Slow Sunday Stitching

 I finished the very cute and totally non-stinky Skunk from The Year in the Woods series. Here it is in all its cuteness. And here is the finished set of three, the bear, the chipmunk and the skunk. I’ve started on the next set of three. But there isn’t anything interesting to see since the beginning is always getting the linen gridded. Highly boring and highly frustrating with the smaller count linen, but absolutely necessary. It has saved me from mistakes so often that it has become an essential part of doing a cross stitch piece. The next critter to be done is The Woodpecker. We often see these large woodpeckers outside our front window so it will be a fun one to stitch.

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

What We are Working on

 Another very productive day was had at our Prayers and Squares group yesterday. Marg finished a Disappearing Nine Patch top. It still needs a backing made for it. Dian and Donna, our newest members, took this sweet quilt home and between them finished the quilting and the binding. Tammy has finished the quilt as you go assembly of this sampler. Here’s the back.  Elizabeth has been working on a bear themed quilt. She is planning on adding borders to it with Bear Paw blocks on the corners. Here at home I’ve been powering through some 2 1/2 inch strips. This top is finished and, along with 3 others, was layered yesterday. There were off cuts from each end of the strip sets. So they have been combined with some pastel Kona solids to form hour glass blocks. I’ll hopefully finish putting it together this coming week. I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 My cute little skunk is almost finished. Actually, the skunk itself is finished. It’s the background stuff that is left. The bottom row of the house remains, and then there are a couple of trees to do. I’ve already ordered the flosses for the next set of three animals and then these will be all done. I’ll have to pull out some unfinished pieces once these are all finished. But that’s quite a while away yet, with each animal taking anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks to finish. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What we are working on

We had a couple of finishes yesterday at our Prayers and Squares group. Elizabeth finished her animal themed quilt that she brought with her to her cottage from home. Diane and Donna, two friends who have recently started coming out to our group, finished the quilting and the binding on the green Punctuation quilt. Marcia is working on some disappearing nine patch blocks. 

And Janet is working on doing the quilting on this top that Marg finished a few months ago. Here at home I finished a quarter log cabin quilt top design called Townhouses. And then I brought home a tote that contained pieces for a quilt that I started cutting weeks ago. I never seemed to be able to get blocks of time at the P&S meetings to be able to work on it, so I brought it home. Progress has finally been made on it. It’s a pattern called Fourteen On Point. I’ll link up to finished, or not, friday

Slow Sunday Stitching

 My cute little skunk from The Year in the Woods series is growing quite quickly. I still have a little bit of black left to do in its tail. The good news is that I won’t run out of the black thread. I should have just enough. I’m thinking of taking a little bit of the lighter grey and outlining the top of its head. There isn’t enough contrast between the fabric colour and the white. Its poor head is rather lost on there. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What We’re Working On

 I was a very poor photographer on Thursday at our Prayers and Squares meeting this past week. It was a very chaotic day with lots happening and lots needing to be done, so taking pictures fell to the bottom of the need to do list. We have 2 quilts going out this week to a couple of teenagers whose father is very ill with pancreatic cancer.

The quilts got their labels sewn on and ties put in. We will pray for them on Sunday. 

Here at home I finished a Trip Around The World quilt. And then I started a pattern I’ve been itching to do for a while now called Townhouses. There is one more round to add to these of the dark grey. I think this will be very striking when done. I’ll link up to finished, or not Friday, even though it is Saturday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

My cute little skunk from the Year in the Woods series is continuing to take shape. I got a lot of the white done on its head and front body. I’m now moving onto finishing its back and tail. There’s still lots of black left to do. I’m hoping I don’t run out of that thread. I’ll have a thread emergency and have to order more. Wouldn’t that be a shame......... not!! I’m going to keep this short. It is a lovely day out, so I think I’m going to take this outside for some lovely slow stitching. I’ll link up with Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.