A new page

I can believe that in the last 2 weeks not much stitching has gone on (super busy with work, visiting with friends and family)----but enough so that a post is necessary!!  I hit a low over a week ago, I guess I got the stitching slump bug like so many of you fellow bloggers, that I just was not interested.  How can this happen?  We have so many fabulous projects that we should never hit that slump---EVER :)  But, we have.....
I have recovered--thank goodness, from my slump quicker than expected and I have been moving --slow and steady, on DB.

So dainty!  I decided to make these men in 2 different colored outfits- just because I can :) 

Arent they cute?  I have 3 men on this project completed so far.  Well, 2 men and 1 elf, or 2 men and the travelocity gnome.  LOL.

  So I leave you on this great Friday with the latest and greatest of my DB.  Continuing on page 3 tonight, movin and crusin!!!


Have a great weekend :)  Thanks for stopping by!!!!

1.5 Down--19.5 to Go :)

All ready another week under our belts--although I feel like today is Saturday!  This whole week has been a bit odd, where I thought Monday was Sunday, and yesterday Friday.  I wonder why that happens.
Since my post on Monday about DB, I thought I would give you an update, it is fun to see some progress, although not that much, but enough in my opinion from the last few days.  I was only able to stitch about 1.5 hours 2 nights this week, where the other 2 nights, I had more 2-3.
Progress is progress.
This is where I left off from Mondays post:

 This is this week:

Page 1 is complete, and I am on to the arch of the 2nd page.  The far left of the tree is on page 2, which is exciting-- 1 1/2 pages done, 19 1/5 to go!!!!!!  LOL.  I was hoping to have page 2 almost done, but again, you know how things jump into your time and run away with it.  I heard through the grapevine, that a friend of mine who is well over the halfway mark, has dug her DB out, and working on it again!!!! YGG!!!!!  You can do it!!!!  I would love to see your finish this summer :)  And........I have no doubt you will get 'er done!!!!!!  LOL.
Hope everyone has great weekend, perhaps getting together with family.  It is a great weekend for sure :)

Happy Easter!!!!

Remember this one?!

Thursday night of last week I continued working on the Amy class piece, however my fabric is unraveling, and I need to surge it.  It calls for 2 inch borders, and not having a surged piece, my border is now 1 1/2".  Afraid I will run into the project in a matter of minutes, I have put it aside for this week.  I cant sit and do nothing, so I brought out the BAP I mentioned I was going to work on next.
Remember this?!!

Back in the crazy challenge of 2011, I began this 'beauty' and havent looked at it since. (Well, I have looked at it all right!!!) I have been seeing pics of completed Dutch Beauty Samplers more often I think than not, so I wanted to get going too!!!!!
So Friday night marks the 2nd official 'start' on DB.  I have worked on it for the last 3 nights and I am soooooo excited with the progress so far.

My progress each night so far has been pretty good.  I decided I am going to take a picture each night I work on it so I can see it progress-- kind of like one of those flip books with the dog running across the field!!!  I can hardly put it down.  This last pic is 3/4 of the first page on the top right.   21 pages to go, some easier than others.  I am fired up.  I have thought about it non-stop all weekend.....too bad that crazy job gets #1 priority!!!!!!!!
Tonight is a new night, and I am sure by the end of the week I will be well on to the 2nd maybe 3rd page.  As large as it is, it goes fairly quickly.  Strange right?  The bird at the bottom is the most solid of the pages, however I wont be there anytime soon LOL.
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend, I am looking forward to many posts on progress!!!!

Have a great day :)

Red, White & Blue

Over the weekend, my husband and I took a small road trip-- which means 2-3 days.  Great!  What stitching projects should I bring along with me?!  Well, I started Amy Mitten last week........

So what else should I take along with me?  I cant just take 1 project!!!!  The horrors!!!  LOL.  I looked through the wips and I decided that much wouldnt get done with those, most being larger than normal :)
Checking the stash in the basement, I found (new from market this year), Chessie & Me Glory House.  A cute little piece that caught my attention a few weeks back.  It is a tiny kit-- Belle Soie silk, linen and pattern.  This is a perfect grab and go-- I'll take it!!
The reason for my purchase of this kit-- which I buy kits, but VERY RARELY.  I will by kits because that is the only way I can get the pattern-- but I will then change either the thread, or the linen.  Silly I know, but I never said I wasnt weird... OR silly!!!  LOL.
I digress, a reason that should be most obvious, is that the flag-- the red, white and blue......the colors that we are so used to seeing, and for me, not used to stitching.  I have several BBD flag designs, and I have picked up others here and there.  This is the kick off to my patriotic themed stitching.  Small, easy, and still primitive enough that it fits with the style of stitching I love.  I think I will have to order the flag design from ByGone Stitches-- One Nation and stitch it on 45ct (of course) to go along with these pieces I have been acquiring.  Last year I got Needlemade Designs flag pattern, fabulous :), I have a couple pair of flag scissors (fabulous!!!) and there was another flag design I like too-- but cant remember right now :(.  The collection is growing.  I will have to get a list together of must haves.  A friend of mine has a patriotic wall, as I know many of you do, but it was great to see so many different designs put together-- with yet 1 common theme.  Any patterns any of you might suggest that are must haves in the stash?!!!! 

So without much more rambling, I have started and finished this cute little piece over the weekend, and I am quite pleased.  With each stitch of the flag, I remembered what this flag represents: FREEDOM.  I know it is way worth still fighting for......  Times are super tough, super hard and it is easy to forget.......but, she still is STANDING TALL. 

I have added my initials to the bottom blank area-- but instead of first and last, I put in first middle and last.   The date is also done and she is put to the side to see how I will finish her.  I enjoy Chessie & me patterns and projects because of the stitches she uses in the mix.  How fun!!!!!  After finishing Weeping Tree with those stitches, it was easy when this pattern called for a few.  Tiny bird on the top is over 1-- stinkin cute.

After finishing Glory House, I went back to Amy Mitten and I am excited to see more progress, it is going to be a fabulous finish......But I have to get cracking on it already!  Now that I have more into it, I can see it is not going to be to long to get the main stitching done.  Tonight I will be back at it :)

Have a great day!!!!!!!!

Weeping Tree

Another finish under the belt yesterday morning!!!!  It was impossible to actually sit in front of a computer for 15 straight minutes to post the news, and it is almost as impossible today-- but here goes :)

Weeping Willow by City Stitcher (OOP) on 40ct Lakeside Fawn.  A personal conversion to overdyes and here we are.  Isnt it gorgeous!!!!  I am thrilled that I decided to finish the piece with the sawtooth border.  I LOVE it.  The whole thing was great fun to stitch.   I know that a few of you have mentioned you have had this hanging in your home now for sometime, and couldnt be more pleased.  I share your excitement now!!!!!

I love the sheep :)  Stickin' cute!!

Another one for the framer.  I cant wait to see what the end result will be for this one!!!!
Next I am going to start the Amy Mitten class-- I was supposed to start it last night, but visited with 2 VERY CUTE girls and will have to start it tonight instead.  No worries, it was way worth playing with Rapunzel last night!!!

After Amy, I have in mind a very BAP :)

Have a fabulous day!!

Bricks

Do you love them?!  A house with some good bricks always attracts me to a sampler.  I am not sure why, it is alot of work doing them, but the reward is wonderful.  I am still put-zing around with Weeping Tree.  I stitched the main part of the house-- the mortar so I could return and fill in the bricks with ease.  No more counting for a bit.

It is hard to tell the mortar on the linen I chose, but as you can see, it pops with the bricks.  My Friend and I had consulted with the colors on this piece in record time, and when it came to revisiting the colors to stitch it, I was a bit put off with the brick color that I had decided on.  So, another consult and it is turning out fabulous :)

Perfect bricks!!  LOL. 
And here is where I am leaving you today, with this picture.......which is pretty close to the linen color-- (miracle right?!)  I have to stitch the side of the house yet, satin stitch trees & border, the words and the hands on the bottom left-- (And, And, And--- LOL) but another finish is near!!!!!! 

Have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!