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.

Our Girls

July 18. 2007

I have been very remiss with my blogging this past week and for that I apologize. It has been a hectic time with FIL hospitalized and our weekend at the Holstein rodeo.

I was very glad to have been able to sit and stitch for a couple of hours yesterday with Joyce and her daughters Tita and Kim. It was a welcome calm time in the midst of what seems like chaos (but really isn't). That is all the stitching I have managed in nearly a week, hence there are no progress pictures to share.

I will however show you our beautiful girls Mollie and Paddy and the Heritage design Golden Retriever I stitched for Dan a couple of Christmases ago. As you can see they know how to make themselves at home. We do have new furntiure since these pics were taken and now they are not allowed on the living room furniture!