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Thankful Too, Last Garden Glory, New To Me Bird, Free Patterns from Canadian Needle Nana

Thank you for all the kind and caring comments and emails you took the time to write me about my shared sad experience in the last post. I had tears in my eyes as I read them. Thanks too for sharing what works for you during such low points. It's always good to know you're not alone. I know I can't change my present circumstances in life and the only thing I can change is how I react and cope with them. I feel fortunate that that shroud (as I think of the dark mood) has not ...

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Cross Stitch Update: November 13th from Jo's Country Junction

I made some progress stitching early in the week. As I’ve mentioned, Rick is doing clinicals and has been gone a lot. I got my 11th block done of the Garden Club series. I was here…. Now it’s done. Yahoo. I just have the last block to do. That’s this one… I started it but …

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Sunday Stash November 8, 2026 from Quilt Paint Create

No change in the numbers. I did not visit quilt shops during our trip or buy fabric when I was out and about yesterday.

I don’t have much new to share this week. My “sewing” time went into adjusting the tension on my machine and choosing quilting designs for Tropics.

Most my progress was stitching related. I took Christmas Cottage with me when we travelled, and I’ve worked on it since.

I would love to finish and frame it this month to hang for Christmas. The kit came with a house shaped frame that is too cute.

Fabric ...

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Had Fun Today from Quilting My Way

This morning, I woke thinking I might have missed the challenge game I'm in. I did have the time wrong but was ready to play at 11:30 am today. Patrick went up to Olympia for his ultrasound. I played my war game. I came out in the middle of my group, then our group came out in 3rd out of 4. For a minute, I though Sux was there, but she gave her account to Coco. (Nicknames we use). I do miss that gal!

I headed downstairs while I waited on Patrick to come home with a pizza ...

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Cross Stitch Update: November 6th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

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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To The Dump & Then Cross Stitch from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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Sadness Happens, Blessings Too, Stitching All The Things from Canadian Needle Nana

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 ...

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Cross Stitch: What’s Next? from Jo's Country Junction

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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It's Saturday from Quilting My Way

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 used the threads I had for the embroidery work. The blue thread I used that was "fine ...

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Needle and floss from Chocolate Cake Quilt Designs

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 ...

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Cross Stitch Update: November 30th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

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 …

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October Life, Stitching Updates and Plans from Canadian Needle Nana

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.

Outside, the colours of Autumn certainly rival those of the summer season. Though scarcer and beginning to curl, pinks are still to be found.

None of these will last as there are heavy frosts now every night.

Walking about our woods on Tuesday I spied a familiar shape high up in a tree. Can you see him?

I wonder is he one of the Barred Owls I often hear at night hooting back and forth ...

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Cross Stitch Update: October 23, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

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 …

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Trip To The Dump & Cross Stitching from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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Sewing At My House from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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Nothing Going On Here..... from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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The Usual Monday - Embroidery from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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Teaching Cross Stitch Today from Quilting My Way

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 ...

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Yikes! My hands want to retire! Psalm 16:5, Fiber Fun, Literary Living from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There!

Welcome back! Thank you so much for dropping in. This week was a bit unusual because I actually spent way more time at my cutting table and at the sewing machine than doing handwork. Normally, my hands are happy to give me a couple of hours of slow stitching every day. Lately, though? There’s been a full-blown rebellion!

My hands have officially informed me that three factors are causing pain:

1. The Weather: It’s been raining nearly every day for two weeks. All this humidity has my joints demanding a part-time schedule.

2. Seniority: After years ...

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Cross Stitch Update: October 16th, 2026 from Jo's Country Junction

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 …

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