Happy 2009

Happy New Year everyone.

I have been very remiss lately with my blogging, writing , reading and commenting. Let's see if I do any better in this new year.

Here is a picture of Dan on Christmas morning opening my main present to him...These two pillows have been in the works since last summer. Sharon has a copy of PC stitch and volunteered to transform my dog portraits into cross stitch. Fortunately I have two excellent pictures of Mollie and Paddy which had been taken by Carrie a couple of years ago and they became excellent (and challenging) patterns.

I had to work on them when Dan was not around and there were quite a few days when I scrambled to shove stuff in bags if he came home a litte early. Also I could not post pictures since Dan often reads my blog so see what I am saying about him and what silly picutres I am posting.

We spent New Years with Bruce and Luci. Here is Luci with her Paula Vaughn Magnolia Pillow. I got it stitched in 15 days and made into a pillow with days to spare.

Here are Santa and his elf looking ...well silly.After Christmas I got out my Heart's Content Splendor II kit and finished it. It is beautiful and I am thrilled with it but I don't know if I want to spend 5 years working on another one. It was a kit done on 29 count Glenshee linen using one strand of DMC 612 throughout.

Since finishing this on Dec 30 I have only pickied up my stitching once and at that time worked on my CdC on 36 count. I did one earlier in the year on 25 count but liked the pattern so much that I started a second one with Waterlilies silk. What was I thinking? I probably should have waited until Cirques des Carreaux came out which it did this past month! Oh well...

Meanwhile, I am thinking of starting something new...Froth and Bubble from Long Dog. I have the thread and the pattern and am deciding between 32 and 36 count fabric.

I have decided not to begin the Mirabilia SAL that many of my friends are doing. I have stitched quite a few of them in the past and they are all hanging in the homes of various nieces and nephews who have had babies in the past number of years... But I will be happy to follow their progress.

Happy New Year everyone.