I have a trio of sketches pinned and basted to their backgrounds and main subject fabrics.
I baste the background fabric to the pattern first. That remains in place til all the stitching is complete. When I have to add a fabric like the subjects in these patterns, I only common pin them in place. After stay-stitching the excess fabric has to be cut away and the common pins are easily removed at that point.
There are two cute dragons and a neighbor's dog, Oscar. Oscar will be a gift for my neighbor.
I hope to work on these this afternoon after I add a binding to my Carousel Stander piece.
Its a gray day here with rain or snow expected and gray days are not conducive to my getting much done. I do not have much sewing mojo on days like this, but we shall see what I can accomplish.
Have a good day my friends.








