Simply Victoria

Have you ever been in that place where it seems like things just keep falling through the gaps?

Instead of having your fingers close and hands together holding on to and dealing with life

It looks more like this:

Open hands, open fingers.

Whether it is the pressure of too much to hold or just needing to relax

 the hand position for a bit, life starts falling through the open spaces.

Before you know it, you look down and see what has fallen out on the floor

 and at your feet.

That's what has been going on with me.

Some of life has fallen through my hands.

 Blogging is one of those. Not yours - I have been keeping up, reading,
and commenting.
It's my own that has been sorely neglected.
                                                                                                                                                                                           

I have tried several times to  sit down to post about my daughter's wedding and it just hasn't come together. It was a most amazing day, joy beyond measure. But, trying to communicate that here just hasn't worked for me.  My BNH was also reticent about our youngest kids in any family photos, and I didn't want to post anything without the bride's approval.  Last week's happenings proved once again why I hadn't posted. Some ugly website viewed my blog. Bleh! It makes my skin crawl and it frustrates me all at the same time. What a spoiler. I am bummed not to be able to share it with you. Just trust me when I say, it was the most beautiful, Christ-centered wedding ever. No mother's bias, truly! It just really was.

Thankfully, one thing that hasn't fallen through my fingers has been stitching.

I can now show you this gift for Shirlee's birthday.

 Little House Needlework's "Peace"

28 ct. Sandcastle by Wichelt

recommended CC and 1 Weeks thread as a substitute in the words

I had fun doing this for her and she loved it!

I have been praying for her heart physically and emotionally so it was the perfect stitch.

 

A cool thing happened while in the quilt shop looking for the fabric for that one. The sales lady who came to help me noticed I was carrying around the linen and told me she used to be a designer, Prairie Primitives. It was fun to chat with her about stitching things. She quit because it is a tough industry financially. She couldn't afford to continue.

I asked her about her favorite way to dye linen. She said with black walnuts.

Well, my sweet married girl was with me that day and what did she do for me?

She collected a whole bag full of black walnuts for me. They were on the ground where she goes running and thought I would appreciate them. Oh, yes, I do!

Once they turn all black and gunky, I will have fun experimenting with them.

If any of you have done this with success, I'd love it for you share any tips with me!

Please and thank you : )

 

I have been working on these:

and another SAL from Heartstring Samplery "Ever Blessed"

 

I also started a knitting project. I haven't knitted in a couple of years but really wanted to do this for the young marrieds - an afghan for their Christmas gift.