SBQ

Okay right to the point today!

Q : How do you `non-hoopists' who use a rotation system handle it (as it seems to be lot easier if you are in good terms with hoop)? Do you have several scroll frames? Do you use Q-snaps or maybe something completely different? Or do you just have one or two big projects and others are small enough to be kept in hand while stitching?

A : I have a simple answer to this question... stitch in hand there's no dilemma!!

Two more sleeps until I go to TO!!!

Countdown To The Weekend

Its Tuesday and I'm already counting down the days to Le Weekend! This is my month of awesome stitching weekends! This weekend heralds the first!

On Friday after work I'll be heading for Toronto to stay with my friend Marj. On Saturday we'll be heading downtown to attend the Creative Sewing And Needlework Festival (CSNF). I'm hoping not to spend much. I'm going because its been a couple of years. Also I'm hoping to see Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams, Jeannette Douglas of Jeannette Douglas Designs, and Mindy of Sugar Maple Fabrics. Hopefully I'll run into some other stitching personalities I know and other stitching friends! That's the best thing about these shows, making contacts, making friends and meeting old friends.

So 3 days until I leave for TO!!!

Stitching wise, I've been a good girl and focusing on Anu's ornament.

HD and Soccer!

Finally! Finally, finally, finally! I've finished Fire & Ice from Black Swan! This has been my travel project for quite a long while so I'm happy to see it completed. Its stitched on Lavender Sunset 28ct Joblean using DMC and Kreinik threads.

Fire & Ice c2004 Karen Weaver


Today I'm gong to work on my Ornament RR, Anu's selection

Last night Indoor Soccer started! Yay! I had been "kicking around" the idea of joining an indoor team after playing outdoor this summer and really enjoying it. Then I saw an e-mail at work of a team playing at the Oz Dome that was looking for players on Sunday night. Perfect! I didn't have to drive downtown, and it wouldn't get in the way of Taekwon-Do or Guild. It felt great last night to play. We didn't win but we made a lot of great attempts on net, I think this team will be promising this season.

The Stitching Week In Review

I know, I know. I said I'd be doing my updates on Friday nights. But... I had to get part 4 of Midi Mystery 1 finished! It took until 2:30 am but its done!!!




The other project this week that got a little of my time was Black Swan's Fire and Ice.



Nither my stocking or Noah's Sub got to see the light of day this past week. This weekend is a long weekend for us Canadians (Thanksgiving), between visiting and soccer I'm hoping to get in lots of stitching. My first goal for the weekend will be to finish Fire & Ice, the next Anu's ornament selection for the JCS Retro RR. If I get both of those done and there's plenty of weekend left I'll be pulling out the stocking.

Two weeks ago if you recall I had a lovely evening out with Zoe from the UK. She sent me the file of the pic her hubby took of us and I finally scanned her present!

So here's Zoe and I at The Newport, home of the Elvis Sighting Society


And here's the lovely pressie Zoe stitched for me!

September Review and October Goals.

Gosh I'm way behind in my blogging I should of done this about a week ago. Update you on how I did with my September goals and what I've got planned for October.

Alrighty Then...

September Goals :
Stitch part 3 of Midi Mystery 1 Yes! Happy Dance
Stitch and finish part 3 of Mini Mystery J Yes!
Work on Noah's Sub Yes!
Start Dragon By The Fireside Stocking Yes!
Stitch one ornament Yes!
DD SAL No -- Didn't have the time
Freebie SAL No -- Didn't have the time

I'm trying to keep things simple this month.

October Goals
Stitch Midi Mystery part 4
Work on Stocking
Work on Noah's Sub
Stitch One ornament

Chillaxin' In Le Long Weekend!

Ahhhh a great way to start the weekend! I worked through my lunch so I could leave an hour early today. It was a great day seeing as the kids weren't there, it was a PD day in my board.

I did the groceries.

I picked up a Gabriel's Deluxe Pizza

I've had a slice and a rum and coke!

What better way to start Thanksgiving!!!!

Stitching Blogger's Question of the Week

Alrighty yes I've not been around much lately! Life has been busy! To give you an idea of how busy, its Thursday and I've put over 350 KMs on my car so far this week! I'm quite run down at the moment and I fell like I'm fighting something.

But, a long weekend is on its way so I can catch some ZZZZZZZZZZZ's!!!

So how has my week shaped up so far :

Monday : Work, Chiropractor, home, build a frame, TKD
Tuesday : Work, Hang out at Chapters (no point in going home), Guild Executive Meeting
Wednesday : Work, Teach TKD
Thursday : Work, Hyundai Dealer... I should go to TKD but I'm beat

I've not really stitched much this week.

I had a close call last night while driving on one of the back roads. There was an oncoming car, and as usual (this is backroad etiquette) I slowed down and got as far over to the right as possible. Well he did neither. Lucky for me, he only took out my driver's side mirror and my window was up so I didn't get cut by flying glass. But it could of been worse.

So onto the fun stuff... the SBQ

Q: When you have almost finished a pattern and start thinking about the next one to stitch, how do you select it? (a list, most recent purchase, etc.)

A: Well if I have another project on the go I move onto finishing that. If not it depends on if I've decided tgo stitch something specific as a gift for someone. When I'm not stitching something for others, its whatever design I own that screams the loudest!!!!

That's it for tonight! I'm so tired, I hope that what I've typed makes sense and isn't all over the place!