Bitty Quilt

Here's one that was intended for a dollhouse, but ended up as a wall hanging. I like quilts in all forms and this one was fun to make. It's about 4 by 6 inches.

I should be south of the Equator

If I were in Australia, this post would be seasonal. Here's a harvest piece I did two years ago. It says "Live within your harvest". I have a companion pattern to do someday that says "Eat what you can, can what you can't". Both are quite appropriate in today's climate crisis.

Kitties

I made this one for my daughter a few years ago (yes, it's another oldie but goodie from Just Nan and she uses it to store cards for various games. Having two photos should give you an idea of scale.



I bought (well, I ordered and had shipped to my mother, anyway) two new Just Nan patterns today - When Barnabee met Bella and Barnabee's Bride Bella. Very naughty of me, but I really liked them! They're both new limited edition projects and were just released yesterday. Into the stash they'll go!

The Workroom

I am one of the lucky folks who have a room dedicated to my "stuff". That's sewing, embroidery, other crafts, and indoor gardening. I've made a number of little things over the years that make the room more fun to work in. I especially like the rabbit that covers my sewing machine when it's not in use.


I also made a pin box...



And some comfy pillows for my favorite embroidery seat!



Plus there are lots of shelves of good stuff to round it out!

Gardening indoors

As it's still cold and wet outside, my porch plants are all still in my workroom. They're looking pretty good and I'm going to have both Christmas cactus and amaryllis blooming for Easter. Not too bad! All the herb seeds I planted have also sprouted. They'll be yummy eating in a few months. Now it's time to start flowers and tomatoes. I got a bunch of heirloom seeds at Monticello last fall, so hopefully they will do well.

WIP

Well, I finally joined the SCA, so I can go to the Drachenwald Coronation in June. So that's one task down! Now I just have to make a costume. Oh dear!

On the WIP front, this sampler is rolling along:



It started out as a stitcher's alphabet, but it just cried out for some changes and now it is going to be a genealogy piece for my family. What you can't tell is that it's pretty big. The finished section is nearly 18 inches high. (That's the original package at the bottom of the photo and it's bigger than letter size paper) I think I will be able to fit at least five, possibly six, generations of names in the center. I took out some alphabets on both sides and added the names of countries my ancestors came from. (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and Holland) I am such a mongrel American! I also gave in to my O/C side and made the top border symmetrical by adding some additional trees and a bird. Heh heh heh. I'm still plugging along on the Easter piece, but as I said earlier, I hate working with the metallic blending filament, so it doesn't flow as quickly.

One more

by Just Nan. This is her Enchanted Swans. It was a limited class and I really enjoyed working with silk on linen.