Adios April!

Helloooo! Happy Sunday! Thought I would drop in for a last post in April. It's going by fast so let's see what I've been up to.

I've been up to a Happy Dance! I finished Jack's Bash by Plum Street Samplers...

Love it! The 2nd time I have stitched this, I'm keeping it! On 36ct Frieze by Atomic Ranch fabrics with the called for floss. I spread the yellowish thread around to balance that big yellow flower which was a mistake but it's fine. I will get this framed at the Attic in Mesa. I've been seeing framed stitching from the Attic on Facebook lately and I think they do a great job. I avoid Phoenix in the summer but I will drive down to get Jack framed. 

Next up? The ceremonial burning of the taped together graph of Jack! Lol...

Just kidding but I'll run it through the shredder. I have no intentions of stitching this again.👍🏼

I took the next day off from stitching but after that I picked up my Leap Year SAL project Deer Mug by Shannon Christine...

The color of the fabric is a little washed out but isn't it just cute? I think the area that gave me problems was the 'whipped cream'. Four colors involved and the usual losing track of what goes where. Two more stitches needed in the froth and I'll be done with that part. The face of the mug is fun but all that white in the border...not! The following charts in this series all have that border but in different styles. I have seen other Mug stitchers leave out the border but I'm going all in! 

I took a break from all the white to pull out a longtime WIP...

This is Warm Wishes from the 2012 JCS Ornament issue. Last time I just had that top border. Here's how it looks...

in the magazine. It's pretty.

Alright so now we're up to what I'm stitching next to keep Halloween going...

Jenny Bean's Halloween Sampler. The fabric looks like that used for the model. It'll be my first time stitching on a Colour & Cotton fabric. I'll start it next week sometime.

It's Maynia!! I'm starting two patriotic designs from my huge PDF pile. It's part of my #GreatPDFPurge to knock down the pile. Here's the first one...

I still have to grab more DMCs though. 

Next is...

This calls for 36ct but I'm doing mine on 32ct Lugana. The stitch count is only 55 x 33 so I want it bigger. 

I went and joined a swap on the FB group that Julie Kursave runs. I can't think of the name at the moment but that's where they've released the Charlotte Warrington sampler. Anyway, my recipient lives in Washington State and after doing some research, she likes patriotic pieces. So I'm stitching both patriotic pieces above and FFO them before May 24th. I'm glad I joined. I missed the exchanges that Teri/Dixiesamplar ran.

I think that's it for the stitching. I have pictures of my yard and what's growing. I have no pretty landscaping or irrigation.

Look at my century plant!!!..

It has gotten bigger, the stalk, since last Monday when I first noticed it. This has been growing for the last 20+ years, ever since my dad brought it home when it fit in the palm of his hand. Crazy! It seems to grow daily. 

Next are irises in my backyard. They have spread...

These are from those I uprooted in the front yard and threw them back here. It's pretty, a sea of purple.

Now we have this monstrosity, as big around as a truck tire. I think it might be Thistle. I'll let it grow and see what happens...

So stay tuned!😆

Last but not least, a giveaway!! I have 2 charts of this pattern...

You won't get the red sock but the natural colored one, one chart. I don't know how I ended up with 2! That never happens to me. So the usual rules: mailing in the US, be a follower. If there are more than 1 person by May 11th, I'll draw names. So the pattern uses beads but I don't think you'll need to put them on. By Sisters & Best Friends. 

Good luck!

Alrighty, I believe that's all I had and that was plenty. No news on the arsonist and the reward has risen to $55,000. I'm sure he's lying low. We had summer like temps last week, I turned off the heater but then it rained so it's back on! I'm a wimp!

Take care, you all! See ya next time☺️