Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...a little of this and a little of that. I finished the Flower Girls cross stitch. This project came with a frame, so it is completely finished. Specs: Started 3/13/2022 Finished 4/22/2022 Design and frame by Just Nan I have been trying to finish the machine quilting of Dia de los Muertos quilt. Because the motifs are a little complex, I can only do one of two a day. It will be a while... WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ] I have a few rows left to finish the yoke. Then I can do the split for the sleeves. Noche de los Muertos quilt (quilting) Machine quilting still in progress. Phat Fiber Weaving (Weaving) [ Ravelry ]  Still weaving with the Bollywood sampler No Work This Week: Illusion hexagons (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [ Ravelry ]   ...

 ...and we've been enjoying some rain for the last couple of days.  We need so much more rain to recover from the drought. Some rain is better than none! More flowers are appearing in the garden. We have irises columbine more roses and Asian pear blossoms.

 ...another trip to mom's, this time for my sister's celebration of life. Before I left, I started working on a new weaving piece. I've been spinning all of the Phat Fiber samplers that I've purchased. I've warped my Knitters Loom with some cream wool yarn. I'm going to weave the sampler bits into one piece. We'll see if I like it or not! WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Still working on the top portion of the sweater Flower Girls (cross stitch) Stitching the butterfly section No Work This Week: Illusion hexagons (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Noche de los Muertos quilt (quilting) Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [ Ravelry ]   Phat Fiber Weaving (Weaving) [ Ravelry ] Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Queued Ready to machine quilt: Mermaid Songs (quilting) IDJ (It's Dead, Jim) Malachite (n...

 ...I'm still here, but my focus is elsewhere. :( Our garden is blooming. We have daffodils Phlox < and Solar Fire, new to our garden.