At long last, here is Retreat Pt.2

Below is a pic from retreat, but where is everyone?  Retreat fell on the same weekend as the OU/Texas game, so they are all out in the lobby in front of the TV.
Cindy was working on a UFO and it gave me an idea of how I can use all of my 80’s floral’s.  It is 8″ [...]

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Crazy World Sketches

I know that I still need to post Fall Retreat Pt.2, but with Bill home recovering from foot surgery, my routine has been disrupted. I will get it posted soon.
I have been knitting.  Kerry asked if I would make something for the new baby of a friend.  So I have knit a sweater, (pics and [...]

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Silently Stitching

Oh, how I wish I could post about the panel challenge.  I especially like the way my work on the current panel is turning out, even better than I imagined.  There will be one more panel arriving soon and it will be the last.  The reveal is still 2 long months away.
The Skrappy Ladies have decided to [...]

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Behind the scenes stitching

I’m still working on the Skrappy Panel Mystery Challenge, so no pics.  It won’t be much longer until the reveal at fall retreat in October.  Then I will post pics of all the finished challenges, and prove that I have actually been sewing and stitching.
My quilting fabrics never got sorted out after our move, so whenever I [...]

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Needles and Knots

Lately I’ve noticed several french knot tutorials around the web.  Basically they are all pretty much alike and do a good job of illustrating the making of french knots.  There are different schools of thought about the number of times the thread is wrapped around the needle, but that can be left up to personal [...]

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The Growing Jungle

Just popping in to give proof that there is stitching being done.  Still a lot more jungle to stitch and a little more work on the house, before this section of “A Crazy World” will be finished.

It may be hard to see in the picture, but I added a window to the house.  It is [...]

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More knots

Haven’t been able to spend a lot of time working on the jungle motif, but I’m still making knots whenever I can.  The green thread on the hut’s roof are basting stitches, to keep from messing up the raffia while stitching.

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‘Tis the Season

This time of year is not only for the holidays.  It’s also time to make tamales.  So on this cold, gloomy, drizzly day I have a pork roast slow cooking with onions and garlic.  Depending on my energy levels it will take me another day or so to complete the tamale making process.  It’s easier [...]

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Raffia, Warm Wishes and Toby

I’ve been working on the jungle house for “A Crazy World” and was having trouble finding a suitable thread/stitch that I liked for the roof.  I had some loosely twisted jute but it fell apart as I tried to stitch it down.  Then I thought I remembered seeing some embroidery raffia, but couldn’t remember where.  [...]

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Seasonal silence

It’s the time of year when blogging becomes a little harder and there isn’t much to talk about or show pictures of.  Not that there aren’t projects being worked on, because there are, but the projects are holiday gifts and i don’t want to spoil the surprise.  I’ve been knitting, sewing, stitching, drawing and even [...]

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