May 2019 update

I'm behind on my updates... again
I know... shock face!

STITCHING

• May 5 - Got Coffee Quaker back from the framers.  Very happy with how it looks!

• WIPS worked on.  I feel like I worked on more, but don't have pictures to prove it.

• Tapestry (Ink Circles)

• Zen Garden (HAED)

KNITTING

• May 3rd - Finished my Blue socks (vanilla pattern, fleegle heel, Alegeria Ming)

• May 5 - Finished my sockhead hat in Lizzie Anne Seaglass.  As my LYS owner mentioned, I need to get a proper pic of this :)

• May 11 - My friend Trista and I went out for the day and stopped at a bunch of yarn shops that were participating in a yarn crawl.  Highlights included talking to Rhichard Devrieze and holding a day old baby lamb!

LIFE

• On May 21st I started my 2nd new job of 2019.... yes I know... CRAZY.  I am back in public practice, and SO MUCH happier where I am now.  So many factors lead me to switching jobs, but so happy I did

Febraury 2018 Plans Update

Back during the first part of February I set out some goals/plans for myself for the month

Lets see how I did!

1) Ornament   - DONE!!!

2) Year in Chalk   - DONE!!!

3) Coffee Quaker - DONE!!! I managed to finish it on February 11th

4) Start Sneek (Long Dog Mystery Sampler) - NOPE - no start yet as my fabric hasn't arrived yet.

5) Cirque des Coeur - YES!! Made excellent progress!
Last full pic (back at the end-ish of January:

 

Progress to the end of February:

All in all, I think the month was very productive!!

How did you do this month?  Did you accomplish what you set out to?



2018 Week 6 - The cup is finished

This week I decided to get some stitching goals/plans down "on paper".

I continued with Coffee Quaker in the hopes of a happy dance by the end of the month.

This is where I was at for the start of the week:

 

 

I managed to get a bit done by Tuesday, but then it kinda sat for most of the week due to a busy work schedule (including most of Saturday) and the winter blahs

 

 

And this is my progress on Sunday:

Heartstring Samplery - Coffee Quaker
32 ct Vanilla Latte linen from Fabrics by Stephanie
Called for thread (Weeks, Gast, Classic Colorworks)

That is right.... HAPPY DANCE!!! and my 4th finish for the year!
I seemed to find my rhythm on Sunday and get the bottom part all done. 

It was great to have a lazy day with no work and no school... I truly have missed these days!

Next up will be my monthly ornament (can I go 2 for 2 this year???), March year in chalk, and pulling Cirque de Coeur out to make it my focus for the rest of the month..

2018 Week 5 - Coffee Please

This week I decided to pull my Coffee Quaker back out. 

This is where I was when I started

And this is progress for the week

2018 Week 3 - Stitchy bug found?

Jan 15-21, 2018

I had a very busy week leading up to retreat weekend.
I still hadn't found that darn stitching bug, so I pretty much took every WIP I had going, including a couple new starts just in case.
It was also IHSW, so I wanted to get some stitching DONE!

The first thing I worked on was Coffee Quaker
I managed to get the top right motif done.

 



 

Next up was a new start.

This year I would like to stitch at least one ornament a month.
In December, I got all the thread for the newest Tiny Tidings (XXII) from Lizzie Kate.

 

So I started with the Merry Christmas one.

Not 100% happy with my fabric choice, so I might end up doing over again.  I will definitely change for the rest.  Mushroom would have been a better choice over ivory.

 

After that I picked up February's Year in Chalk, but the lighting wasn't the greatest with the slate fabric, so after a few stitches it went back into the stitching bag

 

Then I pulled out Cirque des Coeurs and got a bit done.

 



2018 Plans

Photo Credit www.saboronthebay.com

Can you believe we are in the final few days of 2017!
2017 has gone by incredibly fast... especially the past few months

January 1st start
On January 1st most years I do a new start with at least a few friends.  Some years there are more of us, and some years just a few.
This year I am starting Dragons of Sumatra from Ink Circles with at least 4 of them (I honestly can't
remember who all is starting)

Dragons of Sumatra - Ink Circles

I plan to stitch it on 32ct white with a Silks4U that I got custom dyed.

Hank of Silk from Silks4U

Year In Chalk
Something else I am doing is one of the Year in Chalk per month.  I had started January in the hopes that I can be a month ahead, get it stitched and finished to display in the month.  I think I have talked my good friend Becca to do this with me throughout the year.
I am doing these on 32ct  slate from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie with the called for chalk thread from Sampler Threads.  I will be using other over dyes for the highlight colours, but I am trying to pull from my stash where possible since they don't use a whole skein.

A Year in Chalk - Hands on Design

Critters
Another friend, Kathy,  has been "bugging" me about my Just Nan critters.  I have a TON of them, and they are just sitting in the packages waiting for some love.  I have only stitched 2 of them and neither are assembled.  I have decided to TRY and do a month as well.

Just Nan - Little Princess Snow

Death By Cross Stitch
Something else I have been DYING to start is Death by Cross Stitch from Long Dog Samplers.  Dani and I have decided once we both got our BAP's done we are starting.  I have finished my Leaves, and now Dani just has to finish her Big Red.  If you want to watch her poppy grow, check our her Instagram account.  I'm bbrown426 on Instagram by the way :)

Death By Cross Stitch - Long Dog Samplers

I plan to do mine on 32ct white lugana with DMC 154, which I was lucky enough to get entire cone of.

DMC - 154

WIPS
I also have the following WIP's left over to carry into 2018

Cirque des Coeurs - Ink Circles

Canada Sampler - Stitchrovia

Tapestry - Ink Circles

Fairy Alighting - X's and O's

Coffee Quaker - Heartstring Samplery

What are your plans for 2018!

2017 Week 51&52 - the final update

This will be my final weekly update of 2017.
How crazy is that!!!

I got a bit more on Fairy Alighting done.

This week I also started Year in Chalk - January from Hands on Design.  I'm using Hand Dyed by Stephanie's Slate (32ct linen)

 And I finished January!

 

For the past few years, my friend Rebecca and I have done a new start (cause who can wait until January 1st all the time). This year we decided to pull another friend, Trista, into the crazy with us.  All three of us wanted to start Coffee Quaker, so it was an easy decision.

I'm doing Coffee Quaker on Steph's Vanilla Latte with the called for over dyed threads.

I will be working on Coffee Quaker until the 1st when I start Dragons of Sumatra.