Well, if Jennifer Reynolds can take a long hiatus from blogging and then decide to come back to it, I suppose that I may also. Now that the summer and autumn busyness is over, I'm ready for more cozy, wintry craftiness and sharing and getting to enjoy other peoples' crafting and being inspired by them and by some online challenges and blog hops.
Though I haven't been posting about my projects, I've certainly not been idle.
I dug out my "Everyday Embroidery" that I had started in 2022 and made a lot of progress on it, enjoying the fact that, because of other projects I'd been working on, I was now better at hand-applique.
I've also been crocheting a largeish "lapghan" for my mom who is always cold. It will be her New Year gift since we won't see her till then and it's made out of leftover yarns from other projects and is kinda fun and mindless. It's large enough now, but I'm going to keep at it a little longer because, having just had a cataract removed, I'm not seeing quite well enough to do embroidery.
The project that has most excited me is a fabric book I've been making using the aforementioned Jennifer Reynolds's A Year in the Garden BOM from several years ago. I'd had all 12 blocks embroidered and ready for use, but didn't really want to make a wall hanging since I'm short on wall space. So I'm turning them into a book and will show you more in future posts.
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A new and exciting development is that a friend gave me her deceased sister's cool sewing machine with hideaway cabinet. I haven't had time {or eyesight} to really play with it and get to know what it does yet, but I'm looking forward to experimenting with it. It didn't come with a manual, so I'll go looking online for that.
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Goals for 12/8-12/13:
At the sewing machine:
* Put cover and binding on Year in the Garden fabric book. Take pics to share next week.
* Explore new machine
At the handwork chair:
* Continue crocheting lapghan
* Do 3-5 embroideries on Everyday Embroidery as eyesight allows
In the craft room:
* Continue the rearranging and organizing
* Set up new machine station
* Hang some decor on the walls
I'll also be working on practicing piano daily to clean up some rough spots in my accompaniment of the church choir and small groups as we lead our church in worship through a music program this next Sunday. I'm excited and nervous. 😊 And I'm thankful my Lovey is directing the choir again as he hasn't been able to do that in quite a few years.
I'm enjoying seeing so many fun and beautiful projects again and wish you all a blessed Christmas season.
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