Monday, October 12, 2009

Progress on Peace Block--Heart of America

Quiet evening tonight. Welcomed home by the fireplace already started and I love it! Took a little snooze after supper.
We cooked breakfast for our supper.......cheese grits, scrambled eggs, and toast.
Just a good night for that, rainy and gloomy outside.

I worked on the peace block and got some headway. Hope to finish that one tomorrow and on to the Old Glory block.

The Heart of America. As I am stitching this and watching the news, it has a whole different meaning right now.

I learned to roll my linen the other way on the frame.


This is one tall house. Reminds me of the flats in England.

Peace........what a thought and coincidence this week.
Well, off to bed. So sleepy now. The fireplace just tantalizes my mind and makes me want to curl up with a quilt.

8 comments:

  1. Two questions:

    How long have you been stitching?

    How long do you usually spend on this type of project?

    You're doing such a great job. I hope you feel 'peace' as you stitch about 'peace'.

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  2. Your stitching looks wonderful. It's such a pleasure to see it growing.

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  3. AAAAGH! I never did send you a pic, did I? Actually, I went to take one right after our emails and my camera had died. While charging the batteries, I forgot all about it. Oh brother. I knew you'd figure it out and it really will help keep your linen cleaner!

    Wonderful progress on your sampler.

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  4. Great progress! Cheese grits sound so good!

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  5. Parsley,
    I"ve been stitching since I was about 10years old. My best friend in elementary school taught me how and we would exchange Christmas and birthday gifts that way.
    Then by high school I was stitching and putting things for my apartment or house in my "hope chest" for my strawberry kitchen LOL
    And on and on. When Brandon and Meghan were little I would have to stitch at night or they would have stabbed themselves with needles.....very hyper kids.
    But now during empty nest, I've stitched more than ever.
    IN actuality, I probably started about age 3 or 4 with those sewing cards. Remember those? Very big cards with holes and then you would put the thread through all the holes?
    I usually spend anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours a day on it. That's extreme. Average now is 2 hours at night.
    Thanks so much for the compliments:)
    Jennifer

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  6. Curling up by the fire sounds wonderful! And so does that breakfast that you had for dinner! We haven't done that in a long time.

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  7. Glad you're curling your linen this way. So out of curiosity, are you still in touch with the best friend?

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  8. well, we lost touch after high school and marriage but she and I send Christmas cards and catch up of the year, each year.

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