Stash.. A HAHAHAHA!

OK I have a problem. I admit it. But I'm happy with it. I bought more stash. I need to stay the hell away from the store and just work some of this stuff. I need to be left in a small room for long periods of time with a TV or radio so I can stitch. I need to quit my job so I can stitch (ok maybe I don't need to do that).

I got a few Erica Michaels patterns because there was a trunk show. They's silk gauze projects. I've never done one, but I can't imaging it's all that difficult. it's just 1/2 stitches on 40 ct. I've done that before. My only problem with it is coming up with my method for holding the project while I work on it. I could use the mat board method where one cuts a little window out of the mat board and mounts the gauze on it. But that seems like a lot of work. Or I could sew the gauze to some fabric and use my usual stitching frame. But that seems like a lot of work. So I have to sit around and think (while I stitch) of some simple, lazy way of holding the gauze. I think that "in hand" stitching of this might not work so well. But I have to think about it.

I also now have my mom's copy of 'Son of "Chickens?!"'. I'm not sure if/when I'm going to stitch this one. But hey, it's more stuff just in case of a stitching emergency.

I also finally listed the new fabrics I got from my fabric of the month club in my inventory. I have another on the way. Come to think of it, I should run over to the post office to see if the next one came in. You know, since I'm updating everything today and all.

And just to be complete, I should report on my stitching progress. I'm sooo close to finishing the pledge of allegiance project. I only have one more line at the bottom to do and the date. I've also been working on my Amish game board a little here and there. I'm planning to do a little more work tonight. I'm also hoping to start working on my Nova project again. It was making faces at me this morning.

Pledge

Here's the progress on my pledge project. I have a little more of the bottom band finished as of last night. I decided I needed to take a break to work on another project. Strangely I don't have a photo of that one ;-). I know... I'm bad!!

I'm hoping I can wrap this one up by mid-month so I can have it ready for the county employee art show. I'm not sure how I want to finish it. I don't think I'll be able to get it framed. Feel free to post ideas of how I might finish it. I'm fresh out! ;-)

Red, White, Blue &.... Pink?

I finished another project recent.y. I was going through my pile of little travel projects and needed something light to do. So I wrapped up this one:

 It's the second time I've done this little project. I'm not sure I'll do it again. It seems like a waste to do something you've already done when there are so many projects just waiting to be started. But it was a nice diversion.

Currently I'm working on a sampler from the March retreat. I'm now much further along on it than this picture shows, but yet again I was remiss in my photo documentation. This is the problem of not having internet access at home - can't run out and get a photo when you think of it ;-).

 As of now the top is completely finished through the "indivisible" and I've started the line under that. I'm hoping to finish it soon so I can have it for our employee art show in the fall. I thought it was a nice touch since I work for a county government and it's the original Pledge of Allegiance.

I'm happy to be back working on a few of my projects that have been outstanding. I'm hoping to get back working on "Nova" soon - that's the crazy huge canvaswork project that's done in DMC floss.

What;'s Your Vector, Victor?

I finished the next letter in the Art Deco alphabet... V! OK this is not the best photo out there, but at least I remembered to take it! I allowed the variegations to occur on the diagonal with this one. I think it really works with the lines of the letter:

I'll be starting on the letter D later today. Well, that's the plan at least.

Oh and here's a photo of the garden sampler that I meant to post a while ago ;-).

Remiss in my Photo Documentation

I finished the garden sampler from the retreat last weekend, but haven't been able to get the photos into the system. This seems to be the theme for the year ;-). But in order to make up for this oversight... check out this: http://www.debbeesdesigns.com/GlitzGlamourIndex.htm.

It's Spring - on with the Garden Theme!

The business of the past year is slowly dying down for me and, as a result, I've been able ot find a little time to work on my stitching. I was able to finish one of the little kits I received at the stitching retreat on the 15th of May. It's a cute little project. I'll have to come up with a nifty way of finishing it.

I'm also made progress on the garden sampler from one of the retreat classes. I don't have any major commitments this weekend, so I'm hoping I can make big progress on that one and maybe even finish it!

Before I can get to that, I have to prep the week's workouts for the triathlon training group I lead, take the puppy tracking and update a couple more blogs ;-). Hopefully mid-afternoon will see me stitching for a bit!

Behold.. The Letter Q!

Friday night stitch-in was a good time as always! A few of the regulars didn't make it and were missed. I was very happy to be there as I haven't been stitching much lately and it gave me a chance to get my art deco alphabet project moving again.

Today I put the last stitches in the Letter Q:

I'm starting the Letter V today. I've already made some decent progress on it. The Letter V has a lot of large blocks of stitching without much counting, so I'm hoping it will go fast!!

I also started a sampler from the stitching retreat. I haven't done too much on it lately, but I'm hoping to have an opportunity to make more progress this week: