Framing!!

I went to A.C. Moore and Michael's today to get some framing supplies. I found some unfinished frames at A.C. Moore and went to Michael's for foam core because Michael's will cut it for you. So here is what I framed, and I warn you they're no where near perfect, but they're good enough for now! :)

CHS "Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow"

CHS "Miss Lila's House"

Miss Lila's Frame was unfinished and I painted it a dark brown.

The Primitive Needle "Earth Sampler"

This frame was unfinished and I painted with a black paint called "Wrought Iron"

Blackbird Designs "Their Song"

Lizzie Kate "Life's a Stitch"

Since I finished CaHRH yesterday I decided to start something new. Thank you all for your very kind comments on my finish!! They mean so much to me!

It's Shakespeare's Peddler's "Sarah Woodham 1770." I have been wanting to start it for a long time now, but I made myself wait until I finished CaHRH. I'm using the recommended silks on 40 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley. I'm loving it so far!! I love the colors!

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

First Finish of 2010

I can finally show my first finish for 2010.  I just saw it on the ABC Stitch Therapy website (which is where I stole the picture from).  It's the model I stitched for Lisa (The Primitve Needle) in January. 

 

The Primitive Needle "Cape Cod's Boys"

And here is the model I stitched for Lisa in December.

The Primitive Needle "Moon Sicke"

Aren't they cool??  They are both going to be released at the market in Nashville later in the month.  Well, I'm still stitching away on block 2 of CaHRH - I have everything done but the peacock now.  Write soon!

Kindred Spirits Finished

Kindred Spirits stitched up so much faster than I thought it would. It was a really fun project to stitch!

The Primitive Needle "Kindred Spirits"
Fabric: 36 ct. Days Gone By Silkweaver Linen
Threads: Belle Soie Silks - Noir, Lasagne and Kiwi
Started: 9/28/09 - Finished: 9/30/09

Now I have to find something else to stitch! I think I'll get back to my CHS Alphabet or maybe Goode Huswife's With My Needle. I haven't worked on that in a long time. I would love to get it finished up one of these days! Write soon! :)

Kindred Spirits

I worked on "Kind Fond Love" for a little bit and then I got bored (that's been happening a lot lately). So I decided to restart an old project I had started last year. The Primitive Needle's "Kindred Spirits."

First here is the little bit of progress I got on KFL...

40 ct. Vintage Light Examplar, DMC (1 over 2).

And here is my "Kindred Spirits" start...

36 ct. Days Gone By Silkweaver Linen, Belle Soie silks - Noir, Kiwi, and Lasagne (1 over 2).

I'm loving it so far! I was not happy with the fabric I was using before, and I'm much happier now that I'm using the recommended fabric.

The weather has finally cooled down here in South Carolina. It's been such a hot summer and it's such a relief to go outside and not have it so hot and humid that I can barely breathe. I have the windows open and the air off. It's so nice to hear the birds singing and feel a cool breeze! Well, nothing else going on here. Maybe I'll get out and enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts! Write soon!

The Promised Pictures...

First, here is a picture of sweet Harrison, my new nephew. Oh, I ache to hold him in my arms! He's so precious! Thankfully, we are going to Florida in a few weeks and I'll be able to see him then!

And here is my Earth Sampler. I haven't stitched anything today. I have been running around doing errands. I was going to try to stitch a little tonight. I was up at 5 am, so I don't know how long I'll make it! :)

Well, my kids are out of control at the moment! I need to get them in the bath and then to bed! Write later! :)

A Little Bit of Stitching

I worked on "With My Needle" a little yesterday. I finished filling in the yellow on the girl's dress and got a few swirlies stitched.

Before


After

I also worked on "Earth Sampler" a little more. I actually ended up using Karen's idea of using Crescent Colours Cocoa Bean instead of GAST Sable. My Sable was a little too light. Hope you don't mind Karen!

Before


After

My six year old is sick, so I don't know how much stitching I'll get done today. He has caught a nasty cold. I hope no one else gets it, but knowing us, we will all get it! Hopefully Zicam will help! Write soon!

Earth Sampler Start

I started Earth Sampler yesterday and realized there were a couple errors. If I had read all of Karen's post I would have realized that sooner! I emailed Lisa, the designer of The Primitive Needle last night and she put the correction on her website. I'm having so much fun stitching this one! Here are a couple progress pics...

40 ct. Linen (hand-dyed by me), GAST and WDW threads.

I also worked on my nephew's birth sampler a little bit last night. I found out my SIL is going to be induced Sunday, so I thought I'd better get working on it! :)

30 ct. Old Mill Java, GAST threads.

Thank you to those helped clear out some of my old stash! I really appreciate it! :)

Quaker Christmas Wednesday

I got just a little more stitched on QC yesterday. I finally got to stitch a little yellow! That was a thrill - let me tell ya! :)

Before

After - 40 ct. Vintage Examplar, Belle Soie silks Cranberry, Collard Greens and Butterscotch.

I was planning on starting Primitive Needle's "ABC Hornbook" today since I finished "Simply Live" last week, but I haven't gotten the fabric for it yet from Silkweaver. So I was thinking of starting Primitive Needle's "Earth Sampler" instead.

I'm thinking of going with this 40 ct. linen I dyed a while ago. It sort of looks like the linen that they used for the model. Well, nothing else going on here - just hanging out with Matthew. He's being such a good boy, maybe he'll even let mommy stitch today?? :) Write later!

Simply Live Finished!

I finally finished Simply Live last night!

The Primitive Needle "Simply Live"
Fabric: 40 ct. Pearled Barley
Threads: Various Over-Dyed
Started: 10/17/08 - 3/5/09

Here is the list of the threads I used...

Called for Valdani - I used
P8 Old Rose - Same
P11 Aged Black - GAST Soot
P10 Antique Violet - WDW Purple Haze
P2 Olive Green - GAST Dried Thyme
P7 Withered Blue - CC Tartan Plaid (I had two skeins of this one, a darker one and a lighter one, I used the lighter one)
P5 Tarnished Gold - WDW Schneckley
P6 Rusted Orange - Same
P12 Brown - Same
P1 Old Brick - CC Just Rust

I'm going to put The Primitive Needle "ABC Hornbook" in this rotation spot starting next week. Hopefully I get the fabric by then (I ordered 40 ct. Purely Primitive from Silkweaver for it).

Write soon! :)



P.S. I will be adding this chart to the 1000th post giveaway! :)

Stitching and Stashing!

I got back from stitching at Amy's a couple hours ago. I had a ton of fun. The time always just flies by when I'm there. I didn't get much stitching done, but I did get a ton of shopping done in her Down Sunshine Lane room. I got a few of the Nashville new releases along with some threads I was needing and a fat 1/2 of 40 ct. Antique White Newcastle linen for Mouline Rouge (scroll down). After I finish 500 other things I would love to stitch it one day!

Blackbird Designs and threads.


The Primitive Needle "ABC Hornbook" and threads.

Here's my progress pic of "With My Needle" from yesterday. Not a ton of progress, but I did get more of her dress stitched.

Before

After

Well, nothing else going on. I'm going to stitch a little bit on HoHRH! Write soon! :)

Simply Live Progress

I worked on Simply Live yesterday and a little bit this morning. I think I may be able to get it finished next week. I'm happy with the blue now. I'm not going to do anymore ripping! :)

40 ct. Pearled Barley, Various threads (1 over 2).

Today is "With My Needle" day. I'll be working some more on the girls dress. I did stitch a little on it a couple weeks ago - didn't take a pic. I'm about halfway done with the brown in the middle.

Tomorrow I'm going to Amy's to stitch. I'm so looking forward to it! I need a day away from these crazy kids! :) Write soon!



P.S. I started a ByGone Stitches SAL blog for those that want to stitch along on Quaker Virtues or Quaker Christmas.

Simply Live

I think we are going to head down to Florida tonight or tomorrow for a four day weekend. So I thought I would get a head start on today's stitching last night. After I finished all the leaves on Titania I decided to get out "Simply Live." I worked on it way too late (I'm paying for that today)!

I'm not too sure about some of the colors (mainly the blue) - I already ripped a couple out that I didn't like, so I don't think I'm going to rip anymore. I'm just going to let it grow on me. :) I may not be able to post for a few days. Our internet is always touch and go down there. Write later!

Rotation - Day One

I worked on "Simply Live" last night, which I listed to stitch on Thursdays. I got all of the alphabet on the bottom finished! I'm very happy with that because next week I can start on the motifs.

Stitched on 40 ct. Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens using Valdani, GAST and WDW threads.

I don't want to jinx myself, but I think this rotation is going to work for me! I got my wips and put them in basket. I then found some tags and labeled each project bag with the project name and day to stitch them. I put them in the basket in order of the days.

Today I'm going to work on "With My Needle." I'm excited to get back to this one. Write soon! :)

Warning Long Post - Lots of Pictures

I didn't stitch much yesterday. I spent a lot of the day organizing my stash, which is almost as much fun as stitching. I'm thinking of planning on stitching mainly samplers in 2009. I would love to have a sampler wall. I would love one like Diane Jourdan's of Sampler Cove or like Merumo's. They are both gorgeous! I have decided one sampler that I would definitely like to stitch next year is "Kind Fond Love Sampler" by The Sampler Company.

I decided to kit it up yesterday. My only dilemma was fabric. I didn't have any 40 ct. long enough. So I decided to cut up the fabric I had for "And They Sinned," which is 40 ct. Elegant Bean (coffee-dyed linen by Elegant Stitch). I came to the conclusion that I'm not going to stitch it anytime soon. I think I may have to wait until the kids are in college for that one.

While I was getting the threads together I noticed I was getting low on Thread Drops. I thought for sure I had another package, but I couldn't find them anywhere! I had bought some Comic Book Boards on ebay not too long ago. I learned about using comic book board through Jane Timmers. She had us use this board for our needlebook in her class.

I thought the board would also make great thread drops and it does!

Here is a picture of the one I made (#632). I think it turned out pretty well. I used some old scrapbooking supplies I had in stored away to make the ovals. I also got a few charts in the mail the other day from DSL. I've been on a Birds of a Feather kick lately. It's all Melissa's fault from Words and Blooms. I have recently discovered her blog and I love everything she stitches! :)

BOAF "Happy Hearts Sampler" and "Sally Spencer Sampler"


BOAF "Red Reindeer" and "Winter Sampler"

I also got "Yule Sampler" by The Primitive Needle. Here it is kitted up...

I kitted up "Red Reindeer" and "Winter Sampler" too. I hand-dyed some of the Elegant Bean last night using some tan Rit Dye. I think I may dye some more - I really like how it turned out.

Wow, if you have made it to the end of this post you deserve a medal! Oh, I almost forgot, I ended up starting "A Bit of December" last night. Hopefully I can get finished today. Write later! :)