After my grandmother has surgery....

I plan to "revive" this blog. Friday nights from 6pm-12am is our Friday Night Stitch-a-thon. If you plan to continue with us, please let me know as I will be removing inactive members and bringing in those that would like to take part-If you were removed in error or after this notice was posted and now wish to continue with the group-please contact me. I kind of got away from this blog because I had some complaints about people not receiving comments on what they share...I can't force people to comment on what you share, it's nice if they do, but I myself know how time consuming it can be to comment on blogs and all posts. I am sorry some of your feelings were hurt when you shared and you received no comments-Please don't take it personally. It doesn't mean you are "liked" or not "liked"...I am sure it is just a matter of "time" becoming an issue with many of us.

Until my grandmothers surgery is over and she is on the mend (or out of the woods-so to speak) I may not be around as much as I would like to be....but I will check in as much as I can. She has a consultation appointment this coming Saturday (17th) to set things up for her heart surgery. I will know more after Saturday! I would appreciate good thoughts and prayers for her-she is ONE SPECIAL LADY :)

SOOOOOO, who is in for Friday Night SAT for 10-16-09??? I am not going to post names in the sidebar or anything like that as it is SO very time consuming-but if you could please let me know by leaving a comment here on this post I would appreciate it-so I'll know how much activity we will have and who would like to stay with us :)

Thanks :)
BeckySC


POST-DATED TO REMAIN AT TOP OF BLOG :)

SAT for Friday 10-30-09 (CHANGE TO INCENTIVES)

Ok friends....I am going to change up how the "incentives" work...from here on out-there will be an "incentive" offered MONTHLY for those that take part AND post BEFORE and AFTER pics of their Friday night SAT's...You WILL need to reply TO EACH incentive post if you would like your name added to the draw.

Here is a pic of the INCENTIVE offered for the next month-Friday 10-30-09 Thru 11-27-09 :) It's a GREAT incentive so don't miss out -join us on Friday nights from 6pm-midnight (whatever your time zone) and get some stitching done with friends :):)
Just Nan Hootzi Humbug
The Prairie Schooler-Winter Wind
The Prairie Schooler-December
The Sampler Girl-Clara's Skating Sampler 1891

Cindy-your win went into the mail this morning :) Please let me know when it arrives :) :)

hugs to you all,
BeckySC

Post-dated to remain thru 11-27 09 SAT

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I know I have posted a WIP of this one somewhere on her. Just thought I would toss up a quick update. She is nearing a finish.

After 11-6 SAT

Here is what I accomplished on Beatrix Potter during Friday's SAT. I almost finished this motif! Sorry for the delay in posting, but we had a beautiful weekend and I spent most of it doing outside chores. My body is not used to so many outside chores! Hope everyone has a great week and I'll see you this Friday!
DonnaTN

Maxine's Paradigm Lost Update

I was able to sit down on time for the SAT and got loads done....no frogs visited either so I was on a roll :) Here's my before pic...


And here's the after pic...

I got more of the border done another fairly big motif and a few smaller ones. Thanks for reading and commenting :)

Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

Nov 6 SAT--after

You'll notice that there's on after photo here--that's because (sadly) I didn't get to do any stitching on Friday night! DH and I had gone on a mini-pilgrimage and when we returned home 'life' just got in the way of stitching!

But everyone's work looks great! I should be back this Friday...

Ann in Baton Rouge
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

6 Nov after

A bit more of the blue motif and a couple of letters this week

Lindsay

After SAL 11-6 Happy Dancing

Well, finally got my Well, pictures taken. Here is my after on my Friday night stitching.
I actually had a finish!!!!!! My Stitcher Sampler from Oakhaven Designs is done. I finished the last part in the lower right corner.

The two canvas pieces I worked on and finished the last couple of months. I want to do this in 2 more colorways. They are so pretty!!! They are all going to have the same frames and hang in one corner of the wall.



Wish I could figure out how to get the pictures where I want them!

Joanie R.

SAT progress for 11/6

I got a few stitches into block 2. Now I have some dead trees...

Last Friday's SAL

I managed to stitch quite some time on my Holland Springtime. My before pic:


And my after pic:

11/6 SAL Progress and a Happy Dance

Last night I started Scatter Snowflakes by Shepherd's Bush. It's stitched on 19 count Cork Summer Khaki with the recommended Crescent Colors and Weeks Dye Works threads.



I also have a (wrinkled :) finish to share. Happy Easter to Ewe by Mosey 'n Me was my SAL project on 10/30 and I finished it Sunday night. It was a fun one to stitch!

11-6 SAL After

The NovaLee Christmas Noel SAL part eight is what I worked on.  Didn't finish, but got a good deal done.  I enjoy seeing the before and after pics together, so here they are!

Before

After

Charlene in SC USA

Needle in Hand

I'm still here.

I'm still hera and stitching on Friday nights but I havne't gotten the before pictures. With 3 grandsons due, I'm been a stiching fool lately. I will start posting more pics and finishes..


Jamie in NC

SAT 11-06-09 Before & After - Celtic Rainbow

Have decided that this will be my "Friday SAT" project each week until it's finished. Am making headway.

Travel Sampler

I stitched on my mom's travel sampler for this Friday's SAT.

Before.....
After......


Carolyn NC
blog

So, this will be my first night joining along with your Friday night SAL. Tonight I'm working on Lavendar & Lace Angel of Grace. She's stitched on 18ct Bay Leaf Aida. I have since started stitching on evenweave, and I find it much more difficult to stitch on Aida, as I've gotten used to evenweave. So here's where I am now. I'll be starting to stitch in the next 15-20 minutes and will probably be doing it off and on until 11pm or so. I'm going to be sneaking in a bath during that time also.


Thanks so much for letting me join in. Can't wait to see all the pictures.

11/6 Friday Night SAL

Happy Friday fellow stitchers! I'll be joining you tonight for the SAL but at this point I'm not sure what I'm stitching. I have several new starts waiting to be started so it will definitely be a new project. I'll post a progress pic tomorrow, along with my finish of Happy Easter to Ewe, last Friday night's SAL project that I finished on Saturday.

Happy stitching everyone!
TerriG

Stitching tonight

I'll be stitching tonight...here is what i'll be working on. Have not worked on it since the last time I posted a picture of it.

SAT 6-11

My before pic is the same as the after pic last week. I didn't have time to stitch on this. Hurray for the SATs, that way I am sure I'm going to stitch on Holland Springtime at least once a week LOL

11/6 Before Noel

I’m continuing to stitch on the NovaLee Christmas Noel SAL, using DMC on Vikki Clayton’s 35ct linen in off white.  Eight parts have been issued, and I’ve  almost finishedthrough part seven – hope to get through eight tonight!  Hope you all meet your goals, too – Happy Stitching!! 

Charlene in SC USA
Needle in Hand

11/6 Before

Hopefully, there will be noticeable forward progress on my "after". :)
This is (or will be? LOL) "Happy Home Sampler" from Cross Stitch and Needlework - July 08.
Happy Stitching!!

Friday SAL

I'll be joining in tonight, trying to finish up LHN "Holly and Berries". Have a great evening everyone!

Caroline

Nov 6 before

My before pic for this week, it's also last weeks after pic. I didn't realise until I came to post that I hadn't uploaded an after for last week :(

Lindsay

Friday 11/6

I'm planning on working on Miss Potter tomorrow night! I can't wait to see everyone's stitching progress. Happy Stitching!
DonnaTN

11/6 SAT before

Here's my before for November 6th. I've got to decide whether to stitch the initials and the date this week, or if I'm going to save those for the end and move onto the next vertical band...decisions, decisions, decisions...

A decision

I will be working on block 2 of Houses this SAT.

Here it is as it now stands. Sad little start on block 2, but I hope to get a nice chunk done Friday.

11-6-09 SAT :)

Who's in ???

I am going to stitch-BUT, it may be on a gift (So I can't share pics) as I really need to get my gifts stitched-as we are just not sure what's going to happen with my grandmother and her surgery and recovery :)

I hope to see lot's of you joining us Friday evening :)

hugs,
BeckySC

Maxine's Paradigm Lost Update

Hi everyone, I stitched on PL again last Friday and I'm quite pleased with the amount I managed to get done. Here's the before pic...

Here's the after pic....

It's going away again till this Friday now. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Maxine. So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog.

My after pic 2nd Nov 09

Sorry I'm late with this :0)

Peg

After 10/30 SAT

This is as far as I got on Fiona the during the SAT.

SAT after

Morning everyone, here are my update photos - not great quality but I think my camera is on the way out :(

Caroline

Friday 10/30 SAT after

Sampler Bonheur

Not much to show for this week's installment. It rained--or rather, it poured--last night, so DH's tennis match was canceled. No courtside stitching for me last night!

I wasn't able to stitch last night...

as I had a Fibro flare-up AGAIN :( and I just could not stitch-my arms hurt so badly :( I was with you all in spirit though :)

Big hugs :)
BeckySC

10-30 SAT After and More

This is from last night plus today. I only had about an hour last night and just filled in the yellow part of the bottome flowers in the diamond shape and got a start on the little multicolored one. Today I finished the multicolored one and started on the next floral one. It is wonderful to see more people joining in and posting again!

After Oct 30

I got a few hours in last night and got the blue motif just about half done

SAT October 30th After pic

Yesterday I joined the SAT and Iwas visited by frogs frequently, it looks like the whole living was taken over ;) Yet I'm rather satisfied of my progress. There is a lof of beading in this design and I think I save that for later to make it easier to stitch.

10/30 after Noel

Here’s the update to the NovaLee Christmas Noel that I stitched last night. It's coming along... hopefully to be up to date before the next part is available.

Hope you all have a Spooky and Safe Halloween!

Charlene in SC USA

Needle in Hand

SAT 10-30-09 Before & After - Celtic Rainbow

This is a celtic design that I got off the internet, with purples, pinks, yellows, oranges and greens.

10/30 Friday Night SAL

Just got home from dinner with DH and I'm ready to join the SAL. I'll be working on (and hopefully finishing) Happy Easter to Ewe by Mosey 'n Me. Here's my before pic ...

10 minutes to 6:00

And here is my before picture for the SAL.




Fiona by HAED

10/30 Before

OMG!! It's like 2 minutes til 6 here and I forgot it's our SAT night!!

I'm going to go take a pic of something now??? either HAED or Noah and I'll post the before and after pic by Sunday. (Got Wurstfest this weekend.) Sorry.....so late!

Have fun everyone!

Happy Friday!

Hello all and thanks to Becky for re-instating my membership! I'll be joining in tonight and working on two different projects. Makhi has been introduced here before:

Also, this is a Papillon Creations design "How does your garden grow" that is a mystery SAL with my local LNS. I haven't had much time to stitch over the last week - so here's to some smoking needles tonight:

SAT October 30th

My before pic (this is also my after pic two weeks ago).

My before picture of Heavens Gate 30/10/09

I managed to get a little more stitched on my sampler on Saturday evening. DH going out tonight so no distractions fingers crossed :o)

I'll enjoy stitching with you ladies

Peg x

Zentangle

Well, this is an After and Before pic, actually. I never posted the after pic from last week's SAT, so I'm now posting it and it is a before pic for tonight, in the dream that I can stitch after we get home from a concert.. Hope springs eternal - you just never know. :)

Carolyn NC

SAT 10/30

Hi,

I will be joining in tonight.  I don't have a before picture as I am starting somthing new.  I will be stitching on Spooky Halloween Tree from The Trilogy.  I will post a picture tomorrow of the progress I make

My before pic

I'm going to carry on with the dark blue motif this evening

Lindsay

SAT 10/30

I have an exchange ornie to finish up and then I'll be working on Beatrix Potter again. Here is a "before" photo:


I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone will be stitching on this week.

lynda

Before 10/30/09 Christmas Noel

Here's the before picture of what I plan to work on tonight. 

Look forward to seeing everyone's progress!

Charlene in SC

Needle in Hand

10-30 SAT

I turned into turbo stitcher and finished this modified piece Wednesday night. It was meant to be a present and will be, but won't be ready in time. I am so bad about making big plans in my head but not having enough time to complete them the way I would like. I'll finish it this weekend and pass it on to its new home Monday. Oh well. I tried, but after 2 really late nights I chose not to start the finishing at 11:45 pm. Disaster would have surely followed. This is from Blue Ribbons Designs Afraid of the Dark, the pinkeep small, modified. I used 28 ct Shale from PTP and the recommended DMC.

I may not get to join this evening. My sister & I host a stitch get together the last Saturday of the month. We are starting earlier and ending earlier because of Halloween and trick-or-treaters. I am preparing some things for lunch and haven't even been to the grocery yet! If time allows I'll stitch on Beatrix Potter. If not, I'll show what progress I make after stitching on Saturday.

Happy Halloween and Happy Stitching!
DonnaTN

Becky's Before SAT 10-30-09

I am unsure which of these will get my attention tomorrow night-so I am posting both before pics :)

Quakers and Quilts


Design: Quakers and Quilts
Designer: Rosewood Manor
Design Size: 15 x 8
Fabric: 40 ct. Lakeside Linen Lintel
Fibers: Valdani Floss (I chose these as this is the fibers that are recommended and Carol is stitching her piece in and it looks absolutely gorgeous)I will be stitching 1 over 2 with the Valdani fibers
Start Date: 10-19-2009


Herb Window Garden

Herb Window Garden
Designer: Linda Bird
Fabric: 28ct. Ant. White
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 13 x 16 1/4
Start Date: 8-30-05
Finish Date:

Have fun tomorrow night :) I hope many of you will join us!!
hugs,
BeckySC

October 30 SAT==before

Here's my BEFORE shot of Sampler Bonheur, which you will notice looks exactly like the AFTER shot of Sampler Bonheur from last Friday night...because I haven't touched it all week! I'm posting my before a little early because I'm working tomorrow and then running to meet my husband at his tennis match, so I'll be away from the computer and unable to post. But I'll be stitching courtside!

See you tomorrow night!

Ann in Baton Rouge

Who's got their needles ready for Friday night SAT???

Are you in for SAT on 10-30-09???

hugs,
BeckySC

Maxine's Paradigm Lost Update

I'm a bit late putting my progress up.....I've been suffering with a cold and didn't feel like coming on the computer. I did manage to stitch on Friday as part of the SAT though. I did some more work on Paradigm Lost, here's the before pic....

Here's the after pic...

I managed to start another motif which is slowly bringing me closer to the corner and then I'll find out if the border starts to match up. I'll be in this weeks SAT and PL will come back out:)

Thanks for reading and lovely work done ladies (I try to comment on as many as I can but obviously can't manage everyones or i'd never get any stitching done lol)

Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

WINNER of the Christmas Ornament...

Sorry to be late in posting-I had to wait until my DD was available to draw a name :)
She drew Miss Cindy's name :) Cindy, if you can send me your mailing info-I will mail your ornament on Wednesday :)

I have enjoyed seeing everyone's progress :) I'll post later in the week for the NEXT SAT on Friday night....YES, there WILL be an incentive :)

love and hugs to ya:)
BeckySC

Ornament as incentive for 10-23-09 SAT :)

I know some of you may not need an incentive to stitch....but my Motto (I was a Girl Scout Leader for over 15 years...so I have a motto..LOL!-OK, so it's in my own mind...and not a published motto :) LOL!) is "if you offer it they will come"...you know, kind of like, If you build it they will come...from Field of Dreams :) :) :) I ENJOY hosting stitching activities for those that wish to join in the fun-I HOPE to encourage stitching so that the art never dies. I aspire to bring in the younger generation to stitch....so any way I can "lure" them in I do so :)
I found time today to do the finishing on the ornament I was offering :) This one has been waiting for the perfect finish and new home :)
This ornament is offered as an incentive to all those that stitch with us tonight and post a before and after pic per the "flexible guidelines of Let's Stitch"!!! I hope you like it :) If you could leave a comment to let me know you WOULD like your name added to the chance to win this ornament that would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to offend anyone by pulling their name if they are not interested in the ornament :) I'll draw a name on Monday from those that participated :)




I'll miss you guys tonight-but I'll be thinking of you as I paint faces on all the ornaments and IF I get finished before midnight I will put in a few stitches with you :) Thanks for your interest in this group- it's so GREAT to be up and running again :)

ALL of your progress pics have been so great! Keep up the good work-I look forward to seeing this week's SAT progresses :)


hugs and love to you :)
BeckySC

After Oct. 23

I finished up my little B is for Bunny piece. It was quick and fun to do.



Opps. forgot to say. This is a Sweetheart Tree piece.

oct 23 weekend - before and after

Before:

After:

We had our grandson with us this weekend so I didn't have too much time to stitch but I got a little bit added to BP. Here are the before and after photos.

Lynda

After 10-23 SAT

Here is my after photo of this Beatrix Potter motif that will not end! I just have to finish filling the inside of the rest of the flowers and it will be on to the next motif. I will have to add initials at some point, but I not sure which ones I will use. Everyone's work is looking good! Now it on to next week!

After 10-23-09 - Noah

One of the hardest patterns I've ever followed...lol!! Tiny symbols!
From Cross Stitch & Country Crafts Dec., 1992 magazine. Author unknown.
Stitched on 32ct. Jobelan, Lambswool and over 2.

Cindy F./TX

Red-Cream Mitten SAT After 10-23-09

I started and stitched this during the SAT. I didn't quite finish it, but will finish it this week.

Oct 23 SAT

I only managed a couple of hours last night as I went to visit a friend and by the time I got home I was way to tired to stitch for long.

I worked on the really pale yellow motif on the bottom left, if you want to see a before pic take a look at this post

Oct 23 After ~ NovaLee Noel

I had to run a couple of errands after work, then cooked dinner, so didn’t start until 7:00.  I’m working on the NovaLee Christmas Noel SAL, using DMC on Vikki Clayton’s 36ct linen in off white.  I had finished part one and some of two before last night.  I finished two, and started on three when I realized at about11:30 my count is off … I forgot to put on my little Frog Inhibitor before I started … and will have to do some frogging, so I stopped.  That’s probably what I’ll be doing in a short while.

Charlene in SC USA
Needle in Hand

10/23 after

Here's both a 'before' and an 'after' shot for you--I had posted my 'before' on Friday morning, but I think it's fun to see them together every now and then.

It was great stitching with all of you last night! I look forward to joining you next Friday when I'll be stitching courtside as my dear husband plays in a charity league tennis tournament.

Sampler Bonheur before:

Sampler Bonheur after:

Sampler Bonheur is now safely tucked away in her carrying bag waiting for next Friday! I hope you all have a very good week filled with many happy hours of stitching!

See you next week.

Ann in Baton Rouge
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

What to stitch?

Now the question is what will I stitch on?? I'm off to my stitching chair to work on something. We will see what I feel like doing once I get there. Wish me luck!

Pssst.....

A Little Birdie told me-hmmmm maybe I should say a little "bee" buzzed me...ROFL! that the prize for this week's SAT (10-23-09) is a cross stitched Christmas ornament stitched and finished by BeckySC :)!!
Come stitch with us and share your BEFORE/AFTER pics for a chance to win the ornament :)

Love ya guys :)
BeckySC

Cindy's Before 10/23

Tonight, it's Noah's Ark. Gotta run errands and I'll be right on it! Have fun everyone:)
Cindy F.

Who's in for Friday night SAT 10-23-09 ???

Unfortunately I will NOT be joining this round as I forgot that on Friday night I have to paint all the faces on the ornaments that my mom has made for our church bazaar :) It's A LOT of faces to paint :) :)

You all have fun and I will be here in spirit!!
Looking forward to your progresses :)

hugs,
BeckySC

My before and after pics for 23/10/09

This is my before pic of my Heaven's Gate sampler by Hester's Needle. I'm not sure if I'll be stitching at the same time as you because of the time zone but it's Friday evening here. I love the ornament so won't be offended if it comes my way :o)

It's Sunday evening so hope I'm in time to post, I'm not sure of the time difference. This is my after photo, for the first time in months dh didn't go out Friday evening so I didn't get in as many hrs as I wished but I managed to finishe the stag, a little more of the right hand side border and most of the flower and tub.

Hope everyone else got a good chance to stitch away.

Peg

Friday Oct 23 Before Pic.and NO after pic

This is my before picture. I have to be to work Sat @ 7:00am (grown) so I can't stay up. I probably not make a lot of progress but some is better than none. Right??

Well there will be no progress tonight. If you look at the green line between the numbers and the first Quaker it is 3 stitches to far to the right so is the motif. This mean a visit from Mr Froggie and I don't fell like it tonight. So I'll stitch on an exchange. Boo Hoo




This is on 32 count 2 over 2.

oct 23 "before" picture

Here is my "before" picture...I will be continuing to stitch on my "Beatrix Potter Quaker Sampler". I haven't stitched along with you all on Friday nights in a long while so I am looking forward to tonight.
lynda

If you are stitching with us tomorrow night

please remember to post your before pics :) I will have a special prize drawing on Monday for those that posted BEFORE pics (before 6pm tomorrow evening 10-23-09) and can follow it up with an AFTER pic before Monday morning :)
Can't wait to see what everyone is working on :)

hugs :)
BeckySC

POST-DATED to remain at top of blog

Oct 23 Noel Before

It has been ages since I’ve actively participated on Let’s Stitch, but I’d like to start again!

Tonight I plan to work on this project that is a SAL, Noel Christmas from NovaLee’s French website.  I’ve finished part one and started part two.  Hope to get through a couple tonight ~ there are six parts available now!  We’ll see how it goes.

Charlene in SC
Needle in Hand

Zentangle 10/23 SAT before

I'm going out of town, but will be stitching. Here's pt. 7 and hope to post pt. 8 when I get back. :)

Friday 10/23 SAT before

It's Sampler Bonheur, ready for her Friday night stitch! Here's where I left off last Friday:

Before 10-23 SAT

It's deja vu all over again. Yes, poor Miss Potter is still feeling neglected so tomorrow night she will finally get the attention she deserves! You may notice that this is the same photo that I used as a maybe she will get worked on last Friday night. I think if can finish the circular flower motif and move on to another I'll get past the BP plateau! Happy Stitching everyone!

Friday 10/16 **I'm late posting**

I'm stitching Prairie Schooler Christmas Eve. I don't have a before picture but I started the sleigh on Friday night

I was stitching it for a gift but DH said if anyone was getting it it was him so I guess I'll let him get it frames. That means I'll have to buy more stash to send for the gift. (gg)

Happy Stitching

Shay

Maxine SAT 23rd Oct Paradigm Lost

Here's my before pic for tomorrow night. Although I haven't been around on this blog much I have still been stitching and I aim to make good progress on this now in the run upto Christmas ...who knows I might even get a finish in :)



Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

more progress

Here is a bit more on B is for Bunny. wow... yeah, maybe my next picutre will be in focus. ugh. This can also be my before pic for the SAT!

Donna, thanks for getting me your mailing info....

I mailed today :)
Hope you enjoy :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Believe

I stitched away from home this past week - attended a class and stitched on it Fri. night. :)

Believe
Catherine Jordan
Fabric paints
Catherine's OD threads

So far...
Carolyn NC

AS promised...

Thanks to those that stitched along with me on Friday night :) It was so nice to be back in the swing of things :) I am not going to say I will be stitching SAT every Friday night as the Holidays are always so busy for me, not to mention other things going on in our family :) BUT...I will try to be here each Friday night I can to stitch along with you all :)

OK....I promised a drawing and I am here to make good on it :) I had my DD draw a name from all that stitched and posted from SAT for 10-16-09. The winner is DonnaTN. Can you please sen me your mailing info :)
Here is a pic of your winnings-I am unsure exactly when I can mail-but will let you know when it goes out :) I hope you will enjoy :)
Hidden Treasures Hand-Dyed 28ct. Evenweave Mermaid Treasure
Hidden Treasures Hand-Dyed 28ct. Evenweave Fairy Garden
M Designs-Wild Winter KIT
12 pack Naturals of DMC


See you all Friday night for 10-23-09 SAT :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Wonderful stitching

The stitching I'm seeing is beautiful! I was out of town last week at the Stitching Jubilee in PA (fantastic time) and so I'm trying to catch up. Wonderful progress, everyone!

Carolyn NC

10/16 After SAT

I put in about 900 stitches on St. Nick:) Can't wait to see what everyone worked on!
Have a great week:)
Cindy F./TX

Your Stitching!!

Just wanted to leave you all a little note. Your stitching from Friday night looks great. I really wanted to stitch...I did try but being sick and coughing like a mad woman does not make for great stitching. After I stuck myself for about the 5th time I gave up. I am hoping to feel better soon so that I can stitch with you all very soon!

Happy Stitching!!

After stitching

This is as far as I got on B is for Bunny the other day. It was a new start.

After 10-16 SAT

Yeah! I finished up LHN's Pumpkins last night. I used the Crescent Colours that came with the chart and some fabric from my stash. It is, I think, a 14 ct Aida that is sort of a French vanilla color with some sheen to it. The sun was out for the first time in a week so my mini pumpkin made a shadow. I never seem to get in the full 6 hours of stitching. I think I managed about 4 last night. That doesn't look like much for 4 hours, but I'll take my happy dance any way I can get it!

Before & After Pictures

Hi Everyeone,

Here are my before and after pictures of what I stitched on last night.

As you can see, I decided to start a new project, as I have startis.  This is Something Wicked

from La D Da.  It is a really fun stitch and stitching up fast.  I didn't get to stitch the whole time, as I have

sick kids and a sick DH.  I will definately keep with this project until it is done, because

it is so much fun.

Chart:  La D Da Something Wicked

Fabric: 36ct. Havana from WDW

Threads: DMC

Started: 10/16/09

Friday SAT October 17th

Yesterday I joined you all in the SAT. I decided to stitch on Chatelaine, Holland Springtime. I've been neglecting her all summer, last picture was on July 13th.

And this is how she looks now:

10/16 SAT after

Well, I didn't make it to midnight, but I'm still pleased with my progress for the evening. While stitching tonight I noticed an error on the top two pine cones--I decided to leave the error and repeated it on the bottom pine cones. I'll do the same thing on the other side. The extra stitch didn't change the overall dimensions of the element, and since I was stitching the first two of those pine cones last weekend in the middle of the Kisatchie National Forest I think it's only right that those pine cones be made to look even more natural!

Sampler Bonheur
2009 project from Brodyzen's blog
35 count Old Gray Mare linen and Exampler Salty Sea silk floss
both from Vikki Clayton's Hand-Dyed Fibers

Now I've got to put this piece away until next Friday. Tomorrow I'll be back stitching on an ornament I need to finish to bring to Sr. Dulce for her tree. It's a freebie dolphin pattern that I'm stitching as an Assisi-style ornament.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's progress from this evening. Please don't feel obligated to leave a comment here--use that time to stitch instead!

And until we 'see' each other next Friday night, keep stitching!

Ann

After pic 10-16- SAT

My goal for tonight was to get all the white in the window frames stitched! I reached that goal :) Now it's b/s only :)
Thanks for stitching with me tonight-I am gonna go play in my stash for awhile :)
Looking forward to seeing your pics :)

Sorry for my CRUMMY pic-this does not photograph well at all-but is gorgeous IRL :) :) :)

hugs :)
BeckySC

Before 10-16 Pic

Working on my HAED (Heaven and Earth) "St. Nick in His Study" tonight.



I've just started page 3 of 28!!

Have fun everyone:)

Cindy F./TX

before pic

I don't have one. As I will be starting a new piece this weekend. And a chunk of linen just doesn't excite me for pictures. lol.

I will be working on B is for Bunny this weekend. All fresh and new starty!

Friday 10/16 before

Here's a very wrinkled 'before' photo of my Friday night SAT project for tonight (and every Friday night until it is finished):

Sampler Bonheur
Brodyzen's Blog

35 count Old Gray Mare linen
Examplar Salty Sea floss
both from Vikki Clayton's Hand-Dyed Fibers

Before SAT 10-16

I'm planning to join the stitching fun tomorrow night. I haven't decided which of these I will work on just yet. I'm leaning toward LHN Pumpkins because all it needs is the border. If get tired of the border, I will work on poor, neglected Beatrix Potter. She hasn't had much attention lately. Hope everyone has had a good week and is ready to stitch up a storm!
DonnaTN

Before pic for 10-16-09 SAT

I am down to just a little cross stitch left (the white inside the grey window outlines)and then it's on to the backstitching. There is a great deal of b/s though :)
I have decided to put this away until Friday night and stitch on it during our SAT :)
Pics are clickable for larger views.


Herb Window Garden
Designer: Linda Bird
Fabric: 28ct. Ant. White
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 13 x 16 1/4
Start Date: 8-30-05
Finish Date:
I'll update the pic either late Friday after stitching or Saturday :)

hugs,
BeckySC

Zentangle pt. 6

Sorry I haven't posted in a while - Recently I've been working on this particular piece trying to finish it up before the deadline. There are 10 parts, and I'm on #7. I'm loving these bright colors - so happy on a dreary day. :)

permission given by designers Kirsten Schmitt and Elke Reiss for the Marquoir Yahoo Group.

Carolyn NC
Blog

SAT 10-9-09 Started & Completed

This was a quick thing to do in honor of Breast Cancer month. This pattern is from a old County pamphlet.

After finishing the Watermelon I had some more time to stitch so did this one.

Before/After 10-9-09 Watermelon

This is now finished and ready for framing. This is from the 2009 Cross Stitch a Day Calendar (July 23)

10-9-09 After pic

I stitched on Herb Window Garden on Friday night. This is my focal piece right now and I will be sharing it until it is finished-I don't think I will have it finished by this Friday night.... but maybe by Friday week :)It's been a WIP far too long :)
Pic is clickable for larger view


Herb Window Garden
Designer: Linda Bird
Fabric: 28ct. Ant. White
Fibers: DMC
Design Size: 13 x 16 1/4
Start Date: 8-30-05
Finish Date:

Please do not feel obligated to comment on my stitching :) I am just happy to have the inspiration of this blog and love seeing what everyone has stitched :)

Have a lovely week and I'll see you all Friday night for SAT :)
hugs,
BeckySC

Friday 10/9 after

Here's the "After" shot of my work on Sampler Bonheur. I didn't get as much done as I had hoped to--I had 2 RRs arrive just before I left town and so I took them with me to stitch so that I can mail them out tomorrow. Last night I discovered that there's an error that might have to be frogged, but I'm going to wait until I finish this section before I make the change. If it doesn't look too bad--well, I'll leave it and just make the same error on the other sides so that it stays symmetrical.

I'll be keeping this as my Friday night stitch until it's finished, so you'll be seeing it for the rest of the year

See you on Friday night!

Sampler Bonheur
Brodyzen
stitched on 35 count Old Gray Mare linen with Exampler Salty Sea floss
linen and floss from Vikki Clayton

I have been stitching

on Fridays but they have been RRs and exchanges so i can't share pics. Seems like that is all I have been doing for 2 months. I do not think I can join in on the 16th as I will be heading for Myrtle Beach. I have 4 more Christmas ornament exchanges and 1 RR and then I am back to my regular stitching and posting progress pics again. I do like this blog and want to stay a member. As for not posting comments. I do not have a fast internet server. It is better than dial up but slower than cable and it would take me a long time to comment to all of them. Sometimes I post a new post to say that it is great how everyone has been stitching. I check in here all the time and do see what everyone is stitching on.

Sat 10/16/09

I will be stitching Friday night even though I will be RV'ing with my husband. We are heading to Lancaster!!!!! I'm taking a class on Saturday at the Stitching Jubilee and shopping. Then my husband and I are heading out just investigating the area.

I will be stitching on my EGA project, Drawn Thread, for which I will be stitching and teaching next month.

I also will have my knitting with me to do while traveling. At least with knitting, I won't keep stabbing my self with my needle.

Joanie R.

After 10-2 SAT

Here is the finish of the witch from the Trick or Treat Trio in the 2008 JC Halloween issue. She is stitched on some fabric from my stash that has some purple mottling, count unknown, probably 28, with most of the recommended colors, but a few changes. I did finish her last Friday night, but she will eventually become a hanging ornament, a gift for a friend who got me tickets for "Wicked." I had such a busy weekend and was fighting a bug that just would not let go of me. About Wednesday or Thursday I realized I had never done my after post. I guess that is what happens when you haven't participated for a while, you get out of the habit. Since I could not stitch last night, 10-9, I decided to do my post today for last Friday. It seems that there are just a few of us participating on Friday nights, but maybe more people are stitching than posting. It would be fun to see what everyone is working on whether you stitch on Friday evenings or not. Enjoy your stitching time!
DonnaTN

October 9 SAT

I'm leaving town in the morning, heading up to Zwolle, Louisiana for my husband's family reunion and the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta. (http://www.zwollela.net/tamale.asp)

We've rented a cabin in the North Toledo Bend State Park and I'm bringing 1 book (Mansfield Park) and 1 piece of stitching (Sampler Bonheur) with me. Hopefully I'll make plenty of progress on both!

Here's my before on Sampler Bonheur. It will be Monday before I get my after posted.

I hope you all have a good stitching weekend!

Sampler Bonheur

35 count Old Gray Mare linen and Exampler Salty Sea silk floss
both from Hand-Dyed Fibers

Friday night progress

I stitched the latest installment of Zentangle, a piece I'm stitching as part of the German Marquoir Group on Yahoo. Below are my before-and-after pictures:




Photos are posted with the permission of the designers, who graciously gave the design to the group to be distributed to members participating in the SAL as a freebie.

There are 2 more parts to the design, so I should be finishing it up as next Friday's SAL!

Ann in Baton Rouge

Friday nights SAT

I did stitch all night but it was for exchanges so i can't show pics. I finished a Halloween ornament and I started a Christmas ornament.

Joining Tonight's SAT

I will be working on these pieces tonight. The headless witch is from Just Cross Stitch's 2008 Halloween issue. The other is from Little House Needleworks. Pumpkins just needs the border to be finished.

I hope everyone is getting back into a regular stitching schedule after the summer and look forward to future updates. Happy Stitching!
DonnaTN

SAT 09-25-2209 Before/After

This is my before picture for this weeks SAT




After pic - actually stich all day.

Friday night after

Part 5 of Zentangle got stitched on Friday. I'm at the half-way point on this one, I hope to be finishing it up during our next Friday night SAT!



It took me all evening to stitch Zentangle, so I didn't get to stitch on Sampler Bonheur at all.

Friday night SAT

I'll be working on Zentangle again, and I hope to stitch part 5 of the chart. Once I finish stitching on Zentangle for the night then I'm going to get back to work on my Sampler Bonheur from the Brodyzen blog. Here are my before photos:

Sampler Bonheur

stitched with HDF silk Exampler Salty Sea on 35 count HDF linen Old Gray Mare
I promise to iron this one before I show it to you again!

Zentangle

stitched with HDF silk Mardi Gras Mambo on 35 count HDF undyed linen

Zentangle is a project of the German Marquoir Yahoo Group and this photo is posted with the permission of the designer and the group administration.

Zentangle part 2

I worked on Zentangle last night, and finished part 2. Now I'm waiting to be sent the 3rd section of the graph!

photo published with the permission of the German Marquoir Yahoo group

Zentangle

I've started a new project--ZENTANGLE--that I am stitching as part of the German Marquoir Yahoo group. I didn't join the group until this project was about to end so I'm stitching furiously to finish the piece before it ends and I'm left with an unfinished project! It's a 10 part project, I've stitched part one and I'm currently working on part 2.

Here's my before picture, posted with the permission of the German Marquoir group:



I'm stitching this on 35 count undyed linen from Vikki Clayton, which is whiter than it's showing up here. (I took the photo on a dark surface!) The floss is a special combo I had Vikki Clayton dye for me last year that I call Mardi Gras Mambo.

If you are interested in joining the German Marquoir group you can find more information and a link on my blog: With My Needle.

Ann in Louisiana

Finish and New Start (9/4/09)

Here is my latest finish (finally did the backstitching). Rainbow Angles Heart.

And started my first biscournu - the top for the Cheetah.

I'm late posting...

...but it was a holiday weekend! Anyway, better late than never, right? I was lucky and got to get plenty of stitching time this weekend. Here's my progress on Mansfield Park, my Friday night SAL project:

I love this sampler more and more with every stitch. I'll be excited to finish stitching it so that I can get it framed and enjoy seeing it decorating my home!

I did some other stitching this weekend, you can get the details and see a photo on my BLOG.

I hope you all had a happy weekend, and have a very stitchy week!

Ann in Baton Rouge

MIA for Too Long

Where has the summer gone? I have mostly stitched on Beatrix Potter. I keep plugging away, but I don't think she will be finished this year!

A sweet friend gave me this LHN chart along with the pretty green fabric and the Crescent Colours for my birthday. So I just had to have a birthday new start!

This ornament came from the Gift of Stitching last year. I completed the stitching back in January, I think. I just did the finishing this morning. I like the easy finish and will use it on other things.

I borrowed the LHN chart from a friend and completed the stitching last month. I am wanting to do a cube finish on it.

I have not been able to stitch on Friday nights for nearly 2 months. It has been a strange summer with time slipping past. I have stitched some, but not as much as I would like. This update is just to show that I'm still around. I have kept up with looking at everyone's posts and hopefully the change of seasons will rev all of us up! I am going on a 2 week vacation next Friday, but look out come October. I hope to be back on a weekly basis! Happy Labor Day!
DonnaTN

Dancing Away...

While I have been on and off stitching away, I have not however, posted on this blog for a while. Nearly a year ago, I wrote that I was joining in the Friday SAL. The project I was stitching on then is the same project I'm posting about now. Finally, after more than a year, Queen of A Needle is done.

Happy and excited describe my feelings exactly. Or maybe ecstatic is the word? Please join in and celebrate with me. More details and pictures are on my blog.

Labor Day Weekend stitching

If it's Friday, it's Mansfield Park! (with apologies to NBC and Meet the Press). I really didn't make much progress on this one this week so I'm devoting the entire weekend to stitching on this one piece. I've got a real itch to 'get something finished' so I've got to set all my WIPs aside and concentrate on one project--and this is it! (It's also my oldest WIP that's in the current work pile, so it's a natural to be the focus piece.)

Here's the very crummy before photo. I promise to iron before I take the 'after' photo!

SAT 8/28/09

Well, I stitched on Friday night just not on the project I thought I would. I received some new stash during the week and instead of working on my pinkeep to I was seduced to start a new project.

I started working on Softly Walk by La-D-Da. i got off my counting a little bit and had to a decision on how much I would frog. I decided to just from the rose and make the adjustments there. I did that and managed to get the rose restitched. So................. here is my progress thus far:

Weekend update

Well, I didn't get much done on Mansfield Park, mostly because I spent my time getting started on Sampler Bonheur 2009 from the Brodyzen Creations blog. No before photo on that one since there was nothing before!

Here's my progress on Sampler Bonheur 2009 and Mansfield Park for the weekend:

Mansfield Park from The Sampler Girl

35 count undyed linen from Vikki Clayton with DMC floss

Sampler Bonheur 2009 from Brodyzen Creations
35 count Old Gray Mare linen and Exampler Salty Sea silk floss both from Vikki Clayton

I'm starting the My Lady's Quaker SAL tomorrow, too! Today I've got to concentrate on stitching my part on a RR that has to go out in tomorrow's mail. Happy stitching, everyone!

Ann in Louisiana
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

A little more Sun Flower Inn

Good morning! Here's my progress on Sun Flower Inn. The house is about done and I am into the color section :-)

I am also starting a new piece tomorrow - My Lady's Quaker. There is a SAL for it at this blog: http://myladysquaker.blogspot.com/

Hope you have a great stitchy day!

Meredith
www.merrystitching.blogspot.com

It's Mansfield Park, again

Well, I didn't get much stitching done this week, so I'm not at all where I hoped to be at this point. I seriously doubt that I'll be able to finish up this band this weekend, so my Labor Day deadline is looking like a long shot at this point.

But I'll be stitching away tonight on Mansfield Park while the DH is off playing tennis with an old friend from high school. Here's my before photo (sorry about the wrinkles--I'll press it again after I stitch on it tonight):

I've got other stitching I'll be working on this weekend--a RR (Carriage House Samplings Friendship Sampler) and Sampler Bonheur (Brodyzen's blog), so it's going to be a very busy stitching weekend for me!

Ann in Baton Rouge
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

SAT 8/21/09

I just looked at my past posts and realized that I did not post a picture of my finish of the Tavern Welcome.

It is still not framed, I hope to get it mounted and framed soon.
After the Tavern Welcome I have been working in BBD Peacock Pinkeep.






On Saturday I finished the side of the pinkeep. This Friday I will start stitching the top section.


My Blog

Ann's Mansfield Park update

Well, I've finished another band on Mansfield Park, which means I'm almost finished with the first page--I'm just a little under halfway finished with the project.

The next 5 rows are almost all lettering, so they should go pretty quickly. If everything works out I hope to have them finished before the end of the weekend. Then it's on to the final sections, which will be more time consuming because they are very heavily stitched!

my blog

It's Mansfield Park tonight...

...and every night until it's finished!

I'll be stitching on my current 'focus project' tonight--Mansfield Park, by The Sampler Girl. I'm stitching it using the DMC conversion, 2 over 2, on 35 count undyed linen from Vikki Clayton.

This is my focus project now--the only thing I'm stitching--and my goal is to finish it before the end of the Labor Day weekend holiday! (September 7, for those of you not in the States)

Ann in Baton Rouge
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

SAT Tonight

After quite a break, I will be joining in the Stitch A Thon tonight, once again working on LHN's Little House Neighbourhood. I am hoping to get it finished by the end of the month. The picture to the left is where I was at last Friday. Since then I have done the bodies of the crows and finished the lambs. I will be working on the house on the left tonight.

Sun Flower Inn

Hello! Here is the progress I made on Sun Flower Inn on over the last week when we were on vacation. The houses always take me so long to do but they are great to stitch when stitching with someone (like I was with my Mom) because once you get the frame there's not too much counting involved...hence no frog visits :-) I'm looking forward to getting to the sun flower sections.

Everyone's pieces are looking great! Looking forward to the fall and being able to join in on the SAT on Friday nights again. Have a good week!

Meredith
www.merrystitching.blogspot.com

A Sunday Finish

After letting this sit to the side, unfinished, and trying to decide on the personalization I'm happy to report that Petites Lettres Rouges (the freebie from the Blackbird Designs blog) was finished on Sunday! Now I'm going to concentrate on my Mansfield Park sampler (from The Sampler Girl) until it's finished, or until I go out of town for the Labor Day weekend. I already know that I'll be taking It's Berry Time from Blackbird Designs on the trip--it's just easier to travel with a monochrome!





Have a great stitching week, everyone!

Ann in Baton Rouge
www.with-my-needle.blogspot.com

A Charity Finish (mid-week)

I stitch this for SOLAK and finished it mid-week, but wanted people to see.

My Rainbow Hearts

Rainbow Angles Heart


ZigZag Heart

Rainbow Heart


Here are the hearts I spoke about. I did them all at the same time until I didn't have a color.

I 'm stitching tonight 8/14

I will be stitching some rainbow hearts for charity. They are freebie patterns (www.better-cross-stitch-patterns.com). I figured I'd work on 3 at one time since they use most the same colors and would just go from one to the other.

SAT 8/7

Less that 30 minutes to go and SAT starts. Tonight I plan to continue working on BBD LF #35 Peacock Pinkeep.

Stitching Tonight!

I am finally able to stitch tonight...yeah. I will be working on Halloween Fairy. Hopefully I will get to post a picture of my stitching soon. Have fun stitching tonight!

8/7 Friday Night SAL

Anyone joining me for the Friday night SAL? I'll be working on Red, White and Blue by Cross-eyed Cricket, a memorial for the family of a local fallen soldier. I don't have a whole lot done, but will post an after picture after the weekend. What's everyone else working on?

Happy stitching!
TerriG

Some Finishes

Finished Quilting, by Little House...


and Cute as a Button, a pouch kit from Susan Greening Davis...


Carolyn NC

Update

Unfortunately I have been away for a while because I had four classes this summer BUT, they are now over! I am so happy. I wanted to give some update pictures of what I have been working on, when I had a few minutes of time.This is Shepherd's Bush Autumns BlessingsAnd this is Shepherd's Bush O Beautiful. One picture is an old picture but I wanted to show the top part better.
Happy Stitching
~*Candi*~
Candiland-21.blogspot.com

SAT 31 July

I started working on my 'Tavern Welcome' on the 24 July.

I continued to work on it during the week and was able to make some progress.

This final picture shows my progress after Fridays' SAT.

The color of the fabric in the second picture is closest to the true color. Hopefully I will be able to get a better picture when it is complete.

SAT July 31st after

I did it :D I stitched what I had planned to stitch and a bit more :D

You can see closeup's in my blog, but here's the bottom part of my April-Mai Sampler.

I stitched the last bs-band and got a few bs on a cs-band I'd stitched before.

I've got the last band to stitch, then I'll finally have one of my large WIP's ready :D

SAT July 31st before

Hi everyone,

I'm stitching on my April-Mai sampler tonight,

taking a bit of an early start.

Here's my before;

For updates on my other stitchings, please take a look in my blog.

Mia

7-25 SAT and Beyond

It has been a hectic summer and I haven't been stitching on Friday evenings much. I did stitch a good amount this past Friday on Beatrix Potter. Here is the before photo.


I managed to finish the pale orange motif and the little purple one plus make a really good start on the yellow motif, which I finished Monday afternoon.

Here is an photo of Beatrix so far. I am a good quarter finished! Yeah!

SAT 24 July

I began a new project.

I am using Tavern Signs by Carriage House Samplings to stitch a Welcome sign for DS.

July 24 Update

Well, like others, I've not had a lot of Friday night stitching time this summer. Accordingly, I haven't posted in a while, but I have enjoyed seeing everyone else's projects.

I did actually manage to get in a little bit of stitching time last night. I pulled out my Taj Mahal Mandala Garden from Chatelaine Designs and worked on it for a bit. Here are my before & after photos showing what I accomplished (click to enlarge):





Until next time ...

Some updates :)

Here's what I've been up to lately. No Friday SAT's because of summer, that means lazy evenings outside. Mary Wigham, I bet you all want to know how far she is. Well, I've done not too much, because I can only stitch on her in daylight, in spite of my Ott-lamp. I stitch her on 40 count, and my eyes... well, it's my age I suppose LOL.

Another one I'm working at is The Plantation Sampler. I only have a little progress, but nevertheless, here it is.

For the next two weeks we are on vacation to France, so no updates from me :)

Summer time

Hi everyone,
I have been stitching, but in between summer fun, so it's slower. Have a few WIP's I've worked on in the last week and a few gifts, and the friendship RR. Hope all are having a great summer!

Secret Garden 3...

Quilting...

Joanie R June and July

Found 2 pictures not posted...here they are...monthly ornaments...June and July.

Joanie R.

What Joanie R has been up to

I've been working on so many projects, not concentrating on anything. I'm doing an over one saying on a wedding sampler...can't show it...she looks at this blog.

I'm still working on my son's wedding sampler, even though he went to the justice of the peace in Georgia and got married on July4th....at least they should never forget the date. Not a whole lot of change since the last picture shown.

I'm working on my mini monthly ornaments...will try to get some picture together to show those.

I'm working on my advent numbers from Ellen Maurer Stroh....made a huge mistake, have to frog about 1/3 of it!!!

I'm crocheting a baby blanket for my grandson, not very interesting, more boring than anything else. In blue, green, yellow, and a multi white with specks of blue, green, yellow and pink. Was not going to put any pink in it.

Just started a new picture....a cat's face up real close...have only a dozen or so stitches in it. Not enough to show!

So, I have been busy, just not showable busy at this point.

Joanie R.

Fridays SAT

I started this by JBW Designs. it is Sweet Nothings Evergreens. It is done on 25 ct Lugana and a really pretty green

Another 2009 Cross Stitch Calendar Finish

I just finished this last night. It took about 5 days to do. It from the 2009 Cross Stitch Page-a-day Calendar. I know I picked one that is ahead in the calendar, but this one just look too fun now to do early.

As of Saturday July 11

Well I've made some progress on my Mary Wigham since I last posted in June.


DH made a floor stand for me which has helped a lot. Now I can stitch two handed. I'm not faster but it is less stress on my arms.

This has become my favorite project..warts and all.. I can't imagine how many mistakes I would have made at age 9 when MW started this but I know how many I've had to take out at age 68. Things just don't see to change with time. LOL

Happy Stitching

Shay

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She Sells Seashells - Finish!!! Happy Dancing!!!

A finish!!! I really like how this turned out. It was a fun and relatively quick to stitch. And, I finally learned how to use over-dyed floss correctly to show the changes in colors - woohoo!!

She Sells Seashell by Country Cottage Needleworks

32 count lambswool linen

recommended threads

Hope you all are doing well and Happy Stitching! Meredith http://www.merrystitching.blogspot.com/

Friday SAT

I started this Friday night for the SAL and got this far. It is Bent Creek Zippies I Love My Country.

More on Fiona

Haven't had an update on this one in a bit. But I now have the second page done. Page 4 just came out, so.... still need a bit more catching up. :)

SAT 07-03-09 Before/After

Here is what I worked on over last week.

Friday night progress

Here's my progress on "Mansfield Park" from The Sampler Girl. I managed to get the three rows of water under the small ship stitched, and I've started on the larger ship. I'm stitching this on some undyed linen from Vikki Clayton using the DMC conversion listed on the chart. Sorry the picture is so lousy--it's too early in the day to have decent lighting in my house. (The color in my before photo is very accurate.)

I've decided to keep this project as something that I stitch on only on Friday night until it's finished since it's part of my 'Everything Austen' challenge list and because soon I'll be starting my Christmas gift stitching and I'm afraid that once I start gift stitching I'll forget to stitch on anything that's just for me!

SAT 3July, 2009

Here is my latest progress report. On Friday I finished my BBD stocking;
Before: BBD Carnation stocking
After:

From Guava Gems

I also started and finished the stitching on this Mill Hill Kit: Flag Star

From Guava Gems

Hope everyone is having a safe Fourth.

Here's my 'before'

I'll be working on Mansfield Park, from The Sampler Girl. It's also one of my challenges for the 'Everything Austen' challenge that's being hosted on Stephanie's blog.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July tomorrow! If you're looking for a precious freebie with a patriotic flavor to stitch tomorrow, check out Aury's blog for a Quaker-style stars-and-stripes heart. It's what I'll be stitching tomorrow!

July 3rd SAT

Ok, found my pictures quickly, so here is the before picture....showing 2, because it has been so long.....
Sorry for the wrinkles, I had it packed away for a trip and then we didn't go. But, you can see i've added the areas with the small alphabet and finished some of the missing parts on the top area. Oh, I just realized the house has a roof now too!

This is my project tonight and possibly tomorrow too if my plans work out. We are going to be home alone for the 4th, and I broke my vacuum cleaner (darn, darn, darn, right?).

So, everyone have a good night and a great day tomorrow.

Joanie R.

What I've been working on and what tonight!

Hi all..been a little while since I posted. Here are pictures of what I have started and finished in the last couple of weeks.









They are all designs by Tonia Pappan of Oakhaven Designs. The Spring, Summer,Autumn and Winter are charts that were given to us when we participated in the online chats at her site. The April and May ornaments are part of a Monthly SAL...i'm now ready to start June.

I have to find the pictures of the project i'm working on tonight. I'll post them after i find them.

Joanie R.

She Sells Seashells Update

Hello! Here's a quick picture update of She Sells Seashells. I am SO close to being finished...but another new project is calling my name tonight and since it's of a patriotic nature and the 4th of July is upon us I think I'm going to work on that tonight...

Happy stitching! Meredith

http://merrystitching.blogspot.com/

change in plans...

Instead of working on The Summer Ball, I ended up starting this little freebie from the Blackbird Designs blog:


My husband was playing tennis this weekend and so this was the perfect project to carry with me to the club so that I could stitch while waiting for him to play. I still have a little bit to finish, so I'll stitch that tonight.

Fidays SAT

I started this June 19th and never got around to posting it here. All I had done was a couple of stitches though and then Friday night I finished it. JN Kari's Snowflake

Finally I can share and stitch

This is Patti's RR I'll be working on this evening-a wildlife theme.

Barbara's Snowman RR

CCN- F & S Round #13 for Kathy


After months of exchange stitching I can finally share photos of what I've been doing on the friday nights I've been able to join in.

Susan

The Summer Ball

I'll be stitching today for the SAL. My project (as it will be for many, many, many months to come) is The Summer Ball by Sandy Littlejohn. Here's my before photo:

A finish

I got this one finished last night. Feels good.



It is with the charted everything. I did add the year and my initials in two of the empty spots.

Friday 06/19 to Sat 06/20 Progress

I joined the Mary Wigham Ackworth Sampler SAL this is my Friday’s before picture.


I stitched Friday night and most of Saturday before I took this picture. I’m using the listed DMC threads on Zweigart 32 count Flax. This has been a real joy to stitch.

Happy Stitching

Shay

Weekend update

Well, I didn't quite finish 'Bless Our Home' and here's why:

3 new starts!

'Souvenir de France' from the Blackbird Designs blog, 'Beneath the Sunlit Sky' from Blackbird Designs, and 'The Summer Ball' by Sandy Littlejohn. I'll finish 'Bless Our Home' today--all I need to finish is to stitch the pink accents in the top border and to sign it.

You can read about my other new starts on my blog.

SAT June 19th (and weekend)

Hi all,

we had a wonderful weekend with my DD's and their friends and my brother and his family. It's been midsummer weekend here in Finland and all of us spent it at my brothers summerplace. The weather wasn't that warm, but we had fun :D

I started stitching Newton's Law's "Keep calm at all times" on Thursday (in a SAT we have in a Finnish stitching group) and continued on/off all weekend - not many hours of stitching, but I did get some progress :D

First my before (after Thu-SAT) and then where I am at the moment;

Happy stitching everyone :D

Mia

ps. I did stitch week ago Friday, got a few stitches to my Moon Fairy :D Our digicam is out of order so I haven't had a chance to take a pic of it. Hope to have a pic of it some time soon.

19 June SAT

I worked on the large yellow motif last night

and a better view thanks to the scanner

I forgot to post an after pic last week so you can see one here it also counts as this weeks before

my blog: Caring Stitcher

6/19 SAT Before/After

Working on a Helga Mandl design - Patriotic Quilt 1 (Independence Day is coming)

Friday 6/19 before

I'm determined to finish CCN's "Bless Our Home" tonight. As you can see, I've made a few changes from the way the design was originally charted. Here's my before photo:




In addition to finishing the top border I'm going to rip out the pink stitching on the door and change it to white. The pink trim worked with the original colors of the design, but not with mine.

Happy stitching, everyone!

Update

Lately I have had to work Friday nights but I wanted to show everyone what I have been working on. Here is Shepherd's Bush O beautiful and LK Boo Club double flips.

Hope everyone's week is going well.
~*Candi*~

last words

I have finished up Boo Club. It was LK's and done on 32 ct. dirty linen with the charted threads. It is a model so I am sending it off to the store.

Sorry I'm so late posting my progress...

I got some stitching done Friday. Here's my progress on Bless Our Home. You'll notice that I have made quite a few changes from the way the design was charted. I've made the design reflect our home colorwise, stitched in our favorite cat, and changed to flag to represent the flag that flew over Louisiana during her brief period as an independent republic:




And this is the latest heart I needed to stitch on the Friendship Sampler RR that I'm participating in:




See you all on Friday!

SAT 06-12-07 Before/After

I was able to stitch again this week and got to stitch for quite a few hours (about 8 total)




Here's the after....hope to be able to do some more stitching throughout the week.

June 12 SAT

On Friday night I started my second BBD Stocking. I decided to stitch Winter Carnation as my June Ornament, here is my progress so far.

Exchange Piece I Made

This is my first real experience stitching on evenweave. A little frustrating at first but it became a lot of fun. (Now I definitely prefer evenweave to aida.) It is "Fulfill My Joy" by Jeremiah Junction and was in the August 2000 issue of Cross Country Stitching.

Nancy

Stitching from 6-12

Life has gotten most of my attention in the last couple of weeks and I haven't stitched at all...until last night. I had actually put in a few more stitches, but didn't take the time to take a picture last night. We had terrible storms roll through here just about 5:00 pm and many are still without power this morning. I was lucky enough to have electricity so I worked on Beatrix.

Not a ton of progress, but I'm just happy that I could put in some stitches. Maybe I'll get to work on her some more today. Well, after I go out and collect the gajillon sticks and stuff littering the yard!
DonnaTN

Ode to the Red House two squares too far to the rightMy fingers were flying I thought I was fineThat's when I noticed something amiss with the lineThe stitches were even, the colour divineYet something was wrong still with my designOh no thought I, it can't be, what to do?My time is so short, my free moments so fewMy babes need feeding, bathing and more The paperwork glares at me there through the doorWhat a waste, what to do?Will anyone notice if I just fudge a few? Yes, I will notice it, for sure most trueNow my language turns the air blue.So tonight my dear friends I join in the group My scissors in hand to make right my kafloopPoop.Caroline

Ode to the Red House two squares too far to the right

My fingers were flying I thought I was fine

That's when I noticed something amiss with the line

The stitches were even, the colour divine

Yet something was wrong still with my design

Oh no thought I, it can't be, what to do?

My time is so short, my free moments so few

My babes need feeding, bathing and more 

The paperwork glares at me there through the door

What a waste, what to do?

Will anyone notice if I just fudge a few? 

Yes, I will notice it, for sure most true

Now my language turns the air blue.

So tonight my dear friends I join in the group 

My scissors in hand to make right my kafloop

Poop.

Caroline

Count me in!

I'll be stitching tomorrow night, also. First I have to finish 2 RR pieces (Friendship Sampler by Carriage House Samplings)--on one I only need to stitch my name, city and state, and the date. On the other I need to stitch my heart, along with the name, etc.

If I finish the RR stitching I'll be back stitching on 'Bless Our House' from Little House Needleworks. I need to stitch the lettering and both borders still.

Sorry the photo is so lousy--it's late at night, and so the lighting just isn't that good. Still, you get the idea.

Happy stitching, everyone!

Ann in Baton Rouge
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SAT Jun 12th

I'm in for tomorrow, I'll try to pick up my Moon Fairy, you can see the previous here.