Happy Friday! The news has been heavy this week but I’m doing my best to recognize the small happy moments in life. Every Friday I recap Five highlights from the week, big or small, in as few words as possible. 1. Sarah! 2. No tears at MDO (also, rain every single day) 3. Spring Hill… Continue reading High Five for Friday
Another weekly update on my current works in progress! Into the Jungle Cross Stitch This little chameleon is coming to life quickly, and I’m just two animals aways from “catching up” to the current month of this yearlong SAL! The magnetic needle minder I’m using is available at Lady Katie Stitchery; the rainbow… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
My longtime friend Sarah came for a visit this weekend, and after years of fifteen-minute catch ups, it was great to spend some quality time together! Of course a weekend centered around a toddler’s schedule was spent close to home: walking the neighborhood, dinner downtown, Netflix after bedtime (Kim’s Convenience: very cute!), a visit to… Continue reading Franklin City Sights: Noble Springs Dairy Farm
Happy Friday! Every Friday I share Five highlights from my week, the big and the small, as a reminder to stay grateful. 1. Stash Statement workshop with Kelly Young 2. Plushie box by Cute Fluffin Stitch 3. Autumn quilt 4. Picture Day 5. Hand tying for the first time
The Music City MQG’s annual Shop Hop is one of my favorite meetings of the whole year, and this year was no exception! To check out past years of shop hopping in the Middle TN area, take a look at these posts: 2015 2016 2017 This year’s Shop Hop took us further afield than usual:… Continue reading Fourth Annual Shop Hop: Paducah, Kentucky
Another weekly update on my current works in progress! Into the Jungle Cross Stitch I started stitching the next jungle animal, a carefree chameleon! I’ve started watching an old season of Project Runway on Hulu which is providing the perfect background noise (and whew, 2009 seems like a different era of reality TV!). … Continue reading WIP Wednesday
The main cross stitch project I’m working on in 2018 is the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery’s Into the Jungle yearlong stitchalong (SAL) club. I got behind on the monthly releases, but I’ve been slowly catching up, and I’ll always remember this year as the summer I stitched all the jungle animals! The seventh animal released was… Continue reading Into the Jungle Cross Stitch: Chimpanzee
Happy Friday! Every Friday I share highlights from the week, both big and small, as a reminder to stay grateful. 1. Reminiscing 2. Night + Day Sews with quilty friends 3. Moms’ Night Out 4. Current read 5. Lady Katie Stitchery needle minders in the wild (at Craft South in Nashville)
It’s been a while since I’ve hosted a Sew Day, but now that I’ve got some free time two days a week it was high time for another one! It’s always a good idea to get together with a quilty friend or two, and in between the chatting and snacking we actually get some sewing… Continue reading Sew Day
Another weekly update on my current works in progress! Into the Jungle Cross Stitch Almost finished stitching up the chimpanzee, then it’s onto the next jungle critter. I’m still hopeful that I’ll catch up to the monthly release schedule, but we’ll see… the time has a way of flying by in the fall (and who… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
