A Little Knitting

One of my favorite ways to relax in the evenings is to listen to podcasts while I stitch. Next to my stitching chair is a big wooden bowl that is a catch all for small projects.

I don't consider myself a good knitter, but I do enjoy working on small items like scarves and washcloths. 

Wintery

Have you ever seen one of those Sunsets while you're driving, and you just have to pull off the road to stare at it or take a picture?

Yeah, you know what I'm talkin about.

Rag Rug

Changing things up a bit, so I started working on this rag rug again. It's referred to as a toothbrush rug because of the type of needle used to stitch with. The needle was made by cutting off the brush section of a toothbrush.

I'm trying to use up some fabrics that are not worthy of using for quilts. I'll show more detail in the next couple of days.

Happy New Year!

We have been getting a lot of snow here in the Midwest, and the temperature has been extremely cold. Hope your New Year is off to a good start.

Maggie loves playing and digging in the snow.

Grateful

I am grateful for the many blessings in my life.

I am grateful for moments that make a day special.

 Hope your Christmas was filled with happiness, peace and love.

The Eye Of The Storm

I've learned about telling a story through cloth from Jude Hill. 

So much goes through my mind when I'm stitching. I just never thought of transferring those thoughts to cloth to Tell My Story.

The idiom "eye of the storm" means the region of mostly calm. Here the eye represents the center of calm, but the added tears mean there is potential for violent outbreaks. This has been my body's experience dealing with gluten sensitivity.

Telling My Story

One small phase of my life, yet such a big piece.

I got the idea of squares on squares from Jude over at Spirit Cloth. Once I started stitching the squares together, they became blocks of time that I have traveled during this phase. 

The spiral is the journey through these blocks of time.