Whatcha Working on Wednesday

It is time for Whatcha Working On Wednesday again! Leslie at My Country Home is our gracious host. I have Leslie to thank for leading me to my stitchery projects. I am so enjoying doing them. Through her I also found out about the Shabby Roses BOM project. I have not started that one, but I have downloaded the all the blocks and instructions and graphs available to date. I think I would enjoy doing that one too. The same designer has the Wonky Houses blocks too. I also downloaded those as well. There are only four designs in that one. Have not decided if I will make them or not. Also on Leslie sidebar is the link to Verandah Views BOM by Willowberry Designs. I love that one too and have downloaded those patterns and directions as well.

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So now I needed a way to keep track of all those patterns on my computer. I have them in the My Documents section which has a folder with my name on it. Then with in that folder is stuff I need to save or want to reference later. So while there I made a new folder and called BOM then I realized it was looking confusing as to which block was which and how many did I really have and so one. So then I decided to put each BOM series in its own folder. Ahhhh, much easier to find what I want now. Now my brain doesn't feel so scattered when I am trying to find the pattern I want. Whew!

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So besides straightening my brain, what else have I been doing? Oh, here is the update for last Sunday on the Stitch Along Blog.

I did not get a lot done I had to unpick a section because I was one row off. But I stitched more than I unstitched, so I guess I am still going forward on that one. Like I keep saying, the Stitch Along Blog is really helping me to spend some time on this one every week.
I finished the JOY block. Not as much going on for this one, so it was fairly quick to stitch.

And now I am working on the fourth one, HOPE. I can't believe how much fun I am having doing these blocks. Because of that I should be moving along pretty quickly on these. For the Verandah Views BOM, I discovered I had on hand the perfect fabric to use, and the right size too. So soon I will be printing out the patterns for that one and pulling together the DMC colors I need and that project to my list of ongoing projects. I guess I will never lack for a project to be working one.
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In addition to the above, I also did spend some more time working on my PLARN bag. Don't have a current picture at the moment. But I will post a picture when I am done. I need to decide what I want to make with PLARN next after I finish this one. I am accumulating plenty of plastic bags to use for PLARN. People at work are giving me their bags, so I am ending up with all sorts of interesting colors. Should be interesting.
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You may remember that picture of the MESSY closet in the office/sewing room. Well, I am also slowing emptying out that closet. And looking through the things as I take them out. Right now none of the rooms in my house is considered neat. Since I don't have a garage to use as a holding place for things, I have to stash them whereever. I hope that redoing the closet to be a more efficient and useful storage area for my craft things will result in a neater house as well. LOL! I sometimes wish I can be off work for awhile so I can get things done. But I have to do things piecemeal around here.
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Another thing I have been doing is piddling around out in the yard. I planted some petunia seeds in my petunia tower and some Polka Dot Bachelor Button flowers around the bottom of the tower. I hope it will be a pretty sight before too long. Pictures will be coming on my other blog for that project. Probably in an Outdoor Wednesday post in a couple of weeks or so.

I have also started drawing the quilting lines on my Oh-Cherry-Oh tablerunner. And I did spend a little more time shaping the fabric around my chair I am redoing. A commenter gave me a great idea for finishing the cushion. I will have to try that one. Did a new header for this blog too in case you haven't noticed!
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So that has been my week. Now I really need to get going and get ready for work if I want to get back home and work on my stuff again.
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Happy Wednesday!!

~Linnea~