fruit of plenty – Quilts & Adventures

Floss Friday #87

Happy Friday! It is a relief to have tax day behind us here in the US. Of course, being retired my return is pretty straight forward but it is still a pain in the ###. I would much rather think about all the fun things I could be doing instead! So let’s talk cross stitch today on this gorgeous spring day in San Jose.

Starts & Finishes

I worked on one of my WIPGO projects this week – Year of Celebration Season 2 with one finish and one start as well as one other new start.

Floss Friday #85

Hello Everyone! Friday was a travel day and while I meant to write this post on Thursday, it is now Saturday. LOL! I am in Seattle. I had dinner with my daughter last night and breakfast with my brother this morning. Now I am hanging out at the local Starbucks writing this post. It is only drizzling but the weather makes me want to curl up in front of a fire and read. LOL!

Floss Friday #74

Happy Friday everyone! Hope your week has been great. Just checking in to share this weeks stitchy projects. Let’s get started.

Floss Friday #73

How is your January going? We have had a lot of rain here in San Jose, California but today is absolutely beautiful and sunny. Makes me think about going to see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo. We will see how the next few days play out.

I have spent more time quilting then stitching this week so I don’t have as much to share. Yet, I feel pretty good about what I have gotten done.

Floss Friday #71

Just a few days left in 2023. Can you believe it?! The year has flown by and I am wondering how that happened. Yesterday was a planning day with my sister Dorothy. Ya’ll all know how much I love to plan!

This week has been with my grandson’s hockey tournament. It was nice it was local. They play in the Championship game tomorrow..🤞

Floss Friday #69

Hello All You Crafters! We have another edition of Floss Friday where I share what I have been working on during the past week. Thank you for allowing me to share with you one of my passions.

Floss Friday #67

I had myself a mini marathon this past holiday weekend to work on all the projects I had not worked on. I only meant to work on those for the whole weekend, but couldn’t resist working on my fall projects. I had already put away Fall Harvest (see last week’s blog here to look at) and Autumn Beauties which somehow I haven’t worked on since October.

The good news is that they are the only two WIPs for fall being put on hold and next year I get to start new ones!

Floss Friday #66

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I am very grateful to have been able to spend the day with my sister Dorothy and her family. I dropped Shaun off at hockey camp. His mom helped the other parents prepare breakfast for the team and their families. It was a bonding moment for them. Then off to the family dinner at his Aunt Diane’s where his dad joined them. He said they had a great time. So happy for them.

Floss Friday #64

Welcome to November my stitchy friends! Crazy to think that 2023 is quickly coming to a close. I got hooked on a new book series and have been staring at my e-reader for hours on end. I might have missed a few stitching nights because of it. LOL!!

Well I started this blog a week ago and only realized today that I never posted it. So I have decided to add on this week’s updates as well and revamp my Upcoming Plans & Thoughts to what is valid this week. LOL!!! 😂

Floss Friday #63

Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week. Mine has been pretty productive overall. My 24 Hours of Cross Stitch was great. I ended up stitching more than 24 hours. Friday was my new start day. Saturday was a Fall/Halloween stitch day which left Sunday as my everything else day. Let’s take a look.

2015 Dorothy’s Double Slice Quilt - Center Assembled
2017 Rainbow Log Cabin - Need Top & Bottom borders
2021 Sunshine Quilt - Working on pieced outer border
2022 Tula Pink Tiny Beast quilt - needs borders
2022 Bring Home the Christmas Tree - Tree Only blocks done
2018 100 Days 100 blocks - blocks done
2019 100 Days 100 Blocks (FEB) - center assembled /pattern has no border for kitchen sink assembly which is mine / looking for backing
2024 SJ Temperature Cottage Quilt (JAN) - Roofs & tree trunks made, temperature blocks made / Finished January thru March cottage blocks
2020 Meadowland Quilt - blocks done
2023 100 Days 100 Blocks - 75 out 0f 100 blocks completed
2017 Halifax Temperature Quilt (APR) - on September 21, 2018
2019 Tula Pink Zuma Charm Quilt (MAR)- blocks made /center assembled/working on pieced border

Table Runner - Teacup ready to quilt; Teal Batik runner done
2023 Gnome is Where The Heart Is - New Series starting with December: Dec ready for binding
Blooming Series - Dec, Jan, Apr left: December is fused/yellow, green & white machine applique done
A Year in Words Series - Feb, Mar, Jun, & Dec left; Dec is fused/yellow, green & white machine applique done
Backdoor Banners - found kits for Feb, Sep, & Oct; Finished August Jan 2024
Ruby’s Garden (EPP) - on Block 23
1920’s Farmers Wife (EPP)(FEB) - on block 45
2023 Queen of Diamonds (EPP)(JAN) - Block 2-1 done, Working on Blk 2-2
Lost & Found Quilt (EPP) - Blocks done, Time to add sashing
2023 On Wander Lane Series - Started with March finished in 2023 / April blocks sewn, need to fuse house block
Placemats (APR) - new start /Spring placemats top assembled
Potholders (MAR) - new start - Shamrock potholders /Shamrock block assembled/top assembled: %FINISHED 4/13/2024

Finish Apr Monthly Color Challenge Block %done
Complete Queen of Diamonds blk 2-2 /worked on
Ruby's Garden EPP blk 23
Farmers Wife 1920 EPP block 45 finish - out
365 Block Challenge (on August 30th) - Finish Aug 30th & 31st
Scrappiness is Happiness - Finish Patchwork Tulip & Quick Broken Dishes block
Tula Pink Butterfly Quilt (Weeks 7-9) / Week 9 is 134 HST. Decided to work Section by Section now. Will obviously start with Section 1. Finished Section/Row 1
2023 100 Days 100 blocks finished through Block 80 /cut 77 - 80
Assemble On Wander Lane - Bunny Knoll top / all blocks sewn /ready to fuse house block
Sweet Childhood Memories - Pat Sloan Block Wednesday -make pieced border
Patriotic table runner - add borders
Finish Shamrock potholders % done
Finish Spring Placemats /top assembled
Finish Spring Coasters %done
Make 4 Spring napkins /3 of 12 squares cut
Gnome Is Where The Heart Is - Finish top / ready to bind
Blooming Pointsettas - Finish top / ready to applique; yellow & white done
A Year in Words: Christmas - Finish top / ready to applique; yellow, green & white done
Make a Block a Day with Pat Sloan's March BOM Daydreamer as a leaders and enders project / in process
#100days100blocks2019 Alison Glass Christmas quilt - Find Backing
2024 SJ Temperature Cottage quilt - Assemble March %done
Assemble Tula Pink Zuma Charm quilt center %done
Prepare HST for Zuma bonus quilt
Quilt one quilt this month

2020 Snow Village - Called Mar %On part 8 Snowball Stand & Part 9 Ice Creamery %5x done
2022 Snowballs For Sale - working on snowman
2020 Shabby Winter Calendar - Called Feb %done 5 out of 5 done/ Day 8 & 9 finished
2022 Let’s Talk Winter Pillow - halfway done
2023 Let’s Talk Summer - Called May - Framed chart half done
2023 Let’s Talk Spring - Started Framed chart 75%done
2022 Autumn Beauties - almost done with page 3 of 4
2022 Sail Away - Working on lighthouse
2022 Christmas Calendar - Called Jan %done / Day 1, 6, 11 & 16 completed 5x
2023 Fall Harvest -Call Mar / just started %5 out 5x done
2021 Fruit of Plenty - page 4 done/working on page 5
2023 Snowman Collector - Currently working on The Clown
2022 Calendar Crates - called May - June completed/starting August next
2021 Calendar Gnomes - Mr August 60%done
2023 Stackables - May started
2022 Triple Play Pillows - Autumn charts 1 & 2 done; 3rd chart started
2021 Snapshot Series - December /wreath done
2024 SJ Temperature Stitch (called April) / outline of bookcase started/ January - March shelf done/working on bookshelf
2020 Winter Camper -Called May - sky almost complete
2024 Monthly Markings - new start / Jan - Mar done
2024 Season 2 Year of Celebrations - new start (Called April) /Jan- Apr done %5x out of 5 done
2024 Month 2 Month - Called Jan / button done / barn started %done completed 5x
Pop of Season - new start
Stitch Quarterly - new start Wintertime - Called Feb / started project %done completed 5x 50%finished
2024 Fabulous House Series - new start / Started Green House

Start Autumn Baskets #3 %done
Work on MFE Fruit of Plenty 1x in April %done
Finish March Celebration (WIPGO Project) %done
Finish April Celebration (WIPGO project) %done
Finished June Calendar Crates %done
Mr. August - finish flower cart / worked on flower cart roof
July Truckin Along - finish truck /truck 50% done
Work on Snowman Collector - The Clown - 1x in Apr %done
Finish March Monthly Markings %done
Finish May Stackables /Finished 2 flowers
December Snapshot - work on 1x in April %done
Finish Let’s Talk Spring /working on Spring Has Sprung
January Month 2 Month barn - work on 1x in April /finished barn %done 1x
2024 SJ Temperature Library (WIPGO Project) - Finish March & April shelves / March done
Fabulous House - Green House - work on 1x in April %done
Blooming Tiny Town - work on 2x in April /1 out of 2 done /blue house & pink tree done
Sail Away - Work on 1x in April %done