Can’t Stop

I have been working on WIPS and have decided I need to just finished Emily Harben 1824 from 

Whilst Iris Naps.  

I'm stitching her in black silk and just love it!

It really wasn't a black samper but looked like it on the website.  The border had a square that might have been a bud but, is just a light yellow square.  I wasn't too keen on that.  I thought a honeysuckle flower but, it would have been too large for the spot.  I have a copy of Brenda Keyes Ultimate Sampler Motif Source book and found a leaf that would fit and be fitting for the sampler.  I have her name to stitch and then the crowns and that should go quick.  Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll be done by the end of the month.  

Close up of the leaf, sweet and simple.  I think it works rather well. 

I have gotten some stash.  Not pictured are the silks I'm collecting to do HATS Giant Pear and Rose.  I have frame my dad made that is nearly the right size but, just a little short so I may alter the sides or may do on 46 count so the 100/3 silk would be perfect.  I am missing three colors but, I think I may be able to work around it.  

Got my Schoolgirl Sampler Club kit from County Sampler.  It is going to be called something else next hear.  I do love this kit and it looks like it will be fun.  Scarlett House is always fun and always a great presentation!  

This came from Kendra at the Stitching Bee.  It is a Heart in Hand and came with the fabric and embellishment buttons.  I just have to find the floss in the stash.  Lots of colors but, looks like I only need a small amount.  

Close up fabric and buttons.  

Then I got my monthly club fabric and thread from Color and Cotton.  

Really wonderful fabric and floss.  They haven't disappointed yet.  

 

I also joined the Crazy Annie fabric club but haven't gotten that yet.  I may contact them and see if I can change the thread count.  I am a little apprehensive about this club because it is set up like the VMSS and they send you an invoice way before you ever see fabric.  I am not going to let it go too far and if I don't see the fabric, I am out of that club.  

We are moving along on the bathroom remodel.   The house is in pretty much disarray and driving us crazy.  Poor Henry just doesn't know where to sleep until we put his bed in the living room.  Nothing bothers Buster.

I had some difficulty opening a page to post on,  Fortunately there was an old draft I didn't use, so I was able to post on it.  If this continues to be an issue, I may not continue to blog and turn to Instagram.  We will see, it may just be a minor glitch.    

That about sums it up.  I want to get back to stitching and watching PBS All Creatures Great and Small.  

Have a great week, get vaccinated or boosted and stay safe.  Our positivity rate is over 30%, lots of sickness and I am hoping we can stave it off!!

Keep on Stitching

Monica

 

Moving Right Along

Been a busy weekend.  We are starting our bathroom remodel on January 17th.  I cleaned out the linen cabinet, the nonessential things.  Next weekend will be the stuff we use every day and will move into the other bathroom.  It is suppose to only take a week.  We have the new cabinets ordered, the vanity top and the tile.  It is all in.  The toilet won't take long.  Bob went to Home Depot yesterday and bought the faucet, shower hardware, towel bars and toilet paper holder.  I think he is going to Menards for light fixture and fan/light combo.  I trust his taste.  He has great taste, he married me!

Been moving all the extra stuff into the sewing room.  

I have made good progress on BBD Christmas Garden.  It is a very enjoyable stitch and love the colors.  I did sub the green and red:  Weeks Tarragon and CC Cherry Cobbler.  I will be rotating back eventually.  

I rotated to Stacy Nash First Snow Pinkeep, which was my New Year start.  I'll work on this for another day or so.  I do have to figure out an exact rotation.  I swapped out some colors because I didn't have the called for but, am happy with the switches.  They weren't that different from the called for, I think.  

In my sewing room I had a bulletin board and a chalk board hanging.  I really wasn't using the chalk board and Bob had a cup rack my dad made many years ago for his collection of coffee mugs from the Wisconsin Survey convention.  I thought I could put some of the needle drums and the what have you's on it .  Let me tell you, I am really pleased.  I moved the bulletin board behind the door, where the chalk board was and it works great!

That about sums it up.  Dinner is nearly ready.  

Have a wonderful week.  If you haven't gotten it yet, get vaccinated....it reduces the severity and wear the best mask you can get when you're out and about.

Stay safe

Keep stitching

Monica

 

Projects to Finish in 2022

I was going to post this yesterday but, my photos and Blogger weren't getting along  

New Year's Eve, I posted my finishes.  Today its my still happening.  Now the squirrel often visits bringing extra acorns to put in my path, so the best laid plans....you know how that goes.  

I have to finish Mary Braizear from Hands Across the Sea.  I have almost half of the satin stitching finished.  My plan for that is to do it when I'm on the phone talking to my daughter or sister because that is often a lot of time and I can get two inches done in an hour or so.    

The challenge always becomes when do I work on these?  Do I stick with one until it is finished?  

I'm thinking of possibly a rotation mixed in there.  

These are the projects I have started, not kitted up.  I have probably a hundred of those.  

I started Mary Oakley not that long ago and made some stellar progress.  It is a wonderful stitch and great fun.  

I started this from the BBD Sewing Club as part of #bbdweekendsal last summer.  I have the box for this but, I probably will pick it back up once the weather starts getting a little springlike....so not for a while.  The colors are so pretty!

I started Hannah Pepper two years ago for Sampler September.  I really love this and want to work on it more than just September.  I would really like to finish this.  

I started Stacy Nash's House On Pumpkin Hill Pinkeep.  

I put this down when I started on Black November.  

There is the companion piece by Stacy Nash:  Jack's House that is on my to start list but, that I can say won't happened to next fall.  The fabric does this make it  a little tricky. 

Speaking of Black November, I don't want to wait until November to pick this back up.  I think there is a dark stitching 13th or something like that, that this would fit into.  

I started BBD Christmas Garden as part of #christmasgardenbirthdaysal.  This I do think will get worked on the first weekend of the month as part of  bbdweekendsal too and maybe more to be determined.  

I got his done yesterday in between laundry and taking down the Christmas tree and decorations. 

There are so many other projects I want to start but, I want to get some of these finished.  

I am sure you'll be seeing progress in the upcoming months  

Lets all hope that 2022 will be healthy, calm and productive   

Stay healthy

Keep stitching

Monica