HAPPY THURSDAY---

 Well--we are officially into Fall season here in the USA--but--

I am slow on the changing over from spring/summer decor to Fall one--!!!

But then it is hard to get into the Fall mode here in Florida--we have less humidity--but our days are still sunny and low 90's--sooo--that's my 'excuse' and I am sticking with it--!!!!

Been working steady on all my projects--of which I did get one Fall piece embroidered--

But have not been able to get to my Fall fabrics--cause my back and left side has decided to be a bit on the painful-stiff side and don't dare lift totes right now and my Christmas/fall fabric tote is on the bottom of the stack!!!!   I am also working on a second Fall embroidery piece---

I am also working a bit each day and doing the detail work on my Flower blocks--

Can you see the details  I have added to these--

I have '8' done out of 21 so far---I am thinking of finishing these blocks in the quilt as you go method--talking about this--I think our computers, etc, can hear out thoughts--I woke the other day to this idea and low and behold on facebook that day--they showed me '2' different videos on how to 'quilt as you go' and this has happened a few times now to me---scary crazy!!!  If I do this method I can do each block separately and then sew all the blocks together, cause I believe this quilt will be wider than my table to sew it first and then baste it-soo?????

And some finishes--

this Bee hive cross stitching is all finished--

I even ordered the black twisted braid to go around it but also decided to add a bit more to it with the green ribbon!!  I really love how this piece came out--once again one of Melisa's designs--thanks Melisa!

And another of her small projects was finished--

a sheep in a basket with sunflowers--I decided to try the black braid around it this time too--and did like the way it came out--I just might become  'a braid girl' after all!!!!!!!

And this is the latest cross stitch I am working on--

And yes--another of Melisa's designs--

and another little sweater--was finished--

a nice bit darker, purple sweater than the photo shows-- and I am nearly done with another sweater--I was thinking this morning about where I might be number wise in knitting these sweaters--I had started knitting them just before moving to Florida--10 years ago--and I send about 30-50 per year to World Vision-so that must mean I am working in the --oh my--can I be somewhere between 400 or so--oh my that is so hard for me to believe--but it must be---so!!!!!!

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One of the conversations within the blog sites I read--this past week--has been where and when did you learn to sew and to crafty things and who taught you???

Two things stood out to me--one my mother sewed alot of our clothes till we got to Highschool--I was the oldest--and she was a good cook--but she did not teach me either one--I learned most of my sewing and cooking in 4-H--I was a member for 7 years--Jr high through Senior year -- my mom also crocheted, but again--I believe I taught myself, as well all the other crafts I did and do--another quick story about the knitting--my Dad's best friend and his wife and kids and the best friends brothers always came to our house for Thanksgiving--the men went deer hunting-my Mom worked in the kitchen all day doing the cooking for the big meal at dinner time to feed 20 people--and the wife--well--she sat on a tall metal stood in the dining area --knitting away on '4' needles--making mittens for her kids for  Christmas--I used to sit and watch her -those '4' needles fascinated me alot--not sure if that is why I enjoy knitting more than crochet or not--but I would rather knit any day--

I taught myself--with the help of a quilt store to quilt in 1999 or so and haven't stopped yet--oh and I used to make my own clothes as an adult and for my daughter when she was young--but not now!!!

SO IS EVERYONE ELSE ALL DECORATED FOR FALL (OR SPRING)!!!DID YOU MAKE ANYTHING NEW THIS YEAR FOR THE SEASON????

KEEP ON STITCHING AND DREAMING--

HUGS, DI