It's been a very busy week at work and I've been working late. And in general, I'm feeling lazy once the work day is done. It's hot and muggy here in Kansas. The tomatoes are absolutely loaded with little green globes and yellow blossoms; the SuperSweet 100 is over the top of the support cage already! The heirloom beefsteak is shorter, but has set at least a dozen fruit.
There has been some crafting. I'm at the next corner (#3 of this round) on the sock yarn blanket. I work on it at the desk or dining room table in the summer to keep the bulk of the knitting off my lap. In the winter, it's wonderfully cozy to spread it out over my legs, but not so much in the summer!
I'm about three and a half hours into the rotation on my Elizabeth Designs "Garden Delights" piece. I am working around the outer border to establish the extent of the piece. This is lesson one (the corner square outlines) and lesson three (the herringbone plaited crosses). I'll go back and do lesson two (the floral motif inside the corner blocks) next. Loving that varigated silk in the herringbone border - "English Meadow" by Silk N Color.
And I have a block finish on Lucy! This is block #7. I think I've settled on a 9 block table topper for the final layout, so I need two more blocks. I'll need to figure out the colors for the next block and get it cut out over the next few days.
I am going to finish that last corner block on "Garden" today for my Slow Sunday Stitching and maybe get the bottom herringbone underway. And, of course, See what the other SSS folks have on the go. (Link to the current round up).
Lovely projects! Lovely colors for your block!
ReplyDeletethank you, This is one of the plainer blocks with only two colors.
DeleteThe stitchery you're working on looks lovely! Is it counted cross-stitch? The stitches you're using look complicated, but beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's counted thread, but there's very little cross stitch. All specialty stitches except the motto in the center over one.
Deletewe had to tie the tomatoes up to higher stakes as they were over the cages and bending over - hot here too - love your Lucy Boston block and your stitching
ReplyDeleteI may need to stake at least this one, I planted it in some really rich compost and it totally has grown like crazy. The other plants are being more reasonable LOL.
DeleteYour Lucy blocks looks very nice. I made 6 Lucy blocks, that was enough! Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI'm only going to do nine, I think. We'll see once I get those together.
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