Busy Weekend, But its Finally Finished
It took me longer than expected to finish that ornament. By 10pm on Friday it still wasn't finished (despite my desperate attempts!), Saturday I never touched a needle but I got it done just in time for bed last night!
So clickity click here and you can see it. Once again its top secret for those in my Ornament RR unless you want to spoil the surprise! Now my only complaint is who designs something that's 69x69 stitches, decides it should be over one and whoila its an ornament! This piece was quite a bit of work and if stitched over two would be a good size!
This long weekend was a busy one (I took Friday off). I spent all day Friday in Cornwall with Chrisanne stitching away! I also got to raid her mother's fantastic gardens and got some perennials for my beds which are lacking this year.
Saturday morning I taught two classes at Taekwon-Do, quite a few new students suddenly, which is great! Then I drove out to visit with my friend Alison and meet her new baby. I was able to visit until 2:30 when I had to head home to be picked up by my parents. We went to Kingston where we had dinner at the Lockmaster and went to Old Fort Henry where the Kingston Symphony Orchestra was performing 1812 Oveture. Now 1812 was really cool and so were the two other classical pieces they played but most of the evening was a compilation of Billy Joel and Elton John backed up by the orchestra. Which I don't really like too much. So that was a shame but you can't beat an evening's entertainment (with cannons) for 25.00
Sunday I got to finally go out to the cottage! I fished... and got skunked then I slept all afternoon in my awesome and most comfortable ever hammock!
Tonight I'm going to pull Celtic Band Sampler back out until August 1st when Midi Mystery 1 part 2 will be released!
The erratic life of a busy stitcher
Monday, July 25, 2005
Friday, July 22, 2005
SBQ and a Stitchy Day!
I'm a bit behind with my Stitching Bloggers Question of the Week! So here it is :
Q: Have you ever done a color conversion? If so, what did you think about your results and would you do it again? If not, would you like to try someday?
A: I've done some minor conversions, but never on a big piece. I changed a white unicorn to blue once but that's about it. I like most pieces as they are and see no reason to mess with them.
Today I'm off to visit with another stitching friend! I'm going to hang out with Chrisanne in Cornwall today! Oh the mileage on my car, car!
I'm hoping to finish my ornament today and get some work in on Celtic Band Sampler.
I'm a bit behind with my Stitching Bloggers Question of the Week! So here it is :
Q: Have you ever done a color conversion? If so, what did you think about your results and would you do it again? If not, would you like to try someday?
A: I've done some minor conversions, but never on a big piece. I changed a white unicorn to blue once but that's about it. I like most pieces as they are and see no reason to mess with them.
Today I'm off to visit with another stitching friend! I'm going to hang out with Chrisanne in Cornwall today! Oh the mileage on my car, car!
I'm hoping to finish my ornament today and get some work in on Celtic Band Sampler.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Sunday, July 17, 2005
A Happy Dance, A Mystery Part Finished, and a Black Beast!
I had a fantastic weekend visiting with Ann! Oh and well we stitched a lot too! Actually almost every waking hour! LOL.
I started out early Saturday morning and drove into Kingston first. I had to stop at the Die Cast Car Gallery and pick up something for Todd's upcoming birthday. He collects die cast models. Then I proceeded up to Beth's house where we had a great visit, I hated to leave there was so much catching up to do! But I'll be seeing her again on the 1st of August so there will be more time!
I hopped back in the car and drove the last leg to Brighton where Ann (owner of LNS/ONS Knowledge and Needles) was waiting for me to arrive. We stitched all afternoon, I worked on part 1 of Midi Mystery 1 and Ann finished off A Little Peace and Quiet from Dragon Dreams then she moved onto working on Dracolair's Gaelic Banner. Ann prepared an excellent dinner for me then we watched two movies that we rented while we stitched, Miss Congeniality 2 (not as funny as the first but still good) and Hitch (a little too slow in places it was an okay movie).
Today was another stitching marathon while Ann's husband Dan made us breakfast, lunch and dinner! I finally finished Midi Mystery 1 - Part 1 this afternoon (took a full day longer than I thought it would). This photo really doesn't do the colours any justice, but trust me its stunning and vibrant!
Since it was (well it still is according to my clock) Dragon Dreams Sunday over at my BB, Needle and Thread I started the current freebie in the Dragon Dreams online Newsletter. Which I finished shortly after dinner. Here she is :
After my Happy Dance it was time to come home, as I had a 3 hour drive to do. Thank you Ann and Dan for having me over this weekend and just letting me chill out, stitch, and eat way too much excellent food!
I had a fantastic weekend visiting with Ann! Oh and well we stitched a lot too! Actually almost every waking hour! LOL.
I started out early Saturday morning and drove into Kingston first. I had to stop at the Die Cast Car Gallery and pick up something for Todd's upcoming birthday. He collects die cast models. Then I proceeded up to Beth's house where we had a great visit, I hated to leave there was so much catching up to do! But I'll be seeing her again on the 1st of August so there will be more time!
I hopped back in the car and drove the last leg to Brighton where Ann (owner of LNS/ONS Knowledge and Needles) was waiting for me to arrive. We stitched all afternoon, I worked on part 1 of Midi Mystery 1 and Ann finished off A Little Peace and Quiet from Dragon Dreams then she moved onto working on Dracolair's Gaelic Banner. Ann prepared an excellent dinner for me then we watched two movies that we rented while we stitched, Miss Congeniality 2 (not as funny as the first but still good) and Hitch (a little too slow in places it was an okay movie).
Today was another stitching marathon while Ann's husband Dan made us breakfast, lunch and dinner! I finally finished Midi Mystery 1 - Part 1 this afternoon (took a full day longer than I thought it would). This photo really doesn't do the colours any justice, but trust me its stunning and vibrant!
Since it was (well it still is according to my clock) Dragon Dreams Sunday over at my BB, Needle and Thread I started the current freebie in the Dragon Dreams online Newsletter. Which I finished shortly after dinner. Here she is :
After my Happy Dance it was time to come home, as I had a 3 hour drive to do. Thank you Ann and Dan for having me over this weekend and just letting me chill out, stitch, and eat way too much excellent food!
Next on my stitching list is to get part 1b of Mini Mystery J done.
And finally... a big, scary black beast! (my baby)
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Off Visiting!!!
This is something I love about the summer you seem to get back in touch with everyone! This weekend I'm off to visit my good friend Ann, owner of Knowledge and Needles. I'll be stopping in to visit my friend Beth along the way.
This is something I love about the summer you seem to get back in touch with everyone! This weekend I'm off to visit my good friend Ann, owner of Knowledge and Needles. I'll be stopping in to visit my friend Beth along the way.
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Its Nice To Have An "At Work" Project Again
During the school year I don't take my breaks very often. Its just not an easy thing to do (only those who work in schools will understand) But in the summer I definitely take my morning and afternoon breaks. So I've started stitching at work again. Which is nice, its a bit of relaxation time for me. I pulled out the long ignored and unloved Mini Cottages 2 by Michael Powell.
I thought I'd share a progress pic with everyone!
As you can see I'm trying to get the sky out of the way first!
Part 1b of Mini Mystery J is out today. I've downloaded it but I think I'll finish Midi Mystery 1 part 1 first before I pick up my Mini Mystery again. Once these two are done I'll be free to work on my other projects for the rest of July.
During the school year I don't take my breaks very often. Its just not an easy thing to do (only those who work in schools will understand) But in the summer I definitely take my morning and afternoon breaks. So I've started stitching at work again. Which is nice, its a bit of relaxation time for me. I pulled out the long ignored and unloved Mini Cottages 2 by Michael Powell.
I thought I'd share a progress pic with everyone!
As you can see I'm trying to get the sky out of the way first!
Part 1b of Mini Mystery J is out today. I've downloaded it but I think I'll finish Midi Mystery 1 part 1 first before I pick up my Mini Mystery again. Once these two are done I'll be free to work on my other projects for the rest of July.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Stitching Blogger's Question of the Week
Q : What do you do when you have some sort of obligation stitching to do,but don't want to do it?
A : I try to avoid obligation stitching because it can and does become a bit of a chore. When there is something I can't avoid stitching (which has happened) I try to alternate it with something I really enjoy so that there are "rewards" for working on that obligation piece.
Well I'm still plugging away at part 1 of Midi Mystery 1. This one is going to be so gorgeous!
Q : What do you do when you have some sort of obligation stitching to do,but don't want to do it?
A : I try to avoid obligation stitching because it can and does become a bit of a chore. When there is something I can't avoid stitching (which has happened) I try to alternate it with something I really enjoy so that there are "rewards" for working on that obligation piece.
Well I'm still plugging away at part 1 of Midi Mystery 1. This one is going to be so gorgeous!
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