So much to share and HAPPY FEBRUARY!

 I love the month of February... the month of love...

 the shortest month throughout the year...

And even Ground Hog Day occurs in February :)  

What do you think... 6 more weeks or a LIFETIME left to quilt???

For me it is definitely a lifetime of quilting and creating not just 6 weeks!  I hope not as messily as she is making them but making them none the less :D

I am ready to share some pics from my sewing room if you would like to see...

The corner shelves are cleared out and reorganized...

The wall shelves right of my Singer 319 sewing machine are just a display and where I used to organize books and things... those are all packed so decor and fabric is all that remains here...

Here is how I organize most anything much less than a fat quarter.... by color as you can see :)

And here is the closet that was bulging at the seams and now is nice neat and fairly organized...

a peak off to the left with shelves my honey built for me out of this regular closet when we arrived...

and to the left....

My ironing board and cutting table sit on this cool old table we got for FREE when we went to buy something else and it was left over...

And this little pile is the last 20 of the fusion quilt squares waiting to be sewn and turned and stitched close by hand then marked and quilted !!!

All but the quilting must wait for more of this color thread by Aurifil I ordered this past week... so happy to get that :)

As for the rest of the fusion quilt progress...

Last week of this same bunch I had 5 done.... this Sunday I have 5 left to do!  This will be my slow stitching project too :)  I will spend a good part of the day with needle and thimble and thick thread doing the buttonhole stitch around these :)  My honey has configured me a desk top to work on these and other projects while I watch a movie on Netflix or watch a video on youtube... or read one of your blog posts.... a table made of luan...

I wrapped the brown flecked black cotton fabric around the main piece... I hope to learn to use just the one board... but for now I am using both though with all blocks to keep track of :)

Other Hand-EE work I have been up to is sorting and organizing fabrics by genre.... here are all my definitely 1800's type reproduction fabrics and some bits too...

They were in 3 overfull containers stuck in the closet in a stack... now they grace the bookshelves I shared above as well organized and FUN to look at :)

So when it came time to organize my plaid fabrics for upcoming quilt ideas... 95% of these were gifted so I want to take really good care of them....

I was able to get them into 3 other containers.... no boxes :D

These are printed plaid fabrics not woven plaids like above ones... so these will go in with my other fabrics or scraps.

This got finished this week... with our hand to mouth problems :)  YUMMY!

Now... take time to look at the big stitching done on this pillow!  I love it 💖

Finally... this is my next corrugated paper ornament to make.... I ordered it this past week... it should be in this week sometime :)  My daughter needs some cheer in her life and she loves the red capped mushrooms :)  She even has a tattoo with a fun one on her arm!

Linking all this fun Hand-ee inspiration and progress to Kathy's Quilts and Slow Stitching Sunday Linky Party HERE <<<< Click that link and it will open a new window to see what's being posted today!

I love this clever pin cushion and if you google "The Crafty Quilter" you will find Julie's blog where this pin cushion tutorial is FREE!

I love baptist fans but they get boring to stitch in my estimation... but THIS BELOW is awesome to mix a heart middle with baptist fans all above is excellent.. I hope an all over like this makes it's way into my life... the quilt was featured on Missouri Star Quilt Company's Friday video and is from a pattern...

This Baby Yoda is from us to our sweet grandson Cameron... living with my oldest son and his wife in Indianapolis.  As a school project they are having family from across the US and challenging to send in Valentines from around the world even!  We shall see... but here is ours... his fave Star Wars character his mom says :)

My favorite way to extend my Colorstreet polish strips to 1 1/2 weeks to 2 or 2 1/2 weeks between changes !!!  Sporting Morganite Delight here.... Ive really enjoyed this color :)

IF you have Netflix ... try out more than 15 minutes of this movie.... the movie makes you laugh out loud and cry some too... but in the end you feel so good for having watched it!  Try it out and who doesn't love a good Melissa McCarthy flick anyway! lol

Finally... back to my motto for this year.... Do what brings you JOY!!!

Thanks for visiting... please leave a comment IF you made it this far... I'd love to hear what you liked while visiting!  Or how long you plan on quilting in your life as asked above!  

A GREAT Eagle shot caught by someone in a group I'm in for the Carolina's... isn't he majestic for our country's mascot ??!!!!

Here's to y'all...  thanks for reading! If you have a problem leaving a message on blogger click HERE to leave me a direct email 😉

Getting it DONE!

 Good morning and thanks for stopping by my little spot on the world wide web :)

Sew excited to share with you all .... all I have accomplished this week :)  Grab a cuppa and come on in for a bit!

First let me share about a special overnight delivery we received yesterday from my mom and dad!  They made and mailed us something very special then sent it via Fed Ex.... this caused us to receive the parcel the NEXT DAY!  What is this that has me sooo excited???!  

It arrived quietly in this beauiful box...

And when we opened the box very carefully to preserve the exterior and interior... we found my dad's original and secret recipe for chocolate chip cookies... 3 rounds of them in the oven too!  WOWEE!!!

This parcel of a box and layers of cookies weighed in over 2.5 pounds y'all!  me and my honey have been enjoying and we will in return send money to cover the shipping too!  They don't know that part but they live on a limited retirement income so we will make sure they feel thanked fully and renewed financially too!  We are soooo happy to have a bit of my mom and dad as we continue to pack up boxes and prep the house to sell.

Speaking of this... selling the cabin that is.... we probably will take our time and get everything just right until by early March doctor appointments are out of the way (I have 3) and the blooms are starting to pop in the yard to actually list this little cabin.... as all those interested in buying may be taking vacations to this area we will be ready!

Meanwhile this week I finished this...

Above is a finished Turtle Dove ornament waiting to be finished.... Below is the finished ornamental wall hanging (what I will use it for) or ornament...

I want to pack this so it doesn't get lost or bent ... this will be a last thing so I have it with my desk stuff for now and look at this accomplishment frequently and am sew excited to have cross stitch back in my bag of tricks :)

Also I have been working on blocks I shared last week for the Fusion Quilt I am making along with my friend Connie who is helping with the crochet!

Here are 4 that are done and dusted ready for Connie to do her thing to the outside edges...

Here is what the crocheted finish will look like...

Here is the crochet thread and needles I am using to complete this stitching of the applique or button hole stitching...

These chenille needles I found in my deep stash when I couldn't find the John James Chenille needles but these work as the shaft is as big or bigger than the thread it is carrying...

I am using a size 18 or the middle one in the packet above.  And a close up look at the chenille and the crochet thread below :)

And here is all the layers of this onion of a quilt I am making.... 80 blocks needed ... 40  done already and 15 to button hole stitch remain ... 

THEN I will have 1 more batch of nearly 20 to do this to again!  So stick with me as I keep other stuff mixed in too! :)

I have also started an undercover project that eventually will be hand quilted... I am cutting squares out for this pattern for my honey a birthday or just after that surprise quilt!  He requested one and doubt he will use it until next winter so no rush actually but can you tell I am excited about this????  Connie sent me this pattern this week...

Here is a close up of their quilt made with plaids.... this quilt will be made with tan fabric and 1800 reproduction fabrics!  Those are his fave and I have a stash that needs straightening up so I will hit both areas with cutting out this quilt ....

It will measure up to 60 x 72 with 80 blocks made....

That is a rough draft of my plan in my head... I do not plan on doing the hst outer border but instead this will give me room to add my own stitching on a tan plain border :)

Linking this fun Handy projects to my Sunday Stopover at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday group HERE <<<<< Come on over and see what everyone is up to hand work wise.... or join in the fun with your own accomplishments this week or even this month... this is just 2 days after today left in the month!  Wow that was fast!!!!

Rick and Molly 

A beautiful quilt Connie just finished binding for a client... she had this one long armed beautifully too!

Above was fresh outta the dryer... don't you wanna just snuggle up in it???

Have a wonderful Sunday and week ahead my friends.... See ya Joyfully in February!

Feeling Joyful and Productive in January 2023!

 Happy Sunday my friends!  Hope your week has been a great one and full of accomplishments and joyful events as well!

We have had a busy week here at the cabin...  my honey filled the dumpster in a 2 week time frame !!!  All by himself too !!!  He wouldn't let me help as he was afraid I'd get hurt or fall on the steep hill in our side yard... so I entertained myself keeping track of Molly and keeping the coffee flowing and the food available and ready at a moments notice for protein and energy for my honey :)

The dumpster folks were excellent if you live in the North Georgia or sw North Carolina area... they were prompt with drop off and pick up and clear about what was ok to use this dumpster for and what was not allowed.  So we have 1 load to go to our main dump of small appliances and things that didn't fit their requirements to still get rid of but we can do that anytime! lol

Since the pick up of the dumpster Rick and I have enjoyed catching up on rest and relaxation... nice not having to be at his beck and call right now for sure!!!!  Rick also started deep cleaning the back porch in prep for pressure washing it!  The man is a machine for prepping this cabin for sale.... just look at this....

As for me... I wasn't sitting on my laurels even though my first priority was the needs of my honey and our pup! lol

Last Sunday between slow stitching I finished the wallet and have given it a good test run this week running errands and such and I love it!!!!

The wallet was a fun make even though I forget parts and have to remind myself from the directions and vids how to do certain parts...  The corduroy and the fun quilting cotton I used on the outside of the wallet is awesome... This is my 5th time make this wallet wristlet... and this my be my fave... if not the butterfly one I made my mom is :)  At any rate... the last one has been retired and the purse/wallet factory has been packed up for any more purse making in this cabin.... Hurrah!

So what have I really spent my time on this week???  Trying to get a handle on finishing my portion of the fusion blocks while Connie is still in a generous mood to finish the outer rings of crochet on each one of the 40 left.

Here are 20 squares I am sewing together with batting centers.... I have turned the ones in the bottom left and they are waiting to be stitched shut....

Like this one I am sharing on the right!  Next I go back and make water soluble marks on the top side of each block and will machine quilt them...

So now the 20 look like this....

Next I mark 20 little lines on each side to mark where the buttonhole stitch will go in the crochet cotton using a chenille #18-#22 needles to hand stitch those.... These butthole stitches or applique stitches will give Connie EXACTLY the right number of base stitches to do the crochet as in the first picture of these blocks in this post :)

I am very happy to the 20 to this point.  This and my cross stitch work will be my focus on this Slow Stitching Sunday... Here is the progress on the corrugated paper cross stitch project. 

So whatever your cute hands are working on today come on over to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitchers and share what you are up to in 1 photo or from your blog or Instagram :)

Above is Colorstreet's Morganite Delight!  I really enjoy the strength Colorstreet nail polish strips give my fingernails and it lasts 2 weeks or longer unless I get tired of the color!  Do you wear nail polish... have you ever tried the strips instead of the traditional polish???

Have a stellar week ahead!