Tag: Stitch

A great long weekend

~ Liz A ~ 27 Comments

Today has been quiet, spent quilting part of My Heart’s Compass with some variegated Valdani perle cotton …

But weekend got started early on Friday when school was closed, so Griffin and Parker came over to spend a busy day with us. P is in Kindergarten and it’s her week to be the Star Student, which includes bringing the class pet Cheetie the Cheetah home for the weekend. Part of the fun is documenting Cheetie’s doings …

Checking the date
Sniffing the vanilla
Watching P mix the cookie dough
Having a milkshake
Dressing up
Going to a gallery opening
And eating a good dinner

Along the way, I tried to capture a good picture of my favorite roadside wildflower patch …

which Parker interpreted in her first ever piece of needlework …

Although I’m sorry to confess I have no pictures of her stitching, I suspect there will be future opportunities.

Last but not least, here’s the book Parker wrote to bring to class tomorrow …

adding author and illustrator to her list of accomplishments (said the proud Nana).

Addendum for Dana:

Yo ho ho

~ Liz A ~ 18 Comments

Long ago and far away (in 1978 to be exact) I made a counted cross stitch sailing ship on 22 count Hardanger cloth (using a pattern) … then put it in a candle stand and gave it to my dad, who kept in on his dresser … seen here when my SIL asked last year if I’d like it back …

to which I said yes, please … minus the candle stand. And have since wondered what to do with it, until deciding to give it a place on My Heart’s Compass …

And then, having pretty much finished the herringbone waves on the sea of hope, I turned to the task of quilting the long strips of cloth along the sides …

Traditional running stitch or Jude’s glue stitch? The first being far easier, the second more haptic. So I asked Don, who voted for visible beads of glue stitch worked in perle cotton …

to which I decided to add a scattering of Hazel stars. And yes, this will certainly take longer to do than running stitch, but oh what fun!

Steady progress

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I thought I’d show you the other side of the sea for a change …

What’s done …
what I’m doing now …
and how far I have to go

Which is to say, 1.5’ done (on the left) and 3.5’ to go (on the right). I’ve already used up two full skeins of Deb’s thread so I’m happier than usual that I have a substantial stash on hand.

And in a wonderful bit of serendipity, Amanda made a comment yesterday that coincided with two screen shots I took on Sunday …

I love synchronicity!

Meanwhile, I’ve been trying to get back into walking around the neighborhood. The ajuga is blooming and the butterflies are on the wing …

I’m hoping the neighborhood trees that were damaged by the ice storm can recover …

Fortunately things aren’t all bad …

And I’m thankful for neighbors who give me good reasons to smile …