MOVIN RIGHT ALONG WITH--

 Well--I believe I am finally getting things moved around in this apartment so that soon I can get back to a routine in life and some sewing--

But first we will talk some 'sewing'--

I got this counted cross stitch finished to this point--

if you look closely there is alot of 'snow' to stitch in--both under the crow and sled--and in the sky--so this one is going into 'timeout' and into my --Christmas in July tote--it will have some company there--I know of a gingerbread quilt top that needs layering and hand quilting that month--too!!!!

Because I needed--yep--needed to get to work on this cross stitching--

This is a new design by Melisa--and she has already given us '6' of the little cross stitches for 6 of the 9 boxes--so I am way behind--there was 2 hold ups--first being the project above and second waiting on the fabric to stitch this one on--

a bit of history here--I am a self taught Cross stitcher from the 70's!! Then some where around 2003 or so--after getting into the computer 'life' and seeing alot of cross stitching I got back into it--only I decided I liked the look of linen--28ct linen and that is all I have used the last 20 years--I have done alot of stitching on 28 ct--but am finding it harder to work on these days--so decided to order some Aida 14 ct fabric for this project--and the first thing I discovered is how many colors you can get, now, in Aida cloth--and---don't tell anyone--it is so much easier to stitch and count your stitches on--so  I bet this 'old' lady starts doing more and more on Aida 14ct!!!!!

And evenings I have been working on a little crewel kit that I got for Christmas--

And finished this last night--all ready for framing--or???

This week I have been doing alot of rearranging--and first up is a new sewing corner--

Here I can keep the big ironing board up all the time--or use the little wool mat to iron smaller pieces--and my desk is also a cutting table on the other wall on the other side of the door way to the kitchen!!  Even got a new ironing board with an Amazon gift card I got for Christmas--

the Chair is a freebie that another resident no longer wanted--it will be used at the table when company comes--I will still use the desk chair for sewing!!

And --yesterday--this was the freebie from someone moving out--

Have wanted one of these for a  long time!!!!

Now on the wall where you seen the sewing machine and table a while ago--I now have my quilt display stand--

and yes there is still a small pile of things that need homes in front of it--and this is still the big oven I had in the old apartment--I have had it under my bed--but decided I wanted it out where I could use it--am hungry for a batch of blueberry muffins--sooooo!!!( remember--I had to get a smaller toaster oven for the kitchen--as this one is too big for the counter space I have now!!)

And my fabric stash shelf unit is now here beside the bed--

I had to take it out of the closet here--it just did not fit end to end like in the closet upstairs--and it took up way too much room in the closet--(we really only have one closet here--for everything--one with the 2 folding doors--so you have to be a master planner to fit everything in the apartment and not have a 'stuffed' looking apartment!!!

Here is a couple things I have done in the bathroom--

The top photo is my new towels and over it is one of those rub on decals--and this little white stool I just put together this week so I have a place to sit to put on shoes--well--that was the plan till my snowment decided differently!!!!

Here is the stand for the kitchen--

Can you see the 2 full shelves of all the different kinds of loose leaf tea????  My daughter got them all for me for Christmas!!!!

And here is some photos of the snowmen for January--

OH here is this months bed--

Oh remember this rabbit--is Frannie--and she used to help me sew--not sure that will work out this time--so now she sits here and can keep on eye on me where ever I am in the apartment!!!

Here is my window sill lit up at night--notice the reflection of the lights in the bottom of the glass container!!!!

And--

This is my buddy beside the TV and in front of my computer table--Should I leave him out all year--or does he need to be put away with the rest of the snowmen things????

WELL--I DO HAVE ALOT OF WORDS I COULD SAY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPEN'N TOMORROW IN DC--BUT I THINK I CAN SUM IT UP INTO ONE WORD--SCARED--AND VERY WORRIED--AMERICA--

BUT I PRAY EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK AND LOTS OF SEWING TIME--AND JUST KEEP ON HAVING GOOD THOUGHTS AND ENJOY THE LITTLE MOMENTS IN LIFE--

HUGS, DI