Another Fully Finished Part of A Project

Greetings All: Maybe we will be getting back to a 3/4 back to normal day starting Monday, the Governor will decide this weekend, that is the projected date.

I do have two pieces of a class project from Betsy Morgan from Madison Wisconsin Class back last summer.
I thought it was going to be hard, nope the lady that does Betsy's finishing is a Lady by the name of Marilyn, she is amazing, I have met her, she is a very sweet person, her stitching is also top notch.
This is the Bee Contained Box, I did not do a great job on the finishing but love it anyway.

I think I put too big of a button on this box, maybe not,  what do you think? let me know.

We must save our bee's without them we will never have cross pollination thus no flowers or honey.

I love the way it shows the Bee's and Crown, I am very happy with how this turned out.

The top has a beautiful charm which was given to us in class by Betsy, she is a very generous Lady.

Can you see the cat hairs? that is because Blondie The cat tried to play with this box bottom, I did not see them till it was uploaded here, so sorry, plus there is a flaw in the silk but I kind of like it, that way it is mine.

This little baby we stitched in class, I totally love the little bee on top,  I had to stitch this twice, I made  a cutting error the first time.

I just need to construct the rest of the project soon, i will post a photo of them all together.
Stay Healthy My Dear Friends.

Catherine💖

More Finishing

Greetings everyone:  To my new followers please send me by email your blog site so I may also follow you, thank-you for following me to everyone.
I hope the lock downs have not driven too many of you nuts, it seems some people are not handling this very well, we are we are getting so much done.

This is a design i stitched back in 2014, boy am I slow doing finishing, I do have a pile to construct, I totally love this little guy, I did not have the right scissors so i used the upside down hearts scissors.
Construction is not perfect but still I love it.

This is a design I bought from SubRosa http://e-subrosa.blogspot.com, Ezster has many fun and lovely designs to choose from and they are PDF so you get them on your computer to print out.

                                                            See the little Bee

 Well that's it for now I need to get dinner started, ribs this evening with baked potato, salad and some kind of ice cream for dessert.
Stay Healthy

Catherine

If You Get a Spam Email With My Name And Some Stitching

Just a little note: If you get an email with my name or email address on it please read the whole email address, spam is coming to my mail box daily, only one had one of my followers email and names on it but I did read the whole address, nope not a follower, just some moron using your name, plus if you open it it will gain access to all your email contacts, these snakes are terrible and need a reality check., okay I feel better now letting you know I would never use or send anything like spam to you.
I am sick of these morons who are going out an standing in the streets or at Governors homes protesting this stay at home, there is a reason for it do they think this is the solution to the pandemic? not sure but from my heart I wish they would go home relax and enjoy the time off they have because when the country opens up they will be very busy I am sure.
Okay I feel better.

I stitched this on Wednesday evening, I love any thing Patriotic, my dear friend from Detroit Lakes Mn gave the pattern to me as a gift, I will construct it tomorrow and show youi what else I have stitched and constructed.

 Shepherds Bush- Long May She Wave is the design, it will be a scissor Fob for my red embroidery scissors.
Not much else going we were lucky to not get the storms they predicted for this afternoon, who knows what will be coming this evening.
Time to read, have a great weekend
Stay Healthy

Catherine

Some Stitching and Finishing

Hello to all my dear friends here in Blogland: It is a trying time for all of us I am sure.
I hope you all are well and stitching and getting things done that you would have left for another time.
We have been cleaning closets, garage, working to get the yard in order for warm weather, putting out patio furniture and putting our reading chairs out on the front porch.
Plus working at the food shelf every week which makes me feel good to help out in this horrible time.
I did a little finishing on a few items, I will not show everything, it would be a long post.
First up is a Brenda Gervais Easter Frills which I stitched way way back in 2014 January.
I love the trim which I bought from Etsy.

This is one for my Patriotic Corner, I am not sure why it looks like it has wrinkles, in person it looks smooth.

This was a wood bunny I bought from my Dear Neighbor at one of her garage sales a while ago.
I was not sure what to do with it, I think it looks adorable, it sits in the entry way by the door.
This is a Blackbird Designs pattern, it is called Breath of Spring.

This is a Tammy Black Scattered Seeds Sampler auto-ship kit, I love her designs, I hope to have this finished by this weekend.
I love the fabric choices and the coordinating fabric Tammy chooses, she always includes a charm of some kind and a ribbon.

This is my next project, another Tammy Black design, look at that cute charm it is a birds nest with eggs, so cute.

Well that should do it for now, I want to get dinner on the table and read a little before Masked Singer comes on.
Stay well and safe.

Blessings
Catherine

Wordless Wednesday

Some Finishing

Hello Dear Friends: I have been very busy, I volunteer at the local food shelf here in Annandale, Mn.
We have many new clients which brakes my heart, many of them I know, we have cried when they see me I am the one they come to for the fresh items, they have told me they are so embarrassed, I tell them that if it were me on the other side of the barrier I am sure they would feel the same way sad but willing to help.
We are not able to come in contact with each other it is a very good system that the directors have come up with, I work with the best teams, from the couple who pick up food at the local grocery store to the guys who pick up at Target and Walmart, these are some amazing people.
There are only a hand full of us who are able to work, many of our volunteers have underlying health issues.

Now on to the thigs I have been doing, we redid the cabinets and vanities in the main bath, it is so fresh and pretty.

now some stitching, I did finish my  Blue Ribbon Designs  My Precious Treasures, I am not making the satin bag that is in the pattern, I want to put everything in a round shaker box.

I did finish constructing my Class project from last August Needlework Guild Retreat.

This is the pin cushion I created, it was not a part of the design, I made a mistake so turned it into a pin cushion.

This is the inside of the needlebook, I did make a change here also, I wanted to put my own mark on this little design.

The inside of the box with the pin cushion, it was to have an my initials  on there, I like the button better.

 , This is the outside of the needlebook (not sure why it looks wrinkled, maybe because of the light.

This is the front side of the needlebook, again I used a pearl button, these   buttons came from Hobby Lobby

One side of the scissor fob, I love how small it is, so dainty and small, I did my own twisted cord, I cannot believe how well it turned out, the last cord I made it looked like a mess.

This is the box top, I love this design so much, however this will be given to one of my nieces, that is one reason I do not put initials on some of my stitched deigns.

I do have more to share but do not want to make this a day long read.

Please stay healthy, I read where the rate of domestics has risen, not just spouses but children with their parents and siblings, soon this will be in the past and we can get back to normal.

Blessings

Catherine

Wordless Wednesday

Photo found on Pinterest

What A Month

Hello to all my followers: Thank-you to all who have been concerned as to how I am doing.
I have good news and bad news first the bad, I have what is called madelungs  malformation, I was born with this problem, I knew all my life I had something but was never diagnosed with it.
I do not have arthritis, thankfully, the bad news is also I will not be able to have surgery to repair the problem, if I do I will not be able to bend my wrist backward or forward, not even to the side.
The good news is I am back to stitching, the therapy heled immensely, it was determined I had pull something in my wrist/for-arm.
I will be posting photos of the little bit of stitching I have been able to do this week.
I want to be able to get good photos before doing so.
In this time of the Covid19 I wish for all to stay healthy, please pray and hope for this devastating  illness to just go away.
I cannot believe the shelves and coolers/freezers  are empty, I just wanted to buy a gallon of milk, I learned that people are buying milk and other dairy products and freezing them, it is very scary to hear this.
It is a time when we all need to pull through and support each other spiritually.
I hope you all are well and having a beautiful week.

I will be back
Blessings
Catherine

It Has Been A Couple Of Weeks

Thank-you to all for your well wish's, I am slowly training myself to do things with my left hand, it is getting easier everyday, I am stitching and sewing with my left hand as my prominent hand for now, it was not easy at first.

I did get some stitching done, I had hoped to have this finished so I could start on my SAL with Donna over at http://bythebayneedleart.blogspot.com I really like this design,  I hope to have it started beforte spring ( not sure why my letters are now slanted)

I did get some stitching done on My Precious Treasures from Blue Ribbon Designs, I totally love this design  here is where I am

  This is the scissor pocket, I need to add my name  and a few words, I really love this peacock.

I have been slowly stitching for our church, I have made Alter Cloths, added new lace to existing Alter Cloths and will be embroidering size letter to the Albs the Alter Servers use during Mass.

I have been trying to bead which is a little challenging sometimes, my wrist gets very sore, I do not want to take pain pills so try to use just Tylenol, it takes about 3/4 of the pain away.

I did do some finishing, not very good because of my wrist but still did get it done.

This is the Needle-roll, not what I was wishing it to look like but it is what it is for now.

This is the pin cushion, I made it a bit smaller then the actual size, I wanted a bit of a smaller because it looked to large for the bag.

I added the fabric on top due to I thought it looked a little plain with just the ribbon closer.

I found a great place to by the ribbon seam binding  on Etsy, her shop name is  MyScrapCabinShop, please just take a look you may find something you need or cannot live without, I did. 

Her name is Erin, she really is not expensive, at least I think she is selling for a very good price, the ribbon is crinkled and so many colors to choose from, each hank has lots of ribbon.

It is time for bed I am tired, yesterday I spent the day with my Sister in law she is so sweet and fun to be with, we just click.

I hope you all are not having bad weather like in Mississippi, it is so sad about the floods.

Be safe have a wonderful week.

Thank-you for visiting

Catherine

Hello To All

Hello to my new followers,  Sally and Capecodgirl, Sondra, Monica and all the wonderful followers I have had for a while.
I do not have your emails to send thank-you's or to follow you so if you would be so kind to email me your blog site and email I will follow you in return
It has been a trying last 7 months for me personally, I am not going to blab on long about this, I will be stitching as much as possible, you see I injured my wrist last August while walking my 50 pound dog, since then I have a very severe and I mean severe case of arthritis.
It is extremely painful, I can only stitch for a very short period, I am going to have to hire someone to vacuum for me and mop floors, I need surgery and hope to get that done within the next month, cast for 3-8 weeks ugh.
I have done some stitching in the last week and as half, slow but for sure getting some done.
I will post a photo this evening.

Hugs
Catherine

Just a Little Progress

Thank-you to all who follow me and thank-you from my heart for your comments, I really look forward to reading them.
  I am feeling so good health wise, it is amazing how a sickness can keep you down for so long.

I have to ask a question, how many of us are sick of stupid commercials on TV? I just viewed the ad for progressive insurance, what is the matter with these companies? do they really think we are idiots? just asking!!!

Blue Ribbon Designs has some very sweet designs, this one really caught my eye, I just had to stitch it.

I am so happy with my progress, this is such a pretty design, I am not a big fan of purple but this one is so pretty. This is the box top,  have a round Shaker Box for this.

This is the needlebook back, I hope to finish this by Sunday.
It is warming up here in the upper 30s today with the great possibility of rain snow mix then cold again this evening, I am so happy to be retired.
Have a beautiful day.

Catherine

A New Old Blogger Is Back

Greetings to my fav people in the world:  I have found a Blogger who is back, she only has 5 followers and I hope you are kind enough to start following her, she has many lovely designs she is working on.
http://needleseverywhere.blogspot.com
Check her out you will enjoy seeing what she is working on.
I will post an update on my stitching tomorrow.

Hugs
Catherine

A Full Finish Times Two

Thank-you for all your lovely comments and well wish's, I am feeling better, doing laundry, a little cleaning and stitching.

I was able to find a suitable frame for my Owls, I love this design, I may have to do another and change to colors for a friend.

The photo looks like it is crooked and wrinkled, it is not, the camera is playing ricks on me.

I won this pattern from Lynn over at http://happinessiscrossstitching.blogspot.com please stop over and see her new Kat pattern.

Up next is a small finish, I will show all the finished pieces after I get the lace I need for the pin  pillow, which will hopefully be Friday or Saturday.

The pattern is from the Berry's & Bloom's design.

I used a thread keeper for the base, it was one I bought when I was in Madison Wisconsin for Betsy Morgans class last summer, I felt it fit perfect for the base.

I have done some stitching on my Blue Ribbon Design, I am so happy to have needle fabric and thread in my hand, this is my progress this week, I even matched up the circle all stitches met.

This is a side view of the lap/table top frame I have wanted for so long, it truly is a treat to have, I recieved this for Christmas from Mike.

I will be doing some more finishing this week, I found a basket I put away a long time ago, it has many items in it to be framed or whatever.

It is time to start dinner, I hope you are all feeling well, to all our dear friends from Australia, Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this devastating time.

God Bless

Catherine

Check Out LindaLees Blog

Happy New Year My dear followers: I am down with norovirus, it sucks to be sick, I tried to stitch last evening had to rip all I put in, that really sucks.
Please visit LindaLee @http://lovenmystitches.blogspot.com she is at 99 people trying for 100, come on everyone this Blogland is the best place to meet stitcher's, she will have a giveaway when she reaches 100 followers, maybe it will be one of you.
I will post some constructed stitching this week when I feel better.

Have a love weekend
Catherine