Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! I'm am so happy that January is over - it felt like a slog! According to our news, the region I live in had twice the average amount of snow fall in January alone at 89 cm (almost 3 feet). That fell on top of the snow from last year to give us 206 cm so far.
I have been trying to stay warm, stitching and drinking herbal teas, and planning for my quilt retreat later in the month. The excitement and anticipation is keeping me motivated to get projects organized to move closer to completion.
I posted a video on my youtube channel about the progress I made on projects in January and hope you have a chance to see that sometime.
I finally completed two stitched miniatures that I really wanted to hang in my office. The first one was stitched last year and finished in time for Valentine's Day. This is a free pattern on the Silver Creek Samplers website.
And the second one I started and finished in January to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.
This is also a free pattern available to download at Works by ABC.
Both of these finishes are appropriate for every day!
I am a big fan of the olympics and will enjoy watching it everyday for the next 2 weeks. I am stitching while I watch the events using Katie the Nap Time Stitcher's game. You can find the outline on her instagram channel @thenaptimestitcher. I have chosen one project to stitch on for each of the daily prompts. (You can also learn more about it on the video I posted on youtube.)
So that's what I'm up to with hand stitching. I'm also starting the Super Bowl mystery quilt from Scrapdash today. There are so many fun things to participate in and I am here for it!!
What are you hand stitching today? Are you a fan of the olympics and/or the super bowl?! Share your blog post with us below!
I love both of your finishes, Kathy! I should look up the MLK design - it's a good message for the times we're living in. I don't end up watching a lot of Olympic events as they are happening, but I'm always interested in the outcome. Happy Stitching today!
That's a lot of snow!! I too am settling down to watch the winter Olympics with some sewing. Enjoy. Sarah quilting by the sea
ReplyDeleteI love both of your finishes, Kathy! I should look up the MLK design - it's a good message for the times we're living in. I don't end up watching a lot of Olympic events as they are happening, but I'm always interested in the outcome. Happy Stitching today!
ReplyDeleteVery fun finishes! Enjoy the mystery and the Olympics!
ReplyDeleteBig yes to more love in this world! The snow and cold have been a LOT this winter!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute mini projects! I'm watching a lot of Olympics this time too. Loved the opening ceremonies, especially the paint tubes!
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