What have I been up to?

 YES!!!  It's only been one week since my last post!

I was working along on my May project bucket when my featherweight seized up on me.  It took a week for me to get it back working again but that little thing is such a workhorse!  I love the sweet even stitching that it does.

In 2024 I started the year off putting together 12 buckets (containers) of unfinished projects with the goal of getting one done per month.  I came across Shelly Robson of The Quilted Forrest on YOUTUBE and this is her brainchild.  So, I joined in.  January 2024 was awesome!  I had a large project that I totally got done before the end of the month! February came and I was so excited to work on a BOM I had purchased about a dozen years ago!  Mid February hit and my husband and I were thrown head on into planning a move.  Needless to say, all my buckets got packed up and moved.  Now we are in 2025, all moved, and I have pretty much been able to keep up with the monthly buckets.  YAY! Because I have not quite finished the May project, I was VERY happy to see that June's bucket is an easy one for me to complete!

I have tried to talk my sister into joining this monthly finishing project and she's thinking about it.  Maybe for 2026!

Meanwhile, I have a friend that keeps me motivated.  This friend and I have known each other for 45 years!!!  She loves to sew and cross stitch.  I am amazed at how much she gets accomplished.  She still works as a nurse full time, spends a lot of her time off caring for her grandchildren, and manages to keep her home beautifully decorated for each occasion.  I too, like to cross stitch but her home is filled with her creations!  Here is her latest one:

How adorable is that?!!!!!!! Her cross stitching is beautiful and I am SURE she sewed the mat the dolls are standing on!

If you want to check out the project of the month program that Shelly does, here is her YOUTUBE link:   https://youtu.be/RZuT7sYEA70?si=AuO1xDlkMlgsVTgh

Happy Sewing!

Cathy