Just a bit Stash...

....and no stitching to share. I got the new Just Cross Stitch magazin...a little treat for the grocery shopping we had to do :) And when I came home an envelope from ABC Stitch Therapy was waiting for me.
Some time ago they had 36ct Edinburgh in summer khaki and sand on sale and as always with linen I couldn't resist to order it. And to make the order worth delivering I added this Moira Blackburn chart. I have never seen this design before. The good thing about this design: it is a lot smaller than her normal designs so I may be able to finish it. LOL

Peppermint Twist SAL night

Last night was Pepperment Twist SAL night again. I managed to stitch quite a bit last night. I just can't decide to fill in the year in the top box....I never know if I will stick with this till it is finished or if it will go in the box to wait a few years.... :) But I am so looking forward to next monday's SAL night as I will stitch the candycane border on top of this part....just love the yummie red.


I decided on a biscornue design for the Tiny Treasures Exchange Group and hope to find some nice silks in my stash. Now that I have finished Deb's Hello Neighbor RR I can concentrate on that. The mailing deadline is March 31, 2009.

And A Forest Grew ... a tiny bit :)

I don't have to show a lot of progress. I was just too tired yesterday evening. But I put at least some very few stitches in And A Forest Grew and added the little bunny and a little more on the big tree. The tree is somehow more timeconsuming than I thought. It is not really worth showing a picture of that but I decided to keep track of my stitching by blogging .... so I am loading it up.

Debs Hello Neighbor RR is finally finished an can go on its way home. I stitched her house combining a lot of the Proverbs designs by The Workbasket.


Then I added the little "minime" playing with the angels:


and a tombstone for me:


on the Froggy End Cemetary:


which is also a part of Deb's beautiful Neighborhood:

We drove to the Emerson Border yesterday. Left Canada, stopped at the US customs building, got a piece of paper and turned back

We had to stop at the Canadian customs again to finalize our PR paperwork and after about 45 minutes everything was done.

On our way back home we came through Winnipeg. And being in Winnipeg I couldn't just pass Kathryn's Stitching Studio :)
But I was a good girl and bought just a small piece of linen and an Over The Top tin kit "Jingle" by Just Nan. The 40ct they had in stock was limited to one cream and one yellowish one....but they had this nice piece of Lakeside Linen in Navy Bean in stock.....in 48ct. It looks lovely but will I be able to actually stitch on it?????? We will see ...

Who would have thought that I'd really put a few stitches in Take Time to Quilt....not me for sure. :)

I am pretty tired tonight. Somehow it was a hard week. Today after work our department went out for a drinks and now I am kind of happy to be back home.

Tomorrow we will leave home early for a trip to the States border to get the final paperwork for our permanent residence done. Perhaps I will be able to stitch a few stitches in the car....

While listening to the last 2 CD's of Janet Evanovichs Full Speed:
I stitched nearly the whole left side of Home is Where You Hang Your Needlework. It is coming along nicely....but the picture is aweful. Sorry.


If I stick to my plan I will have to stitch on Jeannette Douglas's Take Time to Quilt but right now I am not in a bit stitching mood. We will see....

It seems as if I could finish the bottom border during my next stitching session if I stitch concentrated. :)


This week Derek has to work tuesday through thursday nights from 7pm - 7am. Usually I get a lot of stitching done if he is not here. I just wonder why it makes a difference for my stitching if he is here in the evenings or not.

Anyways, I think I will stitch on Home is Where You Hang.... tonight.
See you soon....

Not too much stitching at the guild meeting....more chatting and laughing ;) Hopefully I will get done more again next week. Or maybe I put some stitches in it at the weekend...we will see...



We got a bit more snow today. I still love the snow. It is so much more nicer to see the snow falling than the rain.....wave to my friends in Germany. LOL

So, what am I going to stitch on tonight? Is it already tuesday????? Than it will be From Sea to Shining Sea.
See you later....

Just a quick post...Lucky me, I am on my way out to attend our needlecraft guild meeting tonight. The last one two weeks ago was cancelled due to the weather situation. I stitched a little bit more on Home is Where....by Homespun Elegance yesterday.


I never took my needlework to work to stitch on it during my lunchbreak. Today I decided to give it a try. We are a usually a crowd of about 10-15 people having lunch together and so I had a lot of explaining to do...but I think they will get used to it pretty soon and for me it is an extra half an hour of stitching time every day after eating my lunch. :)
And as a lot of other non-stitching people some of them thought stitching is just something for ol'ladies....hey, I'm getting there..... LOL

I LOVE weekends :) Isn't it wonderful to spend some qualitiy time with the family, stitching stuff and internet at home? The only problem...it is always pretty expensive :) These tempting online stores are never closed LOL.

I spend some nice time with Home is Where You hang your needlework and I like very much how it turns out.


In real it is bot as dark as on the picture but the scanner doesn't want to make a lighter pic. Maybe the camera does once it will be finished.

On Yuko's wonderful blog I found a link to Dovile. She has a wonderful blog, too and does some awesome stitching....and she enabled me to buy some more STASH. :) Don't miss this one!

Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich

This was definiatly my favourite "between the numbers" with Stephanie Plum. And with more than 300 pages a full size book. A supernatural mystery with nobody missing...Diesel, Morelli, Ranger and Lula. And Carl the monkey is hilarious..... LOL
I finished the last pages last night and was a bit sad for the book ending so soon.


Do you enjoy the Stephanie Plum series as much as I do?

An update on Deb's Hello Neighbor! RR. It is just a small progress...but at least a progress. I hope to have the house finished next weekend.
Then there are a few other addions to make on Deb's Neighborhood.....a gravestone....and a little person underneath Deb's angel.... You'll see :)

I spent the entire day sleeping in my bed yesterday. And I felt a lot better today.....at least good enough to go to work. :) And I am pretty sure to do at least some stitching tonight. Yayyyy...

This was my 2. finish this year. It took me 3 years from the first stitch to the last.... I don't know exactly why. It was very interesting and actually a lot of fun. The most scary and challenging stitch were the cups of the acorns. I know I didn't do a good job on those. But anyway, they are finished now :)

Catherine Agnes

by Indigo Rose

stitched with Caron Waterlilies

on 32ct. Permin shell

started: 2005-12-21

finished: 2009-01-27

I hope to find a nice frame for Catherine Agnes but I am pretty sure it won't be easy....

After our grocery shopping and supper yesterday we went straight to bed. That means: no pictures to show to today...
Even though I felt pretty bad I went to work this morning but after I finished the most important stuff I left work and went back home and to bed.

I hope to feel better soon....

See you,
Bine

Monday was Peppermint Twist SAL day. We spend another lazy day at home...a lot of stitching time for me :) Nobody felt really well. Isn't that bad on a holiday...



Thank you for the get-well wishes. I think today was the worst day. Hopefully I will be a lot better tomorrow.
Not too much stitching for me tonight but early bedtime...

Oh boy I feel like getting a real nasty cold. I have a headache, dry cough, sore throat and I just feel BAD. I need that right now like hole in my head and the next weekend is four days of work away....

This is how Derek found me sitting in the living room surrounded by my stitching supplies when he got up...Hopefully nobody realizes that I am still wearing my PJ's underneath the knitted jacket.... ;)


Quite recently I got my order from "The Needle & I". A complete kit with all the necessary equipment to start my first canvas needlework. I have to admit that I am a little bit intimidated...that's why I got it out of my cupboard to have a second look at it. Is there somebody stitching the same thing or at least something similar?


OK it was a bad idea to take the picture before noon on the westside window.....

First of all: Thank you girls for commenting on my blog during the last week! Your comments are so very much appreciated. I was surprised that there are still some of you looking for updates on my blog after being absent for such a long time.

Last night I made a very good progress on From Sea to Shining Sea. At least compared to my usual stitching portions. I don't even know why...I was on a roll. LOL


And now I am going to start the day off with some stitching on the sofa :)

Hurray.... I can't tell you how happy I am that we have holdiday tomorrow. It is Louis Riel day here Manitoba tomorrow.

I searched through my WIP box for something to catch my eye and I came up with "And a Forest Grew" The last time I stitched on it......
1 year ago: February 05, 2008!


We spent a lazy sunday at home. Lisa had a long nap snuggled against Dad:



After putting a few stitches in Deb's RR I decided I will stitch a bit more on From Sea to Shining Sea tonight.
See you later...

And today a picture just for Deb :) To let you know what your Neighborhood looks like right now...or at least what my place looks like. For me the hardest part is always to decide what to stitch where if I don't just stitch from one single chart but mix and match from multiple charts.

I don't have a lot of needlepoint silks. The only ones I own are some for Chatelaine's Medieval Town Mandala so I used some Belle Soie silks and I hope that is OK for Deb too.