Mid Month Blues

Cerulean means "resembling the blue of the sky."

Can't believe we are mid January and when I look at my projects, I see nothing but UFOs or thoughts of what to create.  I'd rather sit and read or knit or watch a drama

I can find all sorts of interesting ways to be creative BUT I'm still sitting still working up the energy to push myself out of this chair--it's really a down time--"winter blues" maybe?

What causes the winter blues?

The reduced level of sunlight in fall and winter may cause winter-onset SAD . This decrease in sunlight may disrupt your body's internal clock and lead to feelings of depression. Serotonin levels. A drop in serotonin, a brain chemical (neurotransmitter) that affects mood, might play a role in SAD .

 

Charismas Corner is free pattern from an outstanding designer!  Make it with blue fabrics!!

 

Everything And The Kitchen Sink!

Affable means "being pleasant and at ease in talking to others" or "characterized by ease and friendliness."

Here is quilt sew along that includes everything and the kitchen sink!

There will be ten different quilt blocks, one each month. At the end of 10 months, 

you will 64 blocks, each 12.5"x12.5".  THis will yield a quilt 96"x96". To make a larger

quilt, just add side sashing. Blocks include in order of difficultly:

• Four Patch Block
• Nine Patch Block
• Half Square Triangle Block
• Quarter Square Triangle Block
• Friendship Star Block
• Flying Geese Block
• Variable Star Block
• Ohio Star Block
• Nine Patch Chain Block
• Pinwheel Mosaic Block 

To me, this is much like my orphan quilts that I assemble--will interesting to sew a quilt from beginning to end with a means to the end!

 

From Hands Finally!!

 Voluble means "characterized by ready or rapid speech.

Long time coming--finished This lace sampler knit along from 2019!  Yay! for me!  I"m afraid I skipped a couple of month patterns, but it's finished and now on the blocking pads!

I love how the pearl beads add definition to the border--I also added nupps--

not my favorite type of stitch but I did a few--that's those nubble things you see

I knit in white wool super fine yarn.  I figured I could dye it whatever color I wanted when finished, so I ask my friend, who I will gift it to, what was her favorite color--teal.  This is close to teal I could get.

It's super soft and yummy feeling--hope she likes it.  I just need to add the little heart tag and

it's all hers.

Challenge done--now, I can begin another knit along!  What will it be? most likely this--

Shetland Lace Sampler 2022 by Toni Lorenz--love her patterns even if I don't get them knitted for years!  I'll begin and see how far I get....

“Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.”* Psalm 27:14**

St Distaff Day

Distaff Day, also called Roc Day or Rock Day, is 7 January, the day after the feast of the Epiphany. It is also known as Saint Distaff's Day, one of the many unofficial holidays in Catholic nations.

As you can see, this lap pad was given to spinners when they attended 2004 Roc Day or St. Distaff Day

I've used this so many times, it's a mess!  But, a good mess it is!  lots of wool fibers were combed on this lap towel--one of the best give aways of all times.  Even though Roc Day is to be celebrated on January 7 it would be celebrated on the Saturday the closest to the date. 

Norman Kennedy is one of our favorite spinners with the most knowledge of the craft!

we loved when he stayed the winter in Louisiana!  Such times we had learning from

each other as we gathered around our spinning wheels to begin our tasks at hand after

the winter break.

Happy Roc Day spinners!

Gather, Gathering, Gathered!

Word of the Day:  Antithetical means "directly opposite of or opposed."

2022 Mystery Blocks--Here we go!  Another fantastic sew along--mystery at that--

2022 Fabric Requirements for 12″ Finished Blocks

• 12 – 18 Fat Quarters (or more for a scrappier quilt)
• 2 yards of background fabric for blocks and inner border (solid or tone on tone)
• 1 yard contrast for blocks (I’m using 1/3 yard each of three different grey prints for this in my quilt).
• 1/2-yard sashing (I’m using a light floral for this)
• 1-yard outer border
• 5/8-yard binding

2022 Fabric Requirements for 6″ Finished Blocks

• 12-18 Fat Eighths
• 1 yard of background fabric for blocks and inner border (solid or tone on tone)
• 1/2-yard contrast for blocks
• 1/4-yard sashing
• 1/2-yard outer border
• 1/3-yard binding

And now for something else to tempt you:

Beginning today! 

Sweet Dreams!

Here is your word for the day: 

A palindrome is a word, verse, or sentence (as "Able was I ere I saw Elba"), or a number (as 2002) that reads the same backward or forward.   Now it is Day 5 of a new year and I’m behind 5 days!!

 

 Pat Sloan has a sweet dreams mystery sew along that begins today!  That woman has so many

quilt alongs going at the same time--how does she keep up with it all?  Maybe, a staff of 

quilters?

Lace knitting!  yay!  Like I've finished the one in 2019 or 2020--

Here is something to know about Shetland Isles

READING Challenge

 

Captious means "tending to find fault and raise objections" or "calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument."

// Surprisingly, the critic, who is known for being captious, found the movie to be a flawless gem.

// Befuddled by the captiousquestions, the suspect broke down and confessed to the crime.

Here comes a reading challenge for you in 2022  If you like to read, this is a great challenge for each month of the year.  I found a friendly, bookly group on FB--Friends and Fiction.  This is their challenge--you could set your own book challenge for the year.

January--a debut author--there are tons of new authors now--exciting books to read

and embrace the world of words.

My choice for January is Falling by T J Newman

I've already picked  my book for February--Memoir or non fiction--I've chosen 

Stanley Tucci: Taste: My Life Though Food--thoroughly enjoyed his food special of Italy travel.

Here is a different challenge!

What book is in your hand or in your ear?

I really like to use Scribd app--either reading by eye or ear, a book is close at hand!