Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 7

On Day 7, I started The Breath of Autumn by Chessie and Me.  I am stitching this on 32 ct. Sand Lugana, with the suggested silk fibres.  I haven't stitched with silk in awhile, I had forgotten how lovely it is to stitch with silk....can't wait to get back to this one.

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 6

On Day 6 I started Silent Night by Country Cottage Needleworks and made some good progress.  I think I will re-chart the words to the German text.....

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 5

On the fifth day, I picked up Dream Big again, but this time, stitch on 25 count Lugana over 1 to make it smaller.  It will be an ornament when the stitching is finished.

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 4

On the 4th Day a stitched Stitching Happy Hearts, by Little House Needleworks.  It was a free chart that I found in my to do pile, all kitted up, so I decided to just get started and I managed to finish is before I went to bed!   It will be an ornament someday......

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 3

On the 3rd day of this challenge, I started The House That Love Built by Ursula Michaels.  This will be presented to the Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis, where we stayed before and after Justin's birth.  It is stitching up very quickly, this is my progress at the end of the day.  I should mention it was a Sunday and I stitched all day.....

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 2

On Day 2, I started Justin's Birth Sampler, which is a Superheroes Alphabet.  You might recall that I have stitching this same piece for Peter on blue fabric.  Justin is my newest grandson, and his parents have requested the same sampler, but on green fabric.  I got the entire first letter stitched!  

Crazy 15 Challenge, Day 1

In Day 1 of this crazy challenge, I started Dream Big by Country Cottage Needleworks.  It will end up being a flat fold, I think, for an Easter exchange.  I am stitching it on some mystery 32 count fabric, with the suggested threads.  I was hard to put it down at the end of the day, I enjoyed stitching on it.         

December Progress, January Goals and the Year in Review

December produced some finishes!  You might remember my goal of completing the remaining 8 Little House Needleworks 2012 ornaments, well, I didn't quite reach that goal, but I am quite happy with my progress.  Despite lots of family visiting, and being in a crazy house...I managed to get all but one of the ornaments finished, and that last one is already my first finish of 2016!  Yay me!

I had a total of 43 finishes for 2015, and considering there were a number of large pieces, I am quite happy with that number.

I will need to unpack the new iron, and press them before I can show you some pictures.

For 2016, I will be doing my own version of Crazy 15 challenge.  This is where you start a new project each day for 15 days, and then complete them during the year.  Not sure what I will actually start, I will just choose whatever strikes my fancy each day.  Visit again to see what I am up to!

December 2015

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Ding Dong Merrily on High  finished

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler
6 Cardinals  finished
Hot Cocoa  finished
Snow Cold  finished
Country Christmas  finished
Gingerbread Cookie  finished
Season of Love  finished
Saltbox Village  worked on it

January 2016

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 
 
In Progress
Saltbox Village  finished

Future New starts
afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler

 

November Progress, December Goals

November wasn't as productive as I had originally hoped.  With Mom's illness and Dad needed help to care for her, there just wasn't that much stitching time.  Although I could possibly stitch their house, the light isn't very good, so I will have to take a stitching lamp over there. 

I would really love to finish the 8 Little House Needleworks ornaments from 2012 by the end of the year, so that is what I will be concentrating on.

November 2015

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Autumn leaves finished

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler
Oriental Varitation  finished
Horizontal Oriental  finished
Ding Dong Merrily on High  worked on it
 
December 2015
WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Ding Dong Merrily on High 

Future New starts
afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler
6 Cardinals 
Hot Cocoa 
Snow Cold 
Country Christmas 
Gingerbread Cookie 
Season of Love 
Saltbox Village  

 

And We Have a Finish!

This is A Season and A Time, which is a Needle Treasures kit, but I used my own fabric and floss.  I stitched it on 32 lugana, hand dyed by Stephanie, and the color is Milk Chocolate.  Don't know how I will "finish" it yet, maybe I will frame it and hang it at work?

WIP 11-11-2015

Not too much progress that one can see....but all the backstitching is now done, and some of the words.  I need to rechart the text above the leaves, but I hope to have this one finished this coming weekend or early next week.

WIP Wednesday 11-4-2015

Steady but slow progress on my current piece. 

More Retreat Finishes

Eileen Gurak, the designer behind Handblessings Designs, was one of the retreat organizers.  She gifted each attendee with the cart and supplies to stitch this new design.  I started stitching it right away, before I listened to the instructions.  I orientated the first stamp incorrectly, but luckily I still had room enough to stitch the other three.  I will finish that as ornaments someday.

I should mention that Eileen is doing a series of stamps, a set for each holiday, so look for them at your local shops

My First Retreat Finish

Before I got to the retreat, I stopped at Black Cat Stitchery, which is near the conference center.  They were holding this wonderful little bag for me.  I collected that as well as a few other charts.  Once I got settled at the retreat I couldn't help be start stitching!  I finished it later that afternoon.  It is called Grateful Heart by Shepherds Bush. 

October Progress, November Goals

Every month I think I am going to get a lot of stitching done, and then life gets in the way.  October was no exception.  I got a few small things finished and made good progress on a medium sized project, but didn't get a lot of stitching time in.  November promises to be no different.

October 2015

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Autumn leaves worked on it
Justin’s Ornament finished

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler
Jaquard finished
Irregular Jaquard finished
Greatful Heart finished
Stamp #1 -finished
Stamp #2 - finished
Stamp #3 - finished
Stamp #4 - finished

November 2015

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Autumn leaves 

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler

 

A Weekend Get-a-Way

 Last weekend, I attended a stitching retreat at the Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center in Zion Illinois.  It was a wonderful, relaxing three days of stitching!

 There were 40 attendees, and everyone was busy stitching!  

 It was a bit dreary outside on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday was a glorious day, weatherwise.  I look forward to another retreat in this great space in January!

 

WIP Wednesday10-28-2015

Seeing some good progress on this one!

WIP Wednesday, 10-21-2015

I haven't had much time to stitch, but did manage to get something done on my new WIP.  This is the ill fated piece that I started and ripped out twice before.  This time I am stitching it on 32 count fabric, over two fabric threads with two strands of floss.  I do like it much better now.....

A small finish

I finally finished Justin's ornament!  There was much frogging involved, and what should have only taken one afternoon to stitch turned into a week! 

Ornamentification will happen before Christmas!

September Progress, October Goals

Not much stitching time in September, and October appears to be just as busy.  But I will try and carve out a bit of stitching time whenever I can.

September 2015

WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 

In Progress

Christmas Runner finished
Autumn leaves

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Ornament worked on it
Justin’s Birth Sampler
 
October 2015
WISPS:
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler
Oveture II 
 
In Progress
Autumn leaves 
Justin’s Ornament

Future New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Crystal Violets
French Alphabet block sampler
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter’s stocking
Mark & Karen’s wedding sampler
Tony & Melissa’s wedding sampler
4 person RR Marguerite’s
Carnival
Landon’s Stocking
Justin’s Birth Sampler