I'm finished! I'm finished! I'm finished!

We spent one final week out at the trailer before we closed up for the season today :(.

As per usual, I had lots of time to stitch. After I finished stitching my piece for the Fall into Halloween Exchange at Stitched With Love Exchanges (I am sorry but I can't show any pics yet! Not until my partner receives it.), I finally was able to finish the Birds of A Feather Mystery SAL.  I am so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Here is pic of the finished piece.

Happy Stitching!!!!!!!!!!

iStitch Mystery SAL update plus more

I am suppose to be on a Scrapbooking retreat this weekend (I don't scrapbook but a lot of my friends do so I just bring along my cross-stitching and admire their creativity)but I have been suffering with a head cold all week so I decided to stay home so as not to infect anyone else. I am disappointed but considering I still felt pretty stuffed up when I woke up this morning I think I made the right decision.

When I woke up this morning I was please to see that Carol (iStitch) sent out Part 3 of the Mystery SAL. I quickly stitched it up this morning and now I am waiting patiently for Part 4 to be released. Carol has promised that if a significant number of participants send in their completed pictures within the week she will release Part 4 next weekend (a week early). I hope that there are more 'flying' needles out there.

Last weekend I worked exclusively on the Birds of A Feather Mystery SAL. This was my progress as of last Monday. As you can see, I am in the home stretch. I can't wait until it is finished.

Lastly, I finally got around to scanning in the remaining dishcloths I stitched while I was on holidays in August.  I have been too "lazy" to take my laptop downstairs to connect to my printer/ scanner so this morning I finally brought the printer upstairs.  Which makes sense since my desktop PC is currently not working (and my IT guy - my brother - is too busy to look at it.)

Happy 2011 Cloth ©2011 Knitwits Alley

Bluebonnets Cloth © 2008 Lindy       

Stained Glass Cloth © 2008 Lindy

Little Tweet Cloth © 2011 Elaine Fitzpatick

Well, I think I have spent enough time on the computer.  I need to get some housework and stitching done (and not necessarily in that order) ;).

Hope you all have a great weekend (it is going to be a hot one here) and happy stitching!!!!

Questions about the Mystery SALs

To answer a couple a questions I was asked about the Mystery SALs I am currently stitching.

1. Birds of A Feather Mystery SAL by With Thy Needle and Thread.

This was a 3-part Mystery SAL that started in May of this year. All three parts are available from various LNSs and ONSs. Here is a list of some.

123 Stitch
Traditional Stitches
Down Sunshine Lane
Anita's Little Stitches

2. Mystery SAL by iStitch - This SAL started August 13. This SAL is limited to 125 participants and is currently full. Carol has stated on her blog she will post if anyone drops out.

Thanks again for dropping by. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Happy Stitching!

Progress on 2 Mystery SALs

The holidays are over and today was the first day back at work. It is always busy the first few days back since I am the only one who does my job and I have a lot of catching up to do. Oh, well, I guess I need to work in order to support this hobby!

I worked on 2 mystery SALs this weekend.   The first is the Birds of A Feather Mystery SAL that I have been working on for the past few weeks.   I now have part 3 and started working on that section now.   I should have this finished in the next week or so!

The second I started on this weekend.  It is from Carol at iStitch.  I am using 28ct white evenweave and Valdani hand dyed Pearl Silk - colour S9 - Herb Garden - Muddy Monet Collection.

I love the way this one is looking. I can't wait until the next part comes out on Saturday.

Either later this evening or tomorrow, I will post pictures of the dishclothes I kinitted up in the past week.

That's it for now.   Thanks for visiting and Happy Stitching.

The Dog Days of Summer

This is Zack, one of our neighbour's dogs.  He visits us a lot and often plops down for a nap in front of our trailer.  He is a real cutie pie!

We are still enjoying gorgeous weather during our holidays (high 20s C).  It did rain most of the day on Tuesday but we badly needed it.  The ground is so dry at the trailer, that it cracking everywhere.

I am making great progress on the Birds of a Feather Mystery SAL. I can't wait till it is finished.

I joined another Mystery SAL at iStitch.. I forgot to take some thread and fabric with me last Thursday, so I have yet to start it. Hopefully, I will have it done over the weekend. (The thread and fabric is already packed.) The next part comes out on August 27th so I need to have it done by then.

I also managed to stitch 4 more dishcloths and have 2 more in progress.   I don't have time to scan them now.  I will do so when we are home again on Sunday. (Holidays will be over :(. )

Thank you all for visiting and also for leaving comments.  I really enjoy reading them!!!!!!

Happy Stitching!

Stitching, Knitting and Reading on My Holidays!

We are spending our summer holidays out at the trailer so I have a lot of time for stitching, knitting and reading while enjoying the beautiful weather we are having this year.

I am currently working on the Birds of A Feather Mystery SAL. I would be a lot further along if Mr. Frog hadn't decided to visit 3 times this week.

I also knitted 3 dishcloths and have a 4th one in progress.  They are a little misshaped because I haven't had a chance to press them yet (I am only back home for few hours and I don't have any iron at the trailer).

 Sea Waves by Andy Worthy

Heart 'N Moss Cloth by Janet Nogle

 

Baby Seahorse Cloth © 2011 Elaine Fitzpatrick

I also finished listening to 2 audiobooks:  Portrait of An Unknown Woman - Vanora Bennett

                                                              Blood Memory - Greg Iles

and 1 e-book:   The Man Who Went Up in Smoke - Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Well, that is it for now.  Hopefully, I will have more to show when I am back in the city next Thursday!

Happy Stitching!

Finally a Long Weekend and Time to Stitch

We had a 3-day weekend so we spent it out at our trailer. I love it out there. No phones (even cellphones), no TV (except for playing DVDs in the evening) and very little housework so I have lots of time to stitch and read.

Now that the postal strike/lockout is over, I finally received the 1st installment of the With Thy Needle and Thread "Birds of A Feather" Mystery Sampler. It arrived (along with the fabric and threads) on Thursday - just in time. This is my progress as of yesterday.

Three weeks ago I finally started the first chart I ever purchased by LHN - Home of a Needleworker. I have been wanting to stitch this for ages but for some reason I never got around to it until now. The following is my progress as of yesterday also. I am stitching it on 36ct Flax Edinburgh Linen with a combination of GAST and WDW threads. I just ordered Home of a Needleworker Too yesterday. I thinking of putting one up in my house and the other up in the trailer.

Well that is it for now. I want to get some stitching done before hitting the sack.

Happy Stitching!!!!

'Old Man Winter' made one last attempt.....

and we woke up to this beautiful (not!!!) sight in our backyard last Saturday. Thankfully it melted away by the end of the day and hasn't returned.

There is a barbecue buried under that mound of snow on the left.

Now on to more pleasant topics. As I mentioned awhile back I decided to join the Spring/Easter Exchange hosted by Elaine of Lainey's Stitching Hoose. She has set up this blog - Stitched With Love Exchanges to display all the lovely packages everyone sent out. The following is what I received from Nataly.



Isn't the pin cushion she made just darling. The beads at the corners are shaped like the flowers in the design.


I am using the pail that originally contained the chocolate eggs, jelly beans as an ort collector.

This is what I sent Nataly.


I made a scissor case using a pattern by Marie-Anne Rethoret-Melin. I had the butterfly button in my stash and I found the butterfly scissors at Anita's Little Stitches.


Wednesday evening I put the final touches on the Bluebird's Message (Loose Feathers Pattern #23) by Blackbird Designs.

It is stitched with WDW floss and on 30ct French Vanilla by R & R Reproductions.

I decided that even though my neice is not getting married until September of 2012 that I had better get started on the Bride's Tree Ornaments in order to have them done in time. This is my progress so far.


I have started the box top first. (I haven't decided yet whether or not to purchase the wooden box used in the leaflet or to use a decorative cardboard box I already have in my possession.)


I am currently collecting the Bride's Tree Ornaments form Brooke's Books Publishing. I have 3 out of the 4 currently available. I figure I shoud be prepared if my other neice gets married.

On a final note I thought I would mention that I have decided to take on another Mystery SAL. It is called Birds of A Feather by With Thy Needle & Thread designs by Brenda Gervais. It starts in May and I can't wait. It looks very intriquing.

Take care and have a good Easter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!