Tour de Fleece 2026 and Catching Up...

 ...the studio has drawn my attention away from many things, including posting.

Yesterday, The Husband and I took a trip to IKEA to buy some replacement drawer units for my old cube storage. I bought two Alex units, which give me a file drawer for the remaining files that I have to keep and several drawers to store the remaining supplies that I can't find space for. I put them together yesterday and today I will get them in place.

The last piece of furniture (for now) that I need has been ordered and will arrive tomorrow. It is a coffee bar cabinet that will house a refrigerator, glasses, cups, and utensils. On top will be my electric teapot and a one-cup coffee maker. The refrigerator will arrive next week.

In the meantime, I am arranging my books on the bookshelves on the Murphy bed, using bookends to keep the books in place and museum putty to hold photo frames and small items

TdF 2026, Day 8, 7/11

Continued chain-plying Gypsy Rose Lee [Ravelry]. This is such a slow process and I am getting frustrated

TdF 2026, Day 9, 7/12

Decided to take my Rest Day today instead of 7/13.

TdF 2026, Day 10, 7/13

Because I wanted to finish something, I put Gypsy Rose Lee [Ravelry] aside and plied Bella [Ravelry].

and the close-up

Specs:
Started 7/8/2026
Finished 7/13/2026
Falkland (4.3 oz.) from The Yarn Wench
95.8 yds. chain-ply, 10 WPI

TdF 2026, Day 11, 7/14 & 7/15

Still didn't want to work on Gypsy, so I started Tippy [Ravelry].

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

1. Alphabet Afghan (cross stitch)
   Finished W and started stitching X.
2. Studio
   Put together 2 Alex cabinets; adding books and bookends to bookshelves 
3. Tippy Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
   Started 7/14/2026 

No Work This Week:

1. California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]  
2. Gypsy Rose Lee Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] 
3. Herding Cats quilt (quilting) 
4. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry]  
5. La Cat-trina quilt (quilting)  
6. Morgana (cross stitch)
7. My Recipes (cooking) 
8. Road to Chaos (quilting)   
9. Starwoman (cross stitch)  
10. Website (other) 

Queued for Starting

1. Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting)
2. Summer Typography (cross stitch) 

Ready for Finishing:

1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)
2. August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch)
3. Bring Us Good Cheer
4. CATrina (cross stitch) 
5. Cherub Garden (cross stitch) 
6. Collector's Heart 2026 (cross stitch) 
7. Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch) 
8. Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch)
9. Horrified! mini (cross stitch) 
10. Making Spirits Bright (cross stitch)
11. Peaceful Night (cross stitch)
12. Primrose Path (cross stitch) 
13. Sea Dandelion (cross stitch)
14. Star (cross stitch) 
15. Stay Warm (cross stitch) 

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
2. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)
3. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 
4. Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
5. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)