Did you catch my title for this post? Yes that is right, I said this weeks post. I am going to try and post each week. Not only that but I am going to try and do it on Thursdays or Fridays. Does that sound too organized for me? Maybe. With me working on the Blackwork Stitch A Long it will give me something to post with. Each week I will have a new filler to show everybody. This will also help me get back into the habit of posting on a regular basis.
This week I have an update on my Rose of Sharon UFO block. I am feeling pretty good about keeping up with my decision to work on some UFOs. It's only February though and I wonder if I can keep it up all year. If I do, I will have 12 blocks finished. That is far more than I've gotten done so far. I also hope to get a completed UFO done. Wish me luck on these goals.
Enough talk for now. It's time to show you what I have done this week. It's not a lot to show off because when you do applique it takes a bit to do by hand.
First here is a picture of my blackwork.
I am loving how this is turning out. Like with my quilting, I am starting to learn to look at a small section of the pattern at a time and not the large picture once you start to work on it. It can be so overwhelming if I look at a piece of blackwork but then if I narrow my focus to only look at a part of it, it is doable. It is the same theory of the old joke about "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time."
Now for the Rose of Sharon. One of these times I will have to actually gather some of my tops and start to save up to have them quilted. I will do my own binding but I do need somebody to do the sandwich and quilting for me.
I am making good progress on this block. It should be finished by the end of February. I only have 4 more leaves to stitch down. This is a picture before I did the brown circle. By the end of today I will only have green Celtic looking center design to do. I work on it late at night or early in the morning when I can't sleep.
Here's a surprise for you. I found another pattern I'd like to make. I actually might get to work on it. It is called Apple Cider and is from the Quiltmaker September/October '14 magazine. The finished size is approximately 53 1/2"x 53 1/2" with finished blocks being 14" It is a standard 3 x 3 layout.
I know that my friend Susan will laugh when she sees that picture. It has a ton of leaves on it which is a standing joke with us. It appears that most of the applique patterns I like have a lot of leaves in them. By the way, if you get a chance, check out Susan's blog page. Here is a link to it.
She is relatively new to blogging and I find it interesting to read what she writes.
That's all that I have to report on this week. Now it is time for me to figure out what recipes I want to make. I have some feta cheese crumbles that I'm wondering what to do with. I don't have any lettuce to make a regular salad so I might have to get creative. I might also make some soup tomorrow but that is only if I remember to soak the beans tonight. LOL. We'll see. I'll report next week on if I make it or not. Oh, one thing that I will be making today is Chicken strips. I was given Chicken strips and I think I will bread them and then either bake or fry them. Not sure yet. I am leaning toward baking them since it is a damp day today. Rain on and off all day and this morning had a thunderstorm complete with lightning.
I hope everybody stays well and can find some time to relax and create. See you all next week!
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