Earlier I posted about Midnight Hibiscus and Allietare! Rejoice! being completed. Since then I worked on Halloween projects.
I purchased the Kimberbelle Twilight Boo-levard machine embroidery bench pillow kit. The pillow is not complete, but I did finish all the machine embroidery. That in itself was a big deal!
Purely Gates came out with a new Mylar Halloween design package. I couldn't resist. I wanted to purchase and download it the first day, but I held off for one day! I combined two designs to make a Halloween couple. Since my niece got married Oct. 9, I decided they were the new Halloween couple, so they get a pillow. She's not big into Halloween right now, but I really think that will change when they have children. They have their first Halloween decoration! I actually stitched up two pieces - one for me!
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| Purely Gates Mylar Halloween Covid #20 |
I try and send my great nieces and nephews something on holidays. This year I modified a ghost shape, digitized it, and created hangers. Ooops! I mailed them without taking a photo of the finished projects. Had to make 17 this year. (Covid #21)
I purchased a Dowdle puzzle of Sequoia National Park at Costco, then stayed up late MANY nights to get it finished. I decided this would be a great gift to send to my AFS family in Australia. They were supposed to visit in September, but no surprise, the trip didn't happen. I looked on line to see about purchasing and shipping it directly to them. $25 for the puzzle and $18 to ship it to Australia. Second idea. I owe Lucy a quilt (she'll be 6 next week). Sooo . . . . I'll get her quilt made and include a puzzle when I mail it to her. Shipping will still be expensive, but I'll ship everything at once and it will be less than shipping several smaller packages. I went searching through my tub of ready-to-quilt tops and found one that will be perfect for her. It's now under the needle. I should be able to finish it soon and they might get a package before Christmas! That also means I need to make their ornaments NOW instead of waiting for Dec.
Almost forgot - I finished the top for Enchanted Garden. It's ready to baste and quilt.
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| Enchanted Garden Top complete. 60 x 75 inches. |
It's been a strange year for everyone. But I think I've made lemonade out of the situation and have managed to get a lot of projects completed.
Thanks for checking in.
Be thankful.
