First Finish of 2010!

Woo Hoo, finally got a finish for the year.

American Flag Button Up Kit, by Pine Mountain Designs

10 ct Heatherfield pre-sewn pillow sham, using

DMC 3782, 801, 823, 729, blanc, and 815

I am finally done with this piece!  No more pillows!

(c) 2010 There A Stitch

Saturday Update

Here is my stitching update for January 9, 2010.

First off, America- Home of the Brave.  I stitched this on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday.  This pattern is coming along pretty quickly- there isn't much to it.  I will probably get it finished in the next week.

Next, I spent Tuesday working on a UFO, the Bent Creek America pillow.  This pattern is driving me nuts!  I really dislike stitching on a pre-made pillow case. I will not be buying anymore patterns like this- again!!  But, I have decided that I will complete this one rather than try to give it away.  I figure a couple more Tuesdays and it will be done.

Friday is usually my day to stitch while the kids are at lessons.  I was planning to start one of my goals for 2010, Land that I Love by Lizzie Kate.  However, I forgot to put a needle in the kit!  Ooops.  So this one got started on Friday night while the kiddos were out playing with their friends, and Hubby was playing Speed Racer on the Wii.

Next up, I will have to start one of the nativity pieces.  I am trying to decide between a shepherd and a camel.  I also have to determine if the piece of fabric I have is big enough for 3 pieces or only 2.  My goal is start one of them next week.

Happy Stitching!

(c) 2010 There A Stitch

Weekend Update

Here is my end-of-the-week summary for April 26, 2009. (Happy Birthday, Hubby! I love you!)

I worked on my nativity shepherd. I completed some back stitching along his hand and his sleeves. He needs more work on his face and hat. Down to 2 more goals for the year, so I really want to push this one through.



Here is my patriotic flag pillow. It is coming along nicely. The background has the word America across it, in a color very close to the fabric. It is almost too hard to see. Plus, the pillow is pre-sewn, so I have to stitch the pattern on the pillow fabric with my left hand on the outside and my right hand on the inside of the pillow. I will not be choosing another pre-sewn pillow! I dislike having to hold the fabric that way.



Here is another WIP- a thankful heart. It doesn't have a lot of colors, and is stitching pretty quickly. I am thinking about finishing this as a hanging piece, with a ribbon. Since I haven't really finished anything, it will be a learning experience for me.



I started a new pattern on Saturday morning, while watching movies with BearLover (our yougest DD) and waiting for Hubby to get home with Miss TwinkleToes (our oldest DD). Here is what it looked like in the morning.



Here is what it looked like by the time I left to go pick up dinner from our local Thai restaurant for Hubby, Uncle Jonathan, our two DDs and me. Yummy pad thai noodles!



I also organized my kitted projects again. Between the patterns I have that are kitted and some that my mom has kitted but given to me to sew, I have 16 different projects to choose from! So now I have no reason to get bored!

Progress

I have been busy this week proctoring the standardized testing for third graders in our homeschool group. Today is our last day of testing. During the breaks, I got a little start on thankful heart.




I also got some work done on the patriotic flag.

Summary Sunday

This week, after we managed to get everyone healthy again, I got some stitching time in. I did a little bit of work on the patriotic flag pillow.


Here is my start with Angel of Spring.



Here is my American Soldier Memorial piece. I am very pleased with how it is turning out.



A close-up shot of the star on the ribbon. I decided to back-stitch the star to emphasize it a bit more.

New Stash

I placed an order with 1-2-3Stitch! and got it yesterday. Joanne does such a good job of getting things in the mail. It only takes 2-3 days to get to Hawaii! Yay! So I have a new patriotic pattern that I will probably be starting very soon.

Beachy Keen by Homespun Elegance, Merry Christmas to my friend by Carriage House Samplings, and USA Heart by The Sweetheart Tree.


My stitching week was a little productive. I now have less than 1/4 left of the first page of Masquerade.




Plus I have a new start. I have discovered that the large patterns I am trying to finish do not transport well for working while I am waiting on the kids at gymnastics or at the doctor's office. So I need to have a couple small WIPs to grab on those days.