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Psalm 12, Part 1, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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I hope you're having a blessed day with joy, peace and love! My week has been filled with writing, studying, playing with fiber arts, reading and a bit of time with friends. I did have a different kind of day on Tuesday.

Our school district honors bilingual students by offering them the opprotunity to graduate with a Bilingual Seal added to their diploma. My former student teacher invited some of my friends who are retired teachers and myself to serve on a panel that grants students the opprotunity to graduate with their Bilingual Seals! I am humbled ...

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Cross Stitch Update: May 8th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

I was not much of a stitcher this week. Dating life and family have taken up a lot of my time. I love it. In the relationship department with family, friends, and Rick, I’ve never been happier or felt more fulfilled. I have found myself in the sewing room many nights, thinking I wasn’t going …

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Psalm 11: Faith Over Fear, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, and Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,

I hope you've had a fabulous week! Our weather has been strange, to say the least. Last month we were in the 90's and Thursday it was so crisp we needed jackets and blankets to watch our grandson's baseball game! Our dry desert welcomed almost 24 hours of intermittent rain that Thursday and Friday.

My sewing room is coming along nicely. I'm hoping to have it completely organized by next week. Thus far, it's painted and bookshelves are installed. You should be seeing pictures next week, God willing.

For now, life contines with ...

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Mom's 91st Birthday from Quilting My Way

This morning, we were up early. I couldn't believe how slow the day went. At least the morning seems to take forever to move.

I worked on my cross stitch after getting some cleaning done.

I worked on it for a while before it was time to go to moms. We took some fabric for the quilts her and Georgie were working on. I brought one home. We also took mom so flowers from the garden and 2 pots of flowers for her front door. She was happy to get them. We sat and talked to her for an ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 6 days ago. under beading , cross stitch , life

May Tiny Treasures, Slow Stitching Progress, Summer Wear Plan from Canadian Needle Nana

I blinked and it is May now. We had one summery day amid all the coolness and it is still flirting with overnight frosts. These Daffodils always open too soon and, in their shady spot, don't get to really shine like they should which is a shame. I should move them and the bunch behind there that didn't get to open at all this year.

Yesterday, Friday, it was this temperature below when I got up and -1C with the wind gusts. It was -3C overnight so it warmed up. I've put away my heavier coats and ...

added by Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana 6 days, 2 hours ago. under applique , books , cross stitch , flowers

Psalm 10, Fiber Fun - or not? Literary Life, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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I hope you had an amazing week! We're going to several of my grandson's baseball games each week. This weekend will be filled with his basketball games. I love having this time with my family while the weather is still cool enough to attend. Heat is my kryptonite, so soon I'll just be hearing about his baseball games rather than attending.

I finally had some time at home to play with fibers and read. I listened to a fabulous audio book, The Phone Booth at the End of the World by Laura Imai Messina. In ...

added by Patricia in New Mexico 1 week ago. under cross stitch , darth vader , fields of fancy bom , korie leigh , melissa villaseñor , netgalley , psalm 10 , scrappy sewing , sewing studio , table topper

Now To Remember What I Did Today from Quilting My Way

I didn't want to get up this morning. Lately it's more fun to just stay in bed. But I am always up by 8:30 am now anyway.

I enjoyed an hour before Patrick came in from golfing. When he got home I took my walk. Got in 7 laps which is 2.39 miles. Not bad. Then I was waiting to see when 1:30 pm came round because I had the war game, I'm still in. Before the game started, I worked on my cross stitching.

After the war game was over, Patrick and I ...

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Cross Stitch Update: May 1, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

…and just like that, it’s May 1st. Oh my! This year is flying by. I was in a sewing mood this week, and a lot more sewing happened than cross-stitch. I always forget that Spring tends to be that way. I have programmed myself to start cross-stitching when it gets dark. Well, it gets dark …

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Thursday - Not My Favorite Day from Quilting My Way

Was up early this morning. Had a phone call from Kaiser and I'm having to go back in for my HPV16 virus showing up.

Then I relaxed and played games. I didn't feel like playing the 1 pm game today, so wasn't in either groups. I do have the challenge tomorrow at 1:30 pm and looking forward to that.

I really didn't do much all day. I was answering calls, texting and just trying to enjoy the peace and quiet. Patrick worked out in the yard.

It's about time I finish this up! So ...

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Fun, work, work, fun, work, fun from Chocolate Cake Quilt Designs

Earlier this month, I had fun stitching two of three small cross stitch projects (63 x 63). They are part of a seeds series published in the mid- to late 1990s, and I was surprised how quickly they stitched up, considering the amount of prep that went into them.

While the instructions were thorough, they were not at all presented in a way that my brain found easy to gather supplies for and work through.

Additionally, the symbols on the watermelon chart were so muddied, bordering on indecipherable, I felt compelled to gather graph paper, the pattern photo, and a ...

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Cross Stitch Update: April 24, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

This was a SLOW week in the stitching department. I’ve had lots of things happening that have kept me from my stitching chair. I think the biggest thing is that it is darker later at night. I don’t end up sitting down as early. Also, my days have been packed with people…and that’s a good …

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Changing Focus from Quilt Paint Create

This week I switched back to my second stitch project. I’ve been spending 7 to 10 days on a project before changing. I spent a month on Goldfinch and thought I’d continue until I finished it.

Without much thought one night I put it aside and picked up Fairy Tales.

Here’s the last picture of Fairy Tales Live on Roofs.

Here’s where it is now.

This is the last picture of Goldfinch and Lilacs.

Here’s where I left it.

I’m estimating another 4 to 6 weeks to finish Goldfinch and somewhere between 2 and ...

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Cross Stitch Finish: Autumn Alphabet from Jo's Country Junction

I was recently watching Tara Sullivan of Sully Stitches on YouTube. She was showing off a pillow she had finished. It had a ruching edge that I thought looked so pretty. I wanted to try it. I didn’t have many options to try it out on. I only had orange fabric for it. Hmm. Well, …

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Psalm 9: 13-14, Literary Living, Fiber Fun, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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Thank you to everyone who stopped in last week! It was fun to guest host Melva's Link Up and meeting so many wonderful people! Thank you, Melva, for this wonderful opprotunity! And thank you to all of you who linked up!

This week was jampacked with obligations every day - sometimes two or three in a day! This weekend will also be full. Thank God, most of these activities were fun! As I wrote this post, I was surprised how much I did accomplish. Usually things look worse in my head than the actually are. After a few ...

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Cross Stitch Update: April 17th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

I had a busy week again. This week, I got sidetracked helping a friend after the mom in the family passed away. I was unpacking from being gone, trying to catch up, writing blog posts, and frankly just a little tired. I started going to bed just a little earlier and sleeping just a little …

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Cross Stitch Finish: Free-bee Alphabet w/ Hare from Jo's Country Junction

I have another Spring cross stitch finish!! The goodness is that it is a freebie, so you have access to the chart too. You can find the free chart HERE. Here is a picture from when I was stitching on it. I later picked out the outer border. It’s always harder to finish things with a …

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Cross Stitch Update: April 10th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

I had an unusual week…I spent much of it in a hotel while getting radiation treatments for my cancer. I didn’t have a sewing machine with so most of my time I thought would be spent cross-stitching. I had visions of getting lots done…let me show you what I did get done. Promise not to …

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Psalm 9, Part 2, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

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Thank you so much for stopping in! I sure hope you all are doing better than I am. It's my birthday weekend and strep throat decided to crash the party. I've been miserable, but am hopeful the coming week will be better. My husband, who is an amazing cook, made me a big pot of delicious chicken/vegetable soup! It's so soothing to my throat. Thank You, God for antibiotics, my wonderful husband and chicken soup!

Before I got sick, my husband was also in to mood to paint my sewing room. The walls are ...

added by Miaismine 1 month ago. under bee humble , cross stitch , darth vader , disappearing nine-patch , embroidery , fields of fancy bom , nita prose , psalm 9

Cross Stitch Finish: Hannah Wallace from Jo's Country Junction

When I last you left you with Hannah Wallace, I had finished the stitching… I got my frame together and took it to the frame shop. About five days later, the owner messaged me and said it was done. WOW!! I stitched it with the called for colors on Seraphim’s 40-count Heirloom linen. It’s a …

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April 2026 OMG and First Quarter PhD Update from Quilt Paint Create

It’s that time to pick a new goal for the new month. Time passes so quickly….not sure where the days go.

I’m moving on to a new project for April. I pulled out all the pieces for my Art Quilt Group challenge, which I refer to as K’s quilt. The challenge is to complete a small project out of another group member’s UFO. As a reminder, I’m starting with this.

And this.

I haven’t quite figured out what I’m making. Regardless, my April OMG will be to put the top together, whatever ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 1 month ago. under challenge , cross stitch , cross stitch kit , group challenges , kits , omg , orphan projects , phd , ufos (Comments)

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