I used to be an avid, even voracious, reader, mostly of genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery). For several years now, however, I just haven’t read many books. Most of the fiction books I try to pick up now fail to capture my attention for longer than a few pages. During that time I… Continue reading Non-craft reading
Off the Trail bound
And a beautiful day to take a photo. CC suggested that I give this to the wife of a longtime friend of his, as she is retiring soon, so I’ll sign it and box it up for her. I love the quilting and the backing so much. And I think the maroon binding goes perfectly… Continue reading Off the Trail bound
May 2022 WIPGO
As I worked on two Chatelaines again this month, it might seem like there wasn’t much progress on either. Most of what I did was just cross stitches, a little backstitching, not really any specialty stitches. May’s called numbers are 8, 13 (which I’d already colored in as it’s the free space), and 14. I’m… Continue reading May 2022 WIPGO
Desert jackrabbit
I managed to finish the jackrabbit for the upper right nature corner, but I still have a lot to do in this little spot. The black cacti still need their gold star embellishments. The cacti flowers to the left of the jackrabbit (or below his feet if looking at him right-side up) are almost complete… Continue reading Desert jackrabbit
Urchin and seashell
Well, I didn’t get any more of the border stitched, but I did finish the main urchin and the seashell part of the design. There are a couple of crystals that still need to be attached, but I plan to do that after I stitch the border.