IHSW Report and a Finish!

I did manage to get in some quality stitching time, despite being a busy weekend! 


Here is Bent Creek's Flag of Stars that I finished stitching.  It was a very nice change of pace for me.  It is stitched on 18 count linen ( I didn't even know it came in that size!) over two fabric threads with perle cotton!  It was a quick finish!

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

IHSW Report

I stitched quite a bit this weekend.  Aside from having lunch with my Dad for Father's Day, I was truly a hermit and stitched and watched soccer all weekend.  You might think I would have made lots of progress on my focus piece.....but no.  I had to do some emergency model stitching!  Remember that project I did last month?  You can see it here.  Sadly, the Sue had some issues with the supplier and could not get the oval box she had been promised.  She had to change to a round box, which meant that the Alphabet Band that I had stitched was too short.  I quickly stitched up a new band for her, as well as a small scissors fob and got them in the mail to her so she can do the finishing and be ready for her classes. 

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

I am not planning to go anywhere except lunch with Dad on Father's Day, so I hope to get lots of stitching done.....but there is the World Cup.....hard to stitch and watch soccer at the same time.  Go Germany!

IHSW Report - a Finish and the Frog



I did manage to finish Part 3 of this stitch-a long this past weekend, but there was no progress at all on Part 4!  None, nada, zilch!  I stitched on part 4 all day Sunday, and on Monday, I unstitched all of it!  All. Of. It.  I love stitching over 1, but frogging over 1 is the pits!

IHSW

It is International Hermit and Stitch Weekend again (third weekend of the month).  I have some appointments and errands on Friday, and German School on Saturday, but I plan to stitch for most of the weekend after that.  Check back on Monday to see what I have accomplished.

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

This past weekend was the third weekend of the month which is International Hermit and Stitch Weekend.  I really wanted to be a hermit and sit in my happy chair and stitch all weekend, but alas, it was not to be.  Lots going on in German School and other errands that needed to be run plus dinner out with John, didn't leave much time for stitching.

I did however, get the plaid mitten finished and started on Day 20 for the Crazy January Challenge.  Next month might be better.

IHSW - the Results

I did get some stitching, although it is never enough for me.....

I worked on the top part of the Santa's Train Stocking, and I started and finished the plaid light bulb ornament. 

Internation Hermit and Stitch Weekend Returns!

It has been quite some time since I participated.  I hadn't seen any reminders and it just slipped my mind, but the 'challenge' has been resurrected and I am happy to participate this weekend.  I do have German School on Saturday, and a concert to attend on Sunday, but the rest of the time, I plan to stitch.....

IHSW - The Results

I was a hermit and I stitched.

I stitched on Witches Stitches by Sue Hillis.  Here it is at the start of the weekend.

....and here we are at the end of Sunday evening.  The stitching is finished, but the backstitching still needs to be done.


It was a good weekend!

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

This weekend, I plan to stitch!  check back on Monday to see if I actually got some stitching done.

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend - The Results!

Well, Friday was a bust, too much stuff going on.  A Funeral and memorial luncheon to attend, interviewing new caregivers for my mother....and then just collapsing.  Saturday was a bit better, driving a daughter around to get her car repaired, hospice doctor visit for my mother, babysitting for some of my grandchildren, and unpacking a wonderful gift box of Hummels, but I did manage to get some stitching in.  Sunday was Father's Day, so lunch with Dad was on the agenda, some shoe shopping to replace the black sandles that broke last weekend, but there was stitching!

In all, I got 15 hours of stitching this weekend, which isn't earth shattering, but it was a good amount!  I mostly stitched on the French Alphabet Sampler, which is over 1 on 25 count, so it is a bit slower going. 



Here is where the weekend started.
















...and here is where it ended....doesn't look like much, but it is all done over 1 on 25 count, so although it is tiny, there are a lot stitches done.

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend

I haven't had a chance to participate in quite awhile, but this weekend, I plan to try!

IHSW Results

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.

Another IHSW!

The second International Hermit and Stitch Weekend this month!  What a bonus.  I have folk dance rehearsal to run on Friday evening, and have to meet with the electrician at German School on Saturday to work on the placement of the flat screens that are being installed, but then I have plans to stitch!

IHSW results - a finish

Not as much stitching time this weekend as I would have liked.  A wake in the city on Friday after work, a funeral all day Saturday took up some valuable stitching time.  The visit from the grandchildren on Sunday was a welcome one, hugs and kisses from them are even better than stitching!

I did manage to finish the Winter Fab Fob by Lizzie*Kate and managed to get a good chunk of the Spring Fob stitched too!

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend......take one

Since this is the third weekend of the month, it is time of the monthly IHSW.  But.....this weekend isn't the third Friday, so it is not a 'full' IHSW.  I am told we will therefore have 2 this month!  check back Monday to see if I actually had time to stitch!

IHSW

No matter how much time I spend stitching on these weekends, it is never enough!  I did not get to stitch on Friday, just a bit too busy.  Saturday, however, I stitched for 8 hours!  Sunday I only got 2 hours of stitching time.  I stitched on Hearts of America by Little House Needleworks for all of the 10 hours that I stitched.  I will show you an update on WIP Wednesday!

International Hermit and Sttich Weekend

This is the third weekend of the month, and it is IHSW again!  I will spend Saturday stitching with friends and hope to have more stitching time on Sunday!  Stop by on Monday to see how much I got stitched!

IHSW Results

It seems that no matter how much time I spend stitching on these weekends, it is never enough!