Stitchy Update

Finish #1

Prairie Schooler P is for Pincushion

28 ct Summer Khaki linen

DMC threads

This was my project from stitching day on Sunday.  It went so fast! I substituted DMC 666 for the called-for  3777.  It is much brighter. 

 

Finish #2

Here are two more pincushions I finished lately.  They are wool applique.

 

Finish #3

Petite Sampling Etui

`Liimited Edition Collaboration-Ellen Chester With Thy Needle

36 ct Lakeside Linen Pearled Barley

Vikki Clayton's HDF silk conversion

Part 1 of 6 finished!  The only thing I didn't do was frog the dark, dark green in the flower stems and replace with DMC thread.  I just ran out of steam.  I'll revisit it when the whole project is done and see if it still needs redoing.

Next up is Louise Henderson's Cherished Stitches contribution.  This one is a little more difficult with closed herringbone, Algerian eye, smyrna crosses, and queen stitches.

Now, without further ado, I would like to present....... Finish #4

L'Atelier Perdu Stitch Me Club mystery project completed!! Really my first official "small" project :)

This is the over 1 project that I agonized over the fabric selection-the designer called for 32 ct linen and I was struggling to see it and loosing stitches in the weave. I finally settled on a 28ct Jubilee evenweave linen-color platinum.

I don't know if you can see but I put my initials and 2011 on the back side of the scissor fob.  The scissors came from my local ANG meeting that I went to yesterday  morning.  Talk about fortuitous timing!

October is quickly coming to a close and I am going to try to finish 2011 strong.  There are 2 more Crazy January Challenges to finish and several other projects that I would like to complete this year.  That doesn't include 2 family birthdays, hosting a baby shower, a 4 day stitching retreat, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and oh yes, I just volunteered to take over the library at church!  :0  Did I mention that I am still working too?  :)  Keep stitching, ladies!

3 Generations of Stitchers!

I have many stitching updates for you this week, but today's post is about Sunday's stitching day at my daughter's house-

 This is DD#1's stocking almost finished-just a little bit of backstitching to do.  This stocking is for her husband.

 This is DD#2's stocking that she is beginning for her husband.

I forgot to get a picture of DD#3's stitching :( She has expanded her knitting to way beyond anything I can do.  Courtesy of YouTube and books like Knitting for Dummies.  And recently asked me to teach her to sew.

Here is a picture of six-year old Grandson #1's first stitching project.  It is plastic canvas, large blunt needle and scavenged 3 ply yarn from an old kit!  I charted out the flower on a piece of graph paper with colored pencils.  No problems following the graph at all. He made it into a necklace for his mom-Great Job, GS#1!

Here is my poor, pathetic excuse for stitching.  It is the beginning of another pin cushion. (I'm in a bit of a pincushion mania right now.) I should have several to choose from when the pin cushion exchange comes in November at our EGA stitching retreat.

As you can guess much of my time was spent advising and helping GS#1 with his mystery loop disease (he kept putting the needle down from the top and forgetting to come up from the bottom for the next stitch).

I have a finish to share tomorrow! Wow, it's been quite a while since I said that :)

WTNT Mystery Sampler Framed!

With Thy Needle and Thread

Mystery Sampler

35ct WDW Confederate Grey linen

Called for Threads

I ordered the custom frame from Brenda at With Thy Needle and Thread.  Click on the picture for a close-up.  This is the finished sampler in the frame-doesn't it look lovely?  You know that I am a thrift store frame shopper, but this one was worth every dime.  Love the sampler and the frame, Brenda!

A Quickie!

I have been stitching on something special that I can't share yet.  But here are the ones I can share-

 I'm keeping up on Carol's Istitch mystery!  Love the scissors! And it looks like my mystery HDF overdye silk will hold out to the end.

BOAF Le Printemps is moving along.  Please excuse the hoop marks. There is something about this project that keeps sucking me in.  It is hard to put down when I pick it up :)

Don't forget to check out my For Sale page-there are some good things there!

Winner of the Giveaway!

Congratulations to dq!  I have already sent you an email and will get LHN's Merry Skater mailed out!

Edit: This happened last time I used the random number generator. It doesn't show the result-don't know what I did wrong.  The winning number was 15.

Stitching Update

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway of LHN Merry Skater pattern.  I will draw a winner on Monday.

Also, I have put over 50 new items on my For Sale page. Check it out for some great deals!

Carol Ridyard

2011 Istitch Mystery

40ct HDF linen-Jackalope

Mystery HDF Overdye silk

Part 5 completed!

Make and Take Class

September Wool Strawberry Pincushion-completed!

Check out the little ladybug on the top.  I am going to a stitching retreat in Nov and we are having a pincushion exchange. No rules except we have to handmake it ourselves.  This might be the one.

I have been stitching on a little something for the new grandbaby and can't share photos as my daughter occasionally takes a peek here.  Have a great weekend!

Giveaway!

Little House Needleworks
The Merry Skater

I have an duplicate pattern. And I will give it away on Monday morning.  Very easy instructions-

1. You must be a follower
2. Leave a comment on this post-that's it!

Good Luck!

For Sale Page Updated-Over 50 Items!!

I am cleaning out!!

Click on For Sale  or at the top of my blog-just under my header photo and check out all the great items I just added!!  First come, first served!

Grandbaby Update, More Stitching and 2012

We found out that our little grandbaby that is due to arrive in February is a girl!!  Her name (as of today) is Amber. 

 Who knows if it will still be Amber in February??  My mother planned to call me Marilyn (yes, for Marilyn Monroe) during her entire pregnancy.  But, her roommate in the hospital had just named her baby girl  Teresa.  My mom liked the name so much that I became Teresa.  (I grew up in a small town in Indiana and never did meet that girl-go figure). 

 Le Printemps by BOAF is coming along.  I did iron this and am feeling somewhat concerned that this is all the better it came out??

I am so pleased to be able to show you this small finish to Part 3 of the L'Atelier Perdu Stitch Me Club.    Part 1 is on the right side and I skipped Part 2 (which is pictured above the stitching) to go straight to Part 3 on the left side.  This is the front and back of the needlebook finished. 

I agonized over the fabric on this project, remember??  I ended up with 28 ct evenweave in platinum color.  And I have had very few problems (well, other than the usual not being able to count, etc :)  Now for Part 2 I will be starting the inside of the needlebook.

Here is the latest progress picture on the Petite Sampling Etui SAL.  It has been a froggy couple of weeks. I am using the HDF silk conversion and was concerned that the light pink was too light-(see the center flower in the jar). So I pulled out the two suggested threads on the pattern and used the DMC on the right flower in the jar. It is more of a dusty rose color. I am staying with the HDF silk so that is one future frog.  Also, the dark green stems and leaves in the jar appear black.  So I used the DMC on the border and really like it better.  So that is another future frog.  Oh, and I haven't mentioned the over 1 stitching at the top :)

Nataly, if I wasn't in this SAL, I would have put this one down already.  Thanks for including me!

In other business, I have been noticing more and more things being planned for 2012.  Another similar challenge to the Crazy January Challenge-oh, my. (That reminds me that I have 2 more to complete)  More needlework retreats are popping up.  So many are on the east coast and I am tickled to see that there is one in Portland in July. Plus my EGA guild is hosting a regional seminar in Tacoma in June.  What else are you seeing for 2012 (or 2013)?

More Stitching!

Shepherd's Bush

Anna's Stocking

18 ct natural linen

Called for threads

 A Crazy January Challenge finish/finished! Didn't my finisher do a fantastic job?  I am very pleased and sorry that I waited 32 years of marriage to finally stitch myself a stocking!!

 IStitch Mystery Sampler

Carol Ridyard Installment #4

40ct HDF linen-jackalope

Mystery HDF silk overdye

BOAF

Le Printemps

36 ct Edinburgh linen

Called for WDW overdyed threads

I bought a new iron.  Can you tell why?  :) I know it doesn't look like much is getting accomplished on this one.  But it is so huge!  Hopefully my pics will be better next time.

I am also working on my Petite Sampling Etui SAL, but no pics today.

Thanks for all you kind words and comments on my stitching.  They really keep me motivated!