Fabric Added Year to Date: 83 yards
Fabric Used week 41: 0 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 73 5/8 yards
Well, retail therapy has somewhat helped with my funky mood, I bought 8 light brown/tan FQ's , a white & black FQ bundle (5 pieces), a dark blue FQ and 4 different fabrics in yardage for a total of 10 1/2 yards.
The new fabric stayed on the dinning room table while I worked on my summer mystery. I was motivated to try and finish the top so I can start something new soon. Five completed blocks, 7 more to go, they are almost done as they only need one last row sewn on. 
I have also been playing with my doodling with the intent of using this design on free motion machine quilting. So far, it's going good on paper, I just don't feel confident enough to try it on a quilt.
While I was relocating some of my storage boxes last weekend, I found a candlewick project I had started and abandoned last summer. These stitches are my inspiration for the doodling. 
By the way, I received two of these candlewick kits as a gift from my sister in law a few years ago, I've never heard of this type of embroidery and the kit looked like fun. I tried crossstiching in the past (without success), this looked easier so I started them. Not too bad for my first try, but again, a couple more of unfinished projects. What else is new? At least I'm sewing again.
3 comments:
It's fun to be sewing again isn't it. Your purchases are wonderful stash builders - good mixers, can be used in many quilts.
About 9 years ago, I bought a bunch of different embroidery kits while on a trip (the gift stores always had small kits relating to waht we were visiting and we could not always find a fabric store while on such a "short leash" by the tour guide). My sister & I are still working on these projects and someday we'll both make a wall hanging with these small needlework projects included.
Are you going to try to combine the candlewick in a quilt?
Liz
sometimes retail therapy kickstarts the inspiration mode!
What lovely photos to see this morning! You've got me all inspired to get busy sewing today! :)
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