6 Fat Men Week 11 and IHASW Report

I was unable to participate fully in the Internation Hermit and Stitch Weekend this past weekend.  I was attending a folk dance workshop in Tulsa OK, so I was either driving or dancing.....I only got 4 hours of stitching in all weekend!

I did get a little bit done on my 6 fat men yesterday after I got back home. 

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A La D Da Finish

 Recently, our EGA Chapter had a Satruday Class with Lori Markovic of La D Da.

This is the piece that she presented, and exclusive design for our chapter, Needle's Nest.

I was unable to attend the session but was able to purchase the kit.  Here it is all finished, not my best finishing job, but it is done!

6 Fat Men Week 10

Here we are!  I finished up Snow House this week and started Snow Fun.

I am a little past the half way point.

Tune in next week to see more progress on this fun design.

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Recent Round Robin Stitching

The round robin I am currently involved in, 12 ladies stitching, is well under way.  It started off in January, when I mailed off my pieced. Since then I have worked on 4 different pieces, but I forgot to get a picture of Kim's.

This Darla's. It was a fun stitch and turned out really cure

This one is Sue's.  I just love these chickens!

I also stitched on Charlotte's. I need to get this chart for myself.  It is too cute for words!

And the WISP List Gets Shorter.....

I started this piece in March of 2009, and only finished the iris part.  I don't know why I was affraid of doing the background, it really wasn't that hard.  I was affraid of miscounting and having it come out wrong but here it is, all correct and finished!!  It is very sparkly in person, sorry I couldn't get a better picture.

This is Crystal Iris by From Nancy's Needle.  I have the companion piece, Crystal Violets,  in my to-do mountain also.  Once I get that pieced stitched, I will decide on how to finish them.

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6 Fat Men Week 9

I made some good progress on my fat men yesterday. 


Can't wait for next Monday!

Framed and Gifted!

I picked up Logan's birth sampler from being framed yesterday, just in time to take it to his 3rd birthday party today, but much to my horor it was pointed out to me that I had stitched the wrong date!  Thank goodness for curved needles!  I was able to make the correction without taking the framing apart. 

When Logan unwrapped it, he lit up and brought it right over to me.  He has seen me stitching on it and even helped me pull the needle through the fabric. 

I gave Sweet Treets by Country Cottage Needleworks to Natalie for her first birthday.  I will look great in her room.  A sweet treat for a sweet little girl.

May Progress, June Goals

May was a good month, stitching wise, but a busy month so not as much stitching time as the month before.  I did manage to average a little over 3 hours per day, so a lot was accomplished.  I am particularly pleased that 3 pieces from the WIPs list are finished.  I plan to finish at least 6 more of these during 2012, and then completely finish that list in 2014,  but then there are always new charts calling to me......

I also am happy that there has been a lot of progress in the "finishing" department. Besides the teapots and teacups, everything except Cloister Garden (which was completed last night) was either finished by me, or is at the framers or the finishers.  Just a few ornaments are at home waiting for a trip to the finisher's, but they will wait until next spring.   Oh, and I have to "finish" up the bell pull and the Traveling Stitcher pouch and needlebook, but there really is very little in the finishing basket compared to a few months ago. 

Meanwhile, thanks for stopping by!

May Progress
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 finished
Work on Crystal Iris 
Logan's birth sampler finished!!!
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1  
Holiday Fun stocking  finished 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

From Sea to Shining Sea border  finished
Snow Friends finished

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
Mountains  finished
Midwest  finished
May Flowers  finished
Needle’s Nest pin cushion  finished
East Coast finished
Fox Scissor Fob
Sue’s RR  finished
Snow House  worked on it

June Goals

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 Crystal Iris 
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Snow House

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
Fox Scissor Fob
Margie’s RR

49 Queen Stitches.....

..... and 19 Spider Web Stitches later.....and I finished another piece on the WISP list!  This time it is Cloister Garden by Drawn Thread.  I started it in March of 2009 when Rene and I took a class at Welcome Stitchery.  Rene finished hers a long time ago, but I set mine aside, 2/3 done, with lots of Queen stitches unstitched.   (Did I mention that I hate queen stitches?)  I also realized that Spider Web stitches aren't my favorites either.

I really enjoy specialty stitches, and this chart was just full of them!  I have the others in this 'Garden Series' in my to-do mountain and will have to pull out another one to stitch soon.  I think I am going to wait with the framing on this one until I finish at least another one so that I can frame them similarly.

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Another Finish

One of my goals this year is to work on WIPs (works in progress) and WISPs (works in slow progress).  I refuse to have and UFOs (unfinished objects).  I finished Logan's Birth Sampler and now have finished this mini stocking (counted canvas).

The list is getting shorter!  Most of the WISP are BAPs (big a$$ project) so I won't get all 12 of the finished, but I hope to make a good dent in the list and at least work on all of them over the summer.

Thanks for stopping by!  come back again soon as I have some more finishes and framing to photograph and show you.

6 fat Men Week 8

Well, I planned more stitching time this Monday, and considering it was a holiday, I didn't think it was unrealistic to plan to spend the day stitching.

Unfortunately, a BBQ was planned for my house (not by me) and I had to straighten up the house, clean up the kitchen, make German potato salad, bake some pies and be a charming hostes.  Don't get me wrong, it was a lovely afternoon, but I couldn't sit in my comfy chair with my stitching lamp and stitch all day without interuption.  I did get a little bit done on Snow House.

Thanks for stopping by!  More stitching on this one next Monday!

TA DA!!!!

Finally!  The last stitch was put in at 3:39 AM on Saturday morning. By 10:00 AM it was at the framers.  I had ordered the frame a few weeks ago, so I should be picking it up sometime this week and I will be giving it to Logan at his 3rd birthday party next Sunday.

Did I ever mention I hated kits?  This was a kit, although I used my own antique white Jubilee fabric and used DMC floss instead of the floss included in the kit.  If it had been for anyone else, I would have tossed it months ago.  But for my grandson, I just kept on stitching.  

IHSW and 6 fat Men

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend is over again. Sigh!  I did get to stitch on Friday and Saturday and managed to finish From Sea to Shining Sea, which was started last month on the IHSW.  I love how it turned out!

On Sunday, I babysat, then found my self too tired to stitch in the afternoon.  The evening was used for finishing, but nothing got "finished".  I have three things in a partially finished state.

Monday, or 6 Fat Men Day, no stitching at all!  Next Monday is a holiday, so I promise to make of for this week's lack of progress.

Another International Hermit and Stitch Weekend!

Since the last one worked out so well for me, I am going to participate again.  Unfortunately, this weekend is a rather busy one.  I had to work a bit later than usual today, and this evening I had a folk dance rehearsal.  Saturday morning is the last day of German School, followed by the Graduation and picnic, so that takes up quite a bit of my Satuday.  Sunday, I have promised to babysit my two little munchkins for the morning, and I don't know when I will get home.  I don't get much stitching done while I babysit because both of them want to "help"and at 3 and 1, they can't really help much.  But I will report back with my progress at the end of the weekend.

May Flowers

Last Tuesday evening, our  ANG  chapter invited Nancy Buhl of From Nancy's Needle to teach a project.  She brought May Flowers and the kit included this lovely music box to mount it in. 

It was a quick stitch, and I finished the stitching and "finished" it this evening. 

In case you hadn't heard, Nancy is retiring from retails sales and is closing her shop, The Needle and I, which is in Rockford.  I will miss that shop.  I didn't make it there more than once or twice a year, but she always had some great sales, and usually had the fibres I needed and couldn't find elsewhere.  Nancy will continue designing and selling her designs on the internet.

6 Fat Men, Weeks 5 and 6

 I realized that I forgot to post last Tuesday, I was too busy stitching!  Here is last week Monday's progress.  Not too much, I was having an episode of vertigo and couldn't stitch too much, but there was some progress.

Yesterday, I had to work very late, so I didn't get in as much stitching as I would have liked, but I did finish the Snow Friends chart so there was some progress.

Tune in next week to see which of the other 4 charts I start next!

6 Fat Men Week 4

I made some good progress this past Monday night.  I did the birdhouse on the right and part of the snow man in Snow Friends. 

This is quite an enjoyable stitch, and I found myself wanting to continue stitching on it on Tuesday, but I resisted.

Check back next week for more progress on this piece.

April Progress, May Goals

April was a great month, stitching wise.  I logged 159 hours of stitching, and really feel like I made a lot of progress.  I hope the renewed stitching mojo will continue.

April Progress

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 stitching finished, backstitching half finished
Mystery Sampler part 7
Needlepoint hearts 1  
January stocking project for ANG 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

New Starts WIP:

Strawberry #2 finished
Strawberry #3 finished
2^nd Starfish Biscornu model  finished

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
Darla’s Round Robin  finished
Charlotte’s Round Robin  finished
6 fat men border  finished
Snowed in   finished
Sweet Stitches Needle book  finished
Sweet Stitches biscornu  finished
Sweet Stitches Scissors fob  finished
LHN Deck the Halls ornament  finished
LHN Gingerbread Village ornament   finished
From Sea to Shining Sea border  worked on it
West Coast  finished
Southwest finished
Snow Friends worked on it
Rose Card  finished

May Goals

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

From Sea to Shining Sea border

Snow Friends

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

Mountains

How's that Birth Sampler coming?

You probably have been wanting to ask me that question.......

Here it is, just needs to be back stitched and personalized....and that MUST be finished by early May so that I can have it framed for Logan's 3rd birthday.....actually 1/4 of the backstitching is alreay done, so I don't think it will take too much longer to finish.  I am thinking of a bright red frame or perhaps another primary color.....

Stitching on Paper

While I was on the Sue Hillis Cruise this past January (Yes, I know I haven't posted about it, but I will, soon, I promise!)  I received this card.  It was 'stitched' by Rochelle Handelman, one of our cruisers and the picture doesn't do it justice, it is truly lovely (and sparkly, too!).  I knew that Michelle wanted to present this type of stitching at one of our EGA meetings, so I put her in touch with Rochelle.

This past Monday evening, Michelle presented 'Prick and Stitch' embroidery to our EGA guild.  It was an interesting presentation, and then we all got a card to work on.  Mine is pictured on the left, a single rose and leaves.  It was fun to do and didn't take as much time as I thought.  I am quite please with the results.   I will need to find some more patterns and the tools and try a few other designs.