Welcome to a week of stitching & living! FABRIC/CRAFTING SALE INCLUDED!

 It is mid Joyful July!  Hard to believe it is already mid year wherever you live!

Here is a pic of my grand enjoying a drive in her kid friendly side by side thing with your pet turtle... no worries ... mom and dad supervise and she hand washes exceptionally well they say to avoid any salmonella or anything else until they have been transitioned to indoor turtles... they are doing research on turtles and caring for turtles... it is quite interesting from all my son shared with me!

Here is a pic I made up last night... I will have this printed and frame it and gift it to mom and dad sooner than later for them to enjoy!

Here is a pic I found.... it is quite profound... I guess I only show your the clean parts of our moving mess... we are now outta boxes and crates in the house COMPLETELY though now! lol

This is a Pinterest photo...

Here is the final version of that quilt bound and ready to gift from my close friend Denise :)

Here is a second version she cooked up next and will quilt and bind soon ... I plan to make one since she makes it look like no time consumption ... but it does take finesse to get these colors and positions just right...PLUS her mad sewing skills make these easy for her where all these little parts may be a challenge for others!  If you are interested in one like this but in your fave colors or one of these specific ones????  Leave a message on my blog ending comments section... I can hook you up with each other :)

Here is an awesomely fun and easy quilt I would LOVE to make.... after the curtains, new wallet, secret project and the granny square hand quilting finished and delivered.. whew... but in my off time I wanna start making these 9 patches... it is important for this setting to work I THINK... that your nine patches are the same in that they are scrappy or not all together and the light or the dark is prominent in the criss cross blocks... here they used mainly lights to be their criss cross... I like that ... then depending on the sice you make them cut your squares the same unfinished size as your nine patches.... andd flippy corners and  you have a snowball block from your leftovers of you fabrics pulled for the 9 patches... best kept this project in a small crate to hold your different fabrics.... then put a border on it and call it ready to layer and hand quilt!  Do you find quilts like this??? Simple and easy and need to make???

Don't y'all love this meme... this kid comes in sure his mom can fix his baseball right away! lol :)

I wish I had those kinda skills... do you?

As mentioned earlier... my room is clean except for these piles waiting to be claimed...  Are you interested in 1 of the 4 options?  They are $30 shipping included IN THE USA ONLY with secure Paypal invoicing you can pay with confidence your security of your payment method is safe... from me or anyone.  Also you have insurance you will get what you purchase... AND you don't have to have Paypal just a credit or debit card :)  Let me know if you wanna claim one ... first to claim means it is then unavailable as I only have 1 of each :)  Custom curated you may say! lol

I also have a small crate of crafting supplies... one you are a child you know or a scrapbooker like this lot??  This is also $30 with same buying as above... Price for any bundles INCLUDE SHIPPING in the USA :)

Hand stitching.... I finished the bottom of the tea kettle...

Now I am thinking I will use the X format I used on the base for the wiry handle but what stitches should I use for that top of the kettle knob do you think???  And do any of you have a design for the belly of the kettle?

My hand quilting has culminated in finishing block #3 on this row... there are 4 per row... so floral in between each block is next then on to block #4 then the border and ROLL!!!!

I got this pattern recently... I wanna make it for a gift for someone and if not too arduous a stitching ... I will make me one too!  I feel so blessed!  This would make me and my friend both happy :)

Linking all this handy fun to my friend Kathy at Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching crew... these are some magnificent stitchers... please come take a  look HERE <<<< Feel free to link up you WIP or Finish :)

She has a fun slow loving donkey meme on her page today! hehe

I got a new band and a cover for the front of my new apple watch... This new band is MUCH more comfortable than the original one I purchased !

Y'all... I am loving this new smart watch... it interacts with my iPhone and reminds me to stand, be mindful, and encourages me to move about and exercise or get in steps... something fun... also it keeps a  check on my heartrate and my oxygen rate and warns me if they are off kilter or if I fall... since I have seizures intermittently still... I hope this will help if I fall during one.  I never liked my FitBit this much... Yes this was more expensive than the $45 I paid for the first watch... but I was ready for this watch and I have no idea all it will do yet!  I am just messing around and seeking vids when I can on that specific need at the time ... lol!

My honey turns a big milestone year for us... He will have outlived most all his large family and including cousins... before this  time... even his dad... so I ordered him new pill boxes because his old ones were worn out! lol... so the ones on the left came in ... all the supplements and meds he takes daily won't fit completly in those boxes so I reordered what I thought would be a larger size... they are HUGE... much bigger than he needs... see the difference below???  I keep mine in a daily dose pack for the week.. no issues with mine.. it was replaced last year lol!  But his is now fixed up I guess... any more supplements you have to recommend??? 🤣

I hope you each have a fab day... thanks for making it this far... if you mention the discount word in THIS EMAIL <<<. You will get a $5 discount off the $30 flat fee for the box of the 5 options you may like to be delivered in the USA only .

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Have a fantastic week and make time for a bit of pondering your life situations with some slow stitching time :)

Celebrating settling in ... FINALLY!

 Hi Y'all!  Welcome to my Kentucky blog stop and thanks for visiting!  Grab a cuppa something yummy and see how we have settled (no cardboard boxes! YAY) and ALL I have been quilting and up to in my sewing studio :)

First, I hope each one of you Understand your Value in the world... we each have a place to be and a purpose... look into your life and FINE YOURS!  It is there :)

Nothing hit MORE home with me than this JUNE ______ meme (?).... than during a party we all had at my parents home for their 60th anniversary... it was a SURPRISE to them!  They had no clue! lol

First to show (after we snuck the cake in showing up about an hour before everyone else) was my daughter Brandi and her beau Ryan....

Molly really enjoyed Ryan the MOST! lol

Next showing up was Michael and Kristen!  I failed somehow to get them with Nana and Grandpa or solo or with us!

Then my brother and his wife and 2 youngest kids (middle and high schoolers) showed up and the complete jig was up and the party began!

Here are me and my brother when younger.... much younger! lol  He is 5.5 years younger! lol

And here is Nana and Grandpa with all their grands (my bro has 2 kids that have grown and gone... so only they are missing!  YAY)

And here are mom and dad with the 60th anniversary cake and cake topper commemorating this special day!

And here is our whole clan - Ryan agreed to be the camera guy... I left the tripod at home :(

It was fun and festive and an event my parents' still can't believe I pulled it all off without spilling the beans! lol  In closing on this topic... Here are the 60th anniversary items we gifted or used at my parents party along with a restaurant they love gift card too!

This is why I didn't blog last week.. completely worn out!  Everyone brought finger foods and drinks, cups and plates and plasticware...it was amazing the collection of food... and I brought the desserts... Mom could stay satt long but she truly enjoyed being hosted instead of hosting even though we had it at their home. 

That following Monday I saw a podiatrist and am following his requested regime with no foot pain or very seldom do I have any!  AMAZING without medications too!  I so have a topical I can use on my feet but that is only if needed and over the counter strength!

Wednesday Rick had his appointment with the Kentucky area VA Clinic in Somerset... it is a simple but effective clinic Rick said... and his MD even called to clarify a few fine points with my honey after... that was AWESOME in our book!

The rest of the week I have been hand quilting and chipping away at my sewing room while doing projects too... around the house!

First my sewing room... because I am CELEBRATING!!!  Let me show you why!!!

I had most of the room gone through except these last 2 crates that are sitting on the floor dishevelled...

Yesterday I emptied those bins!!!!

See... look at this pic of my fabric cabinet and beside that is my 301 covered up with the machine dust cover.... GONE!

The cabinet where may fabric and such stays is very organized too!

All my fabric fat quarter and up organized by color or solids...

Top drawer consists of rotary mats, and rulers and templates of all kinds...

Drawer 2 has all sorts of quilty goodies and some craft stuff too... it also holds ALL my cutting tools :)

Finally... that bottom drawer holds quilt backings or large amounts of fabric that can be used for that!

My closet is completely organized... feels like I covered this last post... if I didn't and you are interested just drop me a comment at the end :)  I LOVE THIS SPACE MOST!

This cardboard box you see is the last one in the house now I do believe!  It is all the decor - personal stuff mainly - that may or may not get used here...some may get destashed as we like a sleek uncluttered look overall... and this wall will be a design wall in the near future!

Next to that is my NEW ironing board with a NEW cover besides the poor one that came on it.. it is under the Brabanzia one I purchased separately from Amazon!  Black denim rocks!

Here is my one window... with my wholecloth ready to hand stitch on...

And here is my desk and printer... ALSO... see those crates under the 319w cabinet?  I have moved them now to under the wholecloth... and I have the 319 ready to roll soon!  YIPPEE!  I have missed sewing something :D 

Isn't this pic the truth?!!!

Here is my hand quilting progress on Connie's Granny Square quilt ...

And planning to work more on this block TODAY!!!!

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Linking this slow stitching progress and other HAND y work to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching....

HERE<<<<<  Come see what everyone is up to and see how you answer Kathy's question of the week.

My honey got a Shopsmith - it is a multi wood working tool that works like a transforming tool that turns into several... very cool if you like wood working like my honey does... this one is from the 80's but he had one in Florida to Topton that was in it's 50's!  They used to have commercials for them... if you remember those! lol

In completing this LOOONG Post I want you to be Happy as Life really is too short to be anything else!

Have a fabulous Sunday and I do hope you find something Hand-y to do today!