Progress and a thank you

First of all, I want to shout out a big thank you to Tanya of the Sampler Girl. I recently won her two March releases on her blog, and I received them this week. They are gorgeous!! Thank you Tanya! :)

I have been dutifully stitching this week although I don't feel like I have much to show for it. I am not posting a picture of Wednesday's stitching because it was an exercise in frustration for the second week in a row. I stitched a beautiful circular motif on Simple Gifts Love quaker only to discover at the end that I left out a huge chunk of it on one side so it wasn't matching up correctly. I spent two hours stitching the motif and 30 minutes ripping it out. ugh. I am about ready to throw it out the door.

I worked on Shimmy on Thursday. I have more of her hair and most of her wing completed (is it a wing? on a mermaid? I hadn't noticed it until I started stitching it.).

I was excited to start something new in Friday's slot. I picked Country Cottage Needleworks Bayside Bungalows. I didn't get much stitched...I spent most of my time choosing fabric and getting the sides zigzagged. I decided to stitch it on Lakeside Linens 32 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley. I think it is going to be a fun stitch. :)

Today I am supposed to be working on Blessings and Kind Wishes, and I probably will, but I am fighting the urge to start the Red House Sampler. I bought all of the DMC last night, and I have a piece of fabric that I think would be perfect. (Just say no. Just say no. Just say no....)

It has been a long week. I have not felt well...not really sick, but feeling like I am on the verge of something. And I was scheduled to be observed by my principal on Friday. She is a wonderful principal...wonderful to work for...and I knew it would be fine. But it still makes me nervous. I was glad when it was over, and it went well. She was complimentary at the end, which I was grateful for. I will meet with her next week to discuss it in depth, but it was nice to know that she liked the lesson beforehand. :)

I plan to spend most of the weekend stitching. And I am looking forward to it. After I post this, I am going to park my behind in one of my comfy chairs, either listen to the book Outlander or catch up on some of my shows on the DVR. Bliss!! :)

Have a good weekend everyone.

Happy Stitching!

Kellie