Stitch from Stash 2014 - January Update

 So, this has been an interesting first month .  

Money Spent on Stash:  $0

I did receive two new pieces this month, both for clubs I subscribe to and both have been started.

I worked on the following projects this month:

Country Sampler Silent Night Pinkeep by Stacy Nash Primitives
Last Stitches :  1/3/14

Country Sampler Silent Night Ornament by Stacy Nash Primitives
Last Stitches:1/10/14

A little work on a pocket for A Fine and Fancy Tulip Tray by Patrick's Woods - pre-stitch for an April class

A Friend Loves - Prim Sisters by The Pinkeep started 1/10/14 and finished stitching on 1/17/14

A Colonial Candle Pocket by Plum Street Samplers part of a A Colonial Gathering Club for 2014 - stated on 1/17/14 and last stitches placed on 1/21/14  This is one of the new additions this month.

Continue working on Hibernation Day by Heartstring Samplery

Holiday Patchwork Bag by Threadwork Primitives a part of the Ladies Prim Society - first stitches placed on 1/21/14 and last stitches taken on 1/25/14

And another newbie Folk Bird Needlebook - part of Little Stitches Handwork Club by Notforgotten Farm - first stitches placed on 1/25/14.  The other new addition this month.

By my tally I'm in the running for this month's contest.  How did you do?

Stitch On!

A New Year

A new year and a fresh calendar, I like the promise of the  coming year.

You may have read my goals for the coming year in an earlier post.  I hope to share my journey toward accomplishing those goals with you this coming year.

Today I threw out my one thing, actually two things.  These full journals.  I don't go back and re-read what I've written so there's no need to save them.  I write three pages almost every day as a part of my weight loss journey.  This writing helps me to set my intentions for the day and work through any junk from the prior day. I found this technique in The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron.

 

After my treadmill time today I rewarded myself with some time spent on stitching on this piece.  I am close to finishing this pinkeep and have yet to start the ornament. 

Country Sampler Silent Night Pinkeep and Ornament by Stacy Nash Primitives


This is a little better picture of the kit.

 

 



Later tonight I hope to make a start on A Fine and Fancy Tulip Tray by Patrick's Woods.  I will be taking this class in April.  Actually, if you count ironing the fabric and reading through the directions I have started.  I think a start is putting in those first few stitches.  This project starts with basting. 

I'd also like to get the Christmas things put away tonight.  Baby Girl said she would help with that.  Once we get started it should only take about half an hour.   We'll see.

Have a wonderful day!

Hare Pyns . . . Again

Won't you be glad when I move on to something else?  This piece has taken me quite a while.  Here is where I stand now.  It's dark here today so the pictures aren't the best. 

I did hit a bit of a snag with this last week. I had most of the background stitched on the top panel and realized that I had made a mistake.  One that I could see, but not find.  Know what I mean? So out it came.  I sent a frantic email to Sherri Jones telling her what had happened and asking her to send me more floss for the background.  She responded to my email within an hour and told me it would be in the mail to me that day.  It arrived on Saturday!  Just in time for me to spend some major time on the weekend getting it finished.

Stitched and ready to be made into the pocket.

I have just a little more to do on the background for this part.  I should be able to finish it off tonight.

One piece all stitched.

My favorite panel on the pocket!

My bags are packed and I'm headed off to class to put this baby together.   Hopefully, next time I post it will be with the finished object!

Keep on Stitching.

Quick Post

Here are a few pictures of my progress on Hare Pyns. 

It's hard to see in these pictures, but I have begun the background on the top and bottom panels. 

I need to get this finished up for class - next week! 

I'm off to watch Mad Men on Netflix and work on the backgrounds.

Hare Pyns Progress

Here's a little update on my progress on Hare Pyns.  As you  can see, I've begun the second section.  I am undecided about filling in the background on the first section.  I did see someone else's and she was filling in the background and it did look and feel nice.

Hare Pyns Progress

I've managed to put a little more time in on Hare Pyns. 

And boy do I have a long way to go!  I hope he looks quite a bit different after this long holiday weekend.

Keep on Stitching!

Hare Pyns

Here's an update on my Hare Pyns progress.  I've made some progress over the past couple of evenings.  I'm not quite sure if I'm happy with the darker portion of the leaf.  I'm going to work a bit more and see how I feel.

My idea was to outline most of the elements and then go back to fill them in, kind of like coloring with floss.

I've figured out that I have to upload pictures to Picasa in order to show them here. I'm not sure why.  I tried downloading Google Chrome on my laptop but that didn't bring up the browse window like it did on the dinosaur.

Keep on Stitching!

Hare Pyns

And so it begins.  I have started Hare Pyns in preparation for my class in April.  A couple of weeks ago I started on the scissor sheath as recommended in the directions.    I enjoyed this little taste of things to come.  An appetizer, if you will, and a chance to practice my tension adjustment so that the silk lays gently on top of the fabric.  So far I love the colors in this piece.

Next I worked a little bit on the scissor fob to get the feel of the tent stitch.

And finally, this afternoon, I began to work on the pocket itself.  I can't wait to go do a bit more before I turn in for the night.

I intended to add pictures however,  Blogger is not being helpful tonight.   I can open the Insert Image window but it is not prompting me to Browse.  So for now I'll post this as is and hope for better luck with Blogger tomorrow.

Update:  I uploaded Google Chrome to the dinosaur and I am able to choose pictures again.  Tomorrow I'll try to do that on the laptop.

Keep on Stitching!