I've been stitching like a mad woman lately. I have been staying up way too late, and Jake has been waking up way too early!! Coffee has been my best friend lately! I got some more done on my marriage sampler...



I thought I was going to run out of the green for the grass again. Thankfully I had *just* enough. I'll have to order more for when I do the bottom portion of grass. I'd love to get this finished before my drawn thread weekend in April.

Well, I went on another little ordering spree. It's really bad when I discover something new because the designs just call to me. I can't help myself, really! I ordered Mouline Rouge by Long Dog Samplers. It's a Quaker style sampler and it's HUGE!! I also ordered some of Vicki Clayton's Turkey Red silk to stitch it. Only, I didn't order enough. I ordered 20 yds, and I'm going to need 200 yards!!!!

I keep telling myself, ok I'll get this, but that's it! Well, this time I'm serious because I have to save money for my trip!! I have been signing up almost daily for the HGTV home giveaway. I love everything about this house - inside and out!! Here's a link to my dream home!

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

Harvest Moon is Finished!!!
I'm so happy it's finally done. I finished it late last night (about 1 am). I got a chance to stitch a little on my MOM sampler today, I'm really hoping to get the upper part finished soon and then it's on to the 1st section of the sonnet. Well, here's the pic...



It's not the greatest pic, but you get the idea! Here's a link to a bigger pic through webshots. Now I'm off to clean! I really would love a maid!! LOL!

Stash Update!!
I went to my LNS today. I didn't want to take the kids, but had no choice. Jake was a little fussy, but pretty good. I got a couple Quaker patterns (my new obsession); Quaker Friendship Sampler and Judith Townsend. And some Needlepoint Inc. silk to stitch them. When I got home two packages were waiting for me. One from Wyndham Needleworks that had a thread pack and linen for the Quaker Heart pattern in the Winter 2003 issue of Fine Lines magazine. It also had another Quaker pattern by Little by Little called Quaker Rose. Ok and to continue the Quaker obsession I ordered this old issue of SANQ (Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly), which features a beautiful Quaker sampler and bellpull. And the other was a eBay win with Drawn Thread's Real Roses. I have always loved this one. Well, I'm off to drool! :) And maybe get some stitching done??? That's all for now!

I'm feeling stitching deprived! I have been cleaning and cooking all day. Ok so I played a very addictive computer game called Zuma. So now I'd really like to start stitching but I have laundry. Ok, I'm sounding really whiny right now. I'd better get back to what I'm supposed to be doing!! :)

The migraine monster is back! I woke up this morning with him lurking by and before I knew it he had completely taken over!! Thankfully I didn't get too sick, but it was touch and go there for a little bit. Ugh, I hate it!! Thanks again mom for introducing that horrible creature to me!!

On a good note, I did get a lot done on my Harvest Moon sampler. It just feels like it's taking forever!! Well, it kind of is, I've only been working on it since September of 98. It's almost done though... Just have to finish up the veggies on the bottom, some backstitching and then the beading! Woo hoo!!

I updated my SB BB with a Valentine theme. I think it turned out pretty cute! It's so hard getting the colors to come out right. And then in a couple of the forums it was blacked out in a few places. I couldn't figure that out at all. So I just changed the layout on those.

Well, I got my confirmation from Elegant Stitch the other day! :) And my plane ticket is on my fridge! All I need to do now is pack!! :) And figure out how we're getting to the airport. I'll ask Shelley (the lady I'm going with) when I see her at the stitch-in next weekend! :) That's all for now. I'm off to take some more Excedrin.

First my computer and then my washing machine! Everything decided to break down at once! :) I can fix my computer but not the washer. So we got a new one the other day and they delivered it today. So I've spent the day doing laundry! Fun, fun! My mom's washer also broke down at the same time, so she came over and did some laundry. Now I'm finishing it for her. You never realize how important something is to you until it's broken! It was time to get a new one anyways, we've had ours for 10 years now. And it was so tiny, it took forever to do laundry. Now it takes half the time. Anyways, no stitching done today. :( I was hoping to get more done on my Harvest Moon. Maybe I'll make some coffee to wake myself up and start stitching! That's all for now!

Ugh! My computer was all messed up! It kept going blank when it was restarted. Just the arrow and the background. I could revert the harddrive and it would be fixed, but then it would only let me go back so far. So, I had to reinstall all my programs. Thankfully all my files are still there. That would have been sad because I have a lot of pictures, papers, and other important files I didn't want to lose. Well, it's late so I'm off to bed! I got a little bit of stitching done on my SB Harvest Moon. I really want to get it finished so I can concentrate on my Marriage of Minds! :)

Big Announcement Here!
I'm going to the Drawn Thread weekend hosted by Elegant Stitch in California!!! I still can't believe it! There was one spot left and I asked dh and he said yes, so I got it! It all happened so fast! I fly into San Francisco on April 30th. I'll tell more about it later when my wonderful children aren't acting like crazy people! :)

I have a new progress pic of TMOM. I decided not to work on my bent creek project. there was only 1 1/2 trees done and I didn't like the fabric, so I cut it up and put the threads and pattern away. I did the same thing for another project I just didn't like anymore. It feels almost as good as finishing them. At least there out of the way now and not "haunting" me. So here's a listing of my UFOs/WIPs

Project - Date Started
SB's Tina's Stocking - 98
SB's Harvest Moon - 98
L&L Fairy Grandmother - 6/98
L&L Quiltmaker - 1/99
L&L Angel of the Winter 12/6/99
Mira Rose Arbour - 1/19/00
Mira Enchanted Dreamer - 7/7/01
Mira Queen Mermaid - 3/24/02
Mira Deepest Love - 8/02
L&L Secret Santa - 11/23/02
Mira Villa Mirabilia - 9/10/03
L&L Celtic Summer - 11/20/03
DT Marriage of Minds - 1/9/04

Ok, what does that tell me... I shouldn't start anymore L&L's or Mirabilia's!! :) And I need the number to ghost stitchers! LOL! I'm really close to finishing a couple of them, I don't know why I just can't do it! Maybe that will be my goal. To get the one's that are close to be finished, done! The ones that I've just started get rid of. The ones that are about halfway done, put in a rotation sort of thing. Although I'm not good at rotations. My method is screaming, which ever screams the loudest is what I work on! :)

Oh yeah the pic! here it is...



That's all for now! Going to sort through those wips. Maybe put some things on ebay or the BB's! :)

I decided to work on something a little smaller for a break and got a UFO finished! :) It's Birds of a Feather Pray for Peace. It turned out so pretty. It's on 36 ct. linen (yes, I had to use a maginifier!). Here's the pic...



Now, I think I'm going to finish another UFO, Peaceful Forest by Bent Creek. I started in 2001, I think? It feels great to get old projects out of the way!

Well, dh comes home tomorrow, so I'd better get some cleaning done. Fun, fun!!!

P.S. I just noticed my comments are gone. I read on Stacey's that hers were gone also. I'll have to see if I can get em back somehow.

update: I got my comments back and I changed my "skin." I love the new look, I was a little tired of the orange! :)