NEWS AND OLDS--

There is some 'new' projects going on and there is some 'old' ones coming out of hiding--!!!

First up is my 'new' brain storm for a design wall--there is no wall space in here to really put up a design wall--but I knew I needed something besides always laying out the blocks on top of my bed--especially when doing blocks on point--and one morning it 'hit' me--I had a large piece of white flannel in the fabric closet so I got it out and hung it on top of one of my other quilts and am using that and when not needed, I can easily take it down and show the quilt under it--so here it is --put right to work as soon as I hung it up--

Here is my first set of the 'sister' blocks for a smaller quilt--now though I can't decide on what color fabric to do for the points and have no idea what to use for a border print for this one--(this has worked out great as I was able to move a couple of them around before sewing them together--when I get to that!!)

In the mean time--

I have gotten more heart blocks appliqued--

Some of my new prints fussy cut into hearts--

And this months blue color heart block--which some how I got confused on and I think it pretty much looks like a couple months ago blue heart block--

and here are the '6' blocks so far--

these 6 are ready for next months color to be added to them!!!

And here is Friday's heart blocks-

again I did not like the first 2 pieces I cut together in the lay out--started with the pink bear and the rose print--so found the pink one to go with the bear and threw the rose one in the box--well that darn 'rose' half of heart--cried all night long-so I had to open the box and find it another half and make a second block--!!!!!

I have been working steady on the new counted cross stitching--

But I am not sure I will ever get her skirt done--I still have '13' rows to do on it!!!

I also got another embroidery project done-

And I also ordered the next kit for the Mr. Jack O Lantern Lane project and got it with in 4 days in the mail and have been working steady on it--but you will have to wait until next Sunday to see it as I am not done yet--but it's really cute with a big green frog on it!!!!

Plus I have 2 other hand work projects in the works--plus, plus, plus!!!

My friend and I stopped into a Home Depot on Monday in our travels and I got 2 new plants--one is just an ivy but here is the other one--

An Impatient plant in deep red--wonder how long it will bloom inside--I did get it repotted and same with the new ivy--and here is the Thyme seeds I planted the week before--

Oh my they are so tiny!!!

And while checking out at the Dollar Tree--this stem full of blue butterflies jumped on to the check out belt--

Need to go back as someone said they also have these in yellow and pink!!!!!

And this week I got some hand quilting done on the boat--

We had some really neat-but scary cloud formations just before some thunder storms this week--

And on Tuesday, I think it was, across the river and up the road a ways like--5 miles--they had an EF1 tornado go through and damage some homes--one belonged to one of out kitchen workers!!! And some of my family and dear friends in NY state have had a rough week with all the air problems from the Canada wild fires--ouch!!

Ok--I have been chatty enough for this week--

WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD???

JUST KEEP STITCHING AND STAY CALM--!!!

HUGS, DI