A Little Stitchin' Finish

Gentle Friends, I wrapped up the BBD Loose feathers piece over the weekend and here's a snaperoo...

Blackbird Designs - Loose Feathers "Summer, Autumn and Winter"

40 ct Vintage Pecan Butter

The recommended Overdyed Floss

...it was a fun piece to work on !!  I changed very little as I stitched only here and there when the floss was a bit light or it needed a bit of backstitching... for the most part, it is as charted.   I'm not sure if I want to keep the charts or not.  They each have a couple of smaller things to stitch, but I've really not stitched any smalls for such a long time... and will I ever stitch these cute things???  I don't know.  

Oh well, I have moved on to another piece but the start is so small it wasn't worth showing.  It's a Christmas piece I have a for a couple of years.

That's about it for today sports fans, thanks for stopping by dos top again!!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin'

Gentle Friends, still moving along nicely with my Loose Feathers piece... here's a snap...

...I think this piece will wrap up in the next week or so... it's been a really fun piece and I'm still totally enjoying the stitch!!  For me, that's what it's all about!!

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Driving into work this morning we could really smell the smoke in the air here in the City. Yesterday friends of ours got ready to evacuate as the fire in the North Bay was getting close to their home.  Her parents had already evacuated from their home a little further north.  Here's a snap that was taken late yesterday afternoon from their back door looking north...

...so they are all packed up, and ready to move at a minutes notice!

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There you go sports fans, thanks for stopping by do stop again!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin'

Gentle Friends, still plugging away on my Loose Feathers piece and now the last third is well underway...

... since this is a smaller piece I've already lined up a little Christmas piece to start when this wraps up...  I've really not changed much about this piece and it is a real pleasure to stitch.

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There you go sports fans and so another week begins!!  Thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitching and a Little Framing...

Gentle Friends, I've been re-stitching on the Loose feathers pice... I made quite a crucial mistake and had to frog lots of stitches... but I'm back on track and here's a snap...

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I also picked up a few pieces I had at the framers... I can show a couple of them some I can't as they are for Christmas presents... here are some shots...

... this is Lizzie Kate's "St Francis Prayer" I stitched for Fr Matt our Priest at Most Holy Redeemer.  It's so reminiscent of him and his quiet demeanour and giving spirit...

... and my version of The Goode Huswife's "1798 Quaker"...  I love how this looks!!  Here's some info... I stitched it on 40ct Barn Owl using the called for NPI silks.
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That's about it for today sports fans.  Thanks for stopping by, do stop again!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin'

Gentle friends, so... we spent the bulk of the weekend painting our home... as you might remember we are in the throws of sprucing up our lives.  We have been in the same space for 15+ years and we've gotten very used to the same old furniture and same old paint on the walls... but after a while, things get to looking dull... or dare I say shabby... and less chic and more shock than I'd like to admit!  Even though we've talked about getting things changed up... new fabric and new paint... it's been all talk for years.  Finally, this past summer pulling on our big boy pants we dove into the mire and bought some fabric then got the furniture off to the upholsterers for recovering - these are due back in the next few weeks.  We also tossed out the old couch and replaced it with a new couch. It is amazing how nice it is to sit down without all the squeaks and creaks of a broken-down sofa.  It made more sense to replace the sofa than recover it and it was a hand me down a decade ago.

With a few pieces of furniture out of the house, it was time to get amove on with the painting. On Friday I took the day off to spend at the DMV getting my new "Real ID" which went off very efficiently and I was done in under an hour!!  Then I headed over to Lowes for paint.  We had done some research earlier and had decided on the two colours ( light celadon green called "Brown Buzz" for the front hall and living room and a darker green for the dining room)  The trip out to Lowes was really just getting the paint mixed and supplies bought.

Saturday was spent with getting the front hall and living room painted.  Since we live in a townhouse/apartment we really have no place to move everything out in one fell swoop so it was more about moving sections of stuff around, paint that area wait for it to dry then put things back in place and move on to the next area.... it took all day.  

But, we got it all done, everything got put back cleaned and we are so pleased... not only did we get new paint, but a deep clean for Fall... WOO HOO!!  We'll get the dining room done in the next two days so that by Friday we'll be all-new painted and cleaned.  Why Friday you ask... we have massages in the evening and I want to go into the weekend all relaxed and after having nice deep massages by Andrew I'm hoping for a nirvana experience!

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I did do some stitching during the week and finished up the big bird in the Fall section and here's a snap...

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There you go sports fans, just a quickie update on our lives here by the Bay!!  

Thanks for stopping by do stop again.

Good Thoughts! Good Woods!  Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitcin'

Gentle Friends, just a quick update on the BBD Fall stitching...

... still on the bird..... it's a weird snap and makes the fabric look all stripped and odd... 

 I think the lighting was just way off.

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It was a lovely and cool weekend after our 85 and 90 degree days last week.  The fog rolled in Saturday morning and reminded all of us why we live here by the Bay!!  On the way to work this morning, it was even drizzling a bit so I think our rainy season has begun.  Rico decorated a bit for Fall yesterday so I'll get some snaps of what he accomplished up tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin'

Gentle Friends, I finished up Summer and have moved on to Autumn on the BBD seasonal stitch...  here's a snap...

... I did make a change to the large flower in the upper left corner.  I changed out the recommended floss for floss that actually showed up against my linen.  I am pretty happy with the result... now it's on to Autumn.

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That's about it for today sports fans, thanks again for stopping by do stop again!!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin' During the Long Weekend....

Gentle Friends, thank you so much for the kind words about Peaches passing.  It's been a few hard days, but every day we move forward and it eases a bit... 

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Just getting back into the swing of things after being away for a few days.  

I did do a bit of stitching and hers's a snaperoo...

... not the best snap, but you get the idea.  This is turning out to be a really fun piece to work on.  I always like BBD but am really enjoying this piece.  I do wonder why they decided to make this a three-season piece and not a full four-season piece???  Oh well, it is what it is.

That's about ti for today sports fans, thanks for stopping by do stop again!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good deeds!

edgar

A Little More Stitchin' and a Christmas Card

Gentle Friends, so I'm still working on BBD Seasons and here's a snap...

... it seems to be coming along...

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On Saturday I was surprised to find in the mail a card from my brother and sister-in-law.  I wasn't sure what it could have been for it's not my birthday nor is it Christmas (it's just 120 days away)...I opened it up and it was a Christmas card.  So I looked at the cancelled stamp...

... check out the date on that sucker... it only took a mere 3 years to get from South Carolina to Califonia...I guess it came via slow boat around the Cape of Good Hope then across the Pacific ocean... you know, the short route! So a very Happy Christmas just a bit early.  I texted my brother and we had a little laugh!

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There you go sports fan, thanks for stopping by do stop again!

Good Thoughts! Good Words! Good Deeds!

edgar

A Little Stitchin' Start

Gentle Friends, so, I got it together to make a new start and pulled together a 3 part Blackbird Designs mystery sampler from 2011 - they are the Loose Feathers "Summer Autumn Winter."  I pulled a piece of 40 count vintage Pecan Butter, and some of the overdyed flosses and hers my start......

... it's not much but it's a start.  I have tons of the BBD charts and love stitching them!!

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We also made a run out to a wholesale fabric warehouse here in the City to choose some upholstery fabric.  We have needed to have a couple of pieces of furniture reupholstered for years and have finally made the jump to "get er' done"!!  I replaced our sofa a couple of weeks ago - that sucker has needed replacing for a long time, and now it's on to the other pieces in the living room!!  

I'll tackle the dining room chairs once I get the newly upholstered pieces back....  the dining room chairs are slip seats so I can do that myself.  We'll also be painting - hopefully - while the furniture is out getting done.  Just trying to get the house in shape for the Holidays..... which are fast approaching!!

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... and that's about it for today sports fans, again thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Good Thoughts1  Good Words!  Good Deeds!!

edgar