Calm before the crazy...

I love Sundays.

Sleeping in...

Attending Church...

Hand sewing on a project

This Sunday, I am currently working on

my Trip around the World quilt. I

began the project over two years ago

with a Facebook group. I think

everyone else has finished

(or given up!)

The squares are 2 inches. I am starting

row 41. Every seventh row I use the same

red with white dot fabric. All other

fabric is from my stash.

I added it up today, and I

currently have over 3800 squares

sewn. so far.

I find hand sewing very relaxing, which

I especially need as we go into the

Holiday season here in the USA.

What are you slow stitching today?

And the next project on the UFO list is.....

I have tried very hard to  finish

half-started project off of my

UFO list this year.

Of course, I could not resist beginning

another project, so I started the

Be My Neighbor quilt at

Bear Creek Quilting company

I have made 6 of the 10 blocks

which have been published online.

The quilt will have a total of

16 blocks in 4 rows.

The third block

(blue house in upper right)

and the fifth block

(house with heart)

have an appliqued bird,

which I have not added yet.

I am debating whether to

applique by hand or machine.

I am making the blocks from

a fabric line of very bright prints

(unusual for me to sew with).

The prints are made up of

dots, chevrons or diamond patterns

Today, for my

Slow Sunday Stitching, I will

be finishing the final full row

on my Trip Around the World quilt.

I think it is about 110 inch square.

It will have a finishing row of

the red dot print I have used

throughout the quilt. Next...

hand quilting it. The hand

quilting will begin

after the first of the year.

What are you

Slow Sunday Stitching?

Cool Fall stitching

The outside temperature is cool.

Neighbors are beginning

to use their fireplaces...

smells so good!

Today, my Slow Sunday Stitching

is going to be working on my

Trip Around the World.

I have been working on it for 2 years.

I was thinking of finishing it out

at King size, but I am thinking

a Queen size is just as good.

What are you

Slow Stitching Sunday?