Stitching Blog

Seriously?  I haven’t blogged in over 2 months?? Where does the time go.  I could have sworn it had only been a couple of weeks.  Although now that I look back, I did manage to finish those Tomato Dish Towels.  Oh, they took forever! Now I remember why I would reallly like to charge more for the dish towels - but I know I’ll never get it, plus I do so enjoy seeing them hanging in other homes!

I also started a Stamped Cross Stitch ‘Love me, Love my cat.”  I haven’t done a stamped project in ages - probably since my late teens/college days. (we won’t go into how many years that is!)

I was also just hired to complete a cross stitch for a customer.  I’ll post pics shortly.

Well I worked on quite a bit the past few weeks.  I finished the Piggy Towel.  

I started a small kit - Stitchabears The Lucy Bear Collection #7639 My Tastes are simple by Dimensions.

  This was a quickie!

9 hours   and we’re done.  Placed in the hoop and ready for selling.

Thursday I began some new towels - these will have tomatoes on them. Here is a pic a few hours in-

My husband has been gone on a business trip the past few days, so I did not get too much stitching done. Strange the way that worked…..but I chose to read in the silence of the house instead of stitching.  What am I reading?  Well, I’ve got 3 books going at the same time. I’ve never before read like that. Usually I’m a 1 book kind of gal. But lately I’ve spread my genre-wings.  I’m reading a classic Rabalais- Gargantua & Pantagruel.  This was listed on the 1001 books you must read before you die list.  I’m making my way thru the list slowly!  I also finished Daughter of the Stars by Phyllis Whitney last night.  I just started Bad Heir Day by Wendy Holden. I’ll be trading that one in a PBS swap. 

PBS= PaperBackSwap - Swap your used paperback books with other club members. (referrer- dolver) If you sign up, please use me as your referrer. I don’t think we actually get anything—but I’d like to see my name show up in the top 50 Referrerals list!

My current project is a set of 3 Little Piggy Towels.  I begin with a blank towel

and start stitching the little piggies on

Almost done

Now I just have to outline (then stitch 2 more!)

Will add Completed Project picture here - Embroidered Dish Towels

I just finished this Beach Scene for a customer. 85 + 3/4 hours.  I was really on a roll with this one. Since it was winter, I’d curl up on the couch in front of the fire and stitch for hours! I swear I could hear the waves of the ocean!!!

 Pattern by Charles Wysocki.

The firetruck is a kit that I stitched for a customer.

I worked on this project from March 31st, 2007 thru September 30th, 2007 - 132.75 hours total. 

Pattern: Bucilla- Fire Engine- #43201 Designed by Nancy Rossi

So this is my first post.  I thought long and hard over whether I wanted to become a blogger.  Obviously, I decided I did.  I’m still not sure I have enough to say.  But my husband has faith in my ability to talk!!! <grin>

It is going to take me forever to figure out all the blings that go along with posting a blog. Categories, pictures, bookmarklet, slug -OY! So many terms to learn. 

I would like to see this blog simply become my stitching diary. A weekly look at the progress I make on my stitching projects. Pictures, thoughts, and even links to my website, The Goodie Jar, where some are for sale.

Mostly it is just a way for me to keep track of my projects.