A Weekend Recap

Hello, Friends.

How was your weekend?

We had a very uneventful one…and I’m not complaining. I took Mom to Asheville for an appointment on Friday and we stopped by our favorite antique store on the way home. I found a vintage dry sink in very good condition and at a very good price. It came home with me.

I look forward to decorating it seasonally. And the cabinets will provide some badly needed storage.

It rained most of the day on Saturday, so it was a good day to stay inside and do some decorating. I’ve decided that I am going to celebrate the USA’s semiquincentennial by decorating with patriotic décor all year long.

I started with a pencil tree that holds my White House ornaments as well as some odds and ends from Hobby Lobby. This tree will change throughout the year as I add some stitched pieces, and I’ll likely replace the existing ribbon.

Then I started on the tiered floor stand…

And moved on to the Hoosier cabinet…

This is just the bottom shelf of the Hoosier and it has already changed since I took the photo above. I'll show you more soon.

I also did some baking on Saturday and made some orange ricotta cookies. They turned out great. A ‘cake like’ cookie with an orange glaze…yum.

Here is where I found the recipe if you are interested.

Sunday was cross stitching day with my friends on zoom. I had a start and finish which I’ll show you on Friday.

Thanks for stopping by for today’s post. I hope you have a wonderful week.

See you soon,

 

 

Sewing, Thrifting, Northern Lights and September Stats

Good Monday to you, Friends.

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We enjoyed some cool, sunny days. I did a bit of sewing which I want to share with you today.

First, I finished three more blocks for Lori Holt’s Scrappiness is Happiness quilt.

Quick Broken Dishes

Quick Dash

Blossom

This is the second blossom block I’ve made for this quilt. It will replace the sewing machine block. Since this will likely end up on our bed, I didn’t think a sewing machine would necessarily fit.

There are only three blocks left to sew then I can start putting the top together.

Then, I pulled another cross-stitched piece from the “under the bed box” for fully finishing.

This Is Halloween by Primrose Cottage Stitches

Stitched on 28 count evenweave “We Aim to Please” by Fortnight Fabrics. I used the called for DMC threads. A Stitch-Along (SAL) was hosted by Corn Husker State Stitchers back in 2022. That is how long this one has been hanging around.

The stitched section measures around 8” x 8” and I thought it would make a nice 14” pillow.

The backing is envelope style so I can easily store the cover after Halloween and use the pillow form for something else.

Hubby and I went to our favorite local antique shop, and I found this cute egg crate.

I have plans for it, so stay tuned.

We also enjoyed a view of the Northern Lights over our house last Thursday. I took several photos, but I’ll just put one here. 

Apparently, they got better around 2:00 am on Friday morning, but sugars…I was long asleep at that time.

I stayed up pretty much all night Wednesday night because Hurricane Milton was roaring through Florida.  My son lives in Palm Harbor (Tampa area) and he evacuated to stay with my daughter in Orlando. They didn’t have any damage in Orlando, nor did they lose power. My son’s apartment in Palm Harbor was also spared, but they were without power for a short time. We all have so much to be grateful for!

Before I forget, I didn't do any sewing in September (insert sad face), and I only stitched 5,782 stitches on four different projects. Most of those Xs were to finish Olga's Autumn Stocking, which you can read about here.

My plans for this week are:

1)  Plan a stitch-along for a zoom group

2)  Finish the last three blocks for Scrappiness Is Happiness
3)  Cut sashing fabric for Scrappiness Is Happiness
4)  Finish stitching Give Thanks

Do you have plans for the week? If so, please share. I may be distracted inspired.

In the meantime, enjoy your week and I’ll see you next Monday!