I thought I was going to be kicked out of the hermit club my first try when I woke up Friday without a single itch to stitch! I will blame it on the weather.  We had record setting heat all weekend and being lazy, and the pool, was calling my name!
I ended up putzing around in my room organizing more (which always gets me wanting to stitch) and doing some of my quilting homework. I also made the mistake of playing on Facebook some and got myself sucked into two stitchalongs for the rest of the year.
First, part of my quilting homework:
![DSC01220](http://thisisterri.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC01220-300x225.jpg)
I am not in love with the brown stripe. I tried 3 times to get it to work and gave up.
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I love the churn dash block. It’s always been a favorite of mine and I’ve wanted to do a quilt with them for a long time.
Sunday was Sampler Sunday at Attic Needlework. While there are some repeat offenders 😉 the crowd for Sampler Sunday is always different than the normal Thursday evening crowd. We’re almost guaranteed to have a designer or two show and it’s fun to see what they’re working on for future release. I shared my Le Marquoir de Justine which I haven’t touched in forever, and my Petite Mexican Sampler (PMS) that I’ve made really good progress on:
![DSC01217](http://thisisterri.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC01217-300x225.jpg)
Thank you to those who helped me decide what sampler to start next. I will be starting Hannah Gilpin 1800 as soon as I finish the above piece. Here is my floss toss for her:
![DSC01198](http://thisisterri.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC01198-300x225.jpg)
The fabric is Colorscapes “Earthen” and the fibers are Dinky Dyes.
I’m looking forward to the two stitchalongs. Both pieces were in my stash. I did have to purchase fabric since I didn’t have the white needed for one, and the fabric I pulled for the other one wasn’t large enough. Mary is a wide-bottom gal! 🙂
The first one is Rose Quaker Sampler by Wiehenburg. I am using the recommended DMC since they are beautiful shades of pinks and browns and have decided to use 34ct Legacy White for my fabric. Legacy has such a beautiful hand. This will be my Wednesday piece since the stitchalong is called Wiehenburg Wednesday.
![DSC01223](http://thisisterri.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC01223-300x225.jpg)
The second one is Mary Wigham by Needleprint. I am using Gentle Art Sampler Thread and 36ct Lakeside Vintage Navy Bean. This is an open stitchalong, meaning whenever I want, so I’ve decided to work on this one on Thursdays. I will also be taking this one with me to my stitchins.
![DSC01218](http://thisisterri.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC01218-300x225.jpg)
I’m going to be spending the rest of this evening getting my Rose Quaker floss ready, serging fabric and working away on PMS 😉 unless we get back in the pool.
Oh, and it looks like my blog is back to normal. I adjusted the size of my market report photos and that seems to have done the trick.
Be cool!
edited to add that I noticed in the top block the bottom row was sewn on upside down and that has been remedied. That block is really on my blacklist now 😉