Four Down, Eight to Go!

I finished House #4 on HoHRH last night. I finished it 12 minutes after midnight, so I just missed my deadline of finishing it by April 30th. :)

36 ct. Pearled Barley, DMC (2 over 2)

I really want to start something new. I was thinking about one of the new Plum Street Sampler designs or this one by Carriage House Samplings...

"Miss Lila's House"

I'm trying to decide if I want to stitch it on 35 ct. WDW Onyx, or on 40 ct. Sienna Night (like Karin is using). I'll probably work on my stocking while I decide. :) Write later!

Houses of Hawk Run Hollow - Block 4

Saturday night I worked on Ellen Birdseye a little bit. I think we've come to some sort of truce. :)

Sunday I didn't stitch at all because I woke up with a major case of vertigo. I'm still a little dizzy and spacey, but nothing like I was on Sunday. Yesterday I worked on HoHRH. I don't think I'm going to make my goal of finishing the fourth house by the end of the month. Oh well, I'm not going to worry about it. I'll finish it when I can.

I made a few changes to this block. I used black and green on the steps instead of lt. green and green and I filled in the windows with black instead of the green. I just wanted to give it a little more contrast. I got the idea for the windows from Tanya. Check out her beautiful stitching album here.

Well, nothing else going on here. Write soon! :)

WMN and HoHRH Progress

I decided to work on "With My Needle" yesterday during the day and then I worked on HoHRH at night. I stitched as late as possible and then finished up block three today. I was determined to get that block finished before the end of March. I had to catch up with Margie too! :) She's using NPI Silk - it's amazing how different our blocks look!

40 ct. Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens, DMC (1 over 2)




36 ct. Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens, DMC (2 over 2)

Well, the kids are off school today, so we are just hanging out and relaxing! We may go to the grocery store later - so exciting! :) I'm trying to decide what I want to stitch tonight - maybe my nephew's sampler? I really should get back to it! Write later!

Edited to add... I almost forgot! I also worked on "This is the Day" the other night. I finished the numbers and started filling in the white around them.

Another Restart

I ended up starting Ruth Bacheler over also. I tried to be happy with DMC threads I was using, but every picture I saw with the silk threads really made me wish I had gone with them. So I gave in. I got the silks and started over last night. I'm very happy with how it's turning out!

I ended up coffee-dying some more 34 ct. Cafe au Lait Legacy linen for it. I baked it, but ended up rinsing most of the mottling out. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. :)

I also worked on HoHRH a little bit yesterday....

I'm on book three of the Twilight Saga now. I'm really enjoying it. I watched the movie the other day. It was pretty good also. Not as good as the book, but I half expected that. A friend of mine said it was terrible, so I was actually expecting a lot worse. I didn't think it was terrible. Well, I've got to get the boys from the bus stop. Write later!

More HoHRH

I worked on HoHRH on Saturday and Sunday...

I got a pretty good start on block #3. I'm pretty sure I can finish it up this month and get back on track! My SIL is in the hospital, but has not had my nephew yet. I can't wait to see his sweet little face! :) I think I'll work on his sampler some more tonight. Write later! :)

Finally!!

I finally finished block #2 on HoHRH. That is what I decided to work on last night. I want to try to get caught up and finish block #3 this month!

I have also decided to jump on the "Lo How a Rose Sampler" band wagon. I ordered the book from Amazon several weeks ago. I pulled the thread and linen for it yesterday. I have no idea when I'll get to it, but I just love it!

The fabric I chose is 32 ct. Vintage Lentil by Lakeside Linen. Well, today is Quaker Christmas day. I'd love to get a couple more motifs stitched on it! Write later!

Deja Vu

I worked on the same projects yesterday as I did on Saturday, so it's a little bit of a deja vu here. :) I got a some more triangles stitched on Ruthie. I'm loving this one! It was hard for me to put it away.

Before

After

And here is my progress on HoHRH. I would really like to get this block finished soon!!

Before

After

Today is KFL day! I hope make get a little more of the grass portion on the bottom stitched. Write later! :)

Ruth Bacheler Start

I put a few stitches into The Scarlet Letter's "Ruth Bacheler 1717." Ok, more than a few, but I couldn't stop myself! :) The Irish Stitch triangles are very addictive! I had a little dilemma before I started though. I had ordered 36 ct. Pearled Barley from Elegant Stitch. I received the linen yesterday and realized it was Vintage. Not at all what I was wanting. It's a totally different color than regular PB. I found a large cut of 34 ct. Cafe au Lait by Legacy Linens in my stash. I decided to give it a try, but quickly decided that it was just too light. I then decided to dye it using Vonna's method again. I didn't use any tea this time. I just used some old coffee I had in the fridge. Anyway, I baked and basted it for about 15 min. I went to iron it dry and my old Singer Magic Press decided to die on me. I loved that thing. So I stuck it in the dryer and I'm actually happy that I did because my iron kept leaving residue on my fabric. It was time to get a new iron anyway. Anyway, here are some pics of the start and of how linen ended up turning out.

34 ct. Cafe au Lait (Coffee-Dyed), DMC threads (2 over 2).

I also have a little progress to show on HoHRH. I should have been stitching this instead of Ruthie, but I couldn't resist starting something new. It's been awhile!

Before

After - 36 ct. Pearled Barley, DMC threads (2 over 2).

I'm very excited - I am going to become an aunt again in about 2 weeks! I can't wait to see that baby and hold him in my arms! My brother and sister-in-law have found out that it will be a boy and they have decided to name him Harrison Paul. I was thinking of stitching Blackbird Designs "Sailing Home" for him.

Well, that's all for now! Write soon! :)

More Kind Fond Love

I worked on KFL a little bit yesterday. I actually stayed up way too late watching the Bachelor finale. How dumb!! Anyway, I got the words stitched and a tree and a dog? Or is it a cat? I can't tell. Here's the before and after....

Before


After

I also made a little progress on HoHRH on Saturday that I forgot to share.

Before


After

Here's the fabric I got at Amy's to go with Mouline Rouge. I think I'm going to use DMC 498 like Sharon (scroll down) did. Her finish turned out so pretty!

I had quite a bit of fabric leftover from the fat 1/2, so I decided to try to Vonna's Baking and Basting dyeing technique. I love how it turned out! I'm definitely going to use this technique again. Thanks Vonna for such great instructions!

I have also decided to join Paulette, Margaret and few others in a SAL. They have been stitching Scarlet Letter's "Ruth Bacheler 1717." I got the pattern a couple weeks ago. I'm planning on using 36 ct. Pearled Barley and DMC threads. I just love this one! It will be my first Reproduction Sampler!

Well, today is Titania Tuesday. I hope to make some more progress on her wings. Write later! :)

P.S. Thank you for all your very kind comments on Sea to Shining Sea!

HoHRH Progress

I worked on "Houses of Hawk Run Hollow" last night until I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer.

36 ct. Pearled Barley with DMC threads (2 over 2).

The colors are so bright in this block, it took a little getting used to! Well, today I'm going to work on Sea to Shining Sea. I would love to get the top border finished up and then I'll be ready for the next block when it comes out this month. Write later! :)

HoHRH as of 6/28/07

Lately it's been my nightly ritual. After the kids go to bed I pop in a Gilmore Girls DVD and stitch until I can't stitch anymore. Or until I make myself go to bed. I really can't stay up until 12:30 anymore. It's too hard to get up in the morning! Here's my progress from last night.



I decided to go back to my old template. I just couldn't get the new one the way I wanted it. I'm going to stick with the bigger pictures though. Dh comes home tonight! I'm so glad - he can get up with Matthew in the middle of the night! :)

Well, I've been neglecting my work, so I'd better get to it! Write later!

And a little more on House #2

I don't seem to be getting very far, but I am enjoying it! Well, this is going to be a short post. Not much going on today! Write later! :)

A little start on House #2

Well, I decided to neglect the rotation for one more day. I got a start on house #2 yesterday. I would've got more done, but I realized I used the wrong green for the grassy area.


House #2 as of 6/26/07.


Both blocks together.


Threads for House #2.

Aren't those threads pretty? Not very springy, or summery now, but I like them. Well, one thing about my dh being away is I'm getting a lot more stitching done. :) But now I'd better get some work done! Write later! :)

Finally finished!

I finally got my first House finished from HoHRH and it only took close to three years! I was determined to finish it up tonight.


Well, I'm off to bed now. My eyes are drooping! I may get back to my neglected rotation tomorrow, or start on block #2! Write later! :)