3 Years

Yes!  After 3 years I'm still a blogger, not a very consistent one, but a blogger nonetheless!  Bells are stitched. Now I have to add the names and date. 

That's all I've got for now.  Gonna keep it short & sweet.  Happy Stitching friends!  :D  Pam

I'm still here...

Put my stitching aside for a while, but I've caught the bug again! Yea!  Couple of quick updates, so I can get back to it. 

1) My niece moved her wedding date from May 2015 to Nov 2014 here's her gift I'm stitching...

 My blogaversary is Wednesday, so maybe I'll have an update on the bells by then.

2)  I'm preparing for my annual Handmade Ornament Swap on Dec 13th and so far I've almost stitched 2 of 7 needed.  Still have to put them together once stitched.  G O T   T O   G E T    B U S Y!!!

 

Until next time.  Happy Stitching!  Pam :D

First Saturday of the Year

Happy Saturday!  I just had to share what's happened in the last few days.  My husbands family gets together after Christmas.  His Aunt Nina used to stitch years ago, but "just does not have time to anymore".  I know--How S A D! Good news is, while we were visiting, Aunt Nina brought out a bag of fabric that she want to give me...WOW! 

Needless to say I was excited!  Here's another photo of it spread out for you see.

Don't know how long shes had it in storage, so I still need to wash and press it all.  I just could not wait to share it with you though!

While I'm here, heres an update of my stitching progress. My full-time  j-o-b, a headache and bowl games have gotten in the way of my progress. 

Now its time I leave you and take down my Christmas decorations.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Happy Stitching   =) Pam 

Welcome 2014

No, I did not fall off the face of the earth!  Just took some time off from stitching, therefore my blog didn't get updated. Sorry folks.  Well its a new year so let's see if we can't get it kicked off right!    It's a New Moon, so I'm including a pic of my ORT jar. Daffycat is hosting her Totally Useless Stitch A long  again this year. Jump over to her blog here for more info.

See there are a few tiny strands in there!

 To start off the new year I picked up  a ten year old  UFO by Gloria Pat.  You can see her back in Jan 2012 for the first time.  I've added her hair!

  Please don't give up on me. I hope to update her again soon.  Until then, happy stitching   =)  Pam

Gifts Completed!

I have 2--yes 2 Completed Finishes.  Both are gifts and were referenced in my March 24th post.  First off is Dolly Mama.  I had a lot of fun stitching her and then got hung up on my finish. Had planned to give her away for Christmas 2012, but she wound up being a 2013 Birthday Gift.  This is truly a momentous occasion as I'd never put any of my stitches onto a tote bag before and it has been YEARS since I stitched a bag.  Special thank you to my friend Lari for finding a bag tutorial that a novice seemstress like myself could follow.  I'm so pleased with the results!!!  What do you think?

Dolly Tote

My 2nd Completed Gift is the tea towel I showed you back in March.  Two very sweet stitchers (Linda & Karen) whom I have never met but are in the crossstich forum with me came over to my blog and gave me the advise I needed to complete the towel.  Upon their advise I used DMC 3064 for the center of the circles. And here it is all finished.

I should have ironed it first :D

Thank you for taking the time to read my update.  Hope you've enjoyed your time here.  I look forward to reading your comments.  Happy Stitching =)

No Foolin

Happy April Fools Day!  No Foolin,  I have another ornament finish! Remember this little guy from Jan 2012?  Nah, didn't figure you did.   I almost forgot him myself :

Ornament #2 2013

I've also made some progress on his buddy.  

Jan 2012

April 1 2013

I had high hopes last year, but life got in the way and dashed them.  This year my mantra is FINISH! And Finish I shall.  Until next time my friends.  Happy Stitching =)

Two more finishes...

I'm so happy to say I sqeeked out two more finishes last night!  I've stitched my first Christmas ornament of the year.  It turned out a little bigger than I'd intended, so I'll probably use it as a door knob decoration once it's Completed.  It was also a milestone for me--my first experience with Beading.  Only 6 total and I managed just fine. I don't think I'm quite ready to tackle that Mirabella in my stash just yet though!

Lizzie * Kate Quick-it

My second finish you'll just have to be in suspense over :D.  It's for an exchange and will be mailing out this week.  Once she received it, i'll add a pic.  

I will however share a pic of a former UFO & current WIP.  It's a tea towel for my best friends birthday.  I changed the colors to match her kitchen; however I'm having a bit a trouble.  The Cup is DMC 920 with 632 outer ring & 3863 inner ring.  I need one more even lighter color for the center circle and can't quite come up with the right combo.  Anybody care to offer a  "best color"?

I look forward to hearing from you and your color ideas!  Happy Sunday and Happy Stitching!  =)