All the X's

 

 I have been stitching

this was the first one on linen

in many years

30 count using 2.5 reading glasses

a Stacy Nash design using floss from my very small stash

Next up more of the same

made it up as I went along using alphabets

and numbers from various charts

All my cross stitching I'll be keeping for now

until I get enough smalls

to fill a couple of trenches

Be Kind by The Pinkeep

you can find her designs on Etsy

This is stitched on some old linen I dyed over

20 years ago, no idea of the count

so many mistakes you'd think I never learned to count

I don't care!

Still using floss from my stash

though it has increased over the past few weeks

lots of packages in the mail

will be picking up DMC this morning 

for a few missing shades

I have been having a blast shopping online

stitching galore

purchased a printer for my downloads

still need to hook it up

I'm back to hooking after I finish this little piece

the cats and pumpkins are calling

*****

Still waiting to hear from the vet

regarding the dental surgery for Melrose

they are woefully understaffed like everyone else...

Wishing you a beautiful Saturday

Small Quilts

 work truly kicked my butt last week

between that and Dr appointments I didn't feel like hooking

so I grabbed the scrap basket

cutting strips for some log cabin pieces

the plan is to machine piece

not my favorite

am going to work on improving my patience for it 

these top 2 pics are some favorite Cheri designs...

the next two are from an etsy seller

 another perfectly simple Cheri design

I'm still cutting up scraps 

in between cleaning/organizing the sewing room

and napping

it's a perfect day for napping

wishing you a safe and happy Saturday!

Strawberry Love

 all photos from Pinterest

you think I'd be tired of strawberries

I've eaten so many this week...

 haven't stitched any in ages

that's about to change

Olivia loves to carry them around and bunny kick them

so first up

wool strawberries for cats

do you have a favorite strawberry shape?

 

 

 did you notice the one

with pennies...

 

okay

not a strawberry

but isn't it a sweet old pincushion...

*****

so 

time passes...missing mom doesn't

I'm mostly still puttering around

cleaning 

filling boxes and bags for various charity donations

packing up the Fidget Mat unfinished pieces

all the supplies...

my coworker Misty and her church

The Salvation Army

do a lot of elder outreach their area

she assures me the children and women

will just love to get their hands on these goods

they regularly make little treasures

for the children to deliver to residents at local nursing homes

making everyone's day!

much better than sitting in my sewing room

Misty is one of my favorite coworkers...

favorite people

sometimes you get lucky

meeting a special soul

Happy Saturday

ugh, work...

 

 

Stitching Saturday

hand piecing

the log cabin blocks

so easy and peaceful



 

Van Gogh

 

yep yep yep

 

 

you know I love nine patch blocks

but these are

calling to me now

 

 

Mom has some applique to do

so she is a happy girl!

 

I made peanut butter cookie dough

before going to work yesterday

so she and Cara (caregiver)

could make the cookies...

 

ha...she was stitching

so Cara got to bake and do the dishes

Mom was happy to sample the cookies though...

 

 

 little every day joys
that ease our grieving





Home

no flowers here

just snow and more snow

the birds were wild about the feeder today

nearly emptying it out 

in a few short hours

with the squirrels dashing around the ground

then trying to get past the baffle

then climbing a small tree...

grand entertainment for Mom

she's been stitching

reading (letters and short articles)

practicing walking without her walker

testing the peanut butter fudge I made

some easy days

that we both enjoy