update time ..

hello all...

well.. i got my laptop back from the doctors... poor thing was sick... but she's working good now.. so.. i can show you how much i've done on my Murky Manor cross stitch.. i've done quite a bit.. and.. i have a new goal.. i want to have it finished before i go on my cruise March 13th.. think i can do it??..

i also did a store sample for my local cross stitch/needlework store.. Needlecraft World in Kissimmee.. this was fun to do.. and very quick... only took an evening.. it's a pillow sham for a little mini pillow.. it's called.. January Expressions .. by Pine Mountain designs.. cathie will put the pillow form in when she gets it back for the store..

and... i've been working on Tim's quilt for Christmas.. he requested earth tones/neutrals.. and brown... i used the Cappuccino Bali pop to make it... it's called Strip Stacks by G.E. Designs.. i just need to get the fabric for the borders and.. it's ready to go to Cathy for quilting..

and i pulled out a quilting UFO to work on too... i'm working on the Laurel Burch Challenge Christmas quilt that i'm doing with Patti, Nicki, Elaine and Christine.. we're to have it done by July 2010.. so.. best i finish it up.. i'm taking all the papers off from the previous round... then i'll put a small solid border around it.. and finish up with a braided border of all the fabrics used in it... Hopefully.. i'll have a picture or that for you next week..

shey..

cross stitch updates..

well.. this blog is supposed to be so i can keep track of what i'm working on.. wip's .. ufo's and new stuff too.. so.. in keeping with that.. i'm going to try to post updates of things i'm doing.. i've been working a lot on my Murky manor cross stitch.. so.. here is what i've done on it this week..

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it's coming right along.. and the more i do on it.. the more i want to do.. it's fun.. i had originally planned on completing this picture by Oct 1.. but.. i think i'll have it done much faster than that.. so i'm gonna shoot for the end of April.. then i want to do Sleepy Hallow (also a Glendon Place design).. and hopefully get that done by the end of the year.. i've done enough Halloween i think.. so next year.. we'll have to do something else..

i've also done a quick and easy cross stitch picture.. this is.. Eloquent Christmas.. and it's a ByGone Stitches design.. all the cross stitching is done on it.. i just need to "decorate" the tree.. the pattern has some beading on it.. but i want to fancy it up some.. with more beading and stuff.. so i need to go shopping for more decorations for it..

shey..

cross stitch

i've been doing a lot of cross stitching... so i'll show a few that i've recently finished and some in progress..

this Merry Christmas picture was so so much fun to do.. it's bright and colourful .. the pattern and it's picture do not do it justice... it's just yummy all stitched up.. and i can't wait to see how cathie frames it up... this picture will be entered in the osceola county fair next month..

i've also found that i love quaker inspired pictures... this croaksworth was quick and easy to do.. i'm going to do quacksworth as a complimenting piece..

i'm currently working on Murky Manor .. by Glendon Place.. i love her patterns.. i also have Pretty pumpkins by her in progress too.. and plans to start Sleepy Hollow in the fall.. i'm doing Murky Manor as a stitch-a-long with my friend Patti in Kentucky.. this is the 3rd or 4th thing we've stitched together.. we've also done.. Monster March (also a glendon place pattern)... Rosy Radient star (linda myers pattern) and.. Deck the halls.. (just nan pattern).. altho.. my deck the halls isn't quite finished.. it will be soon tho...

i have 2 more that i'll be starting soon.. both will be very large pieces.. one will be.. Ink Circles.. Cirque des Carrreaux... http://www.inkcircles.com/IC/Carreaux.html and the other will be.. by gone stitches.. a quaker Christmas.. http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=BGS03 but trust me... the colours and fabrics i've picked... look nothing like the pictures... i just LOVE to shake things up a bit.. now i just have to wait for the fabrics and threads i've ordered to come in..
will (again).. try to do better about posting..

shey..