So many times in my life I have struggled with something like knitting socks or even a quilt design - struggled a lot and gave up but every time that I can recall, when I went back to that project, whatever I was struggling with seemed very easy and most often, quite enjoyable. When I put Thy Love Divine away probably in 2021, I was struggling with the rice stitch. It wasn't so much that I ...
Next Project
I should be able to get this project finished within a couple of weeks. It's Thy Love Divine by Hands Across the Sea Samplers. I started it in April, 2021 when I had only been back to stitching for about 4 months. Every year I say I'm going to have it finished and framed by our anniversary so maybe it can be done this year. There are a lot of rice stitches left but those are kind of mindless once ...
No Bees – Finished
I finished this at 1:30 a.m. (hoping it's finished!). I stayed up because of storms and as soon as I took the last stitch, I went to bed. If you see anything I've missed, please let me know. I took this picture this morning but didn't look at it . . have to go do outside chores, then I'll be back inside to decide what to work on next. I'm not taking it out of the frame til I fill up this ...
Should I Just Give Up?
As far as I can remember, I've never had a day so full of mistakes as I had yesterday. It went from frustrating to comical. The good news is that I didn't cut or tear a hole in the linen. Every time I have to rip stitches, no matter what tool I use to rip, I always fear making a hole. First, the bees - I looked at the called for colors and decided there wasn't enough contrast for them to ...
No Stitching Sunday
Even though I had planned to stitch and didn't get a single stitch done . . in fact, I had planned to finish No Bees and that, of course, didn't happen, but it was a wonderful day. Last night Chad and I were talking on the phone and he said Nicole needed something from the mall and they were thinking about coming to Joplin today . . did Vince want Chad to come help him work in the storage ...
Crockpot Cube Steak
I mentioned in an earlier post about making this Crockpot Cube Steak recipe. I seem to have a serious love/hate relationship with my crockpot. It isn't that I LOVE it and I don't HATE it but I'll use it 5 times a week for weeks and weeks, then put it back on the shelf and not use for months and months. This summer, I do intend to use it more. First, if the kitchen in this house is comfortable ...