christmas stockings

Week 15 of Nikki's Stocking from mequilter

It is more like week 15.5.

I saw the surgeon on April 16th. And he said my eye was doing well and he was really impressed with my vison of 20/60.

Of course I had two big questions could I drive and could I stitch. He said yes to both if it felt comfortable. I didn't stitch that day a Tuesday because my eye pain and irritation was the worst it had been. He increased my prednisone drops from 4 times a day to 6 times and that did make an improvement.

On Wednesday I did a ...

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Week 14 Nikki's Stocking Progress. from mequilter

So, last Sunday I was stitching and I noticed that the stitching I had done on Saturday had an error in it.

I couldn't figure out a way to fix it, so you know what that means. Time to do the frog stitch, rip it, rip it.

I made my mistake by coming down the right side instead of coming down the center. So, when I went to do the left side it didn't line up.

Here is that blue area all fixed.

I didn't do any stitching after Tuesday since that was surgery day.

I was ...

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Week 13 Nikki's Stocking Update from mequilter

Another week and I made more progress.

I had to roll it up again, The heads of the wise men are lost in the plastic cover. Those top covers are hard to take off and the bottom ones fall off easily. There is one I can hardly keep on.

I just had to go check last's weeks picture

to see how much progress I made.

I did good this week.

Tonight is Monday April 8, tomorrow I will have my eye surgery to replace my dislocated implanted lens. Praying for better vision.

Be happy!

added by Mary 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Wek 12 Progress Report from mequilter

I am late posting again but I still have a picture of my progress.

Which I took a day late.

I have been having issues with my eye making it uncomfortable to stitch. But I still do a little each day.

I will have surgery on April 9th to implant a new lens.

One week to go. I am so looking forward to better vision.

Plus the new magnifying glass I purchased isn't working out real well. It is too heavy to stay where I want it to stay.

And my old one keeps falling off the arm. the ...

added by Mary 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 11 update on Nikki's Stocking from mequilter

I was feeling better this week plus I had a whole day with no appointments or errands to run, so I spent most of the day stitching.

Look I have stems going down!

And some flowers filled in.

Here are the golds I am using on those flowers.

And yes, I had to roll my fabric up again.

I bet I will have to roll up again by the end of the week.

Be happy!

added by Mary 1 month ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 10 Nikki's Stocking Update from mequilter

I am almost a week late posting this!

I did make progress last week but not a lot. I was sick and my eyes became fatigued very quickly. Working with one eye with the lens out of place is hard and somedays it is harder than others.

Plus last night when I wanted to write something on my blog I couldn't get into it. If would flash up and blink out. So, I posted in a blogger help community and received the answer. Some old widget on the side no longer worked and some not so nice person put ...

added by Mary 1 month ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 9 Stocking Update from mequilter

It was a good week and I finished off those Wisemen

and all those tiny leaves on the trees.

I almost finished that line of words.

The blue design and the star were also completed.

The other exciting thing that happened to show progress was I did my first rolling up of the stocking to make it easier to stitch at a lower area.

It might not look like much, only a stitcher could apricate that act.

Happy Life!

added by Mary 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 8 Stocking Update from mequilter

I don't have a lot to say this week, other than it has been a busy week. With all kinds of stuff. But here come the pictures.

I am excited to start a new area.

From February 29th.

I tried to put the needle through some of those bottom blue stitches to finish of the thread and the frame was starting to get in my way. If I keep working towards the bottom I am going to have to roll my stocking up. Or I could go up and work on the top of the stocking.

Decisions, Decisions!

The ...

added by Mary 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 7 Stocking update from mequilter

I am so grateful that my husband is a handy man!

I tried to find a new clip on magnifying glass but no such luck. I have had that glass for a long time. So, I asked my husband if he could work his magic and he did!

Here is my light clipped on to a monitor to keep it in the right position for the glue to dry.

Look at what a good job he did!

And here is my progress! I just have to finish that last Wiseman and I better do those leaves on the trees before ...

added by Mary 2 months ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 6 Stocking Update And An Eye Issue from mequilter

I did make progress but not a lot. But some is better then none.

Can you see the progress? Obviously the word Him is the most noticeable. But there are more leaves on the top trees and the third Wise Man's body is done.

I did a lot of birthday celebrating. And I also hit some hiccups.

My magnifying glass that clips on my floor light's pole broke. I do have it taped for now. I might buy a new one if I can find one.

The other hiccup is a little bigger.

This is my left eyeball ...

added by Mary 2 months, 1 week ago. under christmas stockings , eye issue , nikki's stocking

Week 5 Stocking Update from mequilter

I am late posting this but the pictures was taken on last Thursday.

I had a wonderful busy weekend and a couple of days to spend

celebrating my birthday. I can't miss those celebrations!

Even when progress is made there can be some obstacles.

I was stitching away and felt something strange on the bottom.

I flipped it over and what did I behold? A bird's nest.

A clump of threads on the bottom.

A different angle of the birds' nest.

All gone!

It feels and looks much better.

Look how much I have gotten done!

There won ...

added by Mary 2 months, 1 week ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Stocking Update Week 4 from mequilter

Well, I did very little reverse sewing this week.

And it was only where I was working.

What a relief!

It was nice to have stitches already laid down.

That helps when I am tired I don't have to stop to count.

I just do the other side of the X.

Stitches Laid Down

Do you love how I store my needle?

The X completed

I still have a lot of little leaves to make.

The picture was from Thursday night February 1st.

Four weeks from when I started on Thursday January 4th.

Yes, I am still marking my ...

added by Mary 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Week 3 Nikki's Stocking from mequilter

Well, I am making progress,

even if I did ended up doing some ripping!

Luckily it wasn't a lot.

I also have to be careful of what I am watching.

I found when I am watching Downton Abby, for the 2nd time,

I stop stitching and just watch.

That doesn't help with the progress.

This is where I ended last night Friday the 26th.

I made it all the way to the left side and

I was one stitch too close to the flower pot.

I had to unstitch all the way to the left hand side of ...

added by Mary 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Stocking update Week 2 from mequilter

It is amazing how much progress can be made

when you make no mistakes!

Or no major mistakes!!

Or none that I can see!

I am now going to take my tired eyes to bed!

Happy Stitching!

added by Mary 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Stocking Update Week 2 from mequilter

The first full week of stitching didn't go smoothly.

I ended up doing a lot of ripping.

added by Mary 3 months, 1 week ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

Another Stocking in the Works from mequilter

We have a new family member and we really love her.

Our son Klint and his new bride Nikki

Walling into the reception

So, of course this means Nikki needs her own stocking

that matches the all the family stockings.

On January 4th I started the stocking.

I had a really large piece of fabric and I had to decide

which way to cut it so the stocking would fit.

The the next step was to fray check all the edges

so, I won't have loose threads on the end.

Before I could start stitching I had to find ...

added by Mary 3 months, 1 week ago. under christmas stockings , nikki's stocking

November 29, 2023

Oh hexie, hexie, hexie from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

The left hand side of this section has been added .... now onto the right side.

.... and, before I knew it ..... just like that ..... this section is done. Three rows added to the top and bottom! Just need to do the remaining three sections.

I needed to clear up my design wall to get this UFO up and running. More on this for a later post.

In order to clear the design wall, all my hexies for the other sections were carefully removed and pinned and labelled onto this fabric. Don't these hexies look wonderful on that dark fabric? This ...

added by Rose Marie 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , cottage , just leafing around

November 25, 2023

Indigo Way Gets Going! from The Modern Diary

I changed my mind about my colors for Indigo Way several times, but in the end I wound up with brown, cheddar, and indigo. The first clue had Bonnie using indigo, and I followed suit. Made about two thirds of the parts before I realized her indigo is my brown! Oops, so I then started over and made all of the clue in brown. You may remember I did this once before with a clue in En Provence!

I made two more Christmas stockings. These are for Wren and Chava, I think!

Here is one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge ...

added by Andee 5 months ago. under bonnie's indigo way mystery 2023 , christmas stockings , rsc2023 , secret agent modern quiltalong 2023

August 15, 2023

Fabrics for the Back of Optical Illusion 2 from Fret Not Yourself

The game isn't over till it's over.

~Yogi Berra

Quilting

Remember this top from spring? It’s a game that isn’t over even though it was “rain-delayed”. I meant to quilt it immediately but got sidetracked by finding all those Ocean Wave units. Who’d have realized it would take all summer to finish one OW quilt? And it's still not done; the weather is simply too hot to work on it now.

Junk lying around bothers me. Unfinished projects and excessive amounts of materials become junk. Yes, I’m a minority voice but stuff that ...

added by Ann 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under christmas stockings , lucy gilmore , maggie tokuda-hall , optical illusion , reading , scrap quilt

February 24, 2023

Stockings Were Finished in 2020 from mequilter

Yes, I did finish the stockings!

They were well received by the recipients.