RR and SAL

I decided yesterday that I had to finish the chair on the RR before I could pull out anything else. I am happy to say that I did finish the chair and even finished the candles that go around it. :) Now, all I have left to stitch is the snow on the ground and the wreath that hangs on the chair.





I did start on Winter Fun on Ice but not I didn't get much stitched on it last night. I am planning on working on it today so hopefully I can make some good progress on it.

I keep forgetting to post my picture of my progress from Sunday on Summer's Magic SAL with Renee. This week the baby dragon will get his head! :)



Have a great day!

Almost A Chair

It was another pretty quiet day for me to stitch. I almost have the chair all stitched.:) I have to admit that not being able to back stitch as I go along frustrates me. I don't know why either! I used to save all the back stitching to the very end and it didn't bother me then. It's funny how my stitching habits changed without me realizing it.

I probably will work a little bit more on the chair today but I have a real itch to start something new. I just so happen to have Winter Fun on Ice (baby stocking) all ready to go. :)

Have a great day!

Winter Chair

I have been quietly stitching on the winter chair square for Chris H's RR. I am actually a bit further than this but I was too lazy to take a picture last night.

I plan to work some more on it tonight but I am not sure how much further I will get. I ran out of the floss needed for the back stitching (DMC 3371) and don't you know Hobby Lobby was completely out of that color! I even tried the "stuffy" LNS in my town but I was astonished to learn they did not carry ANY DMC floss. I didn't get to stop and check at my regular LNS because she doesn't open till noon (it was 10:30 AM). I am not getting my hopes up because she doesn't carry a lot of DMC floss in her shop.

I forgot to mention yesterday that Dr. H put me on some acid reflux medicine for the heartburn I am having and I am happy to say after 24 hours I can already tell that it is helping.:) We were hoping that would help my morning sickness but that area still isn't improving. He does have some medicine he wants me to try for morning sickness but I am not sure yet. I never took anything for the other 3 and basically just dealt with it but this time I don't think I will be able to just "deal with it". I will discuss this more with him when I go back in on Monday for a check up.

Other than that, there isn't a lot going on around here this week. I hope your week is more exciting! :)

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.

Time Flies

I can't believe how quick this week flew by! I guess that is what happens when you are having fun.:) We had a fantastic visit with my Mom while she was here. She brought me some wonderful gifts. This first afghan was made in the 1960's by my great-grandma. My mom used to have it on her bed when she was growing up and decided to pass it on to me. I am currently snuggled up under it. :)

This next afghan was made by my mom for one of the babies. Actually, she had it finished before we found out we were having twins. I really love the colors she used! Thank you, Mommy:)

Of course, Grandma didn't forget about the grandkids either! She spoiled all of them rotten, even the ones that aren't here yet.

As for my crafts, I didn't touch one needle, crochet hook, or the sewing machine all week long. I honestly can say I would trade any amount of craft time to spend with my family and friends I don't get to see often!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

No Stitching

I'm sorry for the lack of posts this week but I haven't felt the best and when that happens there isn't much to talk about. It's nothing serious just the normal backaches, heartburn, and in general just can't get comfortable. This has had a direct impact on my stitching. It is sad to say but I haven't picked a needle up since Tuesday!

I don't foresee too much stitching next week either since my Mom will be arriving here on Monday morning. :) I don't know who is more excited me or the kids! Mac has had a countdown going all week long and every morning he keeps telling me X days till Grandma get here.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Spring Kitty Paw

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty quiet day. I decided I wanted to stitch something quick and easy. I picked out this freebie from Stitchy Kitty called Spring Kitty Paw. I am not sure how I want to finish this one.



Have a great day!

I've Been Stitching

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Friday night I decided since I couldn't work on MAM I would work on Topaz Fairie instead.:) I finished one of her four wings. I am still missing one Kreinik and the beads but I will work on what I can. As for her wings, I have to say I am not impressed with the colors. I think they are blah looking.


Saturday I did get my flosses needed for Mine All Mine but after talking with Renee, we decided that it would work better this week for us to work on Summer's Magic on Saturday. After I put that away I pulled out Mine All Mine and worked on it for a little bit that night.

I was hoping to finish MAM on Sunday but I just couldn't get motivate to stitch. So today, I decided I was not going to put Mine All Mine down until it was finished. Which I am happy to say I did finish this afternoon.:) Mac is thrilled that I am done and is ready to go fabric hunting!

I was a little unhappy to see some of the red color bled on the fabric. I put a little bit of Shout on it and hopefully it will come out. If not, Mac is still happy with it and that is all that matters.:)

Jenn asked who I will be stitching the next stocking for and it will be for one of the babies. I actually have both of their stocking picked out to stitch. I won't be stitching identical ones for them but the pattern themes are similar.

Happy Stitching!

Almost Done

I have been working on Mine All Mine when I haven't been sleeping. I can't believe how tired I am even on bed rest! Anyways, I have worked on MAM I can at least until tomorrow when Mike and Allie make a floss run for me. I am hoping to be able to finish him this weekend.:)




The next stocking I will start is called Winter Fun on Ice by Linda Gillum.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Allie's Quilt

I have been working on Allie's quilt the past two days. I got all the squares cut out and sewn together. I was working on sewing the strips together until I ran out of sewing thread last night.


I am doing a better job on this with lining all the seams up on this one! :)



I did get some great news this week. My mom will be coming for a visit in a little less than 2 weeks! The kids are beyond thrilled about the visit. They are so excited that ALL 3 of them cleaned their rooms without having to be asked or told! I'm not talking shove things under the bed clean or crammed into the closet either. You can actually see the floor and open the closet without fear of something attacking you when you open the door. :)

Weekend Progress

With Mike having a 3 day weekend that meant I could close my bedroom door and ignore the world.:) On Friday and Saturday I worked on Mine All Mine. I ran out of a couple of more colors but I am working around them right now. Mac is so excited that I am almost done with the stitching.:)



Sunday I worked on Baby B's quilt. It is "this close" to being finished. I ran out of the satin binding I am using on the edges so I am only one side away from finishing it. After I put the quilt away, I picked up Summer's Magic. I only stitched on it for about 90 minutes but progress is progress!:)



Have a great day!

Harvest Witch

As of this evening, Renee and I finished our Harvest Witch SAL. :) On my piece, I decided not to stitch the web because my fabric was too light and it didn't show at all. I also didn't add the buttons. I bought some that matched closely to what was called for but after laying them on the fabric I decided that I didn't like how it looked. However, I love how the witch turned out!


The next piece we will be working on is Summer's Magic by Dragon Dreams. You might remember we started this piece back in May while waiting on threads to arrive. Here is where I am right now.

Have a great weekend!

Mine All Mine Update

Finally, a progress picture of Mine All Mine! I ran out of DMC 400 so there are a few blank areas that still need to be stitched.

We don't have any big plans for this holiday weekend. Mike and the kids will probably light off some fireworks while I wait inside with the first aid kit. Krissy has a babysitting job for tomorrow and Saturday so she will be happy earning some extra money.

Last night Mike got to feel the babies kick for the first time. :) I can already see individual personalities emerging. Baby A (top baby and the higher heartbeat!) is definitely the mover of the two! Baby B (bottom baby) seems to be the calmer of the two so far. As far as names for the girls, we still haven't agreed on anything...yet. LOL It is hard coming up with one name let alone 2 names!

Have a great evening!

June/July Goals

June Goals

1. Work on Topaz Fairie. No
2. Work on Egyptian Sampler. (I am really hoping to finish this one in June!) Yes!!!
3. Work on Harvest Witch. (Another one I am hoping to finish this month.) Yes a little
4. Work on Summer's Magic. No
5. Work on Tour des Marques. No
6. Work on Unicorn. No
7. Purchase fabric for Mine All Mine. Yes! and started stitching on it.
8. Work on the little one's blanket. Yes! Finished the afghan
9. Keep kids from driving me crazy when summer vacation starts. So far so good. :)

* I did finish one baby quilt this month.
* I started the 2nd quilt this month.

July Goals

1. Work on Topaz Fairie.
2. Work on Unicorn
3. Work on SAL Summer's Magic with Renee.
4. Work on Mine All Mine.
5. Work on Chris's RR.
6. Work on Baby B's quilt.
7. Start Baby B's afghan.
8. Start Baby A's Christmas stocking.
9. Start on Allie's quilt.

Cathy asked me why the doctor didn't suspect twins before the ultrasound. Actually, I asked this very question, too!! I was told since I had no history of twins, my weight gain had been minimal, and my fundal height wasn't large that when they found one heartbeat that they basically ASSumed that there was only one baby. In a way, I am glad that I found out later in my pregnancy because the doctor would have put me on bed rest right away after finding out about twins. As for the length of my cervix, I am still waiting to hear the results. When I asked about it he couldn't find the report in my file so I may end up having to go back for another ultrasound. These little mishaps are a part of why I am switching doctors.

As for stitching, I am still working on Mine All Mine. I almost have the dragon's head finished. Sorry for the lack of progress pictures on this piece but I can't iron my pieces from bed. :(

Have a great day!

It's amazing I have been on bed rest for a week and I am still busy! I had another check up today and everything looks great. I gained one pound this week! Yay! That is a grand total of 4 pounds. :( The babies heartbeats were nice and strong. (145 and 160) Since there isn't any problems my next appoinment will be in 2 weeks. However, after that appointment, I will be seeing a new doctor. Dr. H has more experience with twins and and dealing with any complications.


Meanwhile I have been working on the second quilt. I got all the squares cut out, sewn together, and I was ready to add the border. For the border and backing I was going to use pink gingham but when I was at my local wal mart I discovered that they are remodeling the store. To my horror they didn't have any fabric! After I went home and pouted about it, I decided I had enough of the ABC print leftover to use instead of the pink gingham. So now it is all pinned together ready for me to sew.


You might be wondering how do I sew from bed. Well, my sewing machine actually sits on a stand that is the perfect height to move right next to bed. I can't sew for long periods as I tend to hunch over and I am big enough now that my belly gets in the way of some things.

I did manage to work on Mine All Mine last night. That was the first time since the ultrasound I actually picked a needle up! I hope it will be a quiet evening so I can work on him so more tonight. :)

Have a great night everyone!!

Gift from Allie

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their good wishes with the "twins". Some of you have asked if I am still on bed rest and the answer is yes. This pregnancy is considered "high risk" 1. because of twins and 2. because I already have had one pre-term delivery with Mac. For the time being my doctor is allowing me to sit up in bed for brief periods through out the day. I am thankful for that!!

You would think with having all this "free" time I would have been able to work on something but sadly that isn't the case. I did manage to get the squares cut out for Baby B's quilt. I am using the same fabric as I did for Baby A's except the backing for this one will be pink instead of yellow. However, that is as far as I could go because my sewing machine is in another room! I tried to talk Mike into moving it last night for me but he wouldn't. So I roped my kids into it today. :)

However, Allie has been a busy crafter today! She has been waiting to find out if she was going to have a new brother sister so she could make a blanket. She was tickled to find out she has to make 2 blankets...lol. .

She also picked out her fabrics for me to start on a quilt for her. I just love them!!

Again, thank you for all the wonderful comments on finding out we are expecting twins. I am sure I will bore you to death with my posts about being pregnant with them! :)

Have a good night!

Boy or Girl?

As you know, this morning I had my ultrasound so I started off my day by drinking lots of water. Lucky for me (and my bladder!) they were running on time so I didn't have to wait long before they started the ultrasound. First she checked my bladder and things to make sure they looked fine. Then she moved onto the baby...

Tech: How's 2?

Me: What?

Tech: 2.

Me: Two what?

Tech: Two babies.

Me: WHAT!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS???

Tech: Yes.

Me: OMG!!

Yep, you read right, I am having twins!!! After the initial shock wore off, I asked about the sexes of the babies. A girl and another girl. Twin girls! They were able to tell me that they are fraternal twins and not identical twins. According to the measurements taken today my due date is still November 15 (my birthday!) and I am right at 19.3 weeks along.

I have to admit the news of twins is quite exciting and scary, too! All I can keep thinking is....I have to get 2 of EVERYTHING! Like....now I got to make another afghan, quilt, and Christmas stockings!! LOL....what have I got myself into?!

Not only is today a good day because of finding out about twins but because Mike and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. :)

I am sorry if this post is quite scatterbrained but.....well that is how I feel right now! LOL I hope everyone is having a wonderful night!:)

Bed Rest It Is

Ever have one of those days that start out pretty good and out of nowhere you get completely blind sided by something? That pretty much sums up how my day turned out to be today. I had another doctor appointment today and I was informed I was to be on bed rest because my cervix seems to be incompetent. It was and wasn't a complete shock to me. I had a LEEP procedure in 2001 so I was aware this could arise but until today the doctor hadn't said anything about it. Tomorrow at the ultrasound they will be measuring the length of my cervix and then we will find out how we are going to proceed with the rest of the pregnancy.

This news of course puts me in a complete whirlwind of emotions. Mostly fear. I personally know of the medical wonders available for premature infants but I also know the emotionally toll it takes on the parents and siblings. However, I did learn one thing and that was to take it day by day. So, for now I will concentrate on the ultrasound and what it reveals tomorrow.

Some of you have asked if I have a preference of the sex of the little one. I really just want a baby that is healthy and full term. Boy or girl, healthy or sick, this baby will be surround by lots of love.

As for stitching, I made some good progress on Mine All Mine this weekend.

I am off to stitch on Mine All Mine some more tonight. I hope everyone has a great night!

I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me in the mail yesterday. :) Carol sent this super adorable fob as a PIF gift. I simply love it! Thank you, Carol!!

I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately. It isn't because I have been super busy or anything. I have just been feeling blah and have no ambition to do anything. Which doesn't help getting the housework and laundry done!

I did have a check up this week for the little one on Thursday. I know as a general rule doctor offices are cold but this one was freezing cold. It was so cold when they pricked my finger for some blood, my blood would not drip out of my finger! So their immediate concern was if I had gestational diabetes. I tried to explain to them I was freezing cold and we all know cold blood doesn't flow so well. Anyways, they made me drink that NASTY orange drink for a glucose test. An hour later, they prick my finger again (I am still freezing!) and still my blood doesn't want to come out but they eventually got enough to do a reading. I was right. No gestational diabetes.

Tuesday morning I do have to have an ultrasound done. Whoo-hoo....we finally get to learn (hopefully!) the sex of the little one.:) The kids are excited and all three of them have asked if they can come to the ultrasound. That made me really happy!

As for stitching, I have been working on Mine All Mine. I am making good progress but I still have quite a bit to stitch on it.

Enjoy your weekend!

Mine All Mine...Again

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their wonderful comments on finishing Egyptian Sampler. Thank You!!! Right now I don't have plans to get it framed right away. It will get to reside with my other pieces waiting to be framed.

I did go stash diving and I finally decided that I would start Mac's Christmas stocking. The pattern is called Mine All Mine by X's and Oh's. I stitched this one last year for my step dad so hopefully this one will stitch up quickly. Mac is quite excited about me starting on it. He keeps checking with me to find out if I have made any progress. LOL....no pressure there!

Have a great night!

Egyptian Sampler Finished

I have been a busy little stitcher and I finished Egyptian Sampler this afternoon! Major Whoo-hoo!!


I did run into a small snag and had to fudge an area (Queen's face) but overall I think it turned out okay.

Now, since I had a finish that means I can start a new piece! Hmmm....guess I have to go stash diving and see what I can come up with to start. :)

Have a great evening!

A Stitching Update!

What is this? A cross stitching update! As much as I enjoyed crocheting and quilting that little tiny voice in my head kept screaming.....Don't you really want to stitch on something? I finally gave in and listened to the voice yesterday and pulled out Egyptian Sampler.


It has been a pretty normal day for me and the kids today. I picked the house up and did the grocery shopping earlier so now I am taking break and relaxing before I start dinner.

Have a great weekend!

Little One's Afghan

Things have been quiet (except for the kids bickering) around here the past few days. That left time for me to finish the little one's afghan. I am happy with how this afghan turned out. :)

I want to thank everyone for their comments on my quilt attempt. :) I have to admit it felt good to have a happy dance. Okay, so it wasn't a TW happy dance but it was still a pretty good one for me.

Have a wonderful evening!

I can quilt!

I guess you can tell from the title how I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning. :) It is by no means anywhere close to being perfect but at least you can tell what it is. I did learn some valuable lessons like making sure your squares are the exact same size! Some of my seams don't exactly match up but, hey, isn't that what makes it unique! :)



Overall, I have to say I am quite pleased with my results. This learning experience has also brought a lot of memories up for me. My (step) grandmother used to quilt but she passed before she was able to teach me how to quilt. It always bring a smile to my face when I think of getting a quilt from her. She was an older lady so her eyesight wasn't 20/20 anymore so you always had to double check to make sure she got all the pins out. Even then, you still would end up getting stuck. LOL



I do have plans to make at least 3 more quilts, one for each of the kids. By that time I should know if I can handle making a large quilt for Mike and I.

As for today, I think I will work on the little one's afghan. I only have about 20 more rows to finish on the body. I probably would have had the body finished by now but some little white kitten keeps attaching my yarn and getting it all knotted up.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

Nice Weekend

We had a pretty nice weekend. We didn't do much on Saturday and I didn't feel like cooking so we ordered pizza. We order the same thing each time we go in and never have had a problem with our order so I didn't look at the pizzas until we got home. I opened the first 2 pizzas and they smelt delicious but when I opened up the third this awful smell hit my nose and I literally ran over the kids running to the bathroom. What was supposed to be a hamburger pizza was a cheeseburger pizza. It was the smell of cooked pickles that sent me running. The kids at this point are still willing to try it and let's just say their reactions were pretty close to mine! We learned a valuable lesson that night....Never order a cheeseburger pizza!!

I worked on the little one's quilt Saturday night. I added the border to the front and was ready to pin it together when I decided I didn't really like the fabric for the backing. So now I have to make a fabric run sometime this week. :)

Sunday was relaxing day as the guys went fishing and us girls had the house to ourselves. I worked on Harvest Witch and finished all the back stitching on her. I started working on the very last part....back stitching the web. This have proven to be a big pain! The design calls for blending filament but when I stitched it on the fabric it didn't show up. This means I have to blend something with it to make it show up or I just don't stitch it at all. So, that is the reason for no progress picture of her this week. If I decided not to stitch the web, then I am officially done with her.,

I'm not sure what the kids and I are doing today. I needed to do some shopping but it is raining and I don't feel like dealing with traffic in the rain AND 3 kids in the car. Maybe I will curl up on the couch and crochet. :)

Have a great day!

Good Check Up

Mac had a great check up with the doctor yesterday! :D Let me tell you that ranks higher than any happy dance I have ever had. I was a bit concerned as 2 nights before Mac had some drainage and ear pain from the ear that had the surgery. I gave him some medicine and sent him back to bed (it was 4 AM when he woke me up). It turned out that it was ear wax drainage. Ughh...I was so hoping the surgery would help that but I guess not. Anyways, the doctor cleaned out the wax and peered into his ear proclaiming it looked great. In fact, it has healed up so nicely that Mac can now get his head wet! Yay!! That means he can take a shower and wash his hair all by himself and I don't have to do it! :)

We also discussed Mac' next surgery. Mac has to go back in to the office in October to have a hearing test and then we will schedule the next surgery. Dr. L is hoping to be able to combine the next 2 surgeries into one. Not only are they going back in and removing the parts of the Cholesteatoma that grew back but he is hoping to be able to replace the stapes bone at the same time. That means Mac would be able to hear out of his left ear. :)

I want to thank everyone for their comments on the start of the baby quilt. Yes, I do sew fast but that is because I have been sewing since I was 8 or 9 with a sewing machine and before that I was taught to hand sew. Sewing is the craft my mom taught me. :) When I was little my mom used to sew me dresses and clothes for my dolls. I have to say some of my fondest memories have clothes she made for the family in it.

I haven't decided if I am going to tie down the quilt or if I will sew it down. My main concern is attaching the binding correctly! I have been doing some research on it and in theory I understand how to do it. I'm just not sure if it will pass from my brain to my hands!

As for my afghan, I am 2/3 done with now. I did have to frog out one row about 3 times but believe me ripping out stitches in crochet is a lot easier than ripping out in cross stitch!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Going Good

It turned out to be a pretty quiet day today. Krissy and Allie went to friends' houses for the night so that left Mac and I to enjoy the day. We had a quiet morning. Mac played outside while it was still cool and I cut the squares for the quilt. Then we went to McDonald's for lunch. We even treated ourselves to ice creams afterwards. We finally came home and I started to sew the squares into strips. Mac decided to watch a movie and not even 20 minutes later he was fast asleep! I took advantage of that moment (who knows when I will get a chance like this again!) and took a nap, too.:)

After my little nap, I finished sewing the squares together and started sewing the strips together. I finished sewing the strips together this evening.:) I am temporarily putting this on hold because I can't decide on which fabric to use for the backing. If I wait till we know the sex of the little one that makes the choice easier. Oh well, maybe looking at it for a few days will help me decide.

The pattern I am doing is basic square quilt pattern. The squares are 5 inches by 5 inches which makes the entire blanket 35 inches by 45 inches so far.

I am not sure what I will work on tomorrow. Mac has a check up with the ENT doctor for his ear in the morning and I have to pick up the girls from their friends houses. I also really need to catch up on the laundry and house cleaning. Yuck! However, that is tomorrow and I still have a little time before bed and I think I will crochet some on the afghan. :)

Attempting to Quilt

As of 3:15 PM today peace and quiet ceased to exist at least until August. I had a pretty nice day even though I didn't get to spend it being lazy as I had hoped. Mike had a slow day at work so he called me to meet him for lunch. Since I was already in town I figured I would run to the store to pick up laundry soap, fabric softener, etc. While I was there I stopped by the fabric department and found some perfect fabric to start a quilt for the little one. :)

This will be my first attempt at quilting so I am not promising anything at all!

I did crochet a little bit on the afghan today. I am a little over 1/3 done with the body. It has a lacy type border and I haven't decided if I will do that or just make a plain border. I have done it both ways and I like it both ways. I guess it just depends which one decides to be nice to me.

I guess you can tell I am starting to get excited about the little one's arrival. While I still have a longs ways to go I feel really good about this pregnancy. With Mac's pregnancy I was too scared to start buying things so we ended up having to do it all at once when we finally knew he would live. So, this time I am enjoying being able to have the luxury of looking and deciding what to get at my pace. :) We are planning on finding out the sex of the baby when I have an ultrasound done so some things are being pushed to the bottom of the list. So for now everything is neutral colors.:)

Little One's Blanket

Okay, I have been bitten by the crochet bug! I forgot how much I really love to crochet! All I could think about what can I crochet next. This is a rather easy pattern or maybe it is because I have done this one before. :)


I am planning on being completely lazy tomorrow as it is the kids last day of school for the year. It is hard to believe that when they go back to school I will have one in high school (9th), junior high (8th), elementary (5th), AND one on the way! Sometimes I wonder exactly how crazy I am! LOL

Have a wonderful evening!

May/June Goals

May Goals

1. Work on Topaz Fairie-No, missing a Kreinik needed.

2. Work on Harvest Witch-Yes

3. Work on Egyptian Sampler-Yes

4. Work on Tour des Marques-Yes, but only one time

5. Work on Unicorn-Yes

6. Start Mine All Mine-No, still need to get fabby and order Kreiniks.

7. Stitch Freebies-No

8. Start Summer's Magic by Dragon Dreams SAL with Renee.-Yes, but only one time.

June Goals

1. Work on Topaz Fairie.

2. Work on Egyptian Sampler. (I am really hoping to finish this one in June!)

3. Work on Harvest Witch. (Another one I am hoping to finish this month.)

4. Work on Summer's Magic.

5. Work on Tour des Marques.

6. Work on Unicorn.

7. Purchase fabric for Mine All Mine.

div>8. Work on the little one's blanket.

9. Keep kids from driving me crazy when summer vacation starts.

I didn't work on any stitching last night as I was excited to start working on the little one's blanket. Well, let's just say it wasn't very nice. The yarn I bought is a "fuzzy" type and I was having one hell of a time making sure I had the correct number of stitches in a row. After 4 hours of frustration I admitted defeat. Good thing I had a back up plan just in case this happened! I bought some variegated yarn with neutral colors. I know this yarn won't give me problems as it is the same as the one I made for Krissy.

I was happy to work on some stitching today after that fiasco last night .:) Today was Harvest Witch day for me. To look at it you wouldn't think I made any progress but let me say there is a lot of back stitching in this design!

Have a great night!

Outer Border Finished

I have still been working on ES since my last post. I was determined to finish ALL of the outer border minus the beads that will be added last. :)


Today marks a small milestone for my pregnancy. I am now 16 weeks along and not one problem! I don't count my morning sickness as a problem because I had it just as bad with the other 3 kids. When I was pregnant with Mac at this very moment I was in the hospital being told that my water had broke and I would be having the baby within 72 hours with no hope for survival. So in order of a small celebrations we bought our first purchase of baby gear. :) We bought the little one a bouncer. I just love the color it is, too! Blue and purple:)

I have finally decided on some yarn so I can start on the little one's blanket. I was having a hard time trying to decide exactly on a pattern for the afghan so I just decided to go ahead and use the same one I used with the other kids. When it is finished it should be about 38 inches by 38 inches. Perfect size to throw over the car seat in the fall and winter. :)

The colors are a little darker in the picture than they really are. I just love the color combinations in this yarn!

Have a great weekend!!

Egyptian Progress

It was another fairly quiet day for me today. As you can tell I am savoring every last minute of peace and quiet before next Tuesday when the kids get out for summer break.

I have been working on ES for the last 2 days and I have almost all the borders stitched. I still have to fill in the outer border and the back stitching but I am getting so close to finishing it.:)

Heart Roll

I decided since it was raining off and on today that I would go ahead and finish the needle roll. That wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do with 3 kids couped up in the house. Needless to say it ended up taking a little bit longer to finish that if I had waited till they were at school!

Antique Heart Roll

From Shepherd's Bush

Kit

As a general rule, I don't stitch kits because I usually run out of floss or something like that. I was reminded with this kit as to my rule. I didn't run out of floss but I came real close with the light pink. Also, I like a little more extra fabric on my sides but this particular fabric was the exact size needed....no room for any kind of mistake! Oh well, I am not complaining as I bought this particular kit at a thrift store for $1.50. :)

It has been a pretty quiet weekend around here. Which is always nice for me!:) Friday I finished the back stitching on my snowman RR. He looks so much better with details.


After that I started a needle roll from Shepherd's Bush called Antique Heart Roll. All I have left to do is attach the beads and charm. Then I can finish it into a needle roll.:)

I was really looking forward to curling up with Harvest Witch and stitching the day away but that didn't happen. :(

I'm not sure if or what I will work on today. I had a pretty rough day yesterday with morning sickness and I am still feeling a little yucky today.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Housework Goes To.....

First of all, I want to thank everyone who entered the drawing for the Housework pillow! It really means a lot to me that you would like to have my stitching in your homes. Thank you!! :)

Allie was my little helper today and the name she drew was.....Von! If you will send me send me your address( msgal28 @gmail.com ) I will get it in the mail early next week.:)

Plain Lazy

Did you notice how I didn't take the fabric out of the hoop to take a picture? That shows how lazy I was yesterday! I don't know why I was like that. I felt pretty good and didn't think I was tired but apparently my body thought otherwise. I fell asleep around 11:30 AM but didn't wake up till 3:00 PM! My first thought was...I am not going to be able to sleep tonight! However, I was completely wrong. I was fast asleep by 10:00 PM and slept right through to 5:30 AM to get the kids up for school.

Anyways, this was all the back stitching I got done on my RR square yesterday. :( As you can see I am stitching the Autumn snowman. I know that doesn't surprise anyone. LOL

I guess Scamper was pretty tuckered out yesterday, too. She looks like an angel here but that is only because she is sleeping! When she is awake she is constantly looking for new ways to get herself into trouble.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Alphabet Box

I can finally reveal a finish I had over the weekend. You might remember I stitched BRD Alphabet Tree but never finished it. I never finished it because it was for a birthday present for Renee and I needed to find the perfect fabric to match. Well, after searching and searching I couldn't find any fabric so that left me to paint the box. I was really nervous about painting it because I was worried the paint would end up drying to light but that didn't happen. It matches perfectly! :)




It was a pretty quiet day here. I got caught up on the house cleaning and laundry so I didn't stitch much this morning. I did manage to finish the cross stitching on my snowman. I am hoping to finish the back stitching tomorrow.

Have a nice evening!

Flange Pillow

It has been a yucky week so far and I am not talking the weather. Mike has been sick since Sunday with some kind of yucky bug. I know he is sick because he slept all day yesterday, last night, and most of today. As much as I love him, he has been lovingly quarantined from me. I don't need or want to get that bug!

I was going to finish Housework Never Killed this morning but since I needed my sewing machine and Mike was sleeping I decided to wait till he was awake. Instead I started my square in a RR that I am participating in with Renee, Veronica, and Chris. My theme for this RR will be snowmen. The pattern I am using is called Happy Everything from Stoney Creek. I didn't make enough progress to take a picture just yet. It is a black and white blob right now.

This afternoon I did get a chance to finish Housework Never Killed into a flange pillow. I think it turned out pretty cute.

If you would like to give this pillow a good home, leave me a comment and I will draw the winner's name from a hat on Saturday. :)

Have a great evening!

Housework....

I picked up this little snippet from Lizzie*Kate at my LNS on Saturday. I started working on it last night and finished a little while ago. :)

I have some matching fabric to finish it but I am not quite sure how I want to finish it yet.