A New Distraction

I have added a lot of cross stitchers to my IG feed since working on my sampler. They are doing some really great things...beautiful reproduction samplers, cute seasonal goodies. And then I discovered Flosstubes. Flosstubes are hugely enabling You Tubes by cross stitchers covering countless subjects and sharing what they have finished as well as what they are working on and what they plan to work on. What an amazing rabbit hole to fall into. A little retail therapy has been one of the consequences. 

I already had Harvest’s Bounty by Scattered Seed Samplers kitted up. I used a lovely 36ct linen and the two colors of Weeks Dye Works called for. Looked like an easy weekend of stitching....and it was until I realized that the alphabet is one strand over one thread of the linen. 

With the help of my magnifier/lamp, it is coming along. Think I can be done by tonight. And then I will have to decide whether to frame it or stitch it up as a small pillow to go in my dough bowl.

The leaf rug was seeing good progress until I started the cross stitch, and I still see a finish by the end of the month.

October has proven to be an incredibly busy month with the MG Fall Plant Sale last weekend, my nursing school class reunion this weekend, ER Quarterly lunch yesterday and Fall Hook In the 25th. Not to mention the usual doctor, dentist, hair, etc. appointments. How did I ever find time to work...LOL. 

NHS celebrated homecoming last weekend. The current cheerleaders wore uniforms from the past. And cheerleaders from the past were invited to come down and cheer with them. That meant that Ashley and Macy got to cheer together....they said that it was so much fun! Memories being made.

Jackson got to walk in the parade for his school carrying a sign with Macy’s name on it because she was a cheerleader and had attended that school (an alumni of sorts;-). 

Christi and Sara Ashley visited University of Colorado at Boulder and Colorado State last weekend. 
Colorado is way too far away for her to go in my opinion. But she did love UC in Boulder. She is busy getting her application sent out to her top four choices.

Take care,

Jennie

October One Monthly Goal

How cute is the OMG button this month??? Click here

to check in and see what everyone’s planning. 

Because October is a crazy busy month here, I decided to keep the OMG simple. After finishing Ric Rac, I went to the UFO bin for rug hooking and pulled out this little mat.

Started in one of Eric Sandberg’s home classes eons ago. He designed it as a study in mock shading. Well, you can see how much interest that held for me...lol. Yep, one leaf. The wool (swatches mind you) was neatly packed in a baggie. And it’s Fall, after all, so out it came. It is small...maybe 14 x 14. Surely I can get this done by the end of the month. And that will be yet another hooking UFO off my plate.

Here it is today....

Well on my way.

Tomorrow morning we are going to the Annual 4H Chicken Club Sale at Tractor Supply in search of 4-5 new hens. Most of our girls have aged out and are enjoying the luxury of retirement. That means only an egg or two per day. The middle aged girls just can’t keep up. I will try to get pics of the new girls.

Take Care,

Jennie 

Liberty Periodical

I had fallen sadly behind on this sweet BOM by Sara Edgar at Pretty Fabrics and Trims. I am enamored of everything she does. Just plain pretty with liberal use of Liberty of London Tana lawns. For this BOM, we supply our own background fabrics. I chose a soft pink linen. I’ve never used a linen in a quilt; the combination of linen and Liberty is wonderful. I had only completed 3 of the 8 months of Liberty Periodical at the first of September. Knowing I would be embarking on the labor intensive Mary Brown, I figured I’d better play catch up.

I am quite happy with the results.  And ready for month 9.

Love these guys.

So true...


Take Care,

Jennie

OMG & Mary Brown

Today was D-Day for two of my projects. Whew!!!

I’m linking up at 

Elm Street Quilts for my September OMG. Finished hooking Ric Rac this afternoon. Would have been done earlier but I had to do a little reverse hooking as I got my final border off the hooking line. Ughhhhhh. 

It’s repaired now and ready to block and bind. It was way past time for a finish on this one.

I got off to a late start on . 

Celebrating Mary Brown.  When I saw this one, I knew I would like to do it with a group to keep me motivated, and these ladies kindly welcomed me in. By the time I received the pattern and background fabric, it was mid month. I got all of the 10 1/2” background blocks cut out (there were 51, if I recall correctly). And I made a good start on the four blocks.

The fourth is underway. Then I will trim and join them so that I can add the stems which overlap into the three corner blocks. Go visit these ladies to see their work....

Karen,

Nanette, 

Cathy

JulieK

Robin

and Jan (no blog but Nanette will share pics.

Hopefully I will get these done this week. They are challenging blocks.

Macy’s JV cheer team won 3rd at a recent competition. Way to go girls!!


My farmer...





Take Care,

Jennie

Crafters ‘ Retreat

Last weekend was our annual Crafters’ Retreat in the North Georgia mountains. The weather was beautiful even though the leaves weren’t changing yet.

The Retreat is held here....

A crafters’ cabin complete with tables, comfy chairs, ott lites, and just about anything else a crafter could want.

Here’s the crew working on the wreath project Jill brought along for us...

Kristen

Theresa

Jill

Nancy

And yours truly.

I worked on a couple of projects that didn’t require much in the way of supplies to avoid carrying so much.

Happy Hexies BOM from Sarah Edgar Pretty Fabrics and Trims. This is month one and there are twelve blocks each month. They are fun, quick and easy in addition to being pretty.

And the start of a heart quilt. I have always wanted to make one, and when I saw this 3” heart template from Pretty Fabrics and Trims, decided that now was the time. It will be a nice portable project to work on at my own pace. I am using reds, blues and pinks from my stash. 

My OMG,  Ric Rac, is coming along and I should be able to get the hooking finished by the end of the month.

We celebrated Sara Ashley’s 18th birthday. 


Love some SEC Football....one of the many wonderful things about Fall.

Take Care,

Jennie 

Remembering

How could we ever forget...

Remembering in our town....

It only seemed fitting that I work on the God Bless America quilt.

Lots of 1/2 square triangles coming together. Almost ready to add flags!

Take Care,

Jennie 

OMG

Choosing my OMG for September was challenging. There are so many things that I want to work on.  

I am playing catch up on the pretty Liberty Periodical after falling a shocking four months behind. This week I have completed the four pieced blocks...

And prepped the four appliqué blocks.

Then there is God Bless America. I have put this small lower section together....

But when I started to cut the star section for the flag stars, I was 2” short of the amount of fabric needed.

When I contacted Temecula, they were nice, admitted they knew that there was a mistake and would send more fabric next week. Everything else is cut for the flags and I can go ahead and assemble the remaining half square triangles. That should keep me plenty busy.

There is also the Wool Summer Block of the Week from Primitive Gatherings. 

I only need to complete the fancy stitching on 1 1/2 more blocks. Then the finishing kit will show up.

And last of all, the new start, Remembering Mary Brown, that intense appliqué quilt. But I haven’t received the pattern yet.

But I finally settled on the Ric Rac Rug. It measures 
31 x 50 and I have made significant progress.

I think that I can get the hooking finished by the end of the month.  So I am linking up over at Elm Street Quilts for the One Monthly Goal.

From Instagram.....

Take Care,

Jennie