WIPs

Good morning.  My handwork this week has been working on the center to Heartfelt.  This is a 2021 BOW from Gay Bomer at Sentimental Stitches.  I am about half way done with my block.  Here you can see Doris and her two dragon friends deep in conversation about my handwork.  I did receive some constructive instructions.

Now to an old WIP.  Back in 2018 Renata Niemczyk had this doiley pattern as a Tat-a-Long.  You can find her Blog as renulek.blogspot.com.  I made a yellow one in Lizbeth 20 weight 6 cord cordonnet thread.  When I was done with it, I placed it on the back of my chair to enjoy it and Ziva has claimed it.  It is still there to this day.  (She is such a cat princess.)  You can see it as my Blog photo.  

When I finished the yellow one, I decided to make one in grey using a 40 weight thread.  I finished 4 rounds and for some reason it was set down.  This is the year that I finish WIPs and not start a lot of new projects.  I am half way around round 6. This doiley has 13 rounds.  

My machine has also been working.  Am back to making the 365 Littles.  The way that I have set up  a completions schedule is: six days a week I make the blocks.  One day, today is the day, I set the timer for two hours and piece the blocks into rows or 3 by 17.  When a row is done it will be attached to the two sets already put together.  I should be adding a set today.  

Enjoy your day.  Linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

 

Done & Done

Thursday was a good day.  It was warm, the snow was melting and the basement didn't get wet.

Also, Doris the Dragon was finished.  She is from the 2022 TIAS by Jane Eborall. She is now on my design wall with two other dragons that watch over my quilt blocks as they are being made.  I will have to make another and then there will be four.  They will only have to watch one side each.  (She is so cute!!)

My second finish that evening was Three Things by Moira Blackburn.  This was begun on October 17, 2021 and finished February 17,2022.  She will get a spa treatment and then be out to get framed.  I am so pleased with her.

The Three Things are Time, Opportunity and the Unspoken Word.  I will place the answer on the back after it is framed.

I am so pleased that I did this one.  The colors are so beautiful and not ones that I would normally use.  It was good to be taken out of my comfort zone.

Last night as I sat in my chair, I was wondering what my hands would do.   Applique on Heartfelt, here I come.  The center block will get done.

I will be linking up with Slow Sunday Stitching by Kathy's Quilts.  May you enjoy your weekend.  
 

TIAS

Jane Eborall from the United Kingdom ever year does a TIAS, Tat It And See.  This is a pattern that comes out over several days and you follow her directions to find out what you are making.  You can take a look at what is being done on her Tat It And See Blog.  

I have done several of her TIAS.  This was all prepped and ready to go.  I am behind.  This is up to part of day 11.  Last night I stopped before I finished this part as what is next is a lock join and lock chain section.  I remember the chain but need to confirm the join.  Really don't want to muck this up.  Day 13 was the last day I saw printed so I will get caught up today.  Day 14 comes out soon.

Here begins the final run.  As you may be able to see on the upper right corner, is a red pink flower.  Those are needed across the top and then I start down the sides, again.  The little leaves need to be put in that I forgot on my way up.  Then the date and I still haven't figured out what words to put in.  My name, I usually put it in small size and just my first name on any embroidery that I have done but I have been told it should be large and all of it.  Wonder if I should put in the answer to what the three things are or leave that for people to figure out. 

Enjoy your day.  Here it is 22F,grey and spits of snow.  Great day for threads and football.  Cheering on the Bengals.

This is my scheduled hand work for today.  Linking up with Slow Stitching at Kathy's Quilts.

 

Again!?!

Last Wednesday, a week ago, I was finishing my evening work on Tree Things.  The embroidery on its scroll frame is place in a pillowcase to protect it and then set in a "safe place".  I picked it up again last Thursday evening to work on it.  When I took it out of the pillowcase there was NO NEEDLE.  What did I do with it?!  I looked around, couldn't find it and had to get another needle to continue my work.  On Friday and Saturday I looked and looked but never found it.  It had finally escaped me.   I sent it good wishes and thanked it for its help.

Like others, I have more than one project going at a time.  Jane Eborall, from the United Kingdom, has done a TIAS, Tat It And See, every year.  She makes a pattern that is published in parts over several days.  No one knows what it is until near the end.  I set up my two shuttles and have tatted up to day 4.  (12 days of instruction are now out)  I am a bit behind as I needed to find a bead and couldn't find them in the Mom Cave.  When I saw my Quilting Cousin Kathy last week, she was able to give me two beads.

So, last night I decided to get back to the TIAS.  The basket that it is kept in, along with another tatting project, was on the floor near my chair.  I picked up the instructions and the shuttles and something caught my eye.  Do you see it?

My missing needle!!

I have no idea how it managed to leave my pin keep and settle here, but it did.  It went back to work on Three Things immediately and we were both pleased to be working together again.  The other needle was placed back in the packet for future use.

I did not get the bead put on my tatting.  Three Things had caught me.  (Darn squirrels, inside and outside at the birdfeeders)  I will catch up with my TIAS and show you what is being made.  If you'd like to see what others have done, (they are up to date) you can look at Jane's Blog Site: Tat It And See.  

I hope to show you my bits later this week.  Oh my, it is already Thursday.

 

The Corner

...it worked!!!!  I have the outer boarder vine done and it matched!  I'm so excited.

The upper left corner was where I ended the outline vine that began at the bottom of this piece.  I kept my fingers crossed that it would link up just fine and it did.  There were a few times that I had to redo areas on my way up but I caught them quickly and they were easily fixed.

I now have seven large flowers to put in and then I start on my way back down.  The little flowers need to be put on the vine across the top and around the corner.  I forgot to put in little stitches on the vine between the flowers.  You can see them across the top and they are on the bottom but I forgot them on the sides.  It will be a quick trip down.

There is one counting mistake that you can see.  The letter A.  I noticed it at the letter K and wasn't going to take all those letters out to fix it.  It made my Q hang over the line by one stitch.  There must be another fudge somewhere but i cannot remember or find it.

Now I need to figure out what my words will be at the bottom.  I know the year will be 2022,

Have a great day, enjoy your threads.  Linking up to Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy's Quilts.