A Little Stitching and More

 I have a finished stitch, a fully finished stitch, and  and two new starts.

The finished stitch is The Strawberry House by Scarlett House. I had been holding onto this pattern a long time, so I chose August to whip it out. I did choose to leave off some items. I didn't put the birds or the dog (can you believe I left off a dog?) I decided I just wanted a simpler finish. I did add my initials and the year. Somehow as crazy as this year is I thought it needed to be marked down. I grew up with the quote..."This too shall pass." I believe all this bad stuff will, and we will be stronger. I decided being that it is about to be a big year for me in a big birthday sort of way next month that the idea just worked for me. 

That little blob to the right is the scissor fob pattern that was way too close to the pin keep pattern and is in the process of being ripped out. Does anyone else hate to rip out on 40 count?

I plan to fill it with some sawdust, so it will have a different kind of feel than the usual little pillows. I am not going to put a border on and may really use it as a pin keep. Someone asked if I would do the scissor fob. Right now the answer is no, but I am putting it back in case I change my mind. 

I fully finished my September word play. I chose some Dick and Jane fabric for the back and a simple finish. I hope to set up a little back to school display in the corner of my sewing counter to go with it. I need to shop the stash for a little charm to go in the corner. 

Changing the topic...I have always called this room the sewing room, but I think work room is probably more fitting so I may start referring to it as such. 

I have two new starts.... a day time and a night time stitch.

Day time is on the above 40 count. I am doing some acorns in the round. I love the finished product on the cover of the pattern and that could be a possible finish, but if it turns out to be a good size I plan to put it on the top of a small jewelry box that was my mom's as a teen. I have had it since I was a teen and think it could use a cute stitch on top. We will see.

The night time stitch is another of the four planned flowers that I am doing. This one will be a camellia.

Two more thoughts to close out the post. 

I have a plant that was purchased by Lindsay's former boss. I may have mentioned it before, but she bought them for all the girls in the office at Christmas to see who could keep it alive the longest. The plant got dropped off at my house since Lindsay was on her way to Atlanta and not going directly to her house. I sort of took it and babied it and then a real tragedy happened in this lady's life. I decided that I would pray for her and her family every time I watered it because this incident was one that was going to be a part of their lives for many years to come. Today I was watering and praying on it and just noticed how much new growth was on it and how far it had come. It was a tiny little plant when Lindsay brought it in to the house. 

It is such a good way to pray for someone who needs that ongoing prayer. I guess is like the 12 stones gathered to remind the Israelites how much God had done for them. IT struck me that I maybe needed to associate more items to remind me to pray for particular people.

The last thought is a funny. A commenter on my previous post made me realize that I had written exactly what she thought in her comment but not what I meant. There is no hole in my beautiful green cabinet but there was an open space on top left by where the ugly cable box had been sitting. Oh my! I must be more careful with my words and maybe proof my work!!!