Here is an update to Winter Queen that I posted last week.  This is a collage I made of the Before and the After.  Not too bad for a few days stitching considering the time was interrupted by other doings.  I'm going to work on it some more today as it appears we may be getting rain today and I won't be able to do outside things.

iStitch Part 6 update

Here's my WIP of the iStitch Mystery SAL.  This is part 6.

SAL Progress - iStitch & Oakhaven

Here's just a quick update on two SAL's that I'm doing.  The first is part 4 of the iStitch Mystery SAL.  I've just sent my picture to Carolyn and am awaiting Part 5.  I think this will be really pretty when it's done.

And here is the very little bit I've completed of the Oakhaven Owl SAL.  As you can see I've only completed January and February.  I did, however, start March on Wednesday night and will hopefully complete that over the next week.

Well, that's it for now.  I plan to work on Part 5 this weekend, along with a small piece by LHN that I'm doing as a 1st Anniversary gift for my daughter and her hubby.  Their anniversary is Sunday and I'm hoping to have it complete by then.

Winter Queen progress

So, here's my most recent picture of Winter Queen. I'm sure some of you will remember that I posted about having to ripit ripit out all that I had previously done of her head and shoulders. I've not done a lot of stitching this summer as we had a lot of activities going on with our boys AND I spent a lot of time out in my yard working in the flower gardens. Now that school is starting next week, I'll actually have a little more time to work on it. I've really got to get the nose to the grindstone as I've only got 3 1/2 months to finish this and get it framed. My DD's 21st birthday is December 18th and I plan to have it done so I can give it to her at her family birthday party.

Winter Queen Frustration & Disappointment!

ARRRRRRRGH!           I am so frustrated with myself!  I was working on Winter Queen Tuesday night and was just looking at my progress and looking at the photo that came with her and as I was looking at them together, I realized something just wasn't right.  I STARTED IN THE WRONG PLACE!!!!!


I must have miscounted when I drew/counted out the middle line. So I started cutting and picking every stinking stitch I've put in since I started.  I've almost got it all out and will probably finish getting it out tonight.  When I get it all out, I'll give the fabric a quick rinse in cold water, just to help the holes close up a bit and then when it's dry I'll start all over again. 

I just am so disappointed about this.  At least I don't have to have her completed until the beginning of December.  Therese's 21st birthday is December 18th, so I want to have her done by the 1st in order to have her framed and back to me on time.

Now to add a smile, here's a recent picture of my beautiful imp of a granddaughter, Emma Ann - this was taken a couple of weeks ago in Grandpa's arms.  She will be 17 months on May 1.

Winter Queen WIP

Here she is!  I made a tiny start Friday evening and then worked on her both Saturday and Sunday in between household stuff and doing things with my boys and dh.  I had to force myself to put her down last night in order to go to bed shortly after 11pm.  If I hadn't I probably would have stitched on her all night.  I kept saying "I'll just do this little bit over here" LOL!

I believe it to be a respectable start. 

Thanks for looking and comments are always appreciated.  Have a great week!

Another WIP

Now that Christmas stitching is all done (someday I'll post those also), I've been able to also work on my Quaker Sampler from the Workbasket.  I couldn't find the most recent picture I'd taken, but here's where it is today.  I'm stitching this on 28ct Lugana with the called for Gentle Arts floss.  I really like this one and hope to do more Quaker pieces in the future.

Stichy update

I decided to pull out my very long neglected Papillon "Castles in the Air" SAL this past weekend.  I haven't worked on this in months and months - probably since before summer.  The frogs had come to visit the last time I worked on it and I put it away in extreme frustration.  Enough time had sufficiently passed, that I decided to pull it out again.  I figured I'd work on it all weekend AND Monday since I had the day off for MLK Day and my kids didn't.  Here in Wisconsin not all school give the day off.

Anywho, Saturday ended up pretty much being a wash for stitching as my daughter and grand-daughter came in to spend the day with us.  They live just about 5 miles away out in the country, and dd had been sick and really needed some adult time.  I had told her last week I really needed a Saturday to just clean the house and get some things done as we'd had Emma for the last 3 weekends for various reasons, but I sucked it up and told her to come on in to town.

Then yesterday, the schools had early release because of snow coming down pretty hard and blowing and drifting.  Being a small town, we have a lot of rural bus routes and the roads were starting to get bad by noon, so my day of stitching was cut short.

I did, however, get to watch 3 episodes of "Bones" on Netflix and between the scattered stitching I did over the weekend, managed to finish Part 2 of the SAL - like I said, I'm WAY behind! LOL  I also started part 3 last night after supper and will be able to stitching during Biggest Loser tonight, so hoping to get a good bit in.

Here are my before and afters

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