Well, I got the 7th installment done on BoInk (the all blue, three little squares) and started on the 4th installment (no, I'm not counting impaired, just behind and trying to do the current while I catch up on the backlog). I also outlined the block that will be the 8th installment so I'll be ready for that!
Today should be Monopoly stitching (actually did a little on Monopoly at the mall yesterday - forgot my BoInk pattern at home) but I have LOTS going on (Chorus Line and a BBQ) so I'm not sure how much will get done.
I did go hit the Joann's floss sale and bought the floss for two more projects - a Patchwork sampler SAL and then my Victorian dollhouse pattern. Don't know when I'll start them, but when I want to, I'll be READY!
Well, last night was another gathering of So Cal Cross Stitchers at Tall Mouse! A great time was had by all! We laughed a lot, ate lots of brownies and M&M's, traded fabrics, patterns, and magazines, coveted one another's stash (and Q-Snaps), sang Happy Birthday to Sandra (loudly!), some of us ate yummy food from Henry's next door....and oh yeah, we even stitched a little bit!
Here's a picture of all of us - left to right - Cristin, Kathy, Sandra (our birthday girl!), Cyndi, Debi, and Rachel.
If you can, join us next time! It was great fun!!!
Well, I finished part 6 (we won't talk about parts 2, 3, & 4, nor will we mention that part 7 has been released and I haven't started on it - we will just celebrate finishing one part!).
Fortunately, part 7 is three small squares, so I should be able to get those done fairly quickly, and then get the outlining done for part 8. Maybe even make some progress on one of the earlier parts! Who knows????
And then someone got me interested in ANOTHER mystery sampler done by Catia. I've printed parts 1 - 5, it's a 12 parter. I don't know if I'll even come close to getting to stitch while it's still a mystery! LOL It's kind of a patchwork looking one. It looks really intriguing....
And I think I have a solution to my issue of getting so tired of stitching the border on Angel of Cross Stitch. Someone suggested that I do a little bit at a time (which was kind of a "d'uh" moment for me - why I didn't think of that sooner, I don't know! LOL). So, I think what I'm going to do is the week that I'm scheduled to stitch on Angel, I'll start on Monday by doing as much of the border as I can in one evening - whether it's an hour or four hours of stitching. Then I'll stitch on the body of the picture the rest of the week. I'm not sure if that will even it out or not, but I figure it will let me make some progress on the border without tearing my hair out!
So that's it for me today - now I'm on to BoInk.
Oh, and by the way - I already miss the Olympics...and with the start of the Democratic convention, I am grateful for my cable and my DVR so I don't have to watch it! :-)
So...tons of confetti stitches are in my future! But, when I finish page 3 I'll be halfway done with the regular stitches! YEAH!!!!!
Today it's Monopoly, then this week in my rotation is Book of Ink Circles.
And on a different note - how about the Olympics! It's been so much fun watching them, and it brought back memories. The year the Olympics were in Atlanta, one of the rowers was the brother of one of my co-workers. She was pregnant, and wasn't allowed to travel to Atlanta to see it in person. Of course, rowing not being one of the more popular sports, it was televised during the day. She and I were working very closely on a project, and so we would save the "portable" parts of the project and go up to one of the waiting rooms (I worked in a hospital at the time) and watch the Olympics coverage until the rowing came on. I think they took bronze, and her brother sat in the front part of the boat so you saw them a lot behind the gold medal boat. It was the closest I've ever come to knowing an Olympic athlete, so it was especially exciting!
Anyway, thanks for checking out my blog!
Well, here's my latest progress on Monopoly - I'm almost 1/2 way done with the second side - next weekend I'll be working on the train for Pennsylvania Railroad, so that will be a fun landmark to reach.
When I'm done with the second side, I'll post a picture of the whole 1/2 board! That will be probably mid to late September.
It was a funny transition to go from stitching Maw Maw's Quilt on 40 count linen to this on 14 count aida. This felt so rough and big compared to that! But it's fun to stitch - nice and easy because it's not a lot of color changes and partial stitches.
Well, I started a new project on Monday - this one is called "MawMaw's Quilt". I'm enjoying it, although it is a challenge for me. There are a couple of firsts (for me) involved in it. It's on 40 count linen (over 2) and it's the first time I'm stitching on that fine a fabric. Also, I'm stitching with silk floss, which I have never done before.
This isn't a HUGE piece (it will end up being 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches) but with the fact that it's so teeny tiny is making it a bigger project than it sounds.....LOL
So...tomorrow it's Monopoly, then Monday I'll be pulling out Angel of Cross Stitch again.
