Tah and Dah!!!

 The latest landscape is done.  No more stitching wheat, at least not for awhile!

"WITCH HOUSE - 2"
FOR SALE!!!

This is the photo kindly shared by Tracy Baker and used with her permission...

- If you're handy with tools or know someone who is, perhaps you'd like THIS.  I know I would, if only I had the space to put it!

- THIS might be a sweater you'd like to make (great use for scrap yarn!).

- I enjoyed reading THIS (might have to wait a second for it to load properly)

- THESE would be fun for your fall decor.

- You might like to see the items up for sale for the SAQA Benefit Auction and you can go HERE for that.  Takes a minute to load!  THIS explains the auction process.

Today the quote is from Andy Warhol..."Don't think about making art, just get it done.  Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it.  While they are deciding, make more art"

Road runner

 This has been a week where I seem to have been on the road pretty much all the time or at least the lion's share of every day has been spent outside the house.  Needless to say I haven't had much time to spend in my sewing space so I'm in mid-go with several projects.  

# 1
Of course is the landscape which hasn't had a 
stitch added to it

#2
The beginning of a knitted scarf which is
planned to be a take-along project when
we go away next month.

#3
The current pair of socks (I usually have
a pair on the go all the time so I have a 
quick thing to pick up when I have a little time)

shhh - don't tell Resident Chef but these

are going under the Christmas tree for him

- THIS is a really pretty fall project.

- Have a peek at the work by THIS artist!

- THIS is a cute project you might like to try.  While I was poking around on her site, I discovered THIS too.  I'm certainly nowhere near that organized!

- Have a peep through the galleries of THIS fabric artist (look along the bar at the top and click on 'Galleries' to be taken to several different ones).

Today I give you a quote from Mother Teresa...."Be happy in the moment, that's enough.  Each moment is all we need, not more"

MIA

 Today I am going to be missing in action but because I'm always thinking of you, here's a post anyway!  I will be spending the day teaching another landscape workshop (be still my quaking knees!).  

- Have a peek through the galleries of THIS artist!

- THIS looks like a fun technique to try.

- And wouldn't THIS be handy (would make a great gift too!)

- THIS is another thing that would make a great gift (or for yourself).

I might have given you this quote before but it bears repeating..."Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing" (Oscar Wilde)

All wheated out

Forty five years ago yesterday Resident Chef made the ultimate sacrifice and married me.  Poor guy had no idea what he was in for!

💖I think I'll keep him.💕

 I am so over stitching wheat!  Mind you, I love the way it looks but man it was time-consuming!!  Now it's on to quilting the sky and then I can call this one pretty much done.

- Because this is a blog filled with randomness, how about playing with THIS idea!  Why should kids have all the fun!

- Some of you might be able to make use of THIS.

- Read about THIS amazing artist and then check his gallery HERE to see some of his incredible creations.

- And have a peek at the work by THIS artist.

- THIS takes you to a pdf for a fun fall project.

Today's quote is from Monika Kristofferson..."If someone doesn't live with you, neither should their stuff"

The horror of it all

 I'm blaming the RC for this one!  It seems we will be flying out to see our family again, only this time in October when the weather can be either warm or cold and no telling until you're in the middle of it.  We pride ourselves on being able to travel with just one carry-on and a small bag (more like a large purse) and I knew there would be no space to pack a coat of any sort and I wasn't anxious to have to wear one on the plane either.  What to do.  A friend suggested a 'puffer coat' which compresses into practically nothing....lightweight and warm.  The thrifties didn't yield anything (and not likely to in my size).  So an online search ensued culminating in a skid to a halt when I hit the Eddie Bauer site.  There was a coat - exactly what I wanted and in exactly my colour AND in a tall size too!   https://eddiebauer.ca/p/38925403/women's-microtherm(r)-2.0-down-hooded-jacket?sp=1&color=Dark%20Mulberry&sizeType=Tall

But then...THEN....I looked at the price and just about fell off my chair.  As I was dusting myself off the RC walked by the door and wandered in to see what I was hyper-ventilating about.  He took a look and promptly told me to order the 'd-a ----' thing.  Yep, I'm blaming him (but it sure is a nice coat and will be perfect for what I want AND it fits!).  

I don't have a picture of any stitching to show you because if you scroll down to my previous post where I showed you the wheat stitching, you'll see what I'm still working on.  Methinks I will be heartily sick and tired of wheat by the time I'm done with this one!  

- I'm not too sure about THIS but thought it was interesting anyway.

- THIS caught my eye (it's a paid pattern, but thought I'd share because I like that it looks quilted).

- Have a scroll through the incredible creations of THIS amazing artist!

- HERE is another fun craft to do in the fall.

Today the quote is from Henry Van Dyke..."Use what talent you possess.  The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best"

Done and dusted!

 A week or so ago I showed you the snowman gift bag I crocheted and now I have both the elf and Santa done.  The elf pattern can be found HERE and the Santa is HERE.  I still have to make the pompoms for all of them and have to muster some courage to tackle them.  I don't have a pompom 'maker' so will have to look up how to make my own.

Over the weekend the RC and I made two batches of zucchini relish (if you want the recipe, let me know!) and one batch of plum jam (recipe is inside the box of Certo crystals if you'd like it).  He put the relish in storage already but this is the jam...

- One day I dream of making THIS.  

- Have a peek through the gallery of THIS amazing artist!

- Never can it be said that this isn't a full service blog as THIS will attest.  

- Perhaps THIS might be fun to try.

This quote is from Mason Cooley..."Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are"

Bullions and daisies

 Although there are days of stitching to do yet on this part of the landscape, I thought I'd give you a little glimpse of what I've been doing...

Methinks, by the time I'm done, I should be really good at making buillions and lazy daisies!  You can also get a better peek at the sashiko stitching in the background.

- I think THESE would make a lovely gift!

- Have a peek at the creations of THIS amazing artist.

- I may have shared the work of THIS artist before but even if I have it's certainly worth checking again.  Be sure to have a look at all her galleries!

- I enjoyed looking through THESE but the sheer magnitude of ends that would have to be sewn in simply boggles the mind.

Today the quote is from Pablo Picasso..."Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up"