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battlecry: retreat . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

LOL! Sometimes you just need to retreat . . . on a retreat . . . to a retreat. That's exactly what I did last weekend! But it was my favorite kind . . . the kind I don't have to drive to. A Camp MACOBA retreat! This was my Sassy Affirmation Sisterhood Sister's (SASS's) third annual summer retreat at the camp. It was originally scheduled for July, but Todd's surgery happened, so we pushed it to August. GOOD thing those cabins have A/C!!

It was Gail's (center) birthday weekend, so of course the appropriate signage was put in place!

I didn ...

added by Denise :) 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under birthday , camp macoba sass , cross stitch , embroidery , handwork , photos , project , retreat , ufo , wool

Sashiko Bag from From My Carolina Home

Our local quilt guild had a program in September with a workshop on making a Sashiko bag. I had not tried this before, so I signed up to take the class. It turned out to be a really fun way of doing handwork that finishes quickly. The needles and threads are large, making it easy to see and do. The stitches are worked by rocking the needle in and out over several stitches, then pulling the thread through. In general, the lines are geometric, but really, anything goes.

One challenge is to stitch the rows in such a way as ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 1 year, 5 months ago. under handwork , needlework and embroidery , sashiko (Comments)

try again one monthly goal from Making A Lather

We are going to try this again for my one monthly goal at Elm street quilts. I have filled in the blank spots and squared the EPP for this little handsewn quilt. I want to iron all the edges out ( they are still wrapped around the paper templates), and starch it before I trim it. Then, I will add a border, and quilt it. I used this as my goal for May but, didn't finish it.

goal for July

Stash report July 3, 2022

fabric added: 0 yards

fabric added year to date: 60 3/4 yards

fabric used ...

added by maggie fellow 1 year, 9 months ago. under epp , epp stars , fabric , friendsheep rug , halloween rug , handwork , one monthly goal , phd 2022. , quilt , rug , rug hooking , scrappy , spellbound rug , stars , stash report , swap , ufo , ufo 2022 , witch rug , wool

One monthly goal fail from Making A Lather

I had as my May one monthly goal, an older ufo. I have no idea how to finish this little quilt. I have procrastinated and procrastinated. That is why I am making it my one monthly goal or I will never see this finished.

Well, I did not finish. The 26th of May I said to myself - oops time is up. So, I did sew one piece to the side, and then, wondered why it had taken so long. sigh...

Maybe now that the thread is cut and the needle is threaded I can make a little progress on it ...

added by maggie fellow 1 year, 10 months ago. under baby quilt , epp , epp stars , garden , handwork , journal , one monthly goal , stars , ufo , ufo 2022

May one monthly goal from Making A Lather

I have no idea how to finish this little quilt. I have procrastinated and procrastinated. That is why I am making it my one monthly goal or I will never see this finished. Every time I think about it, the sun wasn't in the right place, or the wind was all wrong for me to do it. I have been waiting for the perfect conditions and they aren't going to happen. I started this English paper piecing project on an airplane going to and from visiting my daughter. It has been awhile.

It looks like I need to ...

added by maggie fellow 1 year, 11 months ago. under baby quilt , epp , epp stars , handwork , one monthly goal , stars , ufo , ufo 2022

secret stitching sweetheart blog hop . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

I know, I know ... it's been a hot minute (or would it make more sense to say 'a cold minute'?) since I posted . . . I'll get into that in another post.

This post is all about the L O V E! Jo, from Serendipitous Stitching, hosts the Secret Stitching Sweetheart Blog Hop every year, and when she asked if I wanted to participate, I knew it was the nudge I needed!

Here's how it works: all of the participants send Jo a photo of a stitched Valentine . . . and then once she's ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 2 months ago. under blog hop , handwork , photo , secret stitching sweetheart blog hop , valentine

celebrate on . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I may have shared that I give as much time as my birthday wants to be celebrated. A week where you only work two days and have the next five free is as good a time to continue celebrating as any! I gave a whole post to the Tate Farms fun, but I'll condense the remainder of the long weekend here. Mostly. I think.

Thursday, the weather continued to be beautiful, and since a wet, cool front was moving in on Friday, our regular boat day, Todd and I decided to go ahead and get our lake action in ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 5 months ago. under baby , embroidery , fabric , fishing , grandchildren , halloween , handwork , hospital sketches , lake , photos , pumpkin , quilt shop , sunset , wool

embroidered book in progress [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/2021/10/a-front-cov...

added by contemporary embroidery 2 years, 6 months ago. under book , embroidery , gingham , handwork , needlework , sewing

Paint Palette from Ellyn's Place

My first quilt for the #ThroughEllyn'sEyes project is finished and I must say I'm happy with it and excited to move on to my next idea. I'm calling this one Paint Palette. After selecting my color palette, I wanted to create a piece that explores how the colors respond to black background and white background. I love the way the colors seem to change with different backgrounds. The design I came up with reminds me of a watercolor palette, so Paint Palette it is. I'm excited to use this color study as I move forward in ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 9 months ago. under color , handwork , quilt , through ellyn's eyes

The Gradient Scale of a “Mess” from Where Art & Life Meet

Someone commented on my Youtube channel about messiness, saying that she was happy my work area isn’t pristine as that would be intimidating. And it made me think about the various stages of messiness. The gradient scale of messiness, because this is important. 1. Kind of “messy”, but it’s not a problem and anyway to […]

added by Ariane Zurcher 2 years, 9 months ago. under ariane zurcher designs , ariane zurcher designs workshop , ariane zurcher on the other hand , ariane zurcher stitching , ariane zurcher workshops , ariane zurcher youtube , arianezurcherdesigns , art studio , balance , creative process , hand embroidery , hand stitching , handwork , humor , life , mess , working studio (Comments)

Pandemic Porchdrop from Ellyn's Place

I shared a while back that my improv small group, Comedy Club Quilters, completed an improv round robin this spring. It was fun and different from past round robins because of the pandemic, thus I named my completed quilt Pandemic Porchdrop. I realized I never shared the finish with you.

I ended up adding borders with a green "stripe" just to frame it out and make it a bit bigger. I rather like the effect! I pieced the back and added a faced binding...

Those squares running across the back? They are pieces of each of our signature fabrics. I ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 9 months ago. under comedy club quilters , handwork , improv , quilt

Mod Flower Quilt from Ellyn's Place

Earth day seems like the perfect day to finish up this quilt and share it with you. Even though it is a small quilt (36"x38") it has been in the works for many months. It all began last September, on National Jelly Roll day. My guild, McKinney Modern Quilt Guild, was holding a zoom mystery jelly roll sew along day and because I love to "do all the things" I was eager to be a part of it. Mind you, I am not a jelly roll person (not a precut person at all, truth be told) and being on ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 12 months ago. under bloggers , friend , handwork , mckmqg , quilt , quilt design , quilting

New: Dorset Buttons Gone Wild Workshop! from Where Art & Life Meet

Some exciting news! I’m doing a Dorset Buttons Gone Wild 3-hour Workshop via Zoom. (It will be recorded and uploaded to YouTube, but will only be available to view if you have purchased the workshop. You can reference the entire workshop later or whenever you like once the workshop is over.) When: A 3-hour workshop:… Continue reading New: Dorset Buttons Gone Wild Workshop!

added by arianezurcher 3 years, 1 month ago. under ariane zurcher designs , ariane zurcher designs workshop , ariane zurcher on the other hand , ariane zurcher youtube , creative process , design , dorset button , dorset button as art , dorset buttons , dorset buttons gone wild , hand dyeing a silk cocoon , hand embroidery , hand embroidery stitches , hand made dorset buttons , hand stitching , handmade , handwork , livestream , livestreaming , on the other hand , playing with silk cocoons , silk cocoon , silk cocoons , stitching a silk cocoon , the joy of livestreaming , variations on the dorset button , workshops , youtube , youtube channel , youtube embroidery tutorials , youtube livestreaming , youtube stitching tutorials , youtube tutorial , youtube tutorials , youtube videos , youtuber , zoom workshops (Comments)

weekend busy happies . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I'm going to tell you a true story . . .

I read a quote that caught my attention: "The secret to having everything, is believing you already do."

Immediately I thought of my current fabric stash and felt a little convicted. Then this verse of scripture popped into my head: "Lord I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24)

Then I ordered this . . .

To go with this . . .

Which it does, and very nicely, I might add. The end. No names were changed to protect the not-so-innocent.

Where do I go from that? It's been a very busy weekend! Of course ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under acorns , birthday , boat , craft , embroidery , fabric , granddaughter , handwork , lake , photos , pumpkin , slow stitching , squirrel , stitchery

splashing into autumn . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Hey hey! Just checking in before we head into the weekend. We enjoyed a lovely, beautiful day on the lake on Monday. The weather couldn't have been more cooperative. We're at that time of the year where sometimes the water, at 85 degrees, is warmer than the air temp!

That means we spend LOTS of time in the water (because it's too cold to come out)! The girls had a blast splashing and swimming. Edith even decided it was her day to jump off the boat into the water, multiple times. She was a champ! But we ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under anniversary , birthday , boat , christmas , epp , fall , family , granddaughters , handwork , photo , potc , pumpkin

100 days of bojagi from Ellyn's Place

It's been 100 days since Quiltcon 2020 in Austin. 100 days since we hugged new and old friends, stood in lines (close together!), ate tacos in crowded restaurants, chatted with vendors with no masks and thought nothing of it. 100 days since I sat in a classroom at the convention center with new and old friends and learned to do Korean Bojagi from Daisy Aschehoug.

Daisy is a warm, kind, bubbly human who currently lives in Norway (yes, she flew across the ocean to teach us, another thing people could do way back in February). She's an awesome ...

added by Ellyn 3 years, 10 months ago. under bojagi , friend , handwork , quiltcon , workshop

Scissors and Piecework Buttonhole Sampler from Collector with a Needle

Velma on my NEW project

I have a couple new projects to tell you about!
I have been heads down stitching - and enjoying every minute.

First, it seems to take longer as Velma wants to be in the center of it ALL! Yes, that's an all white project...needless to say it is a bit fortified with cat hair.

That's OK.

See more details below.

Ad for one style of scissor

Second, I have a web article for Piecework magazine - just out today.
You can read it HERE.

What does my project and article have in common?

BUTTONHOLES ...

added by Dawn 3 years, 11 months ago. under button hole , buttonhole , decorative buttonhole , embroidery , eyelet , hand sewing , handwork , piecework , sampler , scissors

a little remiss . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What can I say that I've not said before?! Life is BUSY! But that's okay; I'm in the here and now!

This past weekend I hosted (?!?!?) the first ever Camp MACOBA Stitcher's Retreat! It was such a cozy, fun weekend! I hashtagged it #rustricretreat. There's a reason! LOL!

We made use of both bunkhouses. We slept in the one . . .

(Can you tell it was a quilter's retreat?!)

And we stitched in the other . . .

(And we trekked to the 'outhouse'. Really it's not that primitive -- it was a bathhouse. But still it was a ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under camp , camp macoba , embroidery , handwork , photos , quilt , retreat , slow stitching , wool

eclectic collection . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's been a busy week, which means I wasn't able to get in as much stitching as I would have liked, but I got some in nevertheless. I did make some progress on my heart:

But put it down to work on the Peppermint Purple SAL.

Week 8 was made available on Wednesday, and I had it finished on Thursday, along with a good majority of the box outlines for the entire stitchery!

It's easy, soothing stitching and I'm enjoying it very much.

Thursday was guild, and I struggled to go, because by the end of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under blackwork , camp macoba , embroidery , grandmother's choice , guild , handwork , heart , photos , pumpkins , sal , slow stitching , utility sewing

all the hearts . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Finally got myself over to Hobby Lobby (I had a gift card) to pick out a frame for my Snow Sampler. Bonus -- all the frames were 50% off! So this is the one I picked out . . .

Isn't it sweet?! Joc has a silver and blue snowman that's so cute and would look perfect in this vignette. But for now, I'm pleased with my jar of melted snowman, my snowman book, and the little blue and white heart, which help me feel like at least we're transitioning. LOL!

I got a few more hearts free handed to ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 2 months ago. under camp , camp tv , embroidery , free hand , handwork , hearts , love sampler , photo , slow stitching , snow sampler , stitchery

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