Lost

 I just hate it when I can’t find things. Yesterday I was in the mood for cross stitching, not embroidery. So I got the Stacy Nash needle roll project out but then I couldn’t find the threads. They were on a ring. Somewhere. I looked all over. I thought back on the last time I saw them. I took them them to stitch on when I went to an infusion on Monday. Did I leave them at the doctor’s office? I have no idea. So then I thought, I have tons and tons of threads a I’ll just see how many of the called for threads that I have. I found a few of them but the one I really needed I didn’t have. Rats. I was able to stitch a little bit. I finally broke down and ordered the threads I couldn’t find. Of course the thread I needed most was out of stock. House of Stitches was very nice and let me know they expected that thread this coming week. So I’m stuck here:

I then decided to find the threads so I could stitch something else. I’ll show you my new start on Monday.I walked inside today. It snowed a bit overnight. Ugh. And actually it is snowing right now. 

I am going to get some happy mail today. And I saw photos of Jenny Adin Christie’s Pekok glove all finished on Facebook. I really want to make it. I’m on the list to get a kit eventually.

Have a fun weekend!

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And Now For Something Completely Different

 I saw a photo on the internet that gave me an idea. It was a quilt made with Liberty Fabrics. I used to belong to a club that sent an embroidery project and four squares of Liberty fabric every month. I didn’t keep up with the club and canceled after the first year. So I gathered up all the squares of fabric and sewed them into strips to see if I had enough to make a quilt. I think I have more squares somewhere in this mess of a sewing room but for now this is what I have:

I think I can make a small quilt with them. Cool.

I need to iron the strips so I can sew the strips together. The squares were just randomly put together and I like how it looks. 

I walked outside today.

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Butterfly

 I stitched this butterfly as an experiment. I wanted to see how big it was and if I could use it on a needle book. It is from Amy Mitten’s Blossom Etui kit. I stitched over two on 32 count linen.

It is really supposed to be stitched over one on 40 count. I’m not sure I want to use it. I’ll put it as lining in a drawer of my casket if I don’t use it as the front of a needle book.

It was sleeting as I was walking this morning. 

Guess where I went yesterday? Hobby Lobby. I ordered out 5 frames and mats. I have several things that I have wanted to frame for a long time - over two years. I felt almost normal while I was there. No mask. It was great.

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Holbein Hexagon

 I got all the stitching done on the Holbein Hexagon Etui. All six sides and the top and bottom of the base. I ironed the linen.

Then I made a photocopy of the stitching to use as a pattern for the interfacing and lining. So the next step is to cut out the linen and photo copies. I’ll have to see if I have a good color of dupioni silk for the lining.

BFF used to take me to a place in Minneapolis that had lots of dupioni at great prices. I have some good stash. 

Rain, rain go away come again another day. It is going to rain for the next several days. Back to walking inside. The good part is that it is a warm 50 degrees outside. 

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Class Kit

 I got a class kit in the mail yesterday. It is Catherine Theron’s Bird in Hand Sewing Companion. 

My fingers are itching to make it my own by adding some motifs or different stitches. I finally finished stitching the Holbein Hexagon Etui. Now to iron it and start the finishing. 

It is supposed to get to 60 degrees today. Unfortunately it won’t get that warm until about 5 p.m. and then there is a chance of rain. 

The construction across the street has been shaking my entire house! They have been pushing dirt around for months. Maybe it is just a school for learning how to drive earth movers. We still have no idea what exactly they are building. 

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Slow

 Slow is the word of the day. I am trying to stitch Amy Mitten’s project Blossom Etui. It is over on 40 count. I knew it would be hard. I put on my extra strong glasses. This is the first slip:

I’m having to use a magnifying glass to see where to stitch. The design looks good but it is very slow going. I so wish it was over two. For now I will keep plugging away. I love the design, it is just hard to see. 

I haven’t walked yet today. It was raining pretty hard when I got up. Maybe later.

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Sweet Kit

 Our guild’s May meeting is a little kit that goes designed by the same person who designed the little basket of strawberries kit that I just finished. It came in the mail yesterday. 

Stuff in the kit:

I look forward to starting this but I’m trying to make some progress on other kits right now.

I watched two episodes of Bridgerton last night. Why do I have trouble figuring out who is who? The men all look alike. Dark hair. I can’t tell them apart. Sometimes I feel like I should go back and watch season 1 all over again just to get to know who’s who. Are Penelope and Eloise related? Friends? Neighbors? The book would explain who everybody is. 

I went walking outside today. I was lazy yesterday and didn’t go at all. 

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