Jeweled Eagle

Hey Howdy Hey, long time no see, like,,, at all. ☺ Finally outta bed and time to play. 

First up, a cross stitch challenge for any of our Peeps who like to stitch. In order to get mojo up and running we have a July Challenge for ya'll. I'll be working on Bothy Threads Jeweled Eagle shown above, You Tube video here.

RULES:

• Stitch every day at least 30 minutes a day
• from July 1 thru July 30
• take before and after photo of your project, highlight area worked if needed
• 3 grace days
• Post daily before and after photos on our FB group.

Guaranteed to get your mojo going, tell all your friends and come out and play.

Totes

 Just wanted to share my latest cotton dyed..... "Burst" tote bag.

Two colors, one on one side and the 2nd is the other color.

Here are fronts and backs.

Update

 Nutcracker time!! 

I couldn't be more excited, we've all been waiting so long for this one. Here's the page.

Rachel

Got to thinking about Rachel, it would be so nice in the Italian Silk, all shined, silky around you yum. The yarn is exquisite, and would just be an additional $25.  I have some of the collars left, if you still want a kit (or a second) we can do that. Matter of fact, I still have some of the Kit 1 goodies, rings, fob with markers and sweater clasps.

Crack that WIP!

Yup, having a WIP party this week, check it out here.

SALE

Go have a look see at the Sale Page here, I added an embroidered verse, quilted wall hanging.

Beads UGH!

Yup, they did it again! These beads were screaming at me,,, take me, take me home. I found the beads without having a pattern for them. Bought a bunch, then went back and bought almost all of them. Ok, so they are really purdy. Thought I had the shawl in multi colored yarn, then I realized it would be swell to have them on semi solid yarn, so they can shine. And too, want to hold them in my hot little hands, computer colors can change,,, but they sure look good.

Annual (?) Blanket

Yup, there's a blanket in the works, bought all kinds of fun freebies for it and found some wonderful needle tip protectors. I went crazy with the design, it's a sampler where you get a pattern, make it in the 4 colors of the kit, then do it again the next month. At the end, slew of multi for the edge. I shared the color wet on FB and hanked a few on our YouTube channel if you wanna see, tiny peek. The photos above are my inspiration for the color.

Stock

 

Nothing like a "day off" to organize the stock yarn. Eventually I'd like to replace all the cardboard boxes with the blue totes, like the 2 on the left with YF Stock in white paper. The cardboards just been the way they fell I guess, from the beginning. They are safe and lighter for me to toss around. They each have a thick XL plastic bag which gets twisted and pushed down so nothing can enter. Inside are kilo's of individually bagged yarn that are filed into it. The system works well so long as nothing is piled atop the front or back row. 

What's in the totes? 

S.A.B.L.E. 

Stash

Acquisition

Beyond

Life

Expectance

Along with fabric and some stock but most of it's hand spun or manufactured yarn. As I use it up, been making a lot of blankets, the totes are freed up. I had a large stack of empties which went into replacing the cardboard that was full of undyed roving. Many of the totes are full of roving for hand spinning.

More then you needed to know, just SO nice to be able to do something that physical while this sick I guess. Great feeling of freedom and accomplishment. Course I did this 2 years ago and it got cluttered up again so I know another organizing day will come round. But, today, right now, I'm very pleased with the effort. When it comes time to do it again, I'll be ready.

Sewing weekend

 Not sure if I'm done but I'm feeling a bit like I might be. The most important thing was the pillows, there's a deadline in September. Here are the fronts.

These are 12" pillow slips. They have to be washed so I didn't iron them well.

The backs. My g-baby has sent me several cards with Baby Yoda so here he is in all his glory. I needed Chewy so there you go.

My hand work is my hexi bee. As well as another skirt and a YF sample.

Sewing

 A bit of a sewing bender this weekend.

Two pillows for my grandbaby who's really involved in baseball, yes that's him running from the screaming ball.

Two gowns in the stripes (upper left), I'm dying it afterwards and this is the wrong side it's very loud.  Burgundy is the lining for a bag I made for my other grandbaby to go along with her outfit of a knit skirt and white eyelet Boho blouse. The green is the backs of the pillows and a border around it.

I'd like to get this quilt spray basted. It's the Merry Meyhem New Years from this year. Well it's not very like it now. All the applique and a bunch of the actual blocks were changed.

After taking to my bed later I'll be working on my 2.5" charms from the Birthday swap on WWQB. Not sure where I'm going with these hexi's but bee's are involved as well as some paper piecing and I know not what. I'm allowing this one to grow while I'm not looking.

Finishitupitis?

Great!

OK, so “great” is no longer in my vocabulary but I have been out of bed this whole week. Been like the old days before I got sick…It’s been fantastic! I got to do so much and I really wanna share what all I've been up to.

1-I painted the wall - started putting a base coat on in anyway. Been sitting there white for years now.

2-Got real organized in the business, found out I have not one but like three pattern lists and lists of things to do.

3-Quilt basted (even if it is just a throw) was very hard on lungs. Like a steam engine while sweeping the floor. Blurred out cause it's for a friend.

4-Started and finished small plush fox, meet Fennick.

5-Finished a sewing and stuffing yet another bear, on left, here's the family so far. 

6-Finished slippers 

7-Cut two gowns to sew, striped. Exchanged hems on 2 so that they aren't 1-too short, 1-floor length.

8-made a 8x11 drawing book cover out of a Faby Riley cross stitch SAL

9-researched information on Poe and made a book out of it 

10-completed my William Wilberforce small booklet binding. 

11-Pixie #1 returned a cowl to me, needed edging, finished that. Blocked needs photo's for Book of Cowls.

12-Made a meal, Chinese cabbage salad, grilled chicken, green beans and shiitake, fingering potatoes in air fryer and RWB pretzel Jello salad with blueberries. Sooo wonderful to make for my unit.

13-Printed and organized all plush sewing patterns.

14- Poe album for about 10 more hours.

15- Rachel Drummond sample has a ready made collar with it. Worked out the pick up math for the sample and got about 35 rows done. 

16-Continued designing  Rachel pattern,,, lost computer pattern due to cat dancing on keyboard, had to recreate it over again.

17- Star Flower heirloom goodies done ready to shoot. My helper is never far from me.

18-Quilted my friends throw, been scared to try for years, Bound ready to wash. YEZ!

19- organized inside of drawing pad. Pulled filler paper, decorated the chipboard outsides. Needs insides, pockets then adherence to cover and binding.

20-Made rust slip for skirt I’m knitting. Trimmed in deep magenta lace.

21-Finished knitting skirt, b/o beads every 2 sts. Cross over bag, hair ties and an embroidered boho blouse to come.

22-Dusted work space real well. First time been able to for years. Tossed a bunch of stuff. Organized teas.

23-pulled out Dear Jane quilt to work on from  bed.

FINISH IT UP!  been a big finishing time it’s been very good.