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Happy Friday and happy cross stitch update day!! I’m in a better mood than normal with my cross stitch because…I am getting CLOSE TO A FINISH!! Last week I was here on my Garden Club series by Blackbird Designs…working on the bottom center block. I thought I was close to a finish on that block, …

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This morning, I was up and ready to go. I knew Patrick wanted to go to the dump and needed my help. So, I was up and ready. I was looking forward to being back by 1 pm to play my war game. We stopped and picked up some garbage from Phil and then went to the dump. Once that was done, we headed to Walmart - yeah, I know!  Patrick's idea! We got some groceries and then came home. 

After getting home, I worked on the laundry I didn't finish up yesterday. 

Patrick wanted to watch a movie ...

 How are you all? I want to tell you something and I feel sure you all will understand this. I debated sharing because I also don't want to upset anyone. Since last writing to you, I had a few days where my mood was deep down in my boots. It came out of the blue; just woke one morning feeling like the weight of the world was on my shoulders. I coped like I always do when this happens with pushing myself to keep extra busy. I vaccumed and mopped all the floors here, made more trips with bringing ...

I’m getting closer and closer to finishing my Garden Club series piece by Blackbird Designs. As I do, I keep wondering what I’ll be picking up next as my focus pieces. I don’t stitch as much as I previously did, so it’s easier for me to focus on a piece so I see more progress …

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Here we go again, never ending circle of days. And we are back to Saturday. At least I don't have plans today, so I could start working on something I was thinking about. 

I went downstairs to hook up my embroidery machine and see what I could do. My table runners arrived today. I had an idea for one of them, but when I was looking at it, it was too tall for the table runner. Took up too much space. 

I’m still preoccupied with the last of three big non-sewing / stitching projects, so the only diversion I can handle when not working on it is cross stitch.

My cross stitch seed series is finally back from the framer and it’s wonderful.

All three stitched pieces were framed together, vertically, so the finished product would fit nicely on a section of wall next to the fireplace.

Each piece is surrounded by a ⅛-inch wide hunter green mat nested into a ¼-inch wide wooden fillet.

A linen mat and a rustic, medium-dark brown wooden frame finish the work.

Despite October ...

I got a little stitching done this week. Ever since I met Rick we’ve had a “things will settle down when _____” mentality. Oh my goodness, it hasn’t. Things didn’t settle down after he moved in. Things didn’t settle down after the 4th of July and ball season was over for the grandkids. Things didn’t …

Cross Stitch Update: November 30th, 2026 Read More »

 We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving this month with the family here as usual. The neat bouquet in a real gourd they brought me is hanging on. 

I didn’t cross stitch a lot this week. It was more of a sewing week again. That’s okay. My sewing room is way out of control and needs so much more help than my cross stitching does. Cross stitch is so easy. Throw the project back in the bag, zip it up, and put it …

Cross Stitch Update: October 23, 2026 Read More »

This morning, Patrick was determined to go to the dump by 10:30 am. He was saying it's easier to go in the mornings. They have lines after that. So, I was up and borrowed his work jacket to help with dumping the stuff at the dump. We stopped and got trash from Phil as well. We will need to go back and get his left-over trash that couldn't fit in the truck since Patrick had it pretty full already. We will do that one of these days. I helped with getting all that out of the truck ...

 This morning, I wanted to up early enough to go down and get a few things done before everyone arrived. They didn't come till a little after 10 am but we did have 5 of us today. 

We were able to get 9 pillowcases done. Three of them go to the kits that where done. Colleen took 2 quilt tops home to quilt. She's doing 2 quilts for Saturday as well. We all had fun. It was 2 on the cutting and ironing, with 3 of us sewing. I was sewing on my new machine. At first, I ...

Wasn't able to sleep in today. Patrick's nurses came to work on him. While they were doing that, I was cleaning up the dining room table and working on the Roomba app. 

I spend pretty much all morning chatting with Roomba and trying to get our Roomba to work. I chatted with one guy, and he sent a link, which then disconnected us, when I went to check it out. Then I got another gal. I chatted with her on the computer to make sure I could use my phone to see what she was talking about. After ...

This morning, I woke up later than I wanted to. I was up at 8:40 am and out the door by 9:15 am. I was having to drop off veggies to Phil and get my drink at Dutch Brothers. Once that was done, I was able to go to Georgie's. 

I was there first, then Sandy and last Bonnie. Bonnie knitted, Sandy and I embroidered. Georgie didn't have what she needed so she didn't do anything but chat with us. Which is fine, since there are times, I just go for a BS section as ...

This morning, I got a few things done. I wanted to finish the sample for the cross-stitch class I was teaching today with the 4-H group. 

I stopped at Billie's to drop off the stuff I didn't have the day before. Then I went to Micheal's and picked up the floss they didn't get. Once that was done, I went to the fairgrounds to get ready for the class I was to teach. I wasn't smart enough to take pictures but then it wasn't that easy to think about them.

The background is actually ...

It was a busy week. The sewing room called my name several of the days…and unfortunately, cross stitch didn’t. Last week I showed you how far I was with my Garden Club series. I showed this picture. When I took the picture, I realized I had done the bottom of the piece in place so …

Cross Stitch Update: October 16th, 2026 Read More »

Today, we both slept later than we normally do. I was up before Patrick, which was a change in a long time. He was always up at 7 am. 

I got moving with laundry. Then I headed downstairs to check on my sewing machine stuff I need to take in on Friday. Once that was done, I worked on the computer for a bit. Had a few things to get done. I had to change our QOV email address and then order business cards to replace the ones that had "QOV" in the email. We are no longer allowed to ...

The season has moved on and we are suddenly deep into a new month with it. There is now a light frost overnight most nights and certainly cooler temps during the days. I am moving firewood these days using my cart to bring three or four light loads up to the house from the trail where it is stored. I'm using that same thought that a few pieces here and there will add up and eventually I'll have enough on hand to keep the winter fires burning. The dogs are loving being with me on these little excursions ...

I finished a few things lately, and I’m hoping to keep up with finishes. Recently I showed you this stitching finish… It was a freebie from Sweet Wing Studio. You can find the pattern HERE. I left off the border and changed a few colors to give it more of a primitive look. I changed …

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 Today, I wanted to sleep in but didn't. I did play on my tablet and take a walk around the neighborhood. Trouble was, there were neighbors out and about, so, I ended up stopping and talking to them. I did get 4 laps in though. 

Then I sat down and worked on my cross stitching. 

Got more done than I thought I would. 

Of course, Sophie wanted me to pay attention to her instead. She didn't last very long once I got going. Sometimes she moves to the end of the chair but not today. I'm trying ...