7th Day of Christmas

Hi there,

Who decided there needed to be 12! Days of Christmas?!?!?!  I would have been happy with 7.

Due to extreme weather in Chicago, which they don't even CALL a Polar Vortex anymore I am knitting!  Hopefully my next post will be a scarf!!

Happy stitching,

Linda

Wounded UFO Warriors

Hi there,

I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's holiday.  Ours was safe but not uneventful.  I store almost all of my needlepoint works in progress in my daughter's closet with the BIG ones in their own bags on the floor.  Maybe not such a good idea...those pretty bags are not watertight.

On New Year's Eve morning we awoke to mysterious water coming out of  the wall in our carport.   When the plumber came he asked the all important question..."What's on the other side of this wall?"  You can only imagine the thoughts going through my head...MY STASH!!!  Then you have to ask yourself, are you ready for your husband and the plumber to actually SEE your stash?

First a happy Christmas picture.  Here's Caroline with Inga - I wish I'd done a video :-)

Here is what stitch guides look like when they are drying all over your kitchen and dining room

Here's thread drying- check out the bleeding

And here are the "wounded warriors"  airing out

I'm going to tackle them one at a time starting with the creche.  Amy suggested I get new thread to replace what got wet.  Most of the thread was in Ziploc bags which turned out to be a life saver.  Even though it's drying well, it was sitting in well water and that can't be good long term.

Happy stitching !


Linda

Last Finish of 2014

Hi everyone,

This will be my last post and my last finish of 2014.  I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!

Merry Christmas,

Linda

Spring is Right Around the Corner

Hi everyone,

One last look before Inga goes in the box and gets wrapped up for Christmas.  Thanks to Ruth and her wonderful finishers for making this happen!

Merry Christmas!

Linda

Cyber Tuesday

Hi there,

I've been home all day with the painter.  I sort of felt like Murphy Brown when I ate lunch and he was painting in the kitchen.

I always complain that I never get to stay home and do what I want alone WITHOUT Emily (who is at camp today being Tuesday), so why does it feel so weird?  So I have cybershopped, cleaned out closets and done some needlepoint.  What I really want to do is GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!  What I really NEED TO DO is FINISH EVAN'S SCARF!! or DO MY CHRISTMAS CARDS!!!

What I DID was prioritize my stash for next year's finishing - yes I did that 2 days before Thanksgiving- go figure.  I even changed the picture on my blog.  Hopefully that will motivate me to finish the Gingerbread "Palace"- sure didn't help with Amy's creche :-(

Here are the 2 sections I finished today and they are small but they count! Yes that dark brown eave is considered a section.

Have a wonderful lead up to Thanksgiving!

Linda

One Section Down....

and 97 more to go!!

Here's a look at the Gingerbread Palace...canvas by Shelley Tribby and stitch guide by Susan Portra.  And yes it does have 98 sections to stitch!  Here's just ONE of the roof sections.  There's a ton of french knots and beads so that will need to be divided up so it doesn't get overwhelming.

And here's the last ornament in to the barn...

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!  I am starting today on my game plan!  It involves polishing!!

And then there's the sprint for the Christmas finish line :-)

Linda

A Finish And A Return

Here's the FINISH!

                

And Here's the RETURN!

Have a safe and wonderful Veteran's Day!

Linda