Thursday's Progress

Well, the battery has recharged so here's a photo of Riona's Bookshelf bookmark that should have appeared in yesterday's post.  I also resumed work on a larger finish: a tote bag that I abandoned last winter when both of  my sewing machines conspired against me and quit functioning.  [Aside: Why do appliances always die in multiples of two or three instead of a manageable one at a time?]  I'll wait to provide a photo till I complete the tote.  I am getting to the point in my finishing crusade where all the items in the basket are larger and more complicated projects but I will be enjoying a staycation shortly and should be able to get some sewing done while I have all those lovely hours to myself.  I hope to post lots of photos of finished items during the remainder of July and the beginning of August.  

And I managed this small finish: The Spring Basket scissor fob.  Every so often I feel the impulse to do a beaded trim finish.  As it happened, I had an abundance of lavender beads - more than enough to trim this otherwise simple little scissor fob.

As to actual stitching, I am moving along on Primitive Needle's Black'd Skie but want to finish the text before posting a photo.