IHSW!

Wow!  When my DH is home, I don't get a lot of stitching done!  

When I put Summer Knotgarden down a week or so ago, I had finished the first corner of part 5.  Next time I pick it back up, I'll finish part 6 and move onto the next corner.  It seems to be working really well for me to stitch by corner. I'm not getting bored with stitching the same thing over and over and over again.

I've been working on page 13 of Lust for the last week.  This picture is as of Thursday evening.  I've made some more progress but haven't managed to get another picture taken.  

and for my major time sucker, I've finally finished Jakob's bed!  Sorry about the blurry picture.  Jakob and I carried the parts downstairs this morning and put it all together.  He's happy, I'm happy, Josh wants a new bed.  It's almost a win win situation :)

WIPacolypse and Vacation

Hi guys!  Sorry no posts for a while but we actually took a family vacation.  Last one was pre-children.  The oldest is going be 10 this month if that tells you anything.  Once I figure out how to get pictures off my phone, I'll share some with you.  There are some pretty ones of the mountains of New Mexico.

While we were gone, I did get some stitching done.  I finished part 12 of Window.  If I'm correct, that means it's all caught up!  Yay!

In my last order from Hand Dyed Fibers I ordered a new product.  I got two different colors of her Chain, Chain, Bead necklace. I ordered the teal and the black, both with silver clasps.  The teal came with green beads the black came with tealish beads that I switched.  I like to live dangerously like that!  It was super easy to do.  If you can do a simple single crochet, you can do this.  It takes longer to get all the beads onto the ribbon than it does to crochet it.  Then it is just like the name says.  Chain, Chain, Bead!  Easy peasy!  My only problem was I couldn't get the clasp to close enough without pliers that were at home.  

 Here it is over my office chair so you have an idea of the full length.  Cute idea!

Then since Window was caught up, I pulled Summer Knotgarden back out for some attention.  I haven't had this one out since 2010.  I was working on the flowers when my Grandma died and her favorite color was pink.  Made it kind of hard to work on.  I had finished a little of the meadow above the flowers but not a lot. I've made a lot of progress since I pulled it back out.  Only thing is, when I finished Spring Knotgarden, I pulled some of the DMC from Summer Knotgarden and put it all away.  Oops!  So instead of just moving over to the next meadow in part 3, I moved onto part 4.  This is part 4 all done except for some beads in this corner.  I've gotten a good start on part 5 so an update is probably not too far off.

IHSW - July

OMG!!  It's been so freaking hot here that it only makes sense to stay inside and stitch!  I am still trying to work on Jakob's bed and I am making progress.  It is just slow while the poly dries sooooo fast.  I have his footboard done and his headboard is ready to be put together.  I cut the lumber for the boxes that his mattress will rest on and that will provide some much needed storage Sunday morning.  That's all the progress I made Sunday.  The weather forecast said it was supposed to hit 104F Sunday.  It was hot and nasty by 10am so stitching won out.  

This is where I left Lust Friday.  I've made really good progress in the last week.  This is almost half  a page finished.

Then for swim lessons, I stuck Window in my bag and haven't put it down yet.  Last night almost saw page 11 finished, but I just couldn't quite make it.  I do have it done now though.

I'll probably be taking Window to work again tomorrow.  Our server crapped out on me today while I was working on payroll, so we'll have to see if I can get it back up or not.  Doesn't help that the boss has been gone for a week and will be gone again this one...especially since the auditor showed up this morning.  Thankfully, I printed off the reports I need to pull more info for.  He doesn't need to know that my computers are down!

I got a new movie in the mail last week that I haven't managed to watch yet and everybody's in bed.  So, I think I'll go pull the shrink wrap off it and stitch on Window for a bit before bed.

Later!

Updates and a new start.

I made it through another page of One Nation!  Then I move the q-snaps and couldn't face more letters.  Don't know why.  They've very easy letters to stitch.  Maybe it's the straight lines that border each stripe?  Don't know.  Could't do it.  So I pulled out another WIP.

This one happened to be Window.  I think this will be my swimming lessons piece this week.  I can't see trying to stitch over one at the pool.

Cause I've been working on Lust again.  So far so good.  Those little flames are their own little bit of confetti hell...each and every one, but there is lots of solid stitching on this page too for mini breaks.  

Then yesterday, DH and I went and bought supplies for my newest WIP.  Doesn't look like much in this first picture, but this will eventually be a headboard and footboard for Jakob's bed.  I promised him I would build him one while he's in Oklahoma, so I have to stick by my word.  Haven't lied to that kid yet and don't intend to start.  You can find the plan for the headboard and footboard here.  But I'm planning on adding some storage underneath, which Jakob has approved, that you can find here.  The storage seems straight forward. I just have to change the size since I'm building for a twin bed and I believe that those plans are for a queen.  Shouldn't be too bad.  Build a box with dividers to determine the size of the drawers and go from there.

Famous last words...

Here's the main part of the footbard

One Nation

I haven't made as much progress on One Nation as I would have liked.  I've only managed those four rows under what will eventually be the stars.  We went to Oklahoma Thursday to take my oldest to stay with his Grandmother for three weeks and ended up being outside in 100+ degrees for most of those days.  Wasn't the best stitching weather.

I'm hoping to get to the bottom of the page tonight so I better get some more of my canning done!  I've canned 3 quarts and 3 pints of garlic dill pickles, 5 pints of pickled green beans and I've got pickled zucchini that is ready to go with pickle relish that will be ready in a couple of hours.  

No rest for the wicked!

Later!

Wipacolypse July!

I finished Spring Knotgarden today over my lunch hour!  Yay!

Spring Knotgarden

After I finished part 9 of Window I last week, I kept on and stitched part 10.  It's kind of nice with a Sticklounge SAL to be a little unconcerned about finishing.  The top is the same as the bottom, so I haven't even bothered printing off the new parts.  AND, if I'm almost current.  Part 11 was released mid June.

After finishing part 10 of Window, Spring Knotgarden has come back out.  I'm so close to a finish, I can almost taste it!  I just have to stitch the flowers in the corner and finish that last eighth of parts 5 and 6.  So close!

After I finish this, hopefully Monday or Tuesday, I'm going to pull One Nation out of the WIP drawer.  The last time I put any stitches into it was the end of June last year.  Since the 4th of July is this week, some patriotic stitching is appropriate.  Even better if I can push this much closer to a finish.  It's been a WIP since May 2010.  That's long enough.