Over the weekend I was very thready. I sorted through all the floss I've accumulated (some from the estate sale) . . . it was a huge hodge podge in multiple containers (or not):
A mess. And even after I'd sorted most of it out, I still had this unsightly tangle to deal with . . .
And I actually did tackle and tame it!
Now I just need to purchase more floss cards so I can wrap it (and it can stay relatively tidy).
I also picked up (when I ordered it online and it was sent to my po box and I had to go the post office to pick it up) some new Cosmo Seasons floss . . . some autumnal colors.
I do love these flosses!
In my last post I told you that Ellie requested a new stitchery and she specifically requested that it be a monkey, so I got that taken care of for her and delivered it Monday . . .
I couldn't find a suitable embroidery pattern, so I had to adapt a coloring page. She's very pleased with it and was happy to be told that it's made up of all back stitching. She told me, "I'm really good at back stitching, Neesey. It's my best stitch." You go, girl!
This is the time of year when I get the itch to work with golds and olives and plums and oranges. I saw this darling pattern by floralsandfloss on etsy and decided I wanted to try my hand.
I love the look, but it's a little out of my wheelhouse ... very chunky and dimensional. I can't wait to see it finished!
I was going through one of the other estate sale cases ... the one with all the oriental prints?
I counted up the T blocks that were in it and found there were fifty-six (56!!!) of them. Fifty-six 6" blocks (finished).
So I got on EQ to see what one could do with fifty-six T blocks . . .
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With a seven block by eight block layout, add a couple of borders and you've got a nice looking little lap quilt finishing out at about 54" by 60". I love it when a plan takes shape!
You may (or more likely may not) recall me mentioning some time ago that I have had a 'sugar' person. Actually her name is Sharon and she had an etsy shop called Simply Baking Supplies which I absolutely loved. She custom mixed a blend of sugar crystal colors for me which were perfect for autumn cookies and even into Christmas. Plus, Ellie loved to sprinkle it on her popcorn! I realized last week that I was running dangerously low on my blend and it was time for another refill (I'm a repeat customer). That's when I realized Sharon had closed up her etsy shop. Gasp! I shot her an email and we went back and forth for a bit. She's very sweet and offered to mix my blend from her leftover stock for free, if I paid the postage. She also mentioned that she had some additional supplies if I was interested and I said, "Sure!" So I paid for postage for a medium flat rate box and look what arrived yesterday . . .
Is that amazing or what?! Jocelyn, the girls and I are going to have a ton of fun playing with all the different sprinkles and jimmies and edible glitters and dusting powders! It was so very generous of her ... I wanted to share my joy. :)
I had another sweet win over the weekend. Diane Knott of Butterfly Threads had a giveaway on her blog. The winner got to pick one of her choice of Diane's pdf patterns, and I won! I picked the pattern Under the Mistletoe of which she shared the original at her trunk show when she spoke at our guild meeting last year.
It's gorgeous and looks complicated but she's assured me that it's not! She's gearing up for a Celebration 2020 SAL on her blog right now and it looks like a lot of fun! You should check it out.
So that's what I've got. We'll see what trouble I can get into this weekend. ^wink^
Happy Hump Day!
:)
