How can it be the end of September already?! How are we 3/4 of the way through 2021? I heard a theory about the perceived passages of time. The older you get the faster time seems to go because each moment is a smaller fraction of your overall lifespan than it was when you were …
Sampler September: Pinks and Greens
Well, there’s about a week left for Sampler September. This week I did take a little break to sort some things out, namely the correct color white for my Quaker Garden: Jean at The Attic recommended a super bright white silk for me, White Optique from AVAS. I like it. I’m going with it. After …
Another Sampler September Check In
Here you can see I’ve made great strides with H Faulkner! She’ll definitely be a finish this month which will be very nice even if I’m not able to start my other sampler. I haven’t decided about the name yet. And here is Bathya. The pink flowers were easy after the green ones. I have …
Christmas Plans!
Friends, it is still over 100 degrees most days here in Arizona. I believe it was 106 today. Before Christmas, my family has a whole softball season to get through, a fall break trip, Halloween (that means I need to make/invent 5 costumes-we will actually get to trick or treat this year!) and Thanksgiving. I …
The People Choose…
Sewing! I’ve always wondered if stitching about stitching is a little too self-referential. Of course the great artists painted themselves and others painting, and there is plenty of art that is simply about art so maybe I’m being too critical. And so many samplers have a verse or motto saying “my work” or referencing the …
Sampler September Check In!
If you’ve been looking at my Instagram, there is nothing new to see here, but I wanted to share my progress on Sampler September stitching for those who haven’t. Bathya and H Faulkner are coming along nicely. I haven’t started the Chessie and Me project yet. Here is H (Harriet? Helene? Hannah?) Faulkner: I just …
Fully Finished September 2021
I’m linking up with Rachel over at Ten Hour Stitcher for the monthly gallery of full-finishes! This month I went ahead and finished up my August Smalls. Here is the Bloom fob from Shepherd’s Bush made into a tiny pillow: Isn’t that fun ribbon? To finish as the model showed, the ribbon on the fob …
One step forward, two steps back
Bathya is a CHALLENGE. Let me tell you. I really really need to pay attention. I was so proud of myself, finishing that blue line, only to discover I had stitched it over two and it needed to be stitched over three. The chart is charted over 2 because I guess that is the standard, …
Where things stand
I’ve got so much going on, and I’m taking a break from a lot of current projects for Sampler September, so I just need to make a quick WIP post! Do you want to see all the projects I’ve been working on? So… after I finished that Brenda Gervais birdy, I couldn’t resist even one …
Sampler September
Last year it was really good to participate in “Sampler September” on Instagram because it gave me a lot of motivation to work on Bathya from Hands Across the Sea. I made some good progress getting that large sampler underway. However, then I put it away to get some other things done through the end …