This afternoon, I added the final stitches to my Winter Woods cross stitch! There were lots of little stars to add in the sky of several pictures and a bit of backstitching, but not very much. I love this picture and look forward to getting it framed to hang up somewhere in my house next winter. We have lots of snow right now, although not as much as many places north of us where roads have been closed for days on end as the snowplows try to clear the snow away.
I spent some time at the sewing machine this week, quilting my shadowbox quilt with a waffle cross hatch pattern. I have all the lines going across the quilt done and have started the lines of quilting going from top to bottom. I hope to finish this quilt soon, so I can get quilting the next one in line. The backing is a fun Peanuts fabric that has been in my stash for a while. I had to add a solid strip on the back to make it big enough.
I added 3.5" to my scarf this week. The little ball of wool is shrinking fast! The scarf is now 35.5" long.
Christine came over for a few hours one day this past week. I did some hand quilting on my Arizona quilt and she did some cross stitch. We also did some machine sewing.
I made 6 turquoise hollow nine patches for my Rainbow Scrap challenge project this week as well. These will do nicely for blue month!
I added some shelves from Ikea to my sewing room for my rulers this week. They are actually meant to hold framed photos but work quite well for my rulers. This job involved moving my cutting table and vacuuming up all of the dust bunnies under it...not pretty but looking nice and clean now! They are right beside my cutting table and very easy to access when I need them. My assorted small rulers are in a wooden ruler stand on the cutting table under these shelves.
Finn was so cold when he came inside from doing his business once day this week that he was shivering! My daughter wrapped him in his blanket to warm him up.
Finn just sent me a couple of pictures of my daughter's crochet progress this week. Three more book blanket granny squares and the Christmas blanket has had some attention as well. She wants to keep working at the Christmas blanket so it doesn't turn into a UFO.
I will link up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers, the RSC folks and Frederique this week. Have a fantastic week.
LOVE those turquoise Hollow 9's!!
ReplyDeleteA lovely finish on your winter cross stitch. I do love satsuma street designs! nice quilting too. Keep up the knitting also. It's a great idea to store your rulers on an IKEA shelf, might just have to take a trip to IKEA!
ReplyDeleteOh, what a long tongue Finn has...and those eyes; so, so adorable. Winter Woods is a stunning finish. The colours of the threads on the Aida are sublime. LOVE those sweet animals. The quilting on the shadow box quilt is looking great, and the Peanuts backing fabric just makes me smile. I can't wait to see your daughter's Christmas blanket finished. It is going to be fabulous. There are so many elements to delight the eyes.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your winter embroidery, so pretty and cute! It's nice to see it whole and ready to hang. Great progress on your projects, and the shelves for the rulers look great. Thank you for sharing, and linking up!
ReplyDeleteThat cross stitch turned out amazing! The hollow 9's in blue are fun. Always love the Finn updates - so glad he is sharing your daughters work as well!
ReplyDeleteYour cross stitch project is really coming along. Awesome machine stitching on your quilt. It will be finished in no time. Oh Finn, you are such a good quilt model.
ReplyDeleteso many projects you worked on a lot! Finn cute as always
ReplyDeleteWinter Woods is a beauty, Gail! So many fun details to look at. Those IKEA shelves look perfect for holding your rulers, too. Poor Finn - it's cold out there! He's a good stitching snoopervisor for your daughter!
ReplyDeleteYour winter cross stitch is so pretty. I like the quilting you are working on. Those shelves are perfect for rulers. I wish I had the wallspace for them in my sewing area. Then again, I usually cut fabric at my kitchen table. I can just imagine how cold it must be outside if Finn ended up shivering. Your daughter's crochet work looks great!
ReplyDeleteOMG Finn is just too "cute for school"! What a character. I hope he warmed up quickly. Winter Woods looks amazing and love your Shadow Box quilt. Have a great day, Gail
ReplyDeleteLove your Winter Woods and the peanuts backing. Finn is adorable, as usual. Love the turquoise nine patches too. Blue and turquoise are my favorite colors!
ReplyDeleteYour finished embroidery is beautiful! I'm glad to see it all! I agree with Melisa about Finn! --TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteYour cross stitch is lovely, I've enjoyed watching you stitch away on this project. How nice to have a friend over for a sewing day. Poor Finn getting chilled to the bone on his trips outside.
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