Slow Sunday Stitching

 Last Monday I went for a visit with Gail and Christine at Christine’s cottage. It was a slow stitching afternoon. But because I need my magnifying glasses and my floor model Ott light to do my cross stitching, I decided to break out the sock yarn and my knitting needles. I started this sock a week ago and have already gotten to the heel turning stage. It’s an interesting yarn. It has a very long colour repeat. But I’ve also been working on my Skunk for The Year in the Woods project. The face is starting to take shape. It is quite a challenge working with this black thread, hence the need for the very bright light. I’m thinking I’m going to continue with the black until it is all finished and get it over with. I’ll link up with Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What We’re Working On

 What a wonderfully productive day we had at our Prayers and Squares group yesterday. We were missing 2 of our regular year round members, but 3 of our seasonal summer ladies were there. Marcia finished the binding on the quilt she was working on and Susan finished the binding on hers. Marg started a Big Quilt pattern a few weeks ago using a gorgeous sunflower fabric that was way too pretty to cut up. 

I finished the autumn stars quilt. Tammy continued work on the quilt as you go sampler, but I didn’t get pictures of that one. And between Janet and I we got 4 or 5 quilts layered and 2 more ready for layering. One of them was this lovely landscape/animal quilt top that Elizabeth brought with her. She’s working on the quilting. Beverly worked on more bindings. She finished one quilt, which somehow I didn’t get a picture of and stated the bindings for 2 more. What a great group of hard working ladies we have! I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 A little more progress has been made on my cute and non stinky skunk project. I’m slowly working my way through its tail. There is a lot of counting and keeping close track of where I am in it which is doing its best to live up to the “slow stitching” label. The grid threads are being very helpful. The two dark greys that I’m working with are quite close in value which is adding to the challenge. But that’s ok because I like a challenge. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What We Are Working On

 A great day was had by everyone at Prayers and Squares yesterday. We got so much accomplished. Janet is almost finished her quilt as you go sampler. I think there is one more seam to top stitch through into the back. Marg and Tammy worked together to arrange Marg’s sampler blocks. Tammy is now in the process of learning the quilt as you go technique to put them together. Marcia put together this lovely quilt which she is now quilting. And I have gotten 10 out of 12 blocks done for the autumn stars quilt. I’m hoping to get the last 2 done and the top sewn together before next Thursday. I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 I didn’t get as much done this week on the very cute and non-smelly skunk as I’d hoped. I’m trying to get myself some clothes made so a lot of my slow stitching time was taken up with hems and buttons. I’m trying to replace the pants I made 3 or 4 years ago that are now getting very thin. My goal was 4 pairs of pants. I have 3 pairs finished and another almost there. I’m also doing some shirts and would like to do a dress, but time will tell if the dress gets done. The shirts are next after the pants are finished. If you are wondering, I buy my patterns mostly from a website called Love Notions. They have PDF patterns to print at home. I’ve been doing the Bridget trousers and the Bluegrass Shirt. I don’t find sewing my own clothes any more economical than buying in the stores, but I do find that I am able to get the clothes to fit properly doing them myself.  I did get some done on the skunk though. A little more of the bottom of the body is now filled in. I’ll do a bit more on it this afternoon. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.

What We’re Working On

 WE had a good day at Prayers and Squares yesterday. We got 2 quilts finished and layered. Susan has been working on this improvisational quilt for a while now. It started with the four multicoloured squares that were in a box that was donated to us. She has added to those squares to create a bright and happy quilt. It is layered and ready for quilting. I finished off the last of the pinwheel blocks and got them all sewn together. It too is now layered and ready for quilting. I was able to get another sets of stars done. This one makes six, so that’s halfway there. I brought them home to hopefully get them done. Here at home I did a little playing around with some 2 inch strips that were initially cut to make place mats. We have all decided we don’t like making place mats, so I’ve been playing with a block I saw on Facebook called Hidden Wells. It’s kinda fun. I’ll put it on the back burner though, while I work on the stars. And, Just because I cannot work on just one or two things at a time, I drew up a new quilt in Electric Quilt and picked the fabrics for it and brought them home too. Here’s the block and the quilt it makes. Another one with secondary pattern where the block corners meet.

I’ll link up to finished, or not, Friday.

Slow Sunday Stitching

 I’m working my way up the bottom half of the Skunk stitchery for the Year in the Woods project. And the skunk itself is starting to take shape. It is a much cuter and sanitized version than the real thing. No skunky smell at all. The only smell around here these days is what is known as “eau de Muskoka”, also known as bug spray. The mosquitoes and black flies are out and biting madly. It will be mid July before it is safe to go outside without that particular perfume. Those wee critters are the one major drawback to living here. I’ll link up to Kathy’s Slow Sunday Stitching.