A finish, something new and flowers

Cinnamon House is all stitched. Of course it still needs to be made into a pillow. I love it! It will be a nice complement to Pumpkin House. 

Next up will be this snow globe that has been kitted up for a while now. 

I started the quilting on my mom’s Churn Dash quilt. I stuck with outlining the blocks like my mom would have on the churn dash block, though she would have used contrasting floss. I preferred to go with matching floss. It is hard to see in this photo. I made up my own little swirl for the floral corner.

 On the cross block, I am using the stencil that I am sure was bought for this quilt. 

You can see the quilting design better from the back. I think it is looking great.

I finally started feeling well on Wednesday. I was amazed at just how exhausted I felt for several days. Thank you for your well wishes.

I finished reading The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen. I loved this book and was sad that there wasn’t more to read. On the other hand, I also finally finished reading The Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini. I did not like this book at all. I usually enjoy this author’s books, but this one was so very dark and ominous in its entirety that it was a chore to read. Normally I would not finish a book like this, but it was one of my rare purchases, so I stuck with it. Yes, it is an historical novel based on actual people in Germany during WWII, but I have read other novels of this time period that were easier to read and conveyed at least some instances of joy. Sadly, I cannot recommend it. 

I am now reading The Daughter’s Tale by Armando Lucas Correa. It is yet another WWII novel, but so far it is quite interesting. It also takes place in 2015, so I don’t think it will be continuously oppressive. 

My tiger lilies are in full bloom. 

As are the Astilbe. I need to replace the sad coral bells in front of the astilbe.

The Hosta is big and beautiful.

 

The new hydrangeas are just starting to bloom.

I don't know what these new plants are but the bees love them and they are quite pretty.

I will be joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch on Saturday and Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.

Thanks for stopping by! 

June Stitch Along update

 I had been hoping to have another page finish on this update, but life got in the way. This is where Three Boats was three weeks ago. 

Since then my daughter and granddaughter came to visit for 4 days and Hubby and I traveled to California for 5 days. I would have finished the current page if I had stitched on those nine days. Family is much more fun though. I’m so close to finishing, though there is a lot of confetti stitching going on too. On top of that, I have been sick with a nasty scratchy throat and dry cough for a week that has now turned into a slight cold and thick cough. Ugh! I’m tired because I have not been sleeping well. But enough of that, here is how Three Boats looks now. 

The bottom stitches are the end of the current page. So very close. I should be well into the next page for the next update. Much better than taking 6 months to finish one page. 

This Stitch Along is hosted every three weeks by Avis at Sewing Beside the Sea who kindly sends us the needed posting reminders.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea and take some time to visit the other bloggers below who are part of this stitch-along. There is a wide variety of stitching projects. These talented stitchers are from all over the world, so please allow for the time differences and check back for each post. 

Avis, Claire, Kathy, Margaret,

 Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, 

Cathie, Linda, MaryMargaret, Cindy, Helen

Thanks for stopping by! 

A trip and a little bit of crafting

 We made a trip to California last Saturday to celebrate our grandson’s 3rd birthday. We had a wonderful visit that included a trip to the local playground and local beach. 

There were some really cute baby ground squirrels at the beach.

A highlight for the grandchildren was watching the recycling truck pick up the trash outside their apartment window. It doesn't take much to amuse toddlers.

On the flight to CA I added a few stitches to Cinnamon House.

 Two more motifs have been completed. I would have done more, but I was enjoying the movie Nottinghill. It is a favorite of mine. 

We came home Wednesday night and Thursday was spent doing laundry and grocery shopping. I did manage to finally finish the scrappy baby blanket. It will be put aside for future donation.

 The directions called for a ruffled edge, but I didn’t have enough white yarn left, nor did I like the ruffle idea so I just used one row of single crochet and one of double crochet. 

I had just enough yarn. 

 I downloaded a few books for the trip. I read A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan.

 This is her first novel and it was wonderful. It is set during WWII, but is not really a war novel. I look forward to reading any future books the she writes. I finished it quickly and am now reading The Darkling Bride: A Novel by Laura Andersen. I like it so far. 

I will be joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.

Thanks for stopping by!