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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 ...

December 31, 2019 I'm ready to  begin my month long adventure with stitching something every day. I have chosen two to choose from, maybe a little of each every day, maybe only one. No stress. I'd love for some one to send me pictures and/or thoughts about your practice. This section of an old quilt was given to me by a dear friend who recently passed away. I wanted to honor her memory with patching it together and then stitching it until it seems finished.   A little closer view. The next one is layered with fabric pieces that I hand dyed last summer. It might get rearranged as I stitch. This is how I'll start stitching tomorrow. If you would like to join me, I'd love to have fellow adventurers. I'll use different types of threads and maybe add seashells or acorn tops or who knows. Come along for the ride.  See you January 1, 2020

Want to come along? Here are the Buzz Words~~~ Stitch Meditation, Slow Stitch, Daily Practice, Stitch Journey, Embroidery Practice, Intentional Sewing, and Mindful Stitching. I love the idea of all those words. Slow down, think, take a walk, sew slowly. A lot of us are retired. We Can have more time. Do we? Or do we fill up every day with things to do? Are they important things? Are they what you really want to do?  Especially when a new year arrives we think of things past and things coming up. As for me I would like to put some effort into the things that go on my calendar. Choose some things that make me grow, things that encourage me to be better in my Christian life and in my family life. Make more time for the people that I really love being with. The classes at my home are a huge part of all of these words. The ladies who come make me think, make me laugh,  share food together and sometimes  share some serious things. We are here to encourage eac...

                                   With just a few more days left in this year and this decade, do you have special moments that come to mind. Good ones, bad ones, sad, happy? I have some of each . I've made some new friends and lost some dear friends. Usually that is the hard part about holidays, remembering those who are no longer here to share. At Ginny's she lights a candle for each of those in our family that have passed away and sometimes there are more than one for the year. ******************************************* On a happier note I found  Craft in America 7:00 PM Sunday Dec.28 on PBS  I think it's been on before but I'm going to check it out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fun Facts about January It is the second month of winter. In the southern hemisphere January is a summer month the equivalent of July. Sometimes the Saxons calle...

How are your Thanksgiving plans going? Even though it's at the end of the month, it seems really soon. We will be feasting in my Studio with friends and family. Good things await. First off let's do the Calendar for December Sundays in December 8 and 22 Mondays 2, 9, 30 Wednesdays 18 Saturday 21 That's it for 2019!!! ************************* A few pictures Well, you know when our computer makes changes and things aren't the same any longer and you can't find anything? Well that's happened to me. So no pictures. I have been putting numerous items in my Etsy shop thequiltingbshop.etsy.com If you would want to look, there's the address. I thank you in advance. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving and  Merry Christmas I appreciate you all. Thanks for sharing my life and my love of stitching. You make my life richer and fuller.