Peace Square Update

Back in June I began making this peace square to take part in the Artist for Peace project across the pond in the UK.

all traced

stitching begins

completed and waiting for pressing

I finished the peace square and sent it off on June 30th and after weeks of being in postal limbo I received a message it had finally arrived.
Here is my peace square among many others waiting to be sewn together so it can go on tour.

My square is the sixth one down in the last row. Here is a link to the Facebook page if you would like to view more of the beautiful squares made for the Artist for Peace Project.
https://www.facebook.com/AllwearesayingattheHolyBiscuit?fref=nf

Peace square update

The Peace Square stitching is complete now I have to press and square the block and send it off to the Artists for Peace project. For info click the link here:https://obsesivcreativ.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/peace-squares-update/

We finally had some rain yesterday a good soaking after more than a week of very hot humid days, even the weeds were looking a bit wilted.

TUSAL My Orts so far

Another New Moon tells me it is once again time for the TUSAL Orts report, my Orts for May/June are not too bad so far with many more to be added as the weeks move forward.

June Orts

The orts are mainly from the Greenman #2 and this little hand embroidery I made earlier in the month

and from the Goddess piece I started this weekend, I have two Goddesses left to stitch but I will put

them aside so I can work on this Peace Square for the Artists for Peace project, I chose to make a

Peace square on light box

square using hand embroidery, but you can make a square using just about any medium: knitted, crocheted, quilted or sewn, you could even weave a square.  For more details on the project, a look at some of the squares gathered and other pertinent information, like the address where to send you finished square click the link: https://obsesivcreativ.wordpress.com/

I continue to gather hand embroidery patterns for future projects, I just love Crab-apple Hill Studios patterns. This sweet little bouquet should stitch up very nicely and help to fill my orts jar for the next

TUSAL report, what is a TUSAL, it stands for Totally Useless Stitch-a-Long, but to me it is so much more, it motivates me to stitch more, sew more, crochet more etc, it help me keeping up with my goal for 2015 to be more creative, I have to say I have been right on track.

For more information jump on over to and check it out http://itsdaffycat.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-totally-useless-stitch-long-2015.html it's never to let to join.