July 31, 2006
A Weekend’s Stitching
I had a nice relaxing weekend. Friday night we just relaxed and hung out. Allen played Pirates and I stitched for a while before we watched Psych and House on USA network. Saturday, I did a bunch of shopping in the morning and then went to a lunch babyshower for a friend/co-worker. It was a lot of fun and nice to see my co-workers who are off for the summer.
After the shower, I crashed for a bit before making some yummy baked Ziti for dinner. OOHHH it was good! After dinner I settled on the couch with Allen to watch Lord of War while I worked on White Wedding. I had hoped to get page three done last night, but it didn’t quite 
happen, so after housework this afternoon, I did the last 20 rows of the boarder done. So here it is in all its glory, the first half of White Wedding. I actually have the whole right hand border stitched as when I first started it, I had a bit of a scare that the fabric wasn’t wide enough. After I stitched the whole right side, I was rest assured that I would have at least two inches on the top. I may sew a piece of muslin across the top so I have more flexibility in my q-snap.
After White Wedding, t
he last little bit of Mystery 9 got hammered out. I am very proud that I have been able to keep on schedule with this piece. Hopefully I will be able to continue that for the remainder of the year. Now I need to print out some article for my final class paper, then a little time to work on Mylene’s RR.
Unfortunately there will be no stitching tomorrow. I work 7-2, then class from 2:30-5:30. After that, I will grab a quick dinner and then I head to Wolf Trap to see Fiona Apple with Allen. Hopefully it will be a good concert.
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July 29, 2006
A recap and look to the future
July Goals…
1. Finish Celtic Winter (this may be a bit of a pipe dream)Not so much of a pipe dream…all done
2. Finish dress of Woodland Fairy-Only about 30 minutes left on her dress
3. Finish Part 7 of Mystery 9-I will be
4. Make a start on the next round of my Robin’s Nest RR-A little over haf done
5. Complete Dog Days of Summer Exchange-Done and shipped out
6. Finish Stitching on House Theme Exchange-About 2/3 done
7. Finish Elizabeth Design’s September Garden-All done
8. Stitch on Brightneedle’s My Lady’s Needlecase-A little
9. Stitch on Butterfly Night-A little
Great month, eh!!
Now onto August. I am going to have to be more conservative as several weekends are going to be spent out of town.
1. Finish Woodland Fairy’s torso and face
2. Finish part 8 of Mystery 9
3. Finish page four of White Wedding
4. Finish House theme Exchange
5. Finish Redwork Exchange
6. Stitch on Butterfly Rest on Thursdays
7. Stitch a little on My Lady’s Needlecase
Tonight, I got all but 350 stitches done on page three of White Wedding done. Hopefully I will have a full pick of the first half of that one for you tomorrow. Then just a little bit left on Mystery 9 and then on to spend some time with Mylenes RR. In amongst all this i need to swing by Weight Watchers and then have a lunch/babyshower.
Have a lovely weekend.
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July 28, 2006
By –Deb
We noticed last week what a disproportionate number of participants had Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings either in their list of “most tattered” books or featured in the photos. So . . .
- Have you read Lord of the Rings? I have read a good chunk of Lord of the Rings, but I did listen to the whole thing on CD. Allen gave me a copy of this as part of the first Christmas we were dating. I gave him a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- If so, how many times have you read it? Just once? Or so many you can’t count? Just once
- If not, why not? Not your cup of tea?
- And, while we’re on the subject, did you see the Oscar-winning movie(s)? What did you think? Yes I have seen the movie. Again, the first holiday season Allen and I were together was the year that both the first LOTR and the first Harry Potter moves came out. The deal was that we would go to see both. Since them I have seen all three LOTR movies several times and Allen and I even did a 12 hour marathon of all three uncut versions of the movies one New Year. It was a fun afternoon!
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July 28, 2006
A White Wedding Evening
Here is my most recent progress on White Wedding. I can see the end of the page 3 tunnel. I really need to get booking on this one since my mom is going to get it framed for my sister and her hubby as part of their Christmas present. Thus, this piece will be my focus over the weekend.
I also had some fun waiting for me in the mail today. Last week I got a bit of stash from Stitching Bits and Bobs in the mail. Apparently, I didn’t really remember what I had ordered because today another little package was sitting on my front step. It was Jeanette Crews’ Summer Stitches. It is very pretty with lots of specialty stitches. I love little surprises like this.
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July 24, 2006
Quick Post
Before Allen comes up to watch Venture Brothers and then off to bed. Last night I didn’t quite finish this months part of M9. I will put it off until Friday, just getting it done before August’s part comes out. I am a bit nervous about what is on the horizon for that piece considering how much space is left and only five months left.
Today, I primarily worked on Mylene’s RR. It is coming along nicely, but it does have some quarter stitches which can be a bit awkward on aida. Otherwise it is a very easy stitch.
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July 22, 2006
Productive Day
So, today I got some really good stuff done despite taking a midday nap. I got myself up early (yes on a Saturday!) and first went to Weight Watchers. I lost almost a pound this week. Pretty good since I ate so poorly. Then it was off to get the oil changed in my car and a brief trip to the grocery store. Next was lunch and a nap. After sleeping off lunch, I tackled a week’s worth of laundry, the last of the dishes and the kitchen floor. Hopefully tomorrow will be just as productive. Probably not since I hope Allen will be home. I would much rather play with him than do chores:)
So, after I felt like I had done enough chores to clear my guilt, I pulled out White Wedding. It is looking wonderful. Today I finished all but three rows of the bottom border of the piece. If I put two good evenings and some time next weekend, this page will be done by the 31st.
I just had myself some chicken tacos for dinner and after a short break, I think I will pull out Mystery 9. Hopefully I can get that second triangle done. There is just the specialty stitches and a handful of crosses left to do. Tomorrow will be Woodland Fairy and a bit more time on either Mylene’s RR or my house exchange. Maybe I will even tidy the living room;)
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July 22, 2006
An RR evening…
Last night and tonight I have been working on Mylene’s RR for the Robin’s Nest BB. I got off to a good start until two things happened.
1. For several minutes I thought I was crazy because one of the colors just didn’t match. Turns out the color was miss charted. Problem fixed.
2. I miss counted on the green land and had to frog a bit…what a pain.
Now things are back on track and this is where I am. It is such a pretty piece to work on.
I am hoping to spend an hour or so on each of the following this weekend: White Wedding, Woodland Fairy and Mystery 9. I should be able to finish this months part of M9 in about an hour.
As for my next “start” now that I have finished Celtic Winter, it looks like Butterfly at Rest won the vote, but not by much. So, after August 1st, that will be my Thursday night project. AHHH, big blue triangles of doom here I come!!!
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July 20, 2006
Happy Mail Day
This afternoon, I received my Dog Days of Summer Exchange in the mail from Shelleen. She stitched me a lovely summer needleroll and made me a very pretty beaded siscor fob. I love the little ladybugs on it:)
I also worked on Mylene’s RR from the Robin’s Nest BB. I wish I could get a good pic of it, but it is just not cooperating. Hopefully tomorrow.
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July 18, 2006
Just a quick post to say YAY I finished her!!! Here is my finished Celtic Winter
Started : September 1, 2005
Finished: July 17, 2006
Stitched on 28 Count Smokey Blue Jobelan
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happen, so after housework this afternoon, I did the last 20 rows of the boarder done. So here it is in all its glory, the first half of White Wedding. I actually have the whole right hand border stitched as when I first started it, I had a bit of a scare that the fabric wasn’t wide enough. After I stitched the whole right side, I was rest assured that I would have at least two inches on the top. I may sew a piece of muslin across the top so I have more flexibility in my q-snap.
he last little bit of Mystery 9 got hammered out. I am very proud that I have been able to keep on schedule with this piece. Hopefully I will be able to continue that for the remainder of the year. Now I need to print out some article for my final class paper, then a little time to work on Mylene’s RR.
