Happenings at my house

Do you do hand work?  I try to stitch each night for an hour or so, whether it's hand quilting, or working on one of my many wool applique projects. I always say that it's amazing how much you can get done, when you actually WORK on it!  On the little table by my stitching chair I keep a couple of our ruler boxes.  I like this tiny one with the lid for my thimble and wax (and a couple of needles stuck in my wax!).  It's nice because then they don't roll away, get lost in the drawer, or get stolen by a cat!  I also love my pretty Dovo scissors, and my scissor fob - but I keep them safely in the drawer.

After all of that stitching I accomplished on the bus to and from Paducah, I only had some details left on a couple of the blocks on my Home for the Holidays quilt (designed by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings).  It didn't take too much time in my stitching chair to get them finished up...

I'm so excited to have this all put together and really owe it to the Instagram sew-along group.  I never would have gotten this started, let alone finished, without that little push. We are talking about starting Primitive Gardens next, so if you are interested, be sure to keep an eye out for that.  I want to wait until I finish Sunflower Gatherings - the block of the week from 2014 - also from Primitive Gatherings.  I've been working hard to get it closer to the finish line.  I had the blocks all stitched and even a couple of rows sewn together, so it seemed crazy not to get back to work on it.

Super excited to have the center together, but there is still a lot of work before it will be done.  There are a couple of pieced borders and more wool applique.  Hopefully the girls will wait awhile before starting the Garden quilt, because I don't think I can handle working on both of them.  I just don't have the time to devote to it, I still have tons and tons of jewelry to make to get caught up. Here are a few pieces we recently finished - they are all 1 1/2".

 These are 1 1/4"...

 Nancy's Notions ordered these, then switched to a different hexagon, so that's why I have 6 alike...

After I cut strips from all of the Songbird Gatherings fabric, Ozzie decided to lay on top of them.  Makes it difficult to get work done!  

I hated to disrupt him (seriously...can you tell who runs this place?!) so I took pictures of his cuteness!

Yesterday I was ironing some fabric (never clothes!!) and I could hear Ozzie snoring, but couldn't figure out where he was.  A little later I saw him under my ironing station!  No wonder I could hear those little snores.  

Now it's back to work - hope you have a great Sunday!