@charitystitchers @christianstitchers @christianartists @crochet Okay, Ladies & Gents! I have made some...things. I think they're *somewhat* recognizable. The first 2 pics are a little #Cat (the pattern is Nugget the Kitten) & the second is a #Bunny (Popcorn the Bunny, both by Yarnspirations). They'll be going either to #ToysForTots or our community's #SalvationArmy for their #AngelTree. Still learning so they're not perfect, but I'm pretty proud of how they turned out! #LoveInStitches #Crochet

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Finally finished the pin 4 the #LadybugHeartCross2024 gift set! Took way too long 4 such a small project, but I...um...got distracted??? ( #Crochet, #Reading, #Cooking, #CrossStitchPatternDesign...) It's finished now, though! Yay! #CrossStitch #CrossQuilting #Embroidery #LoveInStitches #Ladybug #Ladybugs #Faith #handmade

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Posting some #ProgressPics on #LadybugHeartCross2024 Pin. Part of a gift set once all pieces are finished. Front is #CrossStitched with some traditional backstitch in the areas my needle wouldn't go through the tie tack. The rest is being #CrossQuilted. Just have the border & fraying edges left. #CrossStitch

@eff @zoracon *And* safety! I can't use my real name online on a regular basis due to a #DomesticViolence situation with my ex, but certain social media sites don't allow usernames (or at least not as freely as they "advertise"), so it makes it difficult to open an account & participate in anything on them.

@nightstitching @thegiddystitcher It would definitely take longer, but you can hand piece scraps into a small quilt design and use it for a mug rug, a placemat, an accent piece on a table, etc. Certain batting are also made to resist heat, so you could make potholders. Quilted Christmas ornaments are really pretty too. Not all quilted projects have to be large to be pretty and/or practical.

@nightstitching @thegiddystitcher But we're*supposed* to enable each other! Didn't you know that??? 😉😄

Some projects don't even require batting. And some don't require piecing anything at all. I started learning to quilt when my mom taught me to stencil. So one of my first projects was to hand quilt around a stenciled angel. Projects don't have to be large, expensive *or* complicated; you just have to enjoy what you're doing as you do it and get creative! 😄

@WarnerCrocker This may sound...well...paranoid (?), but has any1 also thought that maybe these so called "attempted assassinations" are actually his twisted attempts 2 gain popularity in the polls? "Poor me! I'm *such* a great guy & all these sickos keep trying 2 kill me!" I mean, think about it. How many attempts can be made on ONE MAN'S LIFE b4 SOMEONE is actually successful at it? They almost all seem 2 be former Trump supporters 2. Maybe they were brainwashed into this w/ promises of glory

Apparently our #Cat likes the bell on her new collar.

Every time I turn around, she's shaking it so it rings.

And rings.

And rings.

And then she gives this deeply ornery look as if to say, "Are you annoyed yet? Cuz I can keep going..."

#Cats #Caturday #Catstodon #CatsOfMastodon

#FantasticCrossStitchToolsAndWhereToFindThem

Mechanics normally use a #Mechanics Telescoping Magnetic Pick-Up Tool 2 pick up small bolts & other metal that have fallen as they work, but those who #CrossStitch, #Sew, #Quilt, etc., can use it to pick up lost pins & needles so they don't wind up goosing someone when they sit on the couch. 😅 Can be found in almost any automotive store or automotive tool section in Walmart. Some versions even have flashlights on the end! @lemmy_stitch @crossstitch

@adamconover I am really glad you posted this conversation! My husband & I have experienced varying degrees of homelessness for several years. We've been primarily "sheltered homeless" (in a shelter) or "travelers" (living in a hotel/other temporary living space that we pay for). We've been blessed to only be street homeless for 1 night & most of the next day. Good thing is, "Housing First" is getting more attention! Yay! Bad thing: Not the resources for travelers as street/sheltered homeless.