A Finished Finish from 2009

Here is one of my favorite patterns from last year, finally framed.  I don't trust anyone on Maui to do stitch framing, so I had to take this one back to the mainland and get it done at my mom's local needleshop.  

This is a great frame- I love the rich red color of the wood and the gold paint detail.  

Now to decide where to hang it!

(c) 2010 There A Stitch

Finish Number 29!

One more project done.  I finished Blessings Be Thine today on the way back from violin group.  Yay!  One more and I will have 30 on the year. 

Blessings Be Thine, Blackbird Designs

stitched on 32-count beige linen

using Gentle Arts Cranberry, and Oatmeal,

Weeks Dye Works Havana and Collards

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

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! 

Stitchin' Update

Well, here we are at the end of another week.  I did get some stitching done on my last two goals for the year.  

Here is goal #11- the birthday surprise.  He finally has a smile!

Next is the Eagle Sampler, goal #8.

 
Last is my progress on Blessing Be Thine.

That was all the stitching I got done this week.  BearLover, my youngest DD, developed strep early in the week.  That kept us pretty home-bound for most of the time.

October 16 was our 10th anniversary.  Dear Hubby, I love you!  Thanks for a great decade.  Here is to many more together!

 

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

Weekend Update

This week I spent most of my time stitching Blessings Be Thine.  I really love this piece!  I can't wait for it to be finished.  

I need to get busy on ny last two goals for 2009.  I will probably be pulling them out to work on over the weekend.  Hopefully I will have some update pictures soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Number 27 down

This week I didn't do very much stitching. I decided to pull out this little pattern and stitch it for my mom. One of several patterns I have from her to stitch. Hopefully you like my floss selection for this one, Mom!

Angels Charmed Miniblock, by Hinzeit. Not sure what fabric it is, but since my mom bought it, it is probably the one called for in the pattern, 14 count white linen. (She's not one to make any changes to a pattern!) ST Woodrose and cameo pink.

Here is my progress on Blessings Be Thine. It's going to be a busy weekend, so I wanted to get my pictures posted.

(c) 2009 There A Stitch

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.

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Company, Halt!

There I was, zooming along on Home of a Needleworker. I was really close to being finished. Only the nose on the black bird, the scissors, and the ribbon border on the bottom. I was stitching, stitching, less than 100 stitches to go!

Frogs came a'courtin'....

Oooops! Can you see it?

Typically, I am a

lazy

non-perfectionist stitcher, but even I can't ignore that boo-boo. The last loop on the ribbon is not the right size.

Guess I will be frogging it out!

New Start

I started another pattern. This one is Blessings Be Thine, by Blackbird Designs.


(c) 2009 There A Stitch