Some Hand Stitching

One of my summer quilting goals was to have 12 completed Lucy crosses. And I succeeded.    

Now my Lucy focus will be to stitch together several of the sashing and cornerstone units using the already basted white hexies. I took time to count them out and calculate how many I have and how many I need. Lots. I caved and am now gluing the one-inch squares. They are just too small to hand-baste. I did try.  

Linking with Kathy at Slow Sunday Stitching.

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Blessings,

Chris

Sunday Stitching

 

Friday night I joined the Chookshed Stitchers for 4 1/2 hours to hang out and do some stitching. I had dropped one of those red stripey hexies so could not complete this block for Lucy. This will be block #12 when completed. My goal for this project for the summer was to have 12 completed crosses. I will turn my focus on making sashing and corner squares for a while. I have lots of white hexies basted ready for the one inch gold squares to get caught up. I am using glue for those because they are just too small for my large arthritic fingers to hand baste. 

In the meantime, this has sprung up in our backyard. I wanted to stitch out there the other night, but the workers were still out there tearing the whole thing apart because the liner leaked. We wanted a patio for the hot tub and to place to entertain outdoors and this sort of showed up. Landscaping will happen soon. Then, I plan to plant 500 spring bulbs. They are on the porch waiting.

Linking up with Kathy at Slow Sunday Stitching. 

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Blessings,

Chris 

September 2022 OMG Goal

 I participate in a monthly Virtual Writing Retreat with my online writing group Christian Book Academy. We meet monthly for 2 days and write. I have been part of this group for about 4 years. Sometimes, I have written blog posts, which is what I am doing now. Other times I worked on coursework for my doctorate. But I finished all that more than a year ago. But starting mid-September, I will be refocusing my attention on making significant progress on the 3 books I have been writing on and off for the past few years. There will be a week-long Christian Writers Conference and another retreat at the end of the month. 

Our retreat generally starts out with some encouragement about the writing, editing, and marketing process. Progress is the keyword this month. What exactly does progress mean to me? Duh . . . I had no idea. We are told that progress is taking one small step forward. Then doing it again. We are told we should take time to celebrate our progress. This in our writing. I celebrate progress in my quilting. I take pictures as I start, work on and complete blocks, and sometimes finish quilts. And that is what my blog is all about. Well. Mostly. It is also about family and farm and travel and ministry. And for me, writing about my quilting progress and successes is to celebrate them. Now to take that attitude into my writing. Quit whining and complaining about lack of completion. Instead, celebrate the progress. 

My writing goal for September is to make some progress on at least one of my book projects. Which one? I will pray about that and see what direction God gives me this month. 

My quilting goal is to finally and completely finish the wedding quilt. End of story.

Linking up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts.

Blessings,

Chris