Bringing Home the Tree

I finished the stitching on this 2011 Little House Needleworks ornament on Sunday.

The finishing will have to wait until I have more of the series done.

Tweet

I finished the stitching on the first Little House Needleworks ornament of 2011. It is called Tweet. I just love this little cardinals!

I am not sure how it will be finished, I will wait until I stitch some more of the series before I decide.

Sweet Treats!

I finished stitching Sweet Treats by Country Cottage Needleworks on Friday evening, although I now notice that I forgot the french knots on the cupcake.... I will sew on some beads before I frame it. It was stitched on 28 count Lambswool with Crescent Colors floss. I have ordered a frame for it. I am counting this as 7 finishes because there were 7 seperate charts - 6 chart packs and 1 border chart!

I am thinking it might look nice in Natalie's room. Her mom can decide once it is all framed up.

Special thanks go to Kimberly D who sent me the set of charts a few years ago.

Special thanks also go to Coral who stitched this recently, thus reminded me that mine was all kitted up and ready to stitch. Her lovely finish inspired me to get cracking and stitch it myself!

January Progress, February Goals

January was an odd month, sitching wise. Mostly this was due to the fact that I was working with eyeglass from a few prescriptions ago. I needed new glasses, and didn't really want to get new frames. I had wanted to use an older frame, but the optician felt that they weren't strong enough, so I had to give them the pair of glasses that was most recent. I had a hard time seeing with the older glasses plus magnifiers, so I didn't get as much stitching done as I would have liked. I also was part of the Sue Hillis Stitch Ahoy cruise, and had lots of details to attend to while others stitched! I will have cruise pictures in future posts.

January
WIPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2010
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2011
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1
January stocking project for ANG
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

New Starts: Crazy January Challenge!
Starfish Biscornu model finished
Baltimore Garden Quilt square finished
Sweet Treats Cupcakes Part 1 started
Cupcakes Part 2 started
Cupcakes part 3 started
Cupcakes part 4 started
Cupcakes part 5 started
Cupcakes part 6 started
Cupcake border started
afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Strawberry #1 finished
Strawberry #2 started
Strawberry #3 started
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Quilted wreath ornament
LHN Ornament Tweet started
LHN Ornament Bringing Home the Tree started
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Train ornament
Duck ornament
Kim’s Round Robin started


February
WIPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2010
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2011
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1
January stocking project for ANG
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

New Starts WIP:
Sweet Treats Cupcakes Part 1
Cupcakes Part 2
Cupcakes part 3
Cupcakes part 4
Cupcakes part 5
Cupcakes part 6
Cupcake border
Strawberry #2
Strawberry #3
LHN Ornament Tweet
LHN Ornament Bringing Home the Tree
Kim’s Round Robin

Need to start
afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Quilted wreath ornament
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Train ornament
Duck ornament

Crazy January, Day 2

On the second day of January, I started a Starfish Biscornu that is a model, so I can't show you what I stitched! I will be able to show you a picture at the end of the month, after the cruise! It is very pretty!

Stats so far:
2 days, 2 starts, 1 finish

First Finish of 2012

I know it doesn't look like much, but never the less, my part is finished! This is the border and my square of the Threads of Life 12 person Round Robin. When I get this back, each square will be stitched and I will add the charms that I have for it. The border was actually my last finish of 2011, and the square (and the recharting of the wording) was my first finish of 2012.

The chart is Baltimore Garden Quilt by Handblessings Designs. It is stitched on 28 count coffee Jobelan with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads.

Every 6 weeks I will be stitching on someone else's project and sending it on until we are done, sometime in the middle of 2013, I think.

December Progress and January Goals plus Year End recap

In 2011 I had 66 finishes and stitched for a total of 697.75 hours, not my best stitching year but not the worst, either.

I will be on a stitching cruise for a week toward the end of January, so I will be stitching models for the cruise the first part of the month. I will also be part of a 12 person round robin that begins in January and a 4 person round robin that will begin hopefully in February.

December
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2010
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2011 worked on it
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament All is Calm finished
LHN ornament Joy to the World finished
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler worked on it
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border – finish border finished
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Needlepoint hearts 1
Strawberry #5
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG

2012 Goals (there will be additions)
WIPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
Rocky Mountain Christmas
Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2010
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2011
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1
January stocking project for ANG
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

New Starts:
Starfish Biscornu model
Baltimore Garden Quilt square
Sweet Treats Cupcakes
afghan pillow
Photo booth
Strawberry #1
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Quilted wreath ornament
LHN Ornament
LHN Ornament
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Train ornament
Duck ornament

January Goals
start as many new starts from the list as possible
stitch on as many WIPs as possible

TULSA final post of 2011

I have managed to post my TULSA photo around each new moon for 2011, but my ort jar was way too small. I must find a bigger ort jar for 2011. Thanks, Daffycat, for hosting this fun SAL!

Logan's Birth Sampler as of early December

I have been steadly plugging away on Logan's Birth Sampler. The end is in sight!

November Lack of Progress and December Goals

November - Progress (or lack thereof!)
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament All is Calm worked on it
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler worked on it
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border worked on it
Needlepoint hearts
Strawberry #3 finished
Strawberry #4 worked on it
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG

December
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2010
Christmas heart canvas ornament 2011
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament All is Calm
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border – finish border
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Needlepoint hearts
Strawberry #4
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG

TUSAL - November

Here is the ort jar as of this new moon, and it's getting really full. I plan to use a bigger jar next year!

Under the Tree....

I finished the stitching on this Little House Needleworks 2010 ornament last month but finally got around to adding the beads recently.

A Finish!

I finished the last square on this design awhile ago but I am finally getting around to posting a picture. This is Happy are the Peacemakers/Piecemakers Quilt Squares by Handblessings designs. It was a series of free charts.

I think I will finish it as a pillow....someday.....

Rest In Peace, Irene

With great sadness, I learned that Irene Forrest passed away yesterday.

I was privileged to have her as a guest in my home a few years ago. Irene, Coral and I spent some fun times together stitching and shopping and eating. I think we went to WalMart at least 4 times in the week she was here, and she was so excited to be there!

She will be missed, but she is no longer suffering or in pain. We will stitch together again, someday......

Update on Logan's Birth Sampler

Lest you think I haven't been stitching.......

Here is Logan's birth Sampler a bit more than 3/4 done. I may have to put this one down a bit to finish up some Christmas stitching, but I am please with my progress.

October progress
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament Under the Tree finished
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler worked on it
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border
Needlepoint hearts I worked on it.
Strawberry #3 worked on it
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG worked on it

November goals
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border
Needlepoint hearts
Strawberry #3
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG

TUSAL

Here are my orts to date. Note to self: get a bigger jar for next year.....

Why I haven't been stitching or blogging

Yesterday, my oldest son, Tony, married his high school sweetheart, Melissa.

The reception was held at Pinstripes; cocktails were on the Bocce Ball court, and after dinner some of the bowling lanes were reserved for the wedding guests. I was the best ma'am.

September Progress October Goals

September
Work on Bavarian Table Topper no
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas no
work on Logan’s stocking no
Christmas heart canvas ornament no
Work on Cloister garden no
Work on Crystal Iris no
LHN ornament Under the Tree started
Piecemaker’s Quilt square 11 finished
Piecemaker’s Quilt square 12 finished
afghan pillow no
Logan's birth sampler worked on it
Mystery Sampler part 7 no
Quilted wreath ornament no
Photo booth no
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border started
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG worked on it

October
Work on Bavarian Table Topper
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas
work on Logan’s stocking
Christmas heart canvas ornament
Work on Cloister garden
Work on Crystal Iris
LHN ornament Under the Tree
afghan pillow
Logan's birth sampler
Mystery Sampler part 7
Quilted wreath ornament
Photo booth
Baltimore Garden Quilt Border
Needlepoint hearts I
Start 15 in January challenge:
January stocking project for ANG