Design Wall Monday, November 18, 2024

Since this cold I caught has me home all of the prepared acorns have been stitched.  Only seven more to stitch before Kork can be assembled.  You can see why I wanted more tan browns.  I am heavy into orange acorns.  These next seven will correct that!  This is a 2024 UFO.

It was a paper piecing weekend.  First I made four more of the 100 that are necessary for the Kottages project (the red one was the first).  A long way to go in making these cute 2 1/2" houses.  This is a 2022 UFO.

Next and what occupied me most of the time is a project that I picked up from Marti when she was working at Ruth's Stitchery in Colorado Springs in 2016.  It is called Rocky Mountain Escape and was part of the Row by Row Home Sweet Home Experience.  I'll be calling my project Kolorado.  This is a toughie!  The instructions are good except for the log cabin block.  Yeah I know what is to explain in the making of a log cabin block.  Size!

On the left is the first sew with the widths as cut from the instructions.  Well the fabric provided in the kit seemed wrong so I changed it out to my own similar fabrics.  It finished at 4 1/2" unfinished.  Then finding out where it belonged in the design had me make it with the original fabrics and it finished at 2 1/2" unfinished.  Well it still won't fit and I really like how it looks in the project.  I may try again or remove the last four rows so it will.

This is where I left off on Sunday evening.  The log cabin unit is to be appliqued above the barn doors.  Right now it is about 1/4" too big since it is to be set on point.  All of these units sit on a bed of snow and surrounded by three borders.  It finishes at 9" x 36".  Think tiny pieces =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, November 17, 2024

 

Let me begin this post with my adds.  The stitched blocks were done by my Grandma Alice.  I have been looking for a good setting and these four fabrics will go for it.  I am still experimenting.  These fabrics as are the rest you will see today all from Rosie's Calico Cupboard.

I already have this Grandma Alice stitchery top in a setting.  I needed a back for it before sending it off to Kerry.  Some might know that I had intended to visit Kerry for a few days starting yesterday.  Well I came down with a cold so sadly enough I had to postpone my trip.  This project was just one of many that were going in my luggage.

The last fabric purchase is the brown on the right.  It blends in pretty well with the two on the left that I already had for acorns in my Kork project.  I searched high and low for more of this shade of tan.  I was going to get two new tans, but one it will be.

For the used this week is Witchy Manor that has been named Kaaaary.  Pretty clever Christy!  I had the perfect back in my stash yeah!

Used this week: 7.5 yards 
Used YTD: 260.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 6.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 136 yards
Net used in 2024: 124.5 yards

I have been homebound working to rid myself of this cold.  Check in tomorrow to see what projects I have been stitching.  Happy Sewing =^.^=

Wednesday Workings, November 13, 2024

I have Witchy Manor all together now.  I found a good backing in my yardage so a plus all around.  Now to come up with a clever "K" name...help!

I am continuing to work on Kork.  These all have the bottoms sewn in place.  The stem is next and then the caps.  I still have another seven to go.  Want to look for and purchase a couple of light tans on Friday when I am at Rosie's.

The deer is getting close to done.  All the rest to finish the body is the floss color 436.  The feet and eye lashes will be black.  When finished there are five more to stitch.  I think the squirrel is next.

Happy Wednesday =^.^=