2 WIPS Finished

Oh I have so much to share today! First of all let's get the stitching pictures out of the way. :) As you remember I was working on the Little One's stocking and I finished it all but the name.




I just LOVE how it turned out! I am sure it will even look better once we have a name for the top of the stocking. LOL

Here is the other beauty I finished. :)

I have to confess the magnolia flowers are simply stunning to me.

We Are Fine

I hope everyone is doing fine! I want to thank everyone for their concerns on me being absent. I am doing just fine or the best I can at 32 1/2 weeks pregnant! LOL As for the pregnancy everything seems to be going fine. The little one is still measuring small for her age but the doctor thinks that it is just genetics. As of last week, Dr. H guesstimates that she weighs close to 4 pounds. I don't think she is quite that big but I would be thrilled if she is. I am now seeing Dr. H once a week until she is born. It is hard to believe that in a little over 5 weeks she will be here! I am so excited to meet her!

As for stitching, I have actually gotten a lot accomplished the past few weeks! I have finished Winter Fun on Ice stocking (all but the name) AND last night I finished Unicorn! I officially only have one WIP left to finish...Topaz Fairie. I have been working on what I can on her wings but that won't last much longer. I guess that means a new start for me in the next few days. :)

I'm sorry this is such a short post but I wanted to let everyone know the Little One and I are doing just fine. We are just taking it easy till the big day. :)

Happy Stitching to all!

Running Out of Floss

I started out yesterday stitching on Topaz but as soon as I moved on to start the 4th wing I realized I was out of some brown floss I needed for the wing. That was okay I reasoned because I could work on Unicorn. It wasn't long after I started working on the mane on page 2 when I ran out of Kreinik I'm using in the mane! Grrrr!!! I gave it one more shot and worked on the Unicorn's body but I could see I was going to run out of DMC 762. I guess I really need to make a floss run soon or I won't be able to stitch anything! LOL

It looks like it should be a pretty calm day for me. It is supposed to start raining later which always means good stitching time for me....or a nap!

SBQ of the Week

I'm done with the flowers at least for now. :) Who would have thought my favorite flower (magnolias) would be such a pain in the rump to stitch?!



This week's (8/21) SBQ is:

If you had to choose, would you rather spend money on over dyed floss or hand-dyed fabric?

My answer to this one is easy....hand dyed-fabric (to be exact opalescent fabrics..lol). I generally just stitch with DMC. With that being said I do have to admit I will buy over dyed floss for small projects (usually monochromatic designs) but it is usually a visibly variegated color. I love the look of variegated designs!

This made me realize that when I stitch a piece it is usually floss or fabric and not both. Hmmm....could it be the scrooge in me? lol

Enjoy your day!

Quiet Day

It was a pretty quiet day around here yesterday so I stitched my little heart out until the kids got home from school.:) I even worked on this one some more in the evening so hopefully later today I will have another progress picture.




Have a great weekend!

Pretty Unicorn

As I promised here is a progress picture of Unicorn. I have all of the unicorn finished on page 1.:) I started on the floral wreath but it is a slow moving area. The pattern isn't clear at all on what colors go where so I am playing a guessing game and hoping I get it right.

Today I had my 24 week check up and I am pleased to say everything seems to be going fine so far. :) Dr. H seems to be fairly nice and not to hard on the eyes either...lol! He did modify my bed rest so that I can get up and walk around but I am not to do any housework or shopping. He told me the average twin delivery usually happens around 36 weeks but he did say he would be highly surprised if I make it to 36 weeks. For now, we are just focusing on each week one at a time.

Have a great day!

Second Quilt Done

It has been a pretty quiet around here today. The kids weren't even bickering with one another! This left me nothing to do but finish Baby B's quilt (finally!)

Even with both quilts side by side, it is still hard to imagine bringing home 2 newborn babies!!

After I finished the quilt, I decided to do some cross stitching. I have been working on Unicorn this evening.:) It has been a long time since I worked on this one so look forward to a progress picture in the next day or two.

Unicorn Progress

We lucked out and didn't have the severe weather they were talking about yesterday. Whew!! It did rain all day but that was okay. I love to curl up and stitch on rainy days. :)


I worked on Unicorn and made some good progress yesterday. :) I will say back stitching the mane is a pain in the you know what!

Enjoy your day!

Long Morning

It's been a long morning already. Allie has a choir festival today so I had to have her up at the school ready to leave at 4:15 AM. After they get done singing they are going to go to Silver Dollar City in Branson Missouri. They won't get back until around 8:00 PM tonight so they should have lots of fun.

I finished up the last blogoversary gift yesterday and I was pleased with how it came out so now all 3 are waiting to be dropped in the mail. I thought I was going to be able to mail them out yesterday afternoon but when I went looking for mailing envelopes I couldn't find any!

I also worked some more on Unicorn by Mary Bartlett Stockett. I really, really like this one.:) As you know I have a "thing" for fantasy themed designs but I have to admit I love unicorns. My last unicorn finish was in 2006 so it was time for a new one:)

I am planning on working on Egyptian Sampler today. I have to go to the grocery store at some point today but other than that I am not doing anything!

A New Start

The other day I was talking about a new start. I couldn't resist any longer and I started it.:)

I am stitching it on some light purple opalescent fabric that was in my stash. The only thing I might change is the color of the mane and tail from blue/green to a gold/yellow. I am not sure about it yet.

I didn't work on it long Wednesday as I finally decided what to stitch for a blogoversary gift. Actually, I finished the last gift last week but I wasn't 100 percent happy with it so I dove back into my patterns and came up with another idea. I should be able to finish the finishing on it either tonight or tomorrow sometime so hopefully I will be able to get these gifts out to their owners soon!

Yesterday, I didn't get to stitch at all.:( I spent ALL day getting the house ready for a "make-up party" for me and the girls last night. The girls had friends come over for it so you can imagine all the teenage hormones that were flying around last night! The girls had a blast but all I could think of was I cleaned for this? LOL

I am off to catch up on some blog reading. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

This and That

I will admit I was just too lazy last night to post a progress picture of Snowman and Friends. It is kind of hard to see the progress since I stitched the white part of the snowman. I was stitching the blue areas until I ran out of floss. :(

I am not sure exactly what I am going to work on today. I was thinking about a new start but I will need Kreiniks for it and, of course, I don't have them in my stash. The pattern is out The Cross Stitcher from June 1993 and designed by Mary Bartley Stockett. It is a unicorn standing on his hind legs in a magnolia flower. Magnolia flowers are my favorite flower.:)

I just wanted to let everyone know that Mama cat and baby are doing great. Mama cat seems to be adjusting to her new home quite fast. She is definitely going to be the "pack leader" here! She does not hesitate to put Gracie in her place when she gets a little too excited around her and doesn't back down. The baby is also doing great. She is a ball of fire! She is the learning how to pounce and it is so cute....sometimes..lol.

Have a wonderful day!