Sadly I really didn't make much progress this week for Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I did pull my RSC 2025 Tracking Sheet out and discovered that I need to make the May Green Gemstone blocks and now also the June Orange Gemstone blocks. That means there needs to be some green/orange sewing happening soon! I'll sort my colors and start cutting for those.
According to my sheet, I'm behind on A Quilty Life's SAL too. Those are small-ish 6" blocks so I should be able to pull that off easily as well. I didn't realize how far behind I'd gotten until I looked at my sheet. Thank you, Angela, for keeping us organized. You can find the RSC 2025 Tracking Sheet and all the colors so far this year right HERE.
As if that weren't enough, I discovered that I was also behind on the MQAL which my LQS is offering. I was happily making stars and apparently had only cut out point segments for half. Here is my stack of points for the other 20.
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| That's 80 Background Rectangles & 160 Scrappy Yellow Squares |
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| The Bottom Right Floral was Finished During Mom's Friday Hair Appt. The Orange Flowes & Centers for RSC Win! |
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| Bottom Left Needs That Last Leaf Done |
Progress was also made on the Georgian Floral cross-stitch project. It's been with me during all the Roland Garros Tennis Tournament TV-watching. As you can see, I made a good dent in it this week! So happy that Coco Gauff won the Women's Singles Final this morning. ❤️
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| Photo From Last Week |
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| Look How Far I Got! |
I've continued to read when I can, especially before bed. My recent finish was "The Waiting" by Michael Connelly. He's a great author and this book was very good too. I recently put my name on the list for Connelly's newest book that just came out this year.
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| GoodReads Synopsis HERE |
In the meantime, my library notified me that I had another book waiting. I've been anxious to read this one, "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah. She's a wonderful author and, 50 pages in, I'm enjoying it so far.
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| GoodReads Synopsis HERE |
Last Saturday we enjoyed a picnic 50th birthday party with our niece. The cake was wonderful but the company was even better. What a great day!
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| Birthday Girl Blowing Out the Candles |
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| My Piece of Cake -- YUMMY! |
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| Our Gang with the Birthday Girl (Mom, Me, Tanya, & Fred) |
Love seeing your embroidery project - those are pretty designs! I read The Waiting, too - good story. Happy Birthday to your niece!
ReplyDeleteHave you got your name on the list for "Nightshade" yet? That's his newest book. Hope you're having a good Slow.Sunday.
DeleteHappy Saturday, Susie. I hope your niece had a very Happy birthday. Seeing your bee fabric made me smile- I have some of that in my stash. ( I need to pull that out). Your Aunt Jane Best embroideries are so pretty. And woo hoo on your cross stitch progress! Way to go.
ReplyDeleteDon't we both have good taste??!! Lol! I'm not sure where I got that bee fabric but it's the bee's knees! Hee! Hee!
DeleteSuch pretty flower embroideries! Lots of progress on your cross stitch too. A good week! Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gail. So much handwork but, this week, I need to get back behind the machine and play catch-up! Hope you're having a great weekend!
DeleteThat looks like an amazing cake! Your embroideries are lovely - looking forward to seeing this finished. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lin. I'm hoping to have it finished up soon!
Delete"Winter Garden" is really good, but some of it is hard to read emotionally. Leningrad was horrible. Good luck on catching up the sewing!
ReplyDeleteI am sewing every chance I get so as to catch up. I actually got in about 45 minutes before getting the dog out on her morning walk today! There have definitely been difficult spots to read in "Winter Garden". While I am enjoying it, I can also relate with Meredith.
DeleteI've read everything Michael Connolly has written I think. Just read The Waiting a couple of months ago. I like Kristin Hannah as well. Your embroidery is really lovely! And that is a BIG stack of star corners to work with. You'll get caught up before you know it.
ReplyDeleteThe star corners stack has gone down some. This morning I managed to get in about 45 of sewing before hitting the trail with Gracie! Little by little, right? Thanks for the visit and encouragement!
DeleteI adore that Georgian Floral design and also the Aunt Jane Best embroideries. AND your stitches are beautiful...I enlarged your photos to have a better look. How nice to enjoy a June birthday picnic...lovely photo there. Your Mom looks great, Susie.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I feel so lucky to have Mom still with us and I'm grateful that she is doing so well physically. Aunt Jane's Best has been a great take-along project during Mom's PT appts. I'll be sad when that last stitch goes on. I think it'll be a few hexies next up. Don't we always think about what's next before the current project is finished? Lol!
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