Thanks for dropping by the weekly hand stitching party where we're all about needles, threads, fabric, inspiration and self care! It's just pure relaxation, taking deep breaths, and taking oneslowstitch at a time.
I am feeling much better after my bout with covid, and I am so happy to be enjoying some stitching time with friends this weekend. Three of us are working on quilt bindings today. Sandy is finishing a scrappy waffle block quilt for donation.
Louise is finishing a happy retirement quilt she made for her husband. The grey backing is a fabric called "fireside" which is so soft and cuddly. It will be a lovely quilt to snuggle up in in the winter.
I am finishing a comfort quilt for donation to the guild. The quilt top was made by my friend Lynn and it was machine quilted by another guild member. I should be able to finish this quilt today.
I also finished another sweet cross stitch project. This is the mini strawberry sampler made from a free pattern by Melisa of Pinker 'n Punkin. It is hard to grasp how small these projects are when you see it on the internet, but this one finishes at 5" x 6.5".
Maybe you can tell by seeing this picture of me hand stitching the binding. The little Clover clips are "enhanced" by my friend Debby - so fun to use! My sister would ask me "what are you making that for"? I always answer that I make things so that I can be happy and fairly sane, and that's a good enough reason! LOL
What are you making today that is helping to make you happy and sane?!? We hope you will share you projects with us at the linky party below.
Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! Pick up one of your projects and enjoy some restful stitching with us!
Thank you to all who offered me organizational tips on last week's post. I haven't had a chance to put anything into practice yet because I have been struggling with a bout of covid. I haven't accomplished anything except staying alive, and putting a few stitches in some projects. I have been thinking about my stitching asmedicine and have been so thankful for something creative to focus on (when my mind wasn't muddled and my head didn't hurt)!
I would say to myself "time for my medicine" and pull out a project bag! I might or might not add some stitches, but it helped me to feel better just to look at it! I was able to finish up my October Square Dance block and felt very proud of that.
Until I really looked at the photo I took.
Uh oh... there are some wonky covid stitches in there for sure! It's not quite as finished as I thought! Oh well, it was very helpful medicine for me this week, and the missing stitches can still be added.
I'm planning to skip the November block (pineapples) and go straight to the December Christmas ornament block.
What are you hand stitching this week? Do you find your slow stitching to be medicinal? Link up your blog post below and share your projects with us!
Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party where you can visit with members of the Slow Sunday Stitching crew around the world, right from the comfort of your own home!
I continue to be smitten by my adorable grandson, who is always doing something interesting with his hands! Look at his cute little self! The beautiful blanket was crocheted for him by my friend Janet and it is used for cuddles, especially to warm up after bath time.
He also has a lovely blanket made by my friend Louise and it is also used regularly. These blankets have really tempted me to learn to crochet. Can I afford to become obsessed with one more type of relaxing and beautiful hand stitching?!?
Which leads me to my question of the week:
How do you juggle various types of hand stitching that you enjoy? How do you decide which project to work on? I am feeling overwhelmed and having trouble prioritizing my time, which means that I have many UFOs of crafts laying around in various stages of unfinishedness!
This leads to confusion and disorganization in my stitching room. For example, I want to make the pumpkin table runner that I bought as a kit at Spring Shop Hop. But I can't find the correct pattern book. I have located Volume 2 but I need Volume 1 so I can take this to work on at Quilt Retreat. I know I bought it, and I put it in a "special place", somewhere under the all the quilting, cross stitch, embroidery, Fat Quarter Shop boxes, embellishments, and yarn for knitting projects!!
If you have any tips on how you keep all your hand stitching projects organized, please share them in the comments below or in your blog posts. I appreciate each and every one of you in our stitching community, and thank you for all the things I learn from you! 💖
Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! We invite you to settle in for some relaxation, visit our inspiring stitchers at the links below, and take some time to put a few stitches in one of your favourite projects.
I have been quite preoccupied with celebrating my grand baby's first Halloween and my daughter and I worked hard to create this photo op.
There are lots of hilarious and blurry photos. The pumpkin was tippy and not quite flat on the bottom, but we finally did finally get a good one. It was so much fun!
Another fun thing I did this week was to make a flosstube video showing the projects I worked on in October.
I show 2 mini finishes, a few started projects, a wonderfully creative stitchy bag (made by fellow slow stitcher Deanna), and I opened up the Fat Quarter's 2024 Spooky Box.
I look forward to making the Witchy Manor project (using the fabric bundle called Pumpkins and Potions) at my quilt guild retreat later in November. I am thinking of only making the top part and not putting all those HST blocks on the bottom. Such a fun treat box for quilters!
Here is a photo of one of my recently started projects. It is called "Look for the Beauty" by Bent Creek. It's a small start, and I am substituting a lot of the floss for other flosses that I have on hand. The bird was stitched in a Roxy floss colour called "Annie". I hope this project turns out okay using my leftover flosses.
I will always remember starting this project and stitching it on a beach in October on an usually warm fall day. It was very unexpected weather and I soaked up every sunny minute!
Last night we turned our clocks back for the end of daylight saving time, so it will be dark at suppertime now. That's okay... I have this great memory to enjoy and lots of quilts to keep me warm through the winter.
Your turn now - what are you stitching this week?
We hope you will link up your blog post and share your projects with us.
Welcome to Slow Stitching Sunday where we make time to slow down our lives, to breathe deeply, to pick up a needle and thread, and take some slow stitches.
I had so much fun digging around in my floss stash to select just the right red flosses for the letters and apples. It probably took me longer to make these decisions than it did to put in the stitches!
It's a small little cross stitch sampler that I made into a wall hanging measuring 5.5" across by 4.5" high. I love the fall leaf print I used for the back. It took me way too long to hand stitch the binding, and I have no idea why. I couldn't get the start and finish edges to meet up correctly, even though I've done it hundreds of times before. Some days are just like that!
Here are the 3 mini samplers I have made from free patterns on Melisa's blog. I love these sweet little treasures!
Thank you Melisa for all the stitchy treats that you share with us!💗
I think my next mini sampler start will be the sunflower mini. But first, I have so many other projects on the go that I need some attention before I become obsessed with another mini sampler. I do love stitching those letters!
Now it's your turn! What are you hand stitching today? Do you have any finishes to share with us? We hope you will link up your blog post below.
Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, or pumpkin spice latte to enjoy while visiting the blogs of stitchers around the world. It's so inspiring to see what other people are creating with their own two hands.
I finished a quilt this week! The quilt top was made by my friend Gail, and the machine quilting was done by my friend Roxanne, so I actually just finished up the quilt with the hand stitched binding. Such a beautiful fall quilt for the community comfort quilt collection.
I also started a new cross stitch project called Spring Quaker by Primrose Cottage. I know it's "out of season" to stitch spring in the fall, but this new start just happened! I am using the variegated thread that the pattern recommended called "Blooming Crocus". It is so beautiful to work with and I am enjoying every stitch... not to mention that I just stitched the sweetest bird - so cute!
What are you hand stitching today? We enjoy seeing your progress, and hope you will link up your blog below.
It's Sunday and you know what that means... it's time for the weekly hand stitching party! We hope you will pick up your needles and thread or yarn and start putting in some stitches.
In Canada we are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. I know it seems early for those who celebrate in November, but we really appreciate the earlier time of the year to enjoy a 3 day weekend to spend time outdoors with family and friends while the weather is still good.
We are mostly giving thanks today for the newest addition to our family! My grandbaby met his great grandparents this week and we are all over the moon with gratitude for this new life! He slept a long time in his great grandfather's arms - so sweet! 💗
Today I will be relaxing and hand stitching the binding that I am still working on. The quilt top was made by my friend Gail, quilted by my friend Roxanne, and will be finished by me - a great team effort for a charity donation.
This week I finished the project for the Stitches and Pages book club hosted by Katie the Novel Stitcher. We read The Violin Conspiracy, which was a very enjoyable novel for me. The pattern I chose is "Music and Books" by Little House Needleworks. It is finished as a little wallhanging and measures 5 3/4" square.
Here is a nice grouping of some of the cross stitch projects that I have finished into little wall hangings over the past year. They are now hanging in various areas around my home - making me feel happy as I walk past them!
What projects are you hand stitching today? Please link up your blog post below and share your progress with us.
