Catching Up

Well, where have I been?  Yes, it has been almost two months  since I updated this poor neglected blog.  No, I have not given up on blogging and yes, I do intend to be more diligent with updates.  I wish I could say I had been on sabbatical, or an exotic vacation, or had completed a gazillion projects or aliens had captured me and I just returned to earth, but I can't say any of these things.  So, what I have I been doing?  I'm in summer mode:  reading, pulling weeds, walking, eating summer foods, watching Flosstube being enabled.  Sometimes I stitch or enhance my stash.

The Old Tattered Flag

Skinny Saltbox

Stash Floss (and lots of it)

Blackbird Designs

Home for the Holidays Book

My Heart is at Home

Grrr. My camera and computer are not playing nice with each other and I couldn't get the completed piece to download.  I have been hoarding some French General fabric for the backing.

Kathy Barrick

Good Intentions

Needs a few more stitches and then she is off to the framer.  This is one of my favorite verses.

Sister Suffragatte

USA Vote Button

Summer House Stitche Works

Finished in time to wear for the 100 year celebration of women gaining the right to vote.  Thank you Harry Burn for casting that deciding vote.  Since Tennessee was the state who ratified the 19th amendment, I am hoping there will be a special celebration at the Capital--I might sneak away from work and join in the celebration.

Julie Ann Shults (Julia Fletcher)

The Scarlett House

40 ct linen by The Primitive Hare

India ink by Gloriana

The Scarlett House released Julia Fletcher at market and I fell hard for her.  When completed, there is a needleroll, a pin cushion and scissors fob which fit into this LeHays Shaker tray.  Julia Ann Shults is part of my family tree.  The spool came from my Grandmothers sewing box.

It takes many many squares to make a queen size quilt and I have many many squares to sew.

In All Things Be Exceedingly Diligent

Needlework Press

Legacy Sotema Linen 37 count Russian Tea cake

This seemed like a good companion piece to Good Intentions.  Gosh, has there been a great deal of promotion about the Legacy linens.  I will admit the linen has a beautiful feel to it.  The Diligence sampler is wider than it is taller and looking forward to adding variety to my sampler wall.

Stash enhancement

Does anyone else struggle with the color red?  There are orange reds, pink reds, blue reds.  The linen is a sampler pack sold through Needle in a Haystack--it was a great sampling of colors of the Legacy linens.  Little House Needleworks released a sweet piece called Suffrage Act, will add a nice patriotic touch.  

I'm sending virtual flowers to our stitching sister Faye Riggsbee, Carolina Stitcher.  Faye fell breaking her arm and elbow and is recovering from surgery.  I am very fortunate to have one of Faye's beautiful stitching rolls and bags.  Faye was wise enough to instruct her surgeon to install a turbo stitching arm!  Rest, heal, recover and come back strong!

July brings a special gathering for the Homespun Group--a box exchange!  Looking forward to seeing all the creative pieces.  July brings a big birthday for me and AppleJack has been working on some sweet secret gifts.