So this week I got in a bunch of stitching and I hope you will enjoy the pictures.
I started this week off with Nintendo. All I can say about this one is so much green and trees, Trees, TREES! I have a long way to go before they are finished!
145 stitched added to the trees!
The next thing I worked on was the Winter SAL, Dark Nights. I did a lot of outlining/backstitching on it this time. I don't like the backstitch on the last line I was working on that says Warm Mittens, so I will be taking that out and finding a different color.
Designer - Alyssa
Added 183 stitches
After that I pulled out my Blackwork SAL. Right now I am working on the corners on this piece.
That brings us to Friday, finally! The day I get together with my stitching friends to do some talking and stitching; though usually more of the talking part. But what a great time we have even if we don't put in a single stitch! I decided to take my Autumn Seasonal Quilt with me because it doesn't take to much concentration, yet. If you are interested, these charts are available in the Just Cross Stitch magazines if you read it.
The quilt is taking forever and ever to finish!
Put in 152 stitches to the quilt.
Now I decided to see what I could do with The Enchanted Christmas Snowman. It needs lots and lots of stitches and I will get there eventually! I need to live in a world where I have all the time in the world to stitch! Maybe one day... in the meantime I will start with these 65 stitches for today.
And that finished up the stitching for the week!
I did give my daughter her bookmark today for
Mother's Day along with a couple of books she wanted.
I did give my daughter her bookmark today for
Mother's Day along with a couple of books she wanted.
For Mother's Day a friend of mine, Margie (no blog) painted something for all the ladies in our stitching group. Everyone received a picture of the mountains surrounding Tucson. They all looked magnificent.
This picture is the one I received. Tucson is surrounded by mountains, which actually makes us a Valley. This is a section of the mountains called Sentinel Peak.
*This is a historic site below this 2,900-foot peak, the Santa Cruz valley was farmed by the Hohokam Indians as early as 800 AD. When the Spaniards arrived in the 17th century, the Hohokam had vanished and settlements of Piman (this section of Tucson is now called Pima County) people dotted the valley. One settlement called "Schuk-Shon," meaning "at the foot of the black mountain," was pronounced "Tuk-Son" by the Spaniards. The hill was a lookout for these early Indian and Spanish settlers, who lived in fear of hostile raiders. The white washed stone "A" was constructed by University of Arizona students in 1915.
*This is a historic site below this 2,900-foot peak, the Santa Cruz valley was farmed by the Hohokam Indians as early as 800 AD. When the Spaniards arrived in the 17th century, the Hohokam had vanished and settlements of Piman (this section of Tucson is now called Pima County) people dotted the valley. One settlement called "Schuk-Shon," meaning "at the foot of the black mountain," was pronounced "Tuk-Son" by the Spaniards. The hill was a lookout for these early Indian and Spanish settlers, who lived in fear of hostile raiders. The white washed stone "A" was constructed by University of Arizona students in 1915.
**Sentinel Peak, also known as “A” Mountain, is a prominent landmark, hiking trail, park and sunset-watching destination in the Tucson Mountains on the west side of Downtown Tucson. Every day, hundreds of people walk, bike and drive on Sentinel Peak Road, which climbs and encircles Sentinel Peak Park. The 2,897-foot mountain is made up of several layers of igneous rock representing various types of volcanic activity, though the mountain itself is not a volcano. Sentinel Peak and the surrounding Santa Cruz Valley have a rich archaeological history dating back over 4,000 years. The area’s first inhabitants grew crops at the mountain's base along the Santa Cruz River, which is known as Tucson’s birthplace. Sentinel Peak was used as a lookout and for signal fires by native Americans prior to and since 1692 and later by early settlers as well as soldiers during the Civil War. The "A" was built by University of Arizona (UA) students in 1916. Every year, UA students and alumni kick off Homecoming festivities with a ceremonial lighting of the “A” on the mountain.
*copied from the City of Tucson, Arizona, Sentinel Peak Park page.
**copied from Visit Tucson.
Well I think that is enough for today! I hope that I didn't bore you to much!
Well I think that is enough for today! I hope that I didn't bore you to much!
Thank you so much for stopping by
and I hope you will return next week!
I hope you have a enjoyable week.
Take care and stay safe.
I hope you have a enjoyable week.
Take care and stay safe.
