Lots of WIPs!

We have had several busy months and there hasn't been much time for stitching.  It is all great though, precious time with family and friends is always the best! 

I have worked a bit on The Night Before Christmas and also Yvonne Le Clerq 1905. Here are some progress pictures of those pieces:

The Night Before Christmas

Yvonne LeClerq 1905 (above and below)

I recently finshed 2024's Year of Stitches. It is slow going for me. I am not doing a stitch icon for each day, but rather one for every several days of each month.  This is a project I decided to do for fun, but for me it has not been much of a blast! I definitely will not do this again, but I am glad I was able to complete the year 2024. 

I  have also been working on some stamped pillowcases. I find this fun to do when I do not wish to look at a chart. Here are a few views: 

Finally, I have been able to work a bit on Winter Quakers by Rosewood Manor. (Karen Kluba) I love how this one is looking. 

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Progress on Sarah

It has been a busy few weeks around here. We are still staying home.  Many orders have been lifted in our area and there is more freedom to go places, but we choose to stay in our home.  When we go outside, we wear masks and are very cautious.

 We have also been isolated from other family members and friends since the middle part of March.  We miss them all so much!

Zoom meetings help a bit in staying connected, but it's not quite the same. Nonetheless we are grateful that we have technology.

Lately I have been working on Sarah Braizear 1829.  Here is my progress on this piece.  I'm finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.

Sarah B:

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Learning Curve on the iPad , Some Progress, and Neighborhood Flowers

I recently switched to posting from my iPad. There is a definite learning curve involved!

Today I accidentally deleted a comment written yesterday. Please know this was not done on purpose. I did not even see who left it, and I deeply apologize for deleting your comment.
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We have been walking a lot this season, and I have been stitching most days as well.

Sharing photos of stitching and recent views on walks and in our yard.

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While on our evening walk we viewed a gorgeous scene in our neighborhood.  The jacaranda trees' leaves adorned the street in lovely purple hues. 

Here is Sarah B. as she looks today:

An earlier view of Sarah B:

A lovely bed of colorful roses in our neighborhood last month:

A collection of flowers I saw on our walk last month:

Jacaranda trees blooming in our neighborhood:

A very blue sky for our area, and lovely jacarandas. 

The pandemic's stay-at-home orders helped out a lot with air pollution. 

This was a magical morning in early May:

Some roses my late brother planted in front of our home, decades ago:

A lovely sunset in our neighborhood, taken a few evenings ago whilst on our walk:

A jacaranda tree, taken this week:

A magical evening this week when the streets were decked out in purple:

Progress, Stitch by Stitch

I have been busy working on Fruit Bellpull and more recently Sarah Braizear 1829.

So much is going on in the world, and my heart is sad from so many things.  Stitching is a wonderfully creative solace in times of strife and discord. 

We continue our sheltering at home, and being safe as possible in light of this pandemic. 

Sharing photos of my progress:

Fruit Bellpull:

Sarah Braizear- 

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Happy Valentine’s Day

I hope you have a sweet day celebrating love, friendship, and all things beautiful.

Maybe some chocolate thrown in, too?

Some stitched pieces brought together for today 

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Sarah Braizear 1829 Update

I have been working away on Sarah, making some very slow progress. Usually I only have time to stitch about 1/2 hour per evening, but that is better than no stitching at all, right?

Here are a few photos I took of the sampler this morning.

I hope to work on the sampler some this evening. 

The photo above shows a bit of the size of this sampler.  The Q-snaps I am using are 8 X 11 inches in size. I love my little lap stand! 

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