Cracking me up

 My right thumb has returned to painful cracks at each corner of my nail, and now my index finger wanted in on the action.  Both of those nails have peeled, weakened, and are as short as possible making the tip even more tender.  Using cleaners and paint, fillers, has I'm sure made it all worse.

The limited stitching time has been spent on Jane Moore 1825 (The Wishing Thorn) on 46 count.  Two errors, don't care, not important.  Spewing a few expletives satisfied my frustration.

Scott is basically done with that back room off the family room/kitchen.  Tomorrow he will install the crown moulding on the kitchen cabinets which won't take long.  I did not realize that the other projects and bath remodel are not possible.  The brace limits his mobility involving stairs, and there is no way he can manage up and down as needed for cutting wood and such.  So disappointed.  He really is excellent.  The other carpenter that replaced our windows and is a perfectionist, is recovering from two years of chemo.  Still in demand and accepting jobs during his recovery, but the stairs would be a challenge and I would not even ask him.

I'm having a problem with a link for those bags that doesn't include my order info, will attempt again when I have more time.  If you are interested, search Amazon for zippered mesh bag with handles.  They are listed as student, document, puzzle, game, travel, and other descriptions.  The mesh is breathable, better for linen than my plastic, and holds its shape very well.

Tootsie has never had a litter yet gets nailed by these guys on my deck every few months.  Ollie is her boyfriend, always on her, the orange nasty feral fights with him.  Too smart for trap, too feral for handling.  After dealing with this for days, I thought it was once again over.  Nope.  Two new fellows, solid black juvenile and large smoke gray are here all day and she really puts on a show for them.  When I scare them away, she cries and runs after them!  I give up.  Our three were all neutered very young and it never calmed their urges, just prevented litters.

Off to bed with Neosporin, Cetaphil, Hand Repair, and blue fingers.

Hope all is well with everyone.

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Project bags

And probably more than you want to know.  But I'm pretty pleased with them so wanted to share.

All from Amazon and what I've been hoping to find for quite some time.  The first order was returned because the main pouch was waterproof material which would make  fabric/thread stored in it, stink.  There was a good deal of time spent on the various offers, all looking the same, yet different pricing, quantities, quality, and sizing.

My choices are all mesh but not all the same style.  The features I desired are met and the reasons for them are simple.  

1.  Visibility.  I would never recall which bag held which project.  My current bags are not sheer enough and require unzipping to see contents.

2.  Handling.  My arthritic right hand and carpal tunnel make grabbing and holding a bag, difficult.  Especially the large slippery plastic, and a PITA to search for that small black loop on the zipper.  I need a handle.  Two at the zippered opening is not fun, in the way and needing moved, finally found them on the side!  Yay!!  

3.  Cost.  Those gorgeous fabric print bags and work that we see everywhere can add up.  I would only need one or two, for the current projects.  A stack of them is not something I am willing to spend linen/chart money on, and also .... refer to 1.

4.  These bags can hold stitchery with the backing fabric, trim, anything for the finale, and I can see them and realize how much I need to do!  Once a project is over, they are covered or in a drawer, forgotten.

5.  Wool applique and berry patterns, templates, a variety of sewing projects will be organized and accessible.  (Happy to see a comment Cheryll, sent an email after visiting your blog and was getting worried.)

Where will they be?  Hopefully on a tall free standing old wooden coat rack.  We'll install alternating hooks on each side top to bottom, and create storage/display in a small footprint.  Peg racks, hanger clips, the handles give more options rather than a file drawer or basket, again, forgotten.  The bags are actually pretty, colors are great.  

Really busy with the wall work, will list links in the next post.  Some were returned and I need to make sure the info will be correct.

And the winners are .....

Front pocket will not hold full size chart, but perfect for the small size chart. I have many in that size and for this price .. 10 pack of 5 colors for $20.  Keeper!

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 Good size, good quality, top handles (one will be removed), cannot zip front pocket closed with full size chart, don't care.

4 colors for $21.

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Much larger in width and height, would hold a lot of fabric and more.  (I will remove one strap and shorten.)  Outside pocket holds full size chart vertical or horizontal. 6 colors for $23.

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No outside pocket, one zipper, side handle, large enough for full size chart and all else. 4 colors for $13.

 

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And these clear pockets for a 3 ring binder, closures alternate so they lay flat in the binder.

I'm very pleased.  And very tired.  Very tired.

That was a lot of nail holes to fill, prime, and sand.  Painting (moore's white dove) it all including windows and trim this week.

Later!!!

Hope I didn't bore you too much!

Since I don't use a phone, what do those that do see?  I was told that posts are not sized properly and scrolling width wise is necessary.  Help?

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Who's job is easier?

 His.

This is tedious work to me.  Listing small linens for a quick inventory, adding a note to each chart of design size.  Most show the stitch count within the chart, in a bag that fits tighter than my BAP (big ass panties).  

Always a monogamous stitcher, now I am wanting other projects kitted, ready for a serious relationship.  May only be one date, may lead to an engagement, or end in divorce (or cremation).  Choosing a linen takes more time than completing a sampler.  I won't cut into a larger piece, ever, so this stash review was necessary.   A dozen charts have yellow tags noting linen size to kit tomorrow.  Maybe these extra trays will be too distracting!

 After an 18 hour back surgery over a year ago, Scott developed drop-foot and is wearing a rigid brace from foot to above knee.  Obvious in his walk, bending to reach floor is a struggle.  He appears to be in pain, but isn't, it's the restriction making it appear so.  He uses a short scaffold to reach ceiling, and as he turned to talk, one locked wheel wasn't enough and it rolled and started to fold.  Thank God the back of his head missed the pipe legs extending above the workbench went he fell backward.  He is bruised, but ok.  

Stay safe, be careful, thanks for visiting.

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Mail

 Mail came!

Here are the smalls, mostly for the lids of my empty/clean glass candle jars.  Filled with peppermints at Christmas, acorns for fall, rosehips for summer, it will make a nice display and offer another spot for finishes.  Quite a few are filled with sewing supplies and I may add a cute fabric to those lids but not stitchery.  I love being able to see the contents lined up, no labels or searching required, and the benefit of a large opening and lift off lid is a blessing to arthritic hands. 

The Chocolate Hearts design has been in cart for a very long time, and I was concerned that this chart from 2015 may be unavailable soon.  Autumn Posy colors will all be changed, already assigned a page to it in my new book!  Only two changes were made on Jane but the one that was not clear to me, cost much time effort so all changes will be entered.

This Nash is from 2018, never saw it.  Plan to stitch separately, sweet little finishes, the white house will be narrowed and the roof color changed.  Both of these will be on dark linen. 

Here's an glimpse of the threshold height, on hinged or sliding door.  He will add a few  floor pieces when all is done.

Moving along quickly, shiplap won't take much time so decisions need to be made!

Sunny and warm today.  Third and final injection this morning.  Starting physical therapy in a week or so.  Or so sounds better.

Enjoy your day!

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Playing

 Hello people.

This is how I roll.  I enter the messy room with good intentions.  But the first nugget of interest sends me in the opposite direction.  Piles on the counter are shoved aside creating a space to do nothing close to that good intention.  

This is the straight sided lid to Lume deodorant.  Why would it be in the pile?  Because during the search for the recycling code, I saw a tiny oval pincushion, probably in worn out velvet, which was enough to toss it on the pile.  Husband said, "you envisioned a velvet pincushion from a deodorant?".  Yea, I did.

I sanded the imprinted label, used Tacky glue and scrapbook paper to cover.  More of a test since grinding, pounding, nailing, and a vacuum are distracting me from completing this properly.  Who am I kidding.  Always impatient and lazy, winging it is what I do.  

Then I see that some of my Washi tapes are the same height, another option.  The tape would probably need to be on a plain paper first because of the translucency. 

Missy's mouse is testing pincushion height (too high), bottom can be filled with weighted beads.

Then again, I may lose interest and move to another pile.

The only thing for sure right now, is the new Andersen slider has a threshold that is elevated above floor level far too much.  That's the design.  My old door was level, no trip hazard, do not like this at all.  The interior is wood but this full width elevated strip is the vinyl color of the exterior.  Bulls Eye 1 2 3 primer?  Washi tape?  We'll see.

Have a good day!

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Surprise gift!

You record the designer, pattern, and additional notes in the top section.  Beneath are columns noting the charted color, and directly opposite the change made by the stitcher.  Moi.  

This is a wonderful gift!!  I was totally unaware of this book, which is a very simple way to note those constant changes.  Plenty of room, and no other info is really necessary so this will be a valuable tool for me.  I tried keeping a book with info on each project but recording every change or issue throughout the stitching was very inconvenient (i.e. PITA).  If I waited until the project was completed, I couldn't remember what I did weeks before to record accurately.  This will be so much simpler and helpful.  My plan is to number each page of the book and insert a card listing projects with page # assigned making them easy to find.

Thank goodness it was delivered in the plastic bubble bag and not paper envelope because a severe hail storm arrived and blew items throughout the neighbors.  Thankfully this was caught in the rocker's slats.  And we are back under a severe warning so I will show my new charts next time.

No project has been chosen yet, Scott dropped off equipment and tools to start work early Monday.  I plan to hide in my sewing room and attempt to organize, maybe do a little machine sewing.  He is a talker, and as with most people, does not understand why that's a problem for me.

Have a good start to another week.  Middle of April!!  Be safe.

To Fabric Girl- the stitching station photos are in previous posts.  Thanks!

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