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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 31 2019 : 4:04:38 PM
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What do you do when you know you need to be out in your garden pruning.. but just don't feel up to it???
Me?,, I hide out in my sewing room and make a Mess!!!
But I did manage to get some machine embroidery done as well!
stitched up a cute 'Cat Love' design...
a Soccer motif for my friends in Germany...
a cute lil tractor...
and on a T-shirt I bought at the Dollar Tree store...
this is the truer colors...
Well, shoot... now I need to clean up my sewing room... or... I could go outside and do some pruning!
lolol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4100 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4100 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2019 : 5:21:18 PM
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hummm what should Grace do first........bake something to go with a cup of coffee or tea. lol
Farming in WI
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Aug 31 2019 : 5:22:50 PM
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LOL! Michele... just made a batch of sweet ice tea... hmmm,, now what to bake... lol!
fyi,, I usually keep a container of those 'cinne buns' for unexpected... need something sweet... hmmm, tonite might be the nite...heeheehee...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl
1334 Posts
Barbara
Flat Top
WV
USA
1334 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 02:03:21 AM
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When I am too tired to work I like to rest on the bed and listen to the creek---it rejuvenates me with its calming sound and I usually doze off a little while. If I'm not sleepy I like to drink a cup of tea and watch the ID channel---a nasty, mysterious murder always gives me the creeps and I am all too anxious to get busy again and just be happy to be alive.
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2680 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2680 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 10:52:10 AM
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Love the embroidery, Grace! So fun! I usually find myself in my office / craft room dinking around on something... I find it calming and relaxing to be creative!
Dreamer42
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2132 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2132 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 11:21:16 AM
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I know that feeling..... it's like I have things I could be doing....... but I'm feeling lazy....... but I can't brings myself to do absolutely nothing cuz I would feel guilty...... so I sit and do hand embroidery and binge watch something. Yesterday was like that. It was fun. Today I have to get my fanny in gear and do the stuff I didn't do yesterday.
Judith
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6517 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6517 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 11:36:56 AM
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As usual , I have way too many things going at once, but my best way to just deal with restlessness is to make a cup of coffee and sit down with a book and read for awhile. It is always good to take my mind off of the things I want to get done, and learn about something else or lose myself in a good historical fiction story!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 12:10:21 PM
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I also have way too many things going on at once. Don't know what to do first sometimes. I am cleaning the house bit by bit - I have 12-16 ladies here for Bunco on Friday the 13th. I am not the minimalist housekeeper that some are, and the gals know it, but I like to be as clean as possible. LOL! These hardwood floors are terrible - they seem to grow cat hair at the drop of a hat. 5 minutes after I vacuum, if the cat has walked down the hall, the floor is covered with cat hair.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6790 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6790 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 12:23:14 PM
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I declare it a piddling day and whatever gets done at the end of the day was on the to-do list under piddle. (I know Grace has another definition for piddle but here in Texas it means a little of this and that and a whole lot of nothing.)
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 12:31:12 PM
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With My Fibromyalgia...I find myself TOO TIRED too often. But I have found a craft that helps me relax and that IS DIAMOND PAINTING. I try to do it mostly after hubby
has gone to bed. I put in my earbuds and listen usually to a Cozy Mystery while I Diamond Paint. I have probably done close to 30 Diamond Projects (maybe more) and
it helps me unwind from the day and whatever it brought into my life...like stresses of any kind...and so when my head finally hits the pillow about 1:00 am I fall to
sleep relatively fast. A Good Book and a Diamond Painting is just what The Dr. Ordered!!!
Love and Smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Member since Feb. 2010
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
Aug 2018-Farmgirl of the Month
LOVE YOU TO THE BEACH AND BACK!
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2132 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2132 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2019 : 1:33:55 PM
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Thank you Sara! Two piddling days in a row! I'm a lucky girl. Maybe today I'll make some ATCs and do some zentangling. That sounds pretty piddling altho I already have a load in the washer so I guess Im multitasking.
Judith
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Happiness is Homemade |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6680 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6680 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2019 : 11:43:38 AM
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Grace, I'm not very familiar with machine embroidery. So are these designs on your machine? Or do you purchase the design and embroider it on?
Krista |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Sep 02 2019 : 1:18:15 PM
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Krista,, I purchase them on-line and then download onto my computer,, then when I want to use it, send it to my machine via a USB cord.
Pretty easy..
Oregonpatchwork,,, embroiderydesigns,, ibroidery are 3 good sites.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2019 : 9:14:51 PM
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FYI... I still haven't gotten around to pruning... hahaha!
But todays excuse is I got a Flu and pneumonia shot,, so both arms are tender.. now what will be my excuse for tomorrow? lololol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6680 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6680 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2019 : 1:15:08 PM
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That's really cool. Thank you for sharing with me. Can you create your own designs as well?
Krista |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2019 : 6:02:07 PM
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Love the embroidery Grace. It seems like I have less energy in the summer than any other time of year. One would think winter would be the lazy time of year. I just can't take a lot of sun. I burn so easy. I will pull my sewing machine out this winter and make some things. I have never done a lot of sewing but I am sure willing to learn.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2019 : 6:29:48 PM
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What I luv about having a embroidery machine... is that if I need a quickie gift,, I can embroider cloth napkins, or hankies of make a personalized 'mug rug'... etc...
and sometimes I just embroider designs on 6x6" pieces of cloth to save for a later project (like a small quilt)
Oh and Lori,, I hear ya,, I get more sewing projects finished in the winter...because I am not outside like I am in the summer...lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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