7/1/2020

It's a cold, rainy day today.  Perfect for reading and drinking tea from my favorite mug.  I don't go back to work until the 14th, so why go out if I don't have to!  A Left Handed Quilter recommended this book and about 50 pages in, I don't want to put it down.

There's a good chance some stitches will be put into this piece for DH.  It's my oldest cross stitch wip and there's about a third of the design to go before back stitching.  16 count dark blue aida makes it hard to see the holes, which is why I purchased an A4 size light box to sit under the table hoop.  The light shines right through and the light box is small enough so I won't be dazzled....theoretically, I've not tried it yet! lol

There may be some crocheting on Bailey's blanket, too.  This is a practice piece...and I need a LOT of practice! lol  Which is ok.  Bailey won't complain about the ripples and wonky stitches.  It's all because of the Gunnhild throw in Arne and Carlos' book Knit and Crochet Garden.  I'll have a new obsession set of skills and a way to use up leftover yarns.  There's a video here.

This little brown house may get the beginning of a makeover, too, with some white paint.  There's a few more houses, of different sizes, which DH's dad made floating around.  I think they'll look lovely  together after a repaint and something stitchy added to them.

DH's mum or aunt made this over twenty years ago and it was never finished.  It may be stuffed and become part of a display, too.

There may be some unpicking too.  The blocks of the purple quilt have two different seam allowances!  Probably how it became a UFO in the first place.

I hope you have a lovely day and can find some time to put a stitch or two in somewhere.