On the Brink of June

Well, May certainly dissolved into "Huh?" Being gone for a couple of weeks certainly made it challenging to get much sewing accomplished. All the prep work of going away plus helping Mom get ready along with her weekly appointments ate up the majority of this month. I did manage a bit of sewing at the beginning of the month which I'll share. Also, there was a bit of hetel and car-riding time to manage some handwork.

In Janauary I took a class with Tina Craig through The Applique Society. She is known for her Wonder Window technique for English Paper Piecing. It was a great class so I decided to go ahead and make the bigger project. Instead of a mug rug/candle mat with one block, I went with the table runner making three blocks. Also, RSC friends, please notice all the green!

Tina Craig Workshop
Wonder Window EPP Table Runner

Close-up of One Block & Backing
Love the Green Grunge Binding!

My First Block
Kitties All Around

2nd Block with Doggy in the Middle
Leafy Triangles are Fussy-Cut Too!

3rd Block - Kitty in the Middle
Dogs All Around
(Ran Out of Dogs to Fussy-Cut. Rats!)

On to some handwork now. Recently I started cross-stitching Georgian Floral Basket. I've made some progress but this one is tedious. The pattern by JBW is postcard-sized and tiny. There's also a lot of counting involved with this one. I'm looking forward to finishing this one up because it so pretty though.

Progress Earlier

Progress To Date

While waiting during Mom's PT, hair, and podiatrist appointments this month, I've stayed steady embroidering Miss Jane's Best (pattern by Lori Smith).

Last of the Flowers Coming Along

My mornings start quite a bit earlier than Fred's & Mom's. When we're on the road, you can find me in the hotel lobby, drinking coffee and sewing. I had started this one a while ago and recently pulled it out and started making some headway.

Keeping Organized with My 4-Pocket Case

Green Hexie Block

Whoa! Another Green Hexi!

More Hexies Completed

I'm not real sure where I'm going with this one. Just enjoying the ride. The hexies are large, I'm using 1.25" hexies. If you look back at the picture with the organizer, you will see the turquoise hexies that I've prepped for connecting these all together. I'd like another green or yellow block to round out this set before I decide what's next.

When we got home, I started cutting for this month's clue to the Mystery QAL I'm participating in at my LQS. No pictures, just cutting. No sewing, just cutting. Ugh!

That's it for me this month. I see Angela has decided that orange will be the color for June. I'm ready for some sewing to happen around here next month. I'm thinking of a Halloween kit that I bought a couple of years ago that I've been wanting to start. I'm such a good starter -- need to work on being a finisher! Lol!

Linking up with Angela at SoScrappy.