Happy 4th of July!

 Hope you are able to spend this holiday with family and friends!

Memorial Day

I had to look back into my posts to see when I started Uncle Sam's Hat.  It looks like I started it June 2018 and I thought I would have it done by the 4th of July. Ha!

I finally got it stitched on September 30, 2019 or that is the note I had...Could be wrong.

I finally forced myself to finish the silly thing. I could not find my notes of finishing it. (Probably buried in the mess I call my craft room.) But I followed Vonna's Drum tutorial and managed a finish:

Not perfect, but I'm glad I can display this now.

Why is Life so Busy?

I find I can post on Instagram or Facebook, but blogging is becoming more of a chore. I think it is partially that my husband and I share the same computer. My goal is to get more than one post a week, but we will see!
It is the end of the month and the only Wipocalypse project that I have made much progress on is First Christmas Stocking.

I am so very close on this piece!  Melissa has a challenge for next month to place at least one stitch on a single project every day. Yep! I can do that, as long as we don't travel....               
I am also late on The Totally Useless SAL which is supposed to go up on the new moon, which was Saturday(?). Anyway, here is my ort jar on the art quilt I am stitching:

I am leaving some of the lavender in, but a lot will be covered in beads and stitching!
Oh! Melissa always asks a question and this month's is
What finishing style have you never tried but would love to do?
I hate finishing projects myself so this is a tough question. Do you remember the Uncle Sam's Hat?

 It is stitched and ready to be finished as shown below.

But there is sits in my basement, waiting for someone to "poof" make it into a hat. Until next month!

Hat is Ready to be Finished and IHSW

Well, I finished stitching everything on this piece. The stars are not on straight, but they are staying!

Now I need to figure out how to make it into the hat. I have the directions from Margaret Bendig, but it is a little daunting.
Today is the beginning of the International Hermit and Stitching Weekend. Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching is going to try to stitch on all her WIPS today for the Longest Day SAL. I am not that brave. I will try to get something finished over the weekend. Maybe.