It's TUSAL time! Here's my reclaimed pasta jar next to my newest ultrasound photo (taken at 35 weeks). Stubborn kid wouldn't let us get a proper shot. You can see most of his face, though his arm is up over his chin. He sleeps like his daddy!
It's TUSAL time! Here's my reclaimed pasta jar next to my newest ultrasound photo (taken at 35 weeks). Stubborn kid wouldn't let us get a proper shot. You can see most of his face, though his arm is up over his chin. He sleeps like his daddy!
I've been trying my hardest to stitch away at the "Baby Monkey Birth Announcement". I want to get it finished and gifted before I start the birth announcement project for my own baby, who's due in a little over a month.
As you can see, I've made quite a bit of progress on the second sock monkey. Like his partner, he's a time consuming pain in the butt due to constant color changes. I can't wait until he's finished! The rest of the project is mostly words, borders, large blocks of a single color, and random floating bi-color shapes, so that should stitch fairly quickly. The monkey-head safety pins in the upper corners will take a bit of time, but shouldn't be nearly as difficult as another full-bodied monkey.
As you can see, I've made quite a bit of progress on the second sock monkey. Like his partner, he's a time consuming pain in the butt due to constant color changes. I can't wait until he's finished! The rest of the project is mostly words, borders, large blocks of a single color, and random floating bi-color shapes, so that should stitch fairly quickly. The monkey-head safety pins in the upper corners will take a bit of time, but shouldn't be nearly as difficult as another full-bodied monkey.
Happy Year of the Dragon! It's the first new moon of the year, meaning it's time to post my first TUSAL photo. Here's my reclaimed pasta sauce jar next to my favorite ultrasound photo (taken at 18 weeks; I'm currently 32 weeks along).
I really haven't had much stitching time this year, considering only nine days have elapsed. I did, however, manage to squeeze a few hours of stitching in on my travel project (the Mill Hill Vanilla Cupcake kit) during my three-hour glucose test at the doctor's office.
Due to my lack of foresite, I did not remember to photograph my project earlier in the day while the sun was still out. All of my attempts to take pictures with artificial light resulted failed, so I had to use the scanner this time around.
Due to my lack of foresite, I did not remember to photograph my project earlier in the day while the sun was still out. All of my attempts to take pictures with artificial light resulted failed, so I had to use the scanner this time around.
I happened across this meme while randomly loading blogs via Blogger's "Next Blog" feature. I'm afraid I have no idea who to credit. Sorry!
The Game: Make a list of all of the LNS and NSLNS locations that I have physically visited and made purchases from.
In Delaware:
Stitches That Count, New Castle
Sea Needles, Bethany
The Spinning Wheel, Fenwick (closed)
In Maryland:
Salty Yarns, Ocean City
The Stitching Post, Baltimore
Needlecraft Corner, Baltimore
In Pennsylvania:
The Strawberry Sampler, Glen Mills
The Game: Make a list of all of the LNS and NSLNS locations that I have physically visited and made purchases from.
In Delaware:
Stitches That Count, New Castle
Sea Needles, Bethany
In Maryland:
Salty Yarns, Ocean City
The Stitching Post, Baltimore
Needlecraft Corner, Baltimore
In Pennsylvania:
The Strawberry Sampler, Glen Mills
Nora Corbett's "Bluebell" as stitched on Silkweaver's "Skye" 32ct Opalescent Lugana.What can I say? I really like the color blue! This photo was taken after about eight hours of stitching.
Mirabilia's "Deepest Love" as stitched on Silkweaver's "Cascade" 32ct Lugana. This has been my Beach Vacation project for the last four years. I take it with me down the beach and work on it when we're inside. I have no idea how many hours I've logged stitching it, as I really don't bother to keep track. It just is.
I haven't picked up Mill Hill's "Vanilla Cupcake" since the last post. A major portion of its progress was made while I was sitting in a lawyers office (a situation that I can not publicly comment about) and I haven't been able to bring myself to pick it up since. However, it DOES make a good travel project so I will probably find myself taking somewhere if I know I'll have the time to stitch.
Here's "Swirly Sampler". The entire right-side of the pattern is now complete. Now it's time to finish the first half of the alphabet.
Janlynn's "Baby Monkey Birth Sampler" is a lot more complicated than I gave it credit for. The color changes in the sock monkey are insane! I'll be able to breathe easier once the second monkey is finished. The rest of the pattern should be a breeze.
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