New Starts

While between projects right before the new year, I picked up A Quaker Christmas and put a few more stitches in.  Before and after shots:

 

On New Year's Day, just after midnight, I started The Yellow House Sampler.  I've been wanting to do this one for years.  Love the colors and if you look closely, you'll see a tiny Adam and Eve at the top.

Since I just could not wait on Blessings Be Thine, I started it also!  Not much done, but it's a start.  Last night I wasn't too sure of the green, as it wasn't showing up as dark as I'd hoped, but in the light today it looks better.  Any thoughts??  Should I go darker?  

 

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A Quaker Christmas

I've been stitching like crazy on this one for a few days, and this is all I have to show for it! This is a big design, and this is roughly 1/4 complete. I love it, but the one color does get to me after a while. Here is where I began:

BAP Stitching Update

Thanks for all the kind comments about the snowman finish on my last post. He's a knob hanger on the inside of my front door.

Just a quick post to show my BAP stitching. Not a lot done, but it is early in the year!!



I've also been working on A Quaker Christmas and here are the before and after views. This one will be lovely when complete. I like stitching on it for a little while, and then the one color gets to me and I have to move on to the next project.




Also, one of my canvas WIPs needed a bit of attention, so a few stitches were added. This is A Promise of Mystery!, and is a Stitch of the Month project for 2010 from the American Needlepoint Guild. Since the directions were given out over the entire year, I don't feel like rushing, so just takin' my time!



Between the larger projects, I've been working on some small ornaments, but no pics yet.

That's it for now. As always, thanks for visiting and for taking the time to leave a comment!

More Pictures

Curly Ho Ho
Mill Hill kit
c. 2004
11/7/2011 - 11/10/2011

I stitched this ornament for DD and DSIL. Loved beading Santa's beard!! Since I had forgotten to take a pic before the trip, she sent me one after it was on their tree. This one I'll definitely have to do again!

Celtic Inspiration Ornament
Teresa Wentzler
TW Design Works
c. 2002
11/11/2011 - 11/15/2011

I stitched this ornament for my Aunt Becky and she let me know that she likes it. I have stitched this before and given it away, but will stitch again to keep! So simple, yet elegant.

This is a really bad picture, especially with the shadow of my arm. I started A Quaker Christmas on Christmas Eve 2007. Yikes! I want to get this beauty finished. This snap is how it looked when I put it away last time. Got a few stitches in last night and hope to get moving on it.

A Little More

Only a wee bit more done tonight. I spent the weekend catching up on paperwork :( I had gotten pretty far behind on sorting through papers and getting the filing done. It's done now and that makes me feel much better! Just a short post tonight...must get to sleep, as I plan to be up and out early tomorrow morning to get to the sale at the Silver Needle that starts at 6 a.m. Tomorrow is not a holiday for me, so I will only have a little while to shop before work. Since I work only 1 mile away, I just might shop some more at lunchtime!!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is almost here! I've started A Quaker Christmas, but only got a little done today. I'm using 32 ct. cream Belfast with DMC floss, 2 over 2.

One Handed !

I had surgery a week ago on my wrist. The carpal tunnel finally got so bad that I had to have something done. The pain was waking me up several times each night even when wearing my splint. Another week until the bandage comes off and the stitches come out. It's been hard this week doing everything with one hand, and also very slow! Hopefully, I can stitch soon!

I have 2 rather large projects to begin in 2008. I have everything to start stitching "And A Forest Grew". I still need fabric for "A Quaker Christmas". I would love to begin one on Christmas Eve, and the other on New Year's Day!