November GG ~ Secrets

Howdy, everyone!  It's such a busy time of year and I've been feeling under the weather for weeks now. Not sick, just exhausted and blah! They've finally harvested the fields around us so I could start the deep fall (winter?!) housecleaning. It normally would've been done months ago, but I didn't realize they would wait so long to harvest the soybeans (it was a terrible year for them here).  So, I've been hanging out our windows caulking gaps and scrubbing everything inside and out. That had to be put on hold as it turned cold and we've already had our first significant snow (very early for this area).  I'm hoping for a brief warmup so I can finish up the outside caulking!  Whew. I'm pretty sure I've unearthed enough fur to make another cat. How does it get everywhere?!  Maybe I should save it and spin it into yarn!

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Anyway, onto the Gifted Gorgeousness, the SAL where we work on gifts, gifts to be given or gifts received or gifts slid in by the magic of Shoehorn Power!

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After getting back from Grandma's, I feel like all my crafting has taken a nosedive!  There's just a bit more on the last side of the MH3U cube for my husband.  I love that blue but we've seen the end of it in this piece, alas~  It's the giant tail left and then I really need to figure out how to actually finish-finish this piece into a cube without ruining it, eek!  I've been toying around with some ideas but I dunno if I can pull them off.  We'll see~

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I actually have some other work complete but it will have to wait for a somewhat large January GG post as they're going to be Christmas gifts!  Instead, here is another Flower of the Month huck towel completed.  This was one of the projects I took with me to my grandmother's house.  This is not GG unless it's a gift for myself for finally being done, hooray!

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Technical Details

• "September: Aster" freebie pattern by Ellen Maurer-Stroh, found here.
• 2-over-1 on a 14-count ecru huck towel.
• Finished size: 4.5" x 4.5" (11,50cm x 11,50cm).
• Started October? ??, 2017, finished October ??, 2018, unknown hours.

I was not very good at keeping details for this stitch.  But sheesh, a year is too long for one of these.  I just wasn't into this particular flower for some reason.  October will be the calendula -- most readily known here as a marigold!  I tend to like yellow-y flowers so I hope it will go faster.  And as a bonus, it will count for GG as I will make use of the huck towel sent by Tiffany at Tiffstitches!  :D  I have yet to find the two remaining towels in any store, at least in the ecru color.  Even eBay is weirdly pricey for these.  JoAnn's still carries them online, so I will hopefully be able to make use of their free shipping and 40% coupon combo that usually happens this time of year.  Fingers crossed!

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Since it was another "third", here is where the completed collection now stands.  They all look so happy together!

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Lastly, here's another giveaway!  It's a little late for Christmas stitching this year (though I know a few of you are fast enough hah) but I hope you enjoy this piece.  The chart is clean and actually doesn't look like it's ever been used (this was a thrift store find!).

Prairie Schooler #109: Starry Night

I love the color scheme in this leaflet; it's so serene.  There are seven different designs depicting the Star of Bethlehem and the Nativity and they would make lovely ornaments.  I'll ship anywhere in the world~

Gifted Gorgeousness Giveaway Guidelines

1. Be a minion follower (upper right corner of my blog)!  Feedly, bloglovin', etc. do not count as there is no way to show it!  I am sorry; blame blogger for this one.
2. Comment and tell me you would like to be included in the drawing!
3. Open worldwide! 
4. Closing date: November 29th, 2018 23:59 CST.

Thanks for reading this edition of Ishkabibble Babble and good luck to anyone entering! \:D/