Sunday Stitch School - Still Closed

 I'm sorry, but I need another week of sick leave and rest.

Sunday Stitch School - Sick Leave

Sorry, but there is no new stitch for Sunday Stitch School today. The teacher is on sick leave. Hope to be well and back by next Sunday.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2025 is the Year Of The Snake according to the Chinese zodiac, which is also followed in Japan.

This snake was made in May 2012, when I had just learned 17 new stitches in Sharon Boggon's TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesday). The orange markings of the snake are made with TAST #17 Crossed Buttonhole Stitch.

The snake is a symbol of prosperity and in these times of high inflation and endless price hikes, let's hope for a more stable economic situation in 2025. 

I also wish that peace, stability and health will prosper all over the world. 

My final wish is that Queenie's Needlework will be prosperous and that my quilting and embroidery will flourish.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers.

For more about the Snake year, go to Hokkaido Kudasai

WIPW - It's Really Not This Gloomy

This is the last Work In Progress Wednesday report for 2024.

Today is Christmas and leading up to today I've been too busy to make any progress apart from work on the 

Hexablooms

whose collection now has reached 230 flowers - I have stitched another ten blocks. 

Having used up most of the Christmas fabric I just picked pieces at random and ended up with these gloomy ones. The week has been good and I'm enjoying the holiday so there should have been brighter and more cheerful pieces instead of all the dark and gloomy blocks.

I hope to have another set of ten to show on 1/1, but there is no guarantee that I will finish in time.

Now I need to dig up some bright, vivid prints.