Passport in hand, I'm off to Scotland again. Amy Mitten won out. I'm not necessarily a "one piece at a time stitcher," I have quite a few projects in the works. Let's see how long my interest lasts.
I had an appointment to get my hair colored and cut tonight, so by the time I got home, there wasn't much time left for stitching. I still managed to stitch these two crowns.
Thank you for stopping by and cheering me on.
Just needed a little more nun stitching; the final assembly was a cinch. I didn't like the word "reach," so I left it off. Here's the front:
Today was a good day. Managed to get quite a few things done around the house and still had time left for stitching!
I finished up the La D Da piece I have been working on. The finishing class is in three weeks.
I also took time to press my Randje piece from last year and rolled it onto an antique spool.
Hard to decide what to work on next when there are so many things calling my name. I pulled out a piece that I had started last fall. It's about time I finish it! It's the ruler case from Shepherd's Fold.
I have to finish up the nun-stitching and then track down the rest of the kit with the buttons and the little felt flower and the ruler!
We had a good dinner tonight too. Comfort food on a cold day - stroganoff. Yum.
That's it for tonight. Thanks for stopping by. Stay warm!
Instead, my needles are smoking. I had hoped to finish this tonight. Need another hour or two to finish up the border and one more small motif.
Long day and tired; no stitching tonight. I do have something for you to drool over. I received this lovely gift from Mrs. Szigethy at Christmas.
Isn't it beautiful?
Forward stitching is always better than reverse stitching (frogging). I stitched the band under the alphabet tonight.
It feels good to make progress!
This is my stitching chair for the week. The lighting could be a little better, but it's not bad. The chair is comfy.
One of my co-workers went to Paris over Christmas. She visited the Sajou shop and brought me these...
Maybe I will have a stitching update tomorrow night.
Today was a much better day. I finished stitching the green in the border for Amy Mitten's Scottish Sampler and the best part of all - it matched when the two ends met. Hurrah! Next I will stitch in the the pink and rose colored buds.
I also did my duty and frogged the problems with my La D Da piece. Will have to give this one lots of attention this week.
I'll be traveling again this week. The only good thing about being gone is that it might be a little warmer at my destination!
Today was Sip N Stitch Saturday at Stitchville. I was excited to have some time to stitch since my needles have been very cold lately. I thought that I might be able to finish up the La D Da pre- work for a class I am taking in February, but alas, it was not meant to be...
Everything above the urn is stitched one thread off and needs to come out. Aargh!
Pulling out a different project and will frog later. Would like to end the day on a good note!
No stitching update again. Things are going to be different tomorrow though. I'm going to Stitchville in the morning. It's the second Saturday of the month and that means it's "Sip N Stitch" Saturday. We usually stitch until mid-afternoon. Once I am home I am going to stay put for the rest of the weekend. Our temperatures are starting to plummet and it's going to be cold.
May I share my latest fascination with you? I am infatuated with the wool appliqué projects done by Rebekah L. Smith. Such beautiful projects and such an appealing color palette. Search for her projects on Pinterest and try not to drool.
Stay warm!
When you work all day and don't come home until very late, you don't have much energy left to put needle and thread to linen. <<Sigh>>
Here's what I was working on during the month of January in 2006 - ten years ago - wow!
I must have gifted it to someone. I don't have this doily anymore.
Thanks for stopping by!
In the interest of keeping my blogging streak going, I'm going to share with you some of the tatted ornaments my mom put on my tree at Christmas.
They are like snowflakes. So delicate!
And now I must retire for the night - it was a very long day. I'm glad to be back home!
No stitching tonight; therefore no new project starts. I'm out of town for work and probably won't revisit my needle until Thursday night.
In the meantime, if you've visited my blog for any length of time you know that I have a certain fondness for anything Austrian-Hungarian. On Sunday, I decided to try a recipe that I came across on Facebook for One-Pot Unstuffed Cabbage. If I may say so myself, it was quite delicious!
Recipe can be found here: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/one-pot-unstuffed-cabbage
In keeping with the Hungarian theme, I want to share with you a gift I received recently. It's a doily and the embroidery style is Hungarian Kalocsa. This style of embroidery is done in the town of Kalocsa located near the Danube, south of Budapest.
This particular doliy was embroidered by an older woman from Hungary now living in Florida. I'm thrilled to add this piece to my collection of Hungarian embroidery!
Yes "dhenders," I have yet another start. Smile. This one is for a class I am going to take in February. It won't take long to finish the stitching. It's a La D Da design...
I don't think I have anything else brand new that I want to start (don't hold me to that), but I do have quite a few started projects that I would like to finish.
Next two days I am traveling for work- not sure if I will have any updates for you...
You probably are thinking that I am nuts right about now. Let's just say that I like to have options.
I started another Amy Mitten sampler today. This is an early French-Canadian sampler and it depicts the Lord's Prayer in French. It's called Sarah Verrier 1737. Sorry for the poor picture.
Switching now to something that is not silk. My hands have taken a beating lately. 25 minutes until Downton Abbey!
I like to have options. Getting started is the hardest part. Today I started a second sampler - Amy Mitten's excursion to Scotland.
I need to work on my hands though. The silk isn't as easy to work with when your hands are dry!
For the past few years it has been a tradition of mine to start a new piece on January 1st. I had many options to choose from, but when the time came this is the one that called my name.
This is the Four Seasons Band Sampler by Sally Hesketh. It was published in four parts in the Just Cross Stitch magazine in 2011.
I'm stitching it on 32 count Platinum Belfast linen with Anchor threads.
Looking forward to stitching the alphabet next. I love stitching alphabets!
Seven hours and four movies later....it's finished! My final finish for 2015.
1837 Crown Sampler from Plum Street Antiques.
Maybe tomorrow I'll post a wrinkle free picture.
Happy New Year!
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