There may be some of you out there that still need to thank a Veteran. I can hug mine for you!
Felt slightly guilty at leaving him, but my EGA chapter held its meeting regardless of the holiday. And I went.
And I beaded a cabochon.
And it's pretty cool.
Photo tomorrow 'cause right now it's all gray, dark, dank, and dreary. Remnants of Ida, indeed.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Repeating a Link
From the Lake Stitcher's blog comes a story from the Baltimore Sun about a couple's dream house.
This is Barbara Hutson's house of the Queenstown Sampler Designs. Don't forget to look at the photo album attached to the story.
If you ever met Barbara, you know she's a lovely person. And will gladly tell you stop by the house on your way to the beach. I got to meet her one day in the Scarlet Thread when she was doing her shop visits with her newest samplers.
This is Barbara Hutson's house of the Queenstown Sampler Designs. Don't forget to look at the photo album attached to the story.
If you ever met Barbara, you know she's a lovely person. And will gladly tell you stop by the house on your way to the beach. I got to meet her one day in the Scarlet Thread when she was doing her shop visits with her newest samplers.
Monday, November 09, 2009
The I Forgot to Take the Photo Finish
This is the birthday present I sent to my sister-in-law back in September. I was in such a rush to mail it, that I forgot to take its photo. She nicely took one for me.
Abbey Lane Designs. Changed things slightly. Of course.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Too Many Ideas
I woke up this morning as DH headed off downstairs. Rolled over and fell back asleep. In the next 45 minutes I swear all I dreamed about was stitching.
I had been on the verge of deciding not to do the President's Challenge for my guild for next summer. But I had a dream that showed me what to do. Also was dreaming of doing something with Judy's crazy quilt hearts that are on her Freebies blog. (See sidebar.)
Dunno. Maybe I should roll over and fall back asleep more often...
Am going to my first ever American Needlepoint Guild meeting tomorrow. Had a nice little trip yesterday with a friend to find supplies. I already had the Watercolours in my stash, but needed to hit two stores to get everything else just right.
Took a drive west of us today. Yes! - there's a Sonic in Winchester. Oh how I have missed Cherry Limeade in the past nine years. And if anyone needs to know, the Potomac Bead Company in Winchester is huge. I just popped in for a quick look around. Did not purchase anything.
I had been on the verge of deciding not to do the President's Challenge for my guild for next summer. But I had a dream that showed me what to do. Also was dreaming of doing something with Judy's crazy quilt hearts that are on her Freebies blog. (See sidebar.)
Dunno. Maybe I should roll over and fall back asleep more often...
Am going to my first ever American Needlepoint Guild meeting tomorrow. Had a nice little trip yesterday with a friend to find supplies. I already had the Watercolours in my stash, but needed to hit two stores to get everything else just right.
Took a drive west of us today. Yes! - there's a Sonic in Winchester. Oh how I have missed Cherry Limeade in the past nine years. And if anyone needs to know, the Potomac Bead Company in Winchester is huge. I just popped in for a quick look around. Did not purchase anything.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
NaNoBloMo
I love November for it encourages people to write. For those of you participating in NaNoBloMo and are trying to blog a post everyday of November, I say thank you. You're giving me more to read. Which I love to do.
Started a new project - gifty type thing so no details will be given. It's small. Uses DMC floss. Called for a brownish color fabric, but I'm using Picture This Plus' Heritage. Mine looks more green than brown. I bought a piece of this at Celebrations in NH when I stopped there to visit some friends - was that 2007 or 2008? Doesn't matter. But it's a good illustration of the cross stitch pattern that says in Latin - if you buy the fabric, the pattern will come. I bought the fabric and finally found the pattern.
Started a new project - gifty type thing so no details will be given. It's small. Uses DMC floss. Called for a brownish color fabric, but I'm using Picture This Plus' Heritage. Mine looks more green than brown. I bought a piece of this at Celebrations in NH when I stopped there to visit some friends - was that 2007 or 2008? Doesn't matter. But it's a good illustration of the cross stitch pattern that says in Latin - if you buy the fabric, the pattern will come. I bought the fabric and finally found the pattern.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Alas, No Stitching
Did not manage a single stitch yesterday. But I did visit a bead shop, the Bead Artist, in Leesburg. It's a bright, charming space filled with plenty of wonderful stuff. And a very nice customer service oriented worker bee. I got my not-so-frequent buyer's card and signed up for their e-mail list.
What I was searching for was cabochons. Found a couple, but they're not exactly exciting. Got a book on beading cabochons last week - Beading with Cabonchons by Jamie Cloud Eakin. The only thing I dislike about the book is the author's dance around naming actual names of supplies. Apparently didn't want to commit to writing things like Timtex or naming needle manufacturer's - just referred to them as needles made in England - John James, for those who don't know. edit - Wait. The beading needles' package says Beadsmith. But it is the same colors, etc. as the John James tapestry needles. Have a class in this next week. Yippee!
Also voted yesterday. Always a treat to walk into an elementary school in the fall to vote and have the opportunity to do this on a bright and sunny day and kick through the leaves just like I was eight again. So satisfying.
And attended another cooking demo class at William Sonoma with a friend. Menu was potato and gruyere tarlets, roasted veggies with sage butter, turkey cutlets with gravy, and a cranberry upside-down cake. All good.
What I was searching for was cabochons. Found a couple, but they're not exactly exciting. Got a book on beading cabochons last week - Beading with Cabonchons by Jamie Cloud Eakin. The only thing I dislike about the book is the author's dance around naming actual names of supplies. Apparently didn't want to commit to writing things like Timtex or naming needle manufacturer's - just referred to them as needles made in England - John James, for those who don't know. edit - Wait. The beading needles' package says Beadsmith. But it is the same colors, etc. as the John James tapestry needles. Have a class in this next week. Yippee!
Also voted yesterday. Always a treat to walk into an elementary school in the fall to vote and have the opportunity to do this on a bright and sunny day and kick through the leaves just like I was eight again. So satisfying.
And attended another cooking demo class at William Sonoma with a friend. Menu was potato and gruyere tarlets, roasted veggies with sage butter, turkey cutlets with gravy, and a cranberry upside-down cake. All good.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Sad News
Teresa Wentzler is closing up shop.
TW Designworks has an announcement from her on her website.
TW Designworks has an announcement from her on her website.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Quiet Weekend
Didn't do much. Tried a new recipe for a savory bread pudding with kale and butternut squash from Food & Wine. Was okay. Needs something though. I added nutmeg, but I think some hot sauce or something would help.
Finally watched the Sex & the City movie. Who wrote this dialogue? They need to be strung up. Loved the fashion. Loved the city. But the characters were sometimes acting out of character. And Carrie would never show up at her wedding with dark roots. You don't see them in the wedding scenes, but you do see them clearly at the Mexican resort the day after.
I stitched on my Quaker diamond project. This is from an EGA class by Pam Darney of Guild House Samplers. Unfortunately no link as her website is under construction. Let's just say she gave a us diamond shape and Quaker motifs and the challenge to fill the diamond. Stitching with the Belle Soie on Lakeside Linen is a total pleasure. It just glides right through the fabric. Didn't have to frog a single stitch. And my diamond matched up with no problems in counting. Always good with something whose dimensions are 90 x 90.
Sun is shining after a weekend of rain. I'm going for a walk now.
Finally watched the Sex & the City movie. Who wrote this dialogue? They need to be strung up. Loved the fashion. Loved the city. But the characters were sometimes acting out of character. And Carrie would never show up at her wedding with dark roots. You don't see them in the wedding scenes, but you do see them clearly at the Mexican resort the day after.
I stitched on my Quaker diamond project. This is from an EGA class by Pam Darney of Guild House Samplers. Unfortunately no link as her website is under construction. Let's just say she gave a us diamond shape and Quaker motifs and the challenge to fill the diamond. Stitching with the Belle Soie on Lakeside Linen is a total pleasure. It just glides right through the fabric. Didn't have to frog a single stitch. And my diamond matched up with no problems in counting. Always good with something whose dimensions are 90 x 90.
Sun is shining after a weekend of rain. I'm going for a walk now.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Anna's Monday Meme on Saturday
On Monday, Anna at the Stitch Bitch, posted this meme which I finally managed to get around to today.
What's in my stitching bag? Keep in mind that all of this is in a normal sized canvas tote that my daughter bought me in Talkeetna, Alaska.
First - contents of entire bag. Now let's break it down.
My Pomegranates and Peas purse kit with my black bag that has my surface stitching supplies. Needles, thimble, emery, scsissors, screwdriver for the hoops.
Notebook with all kinds of stitchy info in it. E-mail addresses and websites that acquire while away from home. Supplies I need to find. Things I want to remember to look for/at. Etc. Bag of cough drops. Stitch n Zip kit that is my travel project. I don't remember how this left my purse for my stitching bag, but it did. And a jar of M & M's with a top done in punchneedle. Not my punchneedle. Not my candy, either. But as am the least likely to eat the chocolate, I've been carrying the jar of M & M's back and forth to my Thursday morning stitching group.
Contents of my little, clear bag from the Mid-Hudson EGA: 2 pair of tweezers, my favorite dololly, sewing gauge, needle threader, many packages of needles of assorted sizes, thread heaven, magnets, scissors (one pair for cutting waste away knots, one pair for metallic threads, two regular pair that usually end up with projects), hemostat clamp, thread dampener, nail care implements. Lots of stuff in a little bag. I'm lost when I forget to take this with me.
Pop-up ort box. Blue page up holder for chart, kumihimo - making cording at the moment.
My Quaker diamond sampler from Pamela Darney. This is the start of this project and I won't be showing it in public until the end of January. Linen in Vintage Sand Dune, threads are Belle Soie.
Contents of one plastic project container: two Carriage House samplers - The Dainty Wren started on Ink Spot linen and the Gingham Dog and Calico Cat.
Contents of second plastic project container: GPA's Tyrolean stocking and second one whose name escapes me. Saying is in French. I like it.
'Kay. I think that's enough.
Do I usually have so much in my bag? Frequently, yes. I like options. What can I say?
What's in my stitching bag? Keep in mind that all of this is in a normal sized canvas tote that my daughter bought me in Talkeetna, Alaska.
First - contents of entire bag. Now let's break it down.
My Pomegranates and Peas purse kit with my black bag that has my surface stitching supplies. Needles, thimble, emery, scsissors, screwdriver for the hoops.
Notebook with all kinds of stitchy info in it. E-mail addresses and websites that acquire while away from home. Supplies I need to find. Things I want to remember to look for/at. Etc. Bag of cough drops. Stitch n Zip kit that is my travel project. I don't remember how this left my purse for my stitching bag, but it did. And a jar of M & M's with a top done in punchneedle. Not my punchneedle. Not my candy, either. But as am the least likely to eat the chocolate, I've been carrying the jar of M & M's back and forth to my Thursday morning stitching group.
Contents of my little, clear bag from the Mid-Hudson EGA: 2 pair of tweezers, my favorite dololly, sewing gauge, needle threader, many packages of needles of assorted sizes, thread heaven, magnets, scissors (one pair for cutting waste away knots, one pair for metallic threads, two regular pair that usually end up with projects), hemostat clamp, thread dampener, nail care implements. Lots of stuff in a little bag. I'm lost when I forget to take this with me.
Pop-up ort box. Blue page up holder for chart, kumihimo - making cording at the moment.
My Quaker diamond sampler from Pamela Darney. This is the start of this project and I won't be showing it in public until the end of January. Linen in Vintage Sand Dune, threads are Belle Soie.
Contents of one plastic project container: two Carriage House samplers - The Dainty Wren started on Ink Spot linen and the Gingham Dog and Calico Cat.
Contents of second plastic project container: GPA's Tyrolean stocking and second one whose name escapes me. Saying is in French. I like it.
'Kay. I think that's enough.
Do I usually have so much in my bag? Frequently, yes. I like options. What can I say?
Friday, October 30, 2009
Still Here
I'm still here. I haven't fallen into some blackworkhole that I can't escape from. Just been super busy.
I promise photos of progress on many things.
And will do Anna's Monday Meme on what's in your stitching bag. Maybe I'll get to it by next Monday.
But now I have to run off to return a Quaker sampler to a designer. Long story how I ended up with it. But she works near where I live making this a simple errand.
Photo is of one of the famous American's kneelers from the National Cathedral. This one is for Orville Wright, in case you couldn't guess.
I promise photos of progress on many things.
And will do Anna's Monday Meme on what's in your stitching bag. Maybe I'll get to it by next Monday.
But now I have to run off to return a Quaker sampler to a designer. Long story how I ended up with it. But she works near where I live making this a simple errand.
Photo is of one of the famous American's kneelers from the National Cathedral. This one is for Orville Wright, in case you couldn't guess.
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