New home...new post

It's been too long since I've posted and my only explanation is: I've been a: busy and b: moving and c: sick.

But we are, thanks to wonderful friends and family, in our new (new to us) home and I am loving having a bit more space. Later this week I'll post some pictures of my sewing/stitching/computer room (alias: the den). It was the fourth room to get put together. First...the kitchen, second the living room (well mostly), third, the main bath and then the den. The master bedroom is still a bit of a mess, but that's because we're finishing a dresser. Our old walk in closet had built ins for clothing so we didn't need a dresser. Now we do :-)

On the health front I am FINALLY feeling a bit better. Note to self: don't get pneumonia and move in the same week again. Like I said...it was family and friends that carried us through the move. I'd pack a box, cough, rest, pack another box, cough some more, rest. But on moving day, someone just propped me against a wall and I directed traffic. :-)

Stitching...what's that??? :-( Sigh...tonight I am going to stitch. I don't care that the house isn't quite done and we do still have cardboard. I am GOING to stitch. I am still working on Neuschwanstein and I started the Papillion Creations Mystery Sampler from the Gift of Stitching Magazine. I love both the magazine and the sampler. I'll post a pic tonight or in the morning.

I hope this posting finds all my dear stitching friends well and happy.

Blessings!

A 'blob' in the woods

Good morning.
It's a beautiful day here in the north country; sunny, warm (well relatively :-)) and a weekend, so many can relax and enjoy the bright morning. I hope this entry finds my stitching friends sipping a cup of tea and contemplating their project for the day.

I am off to work shortly (in retail there are no weekends :-)) and am sipping a diet pepsi trying...very hard...to wake up. No...the shower didn't do it. The biggest challenge of midlife so far is a disruption in my sleeping patterns. Which is why I was stitching at 2 a.m. and want to go back to bed a 9 a.m. Talk about backwards! Ah well...life's an adventure and there is a beautiful quiet that goes with those early hours of the day.

Because of getting packed to move, my stitching time is very limited. However...I was not going to load boxes at 2 a.m., so I did work on my 'Babes In the Woods' shoulder bag. (Indigo Rose). This is not my favorite project. Why? It's not the pattern. I love Indigo Rose designs and think Catherine is an enormously talented designer. However, stitching inside a handbag, for me, is an exercise in frustration. I even tried the sewing rather than the stick and stab method, however...I didn't like the evenness of the stitches. So...back to stitch and stab. And back to very slow progress because on every third or four step I end up having to untangles something from my loop of thread.

Having said this...I am very driven to finish this piece because I think the result is cuter than...well...cute! Here's the way it will look along with my first project scan. Next time I will take a digital picture, but at least you can see I got my first babe done.!

I know, I know...not much more than a blob. But can't you see the potential!!

I'll add more later, but for now off to work.

Blessings!

A

Good morning.
It's a beautiful day here in the north country; sunny, warm (well relatively :-)) and a weekend, so many can relax and enjoy the bright morning. I hope this entry finds my stitching friends sipping a cup of tea and contemplating their project for the day.

I am off to work shortly (in retail there are no weekends :-)) and am sipping a diet pepsi trying...very hard...to wake up. No...the shower didn't do it. The biggest challenge of midlife so far is a disruption in my sleeping patterns. Which is why I was stitching at 2 a.m. and want to go back to bed a 9 a.m. Talk about backwards! Ah well...life's an adventure and there is a beautiful quiet that goes with those early hours of the day.

Because of getting packed to move, my stitching time is very limited. However...I was not going to load boxes at 2 a.m., so I did work on my 'Babes In the Woods' shoulder bag. (Indigo Rose). This is not my favorite project. Why? It's not the pattern. I love Indigo Rose designs and think Catherine is an enormously talented designer. However, stitching inside a handbag, for me, is an exercise in frustration. I even tried the sewing rather than the stick and stab method, however...I didn't like the evenness of the stitches. So...back to stitch and stab. And back to very slow progress because on every third or four step I end up having to untangles something from my loop of thread.

Having said this...I am very driven to finish this piece because I think the result is cuter than...well...cute! Here's the way it will look along with my first project scan. Next time I will take a digital picture, but at least you can see I got my first babe done.!

I know, I know...not much more than a blob. But can't you see the potential!!

I'll add more later, but for now off to work.

Blessings!

I'm still here

Okay...if anyone is reading, would you like to tell me what the likelihood of me living to 749.8 years might be? Why? Because I have enough stash to last at least that long. And the problem is...I still want to stitch it all.

We are moving at the middle of the month. Moving to get more space to store more stuff. When is enough stuff, enough? More specifically, when is enough stash enough? The urge to gather is strong in me (kinda like the force was strong in Luke :-)). I have three Chatelaine kits waiting for my touch, but the new Japenese Octogon Box by Martina http://europeanxs.com/online.html#japanesebox
is screaming at me! Isn't it gorgeous? Martina...if you ever read this...I am in awe of your creativity! Thank you so much!

Okay...back to reality. I haven't put a stitch in 'Neuschwanstein' since my last posting. I've done a bit of work on 'House on a Hill' and here's proof. However, with the move, I won't be able to attend the classes. I guess that was poor planning on my part. I will miss seeing Marsha from Criss Cross Row and, of course, the wonderful teaching of Merry. But I will perservere, because I do want to finish this project. As you can see I now have a chain stitched tree and a HILL :-) and even a house.

I also have added an album to my webshots site that has pictures from stitching get togethers/retreats. I love stitching with friends and it keeps me so motivated. BTW: if anyone reading this lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and would like to join us, please let me know in the comments and I will see you get an invite!

Okay...new March resolution. I am GOING to get organized! I am going to stitch and finish many, many projects this year...Really, I am! :-)

Okay...back to boxes.....

Blessings!