UPDATES on STUFF

 Am bewildered on how to continue on the rug.  In the beginning plans were to do the hit and miss background like the antique, but found it too time consuming with the trial and error of picking the right colors.  And, it never looked like the antique to me.

So thought I'd try another tactic.  The central flowers are still the focal point of the rug and with a less busy background.  Below you can see the hit and miss on the left and the green mixture on the right.  The right side is not nearly as dramatic as the left but seems softer on the eyes to me.  Besides, the border will provide plenty of interest and won't fight with the hit and miss background inside.

I can understand how people collect UFO's.  This one would certainly be on that pile right now.  Problem with those UFO's is once you lose interest and it's out of sight it is hard to go back and they never get finished.  That is why I fight so hard to finish what I start ~ even while gritting my teeth, lol.

After my yard work injury Maureen asked if my tetanus vaccine was up to date.  UH, I didn't know.  So yesterday I went thru my vaccination records and learned my last shot was August 2013.  They are recommended every 10 years so was overdue.  This morning I had a tetanus booster shot; thanks Maureen.

Decided to switch out my nighttime window screen to make it more spring like.  This is a quilt applique I made one year for my mom for Mother's Day.  There is a cup of coffee on the table, mother's all day beverage, and family photos.  The tallest photo is of mother's parents, others are her brothers, me and my brother.

That concludes the post.....Happy Easter everyone.

Saundra

If it's November First, then ......

.....it must be time for the November quilt applique' and stitchery pictures.  For those of you who have followed me for a while then you know I post these each month.  Since I can't remember which month last year this theme began it might soon be time for me to drop this idea and give you guys a break. 

Of all the quilt applique' pieces I've made for the 12 month year this one is my very favorite.  It is this one I want to hook and cannot believe that I've not done so in the 16 years I've lived here.  Dang, I used a different setting on my camera for some reason so it doesn't have the clarity of the stitching for the eyes, etc.  Oh well, you get the idea.  Yet it IS a primitive and tea stained piece so no biggie.

This is the stitchery I did and both of these were projects intended to be completely finished in an individual quilt ~ one for the applique months and one for the angel stitchery months but never got that far. 

After completing the fun part of the applique quilt and stitchery pieces, is when I then became interested in traditional rug hooking.  My intentions then were to finish each piece properly and with a backing and use it on the sofa table for the appropriate month instead of a quilt.  But alas, it was over for quilting and I just enjoy my humble endeavor each month on the sofa table just as it is.

Have a great evening everyone and enjoy this warm weather on November 1st as it will change soon.

Woolley Hugs.

Saundra