New Pieces From The Spring Market

I always look through what is new from Nashville Market.  

I do contain myself, mostly because I can't look at everything.  

I have missed out on some really cool limited editions that kick myself later.

This is what I have added to the stash this year.  

I fall in love with each one.  

Esther Eddison 1832 Sampler by Chessie and Me

I am on the auto send Farmhouse Christmas from Little House Needleworks.  

I think he little trucks are so stickin' cute.  

Mira Bugg seems to be pretty popular.  

I didn't order this one.  

I have just seen it since I ordered the others and didn't think the Stitching Bee would have it. 

We were there yesterday to see if there were new things in.  

We were meeting my college roommate and her husband for a late lunch.

Bob and I had shopping to do.  

He gets a little cranky about this but, we were shopping for some new underwear for him.  :)

Droopy drawer issues....good thing he doesn't read my blog!

Kendra did get this one in and I snagged it.  

I fell in love with this one the moment I saw it.  

Threadwork Primitives is in my top ten favorite designers!

      I wasn't going to but, I started it last night.

I had started the second part of WTN&T Schoolhouse Samplers at Cabela's. 

I broke down and couldn't resist. 

How far I have gotten.  

Super fun stitch!

Way to go Nan!!

I finished the stitching pocket from retreat years ago.  

I found it while cleaning out the stitching closet.  

Now I just have to "finish" it.  

When I started this, I was into the silk threads and fancy stitches.  

Had to dig out an embroidery stitch book to find something for one of the sections.

The instructions didn't make a whole lot of sense.  

The weather may be on the upswing this week.  

We are suppose to be in the upper thirties/low forties and the nights won't be in the teens after Monday!

Kind of pathetic when you are excited about that!

Hope you a spectacular weekend.  

Mine was really good...no deer on the front end!!

Have a wonderful week. 

Keep on Stitching!

Monica

Sewing Room Closet Transition

I made a huge mistake with my closet reno....forgot to take a before.

Before was really jammed and ugly.  

I looked back at all my old posts and pictures.

I could have sworn I have blogged about closet redo's a while ago.  

Can't find much, a few but, not much.  

This is when I first took over the room, before I had my knee replacement

It was so I could avoid going up and down the stairs.  

When I first started using the photo boxes to store my overdyed flosses.  

This system works really well for me.  

Only about a third of what was in the closet.  

Repainted the closet.

Sections up minus a few shelves

Starting to put things back.  

I think during the whole process, I walked 20 miles, 10 feet at a time. 

I wish I had kept track of how much time I have invested in putting it back together.t

If I had guesstimate, I would say, I have at least 20 hours in organizing.

It doesn't look too bad.  

I know I had taken pictures of when I first I had bought the brown baskets

The drawers have tools, quilt cutting templates, spools of thread, silk threads, ribbons, charms,

plastic project floss boxes, patterns that are in half size (5x7) plastic bags, batting, interfaing and probably other stuff I am forgetting.  

I have a laundry basket of stuff that I will see if the stitching group wants:  some quilt fabric and yarn.

What they don't want, I will take to St. Vincent.

Finished my first WTN&T Summer Schoolhouse project.  

OMG, do I love how these turn out but, started something completely different, for now.  

In 2001, long time ago, Arttie and I went on a retreat sponsored by Garden of Stitches.

It was a store in Appleton, WI.  

The retreat was at the Green Lake Conference Center in a big, old house.  

It rained so hard one night, we had water coming in our window.  

We just moved the beds away from the wall....I digress. 

I found one of the projects we started, Stitcher's Pocket from Just Nan.  

I figured after 16 years, it might be time to finish it.  

I don't think it will take too long.  

It was the only project, out of what we got, I really liked.  

I figured I should finish it.  

We have gotten a ton of snow.  

We got eight inches on Saturday, the most we have gotten at one time this winter.

We have another snowstorm going on now.  

We should get a couple more inches out of it.  

On Friday, before it started snowing, the snow had melted.  

I think that about does it.  

Hope your weekend was good!

Keep on Stitching

Monica

Organizer Update

The closet organizer was ready to roll by Saturday morning and I have started working on it.

It was a lot easier to empty it than to organize and put everything back.  

I really love it and I think it is gorgeous!

There is about a 10" opening on the right side that I'm trying to figure out what to do to it.  

I'm thinking of just putting up hooks so I can hang picture frames from it.  

Have done some re-arranging of shelves in the section that is only shelves to store fabric.  

 Early on in the process yesterday morning.  

I have a lot more stuff in it.

I'll be taking more pictures once it is complete.  

I'm not sure whether I will keep everything where it is now.  

Once I start using it, I may decide to change some of the positions.  

Functionality will be the key.  

The photo boxes hold my overdyes by brand and alphabetical in floss away bags.  

Its a system that works well for me.  

I have to get this done by Saturday morning when Katy comes home.  

I'm sure she's going to want to sleep in a bed.  

There is still quite a bit on it yet.  

I have off Thursday and Friday to finish organizing.  

I sure hope I can find a spot for everything.  

I am getting rid of some quilt fabric I have stashed. 

It was fabric I bought to make small projects for my mom to quilt, like table runners and hot pads, 

to try and keep her engaged.  

What my friends don't want to scarf up, I'm going to bring to St. Vinny's.  

Picked up With Thy Needle and Thread Summer Schoolhouse Lesson 1.  

Put away Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow for now.  

I usually finish projects but, large ones I do rotate out.  

There are smaller ones I haven't finished, which I'm kinda surprised about.  

The house was a little slow going, 28 count over one.  

I have made good progress since I finished the house.  

I love the way this is working up and looking.  

I spent more time organizing than stitching this weekend.  

Want to get some stitching in tonight, enough organizing.  

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Keep on Stitching.

Monica

And So It Begins

Could not get the parts on had picked out with the Home Depot design.  

I went to the local one and the associate in that department couldn't do it either 
She called the online person who couldn't do it either.  

I was able to figure out an instore solution with Closet Maid parts that I will essentially get the same effect.  

The only difference is the closet wall will be the back and it was about $1000 cheaper.  

I got the closet cleaned out and Bob got the doors, track and trim off.  

The closet before anything will happen.  

I forgot to take a pic of all the stuff in the closet.  

I will have to check my other computer and see if I have an old pic.....I did blog about it years ago.

Moved everything into Katy's room

My husband and son can't believe it was all in that little closet.

Some was stacked up in my sewing room.

I have to get it all back in there.  

I am planning on going through stuff and purging as needed.  

Have the update of my Autumn at Hawk Hollo Run

 

    Since I took the pictures, I am nearly done with the bottom owl

I should be done this week.  

Trying to decide if I want to persist or switch to something else.  

I may switch          

We have a house guest for the next few days.  

A little girl dog who is trying to figure out these crazy boys of ours  

She is gradually settling in.  

She likes Bob. 
Buster won't let her get withing a foot of me.  

I did check out some online options at Ikea but, they didn't have what I was looking for and the style was a little too industrial for my taste. 
I also checked Overstock, and Wayfairer but, too hard to find all the parts. 
I think I'm going to be happy with the solution.  

More pictures to follow.

Hope you had a great weekend.  

Keep on Stitching 

Monica

Give Away at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

Greatest Giveaway at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe   Her floss is so gorgeous!

Have a wonderful day and keep stitching!
Monica

Dreaming of a Closet Organizer

I have decided I need organizational help.

I don't really want to purge my sewing room.

I am sure once I start the process, I will purge.  

I want to revamp my closet.  

I have gone on to the Home Depot website and designed a ClosetMaid solution. 

The process has not been that simple and when it came to ordering the parts, the website said there weren't enough parts and then there was a significant difference in the cost of the shopping list and the list when you selecting to add it to my cart  

I think I will just go to the store and see what I can work out with them.  

I printed up the plan with the list of parts so hopefully somewhere there can help me.  

But, here is what I want and let me tell you, this is not an inexpensive proposition.  

I think I will be happy with the results.  

Picked up Autumn at Hawk Run and been working on it some more.  

The floss doesn't exactly match the picture of the pattern.  

There are a few changes I wish I had made prior to where I am now. 

I am going to make changes as needed.  

The pig is one of them.  

The pattern floss key for the pigs body really didn't seem enough of a contrast from the outline of the pig, so I changed it and am very happy with the result.  

My car is getting fixed which I'm kind of surprised about.  

The estimate so far on the damage is $12,200.

I am very happy it is getting fixed.

I looked on line for similar vehicles.  

To get what I have, the mileage would be about 20,000 more miles and  $2000 more than what I paid for my car. 

I must have gotten a good deal when I bought it.  

I should have it back by the end of the month.  

In the meantime, I have a loaner, an Impala.  

I feel like I'm sitting on the road.  

Just been busy trying to re-organize spaces.

Hope you have had a good weekend.  

Keep on Stitching.

Monica

A Day Late and Ninety Nine Cents Short!

Here is the lucky penny I found at the end of the day yesterday 

Why didn't I find it at the beginning of the day?!

Picture of my car the day I got it.  

I really love this car.  

When the weather was below zero, I could start it remotely with my cell phone.  

It was a good car.  

My car at about 8:45 yesterday morning.  

To the right in the picture is a swamp.

The white blob under the passenger side mirror way back is the dead deer. 

I smacked the bugger going about 57 miles an hour.  

Pretty much hit it head one slightly to the passenger side.  

Couldn't open the passenger door all the way,  

Arttie and I were on our way to Green Bay to shop and have lunch with our daughters.  

Today was Ed and Katy's 25th birthday, so I was meeting her for that.  

We were only about ten minutes from home  

Fortunately, no one was hurt.  

The airbags didn't deploy which is disconcerting but, probably a blessing.  

I think we would have been hurt more.  

I have a bruise where the seat belt was.  

Had to call the insurance company for roadside assistance and got the ball rolling.  

Bob and Ed came to get us.  

There must have been at least five drivers stop to make sure we were okay.  

We got back home about 9:45, got into Arttie's car and went anyway.  

The husbands told us to.  

We met the girls at the Stitching Bee.  

Picked this up but also had a bag waiting for me.  

Got the threat and patterns for the Farmhouse Christmas series from Little House Needleworks. 

I want to do it on 32 count linen, just waiting for that to get in.  

Had Kendra order this for me when it was re-released  

Everyone is doing it on the Prairie Schooler FB page.  

Brenda Gervais pattern Bluebird out My Window.  

It was stitched up on the wall and so cute.  

I think it might just fit in a 5x7 frame.  

Been working on fifth part of Autumn at Hawk Run.  

I will for sure finish that part and may then move on to something else for awhile.  

I'm hoping to find out the fate of the Equinox tomorrow.  

If its repairable or totaled. 

The radiator is pretty far in there now and there maybe frame damage...who knows.  

It could have been a lot worse!

When it was all said and done, if you could ignore the wreck, we had a good day and we weren't hurt.

Hope your weekend was not catastrophic!

Keep on Stitching

Monica