Happy New Year to all, near and far. May you be blessed beyond measure with peace, love, and flowers!

Happy Thanksgiving to loved ones far way! Blessings to each of you, my heart and light!

Santa is getting closer to town after all. He has a gold border beginning to develop.  After considering how to have a two handed approach without a floor stand, the plumber suggested using a plate easel! It worked sort of, but I settled on a similar method with success.  Decided against the beads as it did not give the gleam I was looking for. Now, using DMC metallic and my great grandmother’s laying tool. Nice effect with a shine not well seen here.  I think it will be quicker and in time for December.

Santa is coming town!  Another project started long ago and steadily put aside till this year.  I started back with the toys in the bag and soldiered on til summer when I gave him a rest. Now I am nearly done- but need to decide on the beading that will create the gold border. I decided to use beads instead of using a gold metallic thread. It will take more time, but I hope the effect is worth it.  Will it be done for Christmas?

I love Santa’s and have several in a variety of techniques. Would you like to see??

What is blooming on Halloween?    

 Lantana and poppies

 


Spooky pumpkins and skeletons

 Marigolds and sunflowers at the urban farm

Catching Up

After some consideration I have decided to keep up the blog, since I need some accountability with my affliction:serial starting off projects!  My name is Kathy and I am addicted to fabric, floss, quilting, stitching and buying plants.  Today I woke up thinking about fabric that I have had for a few years that would make a wonderful teddy bear.  Have I ever made a bear, No.

Then it evolved to a fall theme quilt. Then I moved on to the project  I am currently working on: Boston Tea Party by Willow Hill.  My mind just shield with ideas most of which never come out of my hands.  I did work on the Tea Party, and even ran out of 2 colors which I promptly purchased at my LNS.  Then started back on another old project.  See, serial problems!  #cross stitch addict

Time for true disclosure!

Cross stitch
Boston Tea Party (very close)
Santa (years in the making)
Prairie Schooler Santa
Kit from Dyeing to stitch

Surface embroidery
Patchwork pumpkin
Beehive box

Quilts
Christmas wall hanging

Not framed but completed
Liberty and union
Long and winding road

And 2 quilts pieced but need backing. That does not even cover the stack of projects lifted up. Sigh!  But I did finish a quilt that I started over 20 years ago! Onward and upward....