A Basket and Sarah Woodham Progress

I got the basket for "Mrs. Waddelow's Needlework Basket" the other day. It's so pretty!

I have been floundering between projects a lot lately. I haven't really been able to settle on any one thing. After seeing Siobhan's gorgeous progress on Sarah Woodham, I decided to get my sampler back out. I'm going to try to concentrate on it for awhile.

40 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley, various silk threads (1 over 2).

Well, I think I'm going to take my son to the park this morning. It's such a beautiful day here in South Carolina. I might as well enjoy it as much as I can because it looks like we'll be staying here a little longer. My husband was trying to transfer down to Florida, but unfortunately it didn't go through. He'll try again the next time he's able (not sure when that will be). I'm trying to stay positive. I know things could be much worse. All I have to do is think of the people in Japan and realize how lucky I am.

Write soon! :)


ETA: I had couple people ask where I got the basket. I got it through this website - http://www.nathantaylorbaskets.com/product/2232AA. It's the 9 1/2" basket.

Decisions

I made a tiny bit more progress on Elizabeth...

And today I went to It's a Stitch to get some threads for Hannah Pepper. I just wasn't happy with a couple of the colors I converted. I ended up getting the AVAS for those.

So My final color list is...

AVAS - NPI
4116 - 905
3426 - 156
4146 - 587
2533 - 694
945 - 636 - 504 (last minute change)
2242 - Same
2236 - Same
3441 - 671
2914 - Same

Now, I can finally stop obsessing over Hannah! :)

I also decided on the main fabric for Mrs. Waddelow's basket and Huswif...

It's from the Bonnie Blue Basics line. I hope to get a few more colors to go with it one of these days.

Well, nothing really going on here. Just made dinner (turkey burgers and sweet potato fries) and now I'm going to stitch! Write soon!

ETA: This post was in my drafts, not sure why I never published it! I decided to go ahead and do it today, which is why it's just now showing up after all this time. :)

Stitching

I've been stitching quite a bit on Elizabeth Mears...

40 ct. Vintage Meadow Rue, NPS (1 over 2)

I also decided to start a couple new things. The first being Mrs. Waddelow's Needlework Basket. I finished up the ruler. I mainly wanted to see how the coverage would be using only one strand and I think it will be okay.

32 ct. Vintage Buttercream, Belle Soie "Sister Scarlet" (1 over 2)

The other thing I decided to start is "All Our Troubles" by La-D-Da. I have always loved this design and when I saw Cathy's progress on her blog the other day, I knew I had to stitch it.

40 ct. Examplar, NPS (1 over 2)

Well, it's been a difficult week for Lisa's family and friends. I know I have been up and down a lot. I'm so glad that I have you all and my stitching to bring me comfort and joy. Thank you for all your kind words. They really mean so much!

Playing With Stash ...

... Is therapeutic too.

With My Needle "Mrs. Trenner's Needlework Academy"


With My Needle "Mrs. Waddelow's Needlework Basket"


Sampler and Antique Sampler "1839 Susan Rambo Sampler"

My dear friend Tanya recommended this book ... Handbook for the Soul. I downloaded it on my Kindle and just started reading it. It's very good so far.