Fancy A Jane Day?

Last week I finished stitching Fancy A Jane Day? by The Sampler Girl and over the weekend I finished it into a pillow for my display of Jane Austen books.

That is all I managed to accomplish in the past week.  Hopefully, I will have some more to show by the end of this week.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!!!!

September IHSW

I had a wonderful weekend IHSW wise. I managed 2 finishes and added some stitches to a few WIPs.

First the finishes:


This is my August ornament that I stitched for Christmas All Year Round.   The theme was Christmas Presents/Holly/Bells.

 

Pattern:  Don't Peek (JCS 2004 Special Christmas Issue)

Designer: Cynthia Daly Bradford of Little by Little Design Co.

Fabric: 40ct linen

Thread: DMC 

Pattern: Hearts of Canada - British Columbia

Designer:  The Victoria Sampler

Fabric: 25 ct. Evenweave

Thread: DMC, Kreinik

 I am still working on the 2nd part of L*K Halloween Mystery SAL.   This is my progress so far.

and here are the rest of the WIPs I worked on - BBD's  Its Berry Time and Garland Fair and The Sampler Girl's Fancy A Jane Day?

Finally, here is a pic of Getting Old that I finished into a display pillow.

Well, that's it for now.  Take care and Happy Stitching!!!!!!!!!!


 

Holidays are almost over :(

One more day and then it is back to work!  :(  Holidays are over!!! We came home a day early (yesterday) because I came down with a cold (What a way to end a perfectly glorious holiday - Just my luck!!!!) I really enjoyed this the past two weeks doing the things I love - spending time with my DH, cross-stitching and reading.

I managed to finish a four projects in the past few days:

 Pattern:  Red Alphabet

Designer: Sheepish Designs  

Fabric: 28ct linen (1 over 1)

Thread: Unknown (misplaced tag)

 Pattern:  Hearts of Canada - New Brunswick

Designer: The Victoria Sampler

Fabric: 28ct evenweave

Thread: DMC, Kreinik

 Pattern:  Reading with Jane(freebie)

Designer: The Sampler Girl 

Fabric: 40 ct linen (1 over 2)

Thread:  Soie d'alger

Pattern: Starlight Ghost
Designer: Mill Hill

Fabric: 28ct evenweave

Thread: DMC, Kreinik

I also worked on a couple of Christmas Ornaments and added a few more stitches on It's Berry Time.

Don't Peek by Little by Little Designs (JCS 2004 Special Christmas Issue)

Deck The Halls by Little House Needleworks
 

 

Even had time to had a little time to knit some more dishcloths.  I didn't press them yet so they are a little off kilter.

 Ramen Noodle Knitted Dishcloth - Little House in the Suburbs 

Pattern came be found under "Crafts - Knitting Patterns"

 Rippling Diag by Janet Nogle

Daimonds with Moss Cloth by Janet Nogle

I listened to 3 audiobooks while stitching and knitting:

Simple Genius - David Baldacci
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
Persuasion - Jane Austen

and read

The White Queen - Philippa Gregory

Well that was my holiday.   And outside of the cold (and now a bit of poison ivy - from the dog) it was everything I wanted it to be.

Take care and happy stitching!!!!!

Christmas Ornament Challenge - Day One

On a impulse yesterday I decided to sign up for the Christmas Ornament Challenge 2011. I need to get a few more ornaments done for this year so I figure that this would be a good way to get my rear in gear.

I started tonight on my first ornament for this challenge - Christmas Eve Flight by The Sampler Girl . This is my progress so far:

I stitching this on 36ct Flax Edinborough Linen with DMC thread.

I will be back tomorrow with an update.

Good night and Happy Stitching!