Booking it

 I do believe Miss M Holloway will be booked.

First option is a perfect fit kraft notebook.  I could drill the binding and weave a ribbon or cord.  The pages are plain kraft, perfect for attaching a scrap.  But if that would be the plan, many pages would be removed to allow extra space for the goodies.

The second option is a hard cover fabric covered journal that I aged.  Many years ago my bookstore carried these and I am sorry I only purchased a few.  Lined pages, would keep as is.  But they are both so small, including them with soft finishes would be fine.  In fact, great.  

Once again, decisions.

I received my eighth yard pieces and for the first time, pleased with all.  I like the texture and hand of FOAW but most previous pieces were greenish.  This is Milk & Honey, Sugar & Cream, and Stephanie's Toasted Almond.  Perfection.

Have a good day.

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Two to twist

Hi folks.

Sweet little M Holloway all wrinkled and happy.  I'm thinking the cover of a journal or handmade little stitches book.  You know, fabric pages of fragments or mini projects?  

I have decided to make the easy to match floss as cording on two, black poms on another.  Not sure about the fourth.  I will look through ribbons and chenille for a match.  My preference is the poms but I'm not taking a chance ordering what might be close in color for each.

This book, gifted to me, is a lifesaver for a stitcher who constantly changes colors.  It's the only place I note changes and easily found my colors used for each. I pulled the dmc reference out hoping to find a deeper blue for one but failed.

Sooooo ...... 

before ....

After.

And the accomplice (along with her fine tip liner brush).  Not the first time, probably won't be the last.

I just didn't care for the matching strong blue as a trim.  Now more like navy.

Beautiful day yesterday and also predicted for today.  The steroid pack is allowing me to do some outside work, but mom's swing is humming louder than the gravel to be moved.  Work can be done on gloomy days, enjoying the warmth of sun cannot.

Have a peaceful final weekend of September.

The End.

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Almost a reproduction

 Linen is same color, kept the ghost letters (except for the Z error), and added a space between a few words.  Boom.  Not like me at all and I do not like these one color letters.  But it's very small and I thought, what the hell?  I don't have the energy to overthink like my routine habit.

After all the hassles of applying (or trying to) beads on the Nash ovals, I decided against it.  Will still share my method soon, but sewing them on would have been easier BEFORE the back was attached.  I used glue after lacing on both fronts and backs, needles do not go through those hardened edges.  Besides, I had a squeeze toy that was similar to this one.  The spaced out beads reminded me of this and creeped me out!

Options are to do a full line (less creepy), poms, or cording.

I'll think about it.  But the full line of beads are like .... hard.  The other two options are soft against soft.  Silly, huh?

Changing of the guard.  

Dammit.

October next week!  We lost Carole 2 years this Sunday.  October was her birth month and absolute favorite.

And you won't believe this one.  New doc is saying Chris is type 2, not type 1.  Tests show no pancreatic activity at all since a teen.  That's 1!!  But still trying to fit his condition into allowing a Jardiance script (type 2 only), second doc to do so.  It's a very good drug, when indicated.  Sis took it.  I never paid attention to the TV ads stating the possible side effects.  She had those sores for months (doc said from the adult briefs), she developed blockages in her legs, she had both amputated.  Was it the drug?  This is why you should check symptoms from new meds with the pharmacist, not the doctor.  

Is my reading list working?  When, and if, the loading spinner stops.

Be safe.

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Working on M Holloway

And that's all I'm doing.  So exhausted, not sick, just overwhelming fatigue.

So just showing progress.  Started on Granite, nope.  This is a yellow/tan flimsy 40 count.

The bottom red section is started, this is 3" wide.

Later.

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p.s. Chris is better.   

Next

 Hey.  Cranky Crow.  Did you take all the good juju?  Cause my reading list is one blog from years ago and no one else.

And to Unknown about the cough and breathlessness.  They took my covid test four times before it showed. And that last one felt like it touched my eyeball!  If that was your SIL's cause of illness, probably negative now, hope he recovers fully soon.  Sounds like my nephew's symptoms, maybe a new mutation.  Very scary when they have no answers.

Ok.

Here it is.

 On 40 count Granite with called for threads.

I may load the next post with photos of a method you probably have done for years.  But it takes a while for my engine to turn over, and I just realized the easiest way to attach a fricking bead.

Stay tuned for the big reveal you've always known.

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Where's the fringe !?!

I wanted to final finish.  Found black trims ... no fringe.  I will sew and stuff anyway, add the fringe when I get it.

I received a small order that included old reliable Winter Brew, and newer Sugar Cream Pie (almost white).  And these two small samplers.

Haven't ordered anything for a long time, not happy about the new larger cuts.  So I don't get those!  I like the heavier feel of PTP, not the silky shiny lighter weaves.  Placed a small order (for 1/8 yard cuts) on Etsy, two light neutrals from FOAW.  I have their Affogato and the fabric feels right, but it's really green.  Is yours green?

Chris is going back to work today.  His employer's covid policy is two days max.  He works 12 hour shifts and doubles because they can't find new hires that pass a drug screening.  Manufacturing in a steel mill requires full attention and response time to prevent serious accidents.  No tolerance.

His son's GF, the trash heap, went to the hospital and sat with Chris's GF during the testing/exam.  I told him it's another ploy to guilt him about making her leave.  Doesn't matter, she's been told for a year, hasn't gone yet.  To clarify, he went to two different hospitals, neither honored the request for covid test.  It wasn't until they were out of ideas for diagnosis and she found out it was never given that Dr. complied.  I called the first hospital's ER dept. and told them their arrogance exposed other patients and cost him three days of treatment.  She said "okay".

Soon to be gone ....

Have a good weekend.

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