I Must be Nuts, But We Already Knew That

 I swore when I broke my knee cap that I would not can anything this year. Nothing. Nada. But then the tomatoes started ripening and no one came to pick them....So guess what I did? 16 quarts of tomatoes and 11 pints of salsa. Not all in one day mind you, but still.

My college kids are happy. My knee, not so much.

I took a hot second and stretched the crewel piece so I could fully finish it. 

I love how it goes from wrinkled to smooth!

I also finished this piece from Stitched Stories

I can never remember the name of this kit, but it was a blast to stitch. (Full disclosure:Debbie gifted this to me after Fiber Talk  interviewed her.) I have purchased another kit that I hope to start on my next camping trip.

And just to bore you a little more, I fully finished one of my Inchies pieces from Kathy Reese .I took a Dorset Button class through Sassy Jack's September Soiree 2022 . The Soiree was fun as was the little workshop. If you can't travel to retreats, but would like to meet some stitching friends, I highly recommend Kim Young's Soiree. I'll take some pictures of my swag and share them soon.

A New Finish

 I was camping with my husband and I managed to finish a piece:

It was a Petite Project by Judy Jeroy through the Embroidery Guild of America. It is crewel work which is a fun and relaxing technique.

IHSW for August 2022

 It was the third week of the month so we celebrated with the International Hermit and Stitch Weekend!

The idea is to stitch as much as possible and to post photos on Facebook. It is just a fun idea.

I didn't take photos on Friday of my starting point, but I will do my best to show a before and after photos.

I had hoped to get all the background done on my painted canvas:

No such luck:

I did get all the way to the bottom....

Pour ta Fete got a little stitching:

I love the little bunny:

Alice Ellen Usher is really calling my name:

I love finishing the letters!

I also forced myself to fully finish this little crewel piece. I needed a cover for my bullet journal and this worked!

A Crewel Finish

 This was such a fun stitch that I am thinking about starting another crewel work. This was a piece from Chrissie Juno-Mann that I took at the Royal School of Needlework.

I am trying to finish at least one more piece before I start a new one. What would you do?
 

What I have Been Stitching?

 First, thanks for all the encouragement on Blue Larkspur. I still need to get with my friend as this piece has caused me numerous frogging encounters. If it is not in properly, the other motifs don't fit. Sigh.

 

I have been able to get 15 stitches a day(Mostly)  on Purple Mountain Majesty by Gay Ann Rogers.

I need to add the white snow caps next. No chocolate while stitching that!

More Than a Rose is progressing nicely. I am no expert on needlelace, but I am enjoying the process:

 

And I needed a piece to stitch on Sunday's at my mother-in-law's house. It is dark in there and I need to be able to see my stitching and keep up my end of the conversation. So out came the class I took at the Royal School of Needlework when I visited in 2019. It is a little crewel piece by Chrissie Juno-Mann

No clue what I will do with it, but it has been so fun to stitch!

London!

My family did a vacation across the pond to London for 8 days. We had a great time seeing so many wonderful things. Les Mis was a favorite along with Westminster Abbey.

But I was really lucky and able to take a class at Royal School Of Needlework
It was Modern Crewel Embroidery with Chrissie Juno Mann
It was a beginners class and I did know the stitches, but I still learned a lot. I think any opportunity you have to take a class, you will learn something!

 It was at Hampton Court and I enjoyed the views.

My daughter came with and she explored while I was in class.
Hopefully I will get organized and be able to show some other stitching soon!