halfway stars

Here's my progress on the Hornbook Bestiary by Scarlet Letter (using kit materials, over one tent stitch on 35ct).

The blocks are much easier to deal with than the angel.  lolol!

Here's my fussy cut star for the week using another Wiscassett fabric from Minick and Simpson.

And yes, I'm halfway through -- 26 stars out of 52!  Here they all are so far.

This was just a random layout -- I can already see where there are too many lights together and too many darks.  I'm planning right now on putting hexagons between the stars, not diamonds as shown here.

I've gotten more done on the boy child's sweater, but not enough to show it here.  Too warm to knit much.

This past week has been spent as much as possible watching Wimbledon on the ole telly.  I'm so enjoying it!  Mia just sleeps through it.  lol!

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week and a great 4th of July here in the US.

It's Mia's fault

Yup.  It's Mia's fault.  I started a new project.  It's the Hornbook Bestiary by Scarlet Letter.  I'm using the materials from the kit, AVAS.

This is done in tent over one on 35ct.  The angel has so many stitches!  I so want to get to the ABCs, but I'm determined to finish the angel first.

Here's my fussy cut star for the week, using a fabric from Wiscasset by Minick and Simpson.

And here's my progress on the Cobblestone sweater for the boy child.  It's been too warm to work for long stretches on a wool sweater.  (My hands get sweaty.  Do others have this problem?)

So why is it Mia's fault that I started a new project, you ask?  Very simple.

Monday, I was cutting her claws, and I noticed at least 3 of the claws on her right paw looked injured.  I looked up what to do online, and of course freaked out.  lol!  Mia was due for her yearly exam in another month or so anyway, so I took her in for that as well.  She got her vaccines after the vet confirmed that her paw was ok, that I just should watch it.

I went to a dentist appointment in the afternoon, got home and found poor Mia crouching miserably on the ground.  She had thrown up in a few places and looked very unhappy and unwell.  I called the vet's, and yes, they said it was probably a reaction to the vaccines.  So back in we went (Mia struggled mightily both times, she is so afraid of the vets) and poor Mia got a benadryl shot to combat her allergic reaction to the vaccines.  Yikes.  From now on, when she gets her vaccines, she will have to have a benadryl shot first.  It took Mia another day before she got back to her normal self.  And I think one more day before her temp was back to normal.

Mia at the vet's

It was very stressful for both of us, Mia and me.  She hates the vet, I hate when she's sick.  And what happens when I get stressed?  I decide to start a new project.  lol!  So yeah.

I'm psyched.  Wimbledon starts tomorrow!!!!!!  (Can you tell Wimbledon is my favorite slam?)

Thanks for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week. ( Did anyone else watch the US  at the FIFA World Cup last night?  Wow!  It was so exciting!)

Cats and blankets

Here is my progress on the Red Deer Sampler.

And here is my fussy cut star for the week -- yet another Jo Morton Woodland fabric.

I also got a bit of knitting done.  After a false start and some swatching, I cast on for a sweater for the boy child.  It's a pattern called Cobblestone by Brooklyn Tweed.  I'm using Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Plume.  (Boy Child likes purple.)

I won a lovely prize from Dawn of Collector with a Needle!  Dawn has been involved with a quilt exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.  She's been showing pics of the exhibit on her blog, and she gave away a copy of a book of the exhibit.  To me!!

She wrapped the book up in a lovely fabric which I believe is from that coveted Circa 1825 collection from In the Beginning.  Thank you so much, Dawn!  I love the book and wish I could attend the exhibit in person.

The girl child came up to spend Father's Day with her dad.  It seems every time she comes recently, she's used a certain blanket.  For some reason, this certain blanket has become a favorite with Mia.  Well, the blanket became a subject of contention this time around.

Mia decided that she would stake her claim to the blanket by sleeping on the blanket -- on the girl child.  She eventually won the argument.

Thanks for stopping by and saying hi.  (Can't wait for Wimbledon next week!!!!)  I hope everyone has a great week!

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This is my progress on the Red Deer Sampler.

Still loving that border.

Here is my fussy cut star for the week using another Jo Morton Woodland fabric.

We said goodbye to the boy child for a bit again.  He's back in Boston working at his campus job and being creative.

Mia went into sleep mode as usual after the boy child left.  I never know if she is recovering from the boy child or is depressed cause the boy child left.  After a day or two, she perked up again, also as usual.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  Hope everyone has a great week.

Tennis and stitching, the perfect combination

The French Open has been keeping me company while I stitch my Red Deer Sampler.  I have to say the border is what attracted me to this sampler -- so pretty!

And here's my fussy cut star for the week, using another Jo Morton Woodland fabric.

The fabric reminds me of suit fabric -- pinstripe??  So fun!

Mia has been keeping me company while I stitch this week.

Thanks for stopping by and saying hi.  Have a great week!