~ Good Things ~

Goode Tuesday Friends & Folk!

guess what?

yep it's raining.

so wet out that our woods are full of mushrooms ~ 

which of course, have inspired me to make 'something' mushroom-y with my needle & thread!

{stay tuned for that}

In the meanwhile ~

I'm making more progress on my 'Jack's Folly' appliqué …

you can see that I've added a couple of big candy-corn kernels & a smattering of fallen leaves.

hey Jack!

One thing I love to do when doing appliqué is use my long arm stapler

 to hold my pieces to the backing fabric…

really is much nicer than using pins ~ 

… you won't get pricked and those pieces stay-put even when traveling.

The other thing I like to do ~

 is use an old cutting board on my lap in my stitching chair when I'm doing appliqué… 

~ I rarely sit at a table when I do any kind of needlework, so the board acts as one for me 

and keeps me from poking my knees with my needle!

I also like to use a simple clothespin 

to hold the yet-to-be-stitched portion of my project rolled up and out of the way:

neat & tidy

Little tips that help me in my work ~

 perhaps they'll help you too?

I have been using Valdani pearl cotton for this project ~ 

and I like the effect…it's a variegated thread that varies from black to light grey.

Oh!

almost forgot ~

I am LOVING my new little magnetic metal dish 

that Peter & I picked up at the Harbor Freight store the other day… 

{{we had coupons and got this for free ~ woot woot!}}

a handy-dandy little thing it is 

to keep my pins corralled & scissors handy ~

Here is a snap of one corner of our dining room…

my feather tree in the coffee pot is kept up & lit all year long ~

very soon it will be decorated with owls, pumpkins and other 

Autumnal-delights!

~ an eclectic hodgepodge of beloved things ~

 **UPDATE**

 on the Primitive Punch Needle Club:

we have begun shipping kits to club members! YAY!!!!

~ please know that we are shipping them in the order they were received

and hope to have them all shipped out by week's end ~

Our thanks to ALL who have joined!

Hoping your day is filled with all good things!

 ~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori