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 :)

Happy Birthday and Stitching Progress !!!

June 25th since my last post!!!  Why is that ???  After getting more settled I have been sewing and quilting and this weekend marks getting back to the basics...

Since we have chatted here last I celebrated a birthday with my honey , bestie, and my parents!  

My honey and my bestie are celebrating July birthdays too!  How fun :)

We also celebrated the freedom we gained with the Declaration of independence...

The spread at my Dad and Mom's home... aka  Party Central!

One of my gifts was this cup... it will have a special place... this was gifted by my parents along with a celebratory shirt to wear to next years' celebration 😍

This pic was a learning experience on my iPhone! lol

My honey gifted me a Apple Watch...

I LOVE it!!  And my previous Fit Bit is going to my darling daughter for her upcoming July birthday along with some cash for her 25th birthday!!!

My son's were together the weekend before my birthday and sent me this celebratory wish :)  My daughter and oldest son did call too!  I was soooo happy :)

Me and my honey have birthday celebratory cards rolling in and y mom even had copies of the Declaration of Independence for our birthday celebration too!

 I foudn ths uper cool insulated glass with lid and fun straw too... I scarfed it up and enjoyed this as a birthday gift!

I also got me a new pair of cool looking Skechers!!!

And here they are in real life!

There was a full moon on my birthday.... I loved that :)  I tried to capture a pic of it but it just doesn't look near as awesome as it did in real life!!!

In my quilting life I have been sewing!!!  On my 319w... I am enjoying all i am doing here... and now have all the squares for the center section cut... and have the sashings cut... need the cornerstones and some other parts before ready to move forward...

Here is all I can show you ....as this needs to be completely SECRET until then...

My handquilting life has been going quiet well... last time we chatted I was on the first block on this row... now I am halfway done with the THIRD block on this row as pictured on my frame below and in close ups after that!

Left side of the quilt up to center of block #1... YAY... took a while to get back in the swing of things :)

Block #2 got done during my birthday WEEK...

And here is block #3 on this row... my WIP... I am getting faster now... and I am glad... getting my rhythm back after that move was tough!

Linking this hand quilting progress... and catching up too... with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitchers HERE <<<  Come on over and see what FUN is happening over there!!!

Here is a snippet of our bedroom.. getting more settled :)

Molly has taken a while to call this her new home and make new cozy spots around our home... but she looks pretty chill in this photo.... what cha think?

A look from our recliners to the kitchen...  I love the armoire in our bedroom... it is unique to most modern furniture I have seen and fits our "vibe".

I think I have finally run our of pics and words to catch you all up ... Hoping you have a happy Sunday and ...

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Blessed Easter my friends!

 Good Easter Sunday to you each!  Thanks for stopping into my blog!

I plan to rest and relax after a wild and crazy week here!  Grab a cuppa and let me fill you in!

We went to visit some homes we had viewed in Kentucky...

Above was the greeting on my GPS app when entering the state!  Horse country here ya know with participation in the Kentucky Derby and big hats on ladies at that big race with Mint Julips in hand!!

I fell in love with one the realtor we are using found that was not listed on the internet until you knew the address.  BUT it's older but recently completely renovated inside beautifully.  Since the exterior shell is older though it would need a professional inspection... so we will ponder this weekend if we want to make an offer or not.... please think of us during this time... THIS home should be our forever home now!

I did get some sewing done in the sewing room between inspections and all that on our cabin here.

I made one more of the Sunny Skies quilt above so that makes 3 of 20 and I have the next one all ready to set out in the project box.

I have a TOP SECRET project fabric for my honeys new quilt idea... this one should fly... I showed the sample and my proposed fabrics for this new quilt last week ... I needed 30 strips but 40 came so 2 matching strips became sashing... and some got culled out on black and white double check inspection on saturation check! lol  So it has been a busy week in the sewing room as I prepare for packing most all of it up and moving .

Due Diligence period is over this Friday...then the closing is due April 26th!  WHAT!!!  Yep... we can't make noticeable changes in case something falls through before due diligence period is over.  "Due Diligence" in North Carolina is a set timeline a buyer has when the house is pending and not available to see by others any more with a promise in cash to the closing agent... which here is an attorney... to back up the promise and do inspections and appraisals etc.  So the buyer actually saw this house online and sent someone to view the house in their place.  So now they will come Tuesday to view it!  We are living in a mausoleum right now trying not to mess everything up and sweeping all the time and taking stuff out of storage here to put in a storage nearby we rented.  Whew!

So I have even managed to spend time enjoying my Zen time in the early mornings hand quilting... I have 2 granny squares done which also puts me halfway across this row!!!   Yipee :) 😄🙌

I plan to relax from our trip today... 2 days round trip and only one night overnight stay with my parents isn't enough!  I need more time with them and to feel settled too!

Have a pleasant day whether you celebrate Jesus resurrection or something different or nothing at all... 

From our home to you .... Have a Happy _________ <<< fill in the blank!

For now I bid you a joyful day!