Post storm
We had a lot of wind and rain yesterday. We stayed inside all day, burning wood in the woodstove. Today I ventured out for a walk. My surroundings felt new. Even my body felt...
Category: stitching
Closing ceremony for March
Strips hung on orchard fence It’s the end of March. And the last square sewn on these four strips. Time for a ceremony. It really is this gloomy here today. The blueberry bushes are...
What I’m up to
A new plan for the khaki cloth. I’m going to double up the strips on the sides. The earlier design had strips horizontally through the upper area, which now feels too constraining. I’m going...
Trials
I finished stitching together the components I had prepped. Time to see what I’ve got. I’m not ignoring the Ukrainian crisis. It’s hard to know what to write. I feel like I’m blanketing it,...
Snow ceremonies
In the morning, I’ve been working on stitching for the khaki cloth components. I’ve finished the eight strips, unless I decide to do a little more stitching on the threadcrumb patches. I’ve noticed both...
back to square one
The pile of squares is always there. And I’m very grateful for that. I’ve been hemming squares and stitching them together lately. It is a good activity when something simple and grounding is needed....
Scrappy hearts
I think this is the first time I’ve tried to piece a shape together from small scraps. It wasn’t that hard although it involved a lot of pins. The backing is assembled too, from...