Working on Finishing a Few Things Among Other Things

I have been working on LIttle House Needleworks Farm House Christmas.  

I have recently finished Part 6 Pinewood Far and Part 7 Cock-a-Doodle-Doo.  

The hardest part is the white border.

I've been working on the last part border, then the fun can begin.  

I have started this project three times.

First as smalls but, then I saw it done as a bell pull and decided that was spectacular.

Then I started it as a bell pull but, the fabric was too light and the white completely disappeared 

So, I mixed up some dye a little darker than natural linen and the white shows up well but, CC Pebble Beach did not so I changed it to a VMSS Cocoa, a medium bown which is working quite well.   

I often use my refrigerator to hang the pieces on to photograph.  

The first 7 parts 

Once I have the borders done, the fun part really doesn't take long.  

I broke my favorite coffee cup Sunday cleaning it out to use again.  

I got it at the Stitching Bee at least 15 years ago.  It has served me well and I shall miss it.  

To me it was the perfect cup.  I like my coffee hot and it held the right amount, usually drinking it all before it got too cold.  

I will get over it.  

I joined the Color and Cotton Floss Club, Primitive Neutrals.  

How pretty are those colors!

I will have to figure out where to store these.  

I am really looking forward to trying them out on the right piece.  

That sums it up.  

Things have slowed down at work for a little bit.  

I don't anticipate it will last for long.

I have been busy doing continuing education and trying to get my FSA account straightened out

The other thing I have been up to is trying to strip some laundry to get pink residual dye out of my white shirts that bled from a shirt of Bob's..  

The timer just went off so I'm going to finish that. 

One more thing, I have a new guilty pleasure:  Youtube Channel Bros of  Decay.  

I think the main guy is from Belgium?

They climb into abandoned houses in Europe and he makes up stories, doesn't exactly get thing right such as a classic hinged sewing table a "tool box for the man" but, found buttons inside.  

Nonetheless, it is interesting to see what the inhabitants just walked away from or died.  

Have a great week 

Keep on Stitching

Get vaccinated!

Monica