HAPPY JULY--

 So are we having fun yet--we are diffidently on the count down to the Holidays!!!  OUCH--  Are we working on any Christmas or Fall projects??

I tried--more on that later!!!

I did work on Mrs. Claus counted Cross stitching since the first of July--

Here is the before July 1st--

And here is where I am as of Saturday--

The Quilt on her lap is pretty much done--there will be bit more done on the quilt with the backstitching and some added features when the piece is all done--got the reds back in the thread box--ready to continue creating her dress--

I did do this project-sorta???

These little squares were along side a bigger panel that I got sometime ago and did the panel and every year when I open the Christmas tote--I think----I will do something with them--so I got brave and head strong and said--I will do something with these --first--so I did--only--I did not take the time to measure each one between the other one--and boy did they come out 'crooked'--so--

Here they are now-ready for Plan B!!!!!

As it's a beginning of a new month--I have to stop other things and do my Block of the Month blocks--

and I am happy to say that I am "totally" all caught up with Melisa's Roundabout blocks--

Here is those so far--

the first one is this months--July's--then May's, Aprils, and Junes--

Here is all 7 months so far---

Only got one more ABC block done--

But did order this fat quarter bundle of Tilda fabrics as I will need a lot more of that line for the rest of this quilt--

I know I will also make some of the little flower prints in Grandmother Flower blocks to go with the other 2 fabric lines of  hers that I am using--this bundle also has some of the poppy seed fabrics in the bundle--

I just did, and finished up this months BOM from Attic Heirlooms--

Love this basket--and I just realized that this company is in Brooksville, FL--directly across the state from me on the West Coast????

Been working a bit on this months jewel heart blocks--and a few I got done from last months--

last months--

This months--aqua, teal, turquoise these are the darker ones--have several more cut out!! lighter colors--

And here is my big wooden bowl so far--

Think I need to put these in a bag so there will be room for more!!!!

And this will be my slow stitching job today--

This monthly BOM started last month and is Christmas ornaments--from Joy's site--she doing her's all in red--but --to me--Christmas is lots of colors--so will be doing each one in a different color--this months is dark green!!

Have a couple other BOM's in  progress--but no other finishes yet--

And someone--couldn't have been Me--did some other fabric shopping since the first of the month--

Lots of Something blue--don't have a plan yet--am waiting to see what others are doing--though a plan or two is working around in the brain--which is probably--trouble---

And I just had to get some of this fabric--

I mean--who could not buy this fabric with these cute, dressed up mice--this is almost too pretty to cut up even!!!!  Also got a couple baby prints and a Fall panel!!!

We are suppose to be having some heavy Saharan Dust-- first they said last week--now they say starting today---wished they would make up their minds--I do believe we had some last week--maybe some before the big some gets here???? and some very hot humid temps--inside weather????

PRAY EVERYONE IS KEEPING COOL OR WARM WHERE EVER YOU ARE--KEEP PLANNING AND STITCHING, READING, OR KNITTING--AND DON'T FORGET TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS--THINKING OF EACH OF YOU--AND ALWAYS THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS AND FOR READING MY POSTS---

HUGS, AND SWEET DREAMS--DI

PS--it's raining--but all I see is blue skies and sunshine--crazy!!!!