Thanksgiving, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Whether you are in the USA and celebrate today, or an American outside of the USA who is longing for home and remembering Thanksgivings past, or anyone else out there going about their day to day lives where this is not a celebrated holiday - I'm grateful for you!
I was thinking about what to write today, and I think I'm going to keep it simple and sweet.
I originally came online to check on tomorrow's Old Town Part Two post to make sure it is ready to go tomorrow morning, and thought I'd just peep in and say hello.

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Hexie Dilemmas.

When do you get to the point where you are so invested in a project, that even if it is becoming more of a challenge than you first thought - you continue to plod through even if you aren't super pleased that what you saw in your head really isn't working?

I reached that point last night.

This hexie design that I graphed out is almost like setting a quilt together on-point.

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Parade Day Finish!

It happened! 

I took the last stitches in my Parade Day quilt - and it was one of those moments that was bitter sweet.

I am so happy to see this big project complete.

I loved just being able to sit down in the evenings, recline my comfy recliner side of my couch, settle the hoop up into my lap, place the thimble upon my finger and just spend the evening watching (mostly listening) to something on the TV.

Everything else that happens during my day can be mundane and fleeting.  But these stitches? They will outlive me.  And I put each and every one of these stitches in by hand.

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And Then There Was This -

This was my weekend!

After a whirlwind Opening Day of  Old Town Excitement on Friday (You'll find everything under the Old Town Mystery Tab at the top of the blog if you missed it) I made the executive decision to put all things on hold for a sewing day at my own sewing space at home.

Audio book, hot beverage, and not only a bin of neutral strings, but an extra basket!

You know why two?

Well...besides the fact that it would take more than one bin to contain this bonanza, but...

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