We had a snowstorm ten days ago and I captured this shot of Petey from my tv room chair. Ned is still off somewhere in the yard. Neither of them seemed aware of the wild weather all around them. This is the most snow we've had on the ground since living in this house. I can touch the roof in places. It means the ground will get a lot of water this spring and after a couple of drier years, that's a good thing.
Back in 2016, just over ten years ago, I wrote this post called 5 Healthy Things I'm Doing. I reread it recently and was happy to find I'm still doing those things most of the time; the oil pulling has fallen by the wayside but I've picked up a couple of other practices. Like doing 10 or so squats each day. You would think we had a beaver living with us. Ned still loves sticks and snuck in a rather large one by the looks of the leftover chewings. I have a high tolerance for pet shenanigans.
I needed to find my button tin and had to do some digging. That's always a good thing because I come across so many things I'd forgotten about. Like these Blue Strings blocks I stitched last year. I couldn't settle on an arrangement, became overwhelmed by all the layout choices, hence became paralyzed and did nothing. Has that happened to you? Is that why you have WIP's too?
And finally the button tin was unearthed. It's an original Scottish McVitie's & Price famous Petticoat Tail Shortbread tin. The wedges had a frilled end like a lady's petticoat.
I inherited this from the first wife and I wonder who she inherited it from. I'm hoping to find a few interesting buttons to use with my appliqued snowmen.
I stitched the first four Flicker blocks in the March RSC reds. Thought I'd switch up the backgrounds so using darker shades for this round.
I still love this free cross stitch pattern from the amazing
Teresa Kogut. I enjoy her YouTube videos too.
HERE is the link to her website.
Kindness is Free and what a sweet design it is too. Teresa always puts a lot into each of her designs.
And the Moda Fabrics folks still offer this project below that includes quilting and embroidering. Stitching Kindness is a beautiful red and white quilt from Susan Ache. The patterns are all there to stitch this quilt and copy the words. I was thinking this pattern would make one of those quilts you could put family names on.
HERE is the link to Susan's beautiful quilting books for sale on Amazon too.
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Oh dear, that snow. It looks so pretty but I guess it Ned's go be shovelled away from the doors and pathways. How do little old people living on their own manage?
I certainly do get overwhelmed by the amount of UFOs I have. I wasnt going to do new blocks for RSC this year, just concentrate on putting previous years blocks sets together. But two easy blocks snuck in. And you should see me in a quilt shop, so much choice that I get overwhelmed there too. It's so much better if I go into the shop looking for something in particular
This must be a very snowy winter for most of us. We had a huge amount of snow as well. I love Teresa Kogut's patterns. I think I bought a few a while back. I have buttons I inherited from my husband's grandmother and I still use them!
You really have had lots of snow Jocelyn. Today we reached 7C and our snow is melting once again. Here it has been melt, freeze, and then snow for the last couple of months and it looks to be continuing. Love the flicker blocks.
God bless.
That snow will help with the droughts. What a pretty cross stitch and love the saying. We flipped the switch to hot - it's been 88F the last few days and evening t-storms. We need the rain as we are under burn bans. Hope you have a lovely weekend.
I love how, in a sewing room, the cookie tins never contain cookies! Our snow has all melted. I’m ready for spring although I’m sure winter will still want to make an appearance. At least a bad haircut always grows out!
Wow, that is a lot of snow! The most we ever had was a foot when we lived in central Oklahoma. Funny about the chewed sticks. I am very familiar with the paralyzation that comes with being overwhelmed.
I had a similar situation with a hairdresser - felt sorry for her because she was new and her supervisor was there, so I acted like my worst cut was my best and gave her a nice tip. For two months I pulled on my hair trying to get it to cover my ears - I felt naked!
sometimes I cut my own hair too - I can't do the back very well though. I could go in to get my hair cut but sometimes I just don't feel like it. Your snow is all so pretty I'm sure the dogs love playing in it. How do you get your driveway clear do you have a snow blower? or does some clear that out for you? I know it gets harder as we get older. Love all the quilts an other hand work.
Aren't button tins fantastic? I have to be careful when I'm searching for something in my notions area and come across one of the button tins left to me. I have several people that have passed away. I did not mix their buttons and kept them in their original tins. There will be a special shelf in the new sewing area for them. When I find one it's like past-day doom scrolling to me. Ah the memories!
I LOVE that photo of Petey! Your snow……WOW!!! We have had a pretty mild winter here in central Texas. Spring is arriving. Our little redbud is blooming and the cows are happy to find green grass to graze. I agree with you about Teresa Kogut’s work. She is such an amazing designer and SO prolific.I am currently stitching one of the samplers…..Hands to Work I believe it is called. I saw Sheri the Colorado Cross Stitcher show hers months ago and I decided I’d like to make one. I’ve not watched one of her flosstubes…..I will do that. I love flosstube…..I spend too much time there!!! I always look forward to one of your blog entries Jocelyn. Carol in Texas
Ha! I like that pile of sticks. Ooh! string blocks!
It's a good thing you have such beautiful handwork to keep you busy with all of that snow! Love the joy on the dog's face~
That is a humbling amount of snow!!! HOLY SMOKES!!! We are getting a warm up here and i hope you get one too! Love your Flicker blocks!!!
Stay warm!
You really have gotten a lot of snow Jocelyn. I wonder what Petey was thinking about while sitting out there. Now that you've unearthed the string blocks, will you revisit the layout? I pre-ordered at least one Teresa Kogut chart from market. Her artwork is stunning.
No snow here, fortunately, though we need moisture (bring on the spring rain). I smiled at your button tin. There was a meme that I had to repost--it showed a butter cookie tin with the lid on and the lid off to show the cookies. The caption: "a rare photo of a sewing kit in its embryonic state." I like your Flicker blocks a lot!
What a snow! I guess I shouldn't complain (much) about our foot of snow this year. We are in a drought situation too although we've had a lot of rain over the last couple of weeks. Yea for getting some red blocks done. One day I'll catch up to RSC -- or maybe I won't but it's there if I want to. Thanks for the interesting freebies.
Aaah Petey is adorable . You certainly have a lot of snow. Love the tin of buttons. I hope you find the perfect one to use for your project. Have a great week, Jocelyn.
All that beautiful snow! We've had 2 winters now with almost no snow at all, which is not normal for South Dakota. We got a little freezing rain on Friday however, so a tiny bit of much needed moisture. That signature quilt at the end of your post is ideal for a family tree quilt with family names embroidered in those spaces.
Jocelyn, your snow is so pretty. We have had a lot here in Michigan, but I’m sure it isn’t as much as you have. It makes me want to do handwork, and that’s a good thing. I hope you put your string blocks together, as they are beautiful.
oh my - I fell down the cross stitch rabbit hole with that site! She creates beautiful designs and I would be hard-pressed to choose just one. Lucky for my bank account her selling area is on hiatus at the moment.
Your button tin reminds me of the one my maternal grandma had (no doubt my other grandma had one too but I don't remember it). I inherited and of course my mother and I both added to the collection over the years. I finally set my dad (he was living with us towards the end of his life and always looking for something to do) to sorting them into colours for me and now they're in jars rather than the tin.
Those flicker blocks are so cute.
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You have so much snow this year! We finally got a couple of inches, thankfully wet...it's the first real snow we have had all winter. I so enjoy reading your blog Jocelyn!
You always have the most delightful things in your blog posts, Jocelyn! That snow is really something. Hope you're getting out and about in spite of it. Love that Teresa Kogut design - I'll have to go check that out. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, what a lot of snow, Jocelyn! That is a fantastic photo. The tin reminds me of my mom, though she wasn't a sewist, she had a "mending tin" I called it, filled with buttons and threads! It was a Charles Chips tin and I still have it. She was great with hand work and did all my hemming when I made clothes back in the day. Love your Flicker RSC blocks. I've had a few bad haircuts in my day, and have been known to do a little whacking on mine! At least my bangs. You were so kind to give that hairdresser a nice tip. I understand why you did it though! Hope you are doing as well as you can. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great weekend and upcoming week!Hope you are doing as well as you can. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great weekend and upcoming week!
You can reach the roof? What an amazing amount of snow. Love your cute Flicker blocks. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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