May (or may not)

Finish:

Out on a Limb by Scattered Seeds Samplers

This is the first of the Scattered Seeds club projects.  It was a nice stitch, but I don't think I will make a pin keep.  Not sure how I will finish.  I will probably wait to see the other pieces this year to make a decision.  That is the fabric that came in the kit for finishing, by the way.



Oh heck, I see a mistake.....lets just say it is a "customization".  I don't like stitching words so I left off the "Little" that is supposed to go at the top on purpose.

New Start:

Hanna Longstreth by Queenstown Samplers
May 1, 2020

This is a Stitch a Long with Gary and Vonna of Fibertalk.  I wanted to do a silk project and when I learned that all the proceeds are going toward the medical school expenses of the designers Great Niece who is related to and is named Hannah Longstreth....well, what can I say.

The challenge for me with this piece is that is is on 45 count linen....hello magnifiers...and the motifs are spread out with nothin in between....hello gridding.


Progress:

Coffee Quaker by Heartstrings Samplery


Not sure why this is taking so long.  I make alot of mistakes and need to do the gridding for some of the upcoming motifs to try to mitigate some of that.

Isabella Uffindel by Hands Across the Sea


Page 3 is complete....starting page 4 this week.


Vintage Birds by Jeannette Douglas


I am really enjoying this....the letters are very nice and the colors are beautiful.  Am waiting for one of the colors (Loganberry).


Elizabeth Jones by La D Da


I am not enjoying this, so may take it off the frame and put it in time out for a while.  It is not the fabric (although I don't like the fabric) but I just cannot seem to get into the groove so it needs a rest.
I think the photo coming out so wierd is a sign!  HA



The Library by Litte House Needleworks



Trying to work on this for Sampler Sunday, but it is going slowly.  Am using it to practice a couple of techniques so I am not whipping through it.


I am getting a little bogged down I think so I am going to pull some smaller seasonal projects that I can work on.

All the photos seem a little wonky today but I am sure you get the idea!  Will show ou what I choose to start next week.

Thank for visiting.

Stay safe, stay well.

April Finish and a New Start

Boy did I need a finish this months to keep myself motivated.  So, here it is:

A Perfect World by The Scarlett House

I changed some of the birds to match the ones in my yard better...and I changed the dogs trying to make them a little more like my own (whippets are hard to stitch I think)

All in all, I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  I have ordered some overdyed threads in various shades of black to see if I want to do the bottom.  It does look kind of bare without the bottom portion (where the large flowers are) being filled in.  And if I can find one, I would like to add a couple of bluebonnet looking flowers to it since I have sort of made it resemble home on the river.  The sentiment is me all over so that is why I stitched it.






A new Start on April 17 is a Stitch-a-Long with StitchingMae for her Birthday.


Vintage Birds by Jeannette Douglas

I enjoy her designs because I usually learn alot of specialty stitches (or refresh them).  Her instructions are very easy to follow.  Most specialisty stitches I know I learned from either Chatelaine Designs or Jeannette's designs.  This is not a big project so I should be able to get a finish in May.

Here is my small start



Progress made:

Isabella Uffindel by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

   I am making progress, however it is pretty slow.  I think I need to calm down about it.  This is a 25 page pattern and I am on page 3......


Out on a Limb by Scattered Seeds

I was wanting something small to work on since the rest of my WIPs are really big.  Am doing well on it.




Elizabeth Jones by La D Da

Just plugging along.  Still struggling with the fabric a little, but this is going well for the little time I spend on it lately.

Coffee Quaker by Heartstring Samplery

This is taking me alot longer than I had anticipated.  I seem unable to count some days and end up doing LOTS of frogging which gets a little frustrating




The Library by Little House Needleworks

I really like this project and I like the evenweave fabric.  It IS 2 over 2 which I have been avoiding lately, but it is relaxing to stitch.








For a while I was not sure all this COVID stuff was affecting me, other than not being able to get bleach for a week or so.  I am getting really, really disgusted with all the price gouging that I notice happening.  I decided to start a list of folks I will not longer frequent due to their current practices.  I am sure they won't miss me, but it will make me feel better.  Maybe.

The other thing that has just started happening for me is that simple things like some DMC floss is really, really hard to find.  I know GAST has stopped production.  It is not that I don't have enough projects kitted up.  I need to just be greatful for what I have and stop trying to support the economy by kitting up more and more projects.  I think it is stress that is making me get ahead of myself.  I am more than a little tense lately....need to focus on these projects and stop loooking for something else!

Our weather has improved and we have sunshine and warmth so I am sure that will be a help to my mental health.

That is all for now.    Stay safe, stay well.

Thanks for visiting.

Weekly Progress Report

I hope you are all surviving (or at least getting through) this wierd time with all the isolation.  I am doing great as I am kind of a hermit anyway, but I gotta say my husband is not adapting well at all.   He is such a gad-about that he is struggling.  I offered to get him into stitching (I am not sure that would be a good idea for me in the long run, but whatever it takes to get through this!) but he is not interested.



Linen and Thread 2020 SAL Part 4 (April)

Am enjoying this more than I thought I would.  Still not sure what I will do about the initials.



Elizabeth Jones by La D Da

This is coming along nicely.  Am not so thrilled with the fabric, but it is OK.  Have it on a Rolaframe so I can tightened it as needed and I am enjoying it.


Isabella Uffindel by Hands Across the Sea

Page 2 done.  Only 23 more to go!



Coffee Quaker by Heartstring Samplery

Just about halfway through this one.  Interestingly, I have been trying to find another skein of GAST "Apple Cider".  I think it is Gentle Arts that is not dying right now but I cannot remember.  I will either have to go through some of my kitted projects or  hold off on finishing this.





New Start:

Out on a Limb by Scattered Seed Samplers

This is the first kit from Scattered Seed Little Wren Club.  The kit includes the linen (4 ct. Vintage Country Mocha) finishing fabric, threads, ribbon and a little bird nest charm and a tiny little needle...





I have a couple of new starts planned for the next couple of weeks.  I also "retired" a couple of projects that just were not fun at the moment.

Thank you for stopping by.

Back to Texas Stitching

Had a very pleasant, if not a little wierd, trip back to Texas.  It is good to be back on the quiet river with all the critters and birds and all.  The trip out was a little strange because there was very little traffic anywhere and although the 18 wheelers are on the road, we saw less than a dozen RVs during our travels.  Other than the few that were in the RV parks where we stayed, there were very few on the road.

Did get some stitching done!

I finished Tis a Lovely Bird



Of course I had to record COVID-19 on it!


Elizabeth Jones by La D Da


April release of Linen and Threads 2020 SAL.



And made a little progress on Isabella Uffindel but have not completed page 2 yet.  I think I am going to have to give myself a little more time as it seems with all my other projects I probably will not be able to complete a page a week



And I framed Home of a Needleworker.





We are in a mandatory stay home order here in Blanco County.  Does not bother me in the least.

Funny thing......let me start by saying that my sewing skills are EXTREMELY limited.  When the CDC came out with the mask recommendation I broke out the sewing machine and some fabric and thought I could handle it......boy was I wrong.  I have something that kind of looks like it might be a mask, but it is pitiful.  So, I reached out to my niece who is a great seamstress and made a donation to her household for a few masks.

Of course if I have a mask, than I loose another excuse not to leave my property!  HA..

Stay safe, be calm and take care.

Thanks for visiting.....