I always have a hand project going to keep me busy on car trips, at baseball practices, in the doctor's office, and so forth. These projects don't ever move along very quickly because I don't usually get them out to work on here at home. However, we had some family movie nights planned this weekend, so I settled in with my current embroidery endeavor, which is a Crabapple Hill pattern.
My color in these photos is completely wacky. I should retake them all tomorrow in proper light. But well intentioned plans like that have a way of never getting done, so I'm sharing the ugly pictures with bad color. :-) These are actually done on white fabric, not blue!
I originally bought all the DMC floss as instructed on the pattern, but I quickly abandoned the official rules in favor of picking whatever colors pleased me at the moment. That way, I don't have to think (or plan) too hard.
I have three blocks completed so far and am working on the fourth. There are five blocks total in this set. I have not fully decided if I will construct a quilt to be displayed at Easter or if I will make a spring table runner for the dining room. At the rate I go on these hand projects, I have plenty of time to decide!
I've also been stitching a label for my latest quilt backing. This is for my Bliss quilt. My original plan was to embroider a gnome by the little house, but now I'm thinking about leaving the empty space so I have more room to write. In truth, I'm eager to finish the label quickly so I can get this layered and on the machine!
Hope everyone's week is off to a great start!
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