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Patching On

It's January 15th as of the writing of this post, and once again I've gotten almost two weeks ahead of myself on blog posts. Like spending money, it's hard to stop journaling, especially since January has been such a nice month.

Last night I finished adding some trims to my January calendar tote, and today I'm going to start the embroidery.

I didn't think I had much in the way of pretty threads to use for this project in the color scheme, but actually I do -- mostly specialty, but what the heck. This is special. :)

After the embroidery (which I am planning to keep simple) I'll get into the beading phase, which is the most fun for me, then sew up the tote and add the lining. I'm really happy with how this first tote for my 2026 calendar project is turning out, too. Onward!

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