A Finish by DD

My oldest DD decided to stitch a project for her new cousins.  They were born in November, and she completed the stitching in February.

Another One Done! Number 28!

Finish number 28!  Also, number 11 of my goals for 2009.  I finished up Blue Jean Bear for my BearLover (DD2).  This is for her birthday in January, so I have plenty of time to get it finished.

Blue Jean Teddy

Leisure Art Designs stitched on 14 count linen

with DMC floss from pattern

100th Post!

Wow- this is my 100th post on my blog.  I started this blog on February 2, 2009, as a way to record my cross stitch progress.  Thanks to the inspiring ladies and gentlemen of I-Love-Cross-Stitch, I have been motivated to stitch, stitch, stitch.  I finally realized that the patterns weren't going to stitch themselves!  LOL

It has been a while since I updated.  My stitching has slowed down the last couple of weeks.  The holidays are coming up, and homeschooling is keeping me busy, so stitching time has fallen off a little.   But here are some progress pictures.

First, Blessings Be Thine.  I really love this pattern, and it is turning out very pretty.  But it is rather intricate, even if it doesn't have a lot on it.  It seems to be taking a long time to make only a little progress.  I may have to take a break from it for a while.

My next update is the Eagle Sampler.  I actually had to start this pattern over.  I had not centered the pattern in the last piece of fabric, and it was not going to fit.  So now I have started it with the house, and it is coming along rather slowly as well.  This is one of my goals for 2009, so I will have to get cracking on it to get it finished by the end of the year.

Lastly, is the Blue Jean Bear pattern,  This is a birthday present for my youngest DD.  Her birthday is in January, so I need to really work on this one.  I have to stitch this one at night, to be sure that she doesn't see it!

 

  

So that is all the work I have been up to for the past couple of weeks.  I better get crackin' on my last two goals for the year.  Only 9 weeks til the end of the year! 

End of a Busy Week

Finally the weekend! Whew! I am tired. I finished up 4 different projects this week. Down to 2 more goals on the year. The finish line is in sight! I already posted the pictures of my finishes, so I won't post them again. Here is how I finished up the week.

This is my progress on goal 11- the birthday surprise. This is Blue Jean Bear, for my youngest DD BearLover. It is for her birthday in January. I want to have it finished so I can get it framed while we are at my parents' house for the holidays.


My new start for this week: Blessings Be Thine. I have had this pattern for several years and really wanted to stitch it. So when I finished the wiseman, I decided to start it.

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

Mother Daughter Stitchin

My oldest DD (Darling Daughter), Miss Twinkle Toes, has been begging and pleading to start stitching on material. So, Tuesday was a stitching afternoon. She is working on a Janlynn stamped pillowcase. My first stitching project was a pillow case, too, many many years ago. I wonder what happened to that pillow case? Hmmmmmm.