKixhrouq4d7xn5ui2mC6ZEwyyTntO_Q7iq2w4XJa4afg1QExw50ytqjNLhEk6nWwvg6ssnCKK8XCDluJ0jDy/w400-h400/IMG_4200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Out in the kitchen I do a gingerbread man theme... the cookie jar on the right is new this year... got him a Walmart after seeing him on a<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDanhq0FM-kUCUL69lobg"> Auntie Coo Coo </a>shopping video? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXN1L97-keWC7lTdKxbKPZ09DYhYDw7xj5eSOf00gq6O_rTdeGN8t70ZdlStvBztN4EOXE90VD1x0C_NjsKLoEPHU8jKPmRQApheSfJzjHF7AbbQEeaJuPLfsCPuAxBcB3Rh73bERGGC281OzYMUQVS96oKyxY4WywWS9qWtiksPRr7jnuB2r_pZUaQG0/s3024/IMG_4203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXN1L97-keWC7lTdKxbKPZ09DYhYDw7xj5eSOf00gq6O_rTdeGN8t70ZdlStvBztN4EOXE90VD1x0C_NjsKLoEPHU8jKPmRQApheSfJzjHF7AbbQEeaJuPLfsCPuAxBcB3Rh73bERGGC281OzYMUQVS96oKyxY4WywWS9qWtiksPRr7jnuB2r_pZUaQG0/w400-h400/IMG_4203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Do you watch shopping videos on youtube? I like the gals that go to places like Walmart and Michael's and Joann's and Hobby Lobby and show what's new... and several times they've enticed me to go get a piece that caught my eye... this year it was this gingerbread guy ... and a candle from Joanns... and those are the only new knickknacks I picked up ... which is good because I'm running out of room for knickknacks... such a tragedy... LOL</p><p>Last Saturday I went down to my sewing studio and spent the day FFO'ing stuff... started off with the 5 Prairie Schooler Santas from book No. 215 A<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-A-Merry-Mini-Surprise-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/22-2082"> Merry Mini Surprise</a>. The tray came from Walmart... you can see it <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hanobe-Decorative-Tray-Coffee-Table-Decor-Long-Narrow-White-Serving-Gold-Handles-Kitchen-Counter-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-Halloween-Christmas/1950876888?athcpid=1950876888&athpgid=sellerpage_&athcgid=null&athznid=mtsi&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=wJIk19OXkRwL9SmTHAuTWTqOkGpd29jPNR0b&athancid=null&athena=true&selectedSellerId=101226319">here</a>... it was too white so I painted it a creamy white... I know I know...no one else would care... but I did ... so I did it... here's the display for my dining table... it is a nice size for my table and easy to pick up and move when we eat...my son is very happy about that as he usually sets the table and doesn't like it if the center piece is heavy... anyway... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWgxxgTMmoJQwANtv0WjzWEmWEwESItuYza0dLLeRzSgG2Da6AYghMh7mVD47_QBUSl1XWSa1YGAvQQj1jNuzRAENM0dVHtPlRoAEM6a-hkFZwrF0XwoCKmMaHI7f9vvKR3pWJKbpmtMpiUa1AOHeDYbE0DM417Vm1-cCBbIbYswaJtNc_cp1J76UqGFK/s3024/IMG_4125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWgxxgTMmoJQwANtv0WjzWEmWEwESItuYza0dLLeRzSgG2Da6AYghMh7mVD47_QBUSl1XWSa1YGAvQQj1jNuzRAENM0dVHtPlRoAEM6a-hkFZwrF0XwoCKmMaHI7f9vvKR3pWJKbpmtMpiUa1AOHeDYbE0DM417Vm1-cCBbIbYswaJtNc_cp1J76UqGFK/w400-h400/IMG_4125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Here's a close up of the left side....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdlIKoQYwRkJ6iq0fwFrCGg4hZBrpvpMn1Z8o0HiLAYZdbqkRnMZ8oQD4fJea0TcKQMopLEOxaP5A28qM8Yp8Y5_QnsstBywWRXfkzoboa7WKS34aro_T0Yv0Fm1EUpO61yU4olKTdSWmm9ggrj2AjO_DsbXWNZ-NWLbu3hgTD7LgNOkVdzRvqtrFF8B8/s3024/IMG_4126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdlIKoQYwRkJ6iq0fwFrCGg4hZBrpvpMn1Z8o0HiLAYZdbqkRnMZ8oQD4fJea0TcKQMopLEOxaP5A28qM8Yp8Y5_QnsstBywWRXfkzoboa7WKS34aro_T0Yv0Fm1EUpO61yU4olKTdSWmm9ggrj2AjO_DsbXWNZ-NWLbu3hgTD7LgNOkVdzRvqtrFF8B8/w400-h400/IMG_4126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the right side...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5-wlf8iBxBRqvAqW05Wc7822WhQQPlczRT_bFlS4LWyQoDREk38Lx44LEOOYvzS3cihUVGxgc4BQxxmCqgO3zkfUelpnYlcsRcBJh1d133GEWF1xipVebUeD6B2xDKA0ETbkYsAEaPGDz5qLomwheqgpwDvlD33VLas0-9j0zyy3MmfEAVE3sV8u-hr-/s3024/IMG_4126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5-wlf8iBxBRqvAqW05Wc7822WhQQPlczRT_bFlS4LWyQoDREk38Lx44LEOOYvzS3cihUVGxgc4BQxxmCqgO3zkfUelpnYlcsRcBJh1d133GEWF1xipVebUeD6B2xDKA0ETbkYsAEaPGDz5qLomwheqgpwDvlD33VLas0-9j0zyy3MmfEAVE3sV8u-hr-/w400-h400/IMG_4126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4E6d7lKnp9XtbOUiQDtVOCJCLfkOxHh3bqWH161ku7ceM3aIpc3aJcYBFepfUulKF1LVe_qeaLs6PqkPnvAr53saCTay6gq1q37sbWy6MSQbxE7tsBJKFRQXfbfVriiripLKopiBK2aCiIYyDe9ERd5aKBhUce0jercKkpIC-dXuRD40MG-T8CmuYjDoM/s3024/IMG_4127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4E6d7lKnp9XtbOUiQDtVOCJCLfkOxHh3bqWH161ku7ceM3aIpc3aJcYBFepfUulKF1LVe_qeaLs6PqkPnvAr53saCTay6gq1q37sbWy6MSQbxE7tsBJKFRQXfbfVriiripLKopiBK2aCiIYyDe9ERd5aKBhUce0jercKkpIC-dXuRD40MG-T8CmuYjDoM/w400-h400/IMG_4127.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the backs...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPRwd9o5CyOhn7NPptSC-hI1BbmhRbaMCdGujk6IbAWoavSosppgZtuNeXykcd3EbIouD9N-GkFKyJVqQMEx5Jy4DCQqiTG4XkFc6V3QRiFjh2AlrjhhGMUIXI57fp5l8sGtJW1VMbvNYGnJ_cBJpBVqtna0Y7lO9ClcItnpG76yTRiyw5j1vV82iBboJ/s3024/IMG_4124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPRwd9o5CyOhn7NPptSC-hI1BbmhRbaMCdGujk6IbAWoavSosppgZtuNeXykcd3EbIouD9N-GkFKyJVqQMEx5Jy4DCQqiTG4XkFc6V3QRiFjh2AlrjhhGMUIXI57fp5l8sGtJW1VMbvNYGnJ_cBJpBVqtna0Y7lO9ClcItnpG76yTRiyw5j1vV82iBboJ/w400-h400/IMG_4124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now I finished them by sewing around all 4 sides and then cutting a slit in the back to stuff them... I thought it would be fun to close that slit with a candy cane I cut out of fabric and used fusible interfacing on... it worked great... except for that last one... I wasn't paying attention and that candy cane is upside down... oh well ... finished is better than perfect, right??</p><p>The sunroom porch is all pink and minty and aqua again this year... I wouldn't want a whole house of pink Christmas but I sure do like one room of it... here's the display I see from my chair...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC6QbP2FUujFOuyiVP1WZss-PyrNTbUwETs8-963xbwZtzZdDby6VWxl-PdUIcWoX3YXCcjhFA2G1P5EvuZ6texeUCGJmppniFiEEVEVYodl0_PfZFfZe48BltjONvkGdvzF-EVQHXdqoJDoKNADrTmu5hezNdpFR75_zdsxOQsYzjKENRLQ4FfIjDIPa/s3024/IMG_4134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC6QbP2FUujFOuyiVP1WZss-PyrNTbUwETs8-963xbwZtzZdDby6VWxl-PdUIcWoX3YXCcjhFA2G1P5EvuZ6texeUCGJmppniFiEEVEVYodl0_PfZFfZe48BltjONvkGdvzF-EVQHXdqoJDoKNADrTmu5hezNdpFR75_zdsxOQsYzjKENRLQ4FfIjDIPa/w400-h400/IMG_4134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>up top is<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-ABC-Christmas-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-K39"> Lizzie Kate's Christmas ABC's</a>... did this one on 36 ct but still used 2 threads... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQyBKjkxrJrJcZS6OsWCqZuDU_0c6TOLRb5ly-ik8aNG44NidCd3kEEvIS0_RhEMaGbgOK0FoOE62gTjyLBFKmFJvL63GmHg8iZFRWmwJALFtGGFAFu9kd_iTCuwGmnlw9CY-_U6tW-ZkbH2mJOxK0jZSvIYP4yIjZ0kzWR-gbyMtynUZIVaNN_c_z4rb/s3024/IMG_4138%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQyBKjkxrJrJcZS6OsWCqZuDU_0c6TOLRb5ly-ik8aNG44NidCd3kEEvIS0_RhEMaGbgOK0FoOE62gTjyLBFKmFJvL63GmHg8iZFRWmwJALFtGGFAFu9kd_iTCuwGmnlw9CY-_U6tW-ZkbH2mJOxK0jZSvIYP4yIjZ0kzWR-gbyMtynUZIVaNN_c_z4rb/w400-h400/IMG_4138%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the angel is one I needlepointed about 37 years ago...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRiab0QYXLeFVO_pWQpPt86XeUlp70lJKAtR7LOeT631c48agtEmmalx8oTHGHORmP0lBe15q_o60bk4JTXYsnrHSjlMIo6spqxePfqZ0yPHGu-BZrM_uffhPhLvLAyCGZw5mc31-Dx5GKbEvhC8_-8XTXWx08Dbk22wI-25YCEjaWhO6XzF8WpyPQDVv/s3024/IMG_4139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRiab0QYXLeFVO_pWQpPt86XeUlp70lJKAtR7LOeT631c48agtEmmalx8oTHGHORmP0lBe15q_o60bk4JTXYsnrHSjlMIo6spqxePfqZ0yPHGu-BZrM_uffhPhLvLAyCGZw5mc31-Dx5GKbEvhC8_-8XTXWx08Dbk22wI-25YCEjaWhO6XzF8WpyPQDVv/w400-h400/IMG_4139.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've wracked my brain to remember the designer... I think it was Petei and from what I can tell they are still producing canvases. Before I did cross stitch I was in love with needlepoint...even taught classes. I didn't start cross stitching until after my first son was born... and he'll be 38 next month... where does the time go??? Don't answer... I know where it went... it just went really fast, didn't it? <p></p><p>Moving on...a new finish for this year, the tree from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1600915525/quilted-christmas-cross-stitch-pdf?gpla=1&gao=1&">Quilted Christmas </a>by Emily Call... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsbffM7BZLvM01rlIeMOrqTN5VeutESSxkd47lhiHIhE5k5XZxDypm91f_2NxPTfux4dQy7NbyEnVQTub68ztkXZH4Pg0gcP0jXhjlcmHlfB_kURM-J5ognQ5-vOQ9_m-CBdk4UdEDZqUcwbn2Tr_jkocNtjR0HsP1sDcqJFmDoZKoDzqFarxvANq8Vtg/s3024/IMG_4146%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsbffM7BZLvM01rlIeMOrqTN5VeutESSxkd47lhiHIhE5k5XZxDypm91f_2NxPTfux4dQy7NbyEnVQTub68ztkXZH4Pg0gcP0jXhjlcmHlfB_kURM-J5ognQ5-vOQ9_m-CBdk4UdEDZqUcwbn2Tr_jkocNtjR0HsP1sDcqJFmDoZKoDzqFarxvANq8Vtg/w400-h400/IMG_4146%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>used some red tinsel for the trim...and <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Tiny-Tidings-XXI-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-176">Tiny Tidings XXI </a>by Lizzie Kate to keep my pink deer company.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wd1LQpJjs_arTWw1gSOaAIvHO9kEoxQu-TXza9IGW-F74eDNPW6gCkyEmIMptnrI93JiqcTVXpMxT0fM3-m9SD-AmXcXuSlhefYJYKwEZqWPl3LHIb-xAc_Jk6VYl-8yB1CCc0o2TBtFOnQTD6d8GH01qNUtj_7CtMKnrrRiQ8BOX58VBhoOLdXaDI0T/s3024/IMG_4140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wd1LQpJjs_arTWw1gSOaAIvHO9kEoxQu-TXza9IGW-F74eDNPW6gCkyEmIMptnrI93JiqcTVXpMxT0fM3-m9SD-AmXcXuSlhefYJYKwEZqWPl3LHIb-xAc_Jk6VYl-8yB1CCc0o2TBtFOnQTD6d8GH01qNUtj_7CtMKnrrRiQ8BOX58VBhoOLdXaDI0T/w400-h400/IMG_4140.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On the bottom shelf, Barbara Ana's<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Barbara-Ana-Designs-Christmas-Joy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/H6035"> Christmas Joy</a>... the little pillow I showed with the Santa head mugs is from my first false start on this pattern... </p><p>On the wall Jingles by Lizzie Kate...are we seeing theme out here? Lots of Lizzie Kate Christmas... there are 12 parts to Jingles but I mis-calculated how long the linen should have been so there are only 10 here... oh well... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtT3NQyCh6TF5CiPJbD666Ht-mfL9W7ulcP0k2TCemcAr-Tv0tf-RdeEQaIPQEt2ZPVaeScjd8R1mGsnK2X5qyPsPt86C95xYtDWiG728aj85Jd4TlKhiRFLsZ8Psxl1Uj-TwpugFpD-MG7J5RNecKOiB8_k5U52YIrHQOMmwcGeLGKFa2qncWuCSPktt/s3024/IMG_4137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtT3NQyCh6TF5CiPJbD666Ht-mfL9W7ulcP0k2TCemcAr-Tv0tf-RdeEQaIPQEt2ZPVaeScjd8R1mGsnK2X5qyPsPt86C95xYtDWiG728aj85Jd4TlKhiRFLsZ8Psxl1Uj-TwpugFpD-MG7J5RNecKOiB8_k5U52YIrHQOMmwcGeLGKFa2qncWuCSPktt/w400-h400/IMG_4137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And the pink wreath that started this whole pink decorating explosion... LOL</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKc8uB6mr0pS2wVoS39xcA_P4dc1CcVSYYEmICUAj1GfB5tvAFHltxECbqaXpqVudGNgee60XQPx2n_bW6Olsz-i5yDc6m_4rMimYEOztq96-_yKbWkckB31g8g7bDSDNjfSHhhI5uu80RXIiCsDR3_Xyg2FaO21SXChFcgIyIg1MZY8lfxp5qXRLmfab/s3024/IMG_4142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKc8uB6mr0pS2wVoS39xcA_P4dc1CcVSYYEmICUAj1GfB5tvAFHltxECbqaXpqVudGNgee60XQPx2n_bW6Olsz-i5yDc6m_4rMimYEOztq96-_yKbWkckB31g8g7bDSDNjfSHhhI5uu80RXIiCsDR3_Xyg2FaO21SXChFcgIyIg1MZY8lfxp5qXRLmfab/w400-h400/IMG_4142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Okay I think we should stop here... not that I'm finished with the Christmas decor by any means... but that was a lot, wasn't it? I'll be back next week with the big display shelf and the wall quilt and tier tray and the niche in the hall way and the TV display... plenty more to fill another post... LOL</p><p>The week ahead has some dental/medical appointments... still need to do a bit of Christmas shopping... since I was last here I stitched the second Prairie Schooler Angel, a Lizzie Kate string and an small Santa from Not Forgotten Farms... and then I said I was done stitching Christmas for this year... but I may change my mind... I did pick back up my Teresa Kogut Remember Me sampler... I want this done by the end of the year and there was more left to stitch than I remembered... but I'm making progress. Want to start the new year with a new sampler, but haven't decided which one... so many good choices... </p><p>Hope your Christmas preparations/decorating/stitching/quilting etc etc is going well. I always wish that Thanksgiving and Christmas were a bit farther apart on the calendar... I think we could all use more time to get ready for the holidays... never enough time...</p><p>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a>today... weather is yuckky outside to I'll be happy to stay in my stitching chair, read blogs and stitch ... hope your day is a cozy one too!</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-60847400135072716572023-11-26T09:00:00.065-05:002023-11-26T09:00:00.131-05:00Thanksgiving Decor wrap up on this Slow Sunday...Well I had plans to post this last week... but we all know about the best laid plans... the week got away from me... finally went to get the oil changed in my car...dealership was crazy busy ... got it done and not an hour later got a "low tire pressure" warning light... darn it... ended up taking to the place I bought the tires from in February... luckily covered by warranty and get it fixed for free...yeah!! <div><br /></div><div>Spent more time prepping food on Wednesday than I had anticipated. Thursday rolled around and I was in full klutz mode. Chopped a cup of onions for the stuffing. I hate chopping onions as I always cry... cup was sitting on counter next to sink... turned around and bumped the cup into the sink... arrgghh... luckily I had another onion I could chop. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then I went out to the garage when I have shelves with extra canned goods, etc. to get some chicken stock for the stuffing. Picked up a box and knocked a bottle of teriyaki marinade on the floor... where it exploded all over my pajamas (hey it was still early) and my socks and sandals (cause I'm classy that way) and the garage floor... sticky sticky sticky... if I still had the outside hose connected I would have squirted it off ... but I already put the hose away for the season ... so I mopped it up the best I could. From then on that day I had someone else handle picking up stuff that I could possibly drop...like the prime rib roast...yikes it was pricier this year than last...and while I wasn't surprised I wasn't happy with the cost but it is my fault that I introduced my family to it years ago... and now the family has gotten bigger so one needs to buy a bigger roast... oh well ... it was deee-licious!!<br /><div><br /></div><div>And if you hadn't notice yet...I am quite chatty today... this is a looooog post... LOL... maybe get a cup of coffee or a nice cuppa tea... <br /><div><br /></div><div>As things stand now I have all my Fall decor back in the bins and awaiting my son to cart them back to the basement... of all the seasons the stuff I have the most of is Fall... I chalk it up to pumpkins taking up so much space. I thought I had gotten it all back into the same number of bins but then I found a bunch of stuff in the basement I had forgotten about... sigh...need to do a bit of culling... there is a bunch of stuff I haven't used in years... and when that stuff gets put away then we can start all over by bringing up the Christmas decor... which I'm looking forward to putting out. Not sure my son is looking forward to all the lugging of stuff up and down the stairs but he does like the decorations when I get done... he is a very good boy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>FYI... I had a lot of trouble uploading pictures for this post... so if you want to see some better shots of my displays go check out my Instagram account.... here's the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carolfun53/">link</a>... I'm carolfun53. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pics of what I did have displayed...let's start with the wall quilt... this is my version of the Pumpkin quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew... I call mine Grungy Gourds as all the fabrics are Moda Grunge prints...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8AVr2bdrGywkby3bWrY2Ld0nAz-DjtkLWOGxfqG4jBydLtajJiV9nZxsUIxY8WI5uHNjk6eAOwn9jVMYmsOY9u9iXKdJ-uvsVmY-tq69jLSGdH5LBj1xLRcwn8aT5ltMAO6txyom1ChPoWd9d2EUMFu_AUL3xr_UUDlBbjUZn4ci9lahK_fkhI4RIq8u/s3024/IMG_4042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8AVr2bdrGywkby3bWrY2Ld0nAz-DjtkLWOGxfqG4jBydLtajJiV9nZxsUIxY8WI5uHNjk6eAOwn9jVMYmsOY9u9iXKdJ-uvsVmY-tq69jLSGdH5LBj1xLRcwn8aT5ltMAO6txyom1ChPoWd9d2EUMFu_AUL3xr_UUDlBbjUZn4ci9lahK_fkhI4RIq8u/w400-h400/IMG_4042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>the tier tray has a great turkey from Stone Street Stitch Works and the little pillow in the bed of the truck is Pineberry Lane's Fruits of our Labor.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbNCzYNUMRMYMvAblBRbmwd-TkyI3XHiTmhGxwohmpB3kB9yPuCQiuLR9DYYjlFtZ3ExTIweKmYHBO2YswiqZ2YbH9spLzEdA1F7kutyAw8W2k98KYzyS8cY4nhoGGM2uvskgeDwVHGBrmMmdpWElgJQxamMPIDA4lBRDjMVdKyp0D3eoYmXrTzueJfJz/s3024/IMG_4035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbNCzYNUMRMYMvAblBRbmwd-TkyI3XHiTmhGxwohmpB3kB9yPuCQiuLR9DYYjlFtZ3ExTIweKmYHBO2YswiqZ2YbH9spLzEdA1F7kutyAw8W2k98KYzyS8cY4nhoGGM2uvskgeDwVHGBrmMmdpWElgJQxamMPIDA4lBRDjMVdKyp0D3eoYmXrTzueJfJz/w400-h400/IMG_4035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My large display has The Drawn Thread's Welcome Fall at the top... on the first shelf that dynamite goldy coppery turkey... got him last year at Hobby Lobby .. with a little pillow with a tiny turkey from Bent Creek at the base... Blackbird Designs Feast of Friendship is always front and center in the Fall for me!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjcMkc8HB4iWYjIk5AdpmSrlJ99CYxaSM9weMWuS2fCxmAXeQyZF0ABmhn0wRmmVI75yLElUq27pke_hxWG-YIBrt00sNrzCTNIITf1VIbl_4GX18lBPuRJtYkO0E96Cpmw9zOB9qx6sOvz9Pmj1CcKYHG7P8k5e8Tc-fr-Rv1m2DdSwTD07joCPdzF06/s3024/IMG_4043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjcMkc8HB4iWYjIk5AdpmSrlJ99CYxaSM9weMWuS2fCxmAXeQyZF0ABmhn0wRmmVI75yLElUq27pke_hxWG-YIBrt00sNrzCTNIITf1VIbl_4GX18lBPuRJtYkO0E96Cpmw9zOB9qx6sOvz9Pmj1CcKYHG7P8k5e8Tc-fr-Rv1m2DdSwTD07joCPdzF06/w400-h400/IMG_4043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdZNd7eDU_3qlZdecHqWC-Ov8ga1K7IAFfG0X3woOpA3u-gusMsuOvdbptkwOlYJzZW9uLDOtz_UJLhyr6FME_JXjvCdxmbc5NEluuZpb_bTjxLDiwRmg-ELl61ubsEvNiOuWiX8gLZQefBCBSti8PXkVXXciK-IdZF8Zu6c-3LdKZnY4nB8iWfVyBsRI/s3024/IMG_4044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdZNd7eDU_3qlZdecHqWC-Ov8ga1K7IAFfG0X3woOpA3u-gusMsuOvdbptkwOlYJzZW9uLDOtz_UJLhyr6FME_JXjvCdxmbc5NEluuZpb_bTjxLDiwRmg-ELl61ubsEvNiOuWiX8gLZQefBCBSti8PXkVXXciK-IdZF8Zu6c-3LdKZnY4nB8iWfVyBsRI/w400-h400/IMG_4044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcG-J7Bwci5D6DRi7D1rLPbNPgZbVGE3n5PWsZusfdNuP-orAEf7Urj6GudY9Nc82sAHHUqUXUPtyHOVotrN_J0xPvb2rTHIhq9j0sYvflHcDdjRNf5iHlmZn6Sjv_RJDTJu6QzgPRW9jE9HLTZHjs_NwHVBIb_mx61ud4mIFMxkDMdeoi2emIJUIxc0a/s3024/IMG_4046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcG-J7Bwci5D6DRi7D1rLPbNPgZbVGE3n5PWsZusfdNuP-orAEf7Urj6GudY9Nc82sAHHUqUXUPtyHOVotrN_J0xPvb2rTHIhq9j0sYvflHcDdjRNf5iHlmZn6Sjv_RJDTJu6QzgPRW9jE9HLTZHjs_NwHVBIb_mx61ud4mIFMxkDMdeoi2emIJUIxc0a/w400-h400/IMG_4046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>next shelf down has a new finish for this year ( I think I actually stitched it 2 years ago... procrastination is my forte).... this is Gather from Pineberry Lane... just found that arched frame this year... it was white so I ended up giving it a prim paint job...started with an olive green and then did a messy brown over that... I like it being imperfect...and on the other side November from Prairie Schooler... I love how the linen came out for this piece... looks like a Fall sunset IMHO.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bottom shelf of cross stitch has Autumn Alphabet by Lizzie Kate and Ever so Grateful by Threadwork Primitives.</div><div><br /></div><div>Small side display has my favorite Jim Shore Thanksgiving piece... a gift from my younger son... it's called Gather and Be Grateful... in front of it is a cornucopia snippet from Prairie Schooler No. 146 and that pumpkin pillow is Waiting for the Harvest by BBD. Another new finish this season is the turkey in the hoop... it is from With Thy Needle & Thread called Holiday Hoopla Thanksgiving.... I like the little hoop finish... I got the hoop at Hobby Lobby and "painted" with an Copic marker... I have a bunch of them ...happy to use other craft supplies in my stitching.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIPVNs3DznHmBsa8BdSM8aXXo9R67_WR2j02zJ7lKXboMlmwSumTXSE9PH5eMMizOUJKN7dmHJgadK8tiiEJqPEbT27wucCjUdDUiv_YoxsL6sMsERQWo95isWQsQt01fF42K3_9YgfDsCfWCt6QBWmCAXhW4Re_pKQaANue7vRa24BkT59RG0VF0czW4/s3024/IMG_4052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIPVNs3DznHmBsa8BdSM8aXXo9R67_WR2j02zJ7lKXboMlmwSumTXSE9PH5eMMizOUJKN7dmHJgadK8tiiEJqPEbT27wucCjUdDUiv_YoxsL6sMsERQWo95isWQsQt01fF42K3_9YgfDsCfWCt6QBWmCAXhW4Re_pKQaANue7vRa24BkT59RG0VF0czW4/w400-h400/IMG_4052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Middle shelf has another new seasonal finish... the tiny turkey from Lizzie Kate Autumn Alphabet Sampler and a pair of BBD pieces... Bittersweet September has the alphabet and Bittersweet Lane doesn't... on the bottom is Autumn by Lizzie Kate attached to a wooden box from Target a couple of years ago... I "painted" it with Rit dye... and on the other side I have I Love Fall Most of All by Calico Confectionary.</div><div><br /></div><div>I put together a couple of small displays too. </div><div>The one has a Prairie Schooler turkey on the top and a turkey from Emily Call Stitching on the bottom in another hoop finish... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJot6dytHBkvqjr8_FKXo05qg2p8kwMXp_zZuqSAR083LVDVmNFNl7wdz0AD_TauPIPKaU4jmPg21HWeutVdwke2nHfhG_E52BBeQPffZpPn-dtfZmlgSski8C6FSkp17sINuPm-2n26lQNm5uWne7-7hvUGEp7DzT4qQOtkfRm-LB9HZ6DXhIxnIU7T-K/s3024/IMG_4034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJot6dytHBkvqjr8_FKXo05qg2p8kwMXp_zZuqSAR083LVDVmNFNl7wdz0AD_TauPIPKaU4jmPg21HWeutVdwke2nHfhG_E52BBeQPffZpPn-dtfZmlgSski8C6FSkp17sINuPm-2n26lQNm5uWne7-7hvUGEp7DzT4qQOtkfRm-LB9HZ6DXhIxnIU7T-K/w400-h400/IMG_4034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And in the phone niche I have Ewe & Eye & Friends Turkey Hill Farms and the Autumn chart from Prairie Schooler No. 50... and below that Thankful String by Lizzie Kate...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMFi_ywN92G-ScERU_QmLmKdgteqIHeNFxyMIf9TzqLbJZsB7I6sL_iXVQDnkfgYag99MW_TCjl5innKAGPH-ycZN0p9tZvTmYaSKkj7QeHvFkC8nbmKr56rAvqhrXMo5zFfuabLZvLPfi2o7m2Cs7nk57dRrp-DYisNUWaXoSbupjYwxFMqTtVcWSAAm/s3024/IMG_4036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMFi_ywN92G-ScERU_QmLmKdgteqIHeNFxyMIf9TzqLbJZsB7I6sL_iXVQDnkfgYag99MW_TCjl5innKAGPH-ycZN0p9tZvTmYaSKkj7QeHvFkC8nbmKr56rAvqhrXMo5zFfuabLZvLPfi2o7m2Cs7nk57dRrp-DYisNUWaXoSbupjYwxFMqTtVcWSAAm/w400-h400/IMG_4036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I told you I have LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of Fall decor... its my favorite season!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a couple of close ups of the stuff I got FFO for this year... 4 new pieces... I still have some other Fall stitching that needs to be FFO'd but that is a job for another Fall... here are individual pics of my trio of turkeys and the new framed piece...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp7-Jqu0eS3TwL1uXHh3botPY_Fxg-6g3TVCT3dcTd3aM0izM1-t0Ypl7B2cCeE3enU2llwknKh6g3Go5ldtaLSymF7fBYU2X33s1xfjgvaKincrBUVlvxLYzq4I0Y8zQvJMqCyKRnlrYwTAVwDa73NY_pdQqpK5DlSk2nHwgahzZcHQBUOatSh4DAY0T/s3024/IMG_4039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirp7-Jqu0eS3TwL1uXHh3botPY_Fxg-6g3TVCT3dcTd3aM0izM1-t0Ypl7B2cCeE3enU2llwknKh6g3Go5ldtaLSymF7fBYU2X33s1xfjgvaKincrBUVlvxLYzq4I0Y8zQvJMqCyKRnlrYwTAVwDa73NY_pdQqpK5DlSk2nHwgahzZcHQBUOatSh4DAY0T/w400-h400/IMG_4039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjtqet90pvYGDT3MoZhA7Eg19eIsuAnK639yvMNsudtxD2VzqQe4EU1EBoa0vliZdVxjaKj97EmW9Vh8pBjpcQk2ENABslgr0mGJSir0pFiIyph-qzqJQ5Y63bazv2WBHB7aIXPDNcMGNhkJIMBaU5uI9rSi127wmC4UZL28fc68dXyVuooFkIIBB1iMA/s3024/IMG_4040%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjtqet90pvYGDT3MoZhA7Eg19eIsuAnK639yvMNsudtxD2VzqQe4EU1EBoa0vliZdVxjaKj97EmW9Vh8pBjpcQk2ENABslgr0mGJSir0pFiIyph-qzqJQ5Y63bazv2WBHB7aIXPDNcMGNhkJIMBaU5uI9rSi127wmC4UZL28fc68dXyVuooFkIIBB1iMA/w400-h400/IMG_4040%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0gICs9KknkeUka-wbUNSekLAimlZU3axRduVI7iKG5QJ_TOGrcjE2OWpSmJDeMWf944QUFuE8GDRUF2MiMbIcifIaHZz5h5j4gaDyIYRGe6Z9gHR7LiZF8htRC89e3dtYgjx_vOkjmw6TyuvI94fupdVRpgq-_RuQZK6VKfrbsZhiMploaR2Bw4ms5Z8/s3024/IMG_4041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0gICs9KknkeUka-wbUNSekLAimlZU3axRduVI7iKG5QJ_TOGrcjE2OWpSmJDeMWf944QUFuE8GDRUF2MiMbIcifIaHZz5h5j4gaDyIYRGe6Z9gHR7LiZF8htRC89e3dtYgjx_vOkjmw6TyuvI94fupdVRpgq-_RuQZK6VKfrbsZhiMploaR2Bw4ms5Z8/w400-h400/IMG_4041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomwjbem56vsG7PAUDlam5qammvzSd6RmdXphJLwwjBMowCdxapIOX3o_Mr72VWFXo3e5pxooonPJVec7Wz9Jo3HkYhJGLs8dwpwT6XfGUlPm9OdaRVdhbH7OL41VMvF_Pl2qGq-bqROG6kVwh9Q9hjUQD_k-yTcMcWRNwuqhOX91b6YUq09voBR0vzQKl/s3024/IMG_4057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomwjbem56vsG7PAUDlam5qammvzSd6RmdXphJLwwjBMowCdxapIOX3o_Mr72VWFXo3e5pxooonPJVec7Wz9Jo3HkYhJGLs8dwpwT6XfGUlPm9OdaRVdhbH7OL41VMvF_Pl2qGq-bqROG6kVwh9Q9hjUQD_k-yTcMcWRNwuqhOX91b6YUq09voBR0vzQKl/w400-h400/IMG_4057.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Oh and I forgot to show you the Prairie Schooler Autumn Sampler... got it back from the framer and I'm very happy with this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit244QtKw1VO-rfg3mflYmhw9ii4-GC-ZAZdsrZIVFBIMyYlLZe0sxsRFCo_R4BYP-GhsD-H1xCFMOsN_1vvjN5h4-34m72MAKRKZl4Vc8RQfL8rHOsO2Kzfc3x1PY2heu8DpJbRg_njj1v9AM53Bn4RNFSI4HlQGWgo3vfcd5rdGR5BdKp-EXCHrDjojl/s4032/IMG_4015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit244QtKw1VO-rfg3mflYmhw9ii4-GC-ZAZdsrZIVFBIMyYlLZe0sxsRFCo_R4BYP-GhsD-H1xCFMOsN_1vvjN5h4-34m72MAKRKZl4Vc8RQfL8rHOsO2Kzfc3x1PY2heu8DpJbRg_njj1v9AM53Bn4RNFSI4HlQGWgo3vfcd5rdGR5BdKp-EXCHrDjojl/w300-h400/IMG_4015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And I had one very productive sewing day last week... I got the binding and sleeve sewn on a Christmas quilt, I got a sleeve sewn on another Christmas quilt and I got the binding done on this blast from the past...</div><div>This is Pickety Sticks from the Anka's Treasure book call On a Roll 2... the fabric is Blossom from Urban Chiks and this quilt was started approximately 15 years ago!! Don't know why it took so long because I really love it... I love the fabrics... I love the BIG cabbage rose print on the border and I love the panto that Delinda used on it... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HCK821atBoVjaz466w5d8QH8QsrL-L7ZR6ZVmIvi5xKTCh2X0JQYKBKSp7IMMtEXiZ3O6FS91Vo0h4p52ssQL61H2dYe6EAoR9KwutsRuTvKOrtVU_Wi73AK2JHE1B4Q7hZhdfdwF4FosCms7ZJx6Ad3OY_hq8xCWR-RyFI-1DU8SEB8zDRzk40U3aJS/s3024/IMG_4063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HCK821atBoVjaz466w5d8QH8QsrL-L7ZR6ZVmIvi5xKTCh2X0JQYKBKSp7IMMtEXiZ3O6FS91Vo0h4p52ssQL61H2dYe6EAoR9KwutsRuTvKOrtVU_Wi73AK2JHE1B4Q7hZhdfdwF4FosCms7ZJx6Ad3OY_hq8xCWR-RyFI-1DU8SEB8zDRzk40U3aJS/w400-h400/IMG_4063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jd88wrZpiX5JFFjD91huXWPq3lDT8FEjxk9RH_9BGOg_Vu3zjxQhwzukp68urC20zfbUAWJ0tsKYCFEzbovPV-VmBCsWXgvSbQmt4FO08aTBd6GK4pJPN59lkQlyqJXQVw913QP8k7w-By4rSne0NJ1ALb6sxrFV0-umKF2WyrVt1hwoEPezX1s40GNR/s3024/IMG_4064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jd88wrZpiX5JFFjD91huXWPq3lDT8FEjxk9RH_9BGOg_Vu3zjxQhwzukp68urC20zfbUAWJ0tsKYCFEzbovPV-VmBCsWXgvSbQmt4FO08aTBd6GK4pJPN59lkQlyqJXQVw913QP8k7w-By4rSne0NJ1ALb6sxrFV0-umKF2WyrVt1hwoEPezX1s40GNR/w400-h400/IMG_4064.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_WBH9RYJ0R-Mgk07wYvWMRpQPahVLerI5MUpEqXx_AUbqeWIN_-KggzZAVIxBzk3Rtw3g1V1qG1aFoaPHDKrFFCEuwhJtMRfC8ToyfS6WQ60vew8QATr6__Sdijt0BC1y3vpRi2Q6iRK4Mfd18VQUJzwUYkQs6Jk0JR3q4GKQkIzdjsKoPyjJDFu8SHL/s3024/IMG_4065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_WBH9RYJ0R-Mgk07wYvWMRpQPahVLerI5MUpEqXx_AUbqeWIN_-KggzZAVIxBzk3Rtw3g1V1qG1aFoaPHDKrFFCEuwhJtMRfC8ToyfS6WQ60vew8QATr6__Sdijt0BC1y3vpRi2Q6iRK4Mfd18VQUJzwUYkQs6Jk0JR3q4GKQkIzdjsKoPyjJDFu8SHL/w400-h400/IMG_4065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well like I said at the beginning of this epistle I'm done with Fall and ready to move onto Christmas... I have an idea for a new kinda big display I want to do... fingers crossed it works out as I envision it... I have about 9 Christmas small pillows I want to get FFO'd and every day I keep finding new small Christmas pieces I'd like to do... I may be able to get a few more done before December 25... I'm always optimistic... perhaps not realistic but definitely optimistic... LOL </div><div><br /></div><div>I am still more in a cross stitching mood than a sewing mood and I'm just gonna roll with it. Already thinking about what I want to do next year... like I said last month I'm kinda into doing a couple of long band style samplers...and I want to get back to the 7 samplers for my 70th birthday that got left in the dust because of the September I don't want to remember. I'll never run out of stuff I want to stitch... and that's good thing,</div><div> right?? </div><div><br /></div><div>So plans for the upcoming week... get as much Christmas decor out as I can today and tomorrow... then I need to stash any open bins out on the sunroom porch and keep the door locked so Elliott can't "help" me ... goal is to have the tree up (that's an easy one as it is already decorated and waiting in the basement to be brought upstairs)... and get the yard and window boxes decorated. I got a couple of new inflatables and some stuff to put in the window boxes... I need to stop stitching and switch to FFOing for a bit... and there are some tough (LOL) decisions that need to be made as to what Christmas quilt to hang on the wall in the living room ( I have several choices) and what Christmas quilt to put on my bed (again I have several choices)... I'm quite lucky that way.. and while I have more Fall decor I definitely have more Christmas quilts than any other season. So far this year I have a new wall sized Christmas quilt and a new Christmas panel wall quilt and I have one more lap size Christmas quilt on my design wall... I think I can get it sewn together but not certain I can get it quilted by Christmas... but that's okay... I'll have a head start on next year!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you got through all of this go reward your self with some Christmas goodies... cookies, candy, fudge... fudge is my choice... my younger son is going to make some today! </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a> and sneak in a little blog reading in between decorating... hope you are having a good day and will have a great week ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>happy stitching-</div><div>carol fun </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-27871251776793771622023-11-19T09:00:00.016-05:002023-11-19T09:00:00.146-05:00 Crossstitching my way to Christmas on a Slow Sunday... <p>Hello... so what have you been up to? I've puttered and putzed and played around and I have a bit of stuff to show for my time... but not as much as I want to have done, but then there never is. My sewing mojo has been very weak.. I did get a binding on a quilt and gave it away. Stitched up about half of the blocks for a lap sized Christmas quilt. Doing a bit of knitting... seems like I've been working on the same pair of socks for a month. Cross stitching calls my name for the most part and I'm in a Christmas mood. Several little pieces that all will need to be fully finished but at the moment I don't the have the motivation or energy to keep up with my good intentions to sew them into little pillows... sigh... hopefully I'll get my butt in gear soon... very soon... </p><p>Here's a peek at what I do have stitched... </p><p>Five little Santas from Prairie Schooler No. 215 ... <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-A-Merry-Mini-Surprise-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/22-2082">A Merry Mini Surprise</a> ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfmVvvJgXJUBC0zEkKAwy8iYq6BI7v5b9KUY0eNgxhyphenhyphen1IKkxNk4Qk54Qm8MhtY3dMgR8w7P7VP0_ehrLHRk5jTgT8QEA8co3jCom27DcWIG1DBI3BkHkr70w3wYS4uoT3BAsbG2mBx8LQUCUID1q4siFpULyOWdg_jMU1rGGqnaQ9WfSOJiRBYShk2HeR/s3024/IMG_4030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfmVvvJgXJUBC0zEkKAwy8iYq6BI7v5b9KUY0eNgxhyphenhyphen1IKkxNk4Qk54Qm8MhtY3dMgR8w7P7VP0_ehrLHRk5jTgT8QEA8co3jCom27DcWIG1DBI3BkHkr70w3wYS4uoT3BAsbG2mBx8LQUCUID1q4siFpULyOWdg_jMU1rGGqnaQ9WfSOJiRBYShk2HeR/w400-h400/IMG_4030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>notice the balanced layout... 2 face right, 2 face left and on for the center... I want to make them into little pillows to be part of a display on my dining room table. I even found a cute new tray to display them in online at Walmart...<a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hanobe-Decorative-Tray-Coffee-Table-Decor-Long-Narrow-White-Serving-Gold-Handles-Kitchen-Counter-Dining-Room-Centerpiece-Halloween-Christmas/1950876888?athcpid=1950876888&athpgid=sellerpage_&athcgid=null&athznid=mtsi&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=tybcQ2t91r9KqpQq25IJcQQMVTLYTqlrIoCn&athancid=null&athena=true&selectedSellerId=101226319"> here's a link</a>... I'm going to add some little bottle brush trees and some other filler... maybe even a string of fairy lights... oooohhh... ideas!</p><p>And then a shiny object ran past me about a week ago... there is a hashtag and SAL for Emily Call's new pattern Quilted Christmas... so cute... you can see the whole pattern<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1600915525/quilted-christmas-cross-stitch-pdf?gpla=1&gao=1&"> here</a>... and since I was doing my best to avoid going outside and cleaning out my flower beds, I stitched this up in a day...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLNjh5F8NCVrOcNl6s1pdEyn_nvNhMZE6l3sZe64gYeqLm7t1m8IaasDZP0Lkkd-KU6Gpwo6k8Nc-6gNVbSArLngxP3HT8ds86UT1DuejpE6B8zgwgCwYne7YOKor79lbioIvrnnA8hSovN-QC_DkJbYk9cKYMiL7xbGzndY9dUWKWZ5B0jv2c0rjUlpW/s4032/IMG_3993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLNjh5F8NCVrOcNl6s1pdEyn_nvNhMZE6l3sZe64gYeqLm7t1m8IaasDZP0Lkkd-KU6Gpwo6k8Nc-6gNVbSArLngxP3HT8ds86UT1DuejpE6B8zgwgCwYne7YOKor79lbioIvrnnA8hSovN-QC_DkJbYk9cKYMiL7xbGzndY9dUWKWZ5B0jv2c0rjUlpW/w300-h400/IMG_3993.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>I made the tree kinda ombre... used DMC 167, 704, 703, 702, and 700 ... added some scotch stitches to the edge of the tree stand too Again I'm hoping for a small pillow... perhaps some red trim on the edges.</p><p>Then since I was still without motivation to do anything else I went back to Prairie Schooler... got this angel done...this is chart No. 42 appropriately called <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Prairie-Schooler-Angels-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/6411">Angels</a>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu74h2csCZf-Y31_skTP_jJ3D9eDikAIsyCy66yYITDuEonRC6Omi9uj57sKab_LQBBKDHpExFSA9g3-V69bIjxWdXZAC1oAoHUcWVuPdenZuA59X5KRGXJtDueQ6nHIJXPDstdwvJ0LPgha6QyczEJOL1ipXmyw8e6ENW2vRoT9I1pASfjIwvKE2zIQ8/s3024/IMG_4029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu74h2csCZf-Y31_skTP_jJ3D9eDikAIsyCy66yYITDuEonRC6Omi9uj57sKab_LQBBKDHpExFSA9g3-V69bIjxWdXZAC1oAoHUcWVuPdenZuA59X5KRGXJtDueQ6nHIJXPDstdwvJ0LPgha6QyczEJOL1ipXmyw8e6ENW2vRoT9I1pASfjIwvKE2zIQ8/w400-h400/IMG_4029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>hmmm...looking at the picture I wonder if I should fill in the bird wings... the chart had the piece stitched on a black fabric ... maybe I go back and fill it in with a gray.... and I didn't do the backstitching for her face as was charted... I felt it made her look old and kinda stern... so I jut added a bit of a mouth, some eyebrows and a little dab of white in the corner of her eyes ... I think she looks young and angelic... I started a second angel from this chart... the one with the flower... and same tune again...finished as little pillows perhaps with some gold trim... maybe... </p><p>While the motivation to actually finish anything has been missing my shopping motivation has been strong... I ordered fabrics for Christmas quilts that don't have a snowball's chance in hell of being done this year... and purchased more Prairie Schooler charts... for stitching that won't get done anytime soon... but I have them when I do get around to them. I found these two charts I don't think I've ever seen before when I was looking at a different designer...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwLa7H2nG17asgtN608w1jTtbCPztDc1_dPp6PmuJMGx8pgr_rGYXi8RTqxeyNg99oFucF-xU20WsHcd-6SV34Rz5ulsgn7jhNMKjGO6dHINSMYRJIWIPynoVKR6zEOceV7g_yfzUs453QjvPHJz5G0sFRCgpe34ZlsSTjq8PTrtPEWdw_BMWE4JtBViP/s3024/IMG_4025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwLa7H2nG17asgtN608w1jTtbCPztDc1_dPp6PmuJMGx8pgr_rGYXi8RTqxeyNg99oFucF-xU20WsHcd-6SV34Rz5ulsgn7jhNMKjGO6dHINSMYRJIWIPynoVKR6zEOceV7g_yfzUs453QjvPHJz5G0sFRCgpe34ZlsSTjq8PTrtPEWdw_BMWE4JtBViP/w400-h400/IMG_4025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> You know they are old as they are printed on card stock... No. 33 Christmas Collection has a copyright date of 1991 and a price of $5.00.... No. 53 Santa Moon has a copy right of 1995 and a price of $6.00... I paid $12 a piece for them and I'm okay with that price... had a gift certificate for Etsy so in my befuddled mind they were free! </p><p>And when these arrived I decided to figure out just how many Prairie Schooler charts I have... and by my count I have 62... at least I think that is all of them that I have... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4imJ8689KfEqZAt1BThhdi1UdLfqVTfdzU3rFVhknJcK-ArL0034Uz1zMwJog6f-wMla1UCKXghmapHsgY1MCnJoD5Q6gtx-QBea-q31ET3gmx3o_kRb-ZMfwP2vCbCW7KN0r9V0xmljyrM87sVI39mmjHeIsDbcJAmhuS4dLb5t8kigncgkweA8Bln8B/s3024/IMG_4026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4imJ8689KfEqZAt1BThhdi1UdLfqVTfdzU3rFVhknJcK-ArL0034Uz1zMwJog6f-wMla1UCKXghmapHsgY1MCnJoD5Q6gtx-QBea-q31ET3gmx3o_kRb-ZMfwP2vCbCW7KN0r9V0xmljyrM87sVI39mmjHeIsDbcJAmhuS4dLb5t8kigncgkweA8Bln8B/w400-h400/IMG_4026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>now there may be some in other groupings that I didn't find... which leads me to the dilemma of how to organize charts. I have the majority filed alphabetically by designer... but then holidays come around and I like to gather up lots of charts for that theme... Halloween, Patriotic, Christmas... and then charts get "lost" in the shuffle... not entirely lost but misplaced... I don't think there is a perfect organization method as there is so much to choose from and I get in moods for different stuff. Right now I'm in the Christmas mood but I'm already thinking about what to stitch for next year and I'm enamored with long narrow vertical samplers as they would fit in several places in my home. I ordered a couple of new to me charts and I have a couple in my stash... there should definitely be a New Year's Day start to kick the year off right!</p><p>I did get the flower beds completely cleaned out... you know the tall brown paper lawn waste bags they sell at the hardware store and Costco... well with my son's help we filled 30 of those bags!! You plant stuff a little here a little there...the perennials come up early and late ... and while the garden looks great in June, July, and August ...September and October roll around and everything DIES ... sheesh... and yet that doesn't deter me in the least to think about what I want to plant next year...LOL </p><p>I was happy to get my window boxes spruced up... I really dislike empty window boxes so I fill my with a combo of real and fake greenery for the winter... I'll add some decorations for Christmas and the winter later... went with an easier fix of stuff this year ... some of the fake stuff looks like boxwood or asparagus fern and some looks like pine garland... it should stand up to the weather and annoy the crap out of the squirrels. And I was going to insert a picture of the window boxes but I forgot to take one... sigh</p><p>I did get my Spring bulbs planted with the help of my younger son... I realize more and more that I can't do the gardening I use to do by myself... I need a little help... well maybe a lot of help... he dug holes and I stuck the bulbs in and covered them up. We planted 64 hyacinths, 50 daffodils and 48 alliums. Now I'm ready for my lawn guy to mulch.... yeah!!</p><p>And since the weather was lovely this week (right up until Friday) I took advantage of it and spray painted some stuff ... an adjustable rack I'm planning on using for a Christmas display... I'll take pictures when it is done... and I spruced up some metal chickens I had in my flower beds...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJSt0wkbM6L2JbEAThrmK-utU4fb3_sG9kmlfK4I6sP-swPsQi6qwUdn39cMbXw01cqrbXTc21B7vxL5dPVXV2wNDKqYlQXHFkG8lh_E5-6zjauu2Vs-ijtCu3jtfE5F2gPoXXAoeSBRF15aB36VGjYjI73sr9uJLHTt8ueMLgn7L0jqQD-Nrm276YUbB/s3024/IMG_4018%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJSt0wkbM6L2JbEAThrmK-utU4fb3_sG9kmlfK4I6sP-swPsQi6qwUdn39cMbXw01cqrbXTc21B7vxL5dPVXV2wNDKqYlQXHFkG8lh_E5-6zjauu2Vs-ijtCu3jtfE5F2gPoXXAoeSBRF15aB36VGjYjI73sr9uJLHTt8ueMLgn7L0jqQD-Nrm276YUbB/w400-h400/IMG_4018%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>They didn't show up much before as they were black metal ... they really POP now... and they look so cute I might get a few more... the crazy lady with the "chickens" in her yard... that's me!! LOL</p><p>Had some house issues this week... kitchen sink drain refused to drain... called Dan the handyman and he tried to clear the clog but it was too far into the pipes so I had to call a real plumber... rang up my regular guy but he was super busy and told me to call another local guy which I did... it took 2 trips as he had to correct a renovation mistake of my contractor (from 10 years ago) and then he could clear the clog... so nice to have my kitchen sink back... but then... the dishwasher refused to work... we had to shut off the water after it had started a cycle and I think that messed up a sensor...which is what the repair guy replaced...not a cheap repair but cheaper than a new dishwasher and less hassle and aggravation than getting rid of the old one and having a new one installed. Glad to have the kitchen back in shape as Thanksgiving is next week... where does the time go? We are having a big family meal at my older son's home... he has a big dining room table that seats 10 people comfortably... as requested I'm bringing prime rib, stuffing, pasta salad and marinated tomatoes... other side of the family is doing turkey and lots of side dishes and dessert... I'm sure we will all eat quite well... and I hope that you do to at your feast! </p><p>Been thinking about Christmas decorating... and on one hand I love Christmas decor... on the other hand it is a lot of work... gotta get myself in shape for it and remind myself that Rome wasn't built in a day and I can't get it all decorated in one day... or even two or three or more... </p><p>Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving... I just realized I haven't posted any pics of my Thanksgiving decor... I'll see if I can get that done later this week... I did get 2 smalls finished ... but have a couple of other pieces that are waiting... always something to do isn't there? </p><p>And with that I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts.</a>.. go check out the lovely projects over there... </p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-74040691699296965642023-10-29T09:00:00.001-04:002023-10-29T09:00:00.148-04:00Working on moving in a positive direction on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello... well I've spent the last couple of weeks recuperating from the September I don't want to remember... some days better than others but ... fingers crossed here... seem to be on a positive trajectory the last week or so. I spent one day doing a bit of fabric cutting and sewing but that mojo left the building since then... have been doing some knitting... picked up a shawl I started last year... not done yet but closer to a finish... primarily I've been cross stitching... it is what is making me happy at the moment.</p><p>Let's start off with a finish... Autumn Sampler from Prairie Schooler... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2Emb27w2Qn4ZMGiV_HJzT7ZfHo3xeAOEmYiV5opcRRyGjtduuJ16VOpRVI7nzy2Q7v2q6YeI5IeIc7BrPyGcimIpijzbgMHL5GSOHAPzX5M7Hl7kXYHW7QGhQDUgEkw_1GMPH5YIcbOCf-MDtXis1glop8ni5vMPE7WKj9xzMZhsg0S8SA_p_GjRt4IQ/s3024/IMG_3950%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2Emb27w2Qn4ZMGiV_HJzT7ZfHo3xeAOEmYiV5opcRRyGjtduuJ16VOpRVI7nzy2Q7v2q6YeI5IeIc7BrPyGcimIpijzbgMHL5GSOHAPzX5M7Hl7kXYHW7QGhQDUgEkw_1GMPH5YIcbOCf-MDtXis1glop8ni5vMPE7WKj9xzMZhsg0S8SA_p_GjRt4IQ/w400-h400/IMG_3950%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I am soooooo HAPPY with this piece... sorry the picture isn't great but trust me IRL this is so pretty!! It is at the framers as we speak... hopefully get it back next week.</p><p>I stuck with my decision to skip putting out Halloween decor this year... going to move onto Thanksgiving stuff later this week... and to add a few small pieces to my display, I stitched a trio of turkeys!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DgyHsbinouzIy_a_iasq2l2W4uKv_ObDAm76Bg758DaD9MUrecQOP8CBalxS4Bt8xjtC3_u_Pk8c6uzHp6LStcbnzJZdz9AH2X_wsvxxZfFox7XEqL1aEkfkUlOZw4eEo7czOjbKeWgIGk7o5RoHOErFn23qvp7cTBwHWWM8Ic6W7rGFj7hBgljyrbaN/s3024/IMG_3973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DgyHsbinouzIy_a_iasq2l2W4uKv_ObDAm76Bg758DaD9MUrecQOP8CBalxS4Bt8xjtC3_u_Pk8c6uzHp6LStcbnzJZdz9AH2X_wsvxxZfFox7XEqL1aEkfkUlOZw4eEo7czOjbKeWgIGk7o5RoHOErFn23qvp7cTBwHWWM8Ic6W7rGFj7hBgljyrbaN/w400-h400/IMG_3973.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>From left to right ... <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/720509408/with-thy-needle-holiday-hoopla?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_ps-b-craft_supplies_and_tools-patterns_and_how_to-patterns_and_blueprints&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjw4vKpBhCZARIsAOKHoWQWeHRXClNoeESwHneNhiNQhp-w68aHeQmc5jr1zW2O-f39AgAR81gaAsB2EALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12565309429_122041468920_507187540503_aud-1184785539978:pla-322726483858_c__720509408_11274851&utm_custom2=12565309429&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4vKpBhCZARIsAOKHoWQWeHRXClNoeESwHneNhiNQhp-w68aHeQmc5jr1zW2O-f39AgAR81gaAsB2EALw_wcB">Thanksgiving Holiday Hoopla</a> by With Thy Needle & Thread... a tiny turkey taken from the <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Autumn-Alphabet-with-Embellishments-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK-149">Autumn Alphabet</a> by Lizzie Kate... and the turkey from the chart<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1564452122/november-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf?gpla=1&gao=1&"> November </a>by Emily Call ... and yes I do plan on FFOing the 2 bigger turkeys in hoops and I want to make the little guy into a small pillow...</p><p>here's a close up of each of these cuties!</p><p>Thanksgiving Holiday Hoopla..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk8Brohhmqcto2iMpW2CEi9AuU_PO3Y5w4EdZACxvtVd7BAhUTuOcIvSms-7wTzUQ5aGAk8X-y4DfpZXUG5vdlGx8rKj0EnT7LGCt4vhVhXvuEyOayG_Gx5S9zV6wigUMraEHNulKT_4aoQ8fWPUg3B-zu73uOn_S2vDCMgI9T5StzPj8V58daPoPMPbb/s3024/IMG_3969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpk8Brohhmqcto2iMpW2CEi9AuU_PO3Y5w4EdZACxvtVd7BAhUTuOcIvSms-7wTzUQ5aGAk8X-y4DfpZXUG5vdlGx8rKj0EnT7LGCt4vhVhXvuEyOayG_Gx5S9zV6wigUMraEHNulKT_4aoQ8fWPUg3B-zu73uOn_S2vDCMgI9T5StzPj8V58daPoPMPbb/w400-h400/IMG_3969.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Autumn Alphabet tiny turkey...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVpBQg9-DtytiMQz-htQLkqiBdIWFHh7q71Xs-bowtWefnHQfisk8W35M60MBEei0YIcLblqttM93pkmwv0PKPR7yPnmJbGV2oDBPBVZI9TSQ6IKEIM05WdZtPZ77AtIw92_yDa7JOUlAHz_C57mN_gdtO72-ZYalzG8JwT5GY3U_pf6PYYOaZbtKKf9L/s3024/IMG_3972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVpBQg9-DtytiMQz-htQLkqiBdIWFHh7q71Xs-bowtWefnHQfisk8W35M60MBEei0YIcLblqttM93pkmwv0PKPR7yPnmJbGV2oDBPBVZI9TSQ6IKEIM05WdZtPZ77AtIw92_yDa7JOUlAHz_C57mN_gdtO72-ZYalzG8JwT5GY3U_pf6PYYOaZbtKKf9L/w400-h400/IMG_3972.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>November turkey...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUFCu2Ao_lxAOHUoMePKJZUUQ42SW_Dmvlye9_cSsbtGbfthO7of8jaxEDosvsyAjKZQ77IweaJDr7Cyw2cywrMY3Vy3AD738l0QXal89Kx1-u8yoSU3SJoEOjnWs8OA3CoSljbEKluqKlVolmUvKTAf8b7zcIQ9Prmw2jB6id3hYSLyACHZ971x1CMG/s3024/IMG_3970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUFCu2Ao_lxAOHUoMePKJZUUQ42SW_Dmvlye9_cSsbtGbfthO7of8jaxEDosvsyAjKZQ77IweaJDr7Cyw2cywrMY3Vy3AD738l0QXal89Kx1-u8yoSU3SJoEOjnWs8OA3CoSljbEKluqKlVolmUvKTAf8b7zcIQ9Prmw2jB6id3hYSLyACHZ971x1CMG/w400-h400/IMG_3970.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I used left over scraps of 32 count linen I'd dyed or painted ...along with fully finishing these pieces I found a couple more autumn-y pieces I stitched last year and didn't make into anything... maybe I'll get a couple of those completed too... maybe...</p><p>I am enjoying my Autumn displays... as I sit here in my chair I can see the centerpiece on my table... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55wbIAZwa9Oi4D4UR_iQ1oXJIvhPRElA8shfH0jW5rqy6Bak-XcP7IeywmgclDHaaG0-8omGbVzmEGTN4EHPRyEG1UiuFhcTHJBiWX8SXfbc6n4sBnoE_Y5VKzi-CP92aM1cLyxQm7ccyLWUKQRnCkzWElyKSvE18qX8oVvKgRL3AoqSRiwgp1z_cDH6x/s3024/IMG_3983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55wbIAZwa9Oi4D4UR_iQ1oXJIvhPRElA8shfH0jW5rqy6Bak-XcP7IeywmgclDHaaG0-8omGbVzmEGTN4EHPRyEG1UiuFhcTHJBiWX8SXfbc6n4sBnoE_Y5VKzi-CP92aM1cLyxQm7ccyLWUKQRnCkzWElyKSvE18qX8oVvKgRL3AoqSRiwgp1z_cDH6x/w400-h400/IMG_3983.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the bargain roses I got at the grocery store yesterday in a vintage McCoy pottery vase...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPTLTLeJ36Yuln6MP9doRD2lpO9scHDEnSbyMuesDTzqOPJtoO6oCIG8G_cifrLpYvjS4capM6L3UjcARWAnY-s7xzJgsJDoQEmaAuNJh2LUqK4qhYvjz41FmftwNJe-aTV36XKZ_96a4_FR0Eb3phVJLixOJkiiWJngLd8tGjlRc0v-VYv7VKImZRk3f/s3024/IMG_3986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPTLTLeJ36Yuln6MP9doRD2lpO9scHDEnSbyMuesDTzqOPJtoO6oCIG8G_cifrLpYvjS4capM6L3UjcARWAnY-s7xzJgsJDoQEmaAuNJh2LUqK4qhYvjz41FmftwNJe-aTV36XKZ_96a4_FR0Eb3phVJLixOJkiiWJngLd8tGjlRc0v-VYv7VKImZRk3f/w400-h400/IMG_3986.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and the top part of my big display shelf...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHPBsxv2ftcmtBMUpUJZRFqMHdCLPyWTCUPqXqp_wt0rclW8FmMK12NZKUAmpRSI-tLKGQQ9gG1tEeDZnw9bHHpu-Dqm37LczJBJA7hGbKH3sRzsC1ax-cOUpPNzYFI-0yBUXtfpRs5V269KySdmb6oKkFV67a_2zNzI3OcWtkIT7LBv9MpQFKk3pNgop/s4032/IMG_3987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHPBsxv2ftcmtBMUpUJZRFqMHdCLPyWTCUPqXqp_wt0rclW8FmMK12NZKUAmpRSI-tLKGQQ9gG1tEeDZnw9bHHpu-Dqm37LczJBJA7hGbKH3sRzsC1ax-cOUpPNzYFI-0yBUXtfpRs5V269KySdmb6oKkFV67a_2zNzI3OcWtkIT7LBv9MpQFKk3pNgop/w300-h400/IMG_3987.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>and it makes me happy...it brings to mind the quote by William Morris... '</p><p>"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."</p><p>And while lots of things in my house may not be exactly useful they are beautiful to me!! and that concludes the deep thinking portion of this post...LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>So with the Fall stitching concluded I moved onto Christmas... can hardly believe I'm starting this early... and even with the extra time I'm sure I won't get everything stitched that I want... to start I pulled out a piece that was a freebie from WTNT in 2020.. which is when I started it... and I pulled it out in 2021 and 2022 ... but now it is finished... or as finished as it's going to be as I left off the top border and some trees...hey it is my interpretation... LOL...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gPxw2kpqhI5Fb5OeSpoOz3ytRQ6Tist38vCFN_QI4E-dNzmiXDJf67mJDkb6zlE_Yqnk64_1vJZ1tnKP-egCIegtpTxnETAtuaEG8DNipTERyrYVGSry7MizaxEivFucxu2JxFj0VjPaMIrJl_yBBLOsObaoR5DwMR3fYSG6nhJ45bj5SWs-ed8VsZsm/s3024/IMG_3974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gPxw2kpqhI5Fb5OeSpoOz3ytRQ6Tist38vCFN_QI4E-dNzmiXDJf67mJDkb6zlE_Yqnk64_1vJZ1tnKP-egCIegtpTxnETAtuaEG8DNipTERyrYVGSry7MizaxEivFucxu2JxFj0VjPaMIrJl_yBBLOsObaoR5DwMR3fYSG6nhJ45bj5SWs-ed8VsZsm/w400-h400/IMG_3974.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is a 32 count opalescent linen I dyed with Rit dye... Evening Blue as I recall... I love the sparkly bits in this linen but I'm not fond of actually stitching on it... and somehow I forget that every time I dye a piece of it... as for the string of lights Santa is holding... well it gave me fits... you are suppose to do colonial knots and I forget how they differ from French knots but either way mine looked bad... really wonky and BAD... so I decided to go in a different direction ... here's a close up...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_saq36m1jf916bJvEl_SviIcJ7NZsb8ti5hFzVfsiNHrI0keQ8xisMT97UU4CizvjSSsA-Fw-jOZvfjEI1Ovz1XLjg_EpcCjNsJ-XigGlu1kDlaAdbx88riKGwOtYEB7JO3KQnvYfz_g7YRaDV49VnRfan82GyjWiUYfJGe3lnfNVWanljUwy0WaWn6F_/s3024/IMG_3976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_saq36m1jf916bJvEl_SviIcJ7NZsb8ti5hFzVfsiNHrI0keQ8xisMT97UU4CizvjSSsA-Fw-jOZvfjEI1Ovz1XLjg_EpcCjNsJ-XigGlu1kDlaAdbx88riKGwOtYEB7JO3KQnvYfz_g7YRaDV49VnRfan82GyjWiUYfJGe3lnfNVWanljUwy0WaWn6F_/w400-h400/IMG_3976.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>These are little gem lights I got at Hobby Lobby... they were on a display with card making supplies... they looked like this before I peeled them off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFNxZGmU60z53_LKsd9x5aPbO0FTi24ZdOWb-F_dtCZD38RUQghP7UYj840Z67msuIar5AE82wPWLGl08Ls2XFrI8nzm-JHyHkRFudy0qzTUi6-80xMxxnUH99k8mZfC6tZB3jRN4sXGusyCE-cwMy0AVM1vIktcWhsXRbd1ir3CSNkcpVPt_h8b1iOIG/s3021/IMG_3978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFNxZGmU60z53_LKsd9x5aPbO0FTi24ZdOWb-F_dtCZD38RUQghP7UYj840Z67msuIar5AE82wPWLGl08Ls2XFrI8nzm-JHyHkRFudy0qzTUi6-80xMxxnUH99k8mZfC6tZB3jRN4sXGusyCE-cwMy0AVM1vIktcWhsXRbd1ir3CSNkcpVPt_h8b1iOIG/s320/IMG_3978.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Yes, I might have to reapply them after I make this into a little pillow but as you can see I have replacements.</div><div><br /></div><div>And feeling buoyed by this finish I pulled out more Christmas stitching stuff focusing on Prairie Schooler ...because as we all know Prairie Schooler makes me HAPPY!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of my Christmas PS charts... and there are more I didn't pull out of my stash...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XbKGpSMHwAwEf-Cl5fWYh4ZiSU2znQXnxqydVHlgC7MPU3lFXdjU3ideTN-QPBMBoc5tneAyJhNWyxo_hdRHNAiYnjF1nidyhqcu2tXq2OGF-q7DSclezPRt1pSofy3UlokTAaJ3pZGMKJBeKDpvwzti4RrGFZ6Uq9a_tVnbMVB3hIKYCN-VWeZR26Dl/s3024/IMG_3980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XbKGpSMHwAwEf-Cl5fWYh4ZiSU2znQXnxqydVHlgC7MPU3lFXdjU3ideTN-QPBMBoc5tneAyJhNWyxo_hdRHNAiYnjF1nidyhqcu2tXq2OGF-q7DSclezPRt1pSofy3UlokTAaJ3pZGMKJBeKDpvwzti4RrGFZ6Uq9a_tVnbMVB3hIKYCN-VWeZR26Dl/w400-h400/IMG_3980.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I honed in on the Santas for now and snowmen for January... see even more thinking ahead... unbelievable!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I found this guy I stitched last year... he's tiny... about 2.25" tall...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WI-vXW3jUxQQHLvJxGh32qpDpmRsr2J046EP0A3AoHoq8sKXi-wpoQ_2qdU2f21Lv5nSS9w38y2K715_5gpyEUbbS6xbTBjGTkyZPZfFmvvK-jRyV_6qeQ5Mmf1sRw0CQs2BYX4e9bjGHHKWI_FL12StFcEePtDBl4L5Cwj-b0t_Srm-7cFnZroryjO6/s3024/IMG_3981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WI-vXW3jUxQQHLvJxGh32qpDpmRsr2J046EP0A3AoHoq8sKXi-wpoQ_2qdU2f21Lv5nSS9w38y2K715_5gpyEUbbS6xbTBjGTkyZPZfFmvvK-jRyV_6qeQ5Mmf1sRw0CQs2BYX4e9bjGHHKWI_FL12StFcEePtDBl4L5Cwj-b0t_Srm-7cFnZroryjO6/w400-h400/IMG_3981.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>still needs something at the end of his hat... I'm thinking maybe a little bell and instead of stitching snowflakes I may go back to Hobby Lobby and get some little snowflake buttons...</div><div><br /></div><div>He's from this chart...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPnwcsEeryX8AxZxpossWvFVnW5nJW6Nq8_-Cty4z9BVENGhyphenhyphenHwQVzm0-qf_PULxO3qKgT1CoIOsr7ekDT7PN3i9wZ9RdqvEaR2W90cmGYuZ_dAxDGWt59mFHQ_RxM4HMlbLjQR-geZecHnbaEyMEfR9xpy_1KBqbQrS1iKMqtJuvZyLM5Trg9HZCTW-T/s3024/IMG_3982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPnwcsEeryX8AxZxpossWvFVnW5nJW6Nq8_-Cty4z9BVENGhyphenhyphenHwQVzm0-qf_PULxO3qKgT1CoIOsr7ekDT7PN3i9wZ9RdqvEaR2W90cmGYuZ_dAxDGWt59mFHQ_RxM4HMlbLjQR-geZecHnbaEyMEfR9xpy_1KBqbQrS1iKMqtJuvZyLM5Trg9HZCTW-T/w400-h400/IMG_3982.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and my current plan is to stitch at least 5 of these guys to put into a little tray as the centerpiece for my table this year... and I'm going to make a new table runner too... I got big well maybe medium sized plans!!</p><p>And I'm really smitten with these angels...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2rG5GlTqC8hUZBJCSZKPU9GTYI58EVKzDkxN8veGl2g4cENRjdHOY9SbeYqY5LzBjeHdyFgnyqgD09a049Y8WmbWihwIVgrD3CrAGbowAuEOLJt28wB8PVwX0Xb9-y9zVxoO3rK7WXOwIA6-ODbtBWuFPm7XD6r2RcB0ViOUDiK9-xuBC-0QBN2W01ZQ/s3024/IMG_3988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2rG5GlTqC8hUZBJCSZKPU9GTYI58EVKzDkxN8veGl2g4cENRjdHOY9SbeYqY5LzBjeHdyFgnyqgD09a049Y8WmbWihwIVgrD3CrAGbowAuEOLJt28wB8PVwX0Xb9-y9zVxoO3rK7WXOwIA6-ODbtBWuFPm7XD6r2RcB0ViOUDiK9-xuBC-0QBN2W01ZQ/w400-h400/IMG_3988.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I want to stitch them on a deep turquoise background instead of the black... I'd like to do the one with the dove and the one with the flower... </p><p>Oh I just remembered I purchased some French Christmas charts .... Brodeuses Parisiennes... you can see my selection<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/742694843/24-patterns-of-advent-calendar-2?ref=yr_purchases"> here.</a>.. last year I bought another packet of these charts but had to pay a huge amount in postage... this time I found<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrodeusesParisiennes?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=742694843&from_page=listing"> this shop</a> and on lots of the charts the postage is free... and free is for me!! Just checked the tracking and this shipped from France... I should have it the end of the week... woo hoo!</p><p>So I have plenty to keep me busy...now to keep me from mindlessly scrolling through IG... I need someone to come and take my phone from me some days...</p><p>Next week will definitely have some changes in weather for us here in SW Ohio... rainy for the next few days and when the sun returns highs only in the 50's... last week my son helped me clean out most of the flower bed in the front yard... we still have to work on the side yard and I haven't touched the raised bed with the dahlias which look pitiful... I've neglected them and we've had a couple of windy windy days that blew a bunch of them over... and I have some more alliums and daffodils I need to get into the ground... the trees right now are gorgeous... I LOVE Fall!... and I'm so lucky to live in a neighborhood that still has some old trees... trees that are 70 to 80 years old... since I've lived in this house... 10 years now... I've planted 4 trees and if there was more space in my yard I'd do more...but I've run out of space...sigh... </p><p>I hope that everyone is doing well... trying to block out as much as possible the turmoil that is covering this world... I'm only listening to the news selectively and doing a lot of praying... so many people to pray for... </p><p>I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts</a> today and I'll spend some time seeing what everyone else is up to... and I'm going to do some stitching... happy little Santas!!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p><h1 class="wt-text-heading wt-text-truncate" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT, Charter, "Charter Bitstream", Cambria, "Noto Serif Light", "Droid Serif", Georgia, "serif"; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px !important; overflow: hidden !important; text-overflow: ellipsis !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important;"><br /></h1><p><br /></p><div class="quoteText" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 5px 10px 0px;"><h1 class="quoteText" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h1><br /></div><div class="quoteFooter" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-22105510767030116082023-10-08T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-08T10:00:00.154-04:00Turning over a new leaf on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello ... and to all of you who read my tale of woe I appreciate your concern... I am feeling better... taking a lot of probiotics and my gut seems to be responding... a reminder to all ... if you have to take antibiotics makes sure to add probiotics to your diet... I've been cautioned about this before but it slipped my mind during the September I don't want to remember until after that 1st hospital stay... and the advice didn't come from a doctor but from my dear friend who is a nurse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway I'm working on turning over a new leaf this month... I did stitch some cute smalls for Halloween... these are from the Teresa Kogut book Hello Halloween...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-zgtxEPaLw6GNjMhQJ-R6EliWmpcZcDE3AghX40UbRzQKHg9edFLDiulPexaAj79q7AMP9ZyM0vEwjbQpkiDASlcVURMAQpsYcInfWH3LMLWKJfv6uXbCnM-udkhqsVmoVxm5rIqG5t3iZ8oHyLvefTanjGSxFZ5avepHOIjAoe46a0qfCAy6f3f_Mvj/s3024/IMG_3882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-zgtxEPaLw6GNjMhQJ-R6EliWmpcZcDE3AghX40UbRzQKHg9edFLDiulPexaAj79q7AMP9ZyM0vEwjbQpkiDASlcVURMAQpsYcInfWH3LMLWKJfv6uXbCnM-udkhqsVmoVxm5rIqG5t3iZ8oHyLvefTanjGSxFZ5avepHOIjAoe46a0qfCAy6f3f_Mvj/w400-h400/IMG_3882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>three cute little witches...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqUwusfMupUP4mt7DsOgYJ1d93waBSwjBE1hZszqok0pK_Fq0uH6BRKq2sLWaqnGw8guXtrCtJnF_P-WWnMMEwMiS9EqmvVGxRLfxMih9IZyicL2sK6Nl5CGIQ6s5t4lkZtokvsX6PxywbypIxlYJ87F1MQzBPY23cXtlCMrljyfV7GVG67izQ2XCgFbq/s3024/IMG_3930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqUwusfMupUP4mt7DsOgYJ1d93waBSwjBE1hZszqok0pK_Fq0uH6BRKq2sLWaqnGw8guXtrCtJnF_P-WWnMMEwMiS9EqmvVGxRLfxMih9IZyicL2sK6Nl5CGIQ6s5t4lkZtokvsX6PxywbypIxlYJ87F1MQzBPY23cXtlCMrljyfV7GVG67izQ2XCgFbq/w400-h400/IMG_3930.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSMRJMeKx5IQWbkxGdpejGn2GTuOrTcKL8BqdboA_gPXDIXf9rE3oI01AlgflHshKj1Edk44XX0YpwGhL-eAW-bxin0cStOpsFA3xNgmwTf5Swj19CI8pYAji5HitI6UPj9Za8u0D-6GJagHreS2rAg9EVcdKuwv7I1GcZ92AoaCK_vzIEJysK03QDlAi/s3024/IMG_3931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSMRJMeKx5IQWbkxGdpejGn2GTuOrTcKL8BqdboA_gPXDIXf9rE3oI01AlgflHshKj1Edk44XX0YpwGhL-eAW-bxin0cStOpsFA3xNgmwTf5Swj19CI8pYAji5HitI6UPj9Za8u0D-6GJagHreS2rAg9EVcdKuwv7I1GcZ92AoaCK_vzIEJysK03QDlAi/w400-h400/IMG_3931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAn9lVmZhPrpfEVK_HLDR-lE66wZvZYiktxr7wl4taNfK_oFwG8093IDs6KyP0NtkOr5A8rJ86h4uOCOF3WCttlZhOBn2eLiWhCcg5ybqK_m9TufntQ4K_PJLkTIPcd3lX0tsjsKbfzY4qmNKsU1epvCSRmrdwYMzWhdVaqYHsA6K6Y4hXV3qR-9qE4ep/s3024/IMG_3932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAn9lVmZhPrpfEVK_HLDR-lE66wZvZYiktxr7wl4taNfK_oFwG8093IDs6KyP0NtkOr5A8rJ86h4uOCOF3WCttlZhOBn2eLiWhCcg5ybqK_m9TufntQ4K_PJLkTIPcd3lX0tsjsKbfzY4qmNKsU1epvCSRmrdwYMzWhdVaqYHsA6K6Y4hXV3qR-9qE4ep/w400-h400/IMG_3932.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>and a happy pumpkin...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-q_vZkkWA2Gp5DFAfta9KJQM3NPJwHuIDe_EyVZOQHCnvkh2RYSWSSgunsic3l59B9eTQSvSRdgg-7emhdnttJ_dcezTX3JFec7Z0uuIo9JEFHt95pvAOH0sYc0JYh1VYCqlfrxxUoScnan4XLJPbnHDdzRnehzCZu1UCUoraMxGlOywFGHCyysEQkEj/s3024/IMG_3936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-q_vZkkWA2Gp5DFAfta9KJQM3NPJwHuIDe_EyVZOQHCnvkh2RYSWSSgunsic3l59B9eTQSvSRdgg-7emhdnttJ_dcezTX3JFec7Z0uuIo9JEFHt95pvAOH0sYc0JYh1VYCqlfrxxUoScnan4XLJPbnHDdzRnehzCZu1UCUoraMxGlOywFGHCyysEQkEj/w400-h400/IMG_3936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to finish these as small pillows.. I'm think a dough bowl of cute little pillows would be fun. However I'm not sure I'm going to put out Halloween this year. I thought I'd be feeling up to it by now, but I'm not... so I might just move onto Thanksgiving... I'm really enjoying all my Fall decor... it is THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors of Fall... avocado green, harvest gold, coppertone brown, mustard yellow... I'm a child of the 70's and my Mom LOVED these colors too. She repainted a good portion of our home with these colors which went well with the enormous brown couch we had... that was only sat upon during holiday celebrations... remember? sure you do!</p><p>I love these colors so much that I have a bunch of Fall quilts and a bunch of Fall socks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfnqKdAzAjgwAibPqoDxpKmLWMhMHwODfxGpYVTGvFeP57ltSkKiLQmwq5CblwJYY0x5XTvN9-6EpaVMOKMekGoNaQQZiSXVM4UgTuqcq7BO_62nAKBtPuw_z3l435FF8Nh74F28h2ts7gfjVBcB8OGqT_2OBnqR6UnUrjxJV2ObFZ5Musn1pKhrp8IDZ/s3024/IMG_3933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfnqKdAzAjgwAibPqoDxpKmLWMhMHwODfxGpYVTGvFeP57ltSkKiLQmwq5CblwJYY0x5XTvN9-6EpaVMOKMekGoNaQQZiSXVM4UgTuqcq7BO_62nAKBtPuw_z3l435FF8Nh74F28h2ts7gfjVBcB8OGqT_2OBnqR6UnUrjxJV2ObFZ5Musn1pKhrp8IDZ/w400-h400/IMG_3933.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>this is the same two skeins of Opal yarn knitted alternating every round...and I just remembered there is a 4th pair but it has grey contrasting heels... never can have too many hand knit socks in Fall colors!!</p><p>I'm happy that the weather took a turn for the Fall yesterday and I'm cozy out on the sunroom porch...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiNMIpU1EsFF7n3qSzrOAaGoy8GBCN88UtbmP0oa2XIKg9Anl9m5zkZ_R5hD0ued0YWLrzQRhbPNs2WphxWRC_0P_Kx4O9uK6-6WizVdXniKy-snPC8bLWMRkJEVa0W2RD0XHiCkRUiFItJFwLBHRUPbY35BwCS4b-7lrt1AL_GMmMGbQ9zrRhVWjXDb4/s3024/IMG_3934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiNMIpU1EsFF7n3qSzrOAaGoy8GBCN88UtbmP0oa2XIKg9Anl9m5zkZ_R5hD0ued0YWLrzQRhbPNs2WphxWRC_0P_Kx4O9uK6-6WizVdXniKy-snPC8bLWMRkJEVa0W2RD0XHiCkRUiFItJFwLBHRUPbY35BwCS4b-7lrt1AL_GMmMGbQ9zrRhVWjXDb4/w400-h400/IMG_3934.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I've had enough of the 80's and 90's for this year. Now to tackle cleaning out the flower beds... sigh... </p><p>As for stitching, well, I decided I needed a new start to improve my mental outlook... something in Fall colors naturally and something that is comfort stitching... and that leads me to Prairie Schooler. </p><p>I started this October 1 and it has given me so much peace and enjoyment... this is one of the Autumn Samplers in Book No. 66, copyright 1997. Here's the chart...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAnHU3y8QSj3-gX6pPwlKHSjPFQSwE8Oiz_2WS3_TIBE5N1vyC-XhyYEux6q19MCEyOqGzkIDrq9vjRKwMJCu8RyoxHog1JJrnN3Er_4ZMYvO0Sgkwd_7sFvnQKs6YQr319Z-GRYtREAsc3pzo75QM2JjKlBecmUQ3M2vE40pnqjLF53051GKKilJL6wq/s3024/IMG_3940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAnHU3y8QSj3-gX6pPwlKHSjPFQSwE8Oiz_2WS3_TIBE5N1vyC-XhyYEux6q19MCEyOqGzkIDrq9vjRKwMJCu8RyoxHog1JJrnN3Er_4ZMYvO0Sgkwd_7sFvnQKs6YQr319Z-GRYtREAsc3pzo75QM2JjKlBecmUQ3M2vE40pnqjLF53051GKKilJL6wq/w400-h400/IMG_3940.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> Here's how it started...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9X92r2Zo8nr7PbIqvMipmhhnoJvjVR_MpIa7zxRJXHB7y9SglkGlnVY25mB8RZUUXC15xwRMNCLR3LNdFEx4rEftD7_KvYGW5UO2qDWmL9OI8J2SzqH8lx3nraO0CM1FuXSEl2fsy_Ow5pJKg8UIewkqlDGOs_2jAnmD6ISJSCo7TFnahmwsy5jDWFlX/s3024/IMG_3928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9X92r2Zo8nr7PbIqvMipmhhnoJvjVR_MpIa7zxRJXHB7y9SglkGlnVY25mB8RZUUXC15xwRMNCLR3LNdFEx4rEftD7_KvYGW5UO2qDWmL9OI8J2SzqH8lx3nraO0CM1FuXSEl2fsy_Ow5pJKg8UIewkqlDGOs_2jAnmD6ISJSCo7TFnahmwsy5jDWFlX/w400-h400/IMG_3928.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>when I got to this point I thought just this section would make a lovely little pillow...(ignore the linen color in this pic, the one below is a truer color) but I want to do the whole thing and here's where I am now...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0dlvjDtU-E8HXgXWdSU4t-waD4_nX140cvBbDzaGyJRJ_9lq2Lc5nDaRVbfYUDPbcbE89oz6aRIGKcgD7X0zn1FeqkT3d8At1tSvUkGaRnK_eKz7gkPeYKAvWPVjHVKqoontEgSTx5pB65GWr3VNWxZktFl7fmkTPVeSN7CbXWeyQOj1Fheb0TZZdkdH/s3024/IMG_3938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0dlvjDtU-E8HXgXWdSU4t-waD4_nX140cvBbDzaGyJRJ_9lq2Lc5nDaRVbfYUDPbcbE89oz6aRIGKcgD7X0zn1FeqkT3d8At1tSvUkGaRnK_eKz7gkPeYKAvWPVjHVKqoontEgSTx5pB65GWr3VNWxZktFl7fmkTPVeSN7CbXWeyQOj1Fheb0TZZdkdH/w400-h400/IMG_3938.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>the linen in 32 ct and I'm not sure what I dyed this for but it was in my stash. I think it was some mixture of Rit Golden Yellow and Marigold ... but I could be wrong... anyway it is a lovely warm gold and I think it shows off these flosses quite well. Now this is a paper reprint and I wish I could have seen an original cardstock chart. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SJ51c6ZJzE5s8U8jQMT95jlPR0VMeBpf83n3O39cteVV6yueqK2ESyMz5Bs5Ah36jljBFLuH3YisF2_4F4BJr7Pn4tS1kPI3jXXvKbrgeHv0Tg2NlheE-5OeA9kNIUS-vYuFq9KuF7quWmjuh6qdJcrWXWo3d4yoyzokmeDYDffsv-6qMXFu0kzEI1qL/s3024/IMG_3935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SJ51c6ZJzE5s8U8jQMT95jlPR0VMeBpf83n3O39cteVV6yueqK2ESyMz5Bs5Ah36jljBFLuH3YisF2_4F4BJr7Pn4tS1kPI3jXXvKbrgeHv0Tg2NlheE-5OeA9kNIUS-vYuFq9KuF7quWmjuh6qdJcrWXWo3d4yoyzokmeDYDffsv-6qMXFu0kzEI1qL/w400-h400/IMG_3935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I changed the DMC 3011 to 3012 in several places as the current floss has minimal contrast to DMC 936... I wonder if the 3011 color family has changed a bit since 1997. I know I have some old skeins of floss in my stash and there is a noticeable difference in some from the current merchandise. Oh well, I'm happy with this and I'd love to finish it and get it framed and displayed by Thanksgiving... I think it is doable.</p><p>I have 2 Fall quilts cut out and waiting for me but I just don't have any sewing mojo at the moment... and there are 2 Halloween quilts that just need binding... we'll see, we'll see... LOL ... I remember telling my boys many times "we'll see, we'll see" when they asked for something in a store... my oldest was about 5 when he told me he knew that meant "no"... smart kid. </p><p>I hope that things are going well in your little corner of the world... I pray for all those in turmoil ... and there is certainly plenty of turmoil, isn't there?</p><p>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a>... just going to continue to take things easy... getting old and getting sick isn't for sissies...</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching,</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-66136127400093806672023-09-30T20:09:00.001-04:002023-09-30T20:09:48.948-04:00An update...<p>Warning lots of complaining/whining/bitching ahead... remember this is diary of my life and I want to document this month as it has been one I will try hard to forget ... but I shouldn't. Feel free to skip this post. </p><p>_____________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>Hello - I'm doing this update as I want to close out September and never have to talk about this again. So last week I told you of my 2 trips to the ER and one inpatient admission... well this week I added another ER visit and another inpatient 2.5 day stay in the hospital where things got worse.</p><p>Let me summarize...</p><p>First trip to ER diagnosed with diverticulitis. Explained I was antibiotic resistant, was ignored and given low dose of antibiotic which kept it at bay for a couple of days and then let the infection come raging back.</p><p>Second trip to ER... 10 days later, yep infection has increased... white blood cell count now double what it should be and I have major bowel issues ... no more details are needed... you get the picture and it isn't pretty. So now I get 2.5 day of heavy duty antibiotics and I go home. </p><p>Third trip to ER... again 10 days since I was there... infection/white blood cell count is now 3 times what it should be and they realize they have killed off all the good and some of the bad bacteria in my gut and now I have C-diff... I won't repeat the words I said (in my head)... C-diff is nasty... it is hard to get rid of... I was a prime candidate for it. Over 65, just did a recent round of antibiotics, and had been in a hospital. Prior to this I've only had a passing knowledge of C-diff. It needs to be treated with a special antibiotic (very pricey) and one should have NO other antibiotics.... but a hospitalist I saw in the ER when I was doped on on a very powerful painkiller (Dilaudid) decided she wasn't sure it was C-diff ( I'd already had a swab for it at this point) and to "be on the safe side" continued to give me antibiotics for both diverticulitis and C-diff... totally wrong treatment... negated the effects of the C-diff meds while feeding the bad bacteria. It took another hospitalist to realize what was going on and stop the antibiotics for the diverticulitis and just give me the C-diff meds.</p><p>This second admission had me in a total dump of a hospital room. I took pics and I'm composing a complaint to the hospital. Baseboard heater next to my bed was duct taped together... and by the looks of it a 3 year old did it. There was a stain on the wall next to the bed... it was pinky red...maybe juice? maybe blood? ... I don't know... The visitor chair had a chunk missing out of the seat. The call button for my bed didn't work properly. The could hear me but I couldn't hear them. Didn't find this out till the morning I was getting ready to leave. There was painted chipped off the walls everywhere (the room use to be blue, not white). The floor had stains everywhere and the entry from the room to the bathroom was damaged... 2 chunks out of the riser that spans the gap and the difference of height of the floors... and every time I went to the bathroom ( which was more than I could count) the wheels of the IV cart would get caught and it would yank the IV in my arms... I am so bruised ... arms, hands, stomach... This experience did make me realize that I'm not a good candidate for prison... I left on Wednesday as I had all my sanity could take.</p><p>Recovering at home. Thursday I did nothing but take pain killers and sit in my stitching chair but I could even pick up a needle. Friday some improvement. Put on real clothes, didn't take any painkillers and got out of the house for a little while. Saturday, better, actually have a bit of an appetite. Realizing I am not going to bounce back from this quickly. I've spent more time in the hospital this month than the rest of my life combined. </p><p>Working on trying to improve the good bacteria in my gut. Spoke with an infectious disease doc (oh did I mention C-diff is very infectious until you are on the antibiotic for 48 hours?) I asked about eating things like Greek yogurt and kefir and kombucha which he highly recommended. Taking extra vitamins and trying to rest because... 1 in 5 people relapse with C-diff in 2 to 6 weeks after the treatment... oh great... something else to add to my anxiety. </p><p>I'm sure you've picked up that I am very angry about this situation. I feel that when I was admitted the first time someone should have been considering C-diff... instead I was visited by a pack of surgeons who seemed focused on whether or not they could re-section my bowel. I think I should have been seen by an infectious disease specialist then, as I had all the classic markers of someone who could get it. </p><p>Okay I need to improve my attitude... was suppose to have my hair colored and cut on Thursday... told my stylist who I've been going to for almost 10 years I couldn't make it... she's going on vacation for 2 weeks so I thought I'd have to wait till my next scheduled appointment which would make almost 9 weeks between... instead she's going to come in early on Monday to take care of me... and I do appreciate it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that things in your life are going better... because if they aren't you have my deepest sympathy. </p><p>I'm happy I'm showing improvement... now to make that a trend.</p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-74774230997341388352023-09-24T09:00:00.010-04:002023-09-24T09:00:00.141-04:00The best laid plans of mice and men...on a Slow Sunday...<p>Hello... well as the saying goes,</p><p>The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry...</p><p>and mine certainly did. When I was last here I had started 3 of my planned 7 samplers for my Birthday Extravaganza... oh I had high hopes for this endeavor... but it is not to be. </p><p>My first draft of this post was filled in details of my experience which I have decided you don't need to be bored with... let me see if I can say it more succinctly. </p><p>I had a bad diverticulitis attack. Put me in the hospital for 3 days. It has taken me about a week to bounce back, which is disheartening because in the past (like when I was 20 years younger) I would have recovered in 24 hours. Anyway, as I type this I am feeling sooooooo much better. I've taken all my antibiotics and I'm following a low fiber, high protein diet for the next week or so. </p><p> To avoid diverticulitis you are suppose to eat a lot of fiber... but when you have diverticulitis you aren't suppose to eat much fiber... it's a conundrum.</p><p>Needless to say I haven't stitched much. I did do a day or so on my 4th choice of sampler. This was a last minute substitution on my part. This is a modified version of Blackbird Designs<a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Blackbird-Designs-Crowns-Shields-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/23-1651"> Crowns & Shields.</a> I'm going to do about 3/4th of it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfDHURHraPp7ge1uw_eAjyhrLzVpS906KsUIRxlQuJ-EwP1Oj1MESp2fyOxMQo0cps7jJ2_l8St8SLmvSl9zPmy4DEafC9DYHQGdABz1yq0LTQf3kKUcNVOsjgZn0J2c3ORCo_tbTcFozhgfRKGR_l2NEdGhUN5lhLWl0h45u1HOc2tjUjEPmws0w6Eg8/s3024/IMG_3885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfDHURHraPp7ge1uw_eAjyhrLzVpS906KsUIRxlQuJ-EwP1Oj1MESp2fyOxMQo0cps7jJ2_l8St8SLmvSl9zPmy4DEafC9DYHQGdABz1yq0LTQf3kKUcNVOsjgZn0J2c3ORCo_tbTcFozhgfRKGR_l2NEdGhUN5lhLWl0h45u1HOc2tjUjEPmws0w6Eg8/w400-h400/IMG_3885.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm doing this is a monochromatic color scheme... DMC 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834... it is a gold with a green undertone and it matches the linen I dyed wonderfully. I plan to personal the little cartouches with family initials.</p><p>And at this point I decided to suspend starting the last 3 samplers I had chosen. They are kitted up and ready to go and I will get back to them.... but right now I'm not feeling like starting any more BIG projects. I need something small ... something I can complete in a timely fashion... and with that in mind I'm playing with elements of this... Hello Halloween by Teresa Kogut.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVEb2E6bB9z0g8KocLKEGL0T-ficJdmYvAd8neKbxaylg60DDlmPRxUXpVcI70DywhYEdCME_Nigbzy0mnCzdQWxigdov82AAaTOirE6jvr8KyQqBP2sVfyb2Dvk9lAinZ_NVcBri-wV1FGCcCk7DE_NAbXSM9lfN56dJ7pTBsC8S81Mr14iBnRxDpEIS/s3024/IMG_3882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVEb2E6bB9z0g8KocLKEGL0T-ficJdmYvAd8neKbxaylg60DDlmPRxUXpVcI70DywhYEdCME_Nigbzy0mnCzdQWxigdov82AAaTOirE6jvr8KyQqBP2sVfyb2Dvk9lAinZ_NVcBri-wV1FGCcCk7DE_NAbXSM9lfN56dJ7pTBsC8S81Mr14iBnRxDpEIS/w400-h400/IMG_3882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm going to do the little witches as separate little pillows...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45S5F7MUQz4H-_4j52u2d8E3N6sYtubnUfrh1MWZU5-2pzwcu71MFE35yAN0IVVUK0qFFk0g9ZPJ9fGMv8vb6oO-C3bq1-frKjdSsjFbre0Kg1tvDCd3dh_v8BKs3cNVyGbyck94MDVCVoQN1TSxIiV2g4MeXDtR8XvZ5p3hN9nlCcpsMWpzhA8foeES-/s3024/IMG_3883.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45S5F7MUQz4H-_4j52u2d8E3N6sYtubnUfrh1MWZU5-2pzwcu71MFE35yAN0IVVUK0qFFk0g9ZPJ9fGMv8vb6oO-C3bq1-frKjdSsjFbre0Kg1tvDCd3dh_v8BKs3cNVyGbyck94MDVCVoQN1TSxIiV2g4MeXDtR8XvZ5p3hN9nlCcpsMWpzhA8foeES-/w400-h400/IMG_3883.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Each little witch has a different dress and facial expression.</p><p>I found this piece of linen in my stash... pale swathes of green, orange and purple... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq0OJhie-Ec72Xn3-rKs_-sa8DrU_BhOAMbIXEV62mtqqRbZwTdSPVGePZuflLBT_l08OCsfRgxvFbVvNqO-D0CafcLlaPNZ2thorRkqNqUhe-bC920W_313Qm-nFAioaTq1lC9S4G3F7QcGPZfOWiJYHq3WZpeAIa1DHd9mD1zR0EdaZsKgo1vy4Qc-I/s3024/IMG_3881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq0OJhie-Ec72Xn3-rKs_-sa8DrU_BhOAMbIXEV62mtqqRbZwTdSPVGePZuflLBT_l08OCsfRgxvFbVvNqO-D0CafcLlaPNZ2thorRkqNqUhe-bC920W_313Qm-nFAioaTq1lC9S4G3F7QcGPZfOWiJYHq3WZpeAIa1DHd9mD1zR0EdaZsKgo1vy4Qc-I/w400-h400/IMG_3881.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>originally I thought I could squeeze 6 witches on the piece, but reworking my calculations said 4 was all I could do... and here is the first one I stitched...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFdDyAf5mg5B_L81yFlo1VOD8gl_riMu-fmEPieo2AOjq8iiPCbyCOKH4TKfAlJcu1BBngmZJUeskJWb5cZKY-mlJz_xH2rlDMf9ratLBL2FF8mmxMgyk5ne54Gtu0Rl-2HnJq9Yco6kjmg0fpZDlm3i8X0aKStNaxqlN9P58WagedHZkAcCWcsAjam1x/s3024/IMG_3886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFdDyAf5mg5B_L81yFlo1VOD8gl_riMu-fmEPieo2AOjq8iiPCbyCOKH4TKfAlJcu1BBngmZJUeskJWb5cZKY-mlJz_xH2rlDMf9ratLBL2FF8mmxMgyk5ne54Gtu0Rl-2HnJq9Yco6kjmg0fpZDlm3i8X0aKStNaxqlN9P58WagedHZkAcCWcsAjam1x/w400-h400/IMG_3886.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Ain't she cute? She's a shade under 3 inches tall on 32 ct... let's see if I can get 4 done by Oct 31... </p><p>Fortunately I had completed my Fall decorating before I got ill... and I'm really happy with the living room displays. I thought I'd just put things out in the same arrangement as last year, and there are some pieces in the same place but other stuff got changed up... </p><p>Here's the wall quilt...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKPgFGvDMOPMtnRy0bf4qQIX-ASl71t5oR9mkoSezyhzL_xYbxOiA0LMWnGeJQyDxO_N2OGuOmtJXRdW_sSPhJRovPhoSdaEOTVqQNJYX6u1FR83dpNgMkNh8qysZJRa1kMz1bDnleI5VFlJ1_pRfjY9jxeGQCl-V4M1gPfi0y7Hg6S4G1mtNARlzJkJJ/s4032/IMG_3875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKPgFGvDMOPMtnRy0bf4qQIX-ASl71t5oR9mkoSezyhzL_xYbxOiA0LMWnGeJQyDxO_N2OGuOmtJXRdW_sSPhJRovPhoSdaEOTVqQNJYX6u1FR83dpNgMkNh8qysZJRa1kMz1bDnleI5VFlJ1_pRfjY9jxeGQCl-V4M1gPfi0y7Hg6S4G1mtNARlzJkJJ/w300-h400/IMG_3875.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>this year I opted for my acorn quilt... this block was a freebie and part of a larger SAL when I made it ... it is no longer free and I have no clue where my pattern is ... here's a <a href="https://fortworthfabricstudio.com/blogs/patterns/2020-absolute-autumn-fall-mystery-quilt">link</a> to the pdf of the pattern. Each acorn is a different Grunge fabric and the quilting by Delinda <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0TDLLqCoyMDI0YLRSNaiwsDAxsEgyN0lKMrWwMDI3tDKosDRMSktNNU41NU8xNki1tPSSLMlIVShRKM7ILCpRKCzNzClRSM7PLUjMqwQAieUYOg&q=the+t+shirt+quilt+company&rlz=1CAOWOB_enUS1075&oq=the+t&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i39i175i199i650j46i131i433i650l2j69i65j69i61j69i65l2.3104j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">(here's her website</a>) is dynamite!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqw8FCKc0y6mR5Tp0G2aWcGjX_jI3NgxofeZySzd1FL41XqBnkdwC9N1L3-WxNtKzIpJv0BM0o4GT1CYHD7FjvMY1NgeIWkEVOT3j_xTfKdJwhxh3s38Gv-vZl9DdpHfhIHbX-dA5WYhlmje4uZi7SLJa7b5ohgGb3FOuWaqQCbO2F_6VV1Du5jxZxOOm/s4032/IMG_3876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqw8FCKc0y6mR5Tp0G2aWcGjX_jI3NgxofeZySzd1FL41XqBnkdwC9N1L3-WxNtKzIpJv0BM0o4GT1CYHD7FjvMY1NgeIWkEVOT3j_xTfKdJwhxh3s38Gv-vZl9DdpHfhIHbX-dA5WYhlmje4uZi7SLJa7b5ohgGb3FOuWaqQCbO2F_6VV1Du5jxZxOOm/w300-h400/IMG_3876.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>The 2 level tier tray works great for these Fall pieces... the top piece is a Prairie Schooler and the little guy tucked into the truck bed is Pineberry Lane... Cats & Jacks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYSgUjdBBsCebYLLkNuIoRL1cZHFT5nGmJACdmR-sLYuJDQ-qlhFetTZ6zNZoRTPqVP_CzvKTt_5k6hpYgdfyC7f3xfY6xqsn1OmbPCbNM49QOubHejgL1o7XFCgSU1n6PrbbYiGOJ7SKxdr_epbptDOPjFz-ay5qwzPsaWpGWt3EgZgulFxbkpOHKHy9/s4032/IMG_3877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYSgUjdBBsCebYLLkNuIoRL1cZHFT5nGmJACdmR-sLYuJDQ-qlhFetTZ6zNZoRTPqVP_CzvKTt_5k6hpYgdfyC7f3xfY6xqsn1OmbPCbNM49QOubHejgL1o7XFCgSU1n6PrbbYiGOJ7SKxdr_epbptDOPjFz-ay5qwzPsaWpGWt3EgZgulFxbkpOHKHy9/w300-h400/IMG_3877.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>From the top, the small display includes a white pumpkin mini quilt and Fall String by Lizzie Kate and little pillow finish of Waiting for Harvest by Blackbird Design.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58ZeEZK8qfoLGHRpf-PaZJVS_ZqaVSXkgOZLTcLYKCC4K8XEBs_ueWNTfp686x3xL3Qf_nfC5MG_ztP7QXvx35tOQlW5rvbLvxPIZ87El7JLajKqhMMUYAE5xVuDd5J3ejdmeXDlve9Vd9v2unEKZlxSI146jpstv3PiPnDFeQA0tGffkYORjpg_YIu8a/s3024/IMG_3865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58ZeEZK8qfoLGHRpf-PaZJVS_ZqaVSXkgOZLTcLYKCC4K8XEBs_ueWNTfp686x3xL3Qf_nfC5MG_ztP7QXvx35tOQlW5rvbLvxPIZ87El7JLajKqhMMUYAE5xVuDd5J3ejdmeXDlve9Vd9v2unEKZlxSI146jpstv3PiPnDFeQA0tGffkYORjpg_YIu8a/w400-h400/IMG_3865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWd8E9E_1WGbwq-7vXOhPtm-B0nG_WCN0gyq6Vwfr4SgothGOAxi9t-yNaxdrRsAt37nXm4dng34e2Lq8HcUJUckEzwaA1qXB1tx94LVdd0Dg_bmwhvS19FQV3HGLLiHq9HSlgVw4-1XyNgsFrvc9V79gqiemLT6DyIM0I2EOqOrXlaPo9aTTDQMxU8m-/s3024/IMG_3867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWd8E9E_1WGbwq-7vXOhPtm-B0nG_WCN0gyq6Vwfr4SgothGOAxi9t-yNaxdrRsAt37nXm4dng34e2Lq8HcUJUckEzwaA1qXB1tx94LVdd0Dg_bmwhvS19FQV3HGLLiHq9HSlgVw4-1XyNgsFrvc9V79gqiemLT6DyIM0I2EOqOrXlaPo9aTTDQMxU8m-/w400-h400/IMG_3867.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx51HMAlYG6IeHndV9JW4UEMbhCj3qi0P6FeScIV4tN6wz4mSVJbr2AgLSEFh2XWJ9raZuXlJVfKopmbJ-EnL3KdUcx0gbiGSP3YP1uuM2DDqZHZsZASuhtXYYPrDFGYufpXK79asbxnHz6k-eVZcfkImWixCVZdzDggJE8mjk0bFBXgmkxB1xIE4N2J9U/s3024/IMG_3866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx51HMAlYG6IeHndV9JW4UEMbhCj3qi0P6FeScIV4tN6wz4mSVJbr2AgLSEFh2XWJ9raZuXlJVfKopmbJ-EnL3KdUcx0gbiGSP3YP1uuM2DDqZHZsZASuhtXYYPrDFGYufpXK79asbxnHz6k-eVZcfkImWixCVZdzDggJE8mjk0bFBXgmkxB1xIE4N2J9U/w400-h400/IMG_3866.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Middle shelf is my favorite pumpkin basket... this was from Henn Pottery (remember home sales parties?) I've had this for years... a classic... the fraternal twin Bittersweet September pieces from Blackbird Designs... Autumn by Lizzie Kate fronting a small wooden trug and white pumpkin chart was called Autumn by The Stitcherhood. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsg8aiD69lGVOizW6vfxuhl1GSFqLDYKvHjGYXJNFHLfRkk2vA1bKHhtxasJVr3aC1dXP6hNvGH2GyJePEXIZEVwgis7IH9We3m66Qis1RgauPv2ZCbspre8zkTrBmPIsHFgde80a3YXFbPDHYdDYrZMmJ8nF30EdQc3vO8HjNf6fzIzSlMk1O5T_fNCH/s3024/IMG_3868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsg8aiD69lGVOizW6vfxuhl1GSFqLDYKvHjGYXJNFHLfRkk2vA1bKHhtxasJVr3aC1dXP6hNvGH2GyJePEXIZEVwgis7IH9We3m66Qis1RgauPv2ZCbspre8zkTrBmPIsHFgde80a3YXFbPDHYdDYrZMmJ8nF30EdQc3vO8HjNf6fzIzSlMk1O5T_fNCH/w400-h400/IMG_3868.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p> The large display is looking quite nice ... IMHO... this year I skipped the straw the I usually strewn everywhere and just used fake leaves... cleanup will be a lot easier ... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPsJxbhln7vxzATxTFQJoLNa93BUN4PABgT7V09Va5rQHdghne2sFG2tijeDgfzx4ueIrjoCgLUFbrkW-sHbvGWHg_STjqou15TeEGBtEjJFn3EAwilyNxEgEIal92dxYDW12fgfSh5HWgf95wLyRzAdizbdAHqzp9DZOUsKvodG7Th-3KxES01qwCeif/s4032/IMG_3869%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPsJxbhln7vxzATxTFQJoLNa93BUN4PABgT7V09Va5rQHdghne2sFG2tijeDgfzx4ueIrjoCgLUFbrkW-sHbvGWHg_STjqou15TeEGBtEjJFn3EAwilyNxEgEIal92dxYDW12fgfSh5HWgf95wLyRzAdizbdAHqzp9DZOUsKvodG7Th-3KxES01qwCeif/w300-h400/IMG_3869%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY3gJF72sxR3Hc5otH7vSnDfDT8trgTkGt1jepzic9JcyMmnETgKWF6kMzpMG9cQ7BG9iHjlLa7thdFCfyRfV4WtmDgmsJSYy6SncVRoxWTiunauMigsyoQoRYjOLL9TBo71fHUq1KXykCZ6itf0W7XCNc9GypVwljteNSahZ3hjT16YIJp1fFIL0TJX4/s4032/IMG_3870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY3gJF72sxR3Hc5otH7vSnDfDT8trgTkGt1jepzic9JcyMmnETgKWF6kMzpMG9cQ7BG9iHjlLa7thdFCfyRfV4WtmDgmsJSYy6SncVRoxWTiunauMigsyoQoRYjOLL9TBo71fHUq1KXykCZ6itf0W7XCNc9GypVwljteNSahZ3hjT16YIJp1fFIL0TJX4/w300-h400/IMG_3870.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>At the top I have the Fall Welcome from The Drawn Thread... below one of my favorite Blackbird Design pieces, Feast of Friendship.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9EC7ZEeveRgsDED-2aWGAn83iktOYfY7mHyL4mdviVvhAotm7PWCHzk440CvQ0eSTP92PJdVLhcWn-ykvWNFJkiG22tYf1EPFIgr6-AVE6WfixNkVZuVlIWqAZlVQIe78MiTZ4vLf0gsS7z-FDIBe_44Ma1pFQnSs5jV9y7zjDD6mx1Ca5G_zFEIeNpO/s4032/IMG_3871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9EC7ZEeveRgsDED-2aWGAn83iktOYfY7mHyL4mdviVvhAotm7PWCHzk440CvQ0eSTP92PJdVLhcWn-ykvWNFJkiG22tYf1EPFIgr6-AVE6WfixNkVZuVlIWqAZlVQIe78MiTZ4vLf0gsS7z-FDIBe_44Ma1pFQnSs5jV9y7zjDD6mx1Ca5G_zFEIeNpO/w300-h400/IMG_3871.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The shelf below has Fall Most of All from Calico Confectionery and the Autumn Sampler from Lizzie Kate.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ97ZobQGMjB5WgZtILKDT_yrmxMFtT1POjXKqS2ZRwr_W7cOcUZ0de3A5Bfei28_pwmML-3JIUW2mhWLXTrG7nHbvuczo1GJULGl1RxYFNo7EcnSrtjtXVflus672UhwJowMfXvrFeX5qcu0R8i1WFub1mqBD0uOLx6l-Lxbkse-qLU3l5-sK2LlV77K-/s4032/IMG_3872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ97ZobQGMjB5WgZtILKDT_yrmxMFtT1POjXKqS2ZRwr_W7cOcUZ0de3A5Bfei28_pwmML-3JIUW2mhWLXTrG7nHbvuczo1GJULGl1RxYFNo7EcnSrtjtXVflus672UhwJowMfXvrFeX5qcu0R8i1WFub1mqBD0uOLx6l-Lxbkse-qLU3l5-sK2LlV77K-/w300-h400/IMG_3872.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>And the next shelf down has two pieces from Barbara Ana Designs... Autumn on the left and Autumn Keeper on the right.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SLLH3mlu2aoglOSK4uob8sVtaRyDD91WmpSj5DW5WXFRVPyK4OoiKwcFCpjYAQy5MtjTwCM3HelfH6xUlViOSI9UkaktRfZyJX2EhHtlYmsM9TlPG7qpzx-ZGSmeMK72gqrhoT9QpSrgy_JiAjev2aynOwQWd34ig-zNLiTLPxqounrwu3--hOhDjdXu/s4032/IMG_3873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SLLH3mlu2aoglOSK4uob8sVtaRyDD91WmpSj5DW5WXFRVPyK4OoiKwcFCpjYAQy5MtjTwCM3HelfH6xUlViOSI9UkaktRfZyJX2EhHtlYmsM9TlPG7qpzx-ZGSmeMK72gqrhoT9QpSrgy_JiAjev2aynOwQWd34ig-zNLiTLPxqounrwu3--hOhDjdXu/w300-h400/IMG_3873.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />When I post next time I will have moved onto Halloween... gonna turn a lot of those pumpkins around and show their jack-o-lantern faces and swap out Fall cross stitch for Halloween cross stitch. I'm enjoying the weather so much right now.... it is those halcyon days of mid 70 temperatures with no humidity... got all the windows open and keeping my dollars away from the utility company. They've sucked me dry this summer... and I dread winter as we are forecast to be colder and snowier than the past couple of years. <p></p><p>I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a>... planning on spending the day on the porch, reading blogs, stitching and probably a bit of napping too. As for sage advice, get plenty of fiber in your diet so you don't spend your 70th birthday sipping ginger ale in the hospital. </p><p><br /></p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-43650906892098642192023-09-10T09:00:00.003-04:002023-09-10T09:00:00.140-04:00A rare occurrence on a Slow Sunday...<p>Hello - okay do NOT get use to this frequency of posting... 3 weeks... IN A ROW??? ... unheard of!!! But I thought I'd stop by and show you my 2nd start (of 7) for my 70th Birthday Extravaganza... and I have a bit of Fall decorating to share too...</p><p>First, the sampler.... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu41zpOS8kidCJ4zl08U77Un1MAl7vjTqU1UQ2TyTYuApamHOiVmTAMe7UhgZtW_atoGU7pCWFZxrh-M1zaccQotwKxaqwH97XpHV6HCVpGfvyTg6YzloH3U1IkHL3qrnONhTOdr_Q0coq9_123nIDFg1hdBmcDzN4kRw7y9QY_mskOrfWEmB3JV2ns3O/s3024/IMG_3846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPu41zpOS8kidCJ4zl08U77Un1MAl7vjTqU1UQ2TyTYuApamHOiVmTAMe7UhgZtW_atoGU7pCWFZxrh-M1zaccQotwKxaqwH97XpHV6HCVpGfvyTg6YzloH3U1IkHL3qrnONhTOdr_Q0coq9_123nIDFg1hdBmcDzN4kRw7y9QY_mskOrfWEmB3JV2ns3O/w400-h400/IMG_3846.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>this is Prairie Schooler No. 45 Garden Samplers... I'm doing the one on the right side of the chart... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvRqgKzRp8PecKdIGkuN9DtTpS-l4IgqleMUS1tsCv2JW-sfqeW-Pb4TWtghSJDmPmAtXPOb5thtdYw9Y1GVL9XHtygeObBjuL33fr5IZ6MDWDn3f_5wGKJlXATTyto1nu0sCYoNiazEbd-Yejj4oY757HdwFbcIi8suzt3jTBIAXxC4DLr2QonKEFtst/s3024/IMG_3847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvRqgKzRp8PecKdIGkuN9DtTpS-l4IgqleMUS1tsCv2JW-sfqeW-Pb4TWtghSJDmPmAtXPOb5thtdYw9Y1GVL9XHtygeObBjuL33fr5IZ6MDWDn3f_5wGKJlXATTyto1nu0sCYoNiazEbd-Yejj4oY757HdwFbcIi8suzt3jTBIAXxC4DLr2QonKEFtst/w400-h400/IMG_3847.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I painted the linen with Rit dye Apple Green and Lemon Yellow... using almost all the called for DMC flosses. Sooooo, I've been stitching Praire Schooler for years and years and years, and I've never come across what I would call an error, but I'm having an issue with this chart. My goal was to get that saying stitched in the 4 day window I gave myself... okay to be truthful I hope to get everything above the saying done too but that wasn't happening. Anyway I got myself down to the phrase and pulled out the called for flosses 3787 for most of the saying and 935 for the highlighted words ... garden, plant, flower... now I'm stitching from a more recently re-released chart, not a cardstock orginial. The picture on the chart I have shows a definite difference in the color of the floss for the majority of the saying and the highlighted words... the saying appears to be a gold-y color and the highlighted words are definitely green... however, 3787 is a green-y taupe... dark... and the same value as 935... huh?? I stitched a couple of words in 3787 and did NOT like it... so I frogged them and from my stassh, chose 3045 for the words... it is a gold-y color... I'm happy with this but puzzled over the discrepancy... I searched to see if there was a correction for this chart but didn't find any.... oh well, I think it looks good so far. I think when I wrap up this Extravaganza it will be the first WIP I come back too. I know this is a sampler I'll display a lot during Spring/Summer. </p><p>As for the saying... oh I'd loved to have a walled garden... but since my garden is in my front yard that isn't going to happen... pesky city ordinances regarding fencing and walls... instead I have this living wall...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcg9YnvPM1q3l207IEPivcN3ZJINuT2Hpo4GqfI5sHRpnBMN_3E2qrvZs9e6hkt4IVUGZz2wegiVYoy3IlZpL-XoJx5dsYDNnqzH6untcns0gMgKLlBj2_-Xy31DBeEx2EkBFiXE6oXNdwsYfwZEoDy5Lu8FXOPmwGkQya0GtUq7m67IxensWfSxOMQEf/s3024/IMG_3749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcg9YnvPM1q3l207IEPivcN3ZJINuT2Hpo4GqfI5sHRpnBMN_3E2qrvZs9e6hkt4IVUGZz2wegiVYoy3IlZpL-XoJx5dsYDNnqzH6untcns0gMgKLlBj2_-Xy31DBeEx2EkBFiXE6oXNdwsYfwZEoDy5Lu8FXOPmwGkQya0GtUq7m67IxensWfSxOMQEf/w400-h400/IMG_3749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>those cannas are about 6-7 ft tall ... I started with 2 plants a couple of years ago... I think I've added in maybe 2 more... and they have spread like crazy... haven't dug them up for years and they get all this growth in just a couple of months. I LOVE the stripey yellow leaves... the variety is called Pretoria... those flashy orange blooms are icing on the cake... and it does give my garden a kinda walled vibe... wonder if I could add another flower bed in the front yard next to my neighbor....ooooohhh... more plants, less grass... sounds like a great idea, right? I'm obviously delusional here as all I've done the last couple of weeks is moan and groan about all the watering I'm having to do. We haven't had a good rain in over 2 weeks and none is in the forecast....I love my garden but it is the time of year when I'm tired of watering... and yet I have dreams of more flower beds... yes... I'm crazy...LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>Weather wise it has cooled down just a tad... I think the 90's are over ... forecast for next week has some days with highs only in the low 70s... my kinda weather!! So I got up the energy to put away the Summer decor and my son graciously hauled the Fall decor from the basement and the quilts from the second floor and deposited all in the living room... I COULD NOT DO THIS without him.... I have a LOVE LOVE LOVE my Fall decor... I think it is the influence of the 70's ... burnt orange, harvest gold, avocado green and coppertone brown... my Mom LOVED those colors and painted our home with all of them. I remember her getting a new stove and refrigerator in the coppertone brown color... so groovy... anyway here's my display out on the sunroom porch... I started here because I'm spending a lot of time out there crossstitching and admiring my flowers... and when the weather is cool enough I can open the window and the breeze is so nice...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWO2Bns1gJ-FfmCijpY6qMVcAzVI-Y7LtbagLzMD8rSPOPwHVstHPCSAA486aj5OUv2N60iKsqPjKzlaFdCMZ6h-FTLXIAWNyDeWfk1WYnPUwbFEZVljn7lFUpbIZOiKo5SPUgrF_yV3hzLWyG6f37MQkuDo1S6X2Sn77CVn07JXx5wmbRCKg_uXIaShF/s3024/IMG_3849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWO2Bns1gJ-FfmCijpY6qMVcAzVI-Y7LtbagLzMD8rSPOPwHVstHPCSAA486aj5OUv2N60iKsqPjKzlaFdCMZ6h-FTLXIAWNyDeWfk1WYnPUwbFEZVljn7lFUpbIZOiKo5SPUgrF_yV3hzLWyG6f37MQkuDo1S6X2Sn77CVn07JXx5wmbRCKg_uXIaShF/w400-h400/IMG_3849.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Up top I have a Barbara Ana Design called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1163540904/autumn-tree-by-barbara-ana-designs-cross?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-craft_supplies_and_tools-patterns_and_how_to-patterns_and_blueprints&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAjwr_CnBhA0EiwAci5sig3cmrRZkLErA5wb2NCdfDPzBNlJqsSXLVX8F6FjWgzFgZk4OWgORBoCNFoQAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_1730355740_69246280058_337577569197_aud-1118323511478:pla-322726483858_c__1163540904_12768591&utm_custom2=1730355740&gclid=CjwKCAjwr_CnBhA0EiwAci5sig3cmrRZkLErA5wb2NCdfDPzBNlJqsSXLVX8F6FjWgzFgZk4OWgORBoCNFoQAvD_BwE">Autumn Tree</a>. I stitched this one by mistake... there are a couple of Barbara Ana Designs with trees and houses on the branches and stuff hanging from the branches. I personalized this one by making the squirrel albino as we use to have one in the neighborhood. I was about 3 branches into this piece when I realized it wasn't the pattern I had searched for... the one I wanted was called just Autumn... and after I finished this one I stitched it ... a very happy mistake as I do love this one... and it pairs nicely with one of my few new Fall decor purchases, that large green glass gourd... now this piece was a real bargain... I got it at my local Meijers... it was originally priced at $29.99... and it hung around for quite a while... in fact I think it was after the first of the year that I saw it had been marked down... 75%... wow that would make it $7.50... so I put it my cart and got the groceries I had come for... when I got to the check out I was stunned when it turned out to be 85% off... I paid $4.50 ... you can't beat that!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7q_DpFntd_MVlP4wXyry5tmVTX1eZRxXAnHmBM4nKM8ueun6UAZFRbvOxubXgzm25ra0MInL8C2HkEFAvghk1IvOlIM9i5Ob9rzsJS80jckL2edNlEcx2tIF-1cdS3Q8tmEmHK1vW9plEWujvBU7x1gcAiQS3JKIJVsM8RknEBeRT6FLfykelky_esTn/s3024/IMG_3850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7q_DpFntd_MVlP4wXyry5tmVTX1eZRxXAnHmBM4nKM8ueun6UAZFRbvOxubXgzm25ra0MInL8C2HkEFAvghk1IvOlIM9i5Ob9rzsJS80jckL2edNlEcx2tIF-1cdS3Q8tmEmHK1vW9plEWujvBU7x1gcAiQS3JKIJVsM8RknEBeRT6FLfykelky_esTn/w400-h400/IMG_3850.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Below I have the adorable squirrels all decked out in their Sunday best from With Thy Needle & Thread... the pattern is called <a href="https://www.coloradocrossstitcher.com/products/autumns-acorn-gathering-by-with-thy-needle-thread">Autumn's Acorn Gathering.</a> I love the tie and the striped pants!! And on the bottom shelf is an oldie but goodie from Ewe & Eye & Friends that is called Simply 855... I think that was a reference to the called for Anchor floss for this piece... I stitched it in some overdyed copper-y brown... love the squirrel in the middle and that over one alphabet... boy my eyes were better back then. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeRPvLy9jtaPv8c_IVpxIWbZ4CtixojweLzc5XJh49kjSr_xkS5vG5P6bYN86nEPgPvSzHq0v7X-H0uC2ugySuQH_0xFt_ZWy81svZPnVrDKmxiXLyD6GcePcrPfpn3i0c-i52q6tV0OtXeK8MRkc0Liu4G7PgXZUQvhBLnorWuJ1N7CBh-965hbGLJyh/s3024/IMG_3851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeRPvLy9jtaPv8c_IVpxIWbZ4CtixojweLzc5XJh49kjSr_xkS5vG5P6bYN86nEPgPvSzHq0v7X-H0uC2ugySuQH_0xFt_ZWy81svZPnVrDKmxiXLyD6GcePcrPfpn3i0c-i52q6tV0OtXeK8MRkc0Liu4G7PgXZUQvhBLnorWuJ1N7CBh-965hbGLJyh/w400-h400/IMG_3851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Since yesterday was a bit cooler I did some clean up in the yard... filled 2 of those giant paper lawn waste bags.... soooooo much more to tidy up before its all over for the season. I cleaned out the window boxes and went looking for pumpkins... WOW are they expensive this year... I wanted some small white ones... the ones the size of a grapefruit... first place wanted...hold onto your hat... $3 each for them!! Second place was only slightly better at $2.50 each... waaaaaay more than I want to pay... gonna keep looking... of course after I go to 4 or 5 places I will have talked myself into that $2.50 each and probably would have saved myself about $20 in gas and hours of time.. sheesh... how I long for the prices of just 2 years ago...</p><p><br /></p><p>So I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts</a> today... planning on a quiet Sunday... rest of the week has something going on every day... getting the AC checked out... watching Elliott... lunch with a friend... and on Friday, to celebrate my birthday, my older son is taking me to my favorite BBQ joint <a href="https://www.sonnysbbq.com/">Sonny's</a>... the location is about a 90 minute drive each way... I fell in love with Sonny's when I lived in Albany GA... I swear we ate there at least twice a week... and every time I went to Florida we would eat at Sonny's... I'm really looking forward to that. </p><p>Hope you have a great week ahead!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-83550720733860307462023-09-02T20:23:00.001-04:002023-09-03T14:00:45.379-04:00Blue Moon phenomena on a Slow Sunday...Edited to add pictures<p><br /></p><p>Oops... forgot to add picture..</p><p> Hello ... well what do we have here? A post 2 weeks in a row...what? Definitely a Blue Moon occurrence..like the 2 Full Moons that just happened ... what a coincidence... the stars must have aligned too! </p><p>Anyway I wanted to share what I've done to kick off my 70th Birthday Extravaganza which has coincided with Sampler September on IG... here's the<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/samplerseptember/"> link</a>.. I've started with the largest sampler on my list... <a href="https://www.kittenstitcher.com/product-page/preorder-every-opening-flower-by-with-thy-needle-thread">Every Opening Flower </a>by With Thy Needle & Thread. I have LOVED this sampler from the first time I laid eyes on it, which was over a year ago,when it was the project for a retreat in Amana, Iowa.... I knew I'd have to wait a year before it was released to the public but the wait was worth it. </p><p><br />Now this is on 32 ct (everything I do anymore is on 32 ct)... I painted it a pale tan with splotches of turquoise. As you can see in the picture I started in the upper left hand corner with the flower border... it was a bit fiddly when I began but I got into a rhythm ... the colors are so pretty and to me they look like little rosebuds... which got me thinking... about a couple of things... first off ,the older I get the more memories come flooding back at the drop of a hat... and sometimes lead to the drop of a tear... but let's not go there right now... back to the memory... rosebuds... Robert Herrick... Freshman English class taught by Mrs. Rechtin at St. Thomas High School in Ft. Thomas, KY... 1967/68...</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #343434; font-family: "poets electra", Georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> Old Time is still a-flying;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">And this same flower that smiles today</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> Tomorrow will be dying.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #343434; font-family: "poets electra", Georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> The higher he's a-getting,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">The sooner will his race be run,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> And nearer he's to setting.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #343434; font-family: "poets electra", Georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">That age is best which is the first,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> When youth and blood are warmer;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">But being spent, the worse, and worst</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> Times still succeed the former.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #343434; font-family: "poets electra", Georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 17.6px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">Then be not coy, but use your time,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> And while ye may, go marry;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;">For having lost but once your prime,</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="long-line" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-left: 32px; text-indent: -32px;"> You may forever tarry.</span></p><div class="field field--body" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 1.25rem;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium;">Now I've always thought this poem's theme was Carpe Diem, Seize the Day... and that is part of it... however in looking up the entire text I came across a analysis that I know was NOT discussed in Freshman English class... The proper title of the poem is To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time and I don't believe that is how Mrs. Rechtin titled it, as I always remember is as Gather Ye Rosebuds... anyway according to the analysis "Gathering flowers can be seen as a metaphor for sex or wooing here, for plucking the flower and enjoying it while it's still in the bloom of youth".... that was definitely NOT a discussion of my youth...LOL... good thing we didn't have the internet back then... anyway I will stick with the seize the day theme which is appropriate for my birthday extravaganza... gotta make the most of the 4 days I plan to spend with each sampler... no dillydallying... </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">And another random memory... Mrs. Rechtin... she drove a beat up Renault ( why do I remember that? and I can't remember what I had for lunch? sheesh) ... she was strict and not well liked by her students... as I reflect she was a good teacher but we didn't appreciate it. We knew where she lived and several times a year we would visit her home under the cover of darkness and TP her yard... TP, as in toilet paper, thrown everywhere... OMG... and we were the "good" kids...I'm sure she knew who did it but she never mentioned it ... and she was the only English teacher for all 4 years I was in high school. This was small school.... my class had 48 kids... the total enrollment was about 225 ... it was over 50 years ago but sometimes it feels like it was just last week.... </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Okay, let me get back on track...here's my progress as of this morning...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfe1fp3np4dtfo7KBdZVziHnVVLrLDlG5fpfz-MTfNA8JBIaoE1APuVGLLXKr53qQTZYTFfx-n7zAbp_X9p0bljoHoodOSQ8Z3iwaEcCtnE923ZUucc6PCtlgW4G2nhGpaJeFGvmWyAigr5H1-h9VT6iS3Kq8OLwb82FQD8fiq2Y0QzvNseB4vCpGrUim/s3024/IMG_3828%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfe1fp3np4dtfo7KBdZVziHnVVLrLDlG5fpfz-MTfNA8JBIaoE1APuVGLLXKr53qQTZYTFfx-n7zAbp_X9p0bljoHoodOSQ8Z3iwaEcCtnE923ZUucc6PCtlgW4G2nhGpaJeFGvmWyAigr5H1-h9VT6iS3Kq8OLwb82FQD8fiq2Y0QzvNseB4vCpGrUim/w400-h400/IMG_3828%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I will work on this tomorrow and then move on to my second pick... I think it will be a smaller piece as I don't get a lot of stitching done on Tuesdays as watching Elliott takes up my attention. Oh I didn't get the Teresa Kogut sampler finished...</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-OW0nxd7SOmwAx6EGiv-x2LgMmJb-Q1KwXlWshuq0a1oW4YFZcVPeHqxLA1cRA8tTr-BMOs_AgZMCj4WiMVh-rp9vKET7M5XogIfvWjwkryjaAdAQahzAPR3XfLhT53E2qrhh4cQOLZZ1mnsDfuK-5btJnTP-Txztz_b8tIAIVPtq_I3ZxFZll73o_-v/s3024/IMG_3822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-OW0nxd7SOmwAx6EGiv-x2LgMmJb-Q1KwXlWshuq0a1oW4YFZcVPeHqxLA1cRA8tTr-BMOs_AgZMCj4WiMVh-rp9vKET7M5XogIfvWjwkryjaAdAQahzAPR3XfLhT53E2qrhh4cQOLZZ1mnsDfuK-5btJnTP-Txztz_b8tIAIVPtq_I3ZxFZll73o_-v/w400-h400/IMG_3822.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />but I will get back to it the beginning of October as I don't have much more to do on it... <p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Hope you are enjoying the Labor Day weekend... we had 3 lovely days last week... highs only in the upper 70's & low 80's... I turned off the AC and opened the windows... but it was fleeting... it is HOT today... 90 degrees... and it is forecast to stay that way for a while... and it hasn't rained in over a week... there goes my water bill... I am sooooo ready for Fall weather... and I want to really enjoy it as I've been listening to weather predictions for this Winter and it ain't good for where I am in SW Ohio... forecasts are for below average temperatures and above average precipitation... short and sweet... cold and snowy... arghhh... we haven't had a bad winter in quite some time... I know we are due for it... last year I think we only had 2 real snowfalls that were enough to shovel the sidewalk... not looking forward to that weather at all.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">So today I'll spend more quality time with Every Opening Flower... not a lot on the calendar this week... next week is busier... </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I'll link up with<a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/"> Kathy's Quilts</a> and check out on IG what everyone else is up too... but trying to limit that scrolling time as I have rosebuds to gather and stitch!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">happy stitching...</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">carol fun </p></div><div class="field field--field_credit" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #343434; font-family: "founders grotesk", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", Roboto, "helvetica neue", Arial, sans-serif, "apple color emoji", "segoe ui emoji", "segoe ui symbol"; font-size: 0.8rem; line-height: 1.56;"></div>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518483258174186283.post-15527385602103346272023-08-27T11:42:00.002-04:002023-08-27T11:42:39.418-04:00Nobody here but us chickens on a Slow Sunday...<p> Hello... well I normally write this post on Friday or Saturday but it is now 10am on Sunday and I'm just getting my butt in gear. This one should be a short one as I don't have to a lot to share. I've been plugging away on the Teresa Kogut <a href="https://www.123stitch.com/item/Teresa-Kogut-Remember-Me-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/TK-XS4019">Remember Me sampler</a> and I finished up the<a href="https://ankastreasures.bigcartel.com/product/pickety-sticks-pdf-single-pattern"> Pickety Sticks quilt</a> and took it to Delinda but forgot to take a pic of the finished top... not a big deal... it is still as wonky as what I showed 2 weeks ago and as I referenced then, it will only be displayed as a folded quilt...showing off that lovely border and trying to turn a blind eye to the OCD madness that is this strippy quilt. </p><p>As for the weather it has been HOT... not as hot as those of you in the southwest but HOT for southwest OH. Keeping my fingers crossed that my at least 16 year old AC unit can keep up till the end of this summer. September is a mere 4 days away and for me September marks the beginning of Fall... the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!! Pumpkins and falling leaves and pumpkins and cooler temperatures and pumpkins and pumpkins... yeah that sums it up nicely. I'll...well to be honest, my son... will be hauling up the Fall decor bins soon... right now I'm thinking about the Wednesday after Labor Day as a starting date... and it will probably still be upper 80's maybe even in the 90's and my AC will be going full blast but I'll blithely go on with my decorating.</p><p>And speaking of decorating... here's where I am at the moment... nobody here but us chickens!</p><p>The wall quilt...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Zkp0fQEsuSQAChnpmA_Pxm4oplnY7gCqGKAekdD9xamtgHn3iG5sXWJVDiEbFk65gXKFwBFU6ZYIaCU8_b0Fw-ac1S34qb8tcMOcvSloyDyQ7CSsybVg-58xmLdR8EHvrSOwDbfuNGh6sLNJGEg61ZXxgnqAm9CIwtWLBByfmN_kyZjsRwSyBkVcNBYQ/s3024/IMG_3805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Zkp0fQEsuSQAChnpmA_Pxm4oplnY7gCqGKAekdD9xamtgHn3iG5sXWJVDiEbFk65gXKFwBFU6ZYIaCU8_b0Fw-ac1S34qb8tcMOcvSloyDyQ7CSsybVg-58xmLdR8EHvrSOwDbfuNGh6sLNJGEg61ZXxgnqAm9CIwtWLBByfmN_kyZjsRwSyBkVcNBYQ/w400-h400/IMG_3805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The tier tray...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jzN2EfRkFo_ubyfElFnQVjKmzLODmecu17eSW9yRCA7uGBeaUUyTq3hrYbY1kpUOJ_M4fOl6seab4apBs8goBzmc3Fv70q_Nc_pI6NwRV784DTQexuSAXhEgIXQO7-rRssNwrR1JWa3seVLbhAUlkU5ucV2cop5k66S2BQZskLbZ23TLTWfIvFlJwz4H/s3024/IMG_3806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jzN2EfRkFo_ubyfElFnQVjKmzLODmecu17eSW9yRCA7uGBeaUUyTq3hrYbY1kpUOJ_M4fOl6seab4apBs8goBzmc3Fv70q_Nc_pI6NwRV784DTQexuSAXhEgIXQO7-rRssNwrR1JWa3seVLbhAUlkU5ucV2cop5k66S2BQZskLbZ23TLTWfIvFlJwz4H/w400-h400/IMG_3806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The big display..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm01X6tQWwF66e9QEVJJ7frsXg5-48vzF0JhBSyGjghrtchKDivzjlbL1s6wOzv5XPjRSMyrSpNc4Z2hf8FMPIViuz8DEQHMUHOkFA8wbaJ_pB2oJTFkg6NYDms8kzJmjYOz5lTgLiOhD6Px-ls5Hn0sez7BvZMoT0pqc_lBoeDtJGys429ZCItDmyo1nH/s3024/IMG_3800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm01X6tQWwF66e9QEVJJ7frsXg5-48vzF0JhBSyGjghrtchKDivzjlbL1s6wOzv5XPjRSMyrSpNc4Z2hf8FMPIViuz8DEQHMUHOkFA8wbaJ_pB2oJTFkg6NYDms8kzJmjYOz5lTgLiOhD6Px-ls5Hn0sez7BvZMoT0pqc_lBoeDtJGys429ZCItDmyo1nH/w400-h400/IMG_3800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Some closer pictures...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhwDuHtvBvkuIzlRE_YqUH8jCv9BJGrx-i_MCicbUxq48VU2F2jQED-3sJwpS1iduoxkJICfGAo41gM4F_5oiykvRjzTmSiLmjmcfN561Ek6fHW1kTdzSi6EHMreghpmiHkqCTwW_mrL0vb-y8MDTW1ZNKydIHnwmH6iN-N2Bt2aaWEkjioP_qRmdbeCc/s3024/IMG_3801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhwDuHtvBvkuIzlRE_YqUH8jCv9BJGrx-i_MCicbUxq48VU2F2jQED-3sJwpS1iduoxkJICfGAo41gM4F_5oiykvRjzTmSiLmjmcfN561Ek6fHW1kTdzSi6EHMreghpmiHkqCTwW_mrL0vb-y8MDTW1ZNKydIHnwmH6iN-N2Bt2aaWEkjioP_qRmdbeCc/w400-h400/IMG_3801.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4c80jNXoHtV9WvYCTkYH_1Ei8UuOXmD7VKZVweLZbYdEb16H6r1J7SQLzNxyy90tAVnIHAla1tQJzs9FRxK88Cg5vX3piJNOQ1FrXMgKsORQAfYi7MgUvM4NKFJ4xwPGHkXYQCco5XFOBtHhxBckh9v5dl3-hfID03c_bVH5VHU4K83lnJ2XEfC3rz-C/s3024/IMG_3803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4c80jNXoHtV9WvYCTkYH_1Ei8UuOXmD7VKZVweLZbYdEb16H6r1J7SQLzNxyy90tAVnIHAla1tQJzs9FRxK88Cg5vX3piJNOQ1FrXMgKsORQAfYi7MgUvM4NKFJ4xwPGHkXYQCco5XFOBtHhxBckh9v5dl3-hfID03c_bVH5VHU4K83lnJ2XEfC3rz-C/w400-h400/IMG_3803.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The little piecrust edge side table...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WLFnAVH_n0A-ZgvkC4zjaH2CgCz-dWQtTyJBhMz4Z1h4MFRqPX0q-PKu-zKzcr1MOH9PSVXqpKPFDAwSCKGM8kv7A834Oi4iQuWoTBWL1a2EdGaES_6AyApMcWnIt0aem4wxk3VDhIdF6BgzuhCta4g4iu219J5hg5yqneeF0RJYsrijkiPxf5aIump3/s3024/IMG_3804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBOZL4atq4qIAe7l-utpZNlWCYa2MF1XIJrsMCSr7FzlRtZ3zVGLAnoN1tnCSSunqUj9RGuoaPVs0eMVY3T9KzWVjDJk-xWkz_rIhMEELtvWQYP1YDROfULSzE_j8PfG5Bof8iHCElNvbi5-2-ozolNPTaJaD-RoO28Kk2tCv-UbFcKDx6gw5nxVizF5-/s3024/IMG_3808%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBOZL4atq4qIAe7l-utpZNlWCYa2MF1XIJrsMCSr7FzlRtZ3zVGLAnoN1tnCSSunqUj9RGuoaPVs0eMVY3T9KzWVjDJk-xWkz_rIhMEELtvWQYP1YDROfULSzE_j8PfG5Bof8iHCElNvbi5-2-ozolNPTaJaD-RoO28Kk2tCv-UbFcKDx6gw5nxVizF5-/w400-h400/IMG_3808%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Sorry I didn't move the side chairs out of the way to take the pictures... my left knee is acting up and I'm trying to stay off of it... got a cortisone shot about a week ago... hoping it kicks in ... if not, moving onto the gel shot... getting old sucks.</p><p>I didn't stitch or purchase anything new for these displays... I've been monogamous to the Teresa Kogut Remember Me Sampler.</p><p>Here's where I was 2 weeks ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo-QliwDr7FfV2OFtSY-w3y_DGWSXnuwAjYAl327tVGH1lUoi9f-pgchh-efAhW37LApYoHECg0kWZudioIx9XilTTvrus0SQFcb6zF6PthTlNc7IwM_STll3F2ze1A2C78RtAR2-F-TgMXl5EN85LIMlSwWDutssg5j-SO61EWJ7i7SYiOdECiWTPzad/s3024/IMG_3751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo-QliwDr7FfV2OFtSY-w3y_DGWSXnuwAjYAl327tVGH1lUoi9f-pgchh-efAhW37LApYoHECg0kWZudioIx9XilTTvrus0SQFcb6zF6PthTlNc7IwM_STll3F2ze1A2C78RtAR2-F-TgMXl5EN85LIMlSwWDutssg5j-SO61EWJ7i7SYiOdECiWTPzad/w400-h400/IMG_3751.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And here's where I am now...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcY646vIcqtJXLMTDvtzQ2xNC_izALwU1aiIPczh9SSxy67S2vYqWpvRGmWWdKTbriqu4TpJGyIqtV9Z0cxCDLSihpxQz_hh-Q4byA-BybxjxMqm098xJ-yZh_VsDM6QRW8cqs6JhchJV8NP8Hoc_1iz3jODMqHWc_qYAyzKuNuW7wvLU7BKBgM1Al9xF/s3024/IMG_3809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcY646vIcqtJXLMTDvtzQ2xNC_izALwU1aiIPczh9SSxy67S2vYqWpvRGmWWdKTbriqu4TpJGyIqtV9Z0cxCDLSihpxQz_hh-Q4byA-BybxjxMqm098xJ-yZh_VsDM6QRW8cqs6JhchJV8NP8Hoc_1iz3jODMqHWc_qYAyzKuNuW7wvLU7BKBgM1Al9xF/w400-h400/IMG_3809.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Progress has been made... got all the brick work on the house filled in, still need to do the windows... got the band of birds completed... and the alphabets and working my way down the borders on the sides. Now I'd like to have this done by September 1.... but I think that's a pipe dream... I wanted to have this finished before I plunged into the SEVEN new samplers I'm starting for my 70th Birthday Extravaganza.... last night I decided that my best strategy would be to get the outline of as many flowers as I can on the border done... then when I come back to this all I will have is fill in... and I think that may be doable.. I LOVE this sampler... but then I LOVE the samplers I've picked for my 70th Birthday Extravaganza... </p><p>Did I mention my 70th birthday is approaching? LOL What is it about a birthday that ends in zero that makes one ponder one's life? I reflect on mine and know that I am in a great place ... hasn't always been that way but it is now. I'm kinda shocked that I'm this old... my parents both passed before they were fifty, I was only in my twenties. My only sibling was only 62 when he passed. As a young child I didn't think I'd live to see the year 2000 ... and that passed pretty quickly, didn't it? I know realistically the years I have left aren't as many as I've lived, so what DO I WANT TO DO? I have the resources to do just about anything I can think of, but my thoughts go to things I want in my home to make life as comfy and cozy as possible. Dorothy was so right "there's no place like home, there's no place like home"... and with that thought I purchased a new box spring and mattress for me and my lower back is very grateful. I want a new couch for my living room... an olive green couch or perhaps a turquoise blue couch... what about both?? Yeah... so I've found an IKEA couch which I can get slipcovers for from a shop on Etsy and I can get both an olive green and a turquoise blue slipcover for a good price. Now to get the existing couch out of the living room. Have found it a home but it's new owner needs to arrange pick up. </p><p>My next thought for the house involves all those flower beds... looking into a drip irrigation system or sprinklers. They couldn't be installed till next Spring but I'd appreciate not having to hand water everything. I'm having the AC looked at next month... I know it will need to be replaced in the next year or so. From what I can tell it is at least 16 years old. I thought about having some rooms repainted (its been 10 years) but they still look good and I don't think I'd change any of the colors, so that can wait. I do want Dan the handyman to pull up the carpet on the back steps to the basement and just paint them... I hate the carpet, it makes the stair treads narrow and a bit slippery... don't want to take a fall. Mulling over having a cleaning service twice a month... bathroom and kitchen ... Nick and I can handle the rest. </p><p>So with the house taken care of what activities do I want to engage in... well more of the same...more cross stitching, more knitting, more quilting. A rational evaluation of what I have says I don't need to buy another craft item EVER ... but that ain't gonna happen...LOL..and rationally I don't need anymore samplers or socks or quilts ... BUT I WANT THEM!!! And I SHALL HAVE THEM!! Occasionally I look around and think what's gonna happen to all this stuff when I'm not here? I've advised my sons that they should feel no guilt or obligation to keep any of it. I'm sure they'll keep an item or two but hopefully my habit of stashing stuff in sterlite bins will make it easier to transport them to Goodwill. I have a lot of stuff and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE my stuff... but I don't expect my sons to clutter up their homes with my stuff. I am realistic... and totally at peace in that belief. </p><p>On that note, I'll wrap this up today... hope things are going well in your corner of the world... I'll link up with <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Kathy's Quilts </a>and plan to spend the rest of the day cross stitching on the sunroom porch... a great way to spend a slow Sunday!</p><p>happy stitching-</p><p>carol fun </p>carol funhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602159377334420359noreply@blogger.com4