Hello blogging buddies. I bet you expected to see a picture of what I stitched this weekend.....well, I have nothing to show you. I spent a lot of time stitching, and a lot of time ripping out said stitches, so I've got nothing, nada, zip!
I had decided to do a 4-seasons leaf piece over one on 25 count, and had ordered a lovely piece of hand dyed fabric especially for this piece, but as I was about to start I realized there were lots of blended threads. No problem, I thought, I will just use two strands.....well, after quite a bit of stitching, I realized I didn't like how it looked so I pulled it all back out again. On Sunday, I thought to myself, since the two strands looked to bulky, I will just do a tent stitch instead of a full cross, and stitched merrily away for most of the day, but......again I didn't like how it looked, so I pulled it all out again. At the end of the weekend, I was left with a blank piece of fabric and a massive headache. I ordered more of the same hand dyed color in 32 count and 28 count, and will start over on one of those when it comes.......hope your weekend was better than mine.
We stopped for dinner on the way home, but went back to my house for dessert. I had baked John's favorite cake, a spice cake. This recipe has been in his family for generation, and I bake it for him each year. It was yummy, but quite big for just the two of us. John will be eating cake for quite awhile!
I know, it's WIP Wednesday, but I finished the current WIP this morning, when I quickly added the beads before heading off to work. This is the Spring Fob by Lizzie*Kate and it completes all four seasons! 
During my travels, I stopped at We, of the Needle, in Brea, CA, last week. I needed a skein of Weeks that the first shop I stopped at didn't have in stock. 
On my recent travels, I stopped in at Needlepoint, Ltd. in Garden Grove, CA. It was a bit hard to find, as it is way in the back of a warehouse complex. Once I got there, I actually called the store to make sure they were open as it looked rather deserted. The shop had moved in to its present location in January, but from the looks of the place, you would think they moved in last week. 
I am in southern California this week! I love seeing the palm trees line the streets!
