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February is just around the corner. Can you even believe it! Amazing. January has been pretty rainy which is good for slow stitching. I believe almost  any weather is good for stitching. Here are some pictures of stitching going on now Judy's Flying Pig quilt...love it Judy's Pineapple Quilt.. I love hers more than mine! Nancy's hand piecing. So amazing One of my slow stitch projects...I think it may be finished. My stitch project that I showed in progress last blog. I made a pouch out of it I wasn't going to start another quilt for Nora anytime soon until I came across this one. Four out of the thirteen cat blocks!!  My Pineapple quilt..I like Judy's better! ********************************** New items added to my Etsy shop thequiltingbshop.etsy.com I have more than 100 items in the shop now!!  It's pretty fun coming up with things to add. ...

As a reminder of our class schedule for the rest of January Sundays are 12 and 26 Mondays are 13 and 27 Wednesday the 22 Saturday the 18 Sundays begin at 11 the rest  begin at 10 The classes are $10.00 and I serve you lunch. Bring any hand stitching projects and stitch with us. We offer encouragement, friendship and scintillating conversation. We would love for you to join us. Any questions? thequiltingb1947@gmail.com ################### Now for some slow stitching pictures Barb is knitting up some fine looking socks. I love the ribbing. Mary is Knitting a cool hat My SLOW stitching More of my Slowness Julie is a beautiful stitcher. She sent another wonderful picture but I seem unable to get it on here. Sorry about that. Cindy is working on a slow stitch placemat Bev is working on a Valentine table runner I love what Nancy said....she's slowing down her house cleaning!! ...

So far, so good. Stitched yesterday and today. Here is an update to my progress. On this piece I have pinned on what I think will be my choices. I've started stitching the sections down with different thicknesses of thread in a variety of shades of cream to brown I did a little work on this one as well. Filling up with lines of gray. In the mail today I received some more gray thread that I ordered so tomorrow I'll try some of that.  Bev is binding her Cheri's Land Of Liberty Quilt. She finished it earlier in 2019 and is putting the finishing touches on it. I've seen it and it is spectacular!!! Leigh is enjoying the meditative side of this slow stitch project. Can't wait to see more as she progresses. I like the swirly circles a lot! Teri from Washington is finishing a knitted shawl and is working on a Christmas needlepoint. She's saving up for a special trip so finishing is on the agenda for this year. Please share ...