SUNDAY--HAPPY NEWS--

First off---My test results for Covid finally came back and I am negative!!!

So lets all happy dance here!!!! Though I am still praying for my friend -

Frannie who is still ill with it--but still at home--!

And I have been busy--(to help keep my mind off of wondering)

I got the other 2 blocks of 'Di's challenge for 2021' caught up--

the block on the left is called the--Button Basket--and 'yes' it will have 2 buttons on it--

on the handles once it's quilted!!  the block on the right is called Simple Simon--and it was an easy block to make--

the flower block is called 'The Constant Needle' and the other one on the right is called-'Little Things' and it was the hardest one of the month to do--

And yesterday I sat down with the book and picked out the next 4 blocks for February--and I have ordered a bit more fabric for these--the fabrics are from Laundry Basket line!

For my Pink--color of the month projects--

first up is my 'yo-yo's'--

I forgot to count them--but pretty sure there is at least '30' in this container--

and my second project in pink is-

a new line called--Di's Crazy Hearts--

yep might as well have a quilt named after me--

each month I plan to make one in the color of the month--but the heart will be different each time--in design and of course color--this one is not quite finished yet--needs some hand work accents yet--

the Antique Linen quilt really took a lot of my time and brain cells for the first 3 weeks of January--so am a bit behind--I also want to do at least one other 'color' project each month--think I found what I want to do today--we will see??????

And here is the 'round robin' block--

now we don't have such 'odd' gold corner stones!!!

And remember I did get this months OMG project done--

now to get it layered for hand quilting--it's in a pile of '3' that need to be layered!!!

Now for counted cross stitch news--

there is a group of gals working on stitching up this collection this year--

the Farmhouse series--from 2019--there is 9 patterns total-you can stitch them as individual pieces or all on one piece of cloth--I got my patterns sent to me one each month back in 2019--but have never started them---I want to do mine on one piece of cloth--and I am a 'start in the center' kinda gal-- I am stitching this on 28 ct linen--so today I played with my new toystools--

one is  this cute cat needle holder--and let me tell you --it might be small--but boy does it have a strong magnetic-the other tool is the new thread holder--better picture above--and yes--a cute cat with kittens!!! and I was surprised how large it was!!!  There is no time limit for a finish date--(at least I don't think so!!) other than by years end--I would like to get it done by end of Oct--she says as she laughs!!!!!!

And here is where my little truck cross stitch is--

And I used a needle 31 days out of 31 days --so I am on a roll so far this year--!!!  And about 95 hours total stitching time for the month--

Well--time to get back to that stitching and fixing a cup of tea--am having fun playing with loose teas and it's not easy finding how much to use with each one--????

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK  AND KEEP THOSE NEEDLES FLYIN--

LUV AND HUGS, DI