One thing leads to another and another!

It has been a week! First I discovered that the dehumidifier didn't shut off when it got full and overflowed onto the floor in the basement where most of my sewing things are stored. Nothing was harmed because of it but I had to lift the subfloor and dry the area out. With this being done, lots of things were moved, gone through, reorganized and purged. It feels good to clean and eliminate. OMG I have so many projects to get finished. Not only that but so much fabric that needs to be used up. I have a mountain of patterns that I want to make as well. There is no time like the present to get busy but first I must clear the tables of the projects I am already working on. 

Pink blobs are going to be roses

While going through things I found a couple small things that I had set aside to do "some" day. Well I brought them upstairs and got busy with them yesterday. I had a Redpath sugar bag hanging as a wall hanging in the basement sewing room. I decided to open it, cut it in half and make two  dish drying towels. I also found a small piece of cloth with a cross stitching center so I am making a small doily like table covering. I hemmed the edges and am also doing some cross stitching on it! Been  a long time since I did that.

I am also trying to finish a pair of socks for sockapalooza challenge from Sweet Yarns store in Sudbury. I thought I should have been able to get two pairs made in a month but I will be lucky to get one pair finished.

my socks half done

All of that and I have two quilts in the middle of being hand quilted. One in the frame and one in a hoop. I am determined so today there will be lots of slow stitching happening in my little corner of the world. It has been raining since Friday. A nice gentle rain to soak in and the garden has come to life. But this also means indoor time to get things finished. That is what will be on the agenda today after the homemade sourdough bread is done being baked. I have time this morning to check in on
Kathy and her slow stitching Sunday post but will have to return to visit with everyone later as I am posting early this morning! Something that almost never happens!

Have a great week everyone and maybe check out your sewing room for some long forgotten treasures that need to be finished!

Another First

Father's day is another in a long list of firsts that my daughter and I  are to experience this year.  He is in my thoughts and heart everyday. 

This has been an especially melancholy filled week for me so finding enough ambition to do anything was difficult. I always have knitting of some sort on the go and it was easy to pick up and keep my hands busy. I also worked a bit  on those secret quilts. Appliqueing hearts to go into the third quilt. I should be able to sew it up into a finished top this week. I really have to get to basting them and getting them quilted. But for now I am in the mood to piece the tops, the rest of it will happen in time.

I still have this quilt in the hand quilting frame and have only worked on it a bit. I am only a couple turns away from being finished so maybe this will happen  in the coming weeks. You can read more about it here.

Looking in to see what everyone is slow stitching on today. Kathy brings us altogether on Sundays to slow down, breathe and use needle and thread to reconnect. I love reading what everyone is doing. My new community of friends although most of you I have not ever met but yet I have received words of sympathy and encouragement over the past four months. I am so grateful for that.

I met up with a knitting friend this week that I haven't seen since Covid started. She told me she sees my blog posts through Kathy's slow stitching sunday posts. So today, hello Julie...hope you are enjoying the posts here and it was nice to chat even for a short bit in the dentist's office!

Feeling like Summertime

poppies done, peonies coming

knitting in public group

The weather has finally gotten warmer even hot for a couple days. My garden is starting to grow and I have even had a small salad from it(radish, onions and arugula) Even my flowers are starting to look good. With all this gardening by myself, my farmer's tan is well underway!!

flowers blooming

garden starting

                                                                          Did you know it was World wide knit in public day yesterday. Some friends and myself did some knitting at the local farmer's market. It was good to get together especially since I had not seen one of them for well over a year.(Covid sucks) With all the chatting, we even managed to get some knitting done!

I am working on the 3rd of  quilts that are a secret for now. It seems with each new one I start I like it better. I just have the tops done so far. I will have to get to quilting them and finishing them soon.

After working outside all morning and most of the afternoon, I am settling in to sew and realized it was Sunday. I kept thinking all day it was Monday!? So I was excited to find out what everyone was up to for slow stitching Sunday. Seems like it is pretty quiet at Kathy's house while others are busy!My slow stitching will be later tonight as I watch a NASCAR race, for now I will sew up blocks.

Enjoy your day and the week ahead! As things open, I get to see some of my friends and actually get together for a visit. I hope you get to visit with some of your friends too.