Posted in Friday Five, tagged needlework, stitching on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
♥ Stitching on a rainy day, all day. No blue sky outside to feel guilty about when inside on a nice day.
♥ Listening to some really good music all day while stitching the day away. The time just floats on by.
♥ No interruptions.
♥ Completing all the tasks I set for myself this week (while listening to some really [...]
Posted in Quilting, tagged crazy quilt, needlework, stitching on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I need to recharge my batteries with some freeform, unstructured needlework playtime. No chart, no plan, no design, no bright idea. I realized last week, as I struggled through finishing the fourth Welcome Home Sampler, that the time has come. I was stitching most of the design without refering to the chart and I have it [...]
Posted in Habitat for Humanity, Random Thoughts, tagged stitching on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
My best intentions and plans were to go places and spend time doing fun things with my kids on their school break, however, they have spent the better part of their days off battling a cold. They are most happy camped out in the living room playing the Wii and Nintendo. Isn’t that the way of it? Best to stay indoors and [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs, tagged cross stitch, stitching on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
My stitching buddy can have the couch all to himself for a few days. I finished stitching the latest cross stitch design on Friday. It is a summer design full of sunny yellows and sky blues. I keep a box of frame corner samples and chose a frame in a color and style that will work [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged finishing, needlework, stitching on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Anyone with a pet dog or cat can probably relate to this. My dog thinks he owns my couch. At times we have small turf battles over who owns which side. The couch is situated such in my studio that it receives a good bit of sunlight during the day - a necessity while stitching [...]
Posted in cross stitch designs, tagged embellishments, needlework, quilts, sampler, stitching on January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the end, “The Sampler” will be finished using bell pull hardware. I began stitching the needlework piece a day or so ago. After a good dose of nice, bright sunlight and viewing the threads, the bell pull and the fabric all together, I decided to go with my first inclination to use the Tumbleweed fabric. No [...]
Posted in Books, Other Destinations, tagged Books, jane austen, reading, stitching on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
My philosophy towards stitching and reading are the same. If I am able to do a bit every day, that is that much that has been accomplished and enjoyed. Every little bit adds up to the whole either stitch by stitch or word by word. I love to lose myself in a good book and love nothing [...]
Posted in Design ideas, cross stitch designs, tagged designing, needlework, stitching, stitching accessories on December 8, 2007 | No Comments »
My designing has lately been drawn to small, functional items that can be put to use in needlework. It is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment to finish a needlework piece and still better yet to put to use that item in daily stitching. Much of my focus and intent in the coming months for designing will be for [...]
Posted in Just for Fun, tagged cookies, gingerbread houses, holiday baking, nutcrackers, Santa, stitching on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
We have been busy with many holiday activities of late, especially our annual Christmas parade and lighting of the tree on our Village Green in town. It was bitter cold for the lighting of the tree, so we quickly made the rounds to see the holiday dioramas and listened to just some of the songs [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged family, needlearts, needlework, pie, stitching, thanks, Thanksgiving on November 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I like Thanksgiving Day a lot. It is about family and friends, good food (especially the pie!), laughter and watching the Macy’s parade on TV in the morning. It is the nicest of holidays because it gently reminds us about those things that matter the most - spending time with those we love - because we really ought [...]
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