tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74663816552307667662024-03-18T14:38:45.722-04:00Cathie's CraftworksSharing my cross-stitch designs and the many other crafts and hobbies that I love: cross-stitch, crocheting, quilting, knitting, crafting, baking and reading.
CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.comBlogger736125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-48094525105649472272024-03-17T01:00:00.002-04:002024-03-17T14:35:18.960-04:00March Stitch Along Post<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The last time I posted, I was almost finished with the third of 24 pages. This is what it looked like 3 weeks ago.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wa-Ik08tooWDodaiGMlOqyXmotmsjqsiysHtQhRNOXyXI2dDzJle50dOBmPuERqSaeht55_yfs1FI58KRcgfn8oLfCgYw7GVoyfrRnbgrp0B44Th3RrvdyiiLpGmbhyYPKnY53ThK4mVrVJBrYNV3GK0JpxRIlGB7TLlzVoa_eM0uyOJoDvidXErIt0d/s4032/IMG_8719.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/AVvXsEi4Wa-Ik08tooWDodaiGMlOqyXmotmsjqsiysHtQhRNOXyXI2dDzJle50dOBmPuERqSaeht55_yfs1FI58KRcgfn8oLfCgYw7GVoyfrRnbgrp0B44Th3RrvdyiiLpGmbhyYPKnY53ThK4mVrVJBrYNV3GK0JpxRIlGB7TLlzVoa_eM0uyOJoDvidXErIt0d/w300-h400/IMG_8719.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I had hoped that I would have the 4th page done by this post, but my daughter and toddler granddaughter came for a visit and this project was put away for a few days. I have made a good deal of progress on it though. The third page is completly filled in and I am well into the 4th page. It was helpful that there was a whole lot of one particular color that could be completed before changing floss colors again. I am working with a lot of flosses that are similar in color right now. It makes counting carefully imperative.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhyphenhyphen8ZcARVKfb_FRAdHdqnl1T22NvUux1pw91pnEzyY4zPw1Pomi9yXKhJ7_X1bYpGyJPGTtK9RWDvBFmPcvD1EPeseNLffhH8YfLlghwzEbWax3SqWtQ3L2QuP6qZvmgyRlEZYwvvEXCcqHAISGjn1WBbD4QZJRcz91lyEwn_3KdJWWoqwlMDbLqL7TBf/s4032/IMG_8823.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/AVvXsEiMhyphenhyphen8ZcARVKfb_FRAdHdqnl1T22NvUux1pw91pnEzyY4zPw1Pomi9yXKhJ7_X1bYpGyJPGTtK9RWDvBFmPcvD1EPeseNLffhH8YfLlghwzEbWax3SqWtQ3L2QuP6qZvmgyRlEZYwvvEXCcqHAISGjn1WBbD4QZJRcz91lyEwn_3KdJWWoqwlMDbLqL7TBf/w400-h300/IMG_8823.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is where I am after three weeks of stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoUbBf-xJrhh_QKYPX0W63eX6WTRodSu3moJqsCL8IKfdGOO8Jdp90V_-SORf-oK3PwThiVbDlIbzcKWCi__vTho_fjwn8o0eiNRk6AFB8uRnWmOWQPFKI9j5JLTAiB34k4EDrvPf3Xn2XuJYO_HmFMjMwnwj_-N7zCxIPvS4OOKyvOtmU5VucrBB5crH/s4032/IMG_8826.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/AVvXsEjZoUbBf-xJrhh_QKYPX0W63eX6WTRodSu3moJqsCL8IKfdGOO8Jdp90V_-SORf-oK3PwThiVbDlIbzcKWCi__vTho_fjwn8o0eiNRk6AFB8uRnWmOWQPFKI9j5JLTAiB34k4EDrvPf3Xn2XuJYO_HmFMjMwnwj_-N7zCxIPvS4OOKyvOtmU5VucrBB5crH/w300-h400/IMG_8826.JPG" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span><i>I don't think I will finish this page this month as we have a trip planned and this is not at all portable.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, <a href="http://homeofaflossjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-43805471986575642202024-03-10T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-10T00:00:00.142-05:00Another UFO is done!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Yay! I finished stitching the apron. This UFO is off the list.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH5dfmpAJ4Q2QegMOI80x6gRqP-CTwcCOYTvVNLEblRUqK9UGJlq10mQhTab0PgHAL8yyESb-uqI9FBnKnmCikXZ8nTVTUsqJKBtJosnsyFwg9RHObKBSiUMgr9haxl7h2g_bh2mWKar5lUHwqMcKvTU1Yt7GcUBUMh-G_MKsTD3QzDWtQipQxSS0eHeq/s640/IMG_8771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNH5dfmpAJ4Q2QegMOI80x6gRqP-CTwcCOYTvVNLEblRUqK9UGJlq10mQhTab0PgHAL8yyESb-uqI9FBnKnmCikXZ8nTVTUsqJKBtJosnsyFwg9RHObKBSiUMgr9haxl7h2g_bh2mWKar5lUHwqMcKvTU1Yt7GcUBUMh-G_MKsTD3QzDWtQipQxSS0eHeq/w300-h400/IMG_8771.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Please excuse the wrinkles. I still have to wash and iron it. I'm a little worried about the maroon floss running, but I will use a Color Catcher or two.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I decided that I needed another small piece to work on as Three Boats and the Log Cabin Star quilt are big. This cross-stitch is for me. It is the first of the Pumpkin House series. What you can see are the two windows on the right of the house.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA35QLcA-5-CN6ZaDN0CvQde4pf6QCOPSwkwIv1yEB8MFDQrYG2nwjANidwAuzMRv06BkMLp4qdYYobPe66rDnv2EjhvQgIBOVkpKai40erIOTflY_mZB1Vw4lU_27CASNoFFrlfonUnJIlAQqQxJv7aIS222azberxidf2Z9iztQUYcZj6ZwDWXzi-p9f/s640/IMG_8778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA35QLcA-5-CN6ZaDN0CvQde4pf6QCOPSwkwIv1yEB8MFDQrYG2nwjANidwAuzMRv06BkMLp4qdYYobPe66rDnv2EjhvQgIBOVkpKai40erIOTflY_mZB1Vw4lU_27CASNoFFrlfonUnJIlAQqQxJv7aIS222azberxidf2Z9iztQUYcZj6ZwDWXzi-p9f/w400-h300/IMG_8778.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I also finished the puzzle that I was working on. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r38tDx6u4kZ9Y-McO7Plwz3YOlpjPx_48FrrmdtyUA5XANUJpTcekKu48-vw1M47cCJeRDmSJVLLYsp93VQUOpdfOYj7HDq-qL2vm_0is0nQ4o6EJmOrkgb4StqQ2Fax2wB_MsyP6K-2-eIlZefxqJFCaKtMOTjS3hNNEDGTD4MURhuGzBSB-IPzq3pw/s640/IMG_8775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r38tDx6u4kZ9Y-McO7Plwz3YOlpjPx_48FrrmdtyUA5XANUJpTcekKu48-vw1M47cCJeRDmSJVLLYsp93VQUOpdfOYj7HDq-qL2vm_0is0nQ4o6EJmOrkgb4StqQ2Fax2wB_MsyP6K-2-eIlZefxqJFCaKtMOTjS3hNNEDGTD4MURhuGzBSB-IPzq3pw/w400-h300/IMG_8775.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>It has all of its pieces and I won't want to make it again so I have boxed it up, sealed the boxed and wrote on the bottom the date that it was last completed and that all the pieces are accounted for.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>We had one, only one, nice day this week...warm and sunny. Hubby and I took advantage of the nice day and went for a walk in the local preserve. There were a whole lot of geese, a few ducks and a swan on the lake.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzmgTmeMueOjua4h4MN_yU6B78SOAvdnk3phQM4-p0OSRQK9a7HXZ1GvUbO1bDdjNysRc29-YGWY5mjQX0_BqRpRVj1Y1YbA6WS8C-z081R2X9uw1ZcQhTnjCRURnKvP023wNtup1VvKhTH098unWUQCChMwws8doVItorsVwLyzaKAmkAE9ZSKQFE712/s640/IMG_8767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzmgTmeMueOjua4h4MN_yU6B78SOAvdnk3phQM4-p0OSRQK9a7HXZ1GvUbO1bDdjNysRc29-YGWY5mjQX0_BqRpRVj1Y1YbA6WS8C-z081R2X9uw1ZcQhTnjCRURnKvP023wNtup1VvKhTH098unWUQCChMwws8doVItorsVwLyzaKAmkAE9ZSKQFE712/w300-h400/IMG_8767.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz034M9jpp-4sKIRWyvUX3fjTNNiRLrY07ZiAffsJe41dA17AinuQimRcFLDwEY22amiAxIyaO_u7zcDozergii7dGA9cpWFeJEpI49lRnmyJVzOuo4OPQ1EjgNRB1UcqicluqPkIXRO_KTAPvG5GwnEXy53XhbWlrvD3cTdAZWO-tq-mqGhMeD487WjS/s640/IMG_8768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz034M9jpp-4sKIRWyvUX3fjTNNiRLrY07ZiAffsJe41dA17AinuQimRcFLDwEY22amiAxIyaO_u7zcDozergii7dGA9cpWFeJEpI49lRnmyJVzOuo4OPQ1EjgNRB1UcqicluqPkIXRO_KTAPvG5GwnEXy53XhbWlrvD3cTdAZWO-tq-mqGhMeD487WjS/w400-h300/IMG_8768.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Hopefully there will be some more sunny warm days soon. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have started reading the book my daughter gave me for Christmas.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEishvRU1TF23MMu0fl0Y5KiJa8QR-oxAsfWvprTPTBzZwyLFcjp-n96f7J9T4N6sopXYIc8lAL3Nom4HsnXIPlmjLRpdgb-bnzqJFT5gIkTZY0D900Mbqh0SbGhCwQ8ketTLUbwSQpbEJ0_nxbXdTWn0HsKw3DiGEpeIlLnPBV52xUx11tSd0BJf41b-Enf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEishvRU1TF23MMu0fl0Y5KiJa8QR-oxAsfWvprTPTBzZwyLFcjp-n96f7J9T4N6sopXYIc8lAL3Nom4HsnXIPlmjLRpdgb-bnzqJFT5gIkTZY0D900Mbqh0SbGhCwQ8ketTLUbwSQpbEJ0_nxbXdTWn0HsKw3DiGEpeIlLnPBV52xUx11tSd0BJf41b-Enf=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">This is a new author for me. So far I am enjoying her writing.</i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. I need to give Three Boats some attention today. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-28331586827884738432024-03-03T00:00:00.002-05:002024-03-03T09:54:25.906-05:00Slow Sunday Stitching<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>My slow stitching has been....well...slow lately. I have added more stitches to the cross-stitched/embroidered apron. I am almost done with the words. I don't dread working on the letters any more as I seem to have finally mastered the stem stitch. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG7DhOi9SI8xmPXjHw3vyHHViLYq8uYb25OvVkshcykS3UnM4kPUGxjGzflG7IJev_SEXSWUnBa0TJEG1qnrV9LbVsLtz2HWz8jlBYxlpm0323_dzXGWX4Kj1paR036Yb8mnGZD0GMFcZ4dyf37yazUUvQ434hnqIUPBSNbIwb5Ln00pnXFZPK6LiImEq/s4032/IMG_8756.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/AVvXsEhMG7DhOi9SI8xmPXjHw3vyHHViLYq8uYb25OvVkshcykS3UnM4kPUGxjGzflG7IJev_SEXSWUnBa0TJEG1qnrV9LbVsLtz2HWz8jlBYxlpm0323_dzXGWX4Kj1paR036Yb8mnGZD0GMFcZ4dyf37yazUUvQ434hnqIUPBSNbIwb5Ln00pnXFZPK6LiImEq/w300-h400/IMG_8756.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I hope to have this finished by my next post. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I tried a few different approaches when joining the pieces of the final two logs of the Log Cabin Star blocks. First, I am no longer trimming both ends of the red diamonds as the pattern calls for. I am hoping to give myself some extra wiggle room in the end. I have also decided that instead of joining the white and red diamonds together first, I am joining the white diamond to the green trapezoid and then adding the red diamond last. It seems to be a better approach and the next to last log was attached with much less angst. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NnxzoV6UO3DBvv-WDuHiumA63lJcbvlNL8DNkkgD0uuKB_drISGP7MGmwmDW_BObZrwU-hR1Dle4FO-M7sZlb9ky8bYj_xsCc4e9YxaARzj3WrQ53EDVrLLAUL_umTvfVF8dfcRJfj383p36RWBw2XADSy8DbzeFMEVLkx22_Q8k2Jgg7M237P-KE9nq/s640/IMG_8758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NnxzoV6UO3DBvv-WDuHiumA63lJcbvlNL8DNkkgD0uuKB_drISGP7MGmwmDW_BObZrwU-hR1Dle4FO-M7sZlb9ky8bYj_xsCc4e9YxaARzj3WrQ53EDVrLLAUL_umTvfVF8dfcRJfj383p36RWBw2XADSy8DbzeFMEVLkx22_Q8k2Jgg7M237P-KE9nq/w400-h300/IMG_8758.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am now working on adding the last log of each block using the same method. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finished yet another puzzle. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLlLy4UtXi3HAJE9_GMFNvIzb2nir3ENXpg4tB7o9qPE2sH_2JWvMU11CVJwJ3Jv-e_YH9rrdQwoHQbJU5k0jXK_Mnp8Q3UGe1fnGVVbFaIoyMLcrWWGpum7yOXv2jLThhtJdruK8G1zfOj7qtr9lB9KqMQk6VOMh8fAV9dEtCnstfN8LrBLf-Y8tX9S2/s4032/IMG_8733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLlLy4UtXi3HAJE9_GMFNvIzb2nir3ENXpg4tB7o9qPE2sH_2JWvMU11CVJwJ3Jv-e_YH9rrdQwoHQbJU5k0jXK_Mnp8Q3UGe1fnGVVbFaIoyMLcrWWGpum7yOXv2jLThhtJdruK8G1zfOj7qtr9lB9KqMQk6VOMh8fAV9dEtCnstfN8LrBLf-Y8tX9S2/s320/IMG_8733.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I think I may keep this puzzle for the grandkids to try in the future. It is cute. I have already disassembled it and started another one. This next one is frustrating as it is a whole lot of green pieces. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZR9YiRtlSjEfRBNpa5cljaOr8Reu-54bEFNol4oBBkaj8JS-Y-j0LYFzSwFCbi7uiyn8lM2-Z2vfWzSXnoM0wP5fuFJ8qslTFjiyl4vyJwutWHSdk_E-hbaQd15Te5SC2lKqLb85XCAjkVWVFwmFvgCWy3HLrSiot-lFrTeKKnvS4UUg9iEGvsN93cjj/s4032/IMG_8753.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/AVvXsEhAZR9YiRtlSjEfRBNpa5cljaOr8Reu-54bEFNol4oBBkaj8JS-Y-j0LYFzSwFCbi7uiyn8lM2-Z2vfWzSXnoM0wP5fuFJ8qslTFjiyl4vyJwutWHSdk_E-hbaQd15Te5SC2lKqLb85XCAjkVWVFwmFvgCWy3HLrSiot-lFrTeKKnvS4UUg9iEGvsN93cjj/w400-h300/IMG_8753.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> You can see from the box photo that there are also scattered white and purple flowers in that green.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOveGTRUUMRlyWPW1tBYHdwcjZZwRolzSg17v4RV2JNCTs4mDVZ69NQaQUC9sL6kH4kOc6fyAcWyHleFPjQ62AVBdAolMVKf9apNWkVI9HB2qSIjwoCgDOCGpP-ON1b2SC2YS_UY0nv1bCQMJu1cyWZ_yJbXQOjdWpfc2a9xEkcZYSxaMwOO1hcTjTFSlB/s4032/IMG_8752.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/AVvXsEgOveGTRUUMRlyWPW1tBYHdwcjZZwRolzSg17v4RV2JNCTs4mDVZ69NQaQUC9sL6kH4kOc6fyAcWyHleFPjQ62AVBdAolMVKf9apNWkVI9HB2qSIjwoCgDOCGpP-ON1b2SC2YS_UY0nv1bCQMJu1cyWZ_yJbXQOjdWpfc2a9xEkcZYSxaMwOO1hcTjTFSlB/w400-h300/IMG_8752.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been working on it steadily. Yesterday's rainy day made it near impossible to decipher where the pieces should go. I won't be keeping this puzzle once I complete it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9zyhuoQG-_tZecisr-lxnqT4ObYqtC4SKSKH_sg-Wruwyp6MdVeXmjOOQeGRHsUQobdJ9kGGLnoM5_TDHEl10w17GrPeCur7V37K-eGg9rlIlam30gse19KQCewK44g4CNQ66wtJ6VElhkBk15FLrWr8n3DL5jmyp1Jg6lNcrqHzGwVN4w9qPoIZTVt0/s4032/IMG_8751.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/AVvXsEge9zyhuoQG-_tZecisr-lxnqT4ObYqtC4SKSKH_sg-Wruwyp6MdVeXmjOOQeGRHsUQobdJ9kGGLnoM5_TDHEl10w17GrPeCur7V37K-eGg9rlIlam30gse19KQCewK44g4CNQ66wtJ6VElhkBk15FLrWr8n3DL5jmyp1Jg6lNcrqHzGwVN4w9qPoIZTVt0/w400-h300/IMG_8751.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I am glad I am working on this on the white desk in my daughter's room. I want to finish it by Wednesday as my daughter and granddaughter are coming to visit later next week and will stay in that room. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-sunday-stitching.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-60628533189602586132024-02-25T01:00:00.001-05:002024-02-25T01:00:00.135-05:00February Stitch Along Post #2<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The three weeks between Stitch Along posts seem to happen faster and faster. This year seems to be going by quickly also. Can you believe that we are already near the end of February? Three weeks ago, I showed you my restart of Three Boats on a Tropical Beach by Artecy Cross Stitch.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPYN5hG6gyTN6rJZVFkWN1OqSMaGKrdGKye0I9CjIjNd4uRvF_C1H5UHGR36KYAvNyCX4XdM1WplRwFfccGxx02LrVg2K9wTY8I8PHkEcUO2yZ_XBZRAAXgcMqAKsvv6HE5-U_TqwGX3vRdQplGVkNej1nmS-dR8lHiVIESO7d2g3JvKvUbQ0aflULNfO2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPYN5hG6gyTN6rJZVFkWN1OqSMaGKrdGKye0I9CjIjNd4uRvF_C1H5UHGR36KYAvNyCX4XdM1WplRwFfccGxx02LrVg2K9wTY8I8PHkEcUO2yZ_XBZRAAXgcMqAKsvv6HE5-U_TqwGX3vRdQplGVkNej1nmS-dR8lHiVIESO7d2g3JvKvUbQ0aflULNfO2=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><i>I have been spending a lot of time working on this now. I have no idea when it will be finished as I am working the third of 24 pages, but I am making progress.</i></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Below, you can see that I have almost finished my third page and I have started adding some stitches on the next page below as some of the floss colors are on both pages.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wa-Ik08tooWDodaiGMlOqyXmotmsjqsiysHtQhRNOXyXI2dDzJle50dOBmPuERqSaeht55_yfs1FI58KRcgfn8oLfCgYw7GVoyfrRnbgrp0B44Th3RrvdyiiLpGmbhyYPKnY53ThK4mVrVJBrYNV3GK0JpxRIlGB7TLlzVoa_eM0uyOJoDvidXErIt0d/s4032/IMG_8719.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/AVvXsEi4Wa-Ik08tooWDodaiGMlOqyXmotmsjqsiysHtQhRNOXyXI2dDzJle50dOBmPuERqSaeht55_yfs1FI58KRcgfn8oLfCgYw7GVoyfrRnbgrp0B44Th3RrvdyiiLpGmbhyYPKnY53ThK4mVrVJBrYNV3GK0JpxRIlGB7TLlzVoa_eM0uyOJoDvidXErIt0d/w300-h400/IMG_8719.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i> I am almost done with the tip of the second boat and then there is just a whole lot of sand on the next page. The next page is not a full page, so hopefully I will have it finished by the end of March though probably not by the next check in. </i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://heidishomemadequiltsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, <a href="http://homeofaflossjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-43879704353061109222024-02-25T00:00:00.002-05:002024-02-25T09:35:08.096-05:00Slow Sunday Stitching<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Last weekend we visited our daughter and her family in Boston. We finally got to celebrate her 30th birthday....three years late. Hubby and I had always planned to take her to dinner and a Broadway show in NYC. The pandemic obviously changed our plans. So this year we celebrated in Boston. We ate dinner at a fabulous restaurant, <a href="https://www.estellaboston.com/" target="_blank">Estella</a>, that was just around the corner from </i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">the Boston Opera House where </i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>we saw "The Book of Mormon". It was irreverent, but hilarious. We absolutely loved it. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wtKAusj0jfQcfUvolvmbD-HaQIQzYrUUo96-olzEErONimMvEfu7k-NeQ4ljfwKbf0NaDRpsThzRz6U9x8myYmcUmx__Fl3rX4g5QFknyrR4loFk4Onlkw1RBcQyLfEW_dfZjs4WxsxXw2wCTfWa9_eEln-nYvi3yTV23_rAf7GW3FmmXCflCegf7cTW/s4032/IMG_8673.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/AVvXsEh3wtKAusj0jfQcfUvolvmbD-HaQIQzYrUUo96-olzEErONimMvEfu7k-NeQ4ljfwKbf0NaDRpsThzRz6U9x8myYmcUmx__Fl3rX4g5QFknyrR4loFk4Onlkw1RBcQyLfEW_dfZjs4WxsxXw2wCTfWa9_eEln-nYvi3yTV23_rAf7GW3FmmXCflCegf7cTW/w400-h300/IMG_8673.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Of course we also were able to visit with our son-in-law and granddaughter the rest of the weekend. We even went to our granddaughter's gym class before leaving on Monday. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>There was a beautiful sunset over Manhattan as we crossed the bridge on our way home to Long Island. Please excuse the blurred black suspension cable.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAGGxZWgrdMjZDoZBQ0w0-yqnw320XhJytl_KyArxkDOdPfUwxwKNwr0r-bkwU9b5LgYNmm8JtohRxzhJhrl0N8TnZJd2kfWzdjoeOmmLcsONweLoS6vjHyQWe_F9SVuE15x9pYIJ7m9y4lyKicdA43Cz6qiH7XMLbl1Sbv52t5jSEhsDHJporIRyWjWG/s4032/IMG_8697.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/AVvXsEjfAGGxZWgrdMjZDoZBQ0w0-yqnw320XhJytl_KyArxkDOdPfUwxwKNwr0r-bkwU9b5LgYNmm8JtohRxzhJhrl0N8TnZJd2kfWzdjoeOmmLcsONweLoS6vjHyQWe_F9SVuE15x9pYIJ7m9y4lyKicdA43Cz6qiH7XMLbl1Sbv52t5jSEhsDHJporIRyWjWG/w400-h300/IMG_8697.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been trying to finish more of the UFOs that are hanging around. I did add a piece of fabric to the back of the stitching on the wooden box that I showed you <a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/2024/02/another-ufo-finish.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I had a scrap of coral colored fabric and I just used some spray fabric adhesive to secure it. Now I won't worry about any of the stitches coming loose. That is all done now. Yay!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am trying now to finish the embroidery on this apron. I still have to finish the cream colored cross-stitching. I also have to use the stem stitch to finish the words. I like the cross-stitching, but I just don't enjoy stitching the letters of the words. I am trying to go back and forth and do two or three lengths of floss of the stem stitch and then do one length of cross-stitch. I have finished the "D" and am currently working on the "r". </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesF9gIPQsKgqQrn-Il0Amt0ZCIMue4V61iz2RoY7ThY-Sbk0oWSpeyXImpdVsdAZJD60FCBWiqkF7ROEmyQmfQ1S9zylvPPKUBfdr0ryYbxMzTIc9nzO43sDHK48wMb7S6d3CkgcG7xDHV6NclCJv0uX7FoZWDiyyrwpKX0X8D_Z3UHzdtK3vAJ9uVC1k/s4032/IMG_8720.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/AVvXsEiesF9gIPQsKgqQrn-Il0Amt0ZCIMue4V61iz2RoY7ThY-Sbk0oWSpeyXImpdVsdAZJD60FCBWiqkF7ROEmyQmfQ1S9zylvPPKUBfdr0ryYbxMzTIc9nzO43sDHK48wMb7S6d3CkgcG7xDHV6NclCJv0uX7FoZWDiyyrwpKX0X8D_Z3UHzdtK3vAJ9uVC1k/w300-h400/IMG_8720.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have made this apron once before for and I no longer remember why I decided to buy the kit and make it again. I think I will finish it and keep it for a future hostess gift. I have plenty of aprons of my own and really don't need another.</i></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I completed another puzzle. This one is of the White House in Washington, DC. It had all of its pieces, but some of the tabs were starting to lift up. I tried to glue them down somewhat before I sealed this puzzle up for donation. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0iw8KnVRXGupUAiJkCU6UKiXKgiH-DJnPlJZhekZcdSAiPcECUY25khwzPZQmmsaANMkYh_fakj38RETXpktRaK0fP_InN9oueV6IkM20Qwtgh2II_1iS6obPEYcXet7nDGj8yO0kEZGv4EPfeJogLFF95CK73rKkvug1wDHJZYgqw8bBowVLpy3hsfl/s4032/IMG_8710.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/AVvXsEhK0iw8KnVRXGupUAiJkCU6UKiXKgiH-DJnPlJZhekZcdSAiPcECUY25khwzPZQmmsaANMkYh_fakj38RETXpktRaK0fP_InN9oueV6IkM20Qwtgh2II_1iS6obPEYcXet7nDGj8yO0kEZGv4EPfeJogLFF95CK73rKkvug1wDHJZYgqw8bBowVLpy3hsfl/w400-h300/IMG_8710.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I worked on some of the Log Cabin Star blocks, but didn't yet finish the next 10. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I will be joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching_02101902145.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-72336745157108469492024-02-18T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-18T06:50:45.070-05:00Another UFO finish<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have finally finished the cross-stitch box that was a birthday gift 4 years ago. It is a wooden box with a perforated top. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTNoKiE5eZPGq3jbg3wUbO0NM7f6bnzO3TimelwSG_-5RD47sXX0ySXwLvNwKivSOsy1KwZrf8B7vwGDrwMyeF2w5yAZXhyCZv6BSmRj2vHFOOyTy7tcb9Vv0RZJ21J6Jq5NwTGjv4twHUR0QW312rPSiY6PxXr_EDj4YxXXMjxEhp7HCkAzzBMFy897r/s4032/IMG_8652.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/AVvXsEiuTNoKiE5eZPGq3jbg3wUbO0NM7f6bnzO3TimelwSG_-5RD47sXX0ySXwLvNwKivSOsy1KwZrf8B7vwGDrwMyeF2w5yAZXhyCZv6BSmRj2vHFOOyTy7tcb9Vv0RZJ21J6Jq5NwTGjv4twHUR0QW312rPSiY6PxXr_EDj4YxXXMjxEhp7HCkAzzBMFy897r/w300-h400/IMG_8652.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>It used a whole lot of floss to stitch as the top is about 1/4 inch thick. I also broke 2 needles in the process. I found this pattern online. I may still glue a piece of fabric or felt to the back of the motif as it was difficult to secure some of the ends. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Speaking of birthdays, Hubby's was the day before Valentine's Day. We had snow that day so he met with his university students via Zoom. This was the view from our front window. It was a heavy wet snow that clung to the tree branches.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuD6xTvA8fcAFPpoVRx7u55y37BEyJirc5kHA58K-v66SJ-Kgs7yFGY9-IVCZHvY-9MFAIyHQ92prj3mYKhyvXcMidLMFeq4o4JhnDXnTd6W8romfy-ekFCNLt6vm7reJ4w3eDnYZywagDzHAioIcsJXL5geNB9SzG9fa1bvv_C2N4hqZdtx0zpKxh5nBk/s4032/IMG_8634.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/AVvXsEhuD6xTvA8fcAFPpoVRx7u55y37BEyJirc5kHA58K-v66SJ-Kgs7yFGY9-IVCZHvY-9MFAIyHQ92prj3mYKhyvXcMidLMFeq4o4JhnDXnTd6W8romfy-ekFCNLt6vm7reJ4w3eDnYZywagDzHAioIcsJXL5geNB9SzG9fa1bvv_C2N4hqZdtx0zpKxh5nBk/w300-h400/IMG_8634.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I bought Hubby's favorite Entenmann's Chocolate Fudge cake and lit some candles.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgpkwE4_L9zNAOfGys5eykdj_kg2FwyBJylWKb8v52nVaRDCB55f87IwVA11sJVvF5qUw6f4whev-XVrzc6LyHe7lPTynf0_g2clDAJ-0FUAQWmsFikQ1CLKpy8UTKziRqX2_x-59-sMsDdcocbR1CaPafqM0w3dZamoWGDy0nuztVjF1OrJoVnxi8uPX/s4032/IMG_8644.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/AVvXsEgzgpkwE4_L9zNAOfGys5eykdj_kg2FwyBJylWKb8v52nVaRDCB55f87IwVA11sJVvF5qUw6f4whev-XVrzc6LyHe7lPTynf0_g2clDAJ-0FUAQWmsFikQ1CLKpy8UTKziRqX2_x-59-sMsDdcocbR1CaPafqM0w3dZamoWGDy0nuztVjF1OrJoVnxi8uPX/w300-h400/IMG_8644.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I spent part of the snowy day adding logs to the next 10 blocks of the Log Cabin Star quilt.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMTDkKZy6rTGBSLilm7VBlCUmwWWuR5pnoexFixJEBjqNdI2nd4NgkFjDxG1FpvOQ-KCaC91rFvA5JhMMp55IYQ2-HKTgCoj7ejyrDHIHduzZ8Dq577VZnbepiGkz09_3HcX9xM2zhF-ZsLuC6giUV2CS2uGSJEeR_fU6SOyRvVoTIEUyLS3J9BrhAP95/s4032/IMG_8654.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjIMTDkKZy6rTGBSLilm7VBlCUmwWWuR5pnoexFixJEBjqNdI2nd4NgkFjDxG1FpvOQ-KCaC91rFvA5JhMMp55IYQ2-HKTgCoj7ejyrDHIHduzZ8Dq577VZnbepiGkz09_3HcX9xM2zhF-ZsLuC6giUV2CS2uGSJEeR_fU6SOyRvVoTIEUyLS3J9BrhAP95/w400-h300/IMG_8654.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have one more plain log to add before getting to the two frustrating logs and y-seam. I hope to have these blocks finished by the end of the week. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> Snowy days are good for reading also. I recently read "Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend" by Robert James Waller.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5ZjAZ0A-Q8OuV5pPJPwcIXeqeVnnrBby14jimUG5_YYbPlrXR48BZGTBjSfbs5MIsMMFwlPy0V1xY78HxKEtn16lwwak0zbQTKYt5CVQtYQ5iZ6mz0yfRhQQHUOc5-YfbbVvxc4AjAMz0s6ydYyYFml0PI3rXcb07Ysl8SC_AGI059Joe0n3o7NdUTtwD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5ZjAZ0A-Q8OuV5pPJPwcIXeqeVnnrBby14jimUG5_YYbPlrXR48BZGTBjSfbs5MIsMMFwlPy0V1xY78HxKEtn16lwwak0zbQTKYt5CVQtYQ5iZ6mz0yfRhQQHUOc5-YfbbVvxc4AjAMz0s6ydYyYFml0PI3rXcb07Ysl8SC_AGI059Joe0n3o7NdUTtwD=w194-h320" width="194" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> This was another of my mother's books. I have two more of hers yet to read. I would not recommend this book. It wasn't really bad, just not very interesting or compelling. I could put it down and not really care to find out what the next chapter was about. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am now reading "A Miracle for St. Cecelia's" by Karen Valentine. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfsGyYKlSYjW9fnUkIi7hnw3w8l44qcKXb98_NapNXUhv-6jEflnXbYKuN81FiclLiwB4foY02UO2Tk5DQIrzO8pSOpEGzG-SplOdJaCf0QexTtXNKXthAM9HB7RkrUMVKXd_VTxaaOBdpe7CBC4Yi4TeT0c6gPsSKwiHCFp3L2mNUXcGrYeQcG9mG9q8P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfsGyYKlSYjW9fnUkIi7hnw3w8l44qcKXb98_NapNXUhv-6jEflnXbYKuN81FiclLiwB4foY02UO2Tk5DQIrzO8pSOpEGzG-SplOdJaCf0QexTtXNKXthAM9HB7RkrUMVKXd_VTxaaOBdpe7CBC4Yi4TeT0c6gPsSKwiHCFp3L2mNUXcGrYeQcG9mG9q8P=w209-h320" width="209" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>So far it is fairly interesting and I am looking forward to reading each chapter. This is one of the books that I picked up for free at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefoodandbookpeople/" target="_blank">Traveler's Restaurant</a> in Union, CT. So far, I have chosen well when we dine there.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I also decided to work on one of the puzzles that I took from my mom's house when she passed. I would like to donate some of them, but I want to know that each one has all of its pieces. This puzzle went together fairly quickly and even had an extra piece. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb4POB1w3PZihCJzbb8ee95JH31t79ylZ0I8bDFA6O_c2y58bRrmHiklDr69jA5uUcQe5xzQD8Y-M8QA563Gj1nbM-tWl-SjiClqYl54YjFDu8f6YrkpmZt0Z9hHO14Cv0TupB9u4wkWdRWqNU5Zw9EiAPrccE_vLw2GBC4lfsI6riSkZusf9aalr1IAv/s4032/IMG_8655.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgUb4POB1w3PZihCJzbb8ee95JH31t79ylZ0I8bDFA6O_c2y58bRrmHiklDr69jA5uUcQe5xzQD8Y-M8QA563Gj1nbM-tWl-SjiClqYl54YjFDu8f6YrkpmZt0Z9hHO14Cv0TupB9u4wkWdRWqNU5Zw9EiAPrccE_vLw2GBC4lfsI6riSkZusf9aalr1IAv/w400-h300/IMG_8655.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I am not sure if that piece goes to one of the other puzzles or was always an extra so I have put it aside. I will seal this puzzle box and make a note on the bottom of the day that it was recently completed and that it is not missing any pieces as of that day. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. I will be working on Three Boats....update next week.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-25424650089741279512024-02-11T00:00:00.002-05:002024-02-11T06:11:14.654-05:00Valentine's Day Crafting<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Hubby and I don't do much to celebrate Valentine's Day. We get each other cards. I get him a box of chocolate and he gets me a bouquet of flowers. I usually try to make a special dinner. Hubby's birthday is the day before and mine is the end of the month so Valentine's Day is low-key. I don't have many Valentine themed crafts around. I designed and stitched the pillow that is currently in the header photo. The little pillow from Little House Needleworks below hangs on a cupboard door all year long, but it goes with the holiday theme.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXwQbMHcG6XtnEefwAhwcNsmox-OvggNwr-MAO3OHjagrs89tKxx2WxFNG___OsRzdLcIaMgVWTB1whz5OyH5udvxSvrXz338kWhrKUwLpbbPWdSGblAdXzaf0njxNW07fhAmSxcG2_Rk5ZOk5Lr-Nhvt2sY_xaieQytMhOUPxaEitcriX1w3hVqFwjca/s4032/IMG_8590.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/AVvXsEiKXwQbMHcG6XtnEefwAhwcNsmox-OvggNwr-MAO3OHjagrs89tKxx2WxFNG___OsRzdLcIaMgVWTB1whz5OyH5udvxSvrXz338kWhrKUwLpbbPWdSGblAdXzaf0njxNW07fhAmSxcG2_Rk5ZOk5Lr-Nhvt2sY_xaieQytMhOUPxaEitcriX1w3hVqFwjca/w300-h400/IMG_8590.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This fabric heart wreath I made many, many years ago when I used to sell at craft shows.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DC9YU1pNPIRYcziYLsW7S9UjvD9HONyyq47f2m4L_rcMGWhKVeLpR0CoprQRQIhnstPc5w67na9vHrMIs1vpknxFkLhNLvEIheOENwwItNEH8bIssAuCTH2jOMVjZMTicxVod3heHFTb9q74IhJQQCESBzkacvZAD201Kpu3hWSEHRBOJdBIxKJUQSBa/s4032/IMG_8587.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/AVvXsEg3DC9YU1pNPIRYcziYLsW7S9UjvD9HONyyq47f2m4L_rcMGWhKVeLpR0CoprQRQIhnstPc5w67na9vHrMIs1vpknxFkLhNLvEIheOENwwItNEH8bIssAuCTH2jOMVjZMTicxVod3heHFTb9q74IhJQQCESBzkacvZAD201Kpu3hWSEHRBOJdBIxKJUQSBa/w300-h400/IMG_8587.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This small ribbon wreath was made for shows also.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-lqm6ppqASv1ScHY-MBgYtPJDHgLhutHaLinl79XUzgAafxypKNaFtfsCmIXFlaVpIwa3r5tEHnPOPnSpsNss22eb3h1XLzLi-Moty5J6PSB5wPcI_OCsBMWklxuSFN0Sodp-GcJgql_fc_fZf9dg4-pfzRh1Zfnp_74noRSDr5DUnW75QNzaGXgsRBn/s4032/IMG_8588.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/AVvXsEia-lqm6ppqASv1ScHY-MBgYtPJDHgLhutHaLinl79XUzgAafxypKNaFtfsCmIXFlaVpIwa3r5tEHnPOPnSpsNss22eb3h1XLzLi-Moty5J6PSB5wPcI_OCsBMWklxuSFN0Sodp-GcJgql_fc_fZf9dg4-pfzRh1Zfnp_74noRSDr5DUnW75QNzaGXgsRBn/w300-h400/IMG_8588.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I think my daughter may have helped me make this little hanger when I was trying to get her interested in quilting. Again, many years ago.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5o1eNwyCsM10-3k-e1D8l7ez0lyMDnZxSIj8jyiS3Ses-8qi8Nv_d1nfwMnck57fjdBILtq0BA7ukArUvTdXV6xg0W7o-bJ6jwLOUvougkebA85EmAifiLX8SeAdBYhaix4UoMmSDd4HNh2xjAScyVoKuYgLqnTSS0EtvVpMxH7h_S_hGm7EldgPP7wP/s4032/IMG_8589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5o1eNwyCsM10-3k-e1D8l7ez0lyMDnZxSIj8jyiS3Ses-8qi8Nv_d1nfwMnck57fjdBILtq0BA7ukArUvTdXV6xg0W7o-bJ6jwLOUvougkebA85EmAifiLX8SeAdBYhaix4UoMmSDd4HNh2xjAScyVoKuYgLqnTSS0EtvVpMxH7h_S_hGm7EldgPP7wP/s320/IMG_8589.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">This year I decided I needed a couple more Valentine themed craft items around. </i><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">You may remember last month when I made the phone jack cover. Well I had bought two different wooden houses at Dollar Tree. I decorated the second house for Valentine's Day.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lodOvSwiR37vEtFZK_cBW_z_3rxte3ny_gpmF_l6VXOVdByXzdaeXX2rsJ_8uOL7s4JJ1be7jwPWo_Vfxgv4ZVzs1EX0fUHnSSKFTbCdvlBnbyZJ6KhcZ7ebSNq-m4q0d1kbsf89Rm5SVp3cZSltWUpbaXZctD7wMfAsAcENjSqeD53YIEKYaxv_DTRi/s4032/IMG_8586.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/AVvXsEi6lodOvSwiR37vEtFZK_cBW_z_3rxte3ny_gpmF_l6VXOVdByXzdaeXX2rsJ_8uOL7s4JJ1be7jwPWo_Vfxgv4ZVzs1EX0fUHnSSKFTbCdvlBnbyZJ6KhcZ7ebSNq-m4q0d1kbsf89Rm5SVp3cZSltWUpbaXZctD7wMfAsAcENjSqeD53YIEKYaxv_DTRi/w300-h400/IMG_8586.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I used felt, puff paint, scrap ribbons and some pompoms. All of which were in my crafting stash. Again, the black plaid wooden house only cost $1.</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">As you know, I have been doing some organizing in my basement, which entails going through years and years worth of craft magazines. I am keeping some, recyling some (that I have cut out the few craft instructions that I want) and donating some. As I was perusing one issue of Crafting Traditions I found this little heart and decided to stitch up my own version. Again, I used scraps that I have.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkKD7xh16GmRlAZt74hMtI6JLKIkqsVVaXtbU1rFFV-SLRmOi4l78P2FDqDU9Eoit52I8jRAyEtBcqF_jp-J3CMCZDoFAa-NPWwzOP72ekisaNGJHpGDnLl1Urck4XKldyHoi3Ox-era4nAv9Dp2AuRkLeVs3xNRLqSjTwjCLgbNRohIcVUmbbsuDcgj8/s4032/IMG_8621.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/AVvXsEjBkKD7xh16GmRlAZt74hMtI6JLKIkqsVVaXtbU1rFFV-SLRmOi4l78P2FDqDU9Eoit52I8jRAyEtBcqF_jp-J3CMCZDoFAa-NPWwzOP72ekisaNGJHpGDnLl1Urck4XKldyHoi3Ox-era4nAv9Dp2AuRkLeVs3xNRLqSjTwjCLgbNRohIcVUmbbsuDcgj8/w300-h400/IMG_8621.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It was quick and easy to make. Just the kind of craft I was looking for. Here it is hanging on the corner cabinet in my kitchen.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsRtEvAXmhLB6qwTwtqKrYumN_oCjBP2WHRapXqHPykzgBR6KJwacMZGwmKScRImQ8uTsRBnZSDetd0io1jHoWul11KepfJsb7Q62NHb6_nVuf1SeiwE-IlGTfH1hePoCeZMvqgEI6QN748u6wNLMrIBj0qflDYOrFu-CrW8Qcnd9XvWcBpQ7dNnZfO47/s4032/IMG_8622.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/AVvXsEhzsRtEvAXmhLB6qwTwtqKrYumN_oCjBP2WHRapXqHPykzgBR6KJwacMZGwmKScRImQ8uTsRBnZSDetd0io1jHoWul11KepfJsb7Q62NHb6_nVuf1SeiwE-IlGTfH1hePoCeZMvqgEI6QN748u6wNLMrIBj0qflDYOrFu-CrW8Qcnd9XvWcBpQ7dNnZfO47/w300-h400/IMG_8622.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I went back to working on my daughter's quilt and was able to finish the 5 blocks that were giving me fits. I have 121 of 196 completed. I also started on the next 10 blocks.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TLgqoY8sGaOXooEBjNwwGgOVH6IofCn5B5F-HFt3GNcID3U026nbxsdsyjq5iFOTv39IOYFme6WtEMHXGfQRIMLa_qrGzHuJeMggLPdcyzs3VNKGCj88JOwgQTB1gvrTdNSpZnNqKYeBHNxqvzvItu9aLrtGQ7q_4LlfoY-cCi0i_4S3XEhNzb21o6bc/s4032/IMG_8619.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/AVvXsEi1TLgqoY8sGaOXooEBjNwwGgOVH6IofCn5B5F-HFt3GNcID3U026nbxsdsyjq5iFOTv39IOYFme6WtEMHXGfQRIMLa_qrGzHuJeMggLPdcyzs3VNKGCj88JOwgQTB1gvrTdNSpZnNqKYeBHNxqvzvItu9aLrtGQ7q_4LlfoY-cCi0i_4S3XEhNzb21o6bc/w300-h400/IMG_8619.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have actually already added two more logs to these since I took the photo. </i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been in a baking mode. Don't ask me why as I usually give half of my baking to my mother-in-law and freeze most of the other half. Hubby doesn't have a sweet tooth (except for chocolate) and I really don't need all the calories. I do have tons and tons of clipped recipes though that I want to try so I have been baking.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The first was a Cranberry Orange cake. Although it was made using cake flour and baked in a tube pan, it was really more like a quick bread.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GPJa_PgWBi5wGgyyYc0EWt0zBCKEV6VkBDCO5wkRqdiFXCH9LcBkliDA22ofpCHKjEiyxJYw_LfcFWYoccexpF4tCc5u146sdCfsdeIN5JIkFTxaxtErodWj3Ob7aTgeTlRF9QTBL4D4uSkPGcyRWnay9SCGYBsJnLjNmTmlFV7ee1InP6CFwSy90FGY/s640/IMG_8560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GPJa_PgWBi5wGgyyYc0EWt0zBCKEV6VkBDCO5wkRqdiFXCH9LcBkliDA22ofpCHKjEiyxJYw_LfcFWYoccexpF4tCc5u146sdCfsdeIN5JIkFTxaxtErodWj3Ob7aTgeTlRF9QTBL4D4uSkPGcyRWnay9SCGYBsJnLjNmTmlFV7ee1InP6CFwSy90FGY/w400-h300/IMG_8560.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Next I made Oatmeal Raisin Breads. These were yeast breads that came out quite dense.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-bcSrEnXY4fLw0PKjmxJ7vwBP2tq-NFdinGfABLMsxDN9jKA3qmUANK_mcYy425WoomrHvWM28qnhoQFJniikT55aV6eO7WSY6sZ12tceB8C5LVWj08JAP4v_bblDd-s_OL-YgkFkCNe-SRFmiTueTv8q9NuhlvghVluKIuufQhsDXjxgU7G99NiQ8t0/s4032/IMG_8602.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/AVvXsEj_-bcSrEnXY4fLw0PKjmxJ7vwBP2tq-NFdinGfABLMsxDN9jKA3qmUANK_mcYy425WoomrHvWM28qnhoQFJniikT55aV6eO7WSY6sZ12tceB8C5LVWj08JAP4v_bblDd-s_OL-YgkFkCNe-SRFmiTueTv8q9NuhlvghVluKIuufQhsDXjxgU7G99NiQ8t0/w400-h300/IMG_8602.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They were tasty, but nothing special. I also made a new corn bread recipe to go with chicken barley soup. No photos of these. The soup recipe turned out great and is a keeper. The corn bread was tasty, but also nothing special. I guess you could say that I purged two recipes and found two that we like a lot.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It seems that I have been pretty busy this month. </i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/02/slow-sunday-stitching.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Happy Valentine's Day!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by! </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-60457011994833081952024-02-04T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-04T00:00:00.469-05:00February Stitch Along post #1<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>October Morning is done! Happy Dance!!!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZet1-CMEo0R_ueCMT9dAwN35yGWKKUo-Gq5zAOr5n27jWK8LULuh-_XzhWAZVs421Cd1IGj2K2_Amdrc9sTuQkA_wNhDNnE5epEPC9etlBq-dtIRgzyw0zTLXbtZYwKjeotnoJe9rSyvkrUY-IVgD4nfmoW_nwhviGC5LSXWbMKiyAqmNSDCayvDDJ9U/s640/October%20Morning%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZet1-CMEo0R_ueCMT9dAwN35yGWKKUo-Gq5zAOr5n27jWK8LULuh-_XzhWAZVs421Cd1IGj2K2_Amdrc9sTuQkA_wNhDNnE5epEPC9etlBq-dtIRgzyw0zTLXbtZYwKjeotnoJe9rSyvkrUY-IVgD4nfmoW_nwhviGC5LSXWbMKiyAqmNSDCayvDDJ9U/w400-h300/October%20Morning%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> Followed by extreme disappointment. After working on this for many years, it was dirty so I hand washed it following all the instructions and using a bunch of Color Catchers in the water. It looked great when I was done, but as it dried the maroon floss bled. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsFXixyj5pLvFyy9g3motCCMceKZkRQsl4WDxwA1o9NWBInG0NmJSKSFYqXf6ael5hWfC8dtnQkCIzU32Q1QwOM7DWL5X1KQx8_FrIOc3O_BWineHoq2k8E1XkPanMqvXwsvpYgzewKepvOhu8-tBKtJHsnVOzq_mXZxo1XGbMxv5EY5TBpANxSKy4a_x/s640/October%20Morning%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsFXixyj5pLvFyy9g3motCCMceKZkRQsl4WDxwA1o9NWBInG0NmJSKSFYqXf6ael5hWfC8dtnQkCIzU32Q1QwOM7DWL5X1KQx8_FrIOc3O_BWineHoq2k8E1XkPanMqvXwsvpYgzewKepvOhu8-tBKtJHsnVOzq_mXZxo1XGbMxv5EY5TBpANxSKy4a_x/w400-h300/October%20Morning%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have spent the last week working to remove all of the pink spots. So far, the internet recommendations to use ice is working, but it is a slow process. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I also have to buy some Goo Gone as I originally had this piece attached to a scroll frame using peel and stick velcro and there is a gummy residue along two edges. I was able to trim off some of it, but not all as there would not be enough fabric for framing. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>After all of my cross-stitching work, I will get this sorted out. I am not willing to give up on this piece. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>On the brighter side, I have resumed working on Three Boats. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is where I left off in April of 2021. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c643Ztq3WLy2QnVzcJXIGg2zjToAnFBvksJ5ZKOKslY_xIpQbHBzWI4b7I13gL_0pTf37Wem_8AgjmDpAOa2bOmhGwmmR7VVKmo01brPk7CQtCldHuh6vBZc2lC4XtZC3VfwrIJyNQoLONN7d0KfNo_Caa_OTP6kMt3-I8xbpcDH4a9IqankAU8R1dbw/s640/Three%20Boats%20-%204-10-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5c643Ztq3WLy2QnVzcJXIGg2zjToAnFBvksJ5ZKOKslY_xIpQbHBzWI4b7I13gL_0pTf37Wem_8AgjmDpAOa2bOmhGwmmR7VVKmo01brPk7CQtCldHuh6vBZc2lC4XtZC3VfwrIJyNQoLONN7d0KfNo_Caa_OTP6kMt3-I8xbpcDH4a9IqankAU8R1dbw/w300-h400/Three%20Boats%20-%204-10-21.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Oh my, has it really been that long since I worked on this?</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I sat down with it this week and managed to determine where I had left off on the current page of the chart. I am working on page number 13 which is the 3rd page I am stitching out of 24 pages. I am working down the left side rather than across so the page numbers do not go in order. I have managed to add a bunch of confetti stitches this week. This is where I am now.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLjTUpKdptJBXnIjTLgX2F6DMa-9pTutwvkYZvDBQmHHnmBL1ZpG-5Z9T7P8lrtR4YIUm395l8PmHpJaMG18TuKuUJ6bLN-Uq6rm-efTNGYw_3jshpUcogFkL-8P3K5_a6_uxetmqaqq3piHdL8cH2tRCBhNvl09rPYDjowxCRTsTF84fH2Wxw4lryMlx/s640/IMG_8599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLjTUpKdptJBXnIjTLgX2F6DMa-9pTutwvkYZvDBQmHHnmBL1ZpG-5Z9T7P8lrtR4YIUm395l8PmHpJaMG18TuKuUJ6bLN-Uq6rm-efTNGYw_3jshpUcogFkL-8P3K5_a6_uxetmqaqq3piHdL8cH2tRCBhNvl09rPYDjowxCRTsTF84fH2Wxw4lryMlx/w300-h400/IMG_8599.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You can see that I am filling in the first of the three boats.</i><i> I have a feeling you will be seeing this piece for quite some time. I hope you don't get bored.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://heidishomemadequiltsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, <a href="http://homeofaflossjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-5241296050090921122024-01-31T11:19:00.000-05:002024-01-31T11:19:28.954-05:00Organizing?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Typically, January is the month for organizing your home. Many magazines, blogs and instagram posts are currently touting how to purge and organize. Since my basement currently looks like a storage facility and is making it difficult to comfortably craft, I decided that I had to start making a dent somewhere. I am taking the approach that if we were to sell our house and move, what would I really want to pack. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I started with my clothes closet. I share a walkin in closet with Hubby and we keep it very neat, but there were items in there that I no longer wore or used. I got rid of a few tops that I can't remember wearing in the last 5 or so years. I put aside for donation a few purses that I no longer use (although I have tried to in the past year) as they no longer fit my needs. I threw out a set of queen sized flannel sheets that we haven't used since we remodeled our home 20 years ago. Yes, 20 years. One of the pillowcases had been tossed long ago and the sheets had yellowed badly. I should probably throw out the other set I have, but I remember Hurricane Sandy when we lost power for over a week and needed those sheets and many blankets at night when it was 45 degrees outside. There really wasn't a whole lot more that I got rid of, but there is a little more room on the shelves now and they look neater.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been looking around my house at my collections and knick-knacks and realizing that I just don't love some of them anymore. When we were first married, I loved the color lavender and collected lavender Wedgewood pieces. The only lavender room in our house now is our first floor powder room and I would like to change that sometime. The Wedgewood stands out like a sore thumb no matter where I put it. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhTdmKoZRqO6uRNGQt6EUQhHsby4Aw8U-ixZzq9VuHdZmWQmNdPhF2encE-prAXGjXKkEh3fa7PoEmv8vU5XsHg6CHmTVXFFlibBw_urKKFO-HpQTzP7TkwDKP8geYZbdwHu9NEo3sQRY39iGQLiywDJnLIrcCLj3hguvVqj5wrfPDzu4oVuZ3U7NxZco/s4032/IMG_8548.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiHhTdmKoZRqO6uRNGQt6EUQhHsby4Aw8U-ixZzq9VuHdZmWQmNdPhF2encE-prAXGjXKkEh3fa7PoEmv8vU5XsHg6CHmTVXFFlibBw_urKKFO-HpQTzP7TkwDKP8geYZbdwHu9NEo3sQRY39iGQLiywDJnLIrcCLj3hguvVqj5wrfPDzu4oVuZ3U7NxZco/w400-h300/IMG_8548.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The pitcher on the right was a gift from my son when he visited Croatia. I will keep that out somewhere. </i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I am thinking of storing the Wedgewood away for a while just to be sure that I no longer want it.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I moved on to the guest bathroom on our second floor and found several expired items in the vanity and medicine cabinet. There were 3 cans of shaving cream that my son used to use when he lived at home over 10 years ago. I will restock with the essentials the next time I go grocery shopping, but this is now up to date.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>My kitchen is in pretty good shape, but there are items that I have forgotten about and/or no longer use or care to use. I have set a few aside for donation. I was also unhappy with the way the open shelf on my corner cabinet was looking. I borrowed a few items from elsewhere in my kitchen and added a candle and I like the look of it now. The little sparrow was one of several ornamental birds that my mom collected.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9P2xIqFawwCBg45Xc9stbH7gENoZnDYGloiZSCELqKpHEP9_F7xlf8Gmvg_0KQajKMKpafT2iMUl9tCkai6bGy_-ICLsehgK6-4k5ypod6zZ7FbVEV-NZMaPN1C8DeHeuUaB0HcnrBX6w5ps_XWLcKaANJdW0HTq2P0soJn_OZiBXodl3GNivvvQNZL6/s4032/IMG_8546.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgV9P2xIqFawwCBg45Xc9stbH7gENoZnDYGloiZSCELqKpHEP9_F7xlf8Gmvg_0KQajKMKpafT2iMUl9tCkai6bGy_-ICLsehgK6-4k5ypod6zZ7FbVEV-NZMaPN1C8DeHeuUaB0HcnrBX6w5ps_XWLcKaANJdW0HTq2P0soJn_OZiBXodl3GNivvvQNZL6/w400-h300/IMG_8546.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I mentioned my basement/craft area. This is its current state. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PiEkQBuDpGe5Q5X74ryYuVThXAUgoRWx1iAYrWX482P9Tcsiu9Ehgh12od2wS4KLyhDw_jDMlj4cMyf3QAaFzqwoOaFe-ijLFiSySO8NXxG-jQuM6O5XvL8ZwBOW426JBBqhwoqq5jFUKmZrog7f1fNRMTzh0QSO9YQtiQtRxtrRlF7Bq29B86GIDTcC/s4032/IMG_8531.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/AVvXsEj3PiEkQBuDpGe5Q5X74ryYuVThXAUgoRWx1iAYrWX482P9Tcsiu9Ehgh12od2wS4KLyhDw_jDMlj4cMyf3QAaFzqwoOaFe-ijLFiSySO8NXxG-jQuM6O5XvL8ZwBOW426JBBqhwoqq5jFUKmZrog7f1fNRMTzh0QSO9YQtiQtRxtrRlF7Bq29B86GIDTcC/w300-h400/IMG_8531.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yes, that is my sewing machine table at the bottom of the photo below.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Zg1OGEgld61BvLqbBrdIr5XKowsMVOIra2WJKPmfU_MXJxSki27lIjIDdFbZVMScR28OvNXBlQY57pG8wv1G8dmWQbLWgli-AJKHlx7hW1ZPIiVr7IjvFI_Rrg_MymSMZN8bYA6eaSAkUcldGv_X7nR1JcchZluiIW5kNppuC3Ape6WogIBqbuJFOh1/s4032/IMG_8532.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/AVvXsEi53Zg1OGEgld61BvLqbBrdIr5XKowsMVOIra2WJKPmfU_MXJxSki27lIjIDdFbZVMScR28OvNXBlQY57pG8wv1G8dmWQbLWgli-AJKHlx7hW1ZPIiVr7IjvFI_Rrg_MymSMZN8bYA6eaSAkUcldGv_X7nR1JcchZluiIW5kNppuC3Ape6WogIBqbuJFOh1/w300-h400/IMG_8532.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>These are the shelves holding my craft books and some craft supplies. I have been going through some of the really old magazines. Several of them only have one or two items that I think I might want to try so I am clipping them and putting the rest of the magazine in recycling. Many of the magazines are from the 1990s. I am making room. Any project book that I no longer want is being donated.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0jiK7MZ6iAa_UH-VTq77vHTb5jucxUID5JDqHEismhY1LYC2_boAZCTwD62mfg-V3gOV-QNOqW4F879Vy2Cm3uHTnAYq2Vt6KpbtuvThyphenhyphenqjwIu3lDv0mhyphenhyphenOjmDEibJgEBiVAAc7E97A7Db9WfUFt9Z81-bhmcTz2rI1UpOBNFYAWgPxOpUA4ZLpGIXYA/s4032/IMG_8533.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/AVvXsEjV0jiK7MZ6iAa_UH-VTq77vHTb5jucxUID5JDqHEismhY1LYC2_boAZCTwD62mfg-V3gOV-QNOqW4F879Vy2Cm3uHTnAYq2Vt6KpbtuvThyphenhyphenqjwIu3lDv0mhyphenhyphenOjmDEibJgEBiVAAc7E97A7Db9WfUFt9Z81-bhmcTz2rI1UpOBNFYAWgPxOpUA4ZLpGIXYA/w300-h400/IMG_8533.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>There is a wonderful sectional and an old TV with a gaming console that is sometimes still used. It is hiding behind my sewing table in the second photo. We have file cabinets, an old computer desk, my husband's childhood desk, and a keyboard as well as a whole lot of items that were in storage at my mom's house and a bunch of items we inherited from relatives. The number of photo albums that we have is sinful, but it is hard to let them go. I also have photo slides from my mom, but I think there are physical photos of all of them. My job today will be to see if I can match each slide to a photo and cull what I can. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>One thing that I removed from my basement were my cookie cutters. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12_F6byk97oAfvY7V-Nvq8nOMaZc6yky96UzckvnOgOuQRNBW7DMxWS3LdD0fM60kgI3ftOND0bt4YAgnIL_ylZ82jVzT8mi_Z3GaCycOleQPPD1FkbT-jEzs759uGd7jr0bDj9KJ5VarvXVb5xl4ZkQiZ708sYZmmGoFt3Oc60mnXKzeNNan8Y9Q8N4t/s4032/IMG_8537.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/AVvXsEi12_F6byk97oAfvY7V-Nvq8nOMaZc6yky96UzckvnOgOuQRNBW7DMxWS3LdD0fM60kgI3ftOND0bt4YAgnIL_ylZ82jVzT8mi_Z3GaCycOleQPPD1FkbT-jEzs759uGd7jr0bDj9KJ5VarvXVb5xl4ZkQiZ708sYZmmGoFt3Oc60mnXKzeNNan8Y9Q8N4t/w300-h400/IMG_8537.JPG" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Don't ask me why I stored them there, I couldn't tell you. I took my mom's cookie jar that I have always loved with the plan to use it when I made cookies. It is a classic 1950/60s cookie jar. </i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm75mObHMLE3kvLG4EAMCridcb2AWxW0WRe6SbMHfivoHkoGwbfMx39tudGR6fw0az9_K7P5ykcwgdBIJsnfsddtrkjYn03_epLydrN_M3ekrmew7_apPHi7yOmVLaoMCHo11LPsSs4Oy8RftAq-n3Ku1E1trk46yJb3DElOdzXWM-XCeAylql_iH9LDBM/s4032/IMG_8535.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/AVvXsEgm75mObHMLE3kvLG4EAMCridcb2AWxW0WRe6SbMHfivoHkoGwbfMx39tudGR6fw0az9_K7P5ykcwgdBIJsnfsddtrkjYn03_epLydrN_M3ekrmew7_apPHi7yOmVLaoMCHo11LPsSs4Oy8RftAq-n3Ku1E1trk46yJb3DElOdzXWM-XCeAylql_iH9LDBM/w300-h400/IMG_8535.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Unfortunately, the inside looks like this.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjHPeMgIYLGQBJAkDq6Ek1SZn3xdEOpkh-pUDzF5Tg-1BYrcDQLFA5YeREzEKPqvN9hlU77FE44l-MsPeFuD-cOtC31OiHDAhNqJNpBIRGSqkqzKvjEaaKFLdgPFe82HPvD2Ss2J1h0Hv2tQ0zYLik3K7hNRolFo83t7M8tYiFkFCvK7VhwsZZM74TN7J/s4032/IMG_8536.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/AVvXsEhNjHPeMgIYLGQBJAkDq6Ek1SZn3xdEOpkh-pUDzF5Tg-1BYrcDQLFA5YeREzEKPqvN9hlU77FE44l-MsPeFuD-cOtC31OiHDAhNqJNpBIRGSqkqzKvjEaaKFLdgPFe82HPvD2Ss2J1h0Hv2tQ0zYLik3K7hNRolFo83t7M8tYiFkFCvK7VhwsZZM74TN7J/w300-h400/IMG_8536.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I really don't want to store cookies in it. The light bulb went off and I decided to store my cookie cutters in it. I sorted them all and put aside some for donation that I will never use. All my cookie cutters except for 4 gingerbread people cutters fit in the jar. I put those in a Christmas Cookie tin. Now my cookie cutters are conveniently stored in the kitchen and I can still enjoy the cookie jar.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7WOjjJsSSG83YTe2ASsjhSKiW_0aEz_s7pS5BwKIBu_7Rf7Nj-zbv3PwSTwKq4_sijWTbpYDNARL4TCFanFPCff1xcKuAS80j9iX5JItzqC3fqtcJ7JuyH1gOPbpNafoZ14WOjOWHt9WY2dGWaLFuMP29hxYzh-dwsgpfuB6FXExPOHI5nnXkat_z1jl/s4032/IMG_8543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7WOjjJsSSG83YTe2ASsjhSKiW_0aEz_s7pS5BwKIBu_7Rf7Nj-zbv3PwSTwKq4_sijWTbpYDNARL4TCFanFPCff1xcKuAS80j9iX5JItzqC3fqtcJ7JuyH1gOPbpNafoZ14WOjOWHt9WY2dGWaLFuMP29hxYzh-dwsgpfuB6FXExPOHI5nnXkat_z1jl/s320/IMG_8543.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have already filled the empty small plastic bin with thread spools that came from my mom and MIL. It is filled to the brim with mostly polyester thread. Not sure I will ever use it so some of them may be donated also. </i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>As you can tell, my organizing will probably last most of the year, though I would like to have a garage sale in the Spring.....I think. It is a lot of work and I am not sure I really want to do it. Alternatively, everything that is in good condition will be donated to a local thrift store.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-69279501546254813572024-01-28T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-28T00:00:00.141-05:00Variety<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Embroidery, crochet, cross-stitch and quilting. Those are the crafts that I have been working on lately.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>First, I finally added the missing stitches to this embroidery I inherited from an aunt years ago.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTsnQmtxnOCAbnJHarWZ9dZM_Qykf0w5of08fZpCbly22p-AT5ntIUn5u0RsilEVj5fAncjkwQ9OMvIimPbTq1BCETR5qLBbcr1nXxQ_UYKwYmykAc-dILVxW4FQTctTw0-McglphxpobSwU5OBoJIBABmrNtRDAZy1I7Hbm-lHis4-9JDQ1vAM0IXQXJ/s4032/IMG_8371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: verdana; 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/AVvXsEivTsnQmtxnOCAbnJHarWZ9dZM_Qykf0w5of08fZpCbly22p-AT5ntIUn5u0RsilEVj5fAncjkwQ9OMvIimPbTq1BCETR5qLBbcr1nXxQ_UYKwYmykAc-dILVxW4FQTctTw0-McglphxpobSwU5OBoJIBABmrNtRDAZy1I7Hbm-lHis4-9JDQ1vAM0IXQXJ/w300-h400/IMG_8371.JPG" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> I'm not sure why she did most of the stitching in green ...even the flowers..., but I found a floss that I had also inherited from her and finished the stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO4X5OMX_gioqNNZda3HEismjUjOqBzFnoQgm2pqHYGKsK3QMBoG7OHk-w78mfQN4n54TDstSl7est9xxDctKWn7MF9tbB-IvvNZISo7-yeCx0X4OW6nwWqKQegNIjO-HX25HGLDl51gxHYNmRtxVBbZxS4MRroh-gqllybketwxmqgwr4RAtdFMmJee_/s4032/IMG_8374.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/AVvXsEgwO4X5OMX_gioqNNZda3HEismjUjOqBzFnoQgm2pqHYGKsK3QMBoG7OHk-w78mfQN4n54TDstSl7est9xxDctKWn7MF9tbB-IvvNZISo7-yeCx0X4OW6nwWqKQegNIjO-HX25HGLDl51gxHYNmRtxVBbZxS4MRroh-gqllybketwxmqgwr4RAtdFMmJee_/w300-h400/IMG_8374.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> I have four of these muslin pieces. I don't know if they were supposed to be dish towels or what. Some of them are quite stained.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWa-TNOngv-J0jMgkbuf0PWIYflI_iKkU3LtMmtemQLrze94Oyx6KHJ8HAP5CbyZgGJfMTrmMyLN8HO7-Nhn7EkGbkiCbFLLHuCeJGXhVV46RboK9xUzwkKK_zWDJj55biHev42WwoNxJDn0mAxLVnr4gBCDzm5xggcIF9gih8ydZL44NOdD-84iiF_g6/s4032/IMG_8373.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/AVvXsEhcWa-TNOngv-J0jMgkbuf0PWIYflI_iKkU3LtMmtemQLrze94Oyx6KHJ8HAP5CbyZgGJfMTrmMyLN8HO7-Nhn7EkGbkiCbFLLHuCeJGXhVV46RboK9xUzwkKK_zWDJj55biHev42WwoNxJDn0mAxLVnr4gBCDzm5xggcIF9gih8ydZL44NOdD-84iiF_g6/w300-h400/IMG_8373.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> I will save them for now and hopefully cut out the motifs and sew them into a wall hanging quilt some day. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am have ditched the secret crocheting. It was supposed to be a crocheted chick in a decorated Easter egg. Let's just say that I was highly disappointed with the chick when all the pieces were completed. The proportions were wrong and it was sort of ugly even after I sewed some of the pieces together and added the embroidery.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKd_etiqOsAn6_TZ599I3HyqorEuj7GhCkJb3ITBZTkaSE_Fc6vbeVhMSomwrE3UijHsASNGHCGCgHEkIGkvMyOw_ambQcAjQhIcWauTmmrfRuNccdwnPQs6s_mk7lCOC_5Hnq9hz478lbQSgwlclpwr_gZTrd3jANzrMghlvJdY2Sstwvtwnm-GThGGa/s4032/IMG_8379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKd_etiqOsAn6_TZ599I3HyqorEuj7GhCkJb3ITBZTkaSE_Fc6vbeVhMSomwrE3UijHsASNGHCGCgHEkIGkvMyOw_ambQcAjQhIcWauTmmrfRuNccdwnPQs6s_mk7lCOC_5Hnq9hz478lbQSgwlclpwr_gZTrd3jANzrMghlvJdY2Sstwvtwnm-GThGGa/s320/IMG_8379.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I didn't even bother to unravel it. It went straight into the garbage as did the pattern. </i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am trying very hard to finish these blocks. There is one block of these 10 that is giving me fits and I currently just can't face trying to make it right.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPmHX46FvilqaZfxa-R4X7e1Z3YALse76BfPoZ_hZh-c_U2arHj8IGwoDD-Bbq5-GyhYMFvW_wDh9pbXYHIkhiiKxBO10M_Vk1WJV-HXpaAqvvGvy-cYFaGc0YMeCkusmwJ1EXHOlX1nETdxe-EwllOYIQNmoouNGH8Qx5ASTwVSLcZX1an0xDbyTdjKj/s640/IMG_8356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPmHX46FvilqaZfxa-R4X7e1Z3YALse76BfPoZ_hZh-c_U2arHj8IGwoDD-Bbq5-GyhYMFvW_wDh9pbXYHIkhiiKxBO10M_Vk1WJV-HXpaAqvvGvy-cYFaGc0YMeCkusmwJ1EXHOlX1nETdxe-EwllOYIQNmoouNGH8Qx5ASTwVSLcZX1an0xDbyTdjKj/w400-h300/IMG_8356.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I need 196 and I now have 111 completed. I can't begin to tell you how frustrating these blocks can be sometimes. I really hope that, in the end, I can manage to get them to go together so that they lay flat. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am working on filling in the background of this cross-stitched box lid. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExH1fD0UZkMfopxLfVoGg7_SyV366ydKDErEH7QPCv4op8RPuVEPLtmmrSHeCP0U7SmTrvU6xASjf8F1PyB17VkxHM9k7bEp_AMV6x29PyEwaqaeTvi8Xy7sn_ECR97aROAD_XjNdUC5t5WCvDtz0p6Vlyj3agY5D7kNTRVd69NU72OnslNOCdJ3Yud1F/s640/IMG_8555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExH1fD0UZkMfopxLfVoGg7_SyV366ydKDErEH7QPCv4op8RPuVEPLtmmrSHeCP0U7SmTrvU6xASjf8F1PyB17VkxHM9k7bEp_AMV6x29PyEwaqaeTvi8Xy7sn_ECR97aROAD_XjNdUC5t5WCvDtz0p6Vlyj3agY5D7kNTRVd69NU72OnslNOCdJ3Yud1F/w300-h400/IMG_8555.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is one of those UFOs that have been hanging around too long. It was a birthday gift 4 years ago. Since it is a wooden lid it is thicker than working on cloth and uses a whole lot of floss. I had to dig around in my stash to find another skein of the white Coats & Clark floss that I inherited several years ago that I am using. Thankfully there was one more full skein. It should be enough to finish.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I moved Three Boats back to my 2nd floor stitching area. Do you remember it?</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw1QrejHCvEdBMIme5-3SlY9CNR7ztUPm81x25iA5wkp0mGZJFXqUaVzoIPp2UaiLIlORSvQR7K2ABcpWjQ7VZ5QBODcR3_jTnPuaYLpAPUqy2IFno7nfPEZhtNYbJ99iEXVLIUqCL3a9HoB_noMxpHNUD_jUXB7qq8enyfobDJUMXK7yy_l7CXXrJYRh/s640/IMG_8559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw1QrejHCvEdBMIme5-3SlY9CNR7ztUPm81x25iA5wkp0mGZJFXqUaVzoIPp2UaiLIlORSvQR7K2ABcpWjQ7VZ5QBODcR3_jTnPuaYLpAPUqy2IFno7nfPEZhtNYbJ99iEXVLIUqCL3a9HoB_noMxpHNUD_jUXB7qq8enyfobDJUMXK7yy_l7CXXrJYRh/w300-h400/IMG_8559.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is where I left off quite some time ago. Not very much has been completed.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0nJiRgxYoocVkoQ0KWIr-XeWfK_0e2alO5xpPrWTyJjK56BB3gZAg87Ggz74YZYKlWMGdJHsFD2DrsGyvg6aMTykPmnnf_H1rite1BdYOYHgxBSNaNfSUh3i9Gzqq3Fpw9uDGetKYsBjRCVpbAM1mMkF9X5ur9tqyFp8ERhAAUYXg6ZoePyUXwPFBr6x/s640/IMG_8558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0nJiRgxYoocVkoQ0KWIr-XeWfK_0e2alO5xpPrWTyJjK56BB3gZAg87Ggz74YZYKlWMGdJHsFD2DrsGyvg6aMTykPmnnf_H1rite1BdYOYHgxBSNaNfSUh3i9Gzqq3Fpw9uDGetKYsBjRCVpbAM1mMkF9X5ur9tqyFp8ERhAAUYXg6ZoePyUXwPFBr6x/w300-h400/IMG_8558.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I sat with it yesterday to figure out where I am on the chart. It was way too dark and cloudy outside for me to get enough light (even with the lights on) to start stitching it again. </i></div></i><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Recently, after having trouble with our landline telephone due to the copper wiring, we are using home phones that are internet based. (We each have cell phones, but we have had the landline number for over 30 years and it is bundled with our internet service). Getting rid of the copper component meant that the phone hanging in our kitchen no longer worked. We took it down, but were left with the phone plate.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83dG_C8gy3eKAR4qn95yZekMFMQwZPYnYcMniM2VIZlQQ1OU6VUMvV2dedHYR4604hoIzhbFoDR-tvsqd0lyi_SyTHupLCQpcmWz97mCnDHGXV8Qe8fq7U_mr9KThQaRnEoNsA6CrTKKm6NXhOR-BKuW7ZVg3JGWoTimbBOJySlUPXBIOKJTYuRTX_cu2/s640/IMG_8567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83dG_C8gy3eKAR4qn95yZekMFMQwZPYnYcMniM2VIZlQQ1OU6VUMvV2dedHYR4604hoIzhbFoDR-tvsqd0lyi_SyTHupLCQpcmWz97mCnDHGXV8Qe8fq7U_mr9KThQaRnEoNsA6CrTKKm6NXhOR-BKuW7ZVg3JGWoTimbBOJySlUPXBIOKJTYuRTX_cu2/w300-h400/IMG_8567.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hubby suggested that a craft could cover it. Of course I had to try. I stopped at Dollar Tree and found this cute little wooden house.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMO3yRrQ4MnsObXZ87YfcWZ_oOaiiKU3Qql91roEVGIS8Z3krvD24lUR7ASDSgZD2uLh7NLuF-pj6YbUpx1PC8WwPQqburGlS_vmZxXYMKFpW2RYAvR0H5ge2N_YAahyphenhyphenxLMdUo2rF6aT69WFufCoryb9RS5INR82RrXzKn-YeofmrbFhEwfgqwWI52DGg/s640/IMG_8556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMO3yRrQ4MnsObXZ87YfcWZ_oOaiiKU3Qql91roEVGIS8Z3krvD24lUR7ASDSgZD2uLh7NLuF-pj6YbUpx1PC8WwPQqburGlS_vmZxXYMKFpW2RYAvR0H5ge2N_YAahyphenhyphenxLMdUo2rF6aT69WFufCoryb9RS5INR82RrXzKn-YeofmrbFhEwfgqwWI52DGg/w300-h400/IMG_8556.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Other than the $1 house, I decided to use only items that I already had in my craft stash. Yesterday, I added some scrap fabric to the interior. </i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsscN7q8cSA80qx95QYIT5_75prJcjEzu4XhHaq6QAcyn9NpRhWjOTM4GJGn8J7qyiG3MNeTyTs5uR2hILS9ai-a1o3iamFkVT122HuTORWsfwUOLkiZRy9L3MROAfjW-P-wajLDitBmw-tyL4-xtnSb9UqWWXadwXBL5pKMDalyyV-MTlCAlvt3Aa1SYg/s640/IMG_8563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsscN7q8cSA80qx95QYIT5_75prJcjEzu4XhHaq6QAcyn9NpRhWjOTM4GJGn8J7qyiG3MNeTyTs5uR2hILS9ai-a1o3iamFkVT122HuTORWsfwUOLkiZRy9L3MROAfjW-P-wajLDitBmw-tyL4-xtnSb9UqWWXadwXBL5pKMDalyyV-MTlCAlvt3Aa1SYg/w300-h400/IMG_8563.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I found some plastic stencils and used one of them to add the word home to another scrap of fabric using an archival ink pen. I tea dyed a piece of lace. I decided to use rustic ribbons for bows. </i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I found the cute little wooden bird (that I didn't know I had) in a small miscellaneous bin and painted it maroon. I have a bin of paints that I rarely use any more. The mossy straw at the bottom was in yet another rarely used bin. I am pretty happy with how it turned out.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbvGzWlDdXXCpaWNY7WwhC_HF4fRbV-wHWcmDJ9_kyc5cGLrezfBxttL9uEYZuTadOtN_vJQamXYB7U_R3omLxbsAfQXJdrjWUY_e5BREQqu0lK06NdPUMl0G4r0WQX1zbT7vbAbgmdqL2170GoVDs2zWvooC4FEQ7wLUhI6tXPmccRt-JYHpCN5hoyL2/s516/IMG_8566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbvGzWlDdXXCpaWNY7WwhC_HF4fRbV-wHWcmDJ9_kyc5cGLrezfBxttL9uEYZuTadOtN_vJQamXYB7U_R3omLxbsAfQXJdrjWUY_e5BREQqu0lK06NdPUMl0G4r0WQX1zbT7vbAbgmdqL2170GoVDs2zWvooC4FEQ7wLUhI6tXPmccRt-JYHpCN5hoyL2/w255-h400/IMG_8566.jpg" width="255" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>That is what I have been up to lately craftwise.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Last week both of our children and their families visited. We had 5 days with 8 people in our home. It is very busy here with a 16 month old and 7 month old and bitter cold weather outside. We celebrated Christmas with our son and also his January birthday. I did not get any crafting done during that time, but I enjoyed their visit immensely.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I did finish reading See Me by Nicolas Sparks soon after everyone left last Sunday. It is a hefty book and took a while to read. It is somewhat of a departure from his usual type of novel and I really enjoyed it. I have two more of my mother's novels that I want to read before donating them. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am also trying to read my very large backlog of magazines. I tend to read these with breakfast/lunch each day. Not sure why I got so behind (some are 4 years old), but I have been going through them very quickly now. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are up to. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-87927958551863350702024-01-14T00:00:00.001-05:002024-01-14T00:00:00.245-05:00First Stitch Along post of 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Those 6 weeks from the last Stitch Along post really went by quickly. This is where I was on October Morning mid December.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_V0D4YoXmTEmnF3BBYecqqzjQpylIPpNTrzIfBpbnvTmJbPMXiFhpPDDK9WouV7MabPxhkyo52imFyniO1Qo7BBknDOraLQE3PCXlFOht72TMf4QowKybSQT9JYso0jT3zni29JtguheJgKm8KucKsHlIZdVOvi1vaw31AbepzBJ_UdFwnm8Az6ypRCGQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_V0D4YoXmTEmnF3BBYecqqzjQpylIPpNTrzIfBpbnvTmJbPMXiFhpPDDK9WouV7MabPxhkyo52imFyniO1Qo7BBknDOraLQE3PCXlFOht72TMf4QowKybSQT9JYso0jT3zni29JtguheJgKm8KucKsHlIZdVOvi1vaw31AbepzBJ_UdFwnm8Az6ypRCGQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have added a bunch of stitches since then and have moved further to the right hand side where there is a lot of confetti.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvlK6FEJju8VjmXn5dQ10a1oCHgLV3oqTI4lrpnzYN6bTVwWZClrBLzga4dM7MxjVYo1bRx1CDLuHFfKdlsIF-TepkbDy_pYY1Sam9mFojEZwluSnC2Q6BT393PCHRM1EjVSgPBTvEJb9dqcDr7S2tUuYJMzWNPKMPH9726jQtYcEMSIKeLrl7TlHEeq_/s4032/IMG_8382.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjmvlK6FEJju8VjmXn5dQ10a1oCHgLV3oqTI4lrpnzYN6bTVwWZClrBLzga4dM7MxjVYo1bRx1CDLuHFfKdlsIF-TepkbDy_pYY1Sam9mFojEZwluSnC2Q6BT393PCHRM1EjVSgPBTvEJb9dqcDr7S2tUuYJMzWNPKMPH9726jQtYcEMSIKeLrl7TlHEeq_/w400-h300/IMG_8382.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><i>You can see all the stitches that I added on the right hand side.</i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIq8sAz1bXYPGplO_R2haMZLAzRZFcP5pJJ1ZFb7uCwoq-hWrwMhH1NXbH7BDMtKPmoXfGB33UshPn2yBfebsr8Rxc0Ir9S1IYKko6CCgYHe5XfNez5zCMkW6u32Q-CoawCfnPlxJvxh1Q4nM9kAaDsG6OiZ35yIvLEwYO4bL7mC33k09BDeF295j25RT/s4032/IMG_8383.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/AVvXsEgoIq8sAz1bXYPGplO_R2haMZLAzRZFcP5pJJ1ZFb7uCwoq-hWrwMhH1NXbH7BDMtKPmoXfGB33UshPn2yBfebsr8Rxc0Ir9S1IYKko6CCgYHe5XfNez5zCMkW6u32Q-CoawCfnPlxJvxh1Q4nM9kAaDsG6OiZ35yIvLEwYO4bL7mC33k09BDeF295j25RT/w300-h400/IMG_8383.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am getting much closer to having this finished soon. Maybe by the next Stitch Along post in three weeks it will be done. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://heidishomemadequiltsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, <a href="http://homeofaflossjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-43679239832500607742024-01-07T00:00:00.002-05:002024-01-07T06:50:30.929-05:00Plans for 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Happy New Year! </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>It is time to make some crafting plans for the 2024. I have two WIPs that I am determined to finish this year.....October Morning and the Log Cabin Star quilt. Of course you know that there are lots more crafts already planned and some that will just happen along. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have added another log to the next 10 blocks of the Log Cabin Star quilt. This last log gave me fits again. I don't know what it is, but sometimes these logs with the diamonds go well the first time through and other times there is a lot of seam ripping. That is certainly what happened this week. Yet, the log is on all 10 and the fabric pieces are chosen for the next log. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEDvLG54LWHtIPCyDQH4p5xOUdPUk1FVA4yDpXahWKtIYKzsowMfDsEzhEsR_7pQ7MgeEaxSpo3p_BqnG0-UUIiHm67-4H8J8yF0iIIuS7RG4GLjLJR0tAJ5b1l23P_LhYjzAZtvrV6qP87RFt5eHq3KcDBYxaTQMwcPtjNDKoS5kx-1gLNOeC5NKbDWZ/s640/IMG_8356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEDvLG54LWHtIPCyDQH4p5xOUdPUk1FVA4yDpXahWKtIYKzsowMfDsEzhEsR_7pQ7MgeEaxSpo3p_BqnG0-UUIiHm67-4H8J8yF0iIIuS7RG4GLjLJR0tAJ5b1l23P_LhYjzAZtvrV6qP87RFt5eHq3KcDBYxaTQMwcPtjNDKoS5kx-1gLNOeC5NKbDWZ/w400-h300/IMG_8356.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have been adding stitches to October Morning, but I don't have a photo today.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I also started this crochet project. It's a secret so I can't tell you what it is, but I need to make two of them. Of course this is one of those surprise items that come along.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCToeJfIpfv_NFH6hCht6AVnfVVkVCJXURQvvI7DQs24wpFiYv9V5Ec1neF5j39igjGWll5CzUjXWCorq8BDdFmvaBvlUkRVEGW10BkvF33qz14OAp_DeRt4h08Cr69Yk3eV609EtsyG9SAF4DdO_o48MNCkj19sIkrFONFW0PdtlF5I5mi9r5oHZpQaf/s640/IMG_8352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCToeJfIpfv_NFH6hCht6AVnfVVkVCJXURQvvI7DQs24wpFiYv9V5Ec1neF5j39igjGWll5CzUjXWCorq8BDdFmvaBvlUkRVEGW10BkvF33qz14OAp_DeRt4h08Cr69Yk3eV609EtsyG9SAF4DdO_o48MNCkj19sIkrFONFW0PdtlF5I5mi9r5oHZpQaf/w300-h400/IMG_8352.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>If you want to know just how long I have been saving this pattern, the date in the lower right corner is Woman's Day/ March 27, 1978. I think it is well past time that I make this item. When I was going through my saved patterns....of all different crafts....I started to throw out those that I realize I will just never make or that I no longer care for. I need to really start purging some patterns.</i></span></p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Before I reveal some more of my crafting plans, I want to share with you this organizational mess.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy13DiCYWkObkzAh9XGArEKtbbHGCGcOS_uzM5keJGVjsuq_9bUCkDXzyYQZ67rFHnwYnzLOS2zzmSyhlOGni6rhNxAHzUlsQBoKL00nAzgE4LpPr2RmeXBpyIvwKk7-QaF1-tB7hudV7ye67woNHrXsQQ58B9wrjWTsMWmqQYF29gvr0CnpNCvxNBJc6p/s640/IMG_8350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy13DiCYWkObkzAh9XGArEKtbbHGCGcOS_uzM5keJGVjsuq_9bUCkDXzyYQZ67rFHnwYnzLOS2zzmSyhlOGni6rhNxAHzUlsQBoKL00nAzgE4LpPr2RmeXBpyIvwKk7-QaF1-tB7hudV7ye67woNHrXsQQ58B9wrjWTsMWmqQYF29gvr0CnpNCvxNBJc6p/w400-h300/IMG_8350.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This was my dining room yesterday at 4 pm.....it still looks like that this morning. These are several of my Christmas storage boxes. Yes, that is a Pampers box from over 30 years ago. I also inherited 3 large storage boxes of Christmas decorations from my mother as well as a small cardboard box and a large box of tree ornaments. I have yet to sort through the ornaments. That box currently resides in my basement. I was able to quickly empty one of the 3 boxes as there were 9 unadorned wreaths and a few other items that I just didn't want. I took that box and filled it with all of my own Christmas greenery items as well as a few of my mom's. That is now in the garage waiting to be stored on the shelf. One of her boxes is filled with vintage putz houses as well as a plastic church from my childhood and her stable with 2 nativity sets....one from mom's childhood. That is also in the garage waiting to be stored as it is well packed and I didn't feel like sorting it. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I knew that I also had a few decorations of my own that I no longer want. Please note that there are 6 boxes of Christmas decor that you can see with another 5 in my basement as well as 2 boxes of lights (one for outdoors and one for the tree). Do you think I have waaaay to many Christmas decorations? I do, but I have trouble parting with them. What I decided to do is put all of my Santas together in one box and all of the snowmen together in another. They have been scattered throughout all the boxes and it makes decorating a challenge sometimes. Also, I thought that I may want to keep the snowmen out throughout January, but that was impossible as they were in several different boxes. I also wanted to keep some of my mom's decorations, but I needed to add them to my boxes. So I emptied almost all of the boxes and started a play Christmas decoration Tetris. I have made great progress, but I got tired yesterday. I plan on finishing the storing....fingers crossed....today.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Well enough about that, let me finally tell you my 2024 crafting plans. I have several WIPs that I would like to finish. I will share photos of these item as I work on them. There are some new items that I want to start also.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">1. October Morning</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;">2. Log Cabin Star quilt</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>3. Finish stitching the cross-stitch lid of a box</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>4. Finish an embroidered apron</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>5. Finish the Tweety pillow</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>6/7. Make 2 I-Spy quilts</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>8. Make 2 Felt Christmas ornaments for my grandchildren (a July project)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>9. Finish (maybe) my maroon sweater (I am not sure it is possible) </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>10. Finish the Overall Sam quilt that my mom pieced (quilting and binding needed)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>11. Work on Three Boats (do you remember that cross-stitch?)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>12. Work on Summer Oak Embroidery (I'm not sure I ever shared this old WIP)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>13. Start one of 4 cross-stitch projects that I have waiting in the wings</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>14. Try my hand at making machine stitched rope baskets.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>15. Start the 3D looking ball quilt that needs to be hand pieced or a tumbling blocks quilt. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> <i>I am truly hoping that I can successfully complete the first ten. Remember though that I have already started a crocheted project that is not on the list and I want to make small gift for a friend's daughter who is expecting in February. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2024/01/first-slow-sunday-stitching-party-for.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are up to. I hope to add a few stitches to October Morning today after I finish my organizing.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-26655782942762547212023-12-31T05:39:00.000-05:002023-12-31T05:39:36.909-05:00Finishes for 2023!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I started this post in the first half of 2023 so that I could be sure to add to it with each and every finish and not have to scroll through all of my posts searching for finishes. It has worked out quite well and I think I have them all listed.</i></span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>My first finishes didn't happen until </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>March</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I was furiously working on completing the baby blanket for my grandson so that I could bring it with me when we visited CA. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwj6dMjUIDHC3zPMIG5lOdMLyjukSvvgRCsVpylM9-SddWnfXcOjI7BaaS2qmZsC1mCN-oAcSw27AEUXGFmyUltBijb-QaERf3qxtA6t3rO0XZqej8yX9-NG-U7_NPtsPKxbFHa7DwhbjU56jgVejIgdMiNJfYVbrhwGUfzbP-tgrtyLERFjf6ututOQS/s640/IMG_6136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwj6dMjUIDHC3zPMIG5lOdMLyjukSvvgRCsVpylM9-SddWnfXcOjI7BaaS2qmZsC1mCN-oAcSw27AEUXGFmyUltBijb-QaERf3qxtA6t3rO0XZqej8yX9-NG-U7_NPtsPKxbFHa7DwhbjU56jgVejIgdMiNJfYVbrhwGUfzbP-tgrtyLERFjf6ututOQS/w300-h400/IMG_6136.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I still think this is adorable if I do say so myself.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;">March also saw the finish of another baby blanket for one of my daughter's good friends.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ym0_2yNSl6vyVOSPdSPjzIsG4GUDavC6JG-gwb7yzJa5b4Y7fdl_fmBn6-ljXDbr6x0gQmLBvDimWN8VH8zURuqisb97brrFhKmDCbgmqMpnmmH6jYs6NZxRMTKlqrcm3aP_Ik-YNt6XF5aAWtdBkbSuirHPnFdyyPHar8oyxnIFHanUN3iNtFiEB2V6/s4032/IMG_6246.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/AVvXsEg9ym0_2yNSl6vyVOSPdSPjzIsG4GUDavC6JG-gwb7yzJa5b4Y7fdl_fmBn6-ljXDbr6x0gQmLBvDimWN8VH8zURuqisb97brrFhKmDCbgmqMpnmmH6jYs6NZxRMTKlqrcm3aP_Ik-YNt6XF5aAWtdBkbSuirHPnFdyyPHar8oyxnIFHanUN3iNtFiEB2V6/w300-h400/IMG_6246.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her little girl was born mid-June.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u>April</u></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>The only finish that I had in April was the smaller bib for my grandson. This one is a cute little pup.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWkWxn71b_mf2IUst893_QHNkYXecGEJDwhdPeYxMLWh8h8N9d8yFKheg0_Wixj-5Ef_T637LoN__cjHJv2gfNXXRtNj-AZSFP_Fq8_c_0hms_uWyyKitz6pTvJsqpRlj4uhlGj-tuonCvlmDKfXjfOGrNHkD8VDQ9Ef-WOPyk5-Sco71g2NcQafMwSdc/s4032/IMG_6425.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/AVvXsEivWkWxn71b_mf2IUst893_QHNkYXecGEJDwhdPeYxMLWh8h8N9d8yFKheg0_Wixj-5Ef_T637LoN__cjHJv2gfNXXRtNj-AZSFP_Fq8_c_0hms_uWyyKitz6pTvJsqpRlj4uhlGj-tuonCvlmDKfXjfOGrNHkD8VDQ9Ef-WOPyk5-Sco71g2NcQafMwSdc/w300-h400/IMG_6425.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana;"><b><u>June</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>June was a productive month. I finished the Kitty Bib for my grandson.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7m2LFcMJT2xPZcyKEt51ZDXo2Qt_n4kX41CQ4wog_v449kf2hkbDHOpwbh2aXdNVdXxSNSLNBib8cUVQNcSJtO_kKcENr8gZf9ZXSazQxv0-zQc6TMHjeIMacf2ged0v8Q85neubm6iitnxpC11sm-SjWFiXcHsO_CkvNbrzh9YTe51nImlA08eEovTq/s4032/IMG_6620.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/AVvXsEiI7m2LFcMJT2xPZcyKEt51ZDXo2Qt_n4kX41CQ4wog_v449kf2hkbDHOpwbh2aXdNVdXxSNSLNBib8cUVQNcSJtO_kKcENr8gZf9ZXSazQxv0-zQc6TMHjeIMacf2ged0v8Q85neubm6iitnxpC11sm-SjWFiXcHsO_CkvNbrzh9YTe51nImlA08eEovTq/w300-h400/IMG_6620.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I also added the vital statistics for his birth announcement.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5TyzD6nt_jBv4zkdZZHG3pEQUSOCLmfk3EIKtBux9ibgoBovK3QlLCZ_bdEI8qs8-cARX6aWmRX6uCeo-IQ7-6KXICpQWe8F6azWGeX1BQZU9M6Z-rJNNYwK2ZPVnnAUetZefWVLI2px1LGVkT9Fw3zvfNKjtpc7tVB3BM-cWIfsr-AAiSyC-B4Vum9E/s4032/IMG_E6637.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/AVvXsEhH5TyzD6nt_jBv4zkdZZHG3pEQUSOCLmfk3EIKtBux9ibgoBovK3QlLCZ_bdEI8qs8-cARX6aWmRX6uCeo-IQ7-6KXICpQWe8F6azWGeX1BQZU9M6Z-rJNNYwK2ZPVnnAUetZefWVLI2px1LGVkT9Fw3zvfNKjtpc7tVB3BM-cWIfsr-AAiSyC-B4Vum9E/w400-h300/IMG_E6637.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I made a crocheted pup for him as well.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNuNj2i3L8_10gfC4EZ_RW1FEfqyGYRGANSNtLWqfC33CcTNRk0rvh33TTC2BxFq-ev0e-U7L59xcp59GYjtFYVExp9fal5mYoVfacBJi9cjXqeVcniDe9w8WOt8Ml2x70R_ekpJaOoBZqpUvT0YaMxzxg9ZbAYB0ImLaVdUsRtLedmi9hyTCq6W4Dj97/s640/IMG_6685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNuNj2i3L8_10gfC4EZ_RW1FEfqyGYRGANSNtLWqfC33CcTNRk0rvh33TTC2BxFq-ev0e-U7L59xcp59GYjtFYVExp9fal5mYoVfacBJi9cjXqeVcniDe9w8WOt8Ml2x70R_ekpJaOoBZqpUvT0YaMxzxg9ZbAYB0ImLaVdUsRtLedmi9hyTCq6W4Dj97/w300-h400/IMG_6685.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The Christmas stocking for his mother, my daughter-in-law was also completed.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6I4dBds2GOi4MV2Xbf2beV1tHRCDcjfIErH9C-cBHDFYqW1-s9Pj5Yt5N0V6LTRVYyBgghQDxu7mAnPwWW3P0NUenSW3Xtzmnyji_nrNnSCJQJN1zV4WVUVQd5CXH-h2ZMckLqq7YFmN3SfSV9Nr2May19X72If7Bx6CtBhzK5Dpz9OsveMllUw0gYxK/s4032/IMG_6795.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/AVvXsEgG6I4dBds2GOi4MV2Xbf2beV1tHRCDcjfIErH9C-cBHDFYqW1-s9Pj5Yt5N0V6LTRVYyBgghQDxu7mAnPwWW3P0NUenSW3Xtzmnyji_nrNnSCJQJN1zV4WVUVQd5CXH-h2ZMckLqq7YFmN3SfSV9Nr2May19X72If7Bx6CtBhzK5Dpz9OsveMllUw0gYxK/w300-h400/IMG_6795.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finished a knitted project too....a boatneck pullover for my granddaughter.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgtaV1oMEfjUru4kQ-HM3YqGGao3wwY8rb3BgQSPVmRUSmbO4L0WU2y4Ig8p_Cst-lLTRuLmmOxOd2dRDzmIkT29dIYiaXYUWLTquov0uVVqQg_igu6hYi_lCFSdgDw-DgoMOSwkSLhVrUmJw7BeDmQjw4X_z1i4gttwb3lpEJhJibXKdayq3t-CciroE/s4032/IMG_6788.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/AVvXsEhcgtaV1oMEfjUru4kQ-HM3YqGGao3wwY8rb3BgQSPVmRUSmbO4L0WU2y4Ig8p_Cst-lLTRuLmmOxOd2dRDzmIkT29dIYiaXYUWLTquov0uVVqQg_igu6hYi_lCFSdgDw-DgoMOSwkSLhVrUmJw7BeDmQjw4X_z1i4gttwb3lpEJhJibXKdayq3t-CciroE/w400-h300/IMG_6788.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u>JULY</u></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>July brought the sadness of my mother's passing. Soon after though I finished my granddaughter's stocking. I still smile every time I look at this stocking. I think it is adorable.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQNqGl0eTKQhD7CxcgYh-XpamNpBLDzaxuYmBlAqEhsEtR-ILyyO63l9ZmGgzOQtZFUtOzRbYYgx3yS26dNdcL2_yh9wk4ipIdLa7ClxFzUUE1Pgb-zpj0_llh_gfG6jzkqEcSq1BbQjMOPPx3mwWcUZyQdS8p_w3pun42dZTv7clDNWAKjQ7IgWJC7c4/s4032/IMG_7033.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/AVvXsEhMQNqGl0eTKQhD7CxcgYh-XpamNpBLDzaxuYmBlAqEhsEtR-ILyyO63l9ZmGgzOQtZFUtOzRbYYgx3yS26dNdcL2_yh9wk4ipIdLa7ClxFzUUE1Pgb-zpj0_llh_gfG6jzkqEcSq1BbQjMOPPx3mwWcUZyQdS8p_w3pun42dZTv7clDNWAKjQ7IgWJC7c4/w300-h400/IMG_7033.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u>AUGUST</u></b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">In August I finished a replacement hat to give to my mother-in-law for her September 1st birthday.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></i></div><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/AVvXsEj3zjYw7rc7hFP6wbU0-gu8afvHOvTp7NyrBIml4C7hIPugNPJa6utSs2oV7FFEY9YABBf-XIYDcPGMsMQE-gPEjz4Sak0Q3qLtXk4p6IDkMyfOoR9UHzTPQqwPl47lqVMW59IKUI3M3cSeMEO10XoAofo9DCojtTqy-pjelw9T_0AU2IqAGEMWy7zVwD5x/s4032/IMG_7444.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/AVvXsEj3zjYw7rc7hFP6wbU0-gu8afvHOvTp7NyrBIml4C7hIPugNPJa6utSs2oV7FFEY9YABBf-XIYDcPGMsMQE-gPEjz4Sak0Q3qLtXk4p6IDkMyfOoR9UHzTPQqwPl47lqVMW59IKUI3M3cSeMEO10XoAofo9DCojtTqy-pjelw9T_0AU2IqAGEMWy7zVwD5x/w400-h300/IMG_7444.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #800180; font-style: normal;"><u>SEPTEMBER</u></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><i style="color: #0b5394;">I finished the Celtic Autumn table topper that my mother had hand-pieced and I hand quilted. I used to sit next to her bed and work on this when I visited her.</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0w0G4DjzLbnWvAQz-mv-vBmSS2lGoBbGdXAivJcOsDu8L_YrassmzTYXsJsxtl-9V7sN34mrbHT7a-JznsuFkgx9EIBf0kpnumeomS5j4m8CkD3Ij_gW1pTmwWlS28J9TZPDQrneOBqGH6TDg5yUatMaZsYkp3XYAjzx-x39OnolH3Y42xv-xjHV7Gry/s640/IMG_7607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0w0G4DjzLbnWvAQz-mv-vBmSS2lGoBbGdXAivJcOsDu8L_YrassmzTYXsJsxtl-9V7sN34mrbHT7a-JznsuFkgx9EIBf0kpnumeomS5j4m8CkD3Ij_gW1pTmwWlS28J9TZPDQrneOBqGH6TDg5yUatMaZsYkp3XYAjzx-x39OnolH3Y42xv-xjHV7Gry/w300-h400/IMG_7607.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i style="color: #0b5394;">September also saw the finish of the first Mill Hill Charmed Santa Face. This one is for my granddaughter. It is Joyful Santa.</i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #800180;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhgSsasCn6cxzt9VTrW-mgUT0_DGuYNsCOnjSZfV0Q9GZKvWKkrPSdjrG_qZ90BtAAQtrJWAPNNZ-WdW1loZxRBB19KeNtZjFeHYxP89UKE6mBjY8MLkbec8OsmaxwW9zmIx6E2_sFh9q5EKjH3-VdnBTWFyYn_OMzFyAerZQX77Mfv6f_YbS6s8bWsJt/s4032/IMG_7452.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/AVvXsEgQhgSsasCn6cxzt9VTrW-mgUT0_DGuYNsCOnjSZfV0Q9GZKvWKkrPSdjrG_qZ90BtAAQtrJWAPNNZ-WdW1loZxRBB19KeNtZjFeHYxP89UKE6mBjY8MLkbec8OsmaxwW9zmIx6E2_sFh9q5EKjH3-VdnBTWFyYn_OMzFyAerZQX77Mfv6f_YbS6s8bWsJt/w300-h400/IMG_7452.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><i><b style="color: #800180; font-style: normal;"><u>OCTOBER</u></b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span><i style="color: #0b5394;">October saw the early finish of Father Frost! He is the second Mill Hill Charmed Santa Faces ornament that I made. This one for my grandson.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQp01grmvj5soHUDBubiSG1Z7KlERje_udno3yJH-FODf5QMbbvgJ8sv0ap5b3rhqNDKrb4ednI6VrahAor0F8sY54frGwJrATRlvX9JHUUt34a05g5mvQM9VKZNQTxNfFhO3XjnLIpxK1G79qQgz3BryoEMDIx7TQWW8srcJyAdoHXVMMH2hMYf4q8ID/s4032/IMG_7717.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/AVvXsEjeQp01grmvj5soHUDBubiSG1Z7KlERje_udno3yJH-FODf5QMbbvgJ8sv0ap5b3rhqNDKrb4ednI6VrahAor0F8sY54frGwJrATRlvX9JHUUt34a05g5mvQM9VKZNQTxNfFhO3XjnLIpxK1G79qQgz3BryoEMDIx7TQWW8srcJyAdoHXVMMH2hMYf4q8ID/w300-h400/IMG_7717.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i>I surprised myself with two more finishes, when I decided at the last minute to make two little crocheted pups for my neighbor's daughter's new baby boy and his big brother. These were an easy craft to work on while flying to California for a visit with my son and his family.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PrR5NKkxbBnO2C9H1PGdRwmI-drvV2nS-tfH8TZheP02eHXQGhb4IBrhRdnPrwq-7Sy2vu22MjFCJSqafCLxlLYXmEIx2BVfEG1oykc9F_f90HJRl0xcS3Z0YhogQwCHSnJH87AEXhi3zkjCzfyWPT24rdfOCgjdPqrHoYUoufQrsaCJF2IwUECq511S/s4032/IMG_7834.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/AVvXsEh3PrR5NKkxbBnO2C9H1PGdRwmI-drvV2nS-tfH8TZheP02eHXQGhb4IBrhRdnPrwq-7Sy2vu22MjFCJSqafCLxlLYXmEIx2BVfEG1oykc9F_f90HJRl0xcS3Z0YhogQwCHSnJH87AEXhi3zkjCzfyWPT24rdfOCgjdPqrHoYUoufQrsaCJF2IwUECq511S/w300-h400/IMG_7834.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i><b style="color: #800180; font-style: normal;"><u>DECEMBER</u></b></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><i style="color: #0b5394;">There were two finishes in December. First, I finally added the buttons to my grandson's hooded jacket. It is ready for him to wear when he grows in to it.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4Fvpjdz3Jj7RxsIjpInu4mSxHegTyS46ZEnYV-wf32-P3m19cng6V03Z3roekOLW0r-Fd_9NFZCFmhct6UHnfEgQed4i19yomkUyIHtFV-XTwEXxv1hVccWvFnUA86NBuFdAYpMqTUVs-LSUzbrpxByCGFeLS1R12wACMaU2rvF9dzInyjHG-wKHfTcD/s4032/IMG_8150.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/AVvXsEiG4Fvpjdz3Jj7RxsIjpInu4mSxHegTyS46ZEnYV-wf32-P3m19cng6V03Z3roekOLW0r-Fd_9NFZCFmhct6UHnfEgQed4i19yomkUyIHtFV-XTwEXxv1hVccWvFnUA86NBuFdAYpMqTUVs-LSUzbrpxByCGFeLS1R12wACMaU2rvF9dzInyjHG-wKHfTcD/w300-h400/IMG_8150.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i>Just before Christmas I finished my grandson's "Waiting for Santa" stocking.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-rvPIO1LV5y_fUihszsvUt4qfJmNcoFSDBjDGd8Mg-8LzCjBaCunVdiDtHf9ckYwGo1L0vxmTcjuJ1URm6xTiO-TiiH-DleL4lHvl2GEtz3KD0vAA21blG7J6gMmCig4hh8sTSp7JcIFFa8Hcg-m0vOhms30ASpZ_tTqSusD0FS6TBxxRK6L5pGFKGYD/s640/IMG_8204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-rvPIO1LV5y_fUihszsvUt4qfJmNcoFSDBjDGd8Mg-8LzCjBaCunVdiDtHf9ckYwGo1L0vxmTcjuJ1URm6xTiO-TiiH-DleL4lHvl2GEtz3KD0vAA21blG7J6gMmCig4hh8sTSp7JcIFFa8Hcg-m0vOhms30ASpZ_tTqSusD0FS6TBxxRK6L5pGFKGYD/w300-h400/IMG_8204.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I finished three stockings this past year. Wow!</i></div><br /><i>I think 2023 was a very productive year for me. I finished a total of 16 items and have several more in progress. </i></span></span></span></span></span><i style="color: #0b5394;">I wonder what 2024 will bring. I have to find my list from last year to see what I want to concentrate on next year....or make a new list. That will be my first post in the new year.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you for sharing my crafting progress throughout the year.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;">I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/slow-sunday-stitching-new-years-eve.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> this New Year's Eve. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. I think I will spend some time on October Morning. I would like that to be my first finish of the new year.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: #0b5394;">Happy New Year!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-62740210144636690522023-12-25T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-25T00:00:00.140-05:00Merry Christmas!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhND1RCE_yShFwKbjLqG26x7A4xd4aHnMWA28sDHZdphy8nNK2Qoz0Dbccgsp_H5eMGtBoylNEmBfC-Yv_bYcqiMEIWjBHSsL5tL5IQYOHZSHNEDKUcNb9cKFheMRpdTFOy5idTQiMOPiD5zqgjugVUCoI_3EC9NjwmAjczS1FwQiBWxGULP8ErSP2EA1pB/s400/merry%20Christmas.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhND1RCE_yShFwKbjLqG26x7A4xd4aHnMWA28sDHZdphy8nNK2Qoz0Dbccgsp_H5eMGtBoylNEmBfC-Yv_bYcqiMEIWjBHSsL5tL5IQYOHZSHNEDKUcNb9cKFheMRpdTFOy5idTQiMOPiD5zqgjugVUCoI_3EC9NjwmAjczS1FwQiBWxGULP8ErSP2EA1pB/w400-h300/merry%20Christmas.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-87552916638640878452023-12-24T00:00:00.004-05:002023-12-24T13:01:35.308-05:00In the nick of time<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finished the "Waiting for Santa" stocking just in time for Old St. Nick to fill it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58iS4llyKDnE1xwgsltD8YvVo-MzF_K1O7F_ZfM31Uz0NfIePtJYhChhvv4kb6ZiKDNYJa73fMtnGVStti8oqdUAlRbnQhv2dcjpi05oEKeZwTcuvC5FjYegxXguybiHcidNOOfnsH1iAFIgm1HHLdtA2QoxmdVI0kcLx_uzzM8pJLrGRXgMf6wsKpRhE/s640/IMG_8201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58iS4llyKDnE1xwgsltD8YvVo-MzF_K1O7F_ZfM31Uz0NfIePtJYhChhvv4kb6ZiKDNYJa73fMtnGVStti8oqdUAlRbnQhv2dcjpi05oEKeZwTcuvC5FjYegxXguybiHcidNOOfnsH1iAFIgm1HHLdtA2QoxmdVI0kcLx_uzzM8pJLrGRXgMf6wsKpRhE/w300-h400/IMG_8201.jpg" width="300" /></a><i> </i></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I spent part of Saturday choosing the lining fabric and then assembling the stocking. I had two fabrics in mind for the lining, but the other fabric piece wasn't large enough so this is the one I chose. It is covered with gingerbread men and peppermints.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGJFMdD4gNhXLIA7DV5T340Zu9Dx7kNek9f_O3Lce_WRUwEX9hvk8EBeSTu14jKuwVX7GrG1idHQLh_GL_Kx2_I80t7S7cL0UGG19GMi435DQkxKsXx4zPsZOn-RsBKfqxbqHuyTwyF5tGYgXoWDqNaT4aIPKnXmwpwGC63tMj9Gvaqx1l1hi_fKmVJA6/s640/IMG_8202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGJFMdD4gNhXLIA7DV5T340Zu9Dx7kNek9f_O3Lce_WRUwEX9hvk8EBeSTu14jKuwVX7GrG1idHQLh_GL_Kx2_I80t7S7cL0UGG19GMi435DQkxKsXx4zPsZOn-RsBKfqxbqHuyTwyF5tGYgXoWDqNaT4aIPKnXmwpwGC63tMj9Gvaqx1l1hi_fKmVJA6/w300-h400/IMG_8202.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I sewed all the pieces together and then just had to slip stitch a small opening in the lining fabric near the heal. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrrfUIRXxcmyQM7otqLuMWeOuc7W1nejvPC-3iXPnUzysXjvgjt4ydc_pxsXQ2vrZovQ2OtxPICROKwowN2FqIZoKzivsE9kEAmpi1h9hf8cbHdGctgpYBarBLQRgt0qEutBk9z1Pj6-LmBYyFHzIi5vljFzYZn9SlYeMI73NqZDzxeuGimrjtcACCzRe/s640/IMG_8203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrrfUIRXxcmyQM7otqLuMWeOuc7W1nejvPC-3iXPnUzysXjvgjt4ydc_pxsXQ2vrZovQ2OtxPICROKwowN2FqIZoKzivsE9kEAmpi1h9hf8cbHdGctgpYBarBLQRgt0qEutBk9z1Pj6-LmBYyFHzIi5vljFzYZn9SlYeMI73NqZDzxeuGimrjtcACCzRe/w300-h400/IMG_8203.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am so pleased with how the stocking turned out. Another finish for 2023!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmg26UrLGz71d-9VuUe8iKnKZbkhAjurD7wGF5qBeDAAmboqEjAx4ZAxM8Z6dJ6OaT_q4YkoR7nz19oY1JYirSd05OuawNP_c2z5esYhB966suWOPgcIzaIeVnOyZSKMx2GfPmJxWOZr6WB6_zxJyAVn9LUrYFAVUhRWNUph807_Vdp40ALUj1fHmWbLd/s640/IMG_8206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmg26UrLGz71d-9VuUe8iKnKZbkhAjurD7wGF5qBeDAAmboqEjAx4ZAxM8Z6dJ6OaT_q4YkoR7nz19oY1JYirSd05OuawNP_c2z5esYhB966suWOPgcIzaIeVnOyZSKMx2GfPmJxWOZr6WB6_zxJyAVn9LUrYFAVUhRWNUph807_Vdp40ALUj1fHmWbLd/w300-h400/IMG_8206.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo5SpCjVUBKKdR1LY3OwcCbrUc4WuFybqli5bhA19RrKOVPhDFFMUGdYKcQxYtJ5e2Lcsb8l0YF2yVM3ohgL7dq9pS6iTQbN9qmk32ZDaSwRTje_M7pQOMAo4ttdNJCsVgMysK08tZ3v2lodCjGYBgssJM_P9IVgl_u-8DGhztDiUMTI235UY-cTw0WA_/s640/IMG_8205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTo5SpCjVUBKKdR1LY3OwcCbrUc4WuFybqli5bhA19RrKOVPhDFFMUGdYKcQxYtJ5e2Lcsb8l0YF2yVM3ohgL7dq9pS6iTQbN9qmk32ZDaSwRTje_M7pQOMAo4ttdNJCsVgMysK08tZ3v2lodCjGYBgssJM_P9IVgl_u-8DGhztDiUMTI235UY-cTw0WA_/w300-h400/IMG_8205.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ta-da!</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8l3j_YWjwqYY9R1GAL2OBhWXnPS6tZk6YIrnitSAjwVj6tsDqmvQH8gmHa7amMrXDJeyTmlZpmoDSTAn75a17X3S0gLWV2SZzMQL4f5pi7xybhBLOMZKhzZ2bGqzBvYboYmgrghQc4nKJpyk3iqPhjtI6F6mAvKVHy8hjfxaBqdEsHm9keWP2CtyJBcz/s640/IMG_8204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8l3j_YWjwqYY9R1GAL2OBhWXnPS6tZk6YIrnitSAjwVj6tsDqmvQH8gmHa7amMrXDJeyTmlZpmoDSTAn75a17X3S0gLWV2SZzMQL4f5pi7xybhBLOMZKhzZ2bGqzBvYboYmgrghQc4nKJpyk3iqPhjtI6F6mAvKVHy8hjfxaBqdEsHm9keWP2CtyJBcz/w300-h400/IMG_8204.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I will be joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/slow-sunday-stitching_0305433162.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a> on Christmas Eve! Pop on over to her blog and see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A Merry Christmas Eve to everyone!</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-82687454953909644222023-12-17T07:25:00.003-05:002023-12-17T07:37:13.040-05:00Christmas Trees<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Many years ago a local office building would put up a big Christmas tree, decorate its windows with holiday scenes and decorate its lobby too. It was a fun holiday destination each year as there was also an outdoor ice skating rink on its plaza. There hasn't been any of these for several years now. This year Hubby noticed when driving home from work that the tree was up again so we decided to take a look. Sure enough there was a big tree out front.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-CzPjCscI8EF0fUG-zY1-StMdLwXBARY_UADDIG2kKPAB02STTZo99WwT9IkPwJmwyyfJ_JGeDjHPi1EVDA1RxdCjzyYDZs6GtOdVVNfPmdjGQkuEr9e9eAalOxx6hBX3RIKPT1WMKtGRhhr9JEUDyWvFY13b-3Mw82j3K5Lj0CzC_bkZK2PmeezI6ku/s640/IMG_8140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-CzPjCscI8EF0fUG-zY1-StMdLwXBARY_UADDIG2kKPAB02STTZo99WwT9IkPwJmwyyfJ_JGeDjHPi1EVDA1RxdCjzyYDZs6GtOdVVNfPmdjGQkuEr9e9eAalOxx6hBX3RIKPT1WMKtGRhhr9JEUDyWvFY13b-3Mw82j3K5Lj0CzC_bkZK2PmeezI6ku/w300-h400/IMG_8140.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>There was also a group of trees in the lobby.....</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZpoRwG859Liw-W4f8p2-YM2LkNFu5IsN5-fcn6gZbzPTBnDi9LZY26wCkhZb8RPR5_XyqUXLaqvtRsTEtR5dhL2_lWXvQdCYRDrt4uz4XFUF0anKA2qvkMzWAPFI7DWJWkohaEaYXzgXdbLlWcthXYEhWjH5QS_F8gj1JOmj0j5LpSoHSWAvqTqhqt_s/s640/IMG_8141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZpoRwG859Liw-W4f8p2-YM2LkNFu5IsN5-fcn6gZbzPTBnDi9LZY26wCkhZb8RPR5_XyqUXLaqvtRsTEtR5dhL2_lWXvQdCYRDrt4uz4XFUF0anKA2qvkMzWAPFI7DWJWkohaEaYXzgXdbLlWcthXYEhWjH5QS_F8gj1JOmj0j5LpSoHSWAvqTqhqt_s/w300-h400/IMG_8141.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>as well as one on the second floor lobby.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKwbg50Amxrz9JlbxZn9KT83fqF_YwkKcnumYgIjMP3GZcEkkO4Xb-3a2utHIBG3zmY7PtgvZEsX95vZ4jzGuO4Z5HD5pofLgBzWu2dzwT1FrdNuTZtt6YhfDikfvBLhANpdrqMa2Q4rWtp2Tr_qQm7iIrYBwFljQBiv6Gtwzs5v9MdnNFFLtsGpR17UF/s640/IMG_8142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKwbg50Amxrz9JlbxZn9KT83fqF_YwkKcnumYgIjMP3GZcEkkO4Xb-3a2utHIBG3zmY7PtgvZEsX95vZ4jzGuO4Z5HD5pofLgBzWu2dzwT1FrdNuTZtt6YhfDikfvBLhANpdrqMa2Q4rWtp2Tr_qQm7iIrYBwFljQBiv6Gtwzs5v9MdnNFFLtsGpR17UF/w300-h400/IMG_8142.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> This brought back memories of when Hubby worked for an international company with offices in Manhattan and on Long Island. Each year there was a fancy company Christmas party that we attended and twice it was held at this office building in the decorated lobbies. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Sadly the office building no longer maintains the outdoor ice rink though the building and area for the rink are still there. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>We finished decorating our own tree at the beginning of this week. We were able to get the majority of our ornaments on it. We put the breakable ornaments up high so our little toddler granddaughter can't reach them. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Daytime....you can see the reupholstered chairs here.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ozI-kGJ910bTU9cD_ajhfSqIuNcT5MRmM8s-9mD7AQ861YObe0a0kRTftwlfBzKjm8M8iKIvSMYzPJsYOc9Mv7jyPOPwQnDlit6bpepe_X9FmjGMLqQ8b3G6SESXZnWZm_pLicUlR1vb_zq09Bf8dTjYs23GK3hVQEnPZZMUuEWRLROFkXZiUGq1dONz/s640/IMG_8153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ozI-kGJ910bTU9cD_ajhfSqIuNcT5MRmM8s-9mD7AQ861YObe0a0kRTftwlfBzKjm8M8iKIvSMYzPJsYOc9Mv7jyPOPwQnDlit6bpepe_X9FmjGMLqQ8b3G6SESXZnWZm_pLicUlR1vb_zq09Bf8dTjYs23GK3hVQEnPZZMUuEWRLROFkXZiUGq1dONz/w300-h400/IMG_8153.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">.....<i>and at night.</i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_9WpYImmnBIkF4ridHnUlMdcgopALWJ06ceitvKd0ijdZJ4Ue581YbGKqFXi76EP86scMyiwjOUw0st69GQGt47vLTnRo2LBmcH8WgGTBQLtxIszTW0lqulyXj9zvYSPyTO3Zmnx675-LoafCnd1Mk1dS_8qolhyphenhyphen_u7ruH9oMs25Z8LBZ6LqH14vDc4c/s640/IMG_8172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_9WpYImmnBIkF4ridHnUlMdcgopALWJ06ceitvKd0ijdZJ4Ue581YbGKqFXi76EP86scMyiwjOUw0st69GQGt47vLTnRo2LBmcH8WgGTBQLtxIszTW0lqulyXj9zvYSPyTO3Zmnx675-LoafCnd1Mk1dS_8qolhyphenhyphen_u7ruH9oMs25Z8LBZ6LqH14vDc4c/w300-h400/IMG_8172.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Finally, I have finished stitching the Christmas tree on "Waiting for Santa".</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TELYmyI_ZJ2tERJpq0HHR4ude-rsmLauFxSlImdUGwaNQj8myZ6snfgKS_yQiX_ALFkDp-Yh7g00eYWHSiomQlv_9Iny4y7blrGXytVKhS5fjJAwZ5repfu6jRQVXHDnybGRNWgUEcfbd0O6IVV3M6r4fWwCBQh7apq3Pew-vh7DGPDHvIT_gUCO4DmL/s640/IMG_8180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TELYmyI_ZJ2tERJpq0HHR4ude-rsmLauFxSlImdUGwaNQj8myZ6snfgKS_yQiX_ALFkDp-Yh7g00eYWHSiomQlv_9Iny4y7blrGXytVKhS5fjJAwZ5repfu6jRQVXHDnybGRNWgUEcfbd0O6IVV3M6r4fWwCBQh7apq3Pew-vh7DGPDHvIT_gUCO4DmL/w300-h400/IMG_8180.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> I have moved on to stitching the fireplace. One of the colors has already had to be frogged as I was off by one stitch at the beginning of the swath I was stitching. Sigh..... I have gotten a lot of stitching done as, unfortunately I have been sick since Thursday with what I thought was a really bad cold, but turned out to be Covid. Hubby had been sick since the previous Sunday, but tested negative on Monday. He tested positive with me on Saturday. Hubby is starting to feel better. I still feel like I have a really bad head cold. Thankfully, I had the updated shot in September. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/12/slow-sunday-stitching_01672481833.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-38585722041913092972023-12-09T16:49:00.000-05:002023-12-09T16:49:10.310-05:00Preparing for Christmas<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The outside of our house is decorated. It is pretty much the same as it is every year. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lZs3Um_ULx7x8XW3bp2XgZNHg1DEFb4iAbJ-EZF2NuAX4U_dydshPkvBOaR7g_x7RKbmIW2MIhBr2mGQCA3qKTrxmRklqXICdho2FUqdZCxDXuVD5sP8Ch5z4GKciSNOnK978oh0f1dVjuqap3oJBTZ1F7kpZ9nL_jwwZnOHvp3DEIBXlh8vYJpM-XlR/s4032/IMG_8099.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEh9lZs3Um_ULx7x8XW3bp2XgZNHg1DEFb4iAbJ-EZF2NuAX4U_dydshPkvBOaR7g_x7RKbmIW2MIhBr2mGQCA3qKTrxmRklqXICdho2FUqdZCxDXuVD5sP8Ch5z4GKciSNOnK978oh0f1dVjuqap3oJBTZ1F7kpZ9nL_jwwZnOHvp3DEIBXlh8vYJpM-XlR/w400-h300/IMG_8099.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My Santas are in the front window.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo744TSwqTPCh5gC-UJcNRaT5wStaAqvh1J_5Up9O30bONebRwSgjM3ljMmMnYX_2uOEO8mLLBlv9dGSMyHdlSNCweWAjkQ3lmSHZtTwYoyF40ZnCaYGlrUBBI4H6Zz18cFA6btIWGp5gNrnD7yYPYM6bN2WdxLu8LtpJ5VpoeHj4LFLhEWlQZZfDnMxh/s4032/IMG_8097.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhPo744TSwqTPCh5gC-UJcNRaT5wStaAqvh1J_5Up9O30bONebRwSgjM3ljMmMnYX_2uOEO8mLLBlv9dGSMyHdlSNCweWAjkQ3lmSHZtTwYoyF40ZnCaYGlrUBBI4H6Zz18cFA6btIWGp5gNrnD7yYPYM6bN2WdxLu8LtpJ5VpoeHj4LFLhEWlQZZfDnMxh/w400-h300/IMG_8097.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>It is hard to get a good photo of them.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>My village is all set up. </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp32HWR0iK_G6n2U2RMi7EqNJjW6aeGycELgmRbIFcu7r-t0BQhQ-m1G9Fe163MGda7TwZZ4i6lTAu7RVBIOmXicO00Rh-bzTVb9xZYcjJnxj6PtD9AlmQY92mfI4Cgc8M1LInHVNijrNoX1eAidd_ukt8-1w53Qy2YSjJ_iO4QFTcnl-mZXhEj32ZJZI/s4032/IMG_8103.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgfp32HWR0iK_G6n2U2RMi7EqNJjW6aeGycELgmRbIFcu7r-t0BQhQ-m1G9Fe163MGda7TwZZ4i6lTAu7RVBIOmXicO00Rh-bzTVb9xZYcjJnxj6PtD9AlmQY92mfI4Cgc8M1LInHVNijrNoX1eAidd_ukt8-1w53Qy2YSjJ_iO4QFTcnl-mZXhEj32ZJZI/w400-h300/IMG_8103.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I added the skating rink in front this year. I bought it years ago from Avon. </i></span><i> I don't always put it out as it takes up a lot of room.</i></span></span></p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-7q9Yjzz9m5TYE8JnV4BAMwDmbsluJzbZvUPdQNNlSkULxXNmzSrh2A4SqTUpErj-jT2A-RO09lo70VM6iX99A_I66Y4mRTMh2avLmPPb5BtUWYBOSr_fNgELz9It1bevglxKv9CAvXu3EUtKVnnznEAoYszH1T3MGYjfcRhUYVxdrUa_0PvX5X1d02s/s4032/IMG_8104.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEic-7q9Yjzz9m5TYE8JnV4BAMwDmbsluJzbZvUPdQNNlSkULxXNmzSrh2A4SqTUpErj-jT2A-RO09lo70VM6iX99A_I66Y4mRTMh2avLmPPb5BtUWYBOSr_fNgELz9It1bevglxKv9CAvXu3EUtKVnnznEAoYszH1T3MGYjfcRhUYVxdrUa_0PvX5X1d02s/w400-h300/IMG_8104.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>The village looks pretty when it is lit at night.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lJHIO632I3QQ2BKmRlfhXtVjxlCts-OGnlxhS4xrIU5BGaCBQsSAeAfnNP03ubYhAtFBcVOVPrmkC10s6kVAOFg_FPDFZftfioN02lo-GsThqf61i65Ku_nuEss01uc-vxqdcF4r4Ms9AaR0HSFYSeXwlhvAp1FEMLlmde_q_F9Qz1QOOe9Hp1pZBc4i/s4032/IMG_8108.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEh8lJHIO632I3QQ2BKmRlfhXtVjxlCts-OGnlxhS4xrIU5BGaCBQsSAeAfnNP03ubYhAtFBcVOVPrmkC10s6kVAOFg_FPDFZftfioN02lo-GsThqf61i65Ku_nuEss01uc-vxqdcF4r4Ms9AaR0HSFYSeXwlhvAp1FEMLlmde_q_F9Qz1QOOe9Hp1pZBc4i/w400-h300/IMG_8108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>We bought the tree and set it up in the living room. It has lights and garland, but it still needs ornaments. That may be tonight's project.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Tuesday I mixed up a triple batch of stuffed clams and froze them. These are a favorite appetizer for Christmas.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1I7mXLSMr1egB7tiu-dMSGCYeZcqaLf9XhbnzWDy1yoer6LkqbKZgIdK3_sVRil8TFuRbwvBOgTQGDivCpNcu97bFpqCxuG9l5galf_NVjV-0qCUBGURL1iWIUYlDm9qStSDWobbFrCrMBT9yPG-RSltx_aAzaKZzvjKgGgo1xdTlIzRfQIZN8d6hoxS/s4032/IMG_8121.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEjO1I7mXLSMr1egB7tiu-dMSGCYeZcqaLf9XhbnzWDy1yoer6LkqbKZgIdK3_sVRil8TFuRbwvBOgTQGDivCpNcu97bFpqCxuG9l5galf_NVjV-0qCUBGURL1iWIUYlDm9qStSDWobbFrCrMBT9yPG-RSltx_aAzaKZzvjKgGgo1xdTlIzRfQIZN8d6hoxS/w400-h300/IMG_8121.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> You can find the recipe for them <a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/2022/12/hqal-update-and-christmas-cooking.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am still working on "Waiting for Santa". I have almost finished stitching the Christmas tree. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GcgepvU3Wc8xO6FP37XTTBnkwrGlOI1ufmwCwH2OAP15WOaY8aAsl0GgFAaYGzFhK_69NhxXCMkforZQNEojiOTjNNJ2P2pQMXXqJj7aHNZlZmDO6nsixhQtFE6vWbd_-3n4EOjP6AvBcaZYQBb425rQdseS6yeOfkh77TLmpM0auE8OGdzanrBVY-UV/s4032/IMG_8148.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/AVvXsEj3GcgepvU3Wc8xO6FP37XTTBnkwrGlOI1ufmwCwH2OAP15WOaY8aAsl0GgFAaYGzFhK_69NhxXCMkforZQNEojiOTjNNJ2P2pQMXXqJj7aHNZlZmDO6nsixhQtFE6vWbd_-3n4EOjP6AvBcaZYQBb425rQdseS6yeOfkh77TLmpM0auE8OGdzanrBVY-UV/w300-h400/IMG_8148.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I drove to the Button and Notion store that I was reminded of by a friend, but sadly it is no longer in business. I bought some buttons at my local yarn store. That owner told me that the button store was forced to close just recently. I have already the buttons to my grandson's hooded jacket. That is now finished and ready to give to him. I love the way it turned out with the two different yarns.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRVgcLzjWa9u12hB8sQo03lBJ-d7dwxD3gKuIH5JycO7nIy_nzSzaGXL4IlkvpmVQoKeAFLuXr7KY4IsLEtKnkHvKC_FNQR_FgJG01raJCYw2pH1LId4HrvWU5bH9-NvTjAnZEFGMtSk3yfNjL6C_QYZY_3ww2h4FvE46v2I6sH3iEeFfb4olCoUpC0Va/s4032/IMG_8150.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/AVvXsEheRVgcLzjWa9u12hB8sQo03lBJ-d7dwxD3gKuIH5JycO7nIy_nzSzaGXL4IlkvpmVQoKeAFLuXr7KY4IsLEtKnkHvKC_FNQR_FgJG01raJCYw2pH1LId4HrvWU5bH9-NvTjAnZEFGMtSk3yfNjL6C_QYZY_3ww2h4FvE46v2I6sH3iEeFfb4olCoUpC0Va/w300-h400/IMG_8150.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been doing some online and in person shopping. I'm not done yet. Hubby and my son in law are really hard to buy for. Neither of them really want anything. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. I will be working on my grandson's stocking. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-27240665402998754452023-12-03T00:30:00.001-05:002023-12-03T00:30:00.145-05:00Last Stitch Along Update for 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Since the next update would be Christmas Eve, this is the last Stitch Along update for this year. The Stitch Along will return in 6 weeks. I will be posting other craft updates though throughout December. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is where I was with October Morning three weeks ago.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuJRqe7mZmOgFskvZJxGyT04CdS61KQwj92CVgvbX1BqtW2Xj7aI0QHlemkPxDfLHFBfrczP_Eo9peK5f8WO0z-b_rgbo1H7yG7jX2KDuBP8S-b4xcBuR47BLchOhjHI-wIGPzHsJMeY2xxfEau43wkv7rZiY6eEJmg0gxHyRAjSFc0gx-2_tbObaXYsxT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuJRqe7mZmOgFskvZJxGyT04CdS61KQwj92CVgvbX1BqtW2Xj7aI0QHlemkPxDfLHFBfrczP_Eo9peK5f8WO0z-b_rgbo1H7yG7jX2KDuBP8S-b4xcBuR47BLchOhjHI-wIGPzHsJMeY2xxfEau43wkv7rZiY6eEJmg0gxHyRAjSFc0gx-2_tbObaXYsxT=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">I have continued to move to the left and have added part of a branch/trunk and more leaves. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72jOgeKdEmcr3ecZIowz99WQ-LwmWsU8eLXn2Kdr5M5lLiEZG_ePf6aDx7m31GEL2UkM7kyyFoc0ENLtRTJvXX31bBHLecr4fikh9kDVj_kmWn2aNS2bFpBMGLmj4Mfr3bVXYEk4Su6wFPZp2wbuwLypd6zNm0OrbjLgd7wwp7IA4BLRGYAOG0nIqVdA-/s640/IMG_8091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72jOgeKdEmcr3ecZIowz99WQ-LwmWsU8eLXn2Kdr5M5lLiEZG_ePf6aDx7m31GEL2UkM7kyyFoc0ENLtRTJvXX31bBHLecr4fikh9kDVj_kmWn2aNS2bFpBMGLmj4Mfr3bVXYEk4Su6wFPZp2wbuwLypd6zNm0OrbjLgd7wwp7IA4BLRGYAOG0nIqVdA-/w300-h400/IMG_8091.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am hoping to be able to finish this is the first quarter of the new year. </i></div></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://heidishomemadequiltsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, <a href="http://homeofaflossjunkie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cindy</a></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-74025965952111169082023-12-03T00:00:00.002-05:002023-12-03T08:11:03.085-05:00First post of December<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I can't believe we are already in December. I have hardly even started my Christmas shopping yet. Hubby and I have started decorating though. The lights and nativity are up outside and my dining room window is mostly done. My Christmas dishes are out and in use. Photos in another post. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The "Waiting for Santa" stocking is progressing nicely. I added some backstitching to the boy and french knots to the poinsettias on the right. I am steadily stitching the Christmas tree. I think I will try to finish it before I move over to the fireplace behind the boy's head. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-phYR79vRKieI0hNspUzFck4pqAqhmfXg_rmCler1uycafLEFES7uYiCp3ovT1Fphu2gtC_Gi7LTOnBw0NN8xSesUH5VGF5J3L3u3fu4w_JwUotLAmaWiYgpKbekPNX8PnhQMsJkhGwOH6KqeiwfifkGS-0NOGMxkrySfl7f9fbaenqds1yr5eWuBB3Z/s640/IMG_8092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-phYR79vRKieI0hNspUzFck4pqAqhmfXg_rmCler1uycafLEFES7uYiCp3ovT1Fphu2gtC_Gi7LTOnBw0NN8xSesUH5VGF5J3L3u3fu4w_JwUotLAmaWiYgpKbekPNX8PnhQMsJkhGwOH6KqeiwfifkGS-0NOGMxkrySfl7f9fbaenqds1yr5eWuBB3Z/w400-h300/IMG_8092.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have added a few more logs to the Log Cabin Star blocks. I am up to one of the logs that needs my concentration. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLwg4BiF_NDx7TtVgsyaAQf4Lcmj-qzCTrKLTPgiOHLpja_BdCdK_bbeem7EpswP44tTCBBGaTpZmCJHDRo-RvpmCx6Qor4EJL9fx50YamgmX8VaEo5MNu_LAio6DdKgD8XrWB4LmQGBBWqGqjkLSnZo-RaLt-XpaishfLf3AuufVG4_J0pdSG5RETga3/s640/IMG_8093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLwg4BiF_NDx7TtVgsyaAQf4Lcmj-qzCTrKLTPgiOHLpja_BdCdK_bbeem7EpswP44tTCBBGaTpZmCJHDRo-RvpmCx6Qor4EJL9fx50YamgmX8VaEo5MNu_LAio6DdKgD8XrWB4LmQGBBWqGqjkLSnZo-RaLt-XpaishfLf3AuufVG4_J0pdSG5RETga3/w300-h400/IMG_8093.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>You may remember that a friend dropped off some quilt kits, notions and fabrics for me last week. Well she did so again. This time her package included a bunch of books and a bag of beautiful fabrics. The books included one of the few Alex Anderson books that I don't currently own. What a treat. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2W2uxPx1He2j71MTgw6PbWK_0dWkX-8ZK1E_4PEEIfhBxF2_Zx8_0HNWlDB5D-ZZpBIhmXjI6wZeW0qH8N0cYyG3TYF7WJ91yhZKT2y4LdBRRAUMYkGTx3bFDAZrIJ3Bcb-ct8Zy3_FtQC0Cj2_4n39S12DV5Vz7PKN-H11TF782ntLYDyL8v02yDa36L/s640/IMG_8090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2W2uxPx1He2j71MTgw6PbWK_0dWkX-8ZK1E_4PEEIfhBxF2_Zx8_0HNWlDB5D-ZZpBIhmXjI6wZeW0qH8N0cYyG3TYF7WJ91yhZKT2y4LdBRRAUMYkGTx3bFDAZrIJ3Bcb-ct8Zy3_FtQC0Cj2_4n39S12DV5Vz7PKN-H11TF782ntLYDyL8v02yDa36L/w300-h400/IMG_8090.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The fabrics are mostly shades of red and blue calicos and solids. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cAB4ywy9BUkvIk6wtiNRipONVSuSVHM1FmcUtfEvjxsKLUK5ZfWfmX9Tzbi80ePwRSj3jnaFLTYMm1V9XZVc_R3F7mBXNwwTFju85X6M6Zy8dwqPhYQe2EUmdeAiOQIRDIltqJEJo-XTvLdqGPNuDC5pcUYFG1mW9TyEKDMVn24P0e-FoO5Kf-uvPOzy/s640/IMG_8094.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cAB4ywy9BUkvIk6wtiNRipONVSuSVHM1FmcUtfEvjxsKLUK5ZfWfmX9Tzbi80ePwRSj3jnaFLTYMm1V9XZVc_R3F7mBXNwwTFju85X6M6Zy8dwqPhYQe2EUmdeAiOQIRDIltqJEJo-XTvLdqGPNuDC5pcUYFG1mW9TyEKDMVn24P0e-FoO5Kf-uvPOzy/w400-h300/IMG_8094.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcmJHfTf8rXhGHJDLDXho9bv3Y_jmZpKAUeY2NimDCBgr59pgBOk9ZtFkkey9CP4J2aLOc0d8gnWL7ULAWK1cjC-27vsQ-OwIWOi0XHQgAd05rwgr8WsPLNvjKyzVGWLfdi4X184gLpfLoEy-eTVPW_LAXZLZ73Wa3bWlbt1WK7R2WGvnJabeY3RlIwya/s640/IMG_8095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcmJHfTf8rXhGHJDLDXho9bv3Y_jmZpKAUeY2NimDCBgr59pgBOk9ZtFkkey9CP4J2aLOc0d8gnWL7ULAWK1cjC-27vsQ-OwIWOi0XHQgAd05rwgr8WsPLNvjKyzVGWLfdi4X184gLpfLoEy-eTVPW_LAXZLZ73Wa3bWlbt1WK7R2WGvnJabeY3RlIwya/w400-h300/IMG_8095.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Oh my, it was as if Christmas came early. I am greatly appreciative of this generous stash addition. I am dreaming of some great quilts in my future.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Make yourself a cup of tea, coffee or even hot chocolate and pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-56670760217394923502023-11-26T00:00:00.002-05:002023-11-26T08:14:20.485-05:00Last post of November<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I hope everyone in the US had a very happy Thanksgiving celebration. Hubby and I had a small celebration with my mother-in-law. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrssl53f683Qam68Y2aznuwjtaCcnb2aynuoWoPccrI5_8bBW01XRUns6AiQmiXlhqHTrj_yZekNsY00aF3eJgptbNOKjm-lis0L-Lk5FZhfFQudliuU1z0g6MEU38TXn1BxUpquazqyKzsauAlxjpWrPSVtP4O0P0FJ-dlE_5SJG3BqHpFPktFZkGrdc/s4032/IMG_8052.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/AVvXsEhWrssl53f683Qam68Y2aznuwjtaCcnb2aynuoWoPccrI5_8bBW01XRUns6AiQmiXlhqHTrj_yZekNsY00aF3eJgptbNOKjm-lis0L-Lk5FZhfFQudliuU1z0g6MEU38TXn1BxUpquazqyKzsauAlxjpWrPSVtP4O0P0FJ-dlE_5SJG3BqHpFPktFZkGrdc/w400-h300/IMG_8052.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>There was turkey....</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZremHsEIBUPkPH6ZZm716mHeqtdcjDJaGDcdno-8HmIp-YfNnBoKUmIzrXoKSNw_5RqXa0-vSp9o17T4l7uUZw8pRo9nlpvczF7-eolu_1mLxagrPllgSHI0r9x44I8tbTR0JT-8SD7vKOipzlJoUmzFLVQAvAKPJyA9pM9L6kUjurg008uaUuJaFeOw/s4032/IMG_8051.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/AVvXsEgjZremHsEIBUPkPH6ZZm716mHeqtdcjDJaGDcdno-8HmIp-YfNnBoKUmIzrXoKSNw_5RqXa0-vSp9o17T4l7uUZw8pRo9nlpvczF7-eolu_1mLxagrPllgSHI0r9x44I8tbTR0JT-8SD7vKOipzlJoUmzFLVQAvAKPJyA9pM9L6kUjurg008uaUuJaFeOw/w400-h300/IMG_8051.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> and pumpkin pie. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHQdj3fyOu3axNHMil1cdjdAkU8C4RGXVKdGyqK_WjOx5AVKiuvlKsCXOCFio-oIUOhzMh2432plKPsfztPTVjidZOMH3YAZjwRCytD6UUc9U2kIlZqYaNx0y6CDBiOpW4f9BQA2K-lZktzRLRk4dsF6Q-wvdjz0LrKvM2w0-RKzQbM13ivrOTZlOjI5P/s4032/IMG_8055.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/AVvXsEiRHQdj3fyOu3axNHMil1cdjdAkU8C4RGXVKdGyqK_WjOx5AVKiuvlKsCXOCFio-oIUOhzMh2432plKPsfztPTVjidZOMH3YAZjwRCytD6UUc9U2kIlZqYaNx0y6CDBiOpW4f9BQA2K-lZktzRLRk4dsF6Q-wvdjz0LrKvM2w0-RKzQbM13ivrOTZlOjI5P/w300-h400/IMG_8055.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>We video chatted with each of our children and the grandkids.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been steadily adding stitches to "Waiting for Santa". I have finished 2 of the 4 pages of stitching with just a little bit of backstitching needed on one of them. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk0hAlXSMa69-4pplZHI64X0r-TlrA3tGkzSNglEX29LJvs-KZkWUMZemYgJHqm1C8K1oRgSZrPSZv_M2KdcWqsA8RXlHgRKG6r7utoc3zwMqnx8HyGlYXrahRVGLGM1taQTbpxxRDwm0JYGY_DMZg9cYUl9uxFfwQKMCbXrsQAv1Iv4nmY_sSWfUOMtc/s4032/IMG_8043.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/AVvXsEhNk0hAlXSMa69-4pplZHI64X0r-TlrA3tGkzSNglEX29LJvs-KZkWUMZemYgJHqm1C8K1oRgSZrPSZv_M2KdcWqsA8RXlHgRKG6r7utoc3zwMqnx8HyGlYXrahRVGLGM1taQTbpxxRDwm0JYGY_DMZg9cYUl9uxFfwQKMCbXrsQAv1Iv4nmY_sSWfUOMtc/w300-h400/IMG_8043.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am well on my way to being halfway done with page number 3. I may be able to finish this stocking for Christmas after all. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have finished all of the knitting on my grandson's hooded jacket. I need to sew in all the ends, add my label and buy some buttons. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCkgnIZrn-ivx8AdqRKAJYMt2ELvz5Fu7VOdkIJKBy46Azy5oK735oJ28D-4ZY2sMiyOGB3ROuP7_4lo7UsArqFAq29JWL5GzY2H1SWQEmDST8wXic6vyAazN7RNBCrNOO2goXEgoS1ZsypXVUc9UdS7n8IDqIXJO10XKz0DB5VNjkIyV4ddf86zSF7p_/s640/IMG_8061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCkgnIZrn-ivx8AdqRKAJYMt2ELvz5Fu7VOdkIJKBy46Azy5oK735oJ28D-4ZY2sMiyOGB3ROuP7_4lo7UsArqFAq29JWL5GzY2H1SWQEmDST8wXic6vyAazN7RNBCrNOO2goXEgoS1ZsypXVUc9UdS7n8IDqIXJO10XKz0DB5VNjkIyV4ddf86zSF7p_/w400-h300/IMG_8061.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>He is 5 months old and the jacket is 18 month size so it will be a while before he can wear it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finished another 10 blocks on the Log Cabin Star quilt. There are now 111 out of 196 Log Cabin blocks completed. I already have a start on the next 10 blocks. I am determined to get this quilt completed next year.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZIJ0qJLA6iEM7_0-JFJnsT9Tix6tWF0ikb-uRaVD6341pGNWNF7bUYSeuw9HTtKAzrt202sjYeJx7YNSPQo5XzuoFx-8WIaEGEguBcCHlYUx4813-ANDJXW514hRBqkpMLMfHAkddxPI0gVZ1QO5Q6VGhsl4VHeUE4JrbxtQv6RdqgVGqIqHESGZYVnf/s4032/IMG_8059.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/AVvXsEiiZIJ0qJLA6iEM7_0-JFJnsT9Tix6tWF0ikb-uRaVD6341pGNWNF7bUYSeuw9HTtKAzrt202sjYeJx7YNSPQo5XzuoFx-8WIaEGEguBcCHlYUx4813-ANDJXW514hRBqkpMLMfHAkddxPI0gVZ1QO5Q6VGhsl4VHeUE4JrbxtQv6RdqgVGqIqHESGZYVnf/w400-h300/IMG_8059.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>A friend from my PTA days contacted me and asked if I wanted some quilt fabric, kits and patterns gratis. I said sure. Her mother is an avid quilter. This is what she dropped off in a bag on my porch. I am so grateful for their generosity.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDS2nhY0XF10hN7TUoxhlxH5oei-qxkqLFNCX9M5w1hjwgOXztTB6At7EnX2aLrqPYl_pWV7uMj_edhFYOS_kWAsbSnTrcsENHIgdBoM84Y9BX4XLqejhsTWRn_wvLIzYkFP-v3HCIge_ygRIHBEjh6Zg_7q8LmaJZlVrZD0eGEOTsj9RoEdAULl7eEU7/s4032/IMG_8039.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/AVvXsEgJDS2nhY0XF10hN7TUoxhlxH5oei-qxkqLFNCX9M5w1hjwgOXztTB6At7EnX2aLrqPYl_pWV7uMj_edhFYOS_kWAsbSnTrcsENHIgdBoM84Y9BX4XLqejhsTWRn_wvLIzYkFP-v3HCIge_ygRIHBEjh6Zg_7q8LmaJZlVrZD0eGEOTsj9RoEdAULl7eEU7/w400-h300/IMG_8039.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>You can bet that the top fabric is going to be used in the I-spy quilts I plan on making. There is a beautiful garden quilt kit that I want to try to expand my skills. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYb2XeMoONAk3PJwUYJwqEcbmcDn6QLKJ1dnb_sTMuhHqieRYUPYdEQM0LsSg64ozWov-aoUGx6Z_VOFr-LYJEvWbWa3mscVyhJr4qp03RX2DuflZNp3xo28nIA1LAFI-ILoaI6KbKymySkH_tr6EdoDqI-kEVzth7BID9GM3H6UGoLmGaWDxCnCP2Q25C/s4032/IMG_8040.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/AVvXsEiYb2XeMoONAk3PJwUYJwqEcbmcDn6QLKJ1dnb_sTMuhHqieRYUPYdEQM0LsSg64ozWov-aoUGx6Z_VOFr-LYJEvWbWa3mscVyhJr4qp03RX2DuflZNp3xo28nIA1LAFI-ILoaI6KbKymySkH_tr6EdoDqI-kEVzth7BID9GM3H6UGoLmGaWDxCnCP2Q25C/w300-h400/IMG_8040.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>These plastic fabric bolts will be perfect for storing a few smaller pieces of fabric. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWkVHNDdoTsWDuT8lTZbx7Q5wbLLfcwQtNgemp9rD7_Mm6yBwru5j2SMX-zBqqp47nlvslqxsxu-E2Bl2G9viqawKleFGNYzXaAYxAlyTKWZ-deLgJxbdvcoqSKFnWkTp5uXxBq4vdLq6z0uhtw4BVukuOdT6HmahgQVSekdQNzvd6KR5w1TiRs8Q0Mmp/s4032/IMG_8041.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/AVvXsEiZWkVHNDdoTsWDuT8lTZbx7Q5wbLLfcwQtNgemp9rD7_Mm6yBwru5j2SMX-zBqqp47nlvslqxsxu-E2Bl2G9viqawKleFGNYzXaAYxAlyTKWZ-deLgJxbdvcoqSKFnWkTp5uXxBq4vdLq6z0uhtw4BVukuOdT6HmahgQVSekdQNzvd6KR5w1TiRs8Q0Mmp/w300-h400/IMG_8041.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Well, that is all for now.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I will be joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/11/slow-sunday-stitching_0839368701.html" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-21786411566881678872023-11-19T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-19T00:00:00.135-05:00Early Thanksgiving and lots of crafting progress. <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Hubby and I visited our daughter and her family last weekend. We celebrated an early Thanksgiving with them and her husband's parents. It was wonderful to see our granddaughter after several weeks apart. She is learning to do so many things. What a treat!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I made tasty <a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/praline-pumpkin-bars-7972284" target="_blank">Praline Pumpkin Bars</a> for dessert as they would travel well.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF67acB3D3EgqlauFplQjZpLWatvMZ2Qw-M6ATqktE0F6O8SIB_ksUokYJx_SllO85KPJ5vUrMkAjUUDcXTsMWTC6P8aI3o7ccZ4M3kjX_qWcAfaJOBYgo-D_VKXaeFNiNj6PAMC4oEJ_uQ7Lm4tlB8sAfRocJojMpg4TOqdiFRqM8oE4g4Uj7GIehDRVw/s4032/IMG_7955.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEiF67acB3D3EgqlauFplQjZpLWatvMZ2Qw-M6ATqktE0F6O8SIB_ksUokYJx_SllO85KPJ5vUrMkAjUUDcXTsMWTC6P8aI3o7ccZ4M3kjX_qWcAfaJOBYgo-D_VKXaeFNiNj6PAMC4oEJ_uQ7Lm4tlB8sAfRocJojMpg4TOqdiFRqM8oE4g4Uj7GIehDRVw/w400-h300/IMG_7955.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have been spending a lot of time stitching "Waiting for Santa". I have finished the dog, the boy's hand and have added some of the backstitching on the boy's legs.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGjUDQA2k83Oel6P4BM15d4t2Pk6grHE9HYhzPPpRquRsl6hRGHbfyimvdPhsCLr0JU7yMpxrVcNX1kdfQBKYnrbIh7iMMKyt58qwr3bD4lV66W6Mr_UElaFQJgUgmW5SxVE29sDSRrnZYf5AapkpozBxN2HJa05fwkd0RsG0OEiVXS804DzS7KLTDm-p/s4032/IMG_8012.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/AVvXsEjGGjUDQA2k83Oel6P4BM15d4t2Pk6grHE9HYhzPPpRquRsl6hRGHbfyimvdPhsCLr0JU7yMpxrVcNX1kdfQBKYnrbIh7iMMKyt58qwr3bD4lV66W6Mr_UElaFQJgUgmW5SxVE29sDSRrnZYf5AapkpozBxN2HJa05fwkd0RsG0OEiVXS804DzS7KLTDm-p/w300-h400/IMG_8012.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> The dog gave me fits as the kit has provided the same color floss for two different symbols. Obviously not correct. Thankfully I realized there was a problem after only a few stitches. The dog is really cute though. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj9o081pIzjO7gXxBjkqiLH7ZGrpwtQFimvMMYssIMfl8Ed696k0Vn9fgWHHz26C4rLDUhhQnapfbkIKsS0hVi4hEFOA6-3yDM9EUqLbjSPzYcgRiC2Rtzq6w8VqkmXCxWAfGck6VLvnHccU6d4kzu7fMTAdeUWTif2oB3-MRazxo3mXdwfSSNhmg2MjT/s4032/IMG_8013.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/AVvXsEhRj9o081pIzjO7gXxBjkqiLH7ZGrpwtQFimvMMYssIMfl8Ed696k0Vn9fgWHHz26C4rLDUhhQnapfbkIKsS0hVi4hEFOA6-3yDM9EUqLbjSPzYcgRiC2Rtzq6w8VqkmXCxWAfGck6VLvnHccU6d4kzu7fMTAdeUWTif2oB3-MRazxo3mXdwfSSNhmg2MjT/w300-h400/IMG_8013.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>You may recall that I had trouble with the provided floss for the boy's face. </i></span><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">It turns out that neither color was the close to the stated DMC floss, so I</i><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> had to go back to my floss stash and figure out what color floss I could use to change one of the symbols. This is a very frustrating kit. I e-mailed the Janlynn customer service over a week ago and I haven't even gotten a reply. I will definitely hestitate to buy another kit from that company.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am hoping to finish the two pages that make up the bottom half of the stocking by the end of the month. There is a little more rug, some gifts and the start of the Christmas tree to do. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have also been working on the next 10 blocks of the Log Cabin Star quilt. I just have one more log to sew on and they are done.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaSOvoyStkZBGa5TwUS99gGJY_KofioAdb0iFQjg4QdNerP7gtG4GkD2HlbSWgBzBGq2erz0aj7QqJIXjQEdbUycNRsg2QTXIFm_BsKKvWpx7h8nNCYbaDDsRl-XpIGgJWH9KYB18x7RufK_wtSz3MsD7Sk4A0cHx2fJOzqIY0UGIfZQKxCaTokuqPtlj/s4032/IMG_8015.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEgyaSOvoyStkZBGa5TwUS99gGJY_KofioAdb0iFQjg4QdNerP7gtG4GkD2HlbSWgBzBGq2erz0aj7QqJIXjQEdbUycNRsg2QTXIFm_BsKKvWpx7h8nNCYbaDDsRl-XpIGgJWH9KYB18x7RufK_wtSz3MsD7Sk4A0cHx2fJOzqIY0UGIfZQKxCaTokuqPtlj/w400-h300/IMG_8015.JPG" width="400" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I spent a little time yesterday messing around with the blocks to get an idea of the whole queen sized pattern. The book doesn't provide any guidance for a queen-sized quilt, but I did find the pattern on the internet. I am not real crazy about how it looks so I will be previewing ideas when I am close to finishing the blocks. I am using my dining room table and then standing on the staircase to take the photos. This is the original pattern.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaf3ZqNsuq7YzIuFfogYIBmFg9JbkvGiB0kBRTK3jOIXRjmgmjO9HY6Nb_HeZWRGHN1S3_z0OZNRX9OqxfBmX6yIuL33ASAZMrcpgzozJAJuvDzv1WE67rC9O1X7Fu3GVy-66l5deGxIbyzvQNEqHwSLwbfsoFm3HhwIKrROV3v2QK8uPgSlxF1TTTLk0/s4032/IMG_8018.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/AVvXsEjmaf3ZqNsuq7YzIuFfogYIBmFg9JbkvGiB0kBRTK3jOIXRjmgmjO9HY6Nb_HeZWRGHN1S3_z0OZNRX9OqxfBmX6yIuL33ASAZMrcpgzozJAJuvDzv1WE67rC9O1X7Fu3GVy-66l5deGxIbyzvQNEqHwSLwbfsoFm3HhwIKrROV3v2QK8uPgSlxF1TTTLk0/w300-h400/IMG_8018.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is similar to the pattern for the wall hanging. Looks like I missed turning a block.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8yzTD91vH7cOuyK7RU5GQBW2DZp49zp2uF2RjUq-fMahiN4jiOt9j1smsmwTwHl3Yn5xNmqRiPUYzZuUn4Y4-tjxUF-d3uHCYjuJu9U358jJPCCG3D9FZpuk4UAO6s6tr6SgwM8kBsJIJYN-DHPodAvaCVffKK7h5hJbOLfWcM1NTDuS8hpdox56q0hw/s4032/IMG_8021.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/AVvXsEjE8yzTD91vH7cOuyK7RU5GQBW2DZp49zp2uF2RjUq-fMahiN4jiOt9j1smsmwTwHl3Yn5xNmqRiPUYzZuUn4Y4-tjxUF-d3uHCYjuJu9U358jJPCCG3D9FZpuk4UAO6s6tr6SgwM8kBsJIJYN-DHPodAvaCVffKK7h5hJbOLfWcM1NTDuS8hpdox56q0hw/w300-h400/IMG_8021.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>This is something I was playing with to add more full stars which hubby thought would be a good idea. I would have to figure out how to move on from this point with all 196 blocks. Only 48 fit on my table.</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxVtD2BPSB6CLUUdR3iuGqbwyQ7yHJWtmpzkaRzvv5CbXkKa9wylBmFxMkq8N-0qL8oIK9_ikT2l2Lou1Uhr86e91T5tzgfmWew8smaI1RnAMb0ph5SQ4-TrajPGWfG-ZOyWOwnDmm6uKhijxaXXQMWn_VD8h7rVmLP15pfyvAzlf8SsBtdhwbs_rv4hc/s4032/IMG_8022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxVtD2BPSB6CLUUdR3iuGqbwyQ7yHJWtmpzkaRzvv5CbXkKa9wylBmFxMkq8N-0qL8oIK9_ikT2l2Lou1Uhr86e91T5tzgfmWew8smaI1RnAMb0ph5SQ4-TrajPGWfG-ZOyWOwnDmm6uKhijxaXXQMWn_VD8h7rVmLP15pfyvAzlf8SsBtdhwbs_rv4hc/s320/IMG_8022.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Obviously I will have my work cut out for me once all the blocks are completed. There are also a few blocks where the red diamonds are a little shy at the corner. They could not be easily sewn to other red diamonds.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am also starting to sew the binding on the Tweety latch hook.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfZu0pbwc5DDgRBNfL_yfkQxVAoKmbi7vuyFEGBHQDmflwB8n03jbHluIhUs5RWaw6-JnlG25mgiGRvltttNEJE-yAoHC-PiJkjYCs9b9Qh6VOMFgK26uZC3PRLYi_6K-CgImWFz3ktmXZmtUkbWhZhnF8LEqSjeT9hnTqQf4PqWR9jcOll5YNAAYaXhk/s4032/IMG_8014.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/AVvXsEgFfZu0pbwc5DDgRBNfL_yfkQxVAoKmbi7vuyFEGBHQDmflwB8n03jbHluIhUs5RWaw6-JnlG25mgiGRvltttNEJE-yAoHC-PiJkjYCs9b9Qh6VOMFgK26uZC3PRLYi_6K-CgImWFz3ktmXZmtUkbWhZhnF8LEqSjeT9hnTqQf4PqWR9jcOll5YNAAYaXhk/w300-h400/IMG_8014.JPG" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have watched several videos on how to make this into a pillow, but I decided to take tips from a few of them and do my own thing. I still have to purchase the pillow form.<br /><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-79561677771197598462023-11-12T00:00:00.001-05:002023-11-12T00:00:00.140-05:00Stitch Along Update<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The last three weeks went by waaaaay too fast. I have managed to add some stitches to October Morning. This is where it was last time.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9h7RtUgJOUf5AMxknJIv_ubIeojpatGFYAdHV4gvYsrnnliT6fbQ1n9sm36RnI7nrbRqk3i2zhcrZ3rW7ueacFANfAeFtgGOXkmMJZlAFioLSQJrBrJXzz8dFvjh7K2arkQYj4bZVooq-nKn0Yj-DsjwCPZ1AIF3uMXMtEjyQ477iHXDAyLN1HdzHqeHY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9h7RtUgJOUf5AMxknJIv_ubIeojpatGFYAdHV4gvYsrnnliT6fbQ1n9sm36RnI7nrbRqk3i2zhcrZ3rW7ueacFANfAeFtgGOXkmMJZlAFioLSQJrBrJXzz8dFvjh7K2arkQYj4bZVooq-nKn0Yj-DsjwCPZ1AIF3uMXMtEjyQ477iHXDAyLN1HdzHqeHY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have extended one of the tree trunks and filled in the leaves to the right of it.</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNx5-KHRPnhrJDZHaqBhvKxu_FNqAC9nfpwMrYLtRPb3A0yUJEg_jclXMwYWSzrKdhcSPGI2q99hY3F5IGzqnWCwByMnjrVWXlr5GbV25LJ3dhOLDnEadPx9r0LaTpDuEJso9IDhTuEZ-QWoeS6-aDCJAIxftKb8BFVOjyDza5ZIVV8oyghjqPah5O-aa/s640/IMG_7950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNx5-KHRPnhrJDZHaqBhvKxu_FNqAC9nfpwMrYLtRPb3A0yUJEg_jclXMwYWSzrKdhcSPGI2q99hY3F5IGzqnWCwByMnjrVWXlr5GbV25LJ3dhOLDnEadPx9r0LaTpDuEJso9IDhTuEZ-QWoeS6-aDCJAIxftKb8BFVOjyDza5ZIVV8oyghjqPah5O-aa/w300-h400/IMG_7950.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thank you to Avis at </span><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing Beside the Sea</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> for hosting this Stitch Along every three weeks and sending us the needed posting reminders. </span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>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.</i></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sewingbesidethesea.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Avis</a>,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://claire93.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a>, <a href="https://rutigt.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Gun</a>, <a href="https://petalsandpins.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a>, <a href="https://livinginrapidcity.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kathy</a>, <a href="https://thecraftycreek.com/" target="_blank">Margaret</a>,</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://heidishomemadequiltsandmore.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a>, <a href="http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a>, <a href="http://www.teamwilsun.com/" target="_blank">Sunny</a>, <a href="https://lindashee.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a>, <a href="https://sweetfallenangels.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="https://piecinglifetogetheronestitchatatime.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, </span><a href="https://daisy-stitches.com/blog/" target="_blank">Daisy</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cathie</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://lindascr8tions.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">, </span><a href="https://stitchingranny.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Helen</a><span style="color: #2b00fe;">,</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://marymargaretripley.com/" target="_blank">MaryMargaret</a></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by!</i> </p></div>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-15609073356438895522023-11-05T00:00:00.001-04:002023-11-05T00:00:00.141-04:00Slow Sunday Stitching<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finished the toe pattern on Waiting for Santa.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMe5lh4QNFSEHUfkwfxv7z-MqrSDxa-AT4sXwEsYLYT-tds_BSJBQs1dM4qZ4N4A4Z60DhNh2PNQchoQFjEW-Ooq06sIb6rJN1zk0mMtxXxSEtIO60-TjfWWUwH8ryDlCtuRwX14QuxPc161n-9AWblW_Oyk-MofduDHO-yzVAA_Rau4IFK6vaYZ5tEDU/s4032/IMG_7923.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/AVvXsEjJMe5lh4QNFSEHUfkwfxv7z-MqrSDxa-AT4sXwEsYLYT-tds_BSJBQs1dM4qZ4N4A4Z60DhNh2PNQchoQFjEW-Ooq06sIb6rJN1zk0mMtxXxSEtIO60-TjfWWUwH8ryDlCtuRwX14QuxPc161n-9AWblW_Oyk-MofduDHO-yzVAA_Rau4IFK6vaYZ5tEDU/w300-h400/IMG_7923.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i> </i><i>Now I want to fill in the stitching above the red edge. I have started adding some backstitching so that I can turn the scroll. </i><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrdhOuDspr3wGDhHqiYlYVirMO2ne0TFjPPKMqyBYW-5dTzzsu1Vir3JhU4cQ4zU9TpXZ3xbTDiP2yw1aBsZY3us-fGpy51fdGOWvgBpLGSwmHzcm5xLkkdznG_ve1Tc561g31zeFEGH0ivydZTrmFthihJKeCxW8pUgoe61vUU3VbbSfii-wrBdHTxMN/s4032/IMG_7924.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/AVvXsEgUrdhOuDspr3wGDhHqiYlYVirMO2ne0TFjPPKMqyBYW-5dTzzsu1Vir3JhU4cQ4zU9TpXZ3xbTDiP2yw1aBsZY3us-fGpy51fdGOWvgBpLGSwmHzcm5xLkkdznG_ve1Tc561g31zeFEGH0ivydZTrmFthihJKeCxW8pUgoe61vUU3VbbSfii-wrBdHTxMN/w300-h400/IMG_7924.JPG" width="300" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have attached the arms and sewn all the seams on the knitted jacket. I have started knitting the hood. I figure I have to knit around 70 rows. I am using the darker blue for the hood. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatC0UehjKeJ8DPjRDgUwk_J-Z6p_BOgg2MQLqNxX0fE9lyI7mzhZ_2QEq674kXuiSernCZkupObXz4ApcIrtjfCBfS6LzcZVKG5juZ9FdKPF05AvlYGw8SvG3-EHtYCuL0Fh-yXMUd3DBmj8zjUyoBIgGxDooxYwDhdFdUK9dGhNuIAiWhSgjv_Sd5QU1/s4032/IMG_7926.JPG" imageanchor="1" 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/AVvXsEhatC0UehjKeJ8DPjRDgUwk_J-Z6p_BOgg2MQLqNxX0fE9lyI7mzhZ_2QEq674kXuiSernCZkupObXz4ApcIrtjfCBfS6LzcZVKG5juZ9FdKPF05AvlYGw8SvG3-EHtYCuL0Fh-yXMUd3DBmj8zjUyoBIgGxDooxYwDhdFdUK9dGhNuIAiWhSgjv_Sd5QU1/w400-h300/IMG_7926.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I looked for cute buttons for the jacket at the fabric store the other day (you can read about that <a href="https://cathiescraftworks.blogspot.com/2023/11/quilt-update-and-new-fabric.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but they didn't have anything that interested me. I will go back when the jacket is completed and bring it with me.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and stop by her site to see what other bloggers are stitching.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-50325360240717116102023-11-03T14:44:00.001-04:002023-11-03T14:44:45.948-04:00Quilt update and new fabric<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I finally have more than half of the Log Cabin Star blocks completed (Judy Martin's Timberline quilt). I have 101 out of 196 of these blocks completed. I hadn't slept at all Tuesday night (not sure why), so I really wasn't sure I should attempt to complete the last 5 blocks of the most recent set of 10 that I have been working on. Amazingly I only had to use the seam ripper once. Almost all the seams matched on the first try. Wow! What a relief.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepd14H9pjPRsIxOcABob9_tYTjU6i-Of3w3Fgaq7UNhyphenhyphen1zFqBJaXhRI5-XLh58tXDvFOvvTMaLEsM39xsPrQApb0Z_UjGrTq1A1AC0d6Y2PpmOGB8ZZNtSoceah1irZYnoOXbluJpEX4lPAzh3p-g5Ad6sIEQS_urNmedc38mGkZBpQ47Dv7s_XltaRfo/s640/IMG_7906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepd14H9pjPRsIxOcABob9_tYTjU6i-Of3w3Fgaq7UNhyphenhyphen1zFqBJaXhRI5-XLh58tXDvFOvvTMaLEsM39xsPrQApb0Z_UjGrTq1A1AC0d6Y2PpmOGB8ZZNtSoceah1irZYnoOXbluJpEX4lPAzh3p-g5Ad6sIEQS_urNmedc38mGkZBpQ47Dv7s_XltaRfo/w400-h300/IMG_7906.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Now I can start on the next 10 blocks. This is where I am so far.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzB3BSeEE98XKSeOAhnGf3PXJW4RO0Y7c1RtPCkZGjViJpLup8QgvQ3s_F53GYLTWL2qrR97dwnt8IpGqfcS1ukvZqR-3PJnGSX4t1rMnUcIn9YqDyRTHOD_Mo4Tm2r5UlmpbftB24LRiLwTybUpAw2p63chaFSb8pl35HNEOU6ZWb8ueWI71cDXD4TqN/s640/IMG_7919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzB3BSeEE98XKSeOAhnGf3PXJW4RO0Y7c1RtPCkZGjViJpLup8QgvQ3s_F53GYLTWL2qrR97dwnt8IpGqfcS1ukvZqR-3PJnGSX4t1rMnUcIn9YqDyRTHOD_Mo4Tm2r5UlmpbftB24LRiLwTybUpAw2p63chaFSb8pl35HNEOU6ZWb8ueWI71cDXD4TqN/w400-h300/IMG_7919.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I bought all of these fabrics this week. What kind of quilts do you think I will be making with them? Can you guess?</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7kjvSZi7MbWgkGzBiB98jSXKWyzUIXsKedYzvnOh5tkiK6fViBm_Ha_dSEG8ZzzKLB-NdhFyVDEmPeE7viTSRyR-u7vp3xUhhw1QsvAdfyqxWbwM4qKqIoL5BEm3akgo7VS-wl9IBHDR769xgOCvaZ1x05QNR195qqEQk_MK-5t7itM9xKTn6IE6-lS/s640/IMG_7912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7kjvSZi7MbWgkGzBiB98jSXKWyzUIXsKedYzvnOh5tkiK6fViBm_Ha_dSEG8ZzzKLB-NdhFyVDEmPeE7viTSRyR-u7vp3xUhhw1QsvAdfyqxWbwM4qKqIoL5BEm3akgo7VS-wl9IBHDR769xgOCvaZ1x05QNR195qqEQk_MK-5t7itM9xKTn6IE6-lS/w300-h400/IMG_7912.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>These quarter yard fabrics are sitting on two different black fabrics. Here are some close-ups.</i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe1e6Ci9IuEY3Dd4FWxjCLqeIwjgDwEi8Wccq-812BlddDi1DGSlYkbWgoHrz5AKWN7CepxcuunRnaDPwVYhHc7fLexJiE4q33UbIrYF2ZadV1ruKeZSsRiYHwLcDoONJ7aAtupyzlDWuAk_xgEMA8gd9XmRjRKwxNqmeIE5X54JyLeJKk17GBVmCzIAK/s640/IMG_7914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe1e6Ci9IuEY3Dd4FWxjCLqeIwjgDwEi8Wccq-812BlddDi1DGSlYkbWgoHrz5AKWN7CepxcuunRnaDPwVYhHc7fLexJiE4q33UbIrYF2ZadV1ruKeZSsRiYHwLcDoONJ7aAtupyzlDWuAk_xgEMA8gd9XmRjRKwxNqmeIE5X54JyLeJKk17GBVmCzIAK/w300-h400/IMG_7914.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjITylD4FNsCd_KVEYghyozhR0vBrwxDbDg6zE1HZdeGHfBSBSV0kLzRps1Yzhys-sRF6eWsXdLSo2aSX7Feinkv6TLklGYlRG2zXgSLusiWHCRIxJLfH7iIyfNB0zH9O1e-7p4glgnCeC6OwAcPRQnP_EJkPaLhiIl8NAS8YkjsvxFJSmY9yUDbUaF0y/s640/IMG_7915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjITylD4FNsCd_KVEYghyozhR0vBrwxDbDg6zE1HZdeGHfBSBSV0kLzRps1Yzhys-sRF6eWsXdLSo2aSX7Feinkv6TLklGYlRG2zXgSLusiWHCRIxJLfH7iIyfNB0zH9O1e-7p4glgnCeC6OwAcPRQnP_EJkPaLhiIl8NAS8YkjsvxFJSmY9yUDbUaF0y/w300-h400/IMG_7915.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I love the glasses on that hampster above.</i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLtrODDvicJPjFVfXXNKX-fod2GHiCoA1_GB5pxeo-OQJAcR1mLxQugapD8rm2XyNgtnx-boX-TzLw9SKWonsfK9vdTo70j1T-D_UcRsjzOeEzW0AvjOdgIHCby-ON8g3c-3TVQHRQBPvEIojE6kHtHaGfSBq3lDs3cRcL1vmtTFEIxmPnWzJvC50SEib/s640/IMG_7916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLtrODDvicJPjFVfXXNKX-fod2GHiCoA1_GB5pxeo-OQJAcR1mLxQugapD8rm2XyNgtnx-boX-TzLw9SKWonsfK9vdTo70j1T-D_UcRsjzOeEzW0AvjOdgIHCby-ON8g3c-3TVQHRQBPvEIojE6kHtHaGfSBq3lDs3cRcL1vmtTFEIxmPnWzJvC50SEib/w300-h400/IMG_7916.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lots of fun fabrics!</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I also got the Tweety fabric that I ordered. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYWIGLu8gJwvrFfZO6BlhyRJtPnDQJ8SaiEWY2cCL0QBJd_kr6FI_NDyJN1Bmx_NtKsqax69jQoAklxqnB9rBB0AEe7TbVpGlHIYeHZFVqiP35W02UrAJxmWeDXO34V9sQyFFrXcXub5b5EIkeyBjcZfCZiyADqRSZMTj5rw9AyfhDUfx86Vs43eOr5O1/s640/IMG_7913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYWIGLu8gJwvrFfZO6BlhyRJtPnDQJ8SaiEWY2cCL0QBJd_kr6FI_NDyJN1Bmx_NtKsqax69jQoAklxqnB9rBB0AEe7TbVpGlHIYeHZFVqiP35W02UrAJxmWeDXO34V9sQyFFrXcXub5b5EIkeyBjcZfCZiyADqRSZMTj5rw9AyfhDUfx86Vs43eOr5O1/w400-h300/IMG_7913.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I tried to buy a pillow form at the fabric store, but they didn't have the size I need. I found the correct size on Amazon. I will put it in my next order. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466381655230766766.post-15587553064439295432023-10-29T00:00:00.002-04:002023-10-29T10:11:25.544-04:00Slow Sunday Stitching<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>The Waiting for Santa stocking has been really easy stitching lately. The little boy is finished except for his hand and I have almost finished the rug below his feet. Once that is done, I am going to stitch the pretty toe pattern. As I move back up the stocking, I am planning on completing the backstitching as I go so that it is done before I turn the scroll and I don't have to go back to it.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmCaFbosgr4ygcBH7OqDNoj9K5IQnGNqjqc6LybCa8w-U23WVi9kwlohVc9-q7lHPnrkp-v1XF2gSzk9e6DQt5iB5rZDJCE6XN5T9BIqg3tgpWyCaCpiru2BpwP702TnWj4mRlEkBXWoWxpXQWOYSkEeQImNcS8YAB_s3hHmiouh2_mkGHcqPI5zfE59o/s4032/IMG_7867.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/AVvXsEiLmCaFbosgr4ygcBH7OqDNoj9K5IQnGNqjqc6LybCa8w-U23WVi9kwlohVc9-q7lHPnrkp-v1XF2gSzk9e6DQt5iB5rZDJCE6XN5T9BIqg3tgpWyCaCpiru2BpwP702TnWj4mRlEkBXWoWxpXQWOYSkEeQImNcS8YAB_s3hHmiouh2_mkGHcqPI5zfE59o/w300-h400/IMG_7867.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have another finish....almost. Many years ago I bought my daughter a Tweety latch hook rug kit. She worked on it a while and then put it aside. It was just about halfway finished. Well I don't like unfinished projects. With her permission, I started working on it and I finished the hooking on Friday. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaw4N_Vw1Qwl0A19K1_l37zYZTykfSm4_R0vAHkqY3jh2pyghzBxlv0damoSB9b1rWlIYFh7UzhFMNevdZlwIEG2Th2cpS7lSakYVpoVf7GVwtzGYVVjDYowDKLD_N6d_zOABIGknV9Niz5WNSOpbCtdXfNQP38G8HclXZ5NRKU7a-pY5zOYL5fKoe-BU/s4032/IMG_7866.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/AVvXsEgZaw4N_Vw1Qwl0A19K1_l37zYZTykfSm4_R0vAHkqY3jh2pyghzBxlv0damoSB9b1rWlIYFh7UzhFMNevdZlwIEG2Th2cpS7lSakYVpoVf7GVwtzGYVVjDYowDKLD_N6d_zOABIGknV9Niz5WNSOpbCtdXfNQP38G8HclXZ5NRKU7a-pY5zOYL5fKoe-BU/w300-h400/IMG_7866.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am happily finishing some of the UFOs that have been hanging around for too long. </i></span><i>I have already ordered Tweety fabric to make this into a pillow. I will leave it in my daughter's old room for now. If she or my granddaughter want it, they can take it.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I have finished knitting the sleeves for my grandson's jacket. I have sewn the shoulder seams.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9oVFE5ZEXrKuHoFkMQsyFGVchChEuypFRQq0N7l4I6XIB_sNdLVlUvpY9kL2aA-zIBjucN3VSOaSDoovcSsQyo57-kuJ7_bi8nLkuugsrCpHJ7MzvPfSgu-Mbkeqeh5XV65CbIb047oa1ljXWSdbxydeeF9BPuVtCZ7ezD-K1lLocN5NYbHwD5U03tNh/s4032/IMG_7868.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/AVvXsEhX9oVFE5ZEXrKuHoFkMQsyFGVchChEuypFRQq0N7l4I6XIB_sNdLVlUvpY9kL2aA-zIBjucN3VSOaSDoovcSsQyo57-kuJ7_bi8nLkuugsrCpHJ7MzvPfSgu-Mbkeqeh5XV65CbIb047oa1ljXWSdbxydeeF9BPuVtCZ7ezD-K1lLocN5NYbHwD5U03tNh/w300-h400/IMG_7868.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I have also attached the first sleeve. The blue above is closer to the actual color of the lighter blue.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMMUHuWOVMNArPCOeloNtjDxntMdBf_uneqZK_BxHZUu5mtABB-EuLuBd8r02Az1MVHqiyhVoGyYXQBjjvjHYVPAitGcg6ZkwSV7UhMELaRk8zqv4Qz2yKXn5gYsfr27itUDmB6bkU1F9vKbq9DabgZ03yH7U1T-ZJkHAy7HNGmZeBNq8qvw9IwPLfLma/s4032/IMG_7875.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/AVvXsEgvMMUHuWOVMNArPCOeloNtjDxntMdBf_uneqZK_BxHZUu5mtABB-EuLuBd8r02Az1MVHqiyhVoGyYXQBjjvjHYVPAitGcg6ZkwSV7UhMELaRk8zqv4Qz2yKXn5gYsfr27itUDmB6bkU1F9vKbq9DabgZ03yH7U1T-ZJkHAy7HNGmZeBNq8qvw9IwPLfLma/w300-h400/IMG_7875.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Unfortunately, the directions never state when to sew up the side seams. I think I will do that after I attach the second sleeve. Then all that is left to do is knit the hood and add the buttons. I need to shop for those and the directions do not state the size needed. I haven't decided whether the hood will be all the darker blue yarn or if I will knit a couple of inches in the lighter blue yarn and then change to the darker. I don't have enough of the lighter blue for the entire hood. </i></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Yesterday was such a beautiful sunny, warm day that Hubby and I decided to take a walk in the local preserve. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GpJN_i1P-g5d9xLIUsuhNb88H0K5uDH5uRioqB5FZT6x13EmTMWH68yN8aw3GyNHhzN09daOrl42g4dYPjgwDtoTL6rfMn03THxitiKs5C05jwjRDGdhIQx7Dkc5XiRs_SvmgAQ-Yy1_kbdNJMobBdjDFEYBKvR6D3NIdn49p11dqksSIxYHNug9UjwM/s4032/IMG_7870.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/AVvXsEj6GpJN_i1P-g5d9xLIUsuhNb88H0K5uDH5uRioqB5FZT6x13EmTMWH68yN8aw3GyNHhzN09daOrl42g4dYPjgwDtoTL6rfMn03THxitiKs5C05jwjRDGdhIQx7Dkc5XiRs_SvmgAQ-Yy1_kbdNJMobBdjDFEYBKvR6D3NIdn49p11dqksSIxYHNug9UjwM/w300-h400/IMG_7870.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Although it looks like Fall, it didn't feel like it. It was actually hot.....80 degrees. There were geese in the lake.</i></div></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dGoQuakLFGxmxW36HlAL0fddvbHVBIDfHPocbajqg9TTZ6JOAaUWwDnZKH3H9xQqDxaSwP4VINJVOspsYmcEhBrAHxX1Sg2a0vU_JOi-Jg-djliT0JbN6nQs5mhbO5iieKcljaUvDNOKWpTPs0bxzgrmP28gVtOf8A-_6IaPgLlA7cR2r_YYWOSXDiHg/s4032/IMG_7872.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/AVvXsEi7dGoQuakLFGxmxW36HlAL0fddvbHVBIDfHPocbajqg9TTZ6JOAaUWwDnZKH3H9xQqDxaSwP4VINJVOspsYmcEhBrAHxX1Sg2a0vU_JOi-Jg-djliT0JbN6nQs5mhbO5iieKcljaUvDNOKWpTPs0bxzgrmP28gVtOf8A-_6IaPgLlA7cR2r_YYWOSXDiHg/w300-h400/IMG_7872.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>A few ducks also. These two were not at all afraid of us. They were only a few feet away.</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnbLgWNLf6eH0drPT-XqVLUFaOvbM-xsHBSJluhCw0dn-mkAZUZgtOLvyRUE-XGiW_LMi652KPCQpCoA4yp1YNEAmtTZgpdqzf39X7izU3rxFs4VIVbRhNWyrRxF_-23gFDentlZO9-upghfcxs9TU7_dLT6ETX1rUnwSgpvNnt1PSibBBWKPv-Cj9gxA/s4032/IMG_7873.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/AVvXsEgVnbLgWNLf6eH0drPT-XqVLUFaOvbM-xsHBSJluhCw0dn-mkAZUZgtOLvyRUE-XGiW_LMi652KPCQpCoA4yp1YNEAmtTZgpdqzf39X7izU3rxFs4VIVbRhNWyrRxF_-23gFDentlZO9-upghfcxs9TU7_dLT6ETX1rUnwSgpvNnt1PSibBBWKPv-Cj9gxA/w300-h400/IMG_7873.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>I am joining Kathy for some <a href="https://kathysquilts.bhttps://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2023/10/slow-sunday-stitching_02002818879.htmllogspot.com/" target="_blank">Slow Sunday Stitching</a>. Pop on over to her site to see what other bloggers are stitching. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><i>Thanks for stopping by! </i></span></p>CathieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466163934848609107noreply@blogger.com11