May 2012 IHSW 2

What a lovely stitchey weekend! I got quite a bit done on Sarabande, and like the way this is turning out.  Looks like I'm about half-way done!

Here's a close-up of the piece I worked on this weekend.

Oh!  I almost forgot... here'a a picture of my Old Ratty Threads (ORTs) for the Totally Useless Stitch ALong (TUSAL).  I live like a mile away from a big antique mall, so I picked out two nice, though dirty, cruets that I thought would make nice ORT jars.  Well, after trying about half a dozen different methods, I couldn't get the white film out of them.  "Oh, Honey, I need to back over to Bunker Hill Antiques!"  "Now what for?!"  "Another ORT jar!"  So, I went back (he actually went with me) and found another, CLEAN one!  And this one even had the glass stopper.  So, here we have it, so far.  Not bad for a start, eh?

Happy Stitching!

Marilyn

May 2012 IHSW

I've been working on my Sarabande French sampler for a few more weeks, and have made a bit more progress. I'm currently working on the bottom left corner motif. Hopefully, I'll finish that one and get to at least begin the one below it this weekend.

Here is the full pattern

Here's where I am today (May 18, 2012)

Happy Stitching!

Marilyn

Creating Minions

My 19-year old step-son brought his friend, Katherine, over last Friday for a visit, and they stayed for the entire weekend.  Seeing as my husband and I each have two sons from our previous marriages, it has been like swimming in testosterone for me for the past 12 years!  So, when one of the boys brings over a girl, or my neice visits, I get pretty excited to have some girlie time!  Sometimes we watch "chick flicks" and sometimes we just chat about girl stuff!  Thankfully, my mom also likes to visit every few weeks, so I enjoy that too.

Anyway, this weekend, when Katherine saw the framed needlework on my walls, and we were talking about artistic stuff like calligraphy, I asked her if she does any stitching.  She said she doesn't, and I offered to teach her.  My husband said, "Great.  Now you'll have Stitching Minions!"  Well, Katherine turned out to be a wonderful minion... er... student.  I love teaching others to stitch - as it is such a relaxing hobby that produces lovely finished pieces to proudly display.  I'll be keeping in touch with her to see how the little cardinal christmas ornament turned out, and to urge her to keep up her new hobby.  She was off to a great start when she left on Sunday, so I'm sure it will turn out as a beautiful first project.

Happy Stitching!

Marilyn