Hope everyone had (or is having) a great holiday season. Bells played for the early service on Christmas Eve. My grandson came with me to it, which was nice. He even helped break down after the service, which was very appreciated by the older gentleman who does that for the bell choirs.
My usual needlework rotation has fallen pretty much by the wayside this week. I've been watching various floss tube videos doing "daily temperature" pieces. One designer whose work I really like is Sarah, Stitchin' Mommy (link is to her You Tube channel). The piece she designed for 2025 is all specialty stitches and I just couldn't resist any longer. I love doing specialty stitches! She released the pattern on Christmas, I bought it right away and got the borders done by this morning!
Each box is one month. Each day will have one larger specialty stitch with the color determined by the day's verified high temperature. Eastern Kansas (which is where I live) has a huge temperature range, so I chose the color palette that ranges from 110 F/43 C high to -10 F/-23 C low. I may not need those two extremes, but we have gotten both that high and that low in the last 5 years.
You are all ready for the temperature stitch along. I’m going to do the rainbow scrap challenge this year. I skipped it last year and my scraps are multiplying. Another nice hat! Gail at the cozy quilter
ReplyDeleteOoh, that temperature CS SAL sounds interesting and you are definitely all ready to go! I'd be tempted if I didn't have a quilting one that I've been trying to start for two years now, LOL. I've only been CS-ing for soon to be three years in February and haven't picked up on the specialty stitches yet. I'm not sure I dare stir my FOMO muse and check out Stichin' Mommy's channel to see what that's all about! Have a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYour new 2025 daily temperature piece looks interesting, I'll be looking forward to seeing it evolve. I've seen temperature quilts and knitted temperature blankets on the internet, but this is a new one to me.
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