Designing Monday

Not much to report here.  I finished two embroidered dish towels.  This are fun filler work for TV time and I wanted to make a set for upcoming summer holidays.  I think this is the 3rd time I have made these same two patterns.

Martha White Transfer

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Our daughter made it to Japan safely and started teaching yesterday ( Monday for her ).  She has already made quite a few new friends and done quite a bit of sight seeing in Tokyo.  Her school is outside Tokyo and she has a cute little efficiency apartment.  It's a little larger than a dorm room but not much.  Great for the 3 months she will be there.  Next weekend she is going to a sumo tournament.  LOL.

Hope you had a nice Mothers' Day.   We had a nice brunch out after church.  Ran into my son's best friend.  He is like my 3rd child, so it was so nice to see him and get a big hug since my two are far away.

Hop over to Judy's blog for more fun designs.

A Beautiful Day

We are having a glorious 70 degree day and loving it.  I was driving through town today and saw this yard.  I had passed it several weeks ago and wished I had my camera.  Today I had my camera so I slowed down and took these two photos.

These folks apparently love topiaries.  There are two giraffes and an elephant by the front stoop.

Along the side there is a gorilla.  By the back door there are monkeys and a frog.

At the back of their lot, there is a topiary horse and the cute playhouse.  There is not a lot of room for grass, but they do have some flowers and hostas and some large trees as this is an older neighborhood.

I finished embroidering a dish towel this week.  I have made two to donate to the silent auction for our quilt show next spring.

 Pattern from Aunt Martha's

 Pattern from Kathy Schmitz Designs

 I also got this little needle punch picture finished and framed just in time for October.

Hope you are having a beautiful day too!