Slow Sunday Stitching

 I’ve made quite a lot of progress on the Raccoon for the Year in the Woods piece this past week. All the greenery is finished and all the pink flowers are stitched in place. Some of those still need the finishing details and the top left flower needs its brown stem. I have finally started on the body of the raccoon. In addition to this, I did a little hand sewing  on some buttons. Our grand-daughter is having a birthday next week and is having a cowgirl themed birthday party. So I’ve decided to make her some cowgirl themed doll clothes for her 18 inch doll. I found a great McCalls pattern that was available as a PDF download. I have finished the fringe jacket and am ready to start the hat. Unfortunately the pattern front does not show the jacket. We were able to make a quick trip down to the Fabricland last week and I picked up a half meter of fabric for the jacket and another half meter of denim for the pants. This is going to be my focus for the next week, getting all these clothes done.

I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching

What We’re Working On

 We had a bunch of finishes this past week, some tops, some quilts. We worked really hard this past year, as well as this past week. Our final tally for the year was 44 lap sized quilts given out. That’s quite an accomplishment for our small group of ladies. The math says that is one every 8 days. OK, so back to this week. Tammy started a new project, one she found in our kits cupboard. It is another pre cut kit from Joannes that was donated to us. It is all bright colours in a garden theme. Janet finished the quilting on this lovely piece. It is waiting for binding. Then she dove right in and did another one, pieced by Pat. I finished the red/beige quilt I started a few weeks ago. Marg finished her sampler. I think it is bound too, although I got the picture before that. And finally, I’ve been working on our fundraiser quilt the past few weeks, getting the sashings added and quilted in the quilt as you go style. It is almost ready to get the out borders added. So far it has truly been a group project. Seven of us made different blocks. I am hoping those that didn’t feel confident enough to attempt a block will feel comfortable enough to help with piecing the borders. Our goal is to have it done by April, so that it is ready for the seasonal people who typically arrive at the end of May. I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday