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Thankfully we have no snow here, but it is possible, although very rare! My snow people are the woolly kind from a pattern by Bonnie Sullivan.

This photo is deceptive because the piece is quite large, 45 X 14 inches, but of course is very hard to show in a photo.

To show each of the snow people in detail, I have split the photo into three sections.

The wool has been a delight to work with, and I have used Sue Spargo perle threads for the stitching.

I had a starry fabric that I used for the backing, and ...

Another month that passed too quickly!  It’s time to recap this month’s goals.

I had two for September, to finish Mosaic and sew a pair of yoga pants.

I didn’t have much left to do on Mosaic.  That was a fairly quick finish. 

The quilt was made for a Paint Chip Challenge for Guild.  I dyed the yellow fabric years ago.  Each tile is a different pattern using a surface design technique.

I also finished the pants, using Simplicity 8030 (1992) and fleece I bought at a Crafter’s Garage Sale.

This is the first pair of ...

Good afternoon, my friends. Fortunately, we didn't have far to go to reach our latest stop because it was a horrible day of weather. We find ourselves in La Conner, Washington, this afternoon. We couldn't check in here until 1:00. We had just a little more than an hour's drive from Flowing Lake SP, and checkout time there was noon, so it all worked out. I had plenty of time to play my word games, and to make a little more progress on the flock. I love those sheep faces.

Good afternoon, my friends. Fortunately, we didn't have far to go to reach our latest stop because it was a horrible day of weather. We find ourselves in La Conner, Washington, this afternoon. We couldn't check in here until 1:00. We had just a little more than an hour's drive from Flowing Lake SP, and checkout time there was noon, so it all worked out. I had plenty of time to play my word games, and to make a little more progress on the flock. I love those sheep faces.

Time to say good bye to September. And time to get moving with sewing plans. I seem to have a lot of projects on the go so I need a bit of an effort to finish some. First up is my flamingo embroidery.

This is another of Wendy Williams Travel Threads patterns. Wool felt circles are used in the body, then stitched with perle cotton. The rest is filled with embroidery stitching.

I first saw flamingos at Sea World in Florida and have love their stunning colour ever since.

The hoop used for one this one is the new 3D ...

This morning, Patrick's nurse came around 8:30 am. I left shortly after. He texted me to let me know they took the vac off. I was busy going to get moms mail and watering her plants before heading to Georgie's. I ended up throwing most of her mail out because it was junk or asking her to sign up for a credit card. 

I arrived early at Georgie's. Funny too because both Gerilyn and Sandy V were early as well. We sat and chatting while we each worked on our stuff. Gerilyn and Georgie were binding ...

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our hike. It was some distance away...not mileage wise, but time wise. It was about 36 miles from where we are, but it took nearly an hour to drive there because of all the twists and turns. Along the way we passed by this barn. (Sorry about the buggy windshield.)

Good afternoon, my friends. We had a beautiful day of weather for our hike. It was some distance away...not mileage wise, but time wise. It was about 36 miles from where we are, but it took nearly an hour to drive there because of all the twists and turns. Along the way we passed by this barn. (Sorry about the buggy windshield.)

With continuing overnight frost warnings, I decided to move the outdoor potted plants back inside. I repotted a couple and added the usual natural supplements-ground egg shells and coffee grounds, while doing so. I've spent a lot of time in the garden this summer pulling weeds, etc. every day. I say to myself just fifteen minutes but I usually wind up spending much more time as there is always something that needs trimming, cutting, etc. The Gorilla cart continues to be very useful for my garden work and for taking the garbage out the laneway so is pressed into ...

 Good afternoon, my friends. I wrote a one-sentence post a couple of hours ago in which I indicated I wouldn't be in touch for a couple of days. If you're old enough to remember Gilda Radner in her Emily Litella character, please remember her voice when she said, "Never Mind." (And if you're not old enough to remember Gilda, just know she was very, very funny, and she died way too young.)

We find ourselves in Flowing Lake County Park in Snohomish, Washington, this afternoon. We're in an area with dense forest canopy, and so Starlink ...

 Good afternoon, my friends. I wrote a one-sentence post a couple of hours ago in which I indicated I wouldn't be in touch for a couple of days. If you're old enough to remember Gilda Radner in her Emily Litella character, please remember her voice when she said, "Never Mind." (And if you're not old enough to remember Gilda, just know she was very, very funny, and she died way too young.)

We find ourselves in Flowing Lake County Park in Snohomish, Washington, this afternoon. We're in an area with dense forest canopy, and so Starlink ...

Lace cloth created from silk velvet and cotton scrim.

This is the base of a new pouch, a new drawstring pouch. 

The lace cloth I created in this post has now been completely embellished by hand.

I have used buttonhole stitch, chain stitch and French knots, adding Swarovski crystals in selected areas.

The remainder of this pouch will be embellished too.

How, I'm not quite sure yet. 

       

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Good morning, my friends. Since we took advantage of yesterday's nice weather for our hike on the Cape Flattery Trail, we had nothing on the day's agenda. That meant a day of relaxation. We're not sure if Sadie was happy for us to hang around or not. She was doing her Greta Garbo routine: "I vant to be alone." She took her morning nap inside the cubby over our bed, dedicated to the use of the kitties when we're in the camper.

Good morning, my friends. Since we took advantage of yesterday's nice weather for our hike on the Cape Flattery Trail, we had nothing on the day's agenda. That meant a day of relaxation. We're not sure if Sadie was happy for us to hang around or not. She was doing her Greta Garbo routine: "I vant to be alone." She took her morning nap inside the cubby over our bed, dedicated to the use of the kitties when we're in the camper.

Good morning, my friends. We promised ourselves a chill day yesterday, and that's exactly what we did. Except for a walk with Smitty lasting approximately two minutes...

Sorry about the wrinkles. I don't have an iron with me on this trip. Also, as I'm looking at this picture, I'm thinking I might have missed a ...

Good morning, my friends. We promised ourselves a chill day yesterday, and that's exactly what we did. Except for a walk with Smitty lasting approximately two minutes...

Sorry about the wrinkles. I don't have an iron with me on this trip. Also, as I'm looking at this picture, I'm thinking I might have missed a ...

 Lots of images today!

A shop update.

I finally got round to listing these three books in the shop.

All hand embroidered.

Gingham, Liberty fabric, white tissue.....

French knots, bullion knots, web stitches, little scraps of ribbon. 

There are lots more images on the individual listings if you want to take a look.

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