On my way to find something else I found this project that I had forgotten about. Completely. It was almost finished, just needed to add a couple pockets on the inside. So...the deed is done and this needlebook is complete! This is by Mani di Donna - Americana Sewing Set. Happy to have this done!
Happy New Year!
Snow! I think we have 4" of snow that fell overnight and into this morning. Everything looks beautiful. It's a quiet day, Jan 1st, not much traffic so the snow is smooth and hasn't been walked all over yet. And I love snow-covered trees!
I'm going to try this blog updating again this year. I did a ton of sewing for Christmas this year. Add that to the finishing I did for the shop and I didn't really get much of my own stitching done after July or so. I hope to spend more time on it this year. I'm looking forward to completing some of the projects that have languished for far too long.
Jan 1 - I was determined to get a finish today, so while this post is after midnight, I haven't gone to bed, so at my house it's still the 1st .
"A Year in Chalk-October" from Hands On Design. Done!
Also, Finished stitching The Cricket Collection book 350- "if a mummy were a mitten" last Mon or Tues, but want to document it here anyway. I'm getting started!
Happy to have some more finishes!
I spent the last 2 weeks getting some stitching done that I've wanted to do for a while now. Turns out most of it was Halloween lol!
The 2 spiders are needlepoint, then finished into the spider forms. I'm so happy to have them done!
The table mat is a felted wool project. This was cut out and half-finished for a couple years. I found it while going thru bags and decided it was time to finish it. Done!
BOO was stitched, then misplaced, then found at the right time...finishing mode time! And Surrender the Treats is a freebie from Hands On Design. A quick stitch and finish this week.
United We Stand by Teresa Kogut. In 2020 Teresa created 15 designs and designated the proceeds from pattern sales to some shops who order directly from her. Heart's Desire was drawn to receive proceeds from this pattern so I stitched this to show in the shop. I painted the backing piece navy blue and I really like it. The patterns are found on her ETSY site under #weloveourlns. Such an amazing thing for her and her husband to do to help lns's during the COVID-19 crisis.
Lizzie*Kate. Halloween kit. Finally got around to making a small pillow using black velvet as the backing. It's so cute, and I'm So Happy to have all of these done! YAAAYYY!
did I forget to post Day 24? Just a bit more on the mast.
Day 25 - finished the left mast! Floss doesn't show well but that's what I'm using!
oops...it's after midnight again! Day 23 is Sept 29th. A bit more progress. I'm looking forward to getting some finishing done so I can get back to stitching more!
Day 19 - fell asleep again ~sigh~
Day 20 - put stitches in. Took them out. Eyes really tired so too many errors. Will work on it in better light. Plus neighbors having a very loud party. Doesn't help with concentration. A few stitchea better than none.
Nuts. I missed day 17. Went out to dinner, got home and sat on the couch, fell asleep! As in, I woke up long enough to curl up, then woke up at 5:30am. Felt good, just missed my continuous stitching.
So now its day 18 and good progress was made. Sails and flag started. Yay! Oh... day 18 is Wed. Sept. 23rd. I got caught up in stitching and so this post is after midnight. Again. ;-P
I stitched on the border so I could get some quick stitches in for today. Whew! About missed a day.
I only put a couple stitches in each day, just to say I kept the journey going. I need to post these updates earlier in the evening . I keep falling asleep and missing adding the post before midnight. Ah well...
I was watching a Fiber Talk video about 17th Century embroidery caskets (containers mostly made by young girls at a needlework school). Completely fascinating presentation by Trisha Nguyen of ThistleThreads! This is my excuse for only getting a few stitches in today. But, some is better than none!
Got a bit more time to work on this today. I just couldn't seem to count very well lol! Had to take out too many stitches, but at least I can see some progress. I'm happy with that.
Well, a couple rows on the bird. Enough to keep the streak going. Hope to get another project done by Tues then will hit this hard to catch up.
only a couple stitches today, to keep the string of days going . David had surgery, I was the driver. Then tonight was the first football game of the season. KC Chiefs win! So tired, will stitch again tomorrow.
Day 4 - just a few stitches due to working on a shop model. (Missed posting on 9/9 by 1 minute. Posted at 12:01 9/10)
