Update - waiting on a hip & stitching again

Crazy long time since the last post again. Finally figured out how to get signed in again though so time for a little diary entry.

Presently on the list for a new hip - doesn't that look like a fun little project? No immediate cause to worry though since it takes between 12 to 18 months to get in for a consult with the surgeon. One month down... seventeen to go.

Can't believe that we are still dealing with Covid after more than a year. I knew it would take awhile but really did think it would be under control by now. The one year mark was like a magic anniversary in my mind. Can't really be sure how long it will take to get the vaccine but it is very hopeful now that I can actually name one or two people who have had the needle. It's like knowing someone who won the lottery. Almost everyone knows someone at least with six degrees of separation.

I managed to finally focus enough to start stitching again in the new year and have to say I am loving it. I decided I need a pandemic length project so have started on Save the Stitches. If you aren't familiar with the design, this is what the finished project looks like. I'll take a photo of the progress I have made on mine soon.

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Giveaway Day! (CLOSED)

I am very happy to be joining in the Giveaway Day through Sew, Momma, Sew . I have chosen to share one of my finds from a shopping trip, or treasure hunts as I think of them. This is an antique sewing box - I could not resist it when I saw it for sale! Were you able to guess the item from the sneak peek earlier in the week? The box itself is fairly small, 8 inchs X 6 inchs and 4 inches high (20 cm X 15 cm and 10 cm high). From my research it is of Asian origin. Inside the sewing box is lined with hand-painted silk. The inside of the lid features a neat little needlebook. In the bottom of the sewing box there are more beautiful hand-painted blossoms and an attached pincushion. I hope you are as charmed by this little box as I was when I found it and that you will enter my giveaway. I will be pleased to mail internationally so everyone is invited to enter. To enter, visit my Etsy shop and then come back and leave me a comment telling me which item you like best. Feel fr

Save the Stitches Finished!

I finally finished my "Covid Project"! I worked on Elizabeth Almond's beautiful blackwork sampler design, "Save the Stitches" for much longer than I would like to admit... I have to say though that it was very satisfying every step of the way. I have not been able to concentrate on stitching in any significant way for some time now due to chronic pain and the dullness that the pain meds cause but having finished this piece gives me hope for my stitching future. I also love the framing which was lovingly done by MJ of "Art Effects" in High River, Alberta.

BAS - Week 79 - Feather Stitch Variations

I have about the next twenty BAS stitches scheduled and by happy coincidence this week's BAS is a series of Feather Stitch variations which coincide with this week's TAST stitch if you are following. So, we can hit two birds with one stone! These hardly look like feather stitch but they are. They are created by making the "v"'s of the feather stitch vertical on the inside. Very simple to do but a different look to an old stitch. The second variation is created by doing two feather stitches at a time on each side, again making sure the inside of your "v"s are vertical and line up as much as possible. Same thing again in this one except they are in series of three. To me these have the look of stitching on old crazy quilts so they are nice to add to your stable of stitch variations. Hope you enjoy them and have fun!

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