Hi and welcome 😄It's been an incredibly busy week here, but not of the stitching kind. I'm sorry that the post is late, but it's here, and so is the party!
Missy
I'd love you to meet Missy 🐕, the newest member of our family. Missy is a rescue from North Carolina. She is a mix of miniature pinscher and chihuahua. We got her November 1st. We were told that she was possibly 8 years old. When we took her to our vet, we were pleasantly surprised that she's more around 2 years old!😍 We are thrilled - hopefully we have many more years together.
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| Missy found her favourite couch! |
She's a gentle sweetheart and is a real Missy! After three days, we seem to have a routine down. I might not be a night owl anymore....we'll see. We've been going out for short walks each day. It's going to do me a lot of good 😊
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| Missy in the back yard |
Slow Stitching
Here are three new squares in my almost daily or not-so daily stitching. This first one was created when we were applying for a rescue dog - it's a chain stitch jail....and it's got an opening for our future dog.
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| Get out of jail or the pound |
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| Grasses gleaming in the sunlight |
This one is an experiment with couching. I couched three different yarns and then filled in the spaces made in between. I think that it's got a lot of fun potential, although maybe without the black!
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| Couching experiment with potential! |
Mindful Slow Stitching
This slow stitching is restful, even if it's not always done mindfully. In my swirling and slightly muddled mind, stitching a few scraps of fabric with different threads and yarns is amazing.
I started another pouch, with this one laid out on the wrong side of the jean fabric. I'm considering making an even larger one, a bag, that I could use to carry my scraps to keep making more of them😍
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| Slow stitching a second pouch |
November's One Monthly Goal (OMG)I need to start on the second baby quilt. This one will have some maple leaves along with fun novelty fabrics. I borrowed my friend's pattern book for the maple leaves - they are different from the usual maple leaf block.
You can see them on the cover of
Modern Holiday Table Runners, Vol. 2
In November I'd like to plan, draft and start the baby quilt.
What I learned - There are so many things happening around me that it's been difficult to stop, slow down, or concentrate. The Buddhist meditation class I'm taking helped a lot yesterday so I have to remember to breath and be mindful.
- Life with a dog is busier but mostly in a good way. I've been wanting to be active for a while, so this is a great excuse to go for walks.
- I did get some FMQ on my July Aqua Fairy house. It's going to look even better with all of that stitching 😍
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I Quilted This!
Welcome to the I Quilted This! linking party that celebrates quilting on a domestic machine or custom quilting on a long-arm. Feel free to link up and share any recent project, even if you're not quilting it!
Here are the posts that included FMQ, ruler work and walking foot quilting last week. Thanks for linking up 😊 and consider grabbing the button.
Vicki from Vicki's Crafts and Quilting made another lovely
Valentine's runner. Look at that delicious FMQ!
Marie-Anne finished her
Jimothy pillow with freehand quilting. Very cute!
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| Marie-Anne's Jimothy free hand quilted pillow |
From Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts, we have three great quilts! The large on is named Rosy Pussytoes (after a flower), the smaller pink baby quilt is Mini Pussytoes and the baby quilt made from a jungle panel is Bear Hugs, revisited. You'll want to
read Preeti's blog and see all of those lovely quilt pictures!
Gwyned Trefethen has been inspired to start a
new project with thread painting. She also finished her Cats in the Attic quilt.
Melva of Melva Loves Scraps had a photo shoot of her
two Lala quilts at their old house. What lovely quilts and quilt-along! You'll want to check out her
post.
It's now your turn! 😍
How nice the dog isn't as old as you were told, all the walking will be healthy for both of you. Enjoy creating the next baby quilt, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Gretchen. I did want to get more active...so I got what I wished for :-)
DeleteMissy looks like a sweetie and a great companion for walks! I'm glad she is younger than was thought. She will have more time to take over your heart! I like the black thread that you couched in your slow stitch sample.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry - the black thread did take over but it's all good :-) She's already taken over my heart so yes, more time would be awesome.
DeleteMissy is a gorgeous little lovebug. I hope you get to share many years together. You probably know how much I love dogs and how much compassion I have for all animals. I had shelties for 40 years but now they are too much energy for my physical abilities. I love them to pieces!! I have a new quilt to share but not til tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kat! I'm really happy that she's relatively small. We thought we would have to get a bigger dog since that's what's mostly available. That would be hard to take care of. I just published my post so please come and share it - your quilt is very pretty!
DeleteYou were being very creative in your daily stitching. Missy is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Vicki - I got even more creative in my latest post :-)
DeleteMissy is a lucky dog to have found her forever home with you. It's great that she is only about 2 years old so you'll have many years together. Your pouch project is coming together nicely :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Janine. Missy is terrific and we are all so grateful! My pouch/bag is coming with me so it should get advance next week.
DeleteSo glad you've welcomed another fur kid into your home Andrée--although they can be trying (looking at my Zora) they are just the best. What a nice surprise to learn she is only 2! I like your grasses in the sun square.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Sandra - I know that you're having fun with your fur kiddies :-) I'm also thrilled that I have an excuse for walking! I've had fun making those tiny squares - just a quick play without having to quilt it!
DeleteMissy is so cute - what fun! I enjoyed seeing some examples of your slow stitching, too - good inspiration for me. It is quite a challenge to come up with daily ideas! Thanks for featuring my tablerunner finish, and all the quilting inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diann, it's my pleasure. I enjoyed the couple of blocks that I stitched last week. I won't have my project with me next week but I'll make sure to make sketches if I'm inspired :-)
DeleteCongrats on the new puppy, she looks like a sweet heart. Enjoy your slow stitching time this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate. I've done a little more slow stitching since it's easier to be in the living room with Missy than in my studio. Have a great week!
DeleteOooh, Missy est adorable, quelle jolie petite chienne ! Vous allez vous faire du bien mutuellement ;)) Tes points de broderie sont très réussis, bravo. Bises !
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup Frédérique - oui, c'est très mutuel! Bonne chance avec ton quilting. Prends soin de ton épaule :-) bises
DeleteWelcome to Missy. I'm pleased that she's younger than thought. I like the various stitchings. The couched one makes me think of the beach.
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