Challenges?

Challenges?!!  Do you like a challenge?  A reason to set a goal?

Kathleen Tracy’s challenge to her Facebook  followers—“complete one small quilt a month beginning October 1”

This is a great goal for me!  One small quilt a month!! Yes, I can add that to my list of things to do!  And possibly, this could happen!! 

Holiday sew along with Jen Daly as well coming up

Free toque pattern—what’s a toque?

In American English, this type of hat is known as a beanie or a watch cap, while in Canadian English, a knit cap is known as a toque, touque, or tuque 

Here you have the path to the free pattern 

Avocados!!! Photo what to do with them?  My brother’s Florida avocado tree took a hard hit with hurricane Helene—all on the ground; I received a benefit box of these beauties

Cross stitch is here for those want to stitch tiny little crosses on cloth.  My eyes don’t allow that any more.  At one time, many moons ago, I was big into counted cross stitch!  

Our daughter has lost two of her furry friends within two weeks of each other.  She had to put down her loving dog after Diamond collapsed and vets found a huge tumor in her chest. 

Week later after she went to round up the horses and donkey from their leisure time in larger pasture, she found protector, Perico the donkey, dead. What a shock!  The family is grieving these losses as well as the horses. 

There are daily challenges in your path always—buckle up, more on the horizon!

TA DA!!

And just like that—we have October!  Really!! Time is fleeting so quickly—so we’re getting older, busy most of the time—we can’t stop time— Of course, to some time moves too slowly.  Not for me though—

Looking at all these UFOs, my ADD kicks in.  Not sure where to begin next.  Work a little here, squirrel moment. Look over there— what is that flashy shiny thing that needs some attention?  Let’s make another cup of coffee and decide where to put my energy. 

Oh WOW!  A mystery began October 1!  Let’s jump on board—Quilting Gail is designer and mysteries are my forte

Warping the loom was high on the list and that’s marked off.  Threw shuttle a few times—NO mistakes!! YAY!  No broken warp threads!  YAY!  Plain weave—boring!  Going for twill, YES!  Enough of that. Moving on to the next thing.

Found this orphan pumpkin block amongst a stack of “stuff” on my sewing table.  My intention was to make several pumpkin blocks designed by Fatcat Patterns  You can see that didn’t happen.  Time to outline the pattern with black thread using buttonhole stitch

Little tedious on these small parts

Finished!! Now what?? To do with this?

Can always use a decorative pillow!!  Pillow is designed by Jendaly.com

Done!! Done!! Yarn did all the work in this One Skein wonder shawl—love it!! 

Moving on—what’s next?