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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Happy St. Patick's Day

 

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The rains fall soft on your fields,

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.


I made some leprechaun hat cards for my family and Irish American friends.



Also, don't forget:


Being at least 25% Scottish and only 5% Irish, I had to post that.



Thanks for stopping by!





Friday, March 15, 2024

The Game is On! Update 3

I am making pretty good progress! The top two rows are complete along with all the black squares in the upper half. It is starting to look like a checkerboard.


Below is a photo of my stitching set up in the dining room. I may have mentioned this piece is on 16"x16" stretcher bars and I can't stitch in my usual spot without clunking our dog in the head when I turn to the back of the project. She likes to lie along my leg when I sit in the recliner. She does the same with hubby, we call ourselves her people pillows.

This setup turns out to be a nice sunny area to stitch and lots of table space to lay my stuff out! We do not usually eat at this table, preferring the kitchen island, so it works out fine for this project.

Note my stitching buddy on the chair on the left. 


Happy Stitching!!!



Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Spring Training

Our church group purchased tickets for a Spring Training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium (the Rangers home field). The tickets were purchased in January. 

Well.... the weather on game day in March SUCKED!!! It was cloudy, rainy, and a chilly 62 degrees F.  Surprise Stadium is our closest Spring Training Facility and it is a VERY nice place to be - in better weather!

 
The infield was covered when we arrived at our seats. 




Good to know!!!!                                    




Finally, they unveiled the infield!



Then they covered it back up!
The players warmed up anyway.

Rain was coming down pretty well causing some puddles.

It was too cold for my hubby, so after we ate (it was part of our ticket package) he sat in the elevator area while I watched the game. We had a bit of a stalemate. He wanted to go home, and I wanted to stay. But I did not want to stay if he was cold and he did not want to leave if I wanted to see the game. So, we compromised. He sat in the warm area and I watched 2.5 innings. 

I got to see some of my favorite players pitch and bat and then we left, in the rain.

Zack Gallen pitched.


Alek Thomas was up to bat first!

Next up was Jake McCarthy. In 2022, I purchased a mystery baseball for the DBacks charity and he was the signer! 

I also got to watch Christian Walker bat and play first, but sadly no photos.

I LOVE baseball!! What else can I say? I would love to see a game in each of the Cactus League Stadiums, but so far, I have seen three games, all at Surprise Stadium.

GO DBacks!!!






Monday, March 11, 2024

Saguaro Sunrise Update 3

 I made quite a bit of progress on the back as seen on the right side of the canvas. 

Someone emailed me about this project with a question and I can't find the email. I think I remember the question, so will answer it here. 

She said she had been a ghost for the class (basically ghosts take the class at home and do not need to show up to the actual workshop) and wanted to know if there had been any finishing instructions.

Well, I also ghosted the class, so can't say if she said anything during the actual class. But she did say in our instructions (page 12) that she does not usually finish her stuff and gave the name of her finisher. I did not see any finishing information in the emails she sent after the class either. 

Probably not much help, but that is all I have.



My little helper while I stitch!



Happy Stitching!!



Friday, March 8, 2024

The Game Is On! Update 2

 Here is my progress so far.


I set up a stitching area for this large piece (16"x16" stretcher bars) on my dining room table. We eat at our kitchen island, so not a big deal. I do however host Hand and Foot cards at my house every 6 weeks, so will have to move it next time if I don't get it done!

The black squares and the cream squares are each two different patterns. At first, I thought I might stitch all area ones, then move to two, etc. But yesterday I decided I might try to get the top set of squares, done first since it is a bit of a reach. I know I could turn it upside down, but I want to make sure the squares are all the same and for me, this is the best way to do it. 

If I need a change of pace, I can work on the frame areas, those are meant to have the frame rotated, so it will always be at the bottom.

I am still enjoying working on this one. I turn up the tunes on my phone and stitch away. I am not a big fan of a quiet room when stitching, so if hubby is not watching the TV (which I can hear in the dining room with these open-concept houses) I use my phone for music. 

Happy Stitching!!



Wednesday, March 6, 2024

SCF EXPO Results

I sold out of all my sets of playing card holders. I only made 4 sets so not too hard. Folks have been asking for them at the last two EXPOS and I finally made some. Here is one set (each set was a different color).


They require a round plastic canvas with a raised circle in the middle and about 4 yards of yarn. When I use a striped yarn, which I like the look of best, I use one solid length.

They take me about 45 minutes to make one circle and you need two per holder. This adds up to about 6 very tedious, monotonous and sometimes boring stitching. Which is why I waited to start them and only got 4 sets done.

Our next EXPO is Oct. 5, so I plan to try and space out the making of them, so I don't get tired of them. I did figure out a way to read while making them. My Kindle case has an easel back and I set it up on my desk and while I am pulling the VERY long length of thread through a hole I can read a few sentences! Works for me anyway.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Monday, March 4, 2024

Saguaro Sunrise Update 2

 Woo Hoo!! I finished the front of the needlebook.  


I was working on this at my stitch club when I got to the last part (the ground) and thought it was too noisy to work on due to the complexity of the stitch. When I finally picked it up to work on in my stitching nest, I thought why did I do that the stitch is fairly easy. I guess it just depends on how you feel at the time sometimes.!

I have been away from stitching for a bit and it feels real good to get back to it. Same with blogging. I don't have many followers or get many comments. I look at my blog as a journal of my stitching, so I guess that is ok. But, I do hope to get my followers back at some point, so will try to post more this year!

Happy Stitching!!