I finished stitching my Prairie Schooler Santa this week. Yay!
Of course now I need to take this Santa and the one below (that I finished in April) and make them into flat-board ornaments.....which are really too heavy to hang on a tree.
I think I may buy a few small display stands and include them when I gift these to my son and daughter.
Did you remember to turn your clocks back last night? Did you get an extra hour of sleep? My internal clock woke me up at the usual 6 am.....well 5 am today.
I am slowly stitching the binding on Matthew's Maze. I have made it around my first corner. Sorry about the poor photos, but it is a dreary day here on Long Island.
I made Apple Bars last week to use up the tasteless Macoun apples that I had. The recipe came from a Gold Medal flour Fall Baking booklet that I have had quite a while. They included apples, raisins and walnuts. I substituted craisins for half of the raisins. They were delicious.
I had to take Halloween off in order to get Mom to a routine doctor's appointment and myself to an orthopedist. I found out that the tightness in my thigh and hip all Summer and Fall has been bursitis. A cortisone shot and starting some therapy should make it right. I can already feel the difference.
Having that day off gave me some time to add a few more stitches to Baker Beach. Here is where I am at the moment.
I am joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. On Monday I will join the Stitchery Link Party at Super Mom - No Cape. Pop on over to these sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.
Thanks for stopping by!
Those Santas look terrific! I did some binding this week too. It takes a while to hand sew the binding on a large quilt. Baker Beach is inching closer to the finish line. Rainy day here too. I look forward to some counted cross stitch later today.
ReplyDeletepretty stitchery's! I love baking with apples too always taste so good - I got up early today too - guess that means an early start to the day and no evening walk after supper!
ReplyDeleteI love your santas..super job!! they will be a lovely addition to decorations. Baker Beach is really coming together..hugs, julierose
ReplyDeleteLove your Santas and you're getting so close with Baker Beach now :-)
ReplyDeleteI just love your Santa! And to see progress on baker beach.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed seeing the progress on your Baker Beach piece. It is going to be amazing when finished.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky are your son and daughter to get these lovely Santa's! The Apple bars look so yummy; a perfect fall dessert. I hope you're feeling better after seeing the doctor. Enjoy your Sunday. Pat xxx
ReplyDeleteI just love those vintage-y looking Santas. What a wonderful gift they will make. I have a lot of those old baking booklets. I used to collect them. You can tell which recipes I use over and over again by the greasy pages. The apple bars look yummy. What a great way to use up tasteless apples.
ReplyDeletehope you are feeling better!! The santa is lovely and yay for being done. You are so nice to help your mom, I bet she appreciates it.
ReplyDeleteI love your Santa’s! They will look lovely on a little artist easel or something.
ReplyDeleteI love anything Christmassy - and your Santas look great!
ReplyDeleteI love the PS Santas and what a lovely gift they will be. Have you watched the twisted stitchers flat fold video on youtube? They look easy and you wouldn't have to buy a stand. Glad to hear the shot helped with the pain.
ReplyDeleteHi Cathie oh i love those santas i have just started getting back into cross stitch and i am loving it.
ReplyDeleteYour slice looks very yummy and i hope you are feeling better soon xx
A Prairie Schooler Santa is so on my list. I have the retired chart leaflet. I don't think it will be worked on this fall as I have other projects going. However, I enjoyed visiting yours and I congratulate you on an early finish.
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