tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69840288551506228052024-03-18T23:57:27.141-04:00Never Enough TymeA place for sharing my love of domesticity...needlework, knitting, reading, gardening, cooking and family. Please...come on in, take your shoes off, sit a spell...and, y'all come back now, ya hear?Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-30130295328477263292014-03-16T14:12:00.002-04:002014-03-16T14:12:21.432-04:00Stitching With Friends, Part One<div>
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Hello, friends! I'm so ashamed to see that it's been 15 + months since my last post. So much has happened within my family during that time. And, for much of the time, my stitching mojo all but vanished. I will do another post with all the personal stuff. Today, I wanted to talk about stitching.<br />
I guess my personal life settled down enough last fall to where I was feeling a strong need to to get back to doing the things that make me happy, namely stitching, knitting, sewing, reading, etc. <br />
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I have SO many projects literally screaming for attention. I am kind of back into my old rotation of a different project for each day of the week. I always refer to it as my stitching attention deficit disorder. I've tried working exclusively on one project at a time, but then I'm always wanting to work on something else, so this satisfies my need for variety. It's not the perfect solution, I have lots of days where I am just too tired to pick up a needle, or even turn the pages of a book. But, most days, I try to do a little something, which is better than nothing at all. Even a few new stitches is progress, right?<br />
The title of this post seemed appropriate. It seems like a common "thread"...no pun intended...with my different projects is that I've either started them with a group of friends, or am stitching along with a friend. I have so many stitching friends that I've made through the years...many online friends that I've never even met, friends in my guild, friends through the local needlework shop. I am currently working on projects within each of these groups.<br />
I currently have probably 12 projects that I'm actually working on. I won't drag out this post with all of them, just a picture and blurb about the ones that I'm doing with friends. I will share the others in a future post. <br />
Without further ado, I will devote today's post to projects I'm working on with my online friends.<br />
My first little project is a very sweet little mystery sampler that was presented in nine parts last fall by Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers, called Mary's Sampler. To be exact, I am doing Mary's Sampler II, which was stitched on black fabric. Because I had so much going on last fall, I kitted and started Mary, but never quite got going on her. So, she went on my 2014 "to be stitched" list. I work on her on Sundays, in the early afternoon , when the light is good. Stitching on the black can be quite tricky. Today is Sunday, so Mary and I will be getting together this afternoon, and I plan to finish parts 7&8, which will leave me two Sundays in March, and I plan to have her finished! An actual finish...it's been a long time since I've had one. My good friend Sherri Berkman of Total Framing framed Paulette's Mary, and Sherri will be framing mine. I used the called for Lakeside Linens "Black Forest", and all of the called for threads.<br />
Here is Mary's Sampler:<br />
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Next up is Blackbird Designs' "Anniversaries of the Heart". I started this three or four years ago, I've lost track. I need to figure that out, it's going to bother me...<br />
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It is beautiful, beautiful, and broken into small, monthly blocks that should have been easily finished long ago. I think I get bogged down with it because it's one of those designs that you have to really pay attention to, with all the vines, and color changes, etc. Not much mindless fill in while you watch tv on this one. My friend Vonna, The Twisted Stitcher, has started working on her Anniversaries again, as have I, so, I hope seeing her progress will keep me going. </div>
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Here are several photos of my progress:</div>
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January block</div>
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February block</div>
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Bonus block</div>
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March block</div>
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April block</div>
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May block</div>
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June block</div>
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July block, in progress</div>
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October block</div>
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Please excuse all the wrinkles and terrible photography! And, some of the blocks have threads still hanging where I haven't done the personalizations. In this sampler, each block has spaces to add initials of loved ones, and important dates. I'm going back and doing all of that at the end, I just wanted to get the "bones" in first. </div>
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As if I really needed to get involved with another large project...some people in a Facebook stitching group started talking in late 2013 about starting a new sampler on January 1, 2014. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to join the fun! The sampler is Barbara Ana's "Two Snooty Parrots". The group has, I think, 300 or more members, around the world! Members have made scissor fobs from parrot charms found at Hobby Lobby. Barbara Ana even designed two small free charts exclusively for group members, and a printed fabric we can purchase for making things like sewing bags. </div>
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I have just about completed one of the free designs, which I will either make into a needle case, or an ornament to commemorate this fun time.</div>
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Here is my progress on the freebie:</div>
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Oh, and my scissor fob is in the picture.</div>
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Our group leader, Terri, who is very organized, divided the chart into monthly sections, to give us guidelines and goals for finishing within the year. My childhood issue of coloring within the lines surfaced, and I decided I would have to complete the border first, just to make sure it matched when I got around to the other side. Then, fill in the monthly sections later. As you can see, I haven't gotten very far with my border.</div>
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The fabric I'm using is a beautiful linen by Picture This Plus, called Legacy. 36 count.</div>
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The last project I'm stitching with an online friend is Blackbird Designs' 2011 Loose Feathers series, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, all stitched on one piece of linen...I think I used the called for R& R 30 count Irish Creme. It's been a long time since I bought it....I am using all of the called for threads. I have been working on this since the charts came out, fairly regularly. I recently saw where my good friend Lois, of Needles, Pins and Stitching Things, had begun working on her sampler again after a hiatus. So, we have decided to stitch along for moral support.</div>
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Here is mine:</div>
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And that, dear friends, is all I will share with you today. I will post my other projects, and family news in upcoming posts, and I promise it will be soon. </div>
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Have a Happy Saint Patrick's Day, and for those who are expecting snow, as we are tonight, just remember the first day of Spring is just a few days away!</div>
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Until next time...</div>
Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-37634427471961555642012-12-03T19:34:00.000-05:002012-12-03T19:34:18.696-05:00Back From the Framer'sI haven't posted for a very long time. I thought some images of my newly framed pieces would make a great subject to get me back in circulation!<br />
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First, is "Wild Garden" by Blackbird Designs. <br />
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This came as a kit, packaged in a little tin. I kept the date that was charted, 1920, changed the initials to those of my grandma Gladys Stewart, who would have been 13 years old that year, and would have loved this sampler. She taught me how to sew and knit, and I inherited her love of needlework and pretty things.<br />
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Next is my Mystery Sampler, by With Thy Needle and Thread. I only wish you could see this in person, the frame is absolutely magnificent with this piece.<br />
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Next is Cape Cod's Girls, by Primitive Needle. I love the way this turned out! I couldn't see the splotches in the linen as I was stitching, but the frame really brings them out. <br />
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Next is my alphabet sampler, by Carriage House Samplings. I stitched all of the individual letters on one piece of linen, and used Kathy's 2 additional blocks at the bottom, and her border. It is wonderful, the frame is perfect. <br />
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Last, but not least, is Village of Hawk Run Hollow. I have no words for this one. I am verklempt! Tears....<br />
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Thanks for looking! I have a couple of show and tell occasions this week, then get the happy job of deciding where to hang them!<br />
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Hope you have a great week! I'll try to not stay away so long!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-69122919904948834822012-04-08T21:56:00.000-04:002012-04-08T21:56:32.778-04:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNgtJNwzDjbouiNu333O9azEH4MRII40ALe_MamnOwU6IrPzN-ZBKznFCiiZpXPpulez2KlnOQd_ModSJFHFtacCapgPbUDq6ilAjIZpnF3jl_zo5sb84hXsDWxoJ-ysumirxUBs9X78/s1600/838635_f120.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you've had a wonderful Easter Sunday! My 2 oldest kids weren't home for Easter, so my husband, son and I went to Cracker Barrel for a mid-afternoon meal, seemed silly to go to a lot of trouble cooking for just the 3 of us. It was nice, and we had a lot of fun. Not our normal Easter Sunday, but enjoyable. The rest of the day, I've spent watching movies, stitching, and doing a little laundry. And, I'm off again tomorrow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1epvFzd2OK8woWlYRQMDCd28bq17joqdSVc_6sGqgPzB5QUzD8E9sggB6tJfqQEk1z38QDibh8JwJlZDrvphIRvWOmD4tAve175lJZW1lOUoUtGQOj8D-dJufwZGNy7rWLzS_emsahs/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1epvFzd2OK8woWlYRQMDCd28bq17joqdSVc_6sGqgPzB5QUzD8E9sggB6tJfqQEk1z38QDibh8JwJlZDrvphIRvWOmD4tAve175lJZW1lOUoUtGQOj8D-dJufwZGNy7rWLzS_emsahs/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Even though there is still technically almost a week of winter left, as far as Mother Nature is concerned, it's spring.<br />
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I was fortunate enough to have a day off from work today to get outside with my husband, my dog, and 1 of my cats-my cats are indoor cats, but my Maine Coon, Bob, is allowed outside with supervision. My husband and I did a little yard clean-up, burned some brush and leaves, and I took a few pictures of some beauty spots in my yard. As you'll see, Lucy is camera-shy, and turns her head every time she sees me about to take a picture! Bob is a little more hammy. And, I'm not advertising for ADT alarms, just sharing my daffys!<br />
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I finished the Pumpkin Farm block on Anniversaries of the Heart. Now, when I say I've finished these blocks, and you're thinking you see a lot of bare spots, that's because I'm leaving most of the personalization until the end. I know I will probably hate myself for putting it off.<br />
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Here is Pumpkin Farm:<br />
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Next is the wee bit of progress I've made on Margaret Cottam. I was not having a lot of fun with the border at first, but it's growing on me. This piece is really slow-going for me, I don't know why. And, am I not presumptious, stitching the 2012 in the corner?<br />
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Point being, I'm happy to have a couple of things out of my stitching bag, and to get to move a couple of new projects into the rotation in their places.<br />
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First, I'll share the finish of block 1 of Shores of Hawk Run Hollow. And, my progress on block 4.<br />
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I chose to slip down to block 4 to stitch in February, because it just seems so Valentine-y to me. The lady in her red dress, waiting for her love. Awwwwww. I'm calling this block the "Ghost and Mrs. Muir" block. It just reminds me of the house in the old Gene Tierney movie!<br />
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Next, 2 finished designs by my sweet friend Tanya, aka The Sampler Girl.<br />
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First is a sweet little Adam & Eve sampler called "Naughty or Nice". <br />
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Lastly, 8 Saturdays into 2012, I met my Saturday goal of finishing an already-stitched project. So, I'm only 7 weeks behind!<br />
This week, I did the finishing on this Lizzie Kate Winter fob. This was my first attempt at doing the ribbon/pin ruching. I'm not that happy with the way it turned out, so I left the excess ribbon for now. Nice thing is, I can reposition the pins any time.<br />
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I don't know about you, but I have seen SO MANY new things from Nashville that I want! So many, I found it necessary to leave a list beside my computer to add all the new items to my wish list!<br />
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Have a great week!<br />Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-73094252269561580982012-02-04T20:54:00.000-05:002012-02-04T20:54:20.895-05:004 Years, 6 Months in the MakingHello, fellow stitchers, just popping in to announce that my Village of Hawk Run Hollow is FINISHED!! I'm positively verklempt! I started it in July 2007 on our annual vacation in the Outer Banks. I take a new project to start every year at the beach. I've kind of picked at it here and there, and finally, at he beginning of 2011, I said "Enough already...you have until the end of the year to finish it!" Which didn't quite happen. So, that is when I made myself work on it for 30 minutes each day until it was done. <br />
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So, first is a picture of the last block I worked on, and then the entire sampler. Photos are awful, as usual! Piece is very wrinkled, and this was taken at about 8:00 this morning, on a cloudy day. But, you get the idea...<br />
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First, VoHRH:<br />
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Blackbird Designs "Anniversaries of the Heart" started "Happy Birthday"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 2:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleY3lf5timB1mFl6Vq9xZMSrbencj0V33dO5BsjQMw6RDZHd5vXY6p0-f5J_YLM4yeaHQ-xc0eAXrmuoHnVCBRXvKZ34zIkmKkDKBV6GweGeNTtQztIVYYKARLUzS4FTM_e2aqfHVhAI/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleY3lf5timB1mFl6Vq9xZMSrbencj0V33dO5BsjQMw6RDZHd5vXY6p0-f5J_YLM4yeaHQ-xc0eAXrmuoHnVCBRXvKZ34zIkmKkDKBV6GweGeNTtQztIVYYKARLUzS4FTM_e2aqfHVhAI/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">started Shepherd's Bush ornament from Just Cross Stitch Special Ornaments Issue 2001</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 3:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsP_wAiWvwuui4RgJuWAZFh4OxrUTh6IWLmnjxj6tTHpT0HWEHcMPdSzU0pfXsJCAD2etlx3PC_I-Eyf6cj2mkNTP6PQEvdS1m7rCc03Zlh9YNNkGXmQuvYaWSIHcL9Fk-lC5Hvp6zNc/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsP_wAiWvwuui4RgJuWAZFh4OxrUTh6IWLmnjxj6tTHpT0HWEHcMPdSzU0pfXsJCAD2etlx3PC_I-Eyf6cj2mkNTP6PQEvdS1m7rCc03Zlh9YNNkGXmQuvYaWSIHcL9Fk-lC5Hvp6zNc/s320/004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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In between all the madness, I've been trying SO hard to finish my 2 main project goals for the year...Carriage House Samplings' Village of Hawk Run Hollow, and Carriage House's alphabet sampler. Thankfully, the alphabet sampler was finished Thursday. I also wanted to work on something Christmas-y last night on Christmas Eve, while watching Miracle on 34th Street. I finished Sampler Girl's "Bedford Falls 1946". It is adorable, can' t wait to do the ornament finishing, and have it ready for next year's tree! Now, if only I can get Village finished this week. I have a sinking feeling that it won't happen. My heart isn't in it right now. I have been going through my stash planning my projects for 2012, and see too many other things I'd rather be working on! But , I'll do my best.<br />
Once again, I've joined the Crazy January Challenge for 2012, as well as WIPacolypse 2012, and a Blackbird Designs Challenge. I love any excuse to play in my stash, start new projects, and make lists, haha!<br />
So, here are pictures of my finishes, they are pretty self-explanatory!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7y02_iVNi_8/TvfUd7jNKLI/AAAAAAAAAgE/LR-Xzsyz9jM/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7y02_iVNi_8/TvfUd7jNKLI/AAAAAAAAAgE/LR-Xzsyz9jM/s320/028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Hope to be back this week with Christmas pictures, as well as Village of Hawk Run Hollow photos! And if not, Happy New Year!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-60896433498005747292011-11-14T10:47:00.000-05:002011-11-14T10:47:59.503-05:00Finishes and ProgressHi, just popping in to fnally share some photos of what I've been working on (and finishing) in recent months. WARNING* this will be PHOTO HEAVY! And awful photography, as usual, ;)<br />
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First is my finished Mystery Sampler. When I last mentioned this one, I was sweating over the leaves. Proud to say, I not only made it through te leaves, but perservered, and finished! Sorry about the wrinkles...<br />
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So, that's about it...yes, I know, it's quite enough for one post! I don't know about you, but I'm already daydreaming about future projects and mapping out my stitching plans and goals for next year.<br />
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Hope you're having a wonderful fall!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-62629059148760005522011-10-12T13:19:00.000-04:002011-10-12T13:19:59.344-04:00Adopting a New HabitJust a quick little post to share something I have started today...maybe it would be something that might work for some of my stitching friends trying to work through slumps, or large, tedious or less-than-favorite projects. As I've mentioned before, I have collected all of the Prairie Schooler Santa cards, since the first in 1984. For whatever reason, I get really bogged down when it comes to working on them. I don't know why. They are fairly small designs, so you'd think they'd work up pretty quickly. But, for me, they don't. I think part of it has to do with the Davos cloth I am stitching them on. They have to be worked with the over-one, stick and stab method rather than sewing method. <br />
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Anyway, I would estimate that I put in @ 20 hours on each of the santas I've completed so far. So, in an effort to work my way through them, I have come up with a new habit that I'm planning to adopt...I plan to work on a santa for 30 minutes each day, every day, until they are done. Otherwise, I will go days, weeks, months, even years without putting even one stitch in one. A little time spent every day will net me more results than not working on them at all, right? And, who doesn't fiddle away 30 minutes a day?<br />
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I have worked the santas in order, and have completed 1984-1993 so far. This morning, I set my kitchen timer for 30 minutes, got out my 1994 santa, and got started. Here is my progress:<br />
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Today, I thought I would share one of the most horrendous examples. At one point, up until maybe 8 years ago, I was OBSESSED with Shepherd's Bush designs. Loved the pretty colors, the pudgies, the beautiful threads and fabrics, everything. Then, I started finding more and more of the primitive and antique designs that really touched my soul. I'm not saying I didn't like Shepherds Bush anymore, just there was so much of what I liked better to be had. So, I haven't touched a Shepherds Bush design for years. Last month, I was at my guild meeting, and 2 ladies had brought finished and framed Shepherds Bush halloween samplers for show and tell, and my heart absolutely melted. So, I have decided it's ok for me to like SB again, lol! <br />
This leads up to what I'm about to share. I think the year 2000 was a banner Shepherds Bush stitching year for me. Among other finishes, I stitched the 4 seasons series. These are adorable, each season stitched on a large count linen, with wool threads, now I can't remember what those threads were...and embellished with ceramic buttons, mostly Debbie Mumm, I think. Then, you could buy the hand painted sort of barnwood Jill Rensel frames for each. I stitched all 4, sewed the buttons on Spring, Summer and Winter, somehow, never bought the buttons for Autumn, and am missing one button on Summer. And, I bought frames for Spring and Summer. <br />
My master bedroom is done with muted taupe, ivory and seafoam green, and the walls are pretty much bare, so I have decided to pull out all of my Shepherds Bush UFOS and charts, finish them, and proudly hang them in my bedroom. Starting with the 4 seasons set. I had forgotten how <strong><em>MUCH </em></strong>SB stash, UFO's and finishes I had...it's mind-boggling, to say the least!<br />
I called Shepherds Bush this week to inquire about the button set for Autumn, and they had a set left, so I ordered those. I called Jill Rensel, talked to her in person, and I have to say, she's about the nicest person ever! She knew exactly which frames I was talking about, said she didn't have any made, but thought she had enough of the moulding to make me the 2 missing frames. She went and checked, called me back, and said yes, I can make them for you, and will have them ready to ship to you early next week! I got out the finished pieces and the 2 frames I had. I am baffled by the one missing button on Summer. Although, I seem to recall my set either missing a button, or having a broken button. So, I may have gotten it and just never sewed it on. If not, I hope SB can find me one of those. Now, to force myself to mount and lace the stitched pieces, and take them somewhere to have spacers and glass cut. <br />
Now, without further ado...Notice I have also photographed the finishing dates I stitched on each.<br />
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Enjoy this beautiful Sunday!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-69617371282828785532011-07-30T15:21:00.000-04:002011-07-30T15:21:54.811-04:00The Day of the LeafJust a quick post before going off to do some stitching. Tomorrow is the end of the month, and I had set some goals for myself. One was to have Block 2 of Village of Hawk Run Hollow done, and another was to have Part 2 of the Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler finished. I am at a place with both pieces where I need to stitch leaves, lots and lots of leaves. Leaves and stems are right up there with alphabets as far as I'm concerned...they all give me the heebie-jeebies. So, I have decided to sit down today and face my fears, and stitch each and every one of those leaves! Here are a couple of pictures I took a few minutes ago of both pieces "before leaves". I hope to be able to show a picture tomorrow "with leaves".<br />
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Allow me to share! First will be some shots of a UFO I finished Monday. And, no, it's not the style you normally would associate with me. This is a design by Corner Stitch and Frame. We have been going to the Outer Banks for @ 30 years. Up until around 2005 or 2006, there was an adorable cross stitch shop at the beach. It was always a highlight of my trip to shop there while on vacation. The shop closed around 2005-'06. The shop was also called Corner Stitch and Frame. The owner has a line of designs by the same name, mostly Outer Banks related. I bought this chart there and started it on our vacation in 2005. For whatever reason, it ended up in the UFO pile. My guess is that it was no longer so much my taste, although I do love the design. I took it out recently, and looked at it, and realized it had AT MOST, 30 minutes of backstitching left to do. So, Monday, I got it out and finished it. My downstairs bathroom is my "Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" room, so once framed, this will hang there.<br />
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Next, I will share a photo of my progress on Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler. First, I have to say, alphabets give me the heebie-jeebies...I don't know why, they just do. With this in mind, I knew that starting part 2, it was imperative for me to get that pesky alphabet out of the way first. So, last night, I sat myself down and made myself finish it. Here it is-now I can move on to the tree and birds!<br />
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</tbody></table> For the past couple of days, I have started and completed not only 2 blocks of my Carriage House Samplings alphabet sampler, but the last 32 flowers of the border...so glad to have that out of the way! My goal has been 2 blocks per month, which will have it finished by the end of the year. I have been remiss in sharing recent progress. Since February, I have stitched E, F, H, L, P, R, X, W, U and Y.. Here are some photos: I think I'm missing "W is for Willow", I'll add that later.<br />
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Last, but not least, is my progress on Villages of Hawk Run Hollow. I am juggling 2 blocks right now. My goal had been to devote about 6 weeks to each remaining block, in order to have this finished in 2011. Block 6 was supposed to have been finished in June, but for some reason, I have really struggled with that one. I was planning to work on Block 2 in July, it was partially done from a while back. So, I am working on both, hope to have them finished this week. I also have a picture of Block 8, which I finished in May, but never shared.<br />
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As usual, my photography leaves so much to be desired!<br />
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Hope you're managing to stay cool! <br />
Until next time...Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-24156237888303864302011-07-03T21:41:00.000-04:002011-07-03T21:41:26.095-04:00Christmas in JulyI am on day 4 of a 5 day mini-vacation from work. I had so many plans to get all this stitching done, and work on cleaning and organizing my sewing room. I did finish part 1 of my Mystery Sampler. I have worked on a couple of letters of my Carriage House Samplings Alphabet Sampler. Mostly, I've struggled to finish this santa. I almost titled this post "Bah-Humbug". As dear as the Prairie Schoolers are, and since I have collected each yearly chart since the beginning-1984-, I have to say, I love them, and plan to stitch all of them, but, they are really tedious to stitch, in my opinion. I think probably due to the fact that they are stitched on Davos. Working on Davos means you ae basically stitching over one. In order to keep the x's from sliding underneath the fabric threads, you have to use the over one method of starting the second "leg" in the northwest corner rather than the southeast corner. And, you must use the stab method rather than the sewing method. To look at these little santas, you would think they would take no time at all. Perhaps if I were to stitch them on linen, they would work up much more quickly. Anyway, I have worked on this one for 3 months. My goal was to do one per month. Maybe if I worked on nothing else. <br />
I think I'm going to take the santas out of my regular rotaion, and turn them into a 15 minute a day project. Just do a wee bit of work on them each day and see how that goes. <br />
Anyway, as frustrated as I get, I love them, and they are pretty breathtaking when finished. Here is my latest, 1993.<br />
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I'm really excited about the Loose Feathers 2011 series! I am registered on automatic at one of my favorite online shops, and can't wait to receive my first shipment. The shop owner recommended going with the linen used for the model, which is 30 count Irish Cream, so I went with that. I've been stitching on nothing larger than 36 count in recent years, and using one strand of thread, so this will likely take some getting used to on my part!<br />
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I also managed to find a copy of the July issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework magazine(at KMart, of all places!), which features an article about Barb and Alma, along with a wonderful patriotic chart, "Land of the Free". I ordered the "Days Gone By" linen for this, in 40 count, and am hoping to put in the first stitches in honor of Independence Day.<br />
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</div>Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-35349613299074818032011-06-25T20:33:00.000-04:002011-06-25T20:33:41.446-04:00Mermaids~ A Finish and a Start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As promised, I'm sharing a small bit more of my stitching progress. A little about me...I am a mermaid lover...as well as peacocks, pink flamingoes and roosters! I am slowly getting around to re-decorating my master bath with new paint, and my mermaid collection displayed. As a good bit of my mermaid collection consists of cross stitch charts, not yet stitched, I decided that if I ever want to have the bathroom of my dreams, I need to at all times have a mermaid in progress in my rotation. Having said that, here is my most recent finished mermaid stitchery:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OvikBKOB28Wvr0vhj8EkxbKEHd9hKaMBhY8m2t9ZPyi3dNE_Qra9dqi7CblqkZnYcXlyo2vnDyc4CpmyC4sM5WqBt1DLKSb9n0FO8C4xQ4Hg2-nwj_Wd1YyQ3lSVYBahxw8j7NxkZCo/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OvikBKOB28Wvr0vhj8EkxbKEHd9hKaMBhY8m2t9ZPyi3dNE_Qra9dqi7CblqkZnYcXlyo2vnDyc4CpmyC4sM5WqBt1DLKSb9n0FO8C4xQ4Hg2-nwj_Wd1YyQ3lSVYBahxw8j7NxkZCo/s320/009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Cape Cod's Girls by The Primitive Needle<br />
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My first shipment included chart for part 1, the fabric and threads. I am using the linen called for, "Confederate Gray", only I am using 40 count, one thread over 2. My second shipment arrived yesterday, and consists of just the chart for part 2.<br />
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I have to say, this is a brilliant marketing concept. And, I am finding myself working on this to the neglect of the other projects in my rotation, just because there is no picture of the finished sampler. So, I just keep on stitching in order to solve the mystery of what it looks like!<br />
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My plan is to finish part 1 by July 1, then to use the month of July, 30 minutes a day, to do part 2, and the month of August, 30 minutes a day, to do part 3. This way, I will get it finished, and still have some time each day to get back to my other projects.<br />
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Hope you're having a happy summer so far!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-5978979846969556762011-05-18T12:31:00.000-04:002011-05-18T12:31:12.122-04:00Not a Stitching Post, but...a proud Momma post. <br />
My poor laptop is still clinging to a thread, I haven't been able to bring myself to pay $300 to get the hard drive replaced, so I have done a backup, and just keep using it. So, I think I will start posting again, have been trying to use the laptop as little as I can get away with, but I'm either going to have to pay a lot to fix or replace, so why not just keep on using it?<br />
Sorry to stray...as for me being a proud parent...my oldest had her third graduation in 5 years last Friday. She graduated from Virginia Tech last May, (2010), and went on to earn her Master's in a year's time!<br />
Here are a few snapshots from the day. I feel very bad, though, we never stopped to pose for a family photo. :(<br />
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Thanks for checking in! Will be back soon!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-43910706976618768892011-03-27T20:44:00.000-04:002011-03-27T20:44:21.640-04:00Technical DifficultiesJust a quick note from my husband's laptop~my hard drive crashed Thursday. So, while I am waiting for it to be fixed, no posts with pictures, :(. I did finish Valentine Rose this past week, and am finishing Block 4 of Village of Hawk Run Hollow today. Will have photos as soon as I have my own computer back. I also hope to finish Cape Cod's Girls this week. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I have a "days of the week" rotation going, more or less. I love mermaids, and have my mermaid collection housed in my master bath. I have lots of mermaid charts waiting to be stitched and hung in the bathroom. So, in order to get some of these beauties stitched, I have dedicated Mondays as my mermaid stitching day, or "mermaid Mondays", haha! I have a gorgeous UFO waiting in the wings for after Cape Cod's girls is finished, it's called "Quaker Gone Tropic" by Michelle Ink. Can't wait to pick it back up again, but I'm not allowed to until Cape Cod's girls is finished.<br />
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I got to visit a REAL LNS yesterday, after not having been to one since Scarlet Thread closed last year. I went to a shop that has been around for a few years, is maybe 30 miles away. I had just never been there before. My oldest, who is in graduate school at VA Tech, was home this weekend for a job interview. I drove her to the interview, so I could swing by this shop on the way home. It was very exciting to actually get to have my hands on threads and charts and so forth. I have to admit, I was kind of disappointed, though. The shop is mostly a yarn shop, with a limited stock of threads and a few charts. I went with a list of @ 20 threads needed for my upcoming Anniversaries of the Heart charts, and they only had 4 of them. So, I got those and 3 packs of needles. I also ordered Carriage House Samplings' "Garden Glade", along with linen, etc., from The Attic , with plans to stitch it according to their conversion, which uses a green linen, and overdyed silks. Can't wait to see it!<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful week!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-42411316995194886792011-03-13T11:45:00.000-04:002011-03-13T11:45:55.560-04:00Ort Jar Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to share a few photos of my absolutely amazing new ORT jar. I LOVE it! I can't say enough nice things about it, lol! I love the way it looks, and I love the way it SOUNDS when I pick it up, all the little tags and charms hit against the glass and make the most delightful little tinkly sound. I am like a kid with a new toy!</div><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These lids are specially made to fit the antique Ball jars, have the slot cut into the top for inserting ORTS into the jar.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I bought this yesterday at the March Loudoun Sampler Guild meeting. I am doubly excited, because the lovely lady that makes these jars is also going to be my new framer! Those of us who live in the Northern Shenandoah Valley no longer have a local needlework shop/ needlework framing shop. I recently asked my local stitching friend Carol Sims if she had found a decent new framer, since ours closed. She recommended Total Crafts and Framing in Fairfax. So, lo and behold, I go to guild meeting yesterday, and sit with this delightful lady selling these awesome ORT jars, and come to find out she is the framer at Total Crafts! I feel like I can now sleep at night, knowing I will have a person to properly frame my treasures, lol! I already showed her a couple of things I'm working on, and discussed what knid of frames I want on them, and she has what I want ! More incentive to get some of my projects finished!<br />
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I also registered yesterday to take a class with Ellen Chester of "With My Needle" at the April meeting. I am taking the "Call of the Sea" class. I really love this piece, because it will be a companion to my Maidens of the Sea needlecase and fob. Now, to get them (needlecase and fob) put together to show Ellen next month! Here is a link to a picture of what we'll be doing in class. <a href="http://www.withmyneedle.com/teaching.html#COTS">http://www.withmyneedle.com/teaching.html#COTS</a><br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful 23 hour Sunday!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-41626467411881129682011-03-08T08:59:00.000-05:002011-03-08T08:59:06.721-05:00Fwee Wee Wittle Finishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've finished 3 small things in the past 10 days....not huge, but finishes nevertheless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is 1992 Prairie Schooler Santa, finished yesterday. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"L is for Lion", by Carriage House Samplers, started and finished Friday, March 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of "L is for Lion", which is being stitched on one large piece of linen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 5 of "Village of Hawk Run Hollow" by Carriage House Samplings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 5, along with my progress on Block 4.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Elizabeth", by Carriage House Samplings-I finally gave her a face!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Total progress on "Elizabeth"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress on "Valentine Rose" by Blackbird Designs</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-60580744565217910682011-03-04T17:03:00.000-05:002011-03-04T17:03:13.973-05:00Old Stash, New Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since our last visit, we had a freaky little snow/ice storm last Tuesday, the 22nd. I had to capture a couple of shots of my daffodils in the snow. No harm done, they are thriving, and getting ready to put on their annual show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I will take some progress pictures to share next time, I have not done a huge amout of stitching this past week, I have had a crummy sinus infection, with both ears bulging with fluid=VERTIGO! Nasty stuff. Hard to function, much less focus on a needle and thread. But, things are improving, and I'm back at it.<br />
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I can't leave without saying a few words about my sweet friend Lisa Roswell, who passed away Monday in a tragic accident. Most of you who would be reading this have already heard about Lisa and her car being swept away in a flood. I never had the good fortune of actually meeting Lisa in person. I am trying to think back to when we became online stitching friends, I think it's been about 12 years ago. We met each other in a cross stitch chat board, then participated in some round robins together. We shared not only our love of stitching, but our love of gardening...I have a bag of some really cool looking wild indigo seed pods Lisa sent me, with a sweet note attached. I have to admit, I never planted the seeds, because I thought the pods were so neat looking, I wanted to keep them to look at. Now, even though they are years old, I am going to get the seeds out of the pods and plant them, and keep my fingers crossed that they grow. And, if I am fortunate enough to have success, they will be planted in a special place in my garden in Lisa's memory. <br />
Lisa and I also shared our love of family, and our kids were roughly the same ages, so we were always talking about our kids. I can't imagine what her family and friends must be going through.<br />
I am stitching a couple of things in Lisa's honor. So much irony, it makes me shiver...I have been working on her "Cape Cod's Girls" design as my Monday project this year. So ironic that she died on a Monday. And, this past Monday, the day she died, I didn't work on it, because that was the day I was the sickest with my vertigo. Then, I am trying to do 2 letters of the alphabet per month on my Carriage House Samplings Alphabet Sampler. The 2 letters I had planned to work on this month were "L is for Lion", and "R is for Rainbow", which are Lisa's initials. I had chosen them, just because they seemed March-like to me~the lion, for "in like a lion...." and the rainbow for St. Patrick's Day, and leprechauns with their pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. More irony. <br />
I know that God had a plan for Lisa, but it's just so hard to imagine not having her here. <br />
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I have to work this weekend. My girls both started their spring breaks today. Meredith won't actually get her spring break, though, because she is student teaching this semester, and follows the calendar for that school system. Rachel will be home tomorrow!Cindy in Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610225578331820392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984028855150622805.post-72924182605875422222011-02-16T09:46:00.000-05:002011-02-16T09:46:46.455-05:00Since We Last Visited...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I promised to post more often, and I apologize that my posts end up being rather, um, lengthy. I will try harder to post shorter, more frequent "articles", rather than entire "magazines"! But, here goes...you might want to pack a lunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNrBdL9Qix1XHKHTo34a7PESoe21ka8EJE2OhRnA7yNPDmNHJTkQJ_sTarLm-_6JfpF9cKdpyb1oPXs9kOItrfuyUarlCMvNA7TkZw80WuLPoAa47cWZEj1hc4r_vwi_FX_4FSPpAxWE/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNrBdL9Qix1XHKHTo34a7PESoe21ka8EJE2OhRnA7yNPDmNHJTkQJ_sTarLm-_6JfpF9cKdpyb1oPXs9kOItrfuyUarlCMvNA7TkZw80WuLPoAa47cWZEj1hc4r_vwi_FX_4FSPpAxWE/s320/007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This is just a little vignette I enjoy doing...it's a wonderful piece of fabric printed with vintage valentine cards, and a neat book of reproduction vintage valentines.<br />
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