Nearly there

Well I hoped to finish Vintage Housewife by the end of August.  I very nearly made it.  My dog died on Friday and I didn't have the heart to stitch at all. She was old and she passed in her sleep but it was still upsetting.

I'll keep stitching this week and finish sometime.

Still stitching

I'm trying to remember when I started this sampler.  I think I bought the pattern in 2021.  So I need to finish the block I'm currently stitching and then the large block at the bottom-it will be a clothesline with clothes hanging on it.  I'm telling myself I'll finish the borders when my sister gets here because I can do that without looking at the pattern.

More border work

I was felled by the rampant oak pollen this weekend but managed to sit quietly and stitch on the borders!  I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Well at least. . .

I got stuck in a traffic jam behind an accident for two hours . Fortunately I had my cross stitch with me. At least my borders met!!

Goal for the week

My goal for the week is to meet the borders as shown here. I really hope they meet or there will be language!  I really need to get this gingham border finished so I can go back to filling in the fun stuff in the blocks.

Ripping out

So I was minding my own business stitching the gingham border on Vintage Housewife when I realized something was off.  If you look at that half finished block on the bottom I realized that there was supposed to be another row of two blocks to match the giant red block next to it.  I need some time to focus, count, and eventually rip out the stitches.

I was three stitches off! I'm really glad I hadn't started filling in the block!  I fixed it and continued stitching on.  As you can see, I'm actually stitching the border below the large red block now.  All nice and orderly and in the correct place.

Vintage Housewife

I'm still stitching along on Vintage Housewife.  I was going to start stitching the fun stuff in the remaining boxes but decided that future self would really appreciate it if I got started on the gingham border!

Vintage Housewife sampler update

 

Still slugging along on my Vintage Housewife sampler.  I really do love this but it takes me longer to stitch on 25 count evenweave.  It is so cute so I will keep stitching until it is finished.  I took this picture at the Urgent Care yesterday-had to take my nephew in so I grabbed this on my way out the door.