Art, Craft and Needlework, July, 2026

[Harriet]

Amazing that it is the HalfWay Point of the Year, 2026!

Does that focus your creativity more toward the gift-giving and decor part of year's end?

Or is it more the weather change that encourages you to find inside creativity to beat the heat?

Whatever makes creativity blossom for you, let us know!

In June,
Nancy customized purchased PJs with a phone pocket and a new waistband, and worked on prayer shawls
Twins' Mom's created a grapevine wreath door decoration in time for the Fourth of July ✯ the 250th of the U.S.
Harriet continued quilting the 13 Colonies quilt that might get finished during sesquicentennial MONTH (smile)
Cathy cross-stitched on her current project at her knitting group
Gma helped her Mission Quilters group tie a quilt for donation
Mystery Woman embroidered small items for a gift exchange with friends

[Nancy]

I am on a break for a bit from knitting.
I got red and blue solid yardage fabric today and pre-washed it.
[Could not find any red and white or blue and white with stars.]
The banners for fence rails were sold out as were bird baths.

I've been glad for the break on yard work but did get some more marigolds today
they are in a planter for now.

[Harriet]

Glad to hear you could find new fabric, Nancy. Yep, better to prewash darks I guess, especially reds, which can be big surprises if you don't. Have fun with it!

Yesterday I wasn't feeling so well, but yesterday morning early I did get some sewing done. I kept working outward with the straight lines along the sashing and a couple small designs beside the embroidered bit.

The machine sort of scared me at one point - I don't know what it (or I?) had done but it acted as if it bit into the fabric and I was thinking, "oh, no". But I was able to release it and couldn't find any evidence. Whew. Maybe the machine quilting thread is harder on the machine, or maybe this has just been a long haul for it.

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