I Like Thursday # 132 ~ Light of a Gray Day

 Today was a gray day.

There is a special light on a gray spring day,

 so I have spent my day focusing and finding joy in small things,

like these tiny blooms on my flowering plum tree that opened just this morning 

for the first this year.

Since is Thursday so I am sharing these simple joys my friends at 

I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color 

More tiny blooms ...

a golden treasure

seek what may be found, blooming

as bright as the sun.

It was a good day to turn of the oven 

and fill my home with the delicious scent of baking bread.

Recipe Link for Peasant Bread previously posted Here

There were also extra homemade lemon bars to enjoy with a hot cup of tea.

 I made a double batch of these yesterday and brought half to share with 

my monthly lunch  with my three oldest and best friends. 

I followed this recipe: 

Lemon Bars @ Stay At Home Chef

These have a very tangy lemon fulling and a shortbread crust.

I have been spring cleaning and putting away winter bedding and coats.

I left one out as it has turned cooler again tonight.

The sound of the rain now falling outside is pleasantly soothing.

I am happy with whatever the day may bring

and I am ready for the night.

I hope you have had a Happy Thursday, my friends.

<3 

Stitch Sew& Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 15

 

Welcome to Stitch Sew & Show ~ 2022 ~ Week 15

It has been a busy week and we have been able to get some yard clean up done.

When I have been sitting inside, I have slowly been stitching the blocks for my patchwork crochet together.

I like to use a plastic yarn needle and the ladder stitch.

I start with a loop stitch that doubles my yarn.

I place my stitches just under the double loops of my single crochet edge stitcth.

The ladder stitch is an up and down  movement.

I think this makes and secure seam and I like the look of it.

This makes a nice flat and almost invisible seam.

I hope to have the center of my patchwork crochet afghan together soon.

What are you working on this week?

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Patchwork Crochet

 

This part feels almost like quilting.

I have the blocks laid out and I am sewing them together.

For this purpose I am using a large plastic needle and yarn and the ladder stitch. 

Hope to have the center of my "patchwork crochet quilt"  soon.

Happy Stitching! 

Design Wall Monday ~ Crochet Blocks

 

Sneak Peek!

My kitty and I are making something new.

I am calling this "Patchwork Crochet." 

What is on your design wall today? 

The Pieces to the Squares Sampler Crochet are Complete!

The sun came out today and the pieces to my 

Squares Sampler Crochet puzzle are complete! 

 When I was counting and sorting my pieces, I found I only had nine setting strips and that I needed ten to fit the puzzle together. So I made one more setting strip, the mini granny square flower at the bottom of the photo. 

These small daisy granny squares were adapted from this 

Daisy Granny Square Tutorial by Melanie Ham

There is a video tutorial in the link below:

Dainty Daisy Granny Square Video Tutorial @ JustBCrafty

Because I needed to fit eight squares in my setting strip size,

 I changed the last border to Half Double Crochet 

to get the smaller size that I needed.

Sewing two of these mini squares together made the width perfect.

Here is my tenth setting strip.

Time to lay out my blocks! 

Linking up today with all the lovely inspiration at

Slow Sunday Stitching @ Kathy's Quilts

I hope you have had a Happy Sunday!