Sampler & Gift

I've put in more time on the wedding sampler, but I don't have a picture for you, and I'm too tired to take one now.  It's been a busy three weeks, and a long three days.  (You can read about some of it on my husband's Caring Bridge site.)

I also started a gift for our hostess on Thanksgiving Day.  I'm making good progress.  Since it's a gift, I will wait until after next Thursday (assuming I finish it!) to share.

Next to nothing has been done about Christmas here, except for baking a few cookies.  It's time to let my fingers do the walking - on the Internet.  I will probably order most of the gifts for our family.  Guess I ought to get moving on that!

Sampler Update

Our cable and Internet went out for a while tonight, so I turned to a good movie (Stargate:  The Ark of Truth) and the wedding sampler.  I stitched to the bottom point of another triangle on the right side, then did a bit on the left. 

I may take another break to do some quick Christmas stitching; at the least, I'd like to stitch a winter something for Anthony's mother to thank her for inviting us to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with their extended family.

Non-Progress

Very little progress has been made on Grace and Anthony's wedding sampler.  Only the section that sticks down on the right has been put in since my last update.  I still have 200 days before the wedding, so why rush?!

The moon tonight was large and beautiful.  I tried to get some pictures of it, but without a tripod, this was all I was able to get.

Wedding Bouquets

 Bridesmaid bouquet

2 down, 2 to go! 

Grace's toss bouquet

A Finished Finish

This is a piece I finished stitching some time last year, I think.  It's Country Garden by Blackbird Designs.   It has been sitting on my sewing table, waiting for me to sew on the last side of the ruffle, then attach the front, which I finally did on Tuesday afternoon.  I have this hanging on the bedroom door, although I'm not sure it will remain there since it makes closing the door difficult as the ruffle gets caught.

 

Fall Squared Completed

Fall Squared is done!  I think I'll be turning it into a pinkeep.

 

 

Wedding Sampler Update

The wedding sampler slump is over!  Having been forced to spend time on the couch after an injection in my knee, I worked at filling in the long rows and other spaces needing the lightest blue color.  I completed that tonight, and will move on to more exciting areas of the design.  Here are some pictures, taken before tonight's stitching session.