Finish number 14 for 2009

Another finished project! I completed Thankful Heart today before I made breakfast for the fam.



Turned out pretty cute, huh?

If you have checked out my homeschooling blog, Meadow Musings, you know that we are officially on summer break! Woo Hooo!!!! With finishing up school this week, I didn't get a lot of stitching done. The only other WIP I worked on this week is my new pattern for the American Soldier Memorial project. This one is coming along pretty quickly. It is my #1 priority for June.




I have a new pattern that I am going to be starting . It is going to be a surprise so I can't post any pictures or tell you about it, because the guilty party (or parties) may be looking at the blog. That will be my #2 priority for the next few months. But you will just have to wait and see what it is.....

Weekend Update May 24

Well, it is finally the end of the week. This was a slow stitching week for me. I decided to take a couple days off since I had been stitching like a crazy person for the two weeks prior. This was also the second to last week of school for my oldest DD, Miss Twinkle Toes. We are trying to get all our loose ends tied up so we can both enjoy our summer break. Then Friday night was our women's retreat at church. It was a very nice time. They asked me to share my testimony, so I had to get up and talk in front of the group. It was my first time talking into a microphone!

I did get some stitching done. First up is the nativity wiseman. I am working on his beard and trying to get up to the top to finish his face and hat first.


I also made some progress on Thankful Heart. It is a really quick stitch, I don't know why I have been putting it aside. I would like to finish it in the next week.



Finally, the memorial pattern is coming along. I committed to this project in early May. They typically ask that you finish the project in 6 months, I would like to have it done no later than the end of June, so I will be increasing its rotation.

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!

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.