January 2

I put away the Christmas decorations yesterday and cleaned.

As a reward I started Sampler House V by Plum Street Samplers.

I also did a little finishing last night.  Here is my 1992 Santa by The Prairie Schooler.  I found the window at Hobby Lobby.

This finish was inspired by Priscilla #priscillafy.  I will put one Santa in each of the other windows panes.  I still have two others that are UFO's, one WIP, and a couple that could be started in short order.

And a picture of my amaryllis this year before it fades any more.

I'm off to exercise, do a little home tending, and finish a little bit before I sit down to stitch.

So to do this post I have  used my tablet, phone, and laptop.  I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be this hard.  Here's to learning new skills.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy New Year!

Hello, again.  I know, I know, it's been a long, long time.  I will try to do better.

Since I last wrote I have been doing stitchy related stuff.  Probably the biggest thing I did was get all of my charts, kit, partial kits, WIPs and UFOs into one spreadsheet.  It it's stitching related at my house, I have probably touched and recorded it in the last few months.  Yep, months!  This was a massive project for me and at times felt a lot like my job but I needed to do that accounting to see just how much I have and what state it's in.  

Because I have such a huge huge case of shiny object syndrome  I look through one box, bin, or bag and decide to work on whatever my hand lands on.  And forget about the bigger picture.  So, I am hoping to stay more focused in the coming year and get some stuff done already!

After doing all that recording I came up with the following numbers:  

                         WIPs 170 (things I've started)
                         UFOs 186 (these are stitched but not fully finished.)

On the upside I did finish or have finished seven - pretty pitiful, I know - projects last year.

      

Fraktur Flowers by La-D-Da

Holly & Hearts by Lizzie Kate

The Winter Woods by Hands On Design

Winter Berry by Summer House Stitche Workes

Ok,  I think this is going to work.  I went to my laptop to try to fix something and it looked like I had wiped out this entire post.

I'm not so sure I would have started over again.

Aaargh!!! I had written a bunch of stuff and It's gone.

To recap.  I plan to work in getting my WIPs to a more manageable number.  And to dedicate some time every day to my UFOs.

I will continue to watch Flosstube.  Some of my favorites are Priscilla and Chelsea,  The Primitive Stitcher, Cathy Haberman, and Paulette from Plum Street.  I do have to be careful -  there is a lot of enabling that can happen when watching Flosstube.  A lot more than in my normal stitching groups.

I have joined two groups on Facebook Stitch From Stash 2017-2018 to keep me on track.  I also joined 100 Days of Cross Stitch.  The challenge there is to stitch every day for the next 100 days.  I think I can do that one.

That's all for today.  The Christmas stuff needs to be put away, my home cleaned, and some stitching is calling.  Maybe a new start for the new year?  Yep, another WIP to add to the list!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday Update

I didn't achieve my goal of 24 hours of stitching out of 48.  That's ok, I can try it another weekend.

I did make quite a bit of progress on Feathered Nest Pin Book by Stacy Nash Primitives.  When I started working on it last night this is how much I had done.  This was one of my starts from vacation.

And the photo from the back cover of the chart.

I took a long nap this afternoon so that slowed my progress a bit.  This is where I ended up tonight.

And more technical difficulties.   I suspect that blogger may be changing the orientation of the photos during the upload.

And a screenshot of my timer app from my phone.

I will stitch a bit more tonight while waiting for the dryer and then it's off to bed so I can get up for work tomorrow.

Keep on Stitching!

Saturday

I have been working on my stitching marathon weekend.

When I began this morning Theodore was in this state.

And here he is 6 hours and 10 minutes later.

All stitched and ready for finishing.  I haven't decided what to work on next.  I am due for another spin around the neighborhood - so something to think about while I'm doing that.  I think it's stopped raining.  We have had some thunderstorms today typical of June and hot, humid days.

I received some happy mail this week.

Lesson 1 of the Summer Schoolhouse by Brenda Gervais

and the next installment in the Ladies Prim Society called Spring Fling Stitching Bag by The Scarlett House.

Perhaps I'll decide to start one of those after my walk.

Decisions, decisions!

Keep on Stitching!

Thursday

I got the groceries.  I'm sure I forgot some things but couldn't bring myself to take the time to make a list.  I did get the cat food and treats - so some little girls should be happy.

I finished stitching Theodore's legs.  I can begin to fill in the details at lunch and after work tonight.   I have been invited for dinner and stitching at a friend's house.  I am looking forward to that!

I'm happy with my progress so far this week.

I am looking forward to the weekend.    My plan is to attempt to stitch 24 hours out of 48 on Saturday and Sunday.  I will need to get up and walk and will do a lap around the neighborhood after I've been stitching for two hours.

Keep on Stitching!

Wednesday

No stitching progress to show for yesterday.  I didn't sleep well on Tuesday night and was only wanting to sleep once I got home from work.   And I gave in and slept.  I felt more rested when I got up this morning.

Here are a couple of pictures from our recent vacation to Keuka Lake in New York.  We had a week of wonderful weather.  The views from the house were stunning.  I realized when we were leaving that I would miss that view.  I also realized that we didn't turn on the tv and that I hadn't eaten in the house all week.

the small house is a Honeymoon Cottage that was part of the property we rented, but we didn't rent that little piece

We visited with family and I saw all my siblings while we were away.  And my aunt, uncle, and cousins, too.  My heart was truly full.   I am blessed I am to have such a loving family.

I did visit Expressions in Needlearts in Canadaigua when I was there.  A little bit of stash acquisition happened.  Pictures of my finds are below.

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I can't figure out why the last picture is oriented that way.  I'm not able to turn it and turning it before I uploaded it doesn't help.  Sorry about that - more technical difficulties.

It's off to the grocery store for me and then home to hopefully do a little stitching on Theodore.

Keep on Stitching!

Theodore Has Pants!

I had a good evening of stitching last night and managed to get Theodore's pants stitched.

I think I'm putting the picture in correctly this time!

Tonight I hope to get his legs stitched and maybe start of filling in some of his stripes and other details.

Keep on Stitching!