Counting Days

 Hello, 

We have a friend named Mary that started a challenge a few years ago. She does a little bit of stitching every day.  She is up to over 1000 days now.  Well, I always tell myself I can do a little stitching in the evenings before bed and then I don't -  :(  So I decided I would start counting the days... I won't want to break the cycle ... it is working.  As of last night, I am on day 16.  Yay.  

It's really been a hot minute since I have done Cross Stitch, but it was my first love... I have this one I started over 30 years ago.. 

I keep telling myself I will finish it someday. Well now my story is that I will use the current one I'm working on now as a refresher to get me going on the old one.  ~~~ That's my story anyway - and I'm sticking to it.  

Have a Blessed Day

Lynn 

February Recap and Highlights.

It's weird how February is only a couple days shorter than the other months, but it seems like it flies by. 

We had another two-day sew in Lake Havasu city. This month's theme was paper piecing.  This is the pattern: 

I am making with green and cream scraps. This is part of my friend Cheryl's... She ended up putting a log cabin border on.  I just have a few blocks made. 

We have a 4 day regular sewing retreat in April I think I'll work on then.  

I got Dept Supervisor of the month at work....

And celebrated my 5-year anniversary with Home Depot.......

Our new great granddaughter is due at the end of March, so I started her baby quilt.  They are leaning towards naming her Daisy and when I asked my granddaughter said to make something with daisies.  So, here's the top I need to sandwich and quilt. 

And I did my February Machine Embroidery blocks for the Kimberbell Mystery BOM. 

I have an embroidery retreat at the first of April (my first) and I think I'll work on "Hopping Down the Bunny Trail" by Kimberbell. 

I have been cutting all the fabric pieces for all the blocks and prepping them.  I am new to the embroidery machine, so I've been practicing and prepping stuff, I don't want to go and act like a dummy.  Each piece of fabric is cut and starched and has the Fusible on the back.  This pattern is for a bench pillow.  However, I think I'll make it as a wall hanging, with two big dogs that get on the couches I don't want them near it. :) 

Other than working, cooking and hand stitching with my friends on Saturday mornings that pretty well sums up my month.  

Hope you had a good February too.  

Blessings, Lynn 

Embroidery Machine - Practice +

 I signed up for the Kimberbell mystery block of the month to give me practice with my new embroidery machine.  Here are the January blocks there are two of each of these blocks. 

Then my daughter that got married in April is now pregnant and her theme for the baby quilt is Woodsy Critters in neutral colors... I was practicing but they turned out good. 

Eager to get some more practice time. 

So more in the sewing room, I was able to get a few more blocks of the Sunny Gnomes wool blocks fused. 

Now to get them stitched.  :)

Have a Blessed day. 

Lynn 

Annual ASDS Conference

 We had our annual ASDS (Associate Support Deptartment Supervisor) conference in Kingman AZ this year and Shari did a great job of decorating. Jenn did our aprons and they turned out great too.  Every year we have a theme and this year we were the "Wolf Pack".  Each District gets together and then we do a Zoom meeting with all the other districts in the region. 

This is Shari. 

Jenn on the left made our aprons - 

I made little notebooks with pens and lifesavers for everyone.  Suzette, gave us soap and Shari gave us little candle with pens and notepads. 

It was a fun day getting together with our peers.  

Hope you have a Blessed day - Lynn 

Team Depot Jan 2025

We started the year off right at Home Depot 0442. We had another wonderful Team Depot Project. It was building Beds for kids working with the local Kiwana's. 

We completed 80 - plus cut enough lumber to make over 150 beds for kids.  Very satisfying day. 

Hope you have a blessed day. 

Lynn