Happy Thursday everyone, I hope you are all staying warm. We're in the middle of an unusual cold snap for Oklahoma, halfway through about 10-11 days without comin above freezing. I know many in the north laugh at that, but for us it's cold! We got a tiny dusting of snow, but not too much. Mostly just cold. I don't mind it though, I like the cold weather, and it makes me happy to pull out all the winter knits. The only downside is that the sidewalks have been pretty slick, so it's tough to walk, but we've been snuggled up inside doing a fair amount of stitching.
The pups are good; Spooky is still chewing on everything but we love him all the same.
"Sharing" the chair with Blue. I think Blue disagreed about whether there was enough space for both o them but he didn't make a fuss.
There's more space for them on the couch. Bentley is doing well too! I didn't have any good pics of him from this week.
A friend of mine takes lunches to homeless people each Sunday, and since it's so cold this week he's taking sleeping bags and warm stuff. I quickly stitched up some scarfs/wraps/neckwarmers and a throw blanket using some of the fabric in my stash. It's all soft and cozy fabric, hopefully it will help someone stay a little warmer.
I've been doing a lot of hand stitching this week. This is part of a hoop I've been working on during zoom meetings. I finished the stitching this week, but I have to finish the embroidery into something and then I'll share the whole project.
I have three quilts to finish that aren't even close, two for a March 15 deadline and one for a February 28 deadline. I'm very behind, but I guess that's life. One of them also involves a lot of hand stitching, here's a sneak peek of it.
I read a cool article this week about the Bayeux tapestry being online in hi-res now. It's really a cool (hugely long) tapestry (embroidery actually) and now you can see all the stitching in detail. It was made in the 11th century which makes it somewhere close to 1,000 years old. Pretty amazing.
I hope you all have a good week and stay warm! Click over to Lee Anna's for more things to like!
The worst part of the cold and snow is the slippery! Good for you for helping out with extra warm stuff! It’s important!
ReplyDeleteYour handwork looks lovely! That photo of the two pups on the chair made me laugh outloud! Have a safe and happy week!
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon! It looks like Blue got the best end of sharing the chair - he gets all the warmth from Spooky! You hand stitching looks beautiful! ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteSpooky! Stop chewing.
ReplyDeleteI like your stitching!
Oh my goodness, Spooky is adorable. Well, all three of your pups are :-) Nice work on the items to go to the homeless shelter. I'm sure they will be appreciated! We have deep cold going on here too, and we are waiting for it to be over.
ReplyDeleteSpooky is getting so big. Love your stitching it is always gorgeous. Yep it is cold. What is funny is when it gets a wee bit warmer it feels almost downright balmy.
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