Yesterday's Stitching and Gifted Gorgeousness

As you know, yesterday was the Sweetheart Secret Stitch Blog Hop put on by Jo of Serendipitous Stitching.  THAT was so much fun!  It really helped to make yesterday at work so great.  If you want to just roam around and look at all the LOVE, I seriously recommend it.

Yesterday at lunch I pulled out the February 50 x 50 pattern and decided I didn't want to stitch across as I have been.  I considered how the sides would look.  If I stitched across I would end up with sides that didn't look like the top.  Did I really like how the top was looking so far?  Maybe if I were to stitch the top the way the sides were going to look then it would be more pleasing? Gave it a try and love how it is looking now.

I think you may agree this was the smarter move.  I finished ripping that top row out last night to clean it up.

Last night was Critical Role with Nancy.  I grabbed up my Odd Clover, which is a gift for my daughter, and a new thread for more confetti fun, which turned out to be a few grouped stitches here and there.  

It seems I need simpler patterns to work on while watching Critical Role and this one can be complicated with the confetti.  Just those few stitches really did make a difference!  I hope to work on this all weekend....I mean after I run errands....but then, do I really need to run those errands?  What errands?  I guess my weekend is free after all!

BEFORE

AFTER

I asked Nancy what I should do since I didn't really feel like stitching on Odd Clover and she said, "Why don't you bobbinate?"  Yes, why don't I!  I have all the stuff now...no idea why it took weeks but remember the free gift of the extra floss box?  Apparently it is as it should be.

Roy leaped into the JodyRi Salad with ripper in hand and we began to bobbinate.  Four skeins into it and I realized the reason I didn't feel like stitching or anything else was because I was tired.  Dang it.  I'd have to say this is my number one reason for not liking to work full time...it leaves me tired at the end of the day.  Annoying is what it is. POOP.

Since tonight is the Friday Night Sew-In I'll get more bobbinating done and HOPEFULLY be able to show off more than four.  I already know I won't be stitching tonight so I might as well bobbinate until I cannot.

Today, for my brother and myself, is the 10th anniversary of our mother's passing and for the first time it isn't difficult.  I'll be calling my brother tonight and maybe play some WORDS with him too.  It really is a beautiful day today, and I hope that wherever you are, you are safe and loved.

Until Next time.....KEEP ON STITCHIN'!