A Break

Yes, it's been a while!

For now it will remain quite around here.

So, so, so busy...

I'm thinking maybe until Spring.

We'll see! 

Until then!

Mother-Daughter Stitchalong... Letter "A"

Brief post to share our mother-daughter stitch-along

progress.

 Our letters were completed the weekend before the last.

Below is my daughter's progress.

 We may have some time this coming weekend to start on "B",

it'll be ok if it doesn't happen since we are aiming for a letter a month. 

Below is my progress.

I'm not going to be able to be around here much (only 

if I get the chance).

This has been a busy month and November will be too.

Hope y'all are enjoying your week!

Notes: Patterns from Sublime Stitching.

Mother-N-Daughter Stitchalong

My oldest and I have officially started our Stitchalong!

There are no deadlines.

Our goal is to do at least one letter a month, two if possible.

This time counts for September since that's when we started it.

I will try to post our progress once a month by the end of each month.

We chatted and enjoyed each other's company.

She already has plans for how she wants to embroider

her letters and even on what to do with the finish piece!

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When it comes to my other wips... I haven't been able to 

do much. Will share an update when there is progress ;-).

Stitchathon Cut Short

My Stitchathon plans went a bit sour.

Got really sick on Saturday and was not able to stitch as much as I wanted.

I did make a bit of progress on my Daisychain Sampler.

Done with D and E!

This is how it looks so far!

I didn't want to go for my digital camera so I used

my phone, that's why the pictures are not that great.

Then I moved to something else and stitched this cute

bunny from SS Artist Series, Erin Paisley.

I think so far this is my most favorite Sublime Stitching pattern, so far!
The other 3 designs in this pattern are very cute as well.

I've printed the pattern sheet on Sticky Fabri-Solvy, it was easy
to stitch with. Another not so glamorous shots... oh well!
I already rinsed it and washed it...

 ...baby already wore it and soiled it! :-)

The Sticky Fabri-Solvy melted completely with no residue that I can see or feel.
I'm still battling this cold/flu thankfully fever is down and I'm not shivering anymore.
Fall brings beautiful weather to spend it inside sick sipping soup.
Enjoy your week!

Stitchathon Weekend

Thankfully I'm feeling better but to be on the safe side will take it easy this weekend.

(Please note: 3rd picture on 1st vertical column Picture Attribution to Mollie/Wild Olive. More info on this picture on her blog, almost at the end of this post: wildolive.blogspot.com/2012/09/list-13-things-i-love-abou...)
(You can also find the pattern on her etsy shop: here.)

Easy when it comes to errands and chores but not from stitching.
I'm declaring this weekend
9/21/12 to 9/23/12 my
Stitchathon Weekend.
Let see how much progress
I can make on my wips!
Will be posting progress throughout
on my new Instagram. It is sooo easy to upload pictures there and you can upload as many as you like. (I no longer have an instagram account.)

When my Stitchathon comes to an end, then I will post here my accomplishment(s).
Hope y'all have a great weekend!

So Much To Stitch...

...so little time!
(Note: All pictures on this post are linked.)

Stitching is one of my favorite therapies... must keep at it, must find time.

For tonight I'm just going to rest
and see how I feel in the morning.

So much to stitch,
so little time!

Ciao for now!

Back To Stitching!

Someone around here is back to stitching!

Remember her SS dachshund wip?

Well she made some progress this past weekend.

(work in progress shot)

If you took a look at the previous post you probably noticed

that she told me to rip her previous stitches because she

wanted to start over. It's amazing how in few months (in which she didn't 

embroider at all) she was able 

to do a better job... kids grow so fast!

I was stitching next to her when I took this picture but forgot to 

take a picture of the progress dd made before she 

put it away, however, while she napped a very proud momma went 

into her dd's basket to snap a few ;-).

She has really improved her backstitch!

Don't you think?

She is stitching this for her baby sister and requested my help

to turn it into a stuffed toy with a rattle and a "squeeker"

inside once she is done.

I made sure I left everything in its place after 

the photo shoot.

 (Just so you know this is how she keeps her things... 

I do not.. and I repeat, I do not 

arrange her things whatsoever. She loves to keep her things

just so and will notice right away if something is not in place.)

She asked me if I can get her a larger basket because

her stash fits a bit tight on this one. I told her that maybe but only 

if she keeps up with her stitching. 

I thought she has lost interest but I guess she was only 

on a long stitchy break.

We have made plans to do a Mom and Daughter Stitch-Along

... will share details on a future post.

Oh Well...

I was hoping to finish this quilt before September... it didn't happen.

Taking care of health, family and daily life events take priority which meant that all else was on hold.
August was a very busy and challenging month indeed!

Last Minute Stitching

I was able to do some last minute stitching last night.

With so much going on around here I didn't think it was possible.

(The patterns I used are generously shared by flickr member mmaammbr.)

However where there is a will there is a way... right? (is that how it goes?...lol)

After putting the girls to bed for the night I quickly got to work.

I only wanted to use the cute birdies on them since they remind me

of my 2 precious daughters.

My oldest is constantly singing lullabies to her baby sister who loves it!

Thankfully baby girl fell asleep on her swing and I was able

to finish the birdies on time to enter the contest.

 It took me almost an hour to complete, the size definitely helped since

these cuties are small... that is a 3 inch hoop.

I had a great experience, the rules were simple to follow so

my picture along with the required information was uploaded

with no hassles.

It felt so good to be able to stitch for a bit!

Later on I may applique this onto a onesie or t-shirt.

Until next time... 

Stitch On!

She Is Done!

Yes, Dancing Princess #2 it's all done!

When tracing her I made a few mistakes. It was with a permanent pen so it shows a bit but since she will be going dancing at night it won't matter that much.

She is ready to join her sister on the dance floor :-)!

Stitching Hiatus

Honestly, I really don't know when my stitching hiatus will end. 

Meanwhile trying to keep motivated will suffice.

Hope y'all are having a great summer!

Dancing Princess #2 Wip

I had the opportunity to do some stitching this past Sunday! 

A limited amount of time. It needed it to be small & cute :-).

The 2nd princess of Lilipopo's SAL was the perfect fit. Hopefully I will be able to finish it by tomorrow. Phew, just in time since I saw that the 3rd princess is about to be release!

Newest stash additions ;-)!

I'm graduating someone around here from safety embroidery scissors to cute pointy ones.

She loves them! (I do too!) Hopefully she will feel motivated to stitch this summer.

On another note, hopefully I will be able to do some stitching this weekend! It's been a while.

Blocks 7, 8 and 9

With so much going on these past few weeks I didn't get to post an updated picture of the last 3 blocks of my quilt.The kitty was the last one stitched. Can't wait to sew the 9 blocks together... that is, when I have the chance to stop by Joann and buy another spool of thread!

My desktop pc is out of service, we had an appointment to have it check but we couldn't make it so I wrote this from my iphone (while I fed and put baby to sleep) and my hand got stiff. I'm not a lover of typing too long with one finger :-/. 

Daisychain ABC's Crewelwork Sampler

Even though I had plans to start working on this sampler 

in March... that didn't happen.

(Pdf pattern: Daisychain ABC's Crewelwork Sampler

by Alicia Paulson.)

Instead of actual stitching I did end up being able to find the threads that I wanted

to use for the sampler locally. At first using my DMC embroidery floss

 stash was the plan however I changed my mind and decided to stick 

to crewel wool as in the original but in colors that suited my needs.

I may not use them all in the sampler but, don't you think is nice to have

choices? Even venturing a bit outside the original colors

needed just to make it a bit fun and a bit more eye catching?

I most definitely think so! :-) 

Most likely this sampler will see its start by mid May or 

the beginning of June. I'm looking forward to working on it!

A Few More Stash Additions ;-)

From Colonial Patterns (aka: Aunt Martha's)

I bought a few new iron on embroidery patterns/transfers,

these below are the ones that made it to my stash.

3 Transfer Pattern Books: 

#400 Kitchen Designs

#401 European Designs

#402 Flowers & Butterflies.

In addition to the transfer pattern books I also got

2 Stitcher's Revolution patterns for Dd's stash:

SR16 Tiny Tots Designs and SR21 It's Raining Cats & Dogs.

To round up my order (taking advantage of shipping $ limits)

 I added a pattern that I used to 

have but gave to my mother-in-law after I stitched

the daffodils in the set on a tea towel for her.

Maybe some of you remember this from my "old" blog...

... did you know that Jonquil is another name given to

Daffodils due to their distinctive hues of yellow?

I learned that when I stitched this towel :-).

This pattern is 3813 Flower of the Month and one that you may be able

to find where you normally buy your Aunt Martha's patterns.

By the way, the tea towel is from Quilter's Studio.

I placed a large order from them about 4 years ago and

still have some that need to be embroidered... that is

whenever I get around to doing that ;-).

Mollie just release few new patterns and the one

that got my attention was this super cute set!

It is called Maxton Place and the set includes

9 super cute critters. You can find it

on Mollie's Wild Olive etsy shop.

Dd's Embroidery Wip's and Past Projects

Progeny's current wip is this darling dachshund from

a Sublime Stitching pattern set.

 Do you see her list? Yes people... she made a list

with the colors she will like to use to stitch the

different areas in her pattern or for details she

will add to the pattern.

She also has an ongoing wip... a simple stitch sampler.

The picture below shows where she is at right now.

I wrote the name of the stitches with a pen and she likes

me to grade her when she is done with each line.

She did practice a bit of chain stitching but it was in a scrap

piece of fabric on a different hoop.

For her age and for been the very 1st time trying out this stitch 

I think she did pretty good. 

Below are some of her past projects:

a penguin (from a DMC My Style My Stitch Transfer pack),

a strawberry (from Big B Strawberries Embroidery Packet),

 a girl's embroidery (freebie from Lazy May).

I introduced her to very simple embroidery since she was one year old.

I do have a couple of pictures of her very 1st try at embroidery

but I'm not able to edit them well enough to get her out of 

the picture and leaving a clear view of her embroidery so I won't

be sharing those... too many creeps out there... ya' know!!!

I must tell you that she likes embroidery, but is not her favorite

thing to do...(sigh..lol). Her thing is drawing!!!

She loves to draw!!! She got that from her daddy :-).

Do you share your hobby/ies with your progeny and/or friends?

Old Progress- About 3+ Weeks ago...(?)

Well, what can I say? My craftiness is kind of on hold.
Few weeks ago (in March) I pieced the last 3 blocks
for the 9 block quilt I'm making.

 Just yesterday I started and finished stitching the fluffy baby chick
on that block in the back. Last night I was able to start on
the cute and chubby baby elephant on the right block.
I'm hoping to finish stitching these today to be able to put this
small quilt together... I'm hoping!
My embroidery/crewel project, The Nesting Place, hasn't seen
any progress since the last few stitches I added to it (the leaves).
There is still much to do on this!

This one will definitely have to wait until I'm able to sit
comfortably on my Needlework Station to work on it... thing
that is very challenging at this point. The quilt blocks
are very easy and so portable, I work on them
for a few minutes here and there while with my legs up in the recliner :-).
I was disappointed for not been able to finish
both of these wips in a timely manner, however I can't bit myself up for it.
They will get done when the time is right!

Happenings

I have to extend my blog break a bit more than anticipated. 

There hasn't been much going on in the handicrafts department,

 however in other areas a lot is going on right now. 

Many good things are happening and the best is to come... hopefully soon!

I will be able to resume my crafty posts, just not quite sure when.

Hope y'all are doing fine and enjoying Spring despite all the pollen :-)!