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I had to hand it to her!

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

Okay, that’s an awful title, but I”m having brain wave issues this morning.

I spent all day long Saturday in a litigation class. Very long, very interesting, very informative, very long, very tiring, very brain draining, did I mention very long? 😆

Sunday, we made it to the frame shop! I turned in Longdog’s The Token, Blackbird Designs’ Strawberry Garden, and a Rouge de Rhin design (it’s OOP). For those of you who I do stitchy Saturday with, they should be ready for me to share at our next get together.

I’ve been dragging my feet on stitching Summer Queen again, but hanging out at the frame shop and looking at moulding and velvet matting possiblities for her put me in a stitchy frame of mind yesterday and so I stitched enough on her to give her some skin! Her left hand is now complete except for her bling. I also received another e-mail from the Fair people and the deadline has been moved toward the end of May for entries…which has caused me to procrastinate in getting her finished 😉 I’ve given Kahuna permission to nag me to stitch 😀

Kahuna’s half-ironman is next Saturday! I won’t be going 🙁 The litigation class is two sessions long and the second (and most important to me) session is next Saturday. I have a chance to move it to May, however, our roadtrip and possible surgery may interfere. Kahuna has told me to take the class now so I can get it over with and use it. I feel really badly that I won’t be up at 4:30 a.m. for an early morning check in, 7:15 swim wave start, and standing on the side of the road to cheer him on for the next 5 hours and to be there to cowbell him across the finish line. 🙁 At least he won’t have to feel badly that he needs to sleep for several hours afterwards while I sit and wait for him to start recouperation.

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Posted in Mirabilia, Stitching, Work

In search of – FOUND!

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

Thank you Susan and Robin for your kind offer in getting these to me!

Edited a second time to thank Katrina for leaving that wonderful link in my comments (which for some reason went to spam at first!)

x x x x x x x x x

I’m hoping someone out there who reads my blog can help me find two freebies by La-D-Da. Alphabet with Hare and Letters & Leaves.

I’m a huge La-D-Da fan and have never seen these! I didn’t even know there were freebies.

Help? Please? Thanks 🙂

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Posted in Stitching

As promised, Summer!

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

I was looking back through my photos in my album and noticed that the first photo I took of Summer Queen was dated September 6, 2009. Wow, six months between that picture and this next one! I need to get my stitchie heinie in gear!

Summer Queen

Kahuna’s half ironman is 2 weeks from yesterday. He seems to be in great training shape. His attitude is right, too 🙂

I’m off to spend the rest of the day with Star Wars 3-whatever, laundry, and Summer Queen.

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Posted in Mirabilia, Stitching

I am very tired of Summer!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

The design, not the season! 😆

Stitching

I’m down to stitching exclusively on Summer Queen so I can get her finished by the end of the month. I know it can be done, however, I am very tired of blue, blue, BLUE! I took a photo of her last night when I moved my Qsnaps and I’ll share that later.

One thing I have learned though is that the little *rotation* I had going was great for me. I miss the other designs I was stitching on.

I found a new framer practically across the street from where I work. I had to come in a different route one day last week and there it was! The little man who owns the place told me he does needlework framing so I’m going to take a smallish piece in and see what he does with it.

Puppies

Jasper’s paperwork came in a week or so ago. Both his parents were Champions. His mother’s name is “Man Magnet” his father’s name is “Songs of Angels,” and Mr. Prissy Pants’ name????? Hunka Burnin’ Fudge! Kahuna has taken to calling him Vanilla Ice Fudge Baby. 😉

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Posted in Mirabilia, Puppies, Stitching

Stitchy Saturday of a Sorts

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

Man is it ever raining here! And lightening. And thundering! In fact, I’m wondering just how smart it is for me to be even on the computer right now. The puppies, especially Jasper, are not happy right now.

The postman brought me my one and only, so far, Market purchase today. The Goode Huswife’s Book of Designs Vol IV. I’m ready to whip out some fabric and get stitching on more than half of the designs! 😆 I don’t recall seeing what was going to be in the book so I thought I would share the design names here: Priscilla Sharp 1821, Quaker Friendship Sampler, Quaker Marriage Sampler, 1809 Quaker Sampler, Quaker Four Corners, 1798 Quaker Sampler, Julia Iden 1804, Companion Quaker Christmas Tree Two, Anonymous Quaker Sampler, and The Little Red R Sampler.

This makes 3 of her compilations that I own now.

I’m totally in love with the picture of the girl on the front and would love to get my hands on a little larger version to frame for my house.

I called my LNS yesterday to see if she went to Market, and alas, she did not. She is willing to order for me what I want to see, with no obligation to purchase it if I don’t like it and I’m going to take her up on that offer if it doesn’t take too long for the order to be placed and received. I want to purchase local before I order online – and I told her this.

I just finished reading my current book and as soon as I hit ‘publish’ I’m off to stitch on Summer Queen.

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Posted in Stash, Stitching

What are you itching to buy?

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

So Market is over and the pictures are popping up here and there. I have only seen one or two designs I think I would actually get around to stitching in this lifetime. Keeping in mind my wanting to thin out my stash (of what I know I’ll never get around to stitching) I’m in no big hurry to buy everything, but would like to know what you’re interested in, just in case you’ve seen something I haven’t.

Will you share?

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The postman has been kind

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

Yesterday I came home to a wonderful box from Vonna! It was late when I got home (side trip to the grocery store) and I was too tired to open it. I sent Flying Monkeys to her for finishing and she did a bang up job. I was tickled pink by the photos she sent me but they were nothing to the actual piece. Kahuna was there when I opened the box tonight and he likes it too!

These are the pictures she took (her photography efforts are better than mine!):

I highly suggest you think of Vonna if you need some finishing. I have been reluctant to stitch so many ornaments because of my poor finishing skills, but now Vonna better watch out, she may have let loose a monster! 😆

The next package I got arrived tonight. I mentioned on February 14th that I had ordered some more stash. It was originally requested in January but was never ordered. I fell in love with Rosewood Manor’s Quaker Diamonds when Becky featured it on her blog as a giveaway. I wasn’t crazy about the fibers though until I found out from Melissa and Margaret Bendig that they also came in 6 strand floss. I did a little internet research and found both the pattern and the fibers on sale at Anita’s Little Stitches. I’ve been reading this lady’s blog for awhile and took a chance placing my first order with her. I did this over the long weekend and couldn’t be happier with the customer service. The only reason I didn’t have it earlier was because Monday was a mail holiday. Let me tell you the Valdani fibers are scrumptious! This will be high up on my to-do list. I also ordered LIttle House Needleworks’ Battle Hymn of the Republic to add to my American flag designs.

Work is crazy. A new person started this past Monday and between helping her learn the ropes and trying to learn new ways to do things myself I feel like I’m running in circles. Throw in the fact that I’m still sick (8 days now!) and I’m exhausted in the evenings when I get home.

I got an email from the Fair yesterday telling me when entries were going to start being accepted and they’ve moved it up from May to March! Eeeeek! Looks like I’ll be doing a bit of exclusive stitching on Summer Queen to get her ready.

Jasper is 100% officially mine! We went over to his foster mom’s Tuesday evening and retrieved all of his clothes (yes, he has clothes) and toys. Poor baby had 2 toys. You should have seen him when he unearthed his hedgehog. He was a crazy man and didn’t want to share! Harley is in love with one of his fleece ‘jammies’ and we’re going to be getting her one or two to wear. My change in attitude toward him has made a huge difference in how I’m feeling about him. He really is a sweetheart (I know I keep saying that). He just came in for an ear scritch 🙂

Guess I’d better get off the computer and settle in for some Olympic stitching. Ciao!

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Posted in Puppies, Stash, Stitching, Work

Happy Daytona Day!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

Okay, I know it’s Valentines Day but Daytona Day is much much better 🙂 Besides, Kahuna already gave me my Valentines on Friday. He brought me beautiful pink roses (with one red one). They are extra special because he bought them locally. I have been trying very hard to buy from small businesses out in town whenever I have a need to shop in town. I know it costs more, but I figure the cost to me will be higher if I have to drive past a bunch of empty store fronts. It’s a good thing for me the “local” needlework shop is a couple of cities over.

Thank you gals for your hugs on “Bandit” day. I was completely unprepared for how I felt. I thought I was dealing with it very well. I think part of how hard it hit me was because I’m not feeling very well. I have Kahuna’s illness. I’ve tried to give it back. This morning I woke with no voice and having trouble breathing. Right now the breathing part is better and I have a sexy voice.

Yesterday was my monthly stitch together. We had a nice time. It was a little more subdued than normal. Many of us were up late the night before watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony, or killing people in Mafia Wars 🙂

I never switched stitchy projects and continued to stitch on Home of a Needleworker Too yesterday. Here’s my really bad progress photo:

I also purchased stash. Margaret Bendig is our ‘teacher’ and she brought in a lovely spot sampler a couple of classes back. Yesterday she brought in her pattern and it was snapped up fast at our end of the table. In fact we bought her out. The photo isn’t the best (her fault, she’s getting a better one) but it’s cross stitch with just a teensy bit of of over one (Joy can be changed to Peace). It is really quite lovely. This photo is courtesy of Darla’s cell phone 🙂

I also wanted to share photos of the stash I purchased earlier this month (listed to the right), but just don’t have the energy. It came in the mail this last week and my fingers are itching to start Thankful Wheeler.

I also purchased again yesterday. Last month I had asked the shop owner to order a couple of charts for me, but unbeknownst to me it was not time for her to order so when I showed up yesterday they still had not been ordered. I was looking for fibers for one and Margaret brought some of hers in to show me what they were like. When I got home I found a source that not only had the chart and fibers, but they were on sale as well! So, more delving into my stash budget. I think I’m tapped out 😉 I’ll share what it is when it arrives.

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Just a teensy update

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

My emotions have been all over the place lately!

I found out last week a family member has an illness that I’m not supposed to be worrying about (advice from my mother), but I am freaking out over it.

The Saints won the Superbowl!

This week marks a year since I lost my HeartBandit.

Kahuna is sick, and I’m afraid he has pneumonia again. He’s promised to go to sick call this morning and I’m trying to be patient and not contact him to see if he’s gone.

I had another medical test yesterday and am dealing with the afteraffects of it today. Ouch. Hopefully this is the last test. I had to have it because something showed up in another test and because I’m having ‘elective surgery’ I have to be ‘healthy.’ Sigh.

My stitching has been holding me together. With that I’m still stitching on Home of a Needleworker.

I didn’t stitch last Thursday because we went out to the street market with the dogs. Harley had an accident while there and it just put me out of stitching mode when we got home. She’s okay, just a little bruised in a couple of places. (Updated: Harley got barely stepped on and because she was crowded by people and very large dogs she freaked out, got herself wound up in her leash like a yo-yo, and body-slammed herself into the street. I was standing across the street with Jasper and it was scarry watching it and not being able to stop what I knew was about to happen. I was worried that with her tied down on the ground she would get really stepped on or attacked by one of the other dogs.)

I didn’t stitch last Friday because we went to the opera! La boheme. Front row seats. Nice surprise from Kahuna.

I didn’t stitch much on Saturday because I had errands to run, salon appointment, sitting in the pharmacy for an hour, etc.

So last night I decided to just keep on going with what I’m working on since I’m enjoying it soooo much. I’m in love with GAST Sable that I’m using for the roof and the upper and lower border. I know I’ll be using it again in something. It reminds me of mink, chocolate, warmth, and right now ‘roof shingles’ 😆 I think it would be great in a quaker design.

I don’t feel too terribly bad about not switching to my next project because I am almost finished with Quaker Needlework Treasures anyway.

This Saturday is another stitchy Saturday up north and I’ll be working on Summer Queen.

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Posted in Puppies, Stitching, surgery

The influence of friends

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Terri | Comments Off

No sooner do I post that I’m going to start listing what I buy to help me cut back than I come across a post that sends me shopping! 😆

I fell in love with Thankful Wheeler the day Siobhan posted her finish on her blog (Notes from Blue Hen Hollow). I seem to remember that she stated the chart was OOP; however, today, Miss Siobhan posted that Thankful Wheeler was available, along with other charts, on The Goode Huswife site! So I had to look. Then I had to buy. Not only Thankful Wheeler, but Eliza Perry 1838 and Fanny Erb. Thank goodness I stopped, because I was also tempted by Plain and Fancy! Not too badly damaged, but my February budget is gone and it’s only the 2nd! 😆 Thank you Siobhan, I think 😉