Happy July!

Time continues to fly for me this year.  I'm not stitching as much as I'd like but I have many things to show you this time.

So, be warned, there are lots of pictures in this post.  I think that you can double click on the pictures to make them larger.

I finished stitching The 1892 Pledge by Sam Sarah Designs. I received this at the Stitcher's Garden Retreat in 2010. It is pressed and ready for the framer. One of these days I'll mosey on down there.

I finished Make It Do by Heartstring Samplery into a little pillow. It will live in a little trug with its other friends.

Blue Mountain Bunny by The Sweetheart Tree is stitched and ready for finishing into - are you ready - a little pillow.

The pictures that follow are the result of stitching over a couple of years - and languishing in the box of shame for quite some time waiting for inspiration.  I have probably spent more time thinking about how to finish these babies than it actually took me to put the book together.  I have mounted each of these on scrapbook paper and put them into an 8" x 8" scrapbook.  I apologize for the glare on some of the pictures.  I don't know how to correct it. 

January Tea Pot and January Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

January Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

January Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

February Tea Pot and February Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

February Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

February Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

March Tea Pot and March Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

March Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

March Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

April Tea Pot and April Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company (this is on of my favorites - these are mounted on cork)

April Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

April Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

May Tea Pot and May Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

May Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

May Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

June Tea Pot and June Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

June Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

June Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

July Tea Pot and July Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

July Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

July Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

August Tea Pot and August Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

August Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

August Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

September Tea Pot and September Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

September Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

September Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

October Tea Pot and October Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

October Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

October Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

November Tea Pot and November Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

November Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

November Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

December Tea Pot and December Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

December Tea Pot by Just Another Button Company

December Cup of Tea by Just Another Button Company

A picture of the scrapbook in its spot in the kitchen.

Progress on A-B-C by The Prairie Schooler. I am stitching this over one so it's a bit of slow one. I have found the right strength glasses which is making a difference in how fast I can stitch and the amount of stitching I can accomplish in one sitting.

On the health and wellness front, I manage to get in 10,000 or more steps each day.  Regular, i.e. daily, trips to the gym are helping in this respect.  I am losing weight - slowly - but still losing.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and will come back again soon.

A Finish

I've finished the 1992 Santa.  It took a little longer than I had hoped, but it's finished.  Or the stitching is finished.  The  finish finishing will have to come later.

I spent some time looking through my stash and decided that this will be my next piece.  It should be a really quick stitch.

I'm off to start my new project. 

Have a great night!

Monday, Monday

First up, the progress update on the 1992 Santa.   He's coming along - I think he only needs accessories (boots and fishing pole) and he'll be finished.   Here's hoping that I can focus enough to accomplish that tonight.  So I may be able to post a finish tomorrow.

This is where I had lunch today.  I actually eat under this tree on most nice days.  A peaceful place in the shade.  At least that's what I tell myself when I try to tune out the trucks on the three-lane highway within yards of the park.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you'll come back soon.

Saturday

So far, it's shaping up to be a wonderful Saturday.  The sun is shining and although there are clouds in the sky they are layered over a blue background.

I spent this morning and early afternoon at one of my stitching groups. Here is my progress to date on the 1992 Santa. He's coming along.   I wasn't able to stitch last night since we had to shop for things like groceries, a dishwasher, and a back door.  But, I should be able to get more accomplished tonight.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday.

What A Great Idea

While reading blogs I stumbled across a reference to WIPocalypse  (thank you Kielrain for sharing what you found.)   I have signed up and will need to make a list of WIPs and UFOs I'd like to complete in 2012.  (I had signed up for something similar in 2011 but due to technical difficulties I couldn't overcome I wasn't able to participate. )  What a fun prospect and motivation to work on my stitching room to see what goodies may be lurking there.

The 1994 Santa is finished.  I put his last stitches on last last night.  I'm happy with the way he turned out.  Not sure how I want to finish him yet.  So into the box he will go.

Next up is the 1992 Santa by Prairie Schooler.  I think he is the oldest thing in my stash.  I'm not sure I want to dig any further to confirm that.  This is how he looked when I found him again last night.  So, I've got a long way to go on that one.  Sorry about the glare on the chart, that was the best I could do picture wise.  The others were even worse!

I hope to make progress on this guy tonight at Stitch n Gab.

Back to Work

The lovely long weekend is over today.  It's back to work for me. 

I did make more progress on the 1994 Santa as you can see below.  Another evening or so and I may have him finished.  Poor guy really needs some boots.  Something to look forward to tonight!

It's rainy here and may be for the next couple of days.  So far I can see 3 1/2" in the rain gauge.  It should be an interesting ride in to work to see how far the rivers have risen overnight. 

I only got two hexies added to one of my flowers for my grandmother's flower garden quilt.  I'd like to make some progress on that in the coming week.

Have a great day.

Happy Labor Day!

I hope that you are having a wonderful Labor Day.   Ours is a bit rainy - so it's probably good we don't have a picnic planned.  I feel for all those people who have decided to have an end of summer bash today.

A little more progress on 1 the 1994 Santa.  Again, hope to make more progress today and tonight.  It looks like such a little thing and seems to be taking a long time.

It seems to be such a slow go, but I can see a little more progress.  The colors on the birds seem a little distorted in this picture.   I'll try for a better picture tomorrow.

I got Will's room back to the way I like it and actually stitched in here last night.

Lots of progress on other fronts this weekend but not as much stitching as I had hoped.

Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day.