Sunday, August 8, 2021

Happy August!

Hello! I'm back for an update. I have a new start, a finish, and progress today. Let's do this! My new start is a mystery Halloween piece by Tiny Modernist. I have the first part but all I have stitched is half of the tombstone angel..
The angel is taking some time! The called for fabric is a 32ct but I had this 35ct so it'll be a tad bit smaller and I'm good with that. I guess I'm behind because the 2nd part is on it's way! That's okay. So I fell off the WIP track when I received the mystery piece but got right back on when I picked Quaker Boo by The Sampler Girl, copyright 2010! I think it's been a WIP for just 5 or 6 years but it's now finished, yay!
I left off a few things on my piece, the top and bottom border, and the black and orange diamonds in the big medallion with the cat inside. See the PDF for what I left off. After that finish, a drew another WIP and it's These Is My Words by LHN. I have to wait for CCW Roasted Chestnut to arrive as the skein I have is not enough. I am worried about dye lot issues so I'll wait to fill in the blank spaces on the cabin. After I'm done here, I'll stitch on the hanging quilt at the left. Here she is..
In between all the above was Fleurs 1805..
The date may be different as it's not here with me. I've had to sub with DMC a few of the floss colors but it's turning out nice. That's all my stitching to date! A health update: it has been a month since I had covid and in general I feel good, still have minor issues with a little congestion and I can now taste and smell a few things but not everything. I can pick up chile, and very sweet tastes. It's getting better but not as fast as I would like. Covid is still out there as our local numbers show. Mondays always reveal new infection rates. We are now in a dry period here in AZ. I cannot believe all the rain we got but unfortunately two young girls lost their lives being swept away in flood waters. It is so green here and I have a jungle outside to weedwack which I'm taking a break from. I may have to hire a guy who to finish up because the vibration just kills my arms and hands. The rain may return sometime this week. I believe this is it. Thanks for reading my posts! Please stay safe and healthy. See you all next time!
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  1. North Country StitcherAugust 8, 2021 at 4:43 PM

    Hi Shelly,
    Glad to hear you are feeling better. Your stitching looks great! Congratulations on your lovely finish. I was tempted by the Mystery Halloween piece but haven't purchased it yet. I have an older unused skein of Crescent Colours Roasted Chestnut if you need - my email is in my profile.
    Lisa M.

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  2. KayAugust 8, 2021 at 10:41 PM

    The Quaker Boo is very sweet, I don't really stitch Halloween pieces but this one could persuade me to start. I know what you mean about dye lots, sometimes they can be so different that you could believe that they don't have any relation to each other at all! Glad to hear that things are improving with the covid recovery. x

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  3. BarbAugust 9, 2021 at 11:20 AM

    The mystery sampler looks like a fun stitch. I did that little Quaker one a few years ago. I love it and it hangs in my Halloween themed craft room. I love to stitch Halloween so I decided I needed a place to leave it up all year. Your header picture is amazing. Glad to hear you are better. I hope your taste and smell continue to improve. We are having lots of covid up here. That plus 51 days of no rain and record temps have made this a nasty summer.

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  4. CarolAugust 10, 2021 at 6:35 AM

    Great to catch up with you and know you are recovering, Shelly... It can take a long, long time (from what I've heard) to feel normal again after Covid. The worst part must be losing your senses of taste and smell. My oldest son had those same symptoms, but his Covid test was negative. It's been almost a month and he's still having taste and smell issues so I wonder if it was a false negative?

    Anyway, on to more fun topics! Your Halloween stitching is looking great. I love the Quaker Boo one and have stitched it myself. I used green and orange threads (no reason why!), but wish I had used black and orange.

    This extreme weather around the U.S. is only going to get worse in years to come from what I've read... very scary and it makes me sad for the future of planet Earth. Take good care now ♥

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  5. Jo who can't think of a clever nicknameAugust 14, 2021 at 1:01 PM

    Fabulous spooky stitching! I need to stitch more Spooky Quakers myself. I have a couple in my stash.
    Glad that you are feeling better now, it can be a long slow recovery unfortunately.

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