An Afternoon of Stitching

Babysitting the puppies during our current renovations doesn't allow me to do much, and I needed to think about my work project, taxes and ten thousand other things, so I spent one afternoon just practice stitching. This is how much I did in a couple of hours.

I'm getting slower instead of faster with my needlework, but it takes longer for me to line things up by eye (I don't draw lines or use any markings.) I'm also still wrestling with stiff fingers and joint problems on my working hand. But I'm happy I can still do this much in a day; it means I can tackle embroidering another linen quilt with some confidence. Which is the whole point of practicing.