Happy Halloween

 

Slow Stitching on a Rainy Sunday

 More stitching progress on the Give Thanks piece I am embroidering. The leaves and birds are complete, I hope to have the words done early this week or perhaps today if all goes well.

 The weather changed this week as the month of October began, the mornings were cool and dry and love 60's I love the cool dry air with a slight breeze promising cooler days to come.  We have had a mostly cloudy day yesterday and today we have rain which saves me dragging out the watering can.

I'm nearly done with the Give Thanks piece and trying to decide what to stitch next. Today I'm going to join Kathy's Quilts link party and take a look at what other talented bloggers and stitchers are making. Here is the link: https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2020/10/slow-sunday-stitching.html

 

The old threads are unraveling,

Get your needles ready.

We are stitching a new quilt

of Humanity.

Bring your old t-shirts,

worn out jeans, scarves,

antique gowns, aprons,

old pockets of plenty

who have held Earth's treasures,

stones, feathers, leaves,

love notes on paper.

Each stitch

A mindful meditation.

Each piece of material

A story.

The more colour the better,

so call in the Tribes.

Threads of browns, whites,

reds, oranges

Women from all nations

start stitching.

Let's recycle the hate, the abuse,

the fear, the judgment.

Turn it over, wash it clean,

ring it out to dry.

It's a revolution

of recycled wears.

Threads of greens, blues, purples

Colourful threads

of peace, kindness,

respect, compassion

are being stitched

from one continent to the next

over forests, oceans, mountains.

The work is hard

Your fingers may bleed.

But each cloth stitched together

Brings together a community.

A world, our future world

Under one colourful quilt.

The new quilt of humanity.

~ Julia Myers

Artist: Paula Nicho Cumez

The Last Sunset for September 2020

 The last sunset of September 2020, after a perfect day of sunshine the temp early this morning was 61 and in the upper 70's for most of the day a perfect autumn day.  On the up side of things the Covid 19 test was Negative. 

 I finally heard back from the surgeon's office, I'm scheduled for 2 more test procedures on the 14th and 19th of October to check the stomach function and stomach enzymes. The surgeon wants to be sure the stomach is in working order before he removes the gallbladder just in case the stomach is the culprit and not the gallbladder.  Yesterday marked 6 months since my first stay in the hospital because of this abdominal pain.

 

Slow Stitching while waiting on Covid 19 test

Another Sunday of stitching for September, I'm making some progress on the Autumn piece I am working on, not much but some stitching makes for a good day.  

On Thursday my son texted to tell me he tested positive after having the Covid 19 test, last weekend after a day in Orland he was feeling very tired, had a low grade fever for a few days, since having a heart attack in March and just not  feeling  right he went for the test. Two days later the results came back positive.

I saw him the day before he went to Orlando, not to mention earlier in the week  as well as just about every other day since I have been ill. I am considered a high risk and now exposed so I went for the test yesterday, I should have the result in a day or two.  What surprised me is my son and his finance live in the same house and she tested negative, so I wonder how selective is this virus?  Both are breathing the same air, they don't wear face mask in the house yet one test positive and one negative.

I am of the mindset she is either immune to the virus or she may have had it and not known which is quite possible.  My son feels great except for the fatigue which is what sent him for the test in the first place he thought the fever was from a cold or start of the flu.  He has worn a face mask since the early days back in March so that could be a factor in having a mild case, research shows there are 8 strains of this virus. 

On another note no word from the surgeon yet about me having the gallbladder removed or more test needing to be done first, frankly it irritates the heck out of me when a doctor's office doesn't follow through with their call backs and now waiting on the covid 19 test results has me out of sorts, but hey tomorrow is another day.

In the meantime I signed up to take part in a few SAL I am doing the free table runner from Kathy Schmitz here:https://kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com/2020/09/snowdrift-table-runner-snowflake-8.html

And the new Jacquelynne Steves here:https://jacquelynnesteves.com/falala/

Forth Worth Fabric Studio is hosting this Halloween SAL starting September 28: https://fortworthfabricstudio.com/blogs/patterns/2020-just-say-boo-halloween-mystery-quilt?

This one started in August but you can still get earlier free patterns its runs through October 25th

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/spellboundmysterysewalong

 This SAL starts October 1 https://rowbyrowexperience.com/wooly-block-2/

Here is my progress on the Autumn piece, I have added in some DMC variegated floss for the leaves to give it a bit more color, I am even mixing a strand with the Valdani floss just to mix things up.

Here is the link for the free pattern I am using:http://blog.creativekismet.com/2011/11/04/give-thanks-free-embroidery-pattern/  

I'm linking to Kathy's Quilts: https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2020/09/slow-sunday-stitching_27.html 

Happy Autumn!

 

Autumn

Crunchy leaves, a cool crisp breeze.

Oh what wonderful days are these!

Trees with apples, green and red.

Gather food, winter’s ahead!

Orange pumpkins, full and round.

The beauty of the earth abound!

Changing leaves, red and gold.

Shorter days are turning cold.

The veil between the worlds is thin,

Time for us to look within.

Mabon past, Samhain will come.

The ripeness of the summer done.

The wheel is turning, circling round,

The wonder of nature does astound!

Here where I live in Ocala, Florida, the equinox is on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

 

A Bit of Stitiching

 

Yesterday afternoon I finally caught up on some letter writing after a brief rest and hot cup of tea I had some time in the evening for some hand embroidery. I wanted to start this little project for fall, it's a free pattern. I am using Valdani 6 strand floss which I'm finding isn't all that great to stitch with. From the very first pull of the skein the floss tangled and knotted, right off the skein it looks frayed. 

 I will keep with it for now since I purchased this floss for a few autumn projects. Maybe I just need a bit of time to get used to the feel of the floss in my hand while stitching. The colors I am using so far are Autumn Leaves and Autumn. The other colors in the last photo are for the other projects I have in mind. Does anyone else buy colors and then design a pattern around them? Here is the link for the free pattern if you are interested http://blog.creativekismet.com/2011/11/04/give-thanks-free-embroidery-pattern/

I will link up to Kathy's Quilts today here https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2020/09/slow-sunday-stitching_13.html