Tiny Town Series – 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 #82

Hello from Irvine in Southern California. We are here this weekend for States Hockey Tournament. Sadly we lost our first game. We have another tonight. 🤞

Yesterday was spent driving from Nor Cal to So Cal. I also stopped and visited one of my study group member’s from my Immersion group. Had a blast visiting her store – Phoebe Peacock. It is a combination of vintage, scent bar, tea, and spa. Loved it!

Starts & Finishes

I had one start & one finish for the week although the finish isn’t a real finish, it’s this month’s stitches.

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.

Floss Friday #62

Hi Everyone! This weekend is 24 Hours of Cross Stitching marathon hosted by Instagram’s @quirksandstitches. She also has an etsy shop with digital cross stitch planners and notebooks with her 2024 version to be released soon. You can follow this weekend with #24hoursofcrossstitch or #24hocs (my personal favorite since it is nice and short!). Be sure to post your projects starting October 20th and ending on October 22nd. You don’t need to do 24 hours straight but you can. Let’s go stitchers!

Floss Friday #59

Happy Friday! It’s been two weeks since I last shared my cross stitch. I have continued working on my Final Finish for the Summer Baskets. If you want to see where I am at in the process, check it out in To Do Tuesday #62.

Floss Friday #56

Welcome to another edition of Floss Friday. Hard to believe it is already the last Friday of August and summer is coming to a close. Crazy to say the least. This is the first summer since 2020 that I didn’t travel. With all the travel with hockey, it was kind of nice to be home for an extended period with some day trips here and there.

Floss Friday #52

Can you believe July is almost over? Just a few more weeks and the kids are bacck in school. How crazy is that? This week has been pretty normal summer day here in San Jose, California. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

Starts & Finishes

I am pleased to have finished my last two projects that I planned to finish this July.

Floss Friday #50

Wow! 50 posts on cross stitch only. It has been a fun journey for sure. This upcoming weekend is WIPGO weekend where I will be working on my active WIPGO projects only.

Starts & Finishes

I only planned on two starts this week but decided to throw in a third. Check it out!

Floss Friday #48

Welcome to another edition of Floss Friday. It has been fairly productive week with a little catch up on the menu. Let’s take a look.

Starts & Finishes

I was very pleased to wrapup my planned finishes this month.

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