DONE!

 Not much stitching has been happening here this past week but I did finish the last October B.O.M stitchery. All 3 are done.

I chose to not satin stitch the central circle on the top left stitchery . I have also slightly changed the strip of flowers by using several colonial knots in the centres and adding lines on each petal from the centre out. 

It has been another quiet week here apart from health issues and it looks like lockdown restrictions are easing tomorrow so I am looking forward to seeing my grandsons. 

Thanks for visiting and keep safe.

OCTOBER STITCHERIES

  

On my last post I had traced the October designs ready to stitch. I have finished the heart and have started the larger one.  Just one more to do.

         I finished reading this book a couple of nights ago.

It is nearly time for me to order some more books as I only have 3 left on the shelf. I started one of them but I am finding it hard to get into. Don't you hate that especially when you have bought the book? Ah well, I shall give it a chapter or 2 and hopefully it will draw me in. 

I have used a slightly smaller font this time so please let me know if it is ok.

Keep safe, keep smiling and happy stitching.

ANOTHER WEEK

 

Another week has passed with little stitching done but I am so glad that October's B.O.M arrived. This has been the one project that I have committed to keep up to date . Yesterday I traced the 3 stitcheries and started one of them.

I have needle turned the final border on my Little Lucy quilt and just need to remember how to mitre the corners and needle turn the last bits. Sorry, no pic. 

I have the font on the largest and it looks great when I type. However it is still smallish when I publish it. Any ideas or is it the largest this new blogger has? After each pic is loaded it returns to teeny text and I have to reselect again. Grrrrr.

 I hope some of you are enjoying time with  family and friends unlike many of us here in Vic. The small ease of restrictions hasn't changed anything for me but it looks like many people have abused the ease they have been given.

Stay safe and keep smiling.

A LITTLE BIT MORE

  Some progress is better than none. My main stitching focus has been on my pandemic project, the B.O.M, despite still having a few UFOs. I am now awaiting October's pattern to do some more stitcheries so fabric auditioning has been my focus and finishing off those little needle turned stitcheries on some blocks. I have done 2 of those and have this one ready to do. I am finding the oval shape a bit challenging.

August's block has been pieced.

Here are the blocks all together with the 3rd row ( September's block) ready for auditioning.

Today I have pinned the final border on my Little Lucy quilt ready for needle turning. I had nearly forgetten about it so decided to get on with it straight away. Maybe I will have a pic of it next post. Fingers crossed.

Angel Blessings and many healing hugs to those I know are unwell.

BLESSED

Another week of stage 4 lockdown . Tourists have arrived en masse from uptown ignoring the 5km radius limit and curfew . Here am I going out one day a week for supplies not even being able to travel 15 minutes to my daughter's yet those special entitled people can travel around 80km plus???  This pandemic is very different from the ones 100 and 200 years ago. People never had the comforts and technology that we do, well, most of us. They really did it hard. It is my youngest daughter's birthday today and I haven't seen her since February but we have had the luxury of texting, phoning and video chats. I just enjoyed a lovely video chat with her to say happy birthday and see what gifts she has received. We are so blessed .

Anyhoo, I digress. July's block has been pieced . I haven't yet needle turned that added piece and I need to do the same with other blocks.

Some of the squares for the borders have been prepared ready to needleturn the hexies on them. I am doing hexies instead of circles and have fussy cut some of them.

I have finished another book. Despite the depressing life he lead , this memoir was told in quite a humourous way and I found myself giggling quite a lot. This book is one of my  favourites. I only have 2 other favourites...The Mists of Avalon, and Years of Wonder. ( or was it Year of Wonders? )

I would love to know if you have lifelong favourite books.

Angel Blessings.

P.S...still getting used to new blogger.

NOOOOOO!

 

Here we go again. I am having so much trouble navigating this new blogger. My BP is already up and now blogging is stressful. Ah well, let's see what happens.

It has been a slow week stitching as hubby has been unwell again and I have had some health issues . Don't we all?  Anyhoo, an ECG and Echocardiogram are booked for me this week and the next...as usual, one place can't do both and I have to go to 2 different places. 

So, the only stitching that has been done are the final 2 stitcheries for September, no more to do until October and I finally pieced the June block. Now I am struggling auditioning fabrics for July's. At least I dug out a couple of more fabrics hidden away.

I hope you are keeping safe and well.

Angel Blessings.

JUST STITCHING

As you can see from my last few posts I have only been focused on one project, the B.O.M . I am proud to say that despite joining several months into the project I have caught up with all the stitcheries. Here is the last of August's.

There was a glitch receiving September's on time but all is well and I have stitched 2 and have one in my hoop. 

Unfortunately, I am struggling with fabric auditioning again. I am fiddling around with June's block. After 3 days I still can't make up my mind.

That line across the pic is sunlight through the blinds. Sorry.

Another book is now on my "read" book shelves. I would describe it as being a light thriller.

The sun is shining today with a light breeze. Blossom is appearing and the beautiful coloured parrots strut along in pairs along the side fence . I welcome some warmth and cheery sunshine.

Keep safe and well.

Angel Blessings.