Stitched A Bit

 

September is here.  What a Wonderful month this is.  School has started, Apples are getting ready for picking.  The American Football Season has begun.  I love this time of year.  One of my daughters has moved back home (she has gotten a teaching postion at the Elementary School in the neighborhood), but another one returned to College for what I hope is her final year.  So there are still three kids at home.  Tthe moving in and out really doesn't bother me too much.  However  I do wish I knew what it was like to have an empty nest, just once.  My job is still consuming so much of my time, I have had little for blogging - and reading blogs, and that is something I really miss - the reading.  I do have to try to set aside time each day for reading blogs. 

I was able to get a little stitching done in August.  



 

Freebie from my LNS. This is a varigated thread I purchased at Hobby Lobby called Earthy. It is a silk.
This is the latest in my Laundry Mat Stitching. It is very small, the size of a nice ornament, so including it in my 2013 Ornament SAL  THis thread was TOO varigated for me, well at least in this design. And I think I should have planned to stitch with a purpose. It was a great little project to test my patience with the thread type. And I did learn a bit. 





 I have fallen a month behind with my Guys and Belles, and I did not quite finish July.  I do want to be able to have this finished before January 2014.  I have only 3 more to go (and finish All Dressed Up).  To stitch these all as one is a SAL organized by Denise at Riverside Stitching.

This is an update on my Monday SAL organized by Deb and Linda.  I was able to take advantage of the Labor Day Monday and do some stitching.  I love to work on this B Thread Cut Thru Garden Shed.

SAL UPDATE -- Ornament and Bothy Threads

My June Ornament is a Lizzie Kate - Let Freedom Ring.  Since I am on this Super Patriotic Kick - of course, because I was raised as if 4th of July was the 2nd most important Holiday of the year after Christmas.  We are all Red White and Blue here getting ready for the 4th.  I know this picture is sideways.  And I have tried today to switch it - and I give up.  This is for my Ornament SAL over at Stitching Lotus

 

 

 

Next up is my Monday SAL Bothy Threads Cut Thru Garden Shed.  I worked very hard to do the roof all the way to the end, and then I worked very hard FROGGING - because I had made a little mistake, and things would not line up correctly.... I so do not like to frog. Debbie and  Linda are the wonderful ladies organizing and updating this SAL. 

To complete my Birthday Celebration, I am going to take a small road trip to Mass, and Vermont the next couple of days.  I am looking for Needlework shops as I travel.  Will share any I find.

Happy Stitching..

April Ornament

 April Ornament  Black Cat Alphabet by Judy Whitman of JBW Designs, Just Cross Stitch Halloween 2012.   It is on Black Aida and I used DMC Light Flourscent Floss - the Yellow one.  This month has been worse than last night, as far as me finding time for stitching and blogging.  I use to blog during the day, and my job has changed so drastically, I have no time for blogging, so sad.  But here's to hoping the upcoming month will bring many stitching and blogging opportunities...  If you would like to take a peek at all sorts of amazing ornaments, stop on over to StitchingLotus. 

Last Wednesday of Month Ornament

This is my February Ornament Finish.  It is from Stoney Creek - Season of Joy Book.  I am going to try very hard in the Month of March to find a design that is not Christmas Green and Christmas Red.  We are a Candy Cane, Peppermint family, so this will work great on the tree.  Fingers crossed I will get it "tree ready" before 12/25/2013.  I joined the Ornament SAL over at Stitching Lotus, take a peak at her blog to see all wonderful ornaments stitched this month.

Christmas Stitching is so much fun.