Focusing

Good Morning Friends! I've worked myself out of my tizzy. It's good to know that I'm in good company...if there's so many of us that it affects, then we can't be crazy~~right???

I focused my efforts and got the dishcloths done first (since there was only one more left to knit and then ends woven in!)


And then I finished Sew Patchwork by Carol R. There was no deadline or anything, but I didn't really have that much left to stitch, and I knew I just wouldn't be able to ignore it :)


Such a sweet design. And I know exactly how I want to finish~finish it!

Sew Patchwork

by Carol R (istitchcharts)
fabric: 28ct "staci-dyed" evenweave

fiber: DMC 115

Thank You Lenka for giving me this award :) I really appreciate you thinking of me. I have trouble picking only 5 blogs to pass this on to beecause I subscribe to so many fabulous ones. So, feel free to help yourself to this award because I'm passing it on to whoever comes by here :)

I've begun my socks for February and am working on the heel of the first one :) Focusing can be sooo rewarding, lol!!! But today I will be focusing on our taxes. Thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods. I'd send you some Colorado sun, but it's still dark, lol ;) Have a good one.

If ever there's a morning

that needs coffee, it's gotta be Monday :) Seeing other stitchers pulling out their old WIPs has inspired me to get out one of my own. I abandoned this one last summer...

This time around, the stitching just glided along :)

Coffin Buzz

by Plum Street Samplers, freebie found here

fabric: misc "staci-dyed" linen remnant

fiber: WDW Mocha

You may know that I always celebrate a finish with a new start. Apparently finishing an old WIP merits 2 new starts, lol. More on that later ;)

Hope your week is off to a fabulous start! Sending you all a little Colorado Sunshine, Happy Monday!

Hello, Hello!

I'm back...finally! And I've missed you all terribly!!! I have so much to catch up on and so much to show you and blah, blah, blah :) Thank you everyone who checked up on me. Thanks to all of you who sent me sweet birthday wishes too. I've received some lovely goodies in the mail that I've lined up to show you soon.

The only silver lining to being computer-less, is getting lots accomplished because the internet isn't beckoning me ;) Case in point, this sweet and so-fun-to-stitch finish. Done in just a few days because I could hardly stand to put it down...

Diagramme realise par Rosa D pour le PCB

freebie PDF found here

fabric: 28ct "staci-dyed" evenweave

fiber: DMC 115

frame from Hobby Lobby

Thank you dear ones for visiting me today :) Will be back soon, I promise!!! Sending you all a little Colorado Sunshine!

My Love For You

I really wasn't planning on posting today......but I finished this sampler yesterday and framed it this morning. And. I. Just. Can't. Help. Myself! You'd think I was participating in NaBloPoMo, but I'm not.

My Love For You Sampler

by The Sampler Girl

fabric: 30ct white Irish Linen

fibers: DMC

I stitched this for my children and personalized it with their initials at the bottom. I thought of adding their birthdates, but then decided against it.

I found this frame at Hobby Lobby. On sale of course (50%) off. I actually bought the frame while I was still stitching this. And I didn't have the sampler with me. I think it worked out perfectly :)

And another photo because I love this so much. Oh, right, I love the kids that much too, lol ;) And the kiddos, bless them, love it too and are looking forward to seeing it on the wall when they get home from school :)

I'm working on a really fun little project...something from my new stash :) Stay tuned, I may just have to post tomorrow too, LOL! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by :)

My Everything

I stitched this over the weekend, it was an absolute pleasure! The pattern is sweet, the colors yummy, the silk so soft, and the sentiment striking a cord with me as I stitched each letter...each word.

This will be for my hubby; my everything. We'll be celebrating our 16th anniversary next month :)

"My Everything" by

The Sampler Girl

fabric: 32ct lambswool linen

fiber: Caron Waterlilies in Cherry

Quaker me happy!

I finally finished my Quaker sampler into a pinkeep, and I'm lovin' it!

Quaker 2008 freebie

by Gazette94, found here

fabric: "staci-dyed" 32ct evenweave

fiber: WDW, Swampwater

I knew my favorite quilt shop would have the perfect fabric! It's really hard to catch the colors of this batik, so you'll just have to take my word that it really does match Swampwater perfectly :)

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The pearls and gold beads are recycled from a piece of costume jewelry...a very 80's necklace, lol!

Thank you everyone for your wonderful compliments on "By the Grace of God"! Here are my alternative WDW colors:

Olde Willow/Weeks Dye Works

205/Navy

212/Raspberry Parfait

223/Lambswool

087/Dolphin

219/Brick

220/DMC 310

001/Whiskey

045/omitted

230/Dark Chocolate

Hope you're having a great weekend everyone, Happy Stitching!

Awww, you guys!

Sally, Jessie, Hazel, and Paula C have all nominated me for a Kreativ Blogger award! Thank you a million times over......I'm blushing and completely tongue-tied! All of you wonderful bloggers out there are my inspiration and a never-ending well of ideas; without you, I'd be here all by my lonesome :)

Here's the project I was stitching on the 4th of July, very appropriate I think :)

By the Grace of God by

Sarah Ullman/Olde Willow Stitchery

Just Cross Stitch, Feb 2004

fabric: 32ct antique ivory Belfast linen

fibers: WDW, my own substitutions

Here's a pic of the original, which calls for Olde Willow threads (which I have none.)

Mine looks quite different doesn't it??? I'm really not good at color substitution, I usually just use whatever the pattern says (or whatever alternate threads it lists.) I also decided not to stitch an inner border because I didn't have a multi-colored thread that went with my other colors. I'm pretty pleased with the way mine turned out though...and a big thanks to Carolyn who helped me out with the color decisions :)

I was lucky enough to find the frame at Target. And while I usually like to use glass (you know, to keep the dust off and make it easier to keep clean.) I decided I wanted this to look a little "padded" and framed it with a little batting behind the stitchery.

Thanks for taking a gander at my little bit of cyberspace and for all of your great comments :) Stay tuned......I've got a few more finishes to show you!!!

I spy with my little eye...

In my previous post, Julie wanted to know what was hanging above my bed. Samplers I stitched last summer using DMC 115 on 14ct white aida, and finished into hanging pinkeeps. (The ribbon hangers can be easily removed because they are only pinned on at the side tops.)


I adore the eyecatching and classic look of red and white stitchery and DMC 115 is absolutely one of my favorite threads!

These are rather large for pinkeeps, 7" square! But I think they look perfect hanging from the pegs on my shelf :)

I know this trio was published as a set in an older American cross stitch magazine, I just can't find it. Does it look familiar to anyone? I looked through all of mine (yes, all 20+ yrs worth!) I admit that I don't keep track of project info after I've finished something. This blog is helping me to keep track ;)

Thank you to Kim (no blog) and Annemarie for their help with the AMAP 'a et alphabet suite' freebie that you can find here. Barbie, the AMAP stitcher hornbook freebie is linked underneath the pinkeep pic in red ;)

Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. Each one brightens my day like a ray of sunshine :)

Good Grief!

Just a quickie post before I head out to oldest' softball game with middle......hubby took youngest with him to the orthopedist for his 3wk check up and xrays and then on to youngest' game. So apparently May is our month for break-ups (or break-downs because I think I've earned one): first hubby, then truck, then recliner, then iron (which may seem trivial but it's sole purpose is to iron my stitching, so this is super important!), now washing machine!!! And with a family of 5 and the addition of sports uniforms that apparently need washed almost daily...yup, you get the picture. Calgon take me away......or at least come do the laundry, lol!

So, the little quaker swamp has been ripped, restitched and ironed and trotted out into the sunshine for it's photo shoot (I bet the neighbors, if they're watching, are sure I'm not quite 'all there' and frankly with the state of things I'm on the verge of agreeing with them.)

I love it. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it now, which is so unlike me...I always know what I'm going to do with a project when I start it, sometimes it changes but I usually have an idea in my head. But this time, this project...nope, nada.

I mailed my 4th of July F&S off today, without a note! Good Grief! My brain is fried and I feel frazzled and exhausted. This is the time of year when I feel like the schools are giving out parent tests: forgot 0-1 items 'A', forgot 2-3 but remember to pick up children 'C', forgot 4 or more and/or children 'F'!

Thank you everyone for your input on number of threads and such, I'm glad I stitched this 2/2 because I like the better coverage...especially for a monochrome pattern.