Wednesday, October 13, 2021

This was the first cross stitch day since I’ve added it to my schedule and it has been pretty nice over all.

I got the next step in my Peppermint Purple stitch-along delivered this morning and had it done before noon. I moved on to my October stitch-along but I didn’t get as far as I thought I would. I still had some grid work to do before I could start adding the design and, in a couple of cases, the lines going up and down didn’t match up with the ones going across. It’s all good now and I have the first block finished; mind you it was released on October 2nd so I’m still quite a ways behind.

Except for some Covid-protocol drama at the Hall it’s been a lovely day.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

I spent the weekend away from my computer. Except for checking my mail and responding where I absolutely had to I did no work at my desk. So it is no surprise that today I’ve spent most of the day sitting at my computer. I managed to get my flagged e-mails down to 17 from 36; I figured out the final day for my 12-Days project, I checked in with the quilters a couple of times, I sent out the fabric requirements for the Guild Mystery, and I figured out a quilting pattern for my next quilt. Whew – no wonder I’m ready to quit for the day.

Pat and I took my Thunderbird to the framer’s this afternoon. On the way home, as I thanked him for helping me, I said I was the do-er, not the finisher. I’ll have two mats on the project and a simple but nice looking frame. He says it should be done in just a week so I won’t have to wait too long to see how it turns out.

I haven’t been cutting as much each day as I planned but I’ve got a couple of prototypes cut for sewing on Friday (after our miniature is done). I’ve got one more item on my list to make but it is something I’ve done before so I don’t think I need a practice run. I have an online order to make and a little bit of local shopping to do and everything will be ready to pack up and send.

I’m not really going to quit for the day just yet. I’ll switch thread on my quilting machine and get started on my next project.

Monday, October 11, 2021

We should have been enjoying the day and the dinner with Elizabeth and family but that didn’t work out so well for us. Instead we had a nice chat and we’ll be eating our turkey dinners in separate provinces. Fingers crossed for Christmas.

I got my baking done this morning – a “regular” pumpkin pie and a Fireball Whiskey Pumpkin Pie. I already know which one I’m having.

While things baked and cooled and baked again I’ve been working on my new daily cross stitch-along. I don’t have the first clue finished yet but it is quite easy going – mainly grid lines. I might get enough grids done that I can try one of the small blocks.

I’m planning on adding a cross stitching day to my calendar. I’ve got two new patterns coming to me as well as a few others that I’ve got kitted up and ready to go. Quilting can still happen on the other six days of the week.

Sunday, October 10, 2021

It’s been a long time since we celebrated Thanksgiving on Monday rather than Sunday but that’s what we are doing this year. Pat has very few and very short breaks in his workshop; he barely has time to eat let alone appreciate a turkey dinner.

I started my quilting last night and finished it up just now. It was a fairly small quilt and a very simple quilting design so I shouldn’t be surprised that it is done but I’m always thrilled when something is a quick finish. I have another quilt lined up for quilting. I’ll get it done and then do the binding for both quilts at the same time.

I may have stopped downloading quilt patterns just because I like them because I know there is no chance they will ever get done. I wish I could say the same about cross stitch projects. I signed up for another stitch-along. I’m keeping up to date so well with my weekly Peppermint Purple that I’ve started a daily stitch-along. I’m already ten days behind but, except for the first day, each day is stitched within a 15×15 grid and a lot of it is blank space so I should be able to keep up. I’d been looking at the progress online and couldn’t resist any longer. I have the fabric and threads kitted up and I can’t wait to get started.

I feel like I should finish outlining my quilt block cross stitch squares before starting something new so I’m off to get that done now – there aren’t many left. I have all evening (while Pat is busy with his workshop) so I may get a start on the new stitchery and/or finish my book.