Getting a Few Things Done

I did a lot of puttering around the house today. Not sure I got much accomplished but I did neaten up a couple of completely disorganized areas.

My big boneheaded move today was completely forgetting to attend my first yoga class of this session. What a dope! I'll be there the next couple of weeks but will probably miss one class when Barb and I attend the Pastime Pieces retreat in November.

Jeanette came over so I could help get her various devices synched to her phone for her upcoming trip to England: ear buds, headphones, and headphones. The instructions that come with the devices are very sketchy and I had experience synching devices like that to my iPhone so it was just a matter of going step by step and getting it done. 

I'm having the ladies at my place for stitching on Thanksgiving Monday so have started making the dining room (aka downstairs craft room) somewhat presentable. Still work to do on that front.

I started putting out the autumn and Hallowe'en décor in the front hall downstairs.

Quaker Pumpkin by The Stitcherhood

A Mill Hill kit on perforated paper from 25 (!) years ago. I was fortunate to find the autumn-themed frame. It might be from Mill Hill, too.

I don't remember the source of this pattern. Snorri likes to wear his happy jack o' lantern sweater this time of year. 

Up in my office I noticed the Hallowe'en humbug hanging on my bulletin board. It's going downstairs to hang up somewhere for the rest of the month.

(this is an old photo - I have since restitched the seam to match up the colours)

The pattern is a freebie from Cathi's Stitching Blog. Although she no longer operates her blog, you can try sending her an email for the pattern.

I stitched it on 14ct Aida many, many years ago. Each edge is only 2 1/2" long.

While rummaging about on my desk, clearing up some paperwork, I found an embroidery kit that I bought 3 years ago at the Toronto Guild of Stitcher's event at the EAC's Seminar's Market Mall and Stitcher's Boutique.

The design is printed on the fabric so all I need to do is separate the threads and start stitching.

It was the same event where I first became acquainted with Pastime Pieces and purchased 'Smitten' from All Through The Night which I just kitted up and started last night.

The fabric is darker than this but you get the general idea. I need to pop out to pick up a couple of the flosses I'm missing but will do what I can for now. The fabric is 40ct so I need bright light, magnifying glasses, plus the magnifier on my lamp. Very 'squinchy' work.

Blogger has a new feature that adds additional links to my posts. Not sure I'm a fan but will go with it for now.

It doesn't look like I accomplished much today but I did make some order out of the usual chaos around here.