As Ye Sew, Sew Shall Ye Rip

Yup. The Ripping [Out] Queen is at it again. Every time I picked up Garden Pleasures, it looked like the center was up too high on the fabric. I should have paid attention as it sure was. But this time, I am not totally to blame: there's a bookmark pattern on the same sheet as the main design, and the marked horizontal center is for both designs, which you would never stitch on the same piece of fabric! I've looked several times, and I do not see that information anywhere on the pattern envelope. Darn. So now I'm ripping everything out and will start again. If only my brain could still allow me to think these things through before I end up in these situations.

Sidetracked

This little snowman seems happy about the cold, but not so me! It is freezing cold - about 13 degrees right now with a wind chill of 1 above! The temperature will hit 32 only once this week; the remainder of the time it will be in the 20's. Brrr!!

We got cable TV this week, and I've spent way too many hours watching HGTV. We did watch Casablanca as a family the other night, and enjoyed seeing Myth Busters tonight. Finally tonight I pulled out my box of fat quarters to find fabric to make a wall hanging out of Woodland Sampling. I ended up organizing the entire box, folding everything the same size and organizing by color. After all that, I found three green fabrics that are good candidates for completing the project, and I will ask my hubby which one he thinks is best. I also auditioned some brown prints, but the green made the cross stitched piece "pop".

My specialty threads finally came today - just in time - so I can continue stitching Garden Pleasures. I was all set to start another project that called for DMC floss, but I will put that on hold.

I hope to be more productive this week; I have only two commitments, Phil's oncology appointment on Wednesday afternoon and our stitching time on Thursday evening. I have no car due to a collision with a deer last Sunday night (details are here [entry for Thursday, January 17, 2008]; scroll down to the second half of the post), so I have no excuses for not getting some projects done!

Woodland Sampling - Finished!

I put the final stitches into Woodland Sampling Monday night. I thoroughly enjoyed this pattern and would definitely stitch it again. I still haven't made a decision as to how to finish it . . .

Meanwhile, I decided on my next project: Garden Pleasures, also by Little House Needleworks. I have the Crescent Colours and GAST (Gentle Arts Sampler Threads) on order; since it also calls for DMC floss (all of which I had except for one color), I have started the project. I chose 28 count Antique White linen to stitch on, and I'm stitching 2/2, as the pattern calls for.

I will try to be more diligent in taking pictures of this project!

Woodland Sampling

I finally connected the needlework and the camera!
This is the progress on Woodland Sampling; I just have to finish the house and do the white border and some snowflakes. The white does not show up well, but if you look hard, you can see some under the house and just to the upper left of the cardinal. I love this design and have enjoyed stitching it! Need to think about how to finish it . . . I'm thinking wall hanging.

Cross Stitch Progress

I have been working steadily on "Woodland Sampling" and am pleased to report that I am close to finishing. Of course, I don't have a picture, as I got involved with other things Sunday night and forgot until it was too late. Monday night is our stitching time, and I expect to get a lot more done.

How many of you watched Jane Austen's Persuasion on PBS Sunday night? We enjoyed it and are looking forward to the rest of the series. It made me want to stitch some of The Sampler Girl's creations!

My Aunt's Tablecloth

It's been a while since I posted as Phil, Sarah, and I all got sick right after New Year's. We're better now, although our stomachs are still a bit tender.





















One of the things I've been doing is cleaning up my computer, including going through a lot of emails. This picture is of a cross stitched tablecloth that my aunt made. A crocheter-turned-cross stitcher, Aunt Barb has done some wonderful projects. Many of her handmade cards now have cross stitched inserts on the front, which I am determined to do something with (pinkeeps?)

"Woodland Sampling" Progress

This was my progress on "Woodland Sampling" as of about 5:00 tonight. I worked on it again after dinner, then discovered that my tree trunk is one stitch too high, so it will have to come out, as will the "A, B, C". Oh, well.

Some members of the family lead a cushy life! Here are Callie (the calico) and Klausey in front of the kerosene heater, which I turned on late this afternoon as the temperature began falling. Wednesday and Thursday's expected highs will be only around 19 degrees F. But by Sunday, we will get up to 50! Go figure. Sounds like good stitching weather to me.