End of 2011

Today is the last day of 2011, wow! Time just keeps going faster and faster.

Because I did post this earlier when I was working on it, I did finish my Advent Scarf on the 24th.


I really enjoyed working on this and learned alot but I don't think I would do one of these again. It is a huge commitment for the month of December. I am happy with how it turned out (about 88" long) and wore it for Christmas...very warm!


I am going to continue my tradition of starting a new project on New Year's Day. I have chosen Carriage House Samplings Alphabet Blocks. Here is my tea-dyed linen and threads. I am undecided about the solid stitches that surrounds the names. I was going to go with all one color, the one on the bottom, but I'm now wondering if I should make them different colors, using 5-6 different ones.


I am really excited to start this. It should be fun. I plan on stitching 2-3 squares a month.


No big plans for tonight. I am still fighting this cold...day 5. However, I think I do feel better today.

I wish you all a safe and Happy New Year!

JillMN

Autumn Loose Feathers

Well, again I'm stitching on this piece behind the 8 ball. I saw that the Winter part is due out the end of this week...that is like NOW! Even though I am experiencing one of the WORST colds I have ever had, I managed to get this stitched up!


I didn't bother ironing it. I'm sure this won't be finished in 2011, however, I am stitching the date in each section. I really like this piece. Down the road I can see stitching different elements from this for other things.

Hopefully I will be well enough to go to MamaJoan's and stitch with the girls tomorrow.

Happy Stitching :)

JillMN

Merry Christmas!

tusal

Baked Goods

Baked Goods Ornament
Little House Needleworks
36ct. coffee dyed linen
DMC as charted
I used beads in place of french knots
Date started stitching: 12/7/2011
Date finished stitching: 12/12/2011
Date finishing completed: 12/12/2011

This ornament is so much cuter once it is stitched. This is a birthday gift for my friend who is a "mad baker"!


Thanks for visiting and happy stitching :)

JillMN

Fob-u-Less Frenzy

In an earlier post I talked about my Gingher Designer scissors. I am going to make a scrapbook of them so they were gathered up for photos.


Now mind you, I do not own all of them. There are some that I do not have.

I decided that I can't wait for 2012 to start my fob project. Last night I had an open window of time so I decided to get started. I am going to do these in chronological order. My oldest one is "Cheetah", I already have a fob for this one, thanks to Chris, one of my stitching buds. And now I realize I should have a picture of it but I don't. I will next post.

The next one is "Katelynn", which came out in 2002. Here is what I came up with for Katelynn.

Bloom

Lizzie Kate
28ct. Graziano home-dyed pink
DMC #333, 915, 3354, 3787
Date started stitching: 12/5/2011
Date finished stitching: 12/5/2011
Date finishing completed: 12/6/2011

What do you think? I like it! I tweaked the height a bit so the design would be 36 x 36. I had wanted to use just plain Pink Graziano, but I was out. Since I am all about using stash I already have, I settled on this home-dyed piece.



My Other Pastime...
I had some interest in seeing my advent scarf. Here is a photo of Days 1 through 5.


I am learning alot doing this and am very pleased with the results so far. I have always loved projects with a variety of things going on.

Anyway, that's it for today. Thanks for visiting.

Happy Stitching :)

JillMN

Margaret Cottam part 2

I probably should have ironed this before shooting, oh well, you probably get the drift. The shadow on the far right is my kitty. I can't do anything without him supervising! I really am liking this piece. I can't wait for the last part.


This past week I gathered all of my Gingher Designer scissors (oy vey!) for picture taking in preparation of making a scrapbook. When they are all together right in front of you...Yikes! Anyway, I decided I am going to make scissor fobs for all of them with their names on them. I have already started to gather some patterns that I would like to use.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and had lots of stitching time.
Thanks for visiting.

JillMN