What to do

When the pile of WIPs is as crazy as mine (from the crazy January challenge of 2011) it is sometimes hard to choose what is going to be next on the docket.  However, I thought a great way to choose a project was just open up 1 of the 2 WIP bins, grab and go.  Well, on Sunday night when I did that, I grabbed And They Sinned.  This is not a terrible project-- in fact, since alot of you are stitching it, I think it is a great idea, to kind of stitch it with you.  So, on Sunday night I continued down the side of the border, which is easy enough to do, after completing Isabella around 10:30pm.  I cant just sit there you know, and watch the movie!!  LOL.

The color is not as green as the pic, it was late..... what do you want at 12 midnight??!!!!  But, in fact it is another shade of Vintage Maritime White.  Like I said yesterday, it is one of my favorite colors-- I have many favorites, but the next few projects I want to work on, are on this shade. So, I digress, as I usually do.......
Last night I didnt feel like working on ATS, but it isnt put away, just put down the end of the couch, still all sprawled out-- which I have taken over and kicked my poor husband to another comfy chair.  No worries, he like reading his ipad wherever.
So last summer a Friend of mine and I have been wanting to stitch this next piece forever, and I thought it was an easy one to get out of the way.

Using these glorious colors, and 40ct burlap linen, here is what I will stitch on this week.

City Stitcher- Weeping Tree Sampler (OOP). I had a tiny bit of the top of the tree done and the edge of the white as you can see before starting last night.  I didnt stitch any more of the border, but laid the ground work for the rest of the tree, which is done on the left. I am going to keep ATS out, perhaps when I am done stitching this one, I will get to her also.
Amazing it is the last day of January right?!  Just 15 minutes ago we were all working on the list and pulling wips out for January 2012.  Well, as Margaret said, this is going to be a great year for finishing WIPS and I feel she is right on the ball with that comment.  I would like to start Ann Dale-- Big and Tall, but I am holding out for now.  I would like to see these WIP bins empty, to fill with new stash perhaps.  I told my husband about Margaret's theory, and he said well, you keep getting new stuff, but finish the old stuff-- there are some really nice samplers in that bin.  Right on!!!!!!!!! 
Thats the plan folks :)

15th January Project- Start

How many of you have brunch on Sundays?  Or a later breakfast on Sundays?  We just got back from brunch with my cousins and their 2 super cute little girls.  One is 2 yrs old and the other 2 months.  So much energy, and so much fun.   The older one just loves hugs, and being familiar with us, we even get squeezes :)  So cute you can only squeeze them back right?! 
My start for yesterday is Examplar Dames And they Sinned.  Yes, I am officially on the ATS wagon and loving it.  I even pulled up my blog just now to see what was 'new' and saw Michelle was working on hers too.  YGG!!   Funny how she got through stitching her cloud by watching Sopranos.  I love Sopranos.  Not for the faint of heart though, but for me too, it is easy to watch 'seasons' of it at a clip.  Well, that and the Godfather movies.  But, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro arent too hard to watch for long periods of time, but we are going off on a tangent, and this paragraph with these such types of graphics/stories, isnt what we should be talking about with ATS right?  Get back on track here...........Focus, Focus!!!!! LOL.

Showing once again the gorgeous silks, (I am going to need more of the thread keepers, with all the starting this month, each must belong to there own right?)  I have made some adjustments (I can hear you-- of course you did!! LOL) or for me some improvements, and off I went.  We did watch Forever Young with Mel Gibson, which at first, I said to my husband, I hope this gets better...... and Sommersby with Richard Gere, which was better.  We try to get 2 movies in a night, and that is when I have been focusing on my stitching.  For me, I am not really watching it, just really listening.  Either way, the job is getting done in the stitching department.  My husband, truly does like my hobby, very supportive- and those that know him, can attest to this.  He has been after me to start this one forever.  He likes bright colors, as you can see, this month, he is getting quite the variety of color.

I have added the ruler (rather it is really a yard stick) into the picture, because I wanted to show you the actual size.  I chose a linear half for this piece, and on 45ct I thought the finished piece was going to be 7 1/2" wide but, stitching it on 45, (and being fully aware of this, but like a bus, hit me last night) the complete width is 6 3/4".  My length will be almost 3 1/2" shorter then expected, which at 11:45pm, I was fired up!!!!!
You know how the color of the linen changes with every picture?  The top pic is more truer in color and taken at night, the bottom was taken this morning.  The bottom pic is more like the color of my Dutch Beauty-- however, both pieces were bought at way different times.  This piece of Vintage Maritime White has beautiful shadings of green and is very creamy, Dutch beauty is creamy with light patches of gold/beige.  You've got to love Lakeside Linen!!!!!!  Every piece is like magic.
So what is it going to be today?  I already have a very good idea........
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!!