Art, Craft and Needlework, August, 2026

[Gma]

Ahh, Nancy, I know that I often measure how good my life is by noting that I have time to (crochet, knit, embroider, hardanger, sew - choose any!)
Glad you can find time to knit on a prayer shawl. Prayers for yourself and for others.

[Gma]

My grandson is taking a century old commode that my mother refinished to college. I am trusting that he will take good care of it. To protect the top from scratches (and water marks I hope not) I found a piece of heavy upholstery fabric to make a runner. For the first time I made mitered corners! They turned out really well. (I might have to think of something else I can make using that technique. )
Hooray for internet sewing instructions!

[Harriet]

Gma, I'm sure your dgs will be thoughtful about the furniture he brings from home, but of course my instinct says others may not, lol. I think you are very wise to send along the runner. I have some old tapestry-look upholstery fabric here that I am sure I'll do something with someday! Miters - good for you. I am trying to decide whether to miter the corners of the final border of the quilt. Ultimately, I don't think it will be appreciated by others that I took the time. But corners on a furniture runner could be noticed often.

I left the light color cotton in the machine and mended the pillowcase my dfirstmil made for me years ago. It's worth it to me to keep it as long as I can. Then I changed out to dark all-purpose and began other mending. Happily, another pair of slacks is now into my wardrobe. It was "off" in its hem by about an inch and a quarter for me, which was surprisingly too long - sometimes I can get away with off-the-rack, but I find that happens more often in jeans. Now I think it "breaks" at the top of shoe about at the right place. I had already hemmed a similar pair and got them a little short, I think. But I may be the only one who sees it - I'm sure I'm the only one who cares, lol.

[Nancy]

Harriet one thing I love about my singer I got just before the pandemic is that it
has a clear bobbin cover case and I can see how much bobbin thread I have on it.
Genius who ever came up with that!

Ta daa I remembered to get a quilt batt!

I have decided that my next knitting will be dish cloths I have the yarn.
Not for a while however.

Resting a bit after doing 2 errands it's warming up today.
Then I'll get some other tasks done like ordering the back I'll use a sheet.
Need to do some stuff on the forms of info. first.

[Nancy]

I did order the back for the quilt and ... drum roll...
some acrylic shapes for blocks and cutting guides...
and... 1st ever on line fabric order of two jelly rolls in patriotic cotton prints.
Part of those items. will be here by my birthday.

[Gma]

When is your birthday, Nancy?
I just did the last crochet stitch on my dsis2 birthday present! I will hand sew on the closure tomorrow.
Then it will be ready to wrap and mail.
But my niece (daughter of dsis3) is coming tomorrow evening, and of course I want to show it to her before I get it ready to mail.

[Nancy]

My birthday is Sept. 2nd.

I have more items to decide on and it was not all in the same box so aditl. shipments are coming.

I got the bird bath set up and glad the birds found it in a day or two.
I have all the items I ordered but a couple of non - birthday items a book and a planner that will be here early next week.

I have been knitting the the current project is to the last few rows now.

I have some things I put off bc of the summer heat and will be on next month's calendar so less time for crafting.

[Nancy]

Played yarn chicken and lost...
so I had to rip out the last couple of inches have it about half way re knit with the border.
Hoping to finish up this weekend on this one.