I Like Thursday #172 ~Stitching with the Kitties

A good day for more Stitching

 ... with the kitties, of course! 

Fall has arrived in my scrapatch and it has been alternately

 gray and windy and then sunny and bright.

Fall always makes me want to sit and stitch  

while sipping a warm cup of latte.

Three of my kitties, Nutmeg and Maestro and Cassian,

 like their own dish of foamy milk.

Yes, the kitty is on the table.

Yes, I wash the table afterwards.

The kitties also have beds on my cutting table when I sit there to stitch.

I like their company.

Katniss is snuggled down in that fluffy clamshell kitty bed.

Nutmeg is on the furry blanket in the corner.

Maestro, as usual, takes a more "paws on" approach to helping me.

Cassian, who has not yet taken an active approach to helping my stitching and sewing efforts, is nearby in a comfy chair where he was taking a nap.

Cassian says, "You go stitch; let me snooze."

The kitties and I are making slow and steady progress on my

My Stitch-Tober 2023 Project ~ Started Here

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FQS Flosstube Stitch-tober 2023

Time to stitch!

Even on sunny days with the house lights on, 

I still need my 

Halo Go Rechargeable Table Lamp

which I bought at Fat Quarter Shop many years ago. 

My newest invaluable stitching tool find is are these high magnification

Stitchy Readers from Riley Blake @ FQS

I have the 5.0 magnification.

There are other helpful notions for those of us who need help to see and stitch:

Click Here for more Stitchy Readers and Craft Lights @ FQS

Hope you find what works for you if you need helpful tools these days!.

May you have a happy day of sewing and stitching today! 

Please join my friends  @

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color 

and have a Happy Thursday! 

Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 41 ~ Still Slow Stitching

 Stitch Sew & Show ~ Week 41

Is it Wednesday already?

I have been sitting and slowly stitching.

Today I carried my stitching with me for my annual physical 

and a visit to the bloodwork lab. 

I am well, it is just the routine stuff.

Here is my progress on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

This photo was taken a day or so ago.

I am not catching up very fast. 

I will continue my slow stitching and see what I decide after Halloween

if I have not completed this sampler.

I am enjoying the stitching and the lovely group of stitchers.

What Are you working on this week?

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Stitching Weekend ~ Day 1

Stitchy Weekend ~ Part 1

I am still playing catch up with the 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

First I added one of the blocks that I needed do to catch up.

It is this Block 16 ~ Brew

Then I decided I could not resist stitching Saturday's Block,

Block 16 ~ Witch

next to her brew.

Magic Happened!

The bubbles floated over to the witch and the spoon jumped into her hand. 

There is so much cute creativity in these little cross stitch motifs from the designer,

 Sandra Workman @ Pine Needles

 that they bring out my own creative spark when I am stitching.

Sandra has left kind words on my calendar grid change on

 #pineneedlesstitchalong on Instagram

Thank You, Sandra @pineneedlesutah

Looking forward to another happy day of stitching! 

A Good Day To Sit and Stitch

 

After a day or two on more thinking than stitching on my 

 October Halloween Stitch Along @ Pine Needles

I added the block that says "WHO ..." which was designed to look like this:

Pine Needles SAL Block 13

In the original layout this block would appear to the right of the owl,

but because I changed the layout and added the Block 12 Owl in

a different spot with the wreath already on the right, I have to improvise.

I also had to frog a few leaf stitches out on my tree and extend it to the left.

Well, maybe I did not "have to" but I wanted to play.

I am happy with the design change and how this is working up. 

Now I am figuring where to put the rest of the blocks

 that I need to add to catch up. 

Tomorrow there will be a new block.

I am hoping this will be a good weekend for sitting and stitching.

What are your plans?

May you and yours have a happy weekend!