A Cool Dozen

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I got a splinter right on the end of my pointer finger on my right hand and it has gotten infected. That makes it pretty difficult to stitch. But after digging out the splinter and putting on a band-aid, I got another finish. A cool dozen for me for the year!

Weekend Update

Well, here is my end of the week update. As you can see from my previous post, I have another finish. That is 8 on the year, and that is great considering, I might have had 2 last year, both from the nativity set.

First we have the shepherd. I have been working on the back stitching and finishing up his head and face. He is still missing a hat, but I am going to that last, since it is not as complex as his face. This is a close up. As you can see, I have almost completed his face. I'm stitching as fast as I can!



I also worked on one of the wise men from the nativity. My mom started him way back when, and is not going to be able to finish him up. So I had to make a working copy of my pattern, and then try to figure out which colors she had already stitched. That took a little time, but I think I am ready to start stitching. Don't worry- I am going to finish his face first!



Next I have made progress on thankful heart. This is such a cute and easy pattern. I might keep this one and stitch it for some friends and family. I would probably do some color changes, especially if I did one for my SIL, since she is a pink girl.



I made a little progress on Children are a Gift, by LizzieKate. I focused mainly on the other LK, Love is the Greatest Gift, this week.



Lastly, I thought I was going to get started on a UFO that I have had for a long time.



I was looking at the start today, and suddenly realized that I was stitching in the wrong direction. I had turned the fabric sideways! So I decided I would frog the stitches out and start it correctly so it would fit. Well, after 30 minutes of very careful frogging with my handy dandy Stitch Blade, I got careless and sliced 3-4 threads of the fabric! Arrggghhh! Well, I guess I have to find some fabric now to start over.

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!