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HQAL February 2025

Posted on February 23, 2025 | 24 comments

I have done absolutely nothing with the Beez embroidery project this month.

Here is where I was, and here is where I still am:

That is not to say that I haven’t done any handwork during this very short month!

Surprise!

I have gotten out the Garden Basket project!

Here is where I was:

After finishing appliqueing the leaves on a border this month, I was delighted to find that I only have one border left to finish!

I was so sure that I had only completed two borders!

Happy, happy dance!

I now have the last border of leaves all pinned and ready to stitch (which may, or may not, happen any time soon).

How about you?

Have you been able to move a project forward this month?

Garden Baskets

Garden Baskets Update and a Gif

Garden Baskets Update

Garden Baskets Update 3

Garden Baskets Update 4

Garden Baskets and Iris Update 5

May 2022 OMG Update

Chookshed Stitchers 2024 Challenge – September Update

HQAL January 2025

HQAL February 2025

Have fun and carry on!

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, Connie and Laura

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Studio Makeover Update

Posted on February 14, 2025 | 18 comments

In a previous post, I shared that the Hubster and I were painting and changing out the flooring in my sewing studio.

One would think the green paint was very bright, and it was, but it absorbed light, and as it cheery as it was, I needed more light (I am not getting any younger).

Also, the flooring was chipped and dented. The black and white was fun, but time to go.

The room is now painted with two soft gray colors (The same as the rest of the house, but keeping it the same makes small repairs easier…only two paint colors to keep on hand.).

I offered to help, but the Hubster did the flooring by himself, and I am very grateful!

That flooring was a lot of work!

I wasted no time moving back in!

There are still things to do. The Hubster is going to custom cut peg board to fit a couple of odd angles and the rulers that are piled on the sewing table will be hung up.

The tv is not a ‘smart’ tv…I can play dvd movies with it, but no streaming, no cable, no YouTube… unless I hook my pc up to it. It might get replaced one of these days.