Slow Stitching

   Happy weekend,

Friday we  were fogged in til noon-that was unusual-usually it will burn off in a few hours. The weekend has been very cloudy and overcast but pretty warm for end of December. There are some wicked storms coming in over the US next month though. The warmer weather has brought in the fisherman this weekend-perfect weather for it.

  I am not a movie watcher usually, but the last couple of evenings I found really really good movies on the You Tube app for the tv. One I had not seen before. I am still amazed at the better choices  over what Directv streaming offers in movies-so glad I saved money and went with the free apps for movies. Last night Larry and I watched Popeye cartoons-a blast from the past haha.

  I am finally feeling a bit more calm and ready to get into crafts again.  I had started hand stitching my first little bag together and then had stopped to bake up a few Christmas goodies.  I picked it up today to work on. I almost thought I messed up but I didn't. These little bags have a lining so am figuring out how this goes together.  I used a heavier quality cotton muslin for the backing of the stitches-will give the bag more body and stabilize the hand stitches I am thinking. I am anxious to get this first one all figured out so I can go on to the next.  (Ignore the time stamp as I need to figure out how to get rid of that. It seems to only show up in the photos when I post it-strange)

  I decided to stitch a back stitch for a stronger seam

 Most instructors do not use knots to end with, but being this will be a bag I thought knots will keep everything more secure and not work their way out. I haven't seen anything yet that looks all that secure to me..

Any plans for New Years Eve?  I will be making us a shrimp boil-I will be staying up to watch the celebrations on the tv-I always do-looks like better hosting of shows this time