Quilts & Adventures

Floss Friday #193

Hello Stitchy Friends! Wow! Summer is just zooming by. I can’t believe we are already down to just a week and a bit left of August. Then we will be into all. I hope you have had a great summer.

Starts & Finishes

I did have a finish this week, but no new starts. I have a list of five things I wanted to start this month. This next week, I had better jump on that!

FINISH: Aug WIPGO Project #19: November Stackables by It’s Sew Emma (Fat Quarter Shop)

Finished up this stitch this week. I did not have a lot time each evening a hour here or there so it took 2 nights to finish. This was a stitch of the month from Fat Quarter Shop from 2021. I stitched on 14ct marbled white pine board aida by Fabric Flair with the called for Classic Colorworks floss.

WIP Updates

Missed out stitching last weekend and only a couple hours(or one) each night this week. I did not make it through my lineup for the week. Here is what I did work on:

Fabulous House: The Castle by Cottage Garden Samplings

Fabulous House: The Castle WIP 8/18/2026

The night I worked on this one, I actually got all 400 stitches for the month done. Wrapped up the rook part of the castle on the right. I still need to finish it’s roof but otherwise, done!

Sweetly Sayin’ 4th of July by Primrose Cottage

Sweetly Saying 4th of July WIP 8/19/2026

The night I worked on this I barely had an hour. I pulled it out of the basket thinking it was my Stitching Quaker but realized it was this patriotic stitch. I decided to go ahead and put a few more stitches in it before putting away for 2026.

Make Today Count by Hands on Design

I got distracted with online shopping the night I worked on this project so only got 300 of my 400 stitches done. So I will be working on this one tonight to finish up the final 100 to hit my August goal. I did some more on the border around the words and working on the left border. The border is hard. I know it will be cute when finished, but there is alot of backstitching and counting involved. It will be worth it when I am done. Meanwhile…(grumble grumble)

Plans & Reflections

I spent more time reading this week then crafting or creating. It will be a miracle if I hit my goals this month. I have been focusing mainly on my WIPGO goals so far this month which is great. I have knocked off some old goals.

Plans for next week:

Finish up Shabby Winter Calendar
Start HOD Plaid Tidings
Start Stitching Quilt
Start October Square Dance
Make Today Count
Summer Stitching Season
The Scarecrow

Hope everyone has a great weekend. See you next week!

Peggy Stockwell in Vancouver, Washington

To Do Tuesday #193

Welcome back Quilty Friends! This week has been another busy week (surprise!) A couple of trips over the river to one of my local quilt stores. Once to pick up my machine for a Workshop on Saturday. Then again yesterday to pick up a foot for my machine that I had ordered but wasn’t there yet. Last Thursday was a quilt guild meeting. Sunday ended up being just a reading day to unwind from a crazy week.

I plan to link up with Carol @ Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday Linkup.

Floss Friday #192

Hello my Stitchy Friends! It has been another crazy busy week. I ended up missing stitching a couple of nights but still made some nice progress that I can’t wait to share with you! Let’s get started:

Starts & Finishes

Once again no new starts or finishes.

WIP Updates

While I may not have a lot to share this week, I feel pretty good with what I did do.

To Do Tuesday #192

Welcome back my Quilty Friends! Lots of Happy Mail this week to share. I did more prep work than sewing this week. Which is okay. I am making progress on WIPs and ended up starting another new project.

I plan to link up with Carol @ Quilt Schmilt for To Do Tuesday Linkup. Check out her blog at the link below:

Floss Friday #191

Welcome my Stitchy Friends! It has been a pretty good week. Still busy but found some stitching time. I just want to share with you everything. But first ✋🏼 Let’s take a look at the results of last month’s WIPGO.

To Do Tuesday #191

Welcome back to my quilty blog! This week was pretty good but most of it was spent in class learning my new Bernina 990 and everything it can do (which is everything but cook me dinner!). I am very excited at the possibilities. Not only does it have a laser light (where the needle is) but it also has a camera. It can even count my stitches and automatically stop when I am chain piecing! How crazy right? I don’t actually do a lot of chain piecing because I like sampler quilts or to build pictures of some kind.

I didn’t realize that it has been two weeks since I posted to my quilty blog. Two weeks in a row commuting to multiple day classes left me more exhausted than I remembered. Obviously, I am feeling as fresh as a daisy today!😂

Floss Friday #190

This past week was another full week of learning. This time I took a 3 day class in Portland to “Master” my new Bernina 990. That’s sewing and this post is about cross stitch. I only mention it because it meant that I was in traffic for an hour every morning and 90-120 minutes. When I got home, I had homework to do for the next day. By the time I finished my homework, I had enough time to eat and go to bed so I could do it all over again the next day. Not a lot of stitching happened.

Floss Friday #189

Welcome back my stitchy friends. I got busy last week and Friday & Saturday got away from me. I have stuff to share with you so let’s get started.

30 Acorns Class @ Acorns & Threads by Cathy from Hands on Design

To Do Tuesday #190

Welcome back to my quilty blog! This week was only slow stitching and prep time so let’s get to it!

Yes I will be linking up with Carol @ Quilt Schmilt.

To Do Tuesday #189

Not much to report in my quilty world this week. My sister was here for most of the week so I never made it up to the sewing studio. I barely got in my normal creative adventures. But I was so excited to spend time with her. Sadly she had to head home today.

While I do not have anything to share this week, I will still check in with Carol at Quilt Schmilt for this week’s linkup.