Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Lots of Woodpeckers

Design - "Stacked Halloween"
Designer - Hinzeit
Fabric - 28 count Beige Jobelan
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 3 November 2014
Completed - 13 November 2014


Lots of Woodpeckers

Female Downy Woodpecker


Male Hairy Woodpecker



Female Hairy Woodpecker


Female Acorn Woodpecker



Female Flicker



And far away, a male Pileated Woodpecker!




A great couple of days for woodpecker watching!

Monday, October 5, 2026

Bath Time

Design - "A Halloween Year - August - Spooky"
Designer - Homespun Elegance
Fabric - 30 count WDW Putty linen
Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over two threads 
Started - 5 October 2011
Completed - 5 October 2011 

 

Crow Bath Time



Lots of splashing!




Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sunday's Hummers

Blue skies and Anna's 






Saturday, October 3, 2026

Saturday's Critters

A couple of fawns 







Friday, October 2, 2026

Goldfinches

 Design - "Three Great White Pumpkin" (kit)
Designer - Heart in Hand
Fabric - 32 count Tumbleweed linen
Floss - GAST - 2 threads over 2 strands 
Started - 11 October 1999
Completed - 22 October 1999

Goldfinches

American Goldfinches




Lesser Goldfinch



Thursday, October 1, 2026

October's Blog Header

The October Blog Header Decoded

The October Blog Header!
Designers and Designers outlined below (vertical rows).

Row One: Raise the Roof, "Halloween Pin Garden"; Homespun Elegance, "Spooky"; Heart in Hand, "Autumn Alphabet".

Row Two: Amy Bruecken Designs, "Punkin Spider"; Amy Bruecken Designs, "Punkin Crow"; The Prairie Schooler, Chart - "Autumn Leaves" - Design "Autumn Pumpkin".

Row Three: Bent Creek, "October Curls"; Ewe & Eye & Friends, "Calendar - October"; Heart in Hand, "Pumpkin Hill".

Row Four: Lizzie Kate, Chart - "Eek Boo Hiss" - Design - "Hiss"; Homespun Elegance, "Boo Tyme".