tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78000229427485956912024-03-05T15:57:46.948-05:00The Stitching PostKelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-69401525436859591882013-07-07T17:04:00.000-04:002013-07-07T18:20:40.053-04:00WIP Reduction mode-editedHi all, Checking in for a moment....<br />
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STITCHING<br />
I am in WIP reduction mode. The number of projects that I have started but not finished is staggering. I'm on a mission to reduce the number. To be honest, I don't know the exact number, but I know it's large. I have made a partial list of recent WIPs. They are each organized with their respective supplies, and I'm picking one and working on it solely. I have several multi-part projects on my list that I'm at least trying to get one block, one chart, etc. completed before moving on. So far, this is keeping me motivated. I'm only a few weeks into it, so we will see....<br />
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Up to this point....<br />
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Part 1 of LHN's Song of the Seasons mystery sampler. (I'm such a sucker for multi-part projects, but my interest quickly wanes on them. But this doesn't seem to deter me from purchasing them and starting them and often joining a stitch along for them....)<br />
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Finished Lizzie Kate's At Our House today. Love, love, love this!!!<br />
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Next up, CCN's Christmas Village will get some stitching time. The goal is to complete chart #2 Poinsettia House before moving on to another WIP.<br />
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KNITTING<br />
I'm a little more disciplined with my knitting projects. I don't have near as many projects started in this area thankfully. I'm mostly a sock knitter with various other projects thrown in here and there. I usually just share my finishes here as most of the time. I finished a pair of socks at the end of June out of Dragonfly Fibers Djinni Sock in the Water Sprite color-way. I love having a plain vanilla sock on the needles to keep my hands busy during car rides and long waits.<br />
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We adopted a new kitty in June. Meet Bean. He's certainly keeping us busy as he is into everything. He has a particular fondness for threads and yarn unfortunately. We keep joking that perhaps Menace or Mayhem would have been a more apt name for him. But he really is sweet and we've all fallen in love<br />
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<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-13052714501735646912013-04-07T13:48:00.001-04:002013-04-07T13:48:47.346-04:00Four whole monthsI can't believe it has been four months since I last posted. If you are still with me, thank you. I will try to do better. <br /><br />I won't bore you with all of the details of the last four months. I will just jump in to the here and now. <br /><br /><b>Stitching</b><br />I'm trying to make myself stitch on one big project until it is finished while mixing in seasonal smalls to break the monotony. <br /><br />Currently, I'm working on Mirabilia's Red Lady Pirate as my big project. I can't wait to have her finished and framed. She is a fun stitch and will have lots of beads and bling when she's finished. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5864163196011229954'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev1Ry6HXyhGZDvrwNb7Tw1K94rr3E0edbysdznTLiawhsS9dthFWnIQ-KncwQ2-g10VW-JOs6CY_eQX94QvyPFQm29f0mKbr-dF1oLzH1TWNRaudlRU_D1y_SSs9JtYNhkWINnOS0aRMY/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I have been very inspired by Carol at <a target="_blank" href="http://stitchingdream.blogspot.com/">Stitching Dreams</a> and her <a target="_blank" href="http://stitchingdream.blogspot.com/2013/01/2012-year-of-bowl.html">Year of the Bowl</a>. Her stitching and finishing is incredible! I am attempting to start my own Year if the Bowl. I have stitched small designs off and on for the past few years, but not many and not with intention. My goal is to stitch and finish 2-3 smalls each month, and by this time next year, I will have a new bowl of stitched smalls to display each month.<br /><br />Currently, I am working on May Word Play by With Thy Needle and Thread. I adore this series, and WTN&T designs in general. I plan on stitching this series as one of my 2-3 smalls monthly. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5864163226445116786'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_ugKyCud4SfBdY_VY_VpiROXJgrRzwUZFYE2mrB124FGDkbB_zZJr8HgizyAi8bJbsmho7zIw39xVVj7aAHYaQ9_K-jNsczZYx8ypdjtOVLCjKQ3LOamk8ZLLeqrYa6pFkKh6QG8V_YW/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I have been looking for an antique dough/trencher bowl to display my monthly smalls but with no luck. When my aunt heard that I was wanting this type of bowl, she offered to let me have hers! Apparently it is something she no longer uses and has stored in a cabinet and she wants me to have it. I am THRILLED! Stay tuned for pictures next month. <br /><br /><b>Knitting</b><br />I finished a pair of socks that I gifted to my Mom. They were Opal in the Van Gogh Cafe Terrace at Night color way. She loved them. I love the Opal Van Gogh yarn. I have several more color ways including another skein of Cafe to make some socks for me. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of them before I gave them to her. Here's a picture of the yarn and how it looks knit (but not the socks I knit)...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5864163251923424114'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZsbOR7vEu4rTE9AozC72H2cls2UK3lEejpQCd_l88zXHlpbGfL8gb-Rw9iwu4EhIRMFiHkAk4qD6GQNWrJQs921abjOwYlWauxKIaoYgwul66fgKUm0NxzMj9iB6NZK2xZcFzBpJGT1I/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='194' height='260' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I have another pair of socks on the needles. I love knitting socks! These may be my most favorite socks ever....<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5864163287385037650'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lGBa0Hk7U-w094M1S_y88Z8bq085eIfbhaoBkLYti7ZKrx2i9OFBR-TAraTP3_nqdoNxntk0SZHY95hXeUIjeFLYSfx6N_lCMDPYJZBUz_A_7Tuq9lPswiUBLCIBAnLfjim2BHSA5ytT/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I love self striping sock yarn and plain stockinette socks. This yarn is called Mind The Gap from Etsy seller <a target="_blank" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrailingClouds">Trailing Clouds</a>.<br /><br /><b>Life</b><br />On a sad note, my sweet cat Boo died during the early morning hours of March 28. He had gotten sick the on Tuesday evening . We took him to the vet on Wednesday. He thought he had a bladder type infection. He kept him and performed a procedure to insert a catheter and started antibiotics. Apparently we did not catch this early enough. He was an outdoor cat, and it's sometimes hard to monitor their restroom habits. Boo became septic and passed that evening. We have been heart broken. He was such a sweet boy. Very loving. Very chatty. Very loved and missed. He was nine. I miss him and think about him every single day. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5864163331054752594'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hvjTQQisn8N8CMd6aFjPrX5izOsQy_m5DxAdQ47hhnedhPZXPGOMkuGnLpTkw0J_q8UR_UQ-wW22xx_jeFlpSU48z-DNukwig6KMRryeMD-gxgetV8gpNz-a4rzNVDMUxXLZDuoudBGl/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I don't want to end on a sad note, so I will tell you that we just returned from a little spring break getaway. We went to Indianapolis to watch the Pacers play OKC. My son is a huge Kevin Durant fan. He was thrilled with the opportunity to get to see him play. We love basketball at our house. This was the first NBA game that any of us had been to but it won't be the last. It was so much fun! <br /><br /><br />That's it for now. Maybe if I post more often, I wouldn't have so much to try to talk about at once. :) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-78570074889894554142013-01-04T18:09:00.001-05:002013-01-04T18:09:18.603-05:00Spurred onPresenting my "Not-so-new-New-Year's start" that I have yet to start...<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5829735013541923954'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLnnBBcu-vaCALAsEhbsgWUoSJE6z0KOx-6N-p5FuJ_9qAUyNvV7knJdHzpcrm0yJbeSWwbO9V0CLL2un7flilLjsNzNkUnF-u1gTRx6-xZeE6YFSmBP5x2oBgJYSwWHJlpfZ1sABKvvg/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sarah Spurr by Carriage House Samplings on 40ct Sand Dune by Lakeside Linen with the called for threads. <br /><br />After seeing the this so beautifully stitched on Paulette Stewart's blog, I couldn't order it fast enough. I loved the stories on both her blog and her mother's blog about their annual sampler exchange. You can read those <a target="_blank" href="http://plumstreetsamplers.typepad.com/plum_street_samplers/2012/12/winter-sampler-exchange.html">here</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://littlebit-mkwaak.blogspot.com/2012/12/annual-winter-sampler-exchange.html?m=0">here</a> if you haven't already.<br /><br />I'm getting ready to put needle and thread to fabric as soon as I hit the publish button. DH is keeping the time clock at the high school football game, DS is playing X-Box 360 online with some of his little school buddies, and I am going to be on the sitting room couch stitching into the wee hours with the TV on. Perhaps I will put in a Downton Abbey DVD. I cannot wait for season 3 which premiers on Sunday! <br /><br />Happy Weekend Everyone!<br />Kellie<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-90871363348986495452013-01-01T22:38:00.001-05:002013-01-01T22:38:10.532-05:00Happy New YearHappy New Year friends/readers/followers. I hope this new year will be happy, healthy, and blessed for all of you. <br /><br />A couple of stitching updates...<br />I am participating in <a target="_blank" href="http://stitchingsantasvillage.blogspot.com">Vonna's Santa's Village stitch along</a>. I completed the first block tonight. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5828691020531827826'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1rTp9nSbD0nTKgeJr6TpEkLWGBlR-S9l9zfwWghTETcXZCXXWKn_BrVbnXKCq76A7wu2rsHk3MNhdCkU7RS_eAgFNhNFfYfFOyLw_yC5QRmIApZqwoJcJwgAD4NbvA8Rs8yYaz_qbFuX/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I'm stitching this on 40 ct. Maple Sugar by Lakeside Linens with the recommended threads with one over two. I'm going to stitch them all on one piece of linen as charted with no buttons. This was a fun stitch! I'm looking forward to stitching them every month. <br /><br />I'm also participating in <a target="_blank" href="http://scarletletteryear.blogspot.com">Nicola's Scarlett Letter Year SAL</a>. I have a few of these charts in my stash and thought this might motivate me to get them stitched and on my walls. I am starting with Elizabeth Sheffield which I started some time ago but had not made much progress. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/101084659004758226462/TheStitchingPost?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6pz5jJ5Jv_1QE#5828691047000253234'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQWJMqhT0cmEmH2Lzm3qiyJ0qQ-zgculC6QV57j5ySKNOOD8Q-NQLARlZjByRaLtCYJS9LxNtIIU9CRkiDx8ZP3S3Z2xTediAffe0SDVhkAYDTcWv2YUk2aX_968criMZK_St5YIytDmJ/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I usually start something new on New Year's Day. However, my order containing my planned New Year's start did not get here in time. So stayed tuned for my soon-to-be-not-so-New-Year start. Lol! I'm hoping that because I finished something today, it means I will have lots of finishes this year. :) We shall see....<br /><br />And maybe because I am posting on my blog on the first day of the new year will mean that I will have lots of blog posts this year as well.... <br /><br />Happy 2013! Hope it's a great one!<br /><br />Kellie<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-52684880713569121902012-11-08T14:15:00.001-05:002012-11-08T14:34:57.602-05:00Easy PeasyJust a quick post to share a few random things and a couple of pictures. <br />Here's my progress on Santa after one week of stitching. It doesn't look like much but I haven't had much time to stitch. I'm not one to wish away time, and I'm in no hurry, but I think that one of the benefits of retirement in several years will be more time to stitch. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/08/1261.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/08/s_1261.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We took a long weekend trip to Pigeon Forge, TN this past weekend. I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite shops--Dixie Darlin'. It's such a cute stitching shop on a little side street in Pigeon Forge. The owner and the lady that works there are very nice and helpful. They have a cute dog named Macy who roams around the shop as well. I purchased several designs and some fabric cuts--CEC's Summer, Autumn, and Winter. I would like to someday complete all four and switch them out as the seasons change. <br /><br />I also purchased these cute cardinal ornaments/designs and stitched one set of them on the way home. I made these for my parents and plan to stitch another set for myself. They were easy peasy and a fun car project. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/08/1300.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/08/s_1300.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />That's it for me today. <br />Happy Stitching!<br />Kellie<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-84388315271207164762012-11-01T19:51:00.004-04:002012-11-01T19:51:54.387-04:00A Finish, Santa, fall break, lifeMy Mirabilia obsession continues. I recently finished Mediterranean Mermaid. <br />
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We celebrated fall break Disney style once again this year. My parents joined us for this trip and it was wonderful. One of the best trips ever. I wasn't ready to come home. <br />
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We also celebrated my husband's induction into his alma mater's Athletic Hall of Fame. It was a fun weekend. My husband was humbled and honored and we are so proud of him. <br />
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I hope all is well for you in blog land. Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Between work and busy home life, I have chosen to stitch or knit in the spare moments that I have had these last few months. My blog reader is busting at the seams. I'm hoping the pace slows down a bit and I can catch up in all areas. <br />
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Until next time, happy stitching!<br />
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And a belated Happy Halloween from the Pete-ster! <br />
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<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-74113078792399972092012-11-01T12:08:00.001-04:002012-11-01T12:08:40.385-04:00Great giveaway! Please check out Nancy's very fabulous and very generous December giveaways on her blog.<br /><br />http://victorianmottosamplershoppe.blogspot.com/2012/11/25-days-of-christmas-and-25-give-aways.html<br /><br />I will blog soon with my latest project. Stay tuned! :)<br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-45386004262920870692012-09-04T18:21:00.001-04:002012-09-04T18:21:32.995-04:00Mirabilia ManiaI've been on a Mirabilia kick lately. Nora Adams has been a favorite designer since I bought The Dreamer at an LNS in the early '90s (which I still haven't stitched but definitely will at some point).<br /><br />I finished Mermaids of the Deep a few years ago but recently got it framed. It is so hard to get a good picture of it without a glare. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/04/2566.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/04/s_2566.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/04/2567.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/04/s_2567.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This one is just covered in beads which I love!! <br /><br />Getting this framed has once again jump started my "need" to stitch Mirabilia designs (and buy them, and kit them, and lovingly look at them lol).<br /><br />I am currently working on Poppy. I started stitching with the Kreiniks today and hope to be beading later tonight. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/04/2568.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/04/s_2568.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I've had some happy mail days around here lately as well. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/04/2569.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/04/s_2569.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Little House Needleworks Family Sampler, ByGone Stitches One Nation with called for fabric and threads, Mirabilia Stargazer with beads, Mirabilia Elizabeth with beads. <br /><br />So much to stitch, so little time!!<br /><br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-70367198268355536702012-07-13T18:32:00.000-04:002012-07-13T18:38:31.214-04:00This is the Day<br />
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I haven't posted in a long time. No reason... Just enjoying summer and all the activities that the season brings.<br />
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I don't want to bore everyone with a long update of everything that has happened since I last posted. I will just suffice to say that May went by in a busy blur, and I spent June trying to catch my breath. Now it is July and almost time to return to school/work full time. I have stitched a lot, and I have knitted a lot. I would like to be better about posting. Wondering if I set a specific day to post each week if I would stick to it?<br />
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Stitching.... I have spent a lot of time stitching this summer. But as per my usual MO, I have stitched a little on one project, put it down, picked up another project, stitched a little on it, put it down... well, you get the idea. And sometimes all in one day.<br />
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I decided last night that I was bored with every project that I have upstairs. (I keep current stitching stuff upstairs, and not so current WIPs in the basement.) Rather than start something new (as I usually have no qualms about doing), I went down to the basement, dragged out the WIPs of Doom supersize tote (a result of the "no qualms" thing), and drug out a dozen (or more) projects that caught my eye. I reunited them with their various threads, put them in a basket and hauled them back up the stairs. I decided (at least for awhile), that I will stitch on whichever is screaming the loudest (hopefully until it is finished) and then choose another from the basket until I either a.) tire of this routine and go back to my more current projects, or b.) finish everything in the basket and then refill it or c) start whatever latest and greatest that catches my eye (<a href="http://treeoflilfesamplings.blogspot.com/2012/07/beauty-and-grace.html">Beauty and Grace</a>, anyone?).<br />
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The latest "screamer" is This is the Day by Hands to Work which I fell head over heels in love with when I first saw it in JCS in 2009. I promptly collected threads and fabric and set my hands to work and was loving stitching it until I discovered that either my house or tree was one stitch off (I don't remember which now). I just as promptly put it all away in disgust refusing to frog, start over, or finish it as is. Looking at it now, I don't think it is that glaring. I am calling it a "design feature" and moving on....<br />
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Here's where it is as I left it with the exception of the over one block that I stitched last night. I am stitching on Silkweaver's Days Gone By 28 count lugana (one of my favorite Silkweaver colorways).<br />
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This is one of my current knitting projects... a pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/georgia-on-my-mind-2">Georgia on My Mind</a> Socks. Yarn is by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GnomeAcres">Gnome Acres</a> in the Franklin colorway. This is a KAL with the <a href="http://knitabullspodcast.blogspot.com/">Knitabulls podcast</a> group on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a>. I like to have a pair of socks on the needles at all times. They are perfect for long car rides, waiting rooms, etc. I plan to haul them with me to a <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t416">Louisville Bats</a> game tomorrow night. :)<br />
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This cute bag is a perfect for either a purse or a knitting project (or both!). It is fully lined with a lot of pockets on the inside. Probably my favorite bag that I currently have. I think she did such a great job on it. It combines a lot of things I love... Lots of color, paisley, polkadots, stripes. Perfect!</div>
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<a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/13/2951.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/13/2951.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/07/13/2951.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-3125521826038267042012-04-15T19:28:00.002-04:002012-04-15T19:32:42.467-04:00The stitching voices in my headDo you ever have times when almost everything in your stitching stash is screaming to be stitched at once? And more stash is beckoning you to be purchased? Usually in the form of the blogs you read and the stitchers you admire... You all are stitching some amazing things out there in blogland. Which when I see these amazing things, I either want to start them immediately if I have them in my stash or I want to purchase them immediately if I don't. For the most part, I have refrained with one exception.... When I saw <a href="http://chocolates4breakfast.blogspot.com/2012/04/mary-gibson-1824-sampler.html">Terri's drop dead gorgeous finish of Mary Gibson,</a> I took myself right on over to the <a href="http://www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/mgsc.html">Haslemere Muesum</a> via the Internet and ordered it straight away. And I soooo want to start it immediately. But I also want to stitch it using Terri's fabulous conversion, for which I need to order some threads, so that has kept me in check for now.<br /><br /><br />I have managed a quick finish Here's Bloom Sampler by Threadwork Primitives.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/04/15/3877.jpg"><img src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/04/15/s_3877.jpg" border="0" width="281" height="210" style="margin:5px" /></a></center><br />I've progressed a little more on Christmas Garden. I'm trying to focus on it solely until it's finished. For someone who used to be a devoted one-at-a-time stitcher, it has become hard for me to just stitch on one thing until completion in recent years.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/04/15/3878.jpg"><img src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/04/15/s_3878.jpg" border="0" width="210" height="281" style="margin:5px" /></a></center><br />This past week has been spring break. We would normally travel at this time of the year, but we decided to stay home this week and get some stuff done around the house. The living room and hallway got a much needed coat of paint, and the carpets got a much needed cleaning. I'm sad to see my break end, but I only have a few short weeks until summer break. We only missed two days this year, and we've already made up both of those, so we are scheduled to get out of school on May 16 with the teachers' last day being May 17. We will have almost three full months off this summer. I'm ecstatic!!! I have a lot of things I want to accomplish around my house, some places to go, and my mom is going to teach me a little basic sewing. I'm looking so forward to all of it. I will have to work some too, but a lot of it is computer based that I can do from my home.<br /><br />That's it for now. Getting ready to settle in with Christmas Garden and enjoy some stitching in front of the TV this evening.<br /><br />Have a happy stitchy week!<br /><br />KellieKelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-2381100380419371132012-04-09T17:29:00.001-04:002012-04-09T17:29:00.288-04:00Some framed finishesI recently took a couple of pieces to Michael's to have them framed. I decided it was time to get my finishes out of the drawer and on my wall. So hopefully, I will have a lot of these posts to show you this year. As much as I stitch, I have very few stitched pieces displayed in my home. However one of my goals this year is to decorate my home with things we love, and my handwork fits into that overall goal. :)<br /><br />Here's Paradise Lost by Plum Street Samplers. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/04/09/3201.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/04/09/s_3201.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And Home is Where My Heart Blooms by Blackbird Designs. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/04/09/3202.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/04/09/s_3202.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I'm enjoying a blissful week of spring break, at home stitching and knitting with an occasional outing during the day here and there. <br /><br />Hope your week is a happy one!<br />Kellie<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-5349746031111474312012-03-19T20:44:00.001-04:002012-03-19T20:47:05.324-04:00A finish and a startI finished knitting a quick little project tonight. It's called a Monster Chunk. It's a free pattern by Rebecca Danger on Ravelry. He's stitched out of Knitcol Adifil and Cascade 220 (feet) on size 5 circulars. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/19/2920.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/19/s_2920.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I also started Christmas Garden by BBD a few days ago. I haven't made a huge amount of progress but I am enjoying every stitch. I'm thinking I will probably stitch an alphabet at the bottom like <a target="_blank" href="http://theneedlespromise.blogspot.com/">Katrina</a>, rather than the words Christmas Garden. This is a sampler I would like to leave out all year as it doesn't "scream" Christmas, especially without the charted words. Katrina was very kind to offer to share how she stitched hers, so I hope she won't mind if I borrow her idea. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/19/2921.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/19/s_2921.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Please pardon my crappy iPhone photos. I'm too lazy to grab the real camera and in a hurry to get back to stitching CG. <br />Have a good week!<br />Happy Stitching! <br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-88295521898459138242012-03-14T20:03:00.001-04:002012-03-14T20:03:58.430-04:00LatelySpring has sprung here in my little KY town. The flowers are blooming. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2804.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2804.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2805.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2805.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We have a new little fellow that has found us. I think he belongs to someone. He's very tame and becoming territorial which doesn't set well with the other cat members of our family. We are hoping to find his family and return him. And if not, maybe a new family that will love him. And this needs to be happening soon before I get attached to him and name him Zebulon (Zeb for short; anyone else a child of the 70s who grew up watching The Waltons? You will know where I came up with Zeb. Lol!)<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2806.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2806.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />On the stitching front, I've been very unfocused. I can't seem to stick to one thing lately and therefore the only thing I'm accomplishing is making a mess pulling out multiple projects and making a couple of new starts that I quickly abandoned. <br /><br />I finished Small Token by Blackbird Designs for the 2012 Year of Smalls. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2807.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2807.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I started March Wordplay by With Thy Needle and Thread. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2808.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2808.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Also started Spring by Cross eyed Cricket. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2809.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2809.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I think part of my focusing problem has been because I had been working on Sarah Woodham. Somehow I lost the part of the pattern that is the over one verse. I'm sure it's around here somewhere, and it will turn up,but it is driving me insane trying to figure out where it is. <br /><br />As for knitting, I don't have much to show there but I did aquire a few cute new project bags and a set of stitch markers that I love. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2810.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2810.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sock bag from Slipped Stitch Studios on Etsy. LOVE this! Very well made and how can you resist a sick project bag with well, socks! on the fabric. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2811.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2811.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />A couple of just as awesomely made bags from Tangerine Designs on Etsy. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/14/2812.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/14/s_2812.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Hunger Games stitch markers also by Tangerine Designs. Love this series of books, love these stitch markers, can't wait to see this movie. <br /><br />I think that's all of my ramblings for today, folks! <br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your week. <br /><br />Happy Stitching! <br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-32621756201568101962012-03-03T20:05:00.001-05:002012-03-03T20:05:12.275-05:00SomberMy heart is breaking for all the families that lost loved ones and their homes in this week's storms. <br /><br />Our little town fared better than some but did not remain unscathed. <br /><br />We were hit on Wednesday by two EF-2 tornados. No lives were lost here thankfully. One of the tornados ripped through the neighborhood right next to my middle school and leveled it. We were at school when all of this moved through. We had kids in the hallways from 9:00 a.m. until after 1:00 p.m. with a couple of 15 minute reprieves. We lost power by 10:00 am. Our students were AMAZING. I am still so proud of them! They listened so well and were so patient. We are so blessed that this tornado literally "jumped" over our school. My husband and son were experiencing the same things at their respective schools. DH works at the high school; DS attends one of the elementary schools. I am very thankful for the staff at my son's school who kept him safe and tried to keep him calm. He suffers terribly from storm phobia (almost debilitatingly); it was a very long emotional day for him and I could not be there to comfort him. I was needed at my school and it was too dangerous to leave to go get him. <br /><br />Had we been home, this would have been the view from our front door. This picture was taken from within our neighborhood. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/03/2709.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/03/s_2709.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />But we are blessed. We have not had the destruction that others received on Friday. <br /><br />We were very nervous about the storms on Friday after the events of Thursday. We knew Fridays storms were on the same path as Wednesday's but were predicted to be a lot worse. We were home this time when they hit. Thankfully it was just high winds, thunderstorms, and hail for us this time around. <br /><br />I'm so thankful that my family is safe and sound... All of my family, extended family too. <br /><br />My thoughts and prayers are with those who were not as fortunate. <br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-40229900371579003222012-02-26T19:45:00.001-05:002012-02-26T19:45:17.919-05:00New stash!My Valentine's Day gift from my husband....<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/26/2993.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/26/s_2993.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Some new charts and fabric to go with each, a couple of needed threads, a VB bag for knitting tools and trinkets, and a bunny needle minder. <br /><br />I was waiting for the mail yesterday because I thought i should be receiving all of this. When Michael came in from the mailbox yesterday afternoon, I was disappointed that I didn't receive my order... Or so I thought. He said (and truthfully, he thought) that all we received was junk mail and he had dumped it in the trash on the way back inside. I asked him if he saw any boxes on the front porch and he said he didn't notice any. So I resigned myself that I would be waiting until later in the week. I stayed up stitching until around 1 am last night. Before going to bed, I went to make sure the front storm door was locked and flipped on the front porch light. There on the porch, in the opposite corner that our mailman normally puts boxes, sat my order. I was thrilled!!! And wide awake suddenly. After looking at everything several times, I went on to bed. But I was up early this morning putting the first stitches into CEC's Spring. Progress pics to come! <br /><br />Happy Stitching!<br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-13582982771691525462012-02-24T18:38:00.001-05:002012-02-24T18:38:07.935-05:00BloomFinished this sweet design earlier this week. Such a fun, pretty, and quick stitch. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/24/2574.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/24/s_2574.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This is by M Designs and was in the March/April 2011 issue of Just Cross Stitch magazine. I plan to finish it as a pincushion with brown seed beads all along the edges similar to the model photo in the magazine. If only I could find the time! I don't want to stop stitching long enough to do the finishing. I don't enjoy that part as much. Lol!<br /><br />Have a fun stitchy weekend! <br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-3372407059874728462012-02-05T15:57:00.006-05:002012-02-05T18:28:19.681-05:00a few finishes and a WIP<div style="text-align: left;">I have finished the February installment of the <a href="http://2012yearofsmalls.blogspot.com/">2012 Year of Smalls</a> SAL.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYEEMJVukQ64dTaB_5FsJb5cNIFO7wHPh2d9vI-Jk8UVevuTtouAOw6QTzFFf_25MyT28XPJA192zoGhSYBx1ZXg7_Zv6aT9jxQM83XIWv-CNPUuicImZuHQ0lgadJPQloQo6Y1S-N3LY/s400/IMG_1469.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705789829213306130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>This is Garden of Love by Citrouille's Designs. I made a few little mistakes but not so much that I wanted to frog them and start over. And the raspberry silk thread had way too much dye in it so I didn't want any "bleeding" to show on my fabric either. (personal rant.... why is that a particular brand's red/deep pink silks always stain stitching? Is it too much to ask that when you pay approx. $7.00 a skein for silk threads that it not bleed all over your fabric?!.... rant over).</div><div><br /></div><div>This was a cute, fun, quick stitch. I purchased the kit that Cathy of <a href="http://inspiredneedle.com/">Inspired Needle</a> put together. This was stitched on a 32 ct. fabric, 2 over 2.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also finished a couple of knitted items.</div><div><br /></div><div>A pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/monkey">Monkey</a> Socks by Cookie A out of LunaBudKnits fingering weight yarn. Love this yarn!! She is a somewhat local KY dyer).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncJDLTUMI2FLLyk3EUu14kSc1iJFgbp6iH-f-0_L_8bITApqt6aqn4LBmlJig4jdjOgTnSWUU_F2SdPEQg3D-eGARUxvpJ3lVaGOmp4la1LzW9_pHGCr9U4y_5AbqdTIHcMLUOGvNsSQ_/s400/IMG_1467.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705797163380502386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>And a <a href="http://homespunliving.blogspot.com/2007/11/waffle-knit-dishcloth-pattern.html">waffle knit dishcloth</a> out of Knit Picks Dishie yarn (blue) and Sugar and Cream yarn (natural). This the is the first dishcloth that I have knit with Dishie, but it won't be the last. I really like this yarn.</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimHKgTWBBqJdkChYatn0k0tFfQYoFqWwXOQpH_aLza9NCyLVW1t9eM4sb2SWQLEWgTFAvMwKixMiAZW_aWw6C_RyUsW91nyV4L8kxfLBUfzgDaBqGFLnfNh5BOY_fSf2vgCjUmUtKBnU0/s400/IMG_1466.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705789818663373282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>And for my biggest Ta-Da....</div><div><br /></div><div>I FINALLY finished Paradise Lost!!!!! I started this piece on October 29, 2009. I didn't stitch on it exclusively. Often there were very long lapses in time between stitching sessions, but I am so glad to finally have it finished. As soon as I find a good framing deal at Michael's, this little beauty is going to be framed and hung behind the living room couch. As much as I have stitched through the years, I have very few pieces framed and displayed. I am making a conscious effort to remedy that. I am starting to become more of a project stitcher rather than a process stitcher. I want to stitch things that have a place and purpose in my home decor rather than stitching whatever strikes my fancy just for the fun of stitching it, if that makes sense. :) (Excuse my wrinkles...)</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JFErSvQ-gT2O4flzGISKYuckHHNEQ-XNiVh0yFCLIPgvtC6zFxBUZTINP0ArqVu4QKzVoe2BdlFRLtV8SzTetVgxVZm82nkpnL9dCeX0X8XPheqjLFWkInycX114uI5dyJ_uNO6KzgDk/s400/IMG_1533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705789799106778466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div>After finishing Paradise Lost, I dug Sarah Woodham out of the WIP pile to start working on her diligently once again. She's another reason that I am ranting about those particular red silks.... Between the deep pink and dark red silks, parts of her are getting a pinkish cast that I do not like. I am very concerned about stitching all of the over one verse in the deep pink. I hate to spend so much time (and $$) stitching a project for it to look like it has been dipped in a pink bath. Hopefully that won't happen, but I am noticing some bleeding in other parts of the piece where I have used those two colors. I put this one back into q-snaps, even though I usually stitch in hand. I am hoping that will alleviate some of the bleeding if I do not have it in my hands as much.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGBzVkm_ZfZ_OmCGIcCa6yk5Lu6Rva2pp8OU6eUBF1lqR5HbOiSiISDnN73Pn_zT8yJOe45fznQZ9YsoDFMtofjnIffQqSvridT_NGYqVQdmObMU-kj9ZzzNI3NUkPidQn488ywjO7_tG/s400/IMG_1532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705789810802127858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>A couple of knitting notes... started a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/february-lady-sweater">February Lady Sweater</a> out of Cascade 220. I haven't made enough progress for it to even look like a sweater as of yet. I plan to knit a bunch of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cloisonee">Cloisonee</a> mittens out of Cascade 220 as well. If I can master this pattern, everyone I know will be getting mittens for Christmas because they are so stinkin' cute! I'm also working on a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hitchhiker">Hitchhiker </a>scarf which I will show on my next post and talk a little bit about it. (If you are on Ravelry, and would like to "friend" me, my username there is kellieps3).</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQiqchApAXIgMSKcQKCj4wqxtj9botfcjY5yUKqqJWGpH9Sj63rW5QUvEWOM3BnEKlskFuHFnoYQ3jsc9Ilc9AnDMvIHMsM3V3v0yFbszpHLnnGruqVLFJVK03bYGMppL5L-jNwaAix4k/s400/IMG_1438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705797168515130834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div>I want to thank everyone for their kind comments and emails regarding my former principal. While she continues to be missed daily, her staff members are settling into a new normal. I have had the opportunity to visit the school in a professional capacity several times since her death, and while it still seems very surreal, everyone (staff and students) seem to be adapting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Super Bowl Sunday... who are you rooting for? Honestly, I don't have a personal team that I hope wins. Jake does. He wants the Giants to win. So I guess I will root for the Giants since that is who he seems to want to win. Michael and Jake have big plans of watching the game this evening. I agreed to make some super bowl snack food and give them a party atmosphere. Personally, I will be taking my buffalo chicken dip and lil smokies back to my sitting room where I intend to stitch and enjoy my latest audiobook (Alone by Lisa Gardner) and later watch Downton Abbey. </div><div><br /></div><div>Petey says, "Mom, quit your belly aching about silk thread and fix the super bowl food already..."</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOUni9P-Kk0ZXcemMg4nEXRNSnJQbvYlVyi30BzUxPBlA_avqDR06fYKX1g83NnfBEya8nh7g6LiZjLJiBlsf32MuQ5_pmjdC1WOtD2r9t3ang9c7McVUElZUBCPH9qTnW3fw2n0pKdOO/s400/IMG_1534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705789803605462402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>Have a fun week.</div><div>Happy stitching!</div><div>Kellie</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-23058193602183149882012-01-14T11:07:00.009-05:002012-01-14T13:02:52.594-05:00overload<div style="text-align: left;">I didn't mean to be away so long. I am trying to be better about blogging more frequently.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last week has been very hard. I don't typically dwell on sad things on my blog, much preferring to mainly focus on stitching and knitting and positive. But this week has had a profound impact on me and if you will indulge me for a minute, I will get back to more positive things....</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of you that have been reading for some time, know that I am a school counselor. I have worked at all levels from kindergarten to eighth grade. Actually when I first started this blog I was an elementary school counselor shared between our two elementary schools and within the last year and a half, I transferred back to our middle school. Anyway....</div><div><br /></div><div>Last weekend, one of the elementary school principals that I worked for previously was tragically killed in a car accident. It was a single car accident. It is thought that she swerved (to avoid an animal maybe?), over corrected and lost control of her car. She was killed instantly. She was young. Forty seven (I think that is young...), and she had two children. And she was the caretaker of her family. And she was a respected well-loved principal that knew every single child and adult in her building by name. She hugged. A lot. She told people she loved them. A lot. And a whole community has been in mourning for her all week. Along with everyone else, I am struggling to understand how such a vibrant person can suddenly be gone when so many people needed and relied on her. It has caused me to rethink a lot of things. To want to be a better version of myself. To be kinder than necessary. To live fully in the moment. Every. Single. Day. To not dwell on past hurts or troubles. To not worry about future problems that I have absolutely no control over. To be the best mother and wife and daughter and sister and aunt that I can be. To tell people that I love them and appreciate them. Not just people in my family who I tell daily that I love them, but my friends that I am close to who I may not have let know how much they mean to me. To learn ALL five hundred and fifty plus students names every single year so that they know that they matter to me too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Okay enough of the sad.....</div><div>On to the positive....</div><div><br /></div><div>In the little time that I have had, I have stitched and knitted this week.</div><div>I finished Poinsettia House! Just in time for the new small that will be announced tomorrow. I am so loving this <a href="http://2012yearofsmalls.blogspot.com/">2012 Year of Smalls </a>challenge. I chose to stitch our name on the sampler rather than "poinsettia." </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aIJ29Z4ynSjYCm-eVaFIjfSbon756mRRqBYSKp8mKvL456hF35S-7DJCe_fMDXTyuCn34X2NssxYeb53vBfSgig_Xbnz7ULuO2m4ol6dKrSlscRA4_cHL1BikrMVetSP0DV3TaSTNc_d/s400/IMG_4381.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697543857868321506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Poinsettia House by Little House Needleworks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">40 count Lakeside Linen Navy Bean</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">recommended threads</span></span></div><div>I think I mentioned in my last post that I am wanting to stitch a lot of smalls this year and to work on whittling down my WIP pile. Most of which are BAPs.... I am trying to focus on one WIP at a time in between the smalls that I stop to stitch. Right now, my focus in Paradise Lost by Plum Street Samplers. While I love Paulette's quirky fun trees, I will be happy to have all of them stitched on this piece. This last one with the diamond shaped leaves is about to plow me under.... LOL!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb0SKlh7CGN0ejI_gUbC8jrLHYvL2NzohUxdR4e1aCnDyOQtlbeCRBExbZxEC8LQweE2gLky9OEARQEOkhjzy3XnC_tibooP9Rbnew8ScLNMak5I7l7TVn3gMRLQ_NlpfEE58oiUsl4gG/s400/IMG_4383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697537629858177778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>In the world of knitting, I have embarked on making some baby hats. I have two teachers in my building that are having babies soon. Like one of them is due this month. She's having a girl and I finished her hat last night. Here it is modeled on one of my baby dolls from when I was a child.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPlkNusHM_pHTja40f2OUkg2HttfJUPKYUw_c2ZIKjpoubhxlkoHQ0tFxqAmEADybhMsVXEdFJg519nDisMqWFMKUYGjymmgkDf44JFLDZjs7iGrHokFL-bNzJq96BH2d-fT6eLiRQ7QI/s400/IMG_4379.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697537637825725090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk30o2fIaudmZPmb8tRTQ-WAamGn22OHa-gw6MqhPciBzzQKLxNsntyYACaaSnzHaoe8L1j6qp2_-_y0wSFEz-xwx4K9n5jIUTklz2KJRqX4uDAFmlN3iEv3XjkYS3HJZzJf1BERXv1jo_/s400/IMG_4377.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697538267565006402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Free pattern found here: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-newborn-sock-hat">Ravelry</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Classic Elite Yarn Summer Sox </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">3.25 mm needles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Mods:needle size and stitched stockinette for 4 inches instead of 3.5 inches</span></div><div>Anyone know what these dolls are called? I know they are old and antique, but I know very little about them. I was given two of them by a great aunt. I remember seeing these type of dolls in clothing stores when I was a child in the 70s. They used them as mannequins for baby and children's clothing. I can remember seeing them sitting on top of clothing racks, but not for sale. I have no idea how my great aunt came by the ones she had. They were old when she gave them to me as a child. If any of you know anything about them, let me know. I am curious to learn about them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am working on Jake's epic striped blanket. I have started stripe number three of seven. This is supposed to be my focus knitting project right now, but I have strayed. I am knitting this out of Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand. Not that I am a yarn snob by any means, but I am not too fond of acrylic yarns. However for blankets, I want something machine washable and dryable. And Vanna's Choice is actually pretty soft to knit with and not squeaky on the needles. This is a modification of the Purl Bee Super Easy Baby Blanket. I just cast on a bunch more stitches (around 300 maybe?) and have made my stripes approximately 10 inches long (39 garter ridges). Very easy knit. Also very boring knit. But I love the simplicity and squishiness of garter stitch, and this is a great TV project.</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIMVn6uvXV3MAlcmWwOxfkj_j9pPuCMm8IrgARXskvzZZVMbOzMfOzeKJo0xJ2xbJ7uIOgDEqpYyVkwRct_sirXgpOzO8POycQMDUrPxuN0nltTPOJdLiGr9dvhJeL0bWSLd_DrJsjTCZ/s400/IMG_4372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697538273968284242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of TV, I am officially hooked.... Love. This. Series. I watched the entire first series last weekend which was very therapeutic for me and helped to keep my mind occupied.</div><div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9ubqEmkPm2ENWCQ_xHWiTpSACFN2deyglxVGnF2xsVPCVDY8u3zc21ncDrdghjEqEQI507HCSh-73HNeY72npnbjweNgfehGN5c4eTxxm2TLrAhmcnwOgwM3WrLzbhuLLb7SauaHl3HH/s400/Downton-Abbey-Tour6_320x270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697547016091436002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px; " /></span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>I cast on a pair of Toast mitts last night. I am making these out of KnitPicks City Tweed in the color Larkspur. This is the first time that I have knit with City Tweed, and I love it. I will be looking for more projects to knit using this yarn.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgcUZBPMVDwBUbFpGkkzXqFdW13cWz6ZdXuLokTNCBzEQQWQGOj4zAyYalSZ5N14tpZkf39lXPM9L_v5Y-TFyJryRWWLpAdpJd_I0EcfGgrhpXZGatIBM-yGpTWRUvANs9BO9AOEZjm1k/s400/IMG_4365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697538282791668722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A lot of stash enhancement this week, partly thanks to my brother and sister-in-law who gave me gift certificates for Christmas....</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my yarn haul...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0usVEns0vEAJ513bot7f1WHgECR5iK4oTPweW_HQ8eg4Di-rXsG8b1FuVDzYuJj6BTrD6UB7JVZtFr2pCNscBpjh30n0qRTCZ1e0J-9ekFDJKd-8pwCzNHaGv_gpAoPDanjzK8D-hOjD-/s400/IMG_4368.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697538275437960658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>And the stitching haul....</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJOa-v2lD5nyEoMISLFDYNp2PfrJk-189ZGp8DPlBjHd6F8dNyipBSTEvoAlg9BYbkvv4x-geTSkd0O9aiQyHtZBy5J0hox9W8bjuIaS_usDvbbQvuar2E9nTWjSejski6JQYy997Gn0L/s400/IMG_4384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697537619932189426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>The scissors were from my parents for Christmas. And I had the JCS magazine. I ordered the fabric, button, needed threads and beads to make the Bloom pincushion. I have fallen victim to <a href="http://maudeandmozart.blogspot.com/">Laura's stitching group's influence</a>. I think all of them have this as one of their twelve projects to complete in the coming year. After seeing it featured repeatedly and loving it more each time I saw it, it is now one of my projects to complete in the coming year. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Another goal for the coming year... organization!! Everywhere, but including my stitching and knitting. I am a pretty organized person, but I have let some things slide lately and one area is keeping my stash and supplies organized. I am sucker for the visual. I love quirky and unique. I am going to try to find a few more of these locker baskets to store my stash of charts in. I love being able to see what I have at a glance and to be able to flip through them easily. More organization ideas to come. Please share yours with me. Particularly on overdyed threads. I like flossaway bags. What I don't like is figuring out a good way to store them. I have outgrown the big 3 inch rings. I either need more rings or bigger rings or a whole other system. Any ideas?</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXp6oHFuNElFu-J6_p6Xhht1EqG5ft_xGk6eAhfgAisU62UkXswuR7uXIrADNZLxCWJutZYbu3nU4h9KvFVHTbzYMcdmG5O4MVnC3BDwuJxREvBQPSY7mn44XvgzgRjPK3YE4tpoUugFi/s400/IMG_4385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697537620691601026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div>Okay, now that I have overloaded you completely, and probably very few of you are still reading at this point, I am going to sign off of the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a good weekend. Tell someone you love them today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kellie</div></div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-29742960044468532662011-12-28T15:21:00.001-05:002011-12-28T15:21:35.576-05:003 Things....Hello everyone! It's been awhile. Crazy busy here, as all of us are, so I haven't posted for awhile. I have so much to share that if I put it all in one post it would be very long and overwhelming. So my goal will be to share a few things in multiple posts over the next few days. <br /><br />So first, stitching.... One of my current projects is Poinsettia House by LHN. I joined Laura's <a target="_blank" href="http://2012yearofsmalls.blogspot.com">Year of Smalls</a>, and have started the first project. I am enjoying it immensely. I am finding that I am enjoying small, quick projects lately. I am stitching it with the called for threads, but switched out fabric to a 40 ct Navy Bean that I had in my stash rather than the called for 28 ct Light Exemplar. I am loving this design on a smaller scale with one thread stitched over two. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1504.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1504.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Second, a knitting finish... Ida's Kitchen by Kirsten Kapur. I started this earlier this year, put it aside, and recently picked it back up. I knit the final stitches and wove in the ends yesterday. I like how it turned out. I used the yarns and colors that the pattern called for... Blue Sky Alpacas Melange and Sport Weight in the called for (and some hard to find!) colors. I think I'm going to knit a matching scarf in the leftover yarn. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1505.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1505.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Third, I hope everyone reading this had a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever you choose to celebrate. Here at the Stitching Post, our Christmas was Merry indeed. My husband surprised Jake and I with a whirlwind trip to Disney at the start of our Winter break to see the lights and festivities there for several days. Then it was home to celebrate with family and friends. We have had a fun, blessed holiday that I continue to enjoy as I do not return to work until Monday. Yay! <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1506.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1506.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1507.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1507.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1508.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1508.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/28/1509.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/28/s_1509.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />More stitching,knitting, and whatever else I think up coming soon! <br /><br />Happy stitching!<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-87678177206800059482011-10-20T10:27:00.005-04:002011-10-20T19:33:00.380-04:00Two finishes!<div style="text-align: left;">I don't have hardly any finishes for the year, and now I have two in one night!!! Please excuse my poor excuse for photography. </div><br />Let me present....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I88u8l0tFxLgMXGwIgLf8Cn0NC3855Go5W33khU3hwG_6mPX-DbcN_fZxO7Kct3P_suNCmCNQw02awr-yNxI_leNhsPLyI9T9xqz4uXvhE5YuUPHX3sqcSGM8wb_TTLxnd5_z33pW_wJ/s400/photo-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665719708956449650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Molly by Carriage House Samplings</span></i></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Recommended fabric and threads</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjmslxSs7PZCcbZ-72HQhyqVPRhyphenhyphenoEtr-JPjTZP-8cJaql2XostKtPlKtqa9c1EAvboN_uOksCAQQ9WggLifGgxA9wMs9ddj0gi6ZObCDAqseJCefvXeVz4Un0jy3QzY9tFa0aZM-oxmH/s400/photo-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665719723416170002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">October Word Play by With Thy Needle and Thread</span></i></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Recommended threads/fabric unknown</span></i></div><br />What to stitch next?? Inspired by <a href="http://daysofasamplerlover.blogspot.com/2011/10/yes-ann-smith-is-a-sampler.html">Margaret's A&E wall</a>, I am thinking I might focus on finishing my Paradise Lost By Plum Street Samplers. Here is where I have last left off with this particular project...<br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVrIRoWmiBEwEqaA7oSSVpFe4nwqk4etG1ilgbaHSkwre52yPaLJ7_IwF1zdiF2oGNs8HXzyAr9-NcuFfNoXLQ-aw7oPJeSxKk4105a3e_w0cffyR-zzjDY7Rl205Pw8_R11pNl73SMeZ/s400/photo-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665719693653970738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span>I have quite a few A&E designs in my stash. Maybe it is time I concentrate on creating an A&E wall of my own. :)<br /><br /></div><div>A little sneaky peek of a blanket that I am knitting. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjKePSzy6_X_OZlB0MRS0oDM6DQcUd859F3Xv9PsJZhdO67Z3LD54wPpeKYBhT6JL70dR8zFgAf37YA-6MviBVuMHD708Cd7EJ6yL3okSUycngRdhj96gFZwg7UTQl26drgrQmc3LnmaL/s400/photo-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665719706688774306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Petey says "Happy Stitching!"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6-RRSvqGYNTitujB73JqLYr3WflAvvdviEd9FGZN5N0bqwXQuhQnqywOmIyzkxC4fAKCwJkCCfFPeKiNlkj7aW1QECBfprOtyL5UgpHg_vrKf3MxaZk-jMNToOk5EK4tXc57r8k1XWZb/s400/photo-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665719701739485266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>Kellie<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-83356518309160030922011-10-16T20:44:00.001-04:002011-10-16T20:44:08.967-04:00New starts and a stallI have stalled on Molly that I showed in the last post. She is 99.9% finished. I ran out of one color of NPI and need to finish about 20 stitches. As soon as I get my order from Needlecraft Corner, I will have a finish to post. And regrettably, it will be the second of two stitching finishes that I have had this entire year. I don't know what has been wrong with me this year. I think I hop back and forth between projects too much without making a lot of progress in any direction. The last couple of weeks I have tried hard to stick to one stitching project at a time and have been pleased with the progress I have made. I don't see myself becoming a one-at-time stitcher again, but I'm leaning heavily back in that direction. <br /><br />While waiting for my NPI thread to arrive, I decided to stitch something small that I can easily finish in a week or so. This is October Word Play by With Thy Needle & Thread. I love Her designs, and this caught my eye from the first sneak peek that was shown on her blog. But wouldn't you know, I'm now running out of another thread for this design. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/16/4061.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/16/s_4061.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I'm still knitting as well. I started another Pioneer Braid scarf. I love this simple garter stitch design that in my opinion looks more complicated than it is. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/16/4062.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/16/s_4062.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Hard to believe that the last time I posted, I was here (although I didn't allude to that in my post). <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/16/4063.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/16/s_4063.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/16/4064.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/16/s_4064.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Now we are back in reality....<br /><br />Have a happy week ahead....<br /><br />Kellie<br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-17506064185217682062011-10-02T22:37:00.001-04:002011-10-02T22:37:47.046-04:00Rediscovering MollyI recently dug Molly of Carriage House Samplings out of the never ending WIP pile. I am really enjoying the stitching and wondering why I have let her lapse for so long. I want to eventually stitch all of the CHS "girls." I finished Mary Margaret several years ago. I ordered the remaining NPIs that I need to start stitching Elizabeth right after I finish Molly. Suzannah is my least favorite, but I still want to stitch her to complete the set. I envision these hanging on my wall in window pane fashion. If only I could talk Kathy Barrick into coming out of retirement and designing a boy preferably with a dog to match Molly's cat. Lol! <br /><br />My stitching mojo has ebbed and flowed since I learned to knit last summer. I try not to stress over the fact that there are tons of things that I want to stitch and the fact that I don't always have the desire to stitch. Rather I just go with the flow when the stitching notion strikes. I am enjoying the current wave and hope it continues for awhile. Stitching was my first love. I hope the mojo never leaves completely. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/02/5256.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/02/s_5256.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-54946266957676426072011-09-14T18:36:00.001-04:002011-09-14T18:36:51.598-04:00I'm in love<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/09/14/4025.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/09/14/s_4025.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />My first pair of Signature Needle Arts knitting needles....<br /><br />Size 6, 10", stiletto tips, spiral top<br /><br />Now I want a whole set. <br /><br />I've cast on a scarf. I plan to knit until I can no longer hold my eyes open tonight. <br /><br />This is the first night my family has been home together this week. We've all been running in different directions. Too busy! <br /><br />I love having my little family cozy under the roof of home. Right now, I'm listening to Jake and Michael talk to each other excitedly about a box of basketball cards that they lucked into this week and can't wait to open to see what "treasurers" await inside. They both collect and it is fun to watch them share this hobby. They love to tell me all about it. And although I don't have a clue about most of the sports stars on the cards, I listen with interest, feeling blessed that they want to include me in their excitement. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02935111380330769183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800022942748595691.post-72560090483828909472011-09-03T12:25:00.003-04:002011-09-03T12:40:29.201-04:00Daybook September 2011<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Found this on another blog... Love it and would like to try yo incorporate it at least monthly onto my own blog.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCYbQB-TkByp6j-3hyDOFUDtKTTd4y8V5Fvr5Jv_RRslHL5dfybwuX9pscvz5nQHqF9N3V6pNhVO6JTuKI4KLSx4mLzNnrGusSEaMXrPCFyuVxITQzSxVz3oDakLzPUUlxh5-eh6u6yUl/s1600/photo-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Some of you who have been reading my blog for a long time know that my father is a woodturner who creates some pretty nifty things for me. My favorites are my <a href="http://kellie-thestitchingpost.blogspot.com/2011/02/pictures-galore.html">yarn swif</a>t and my <a href="http://kellie-thestitchingpost.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-trinkets.html">various needle holders</a>. He has opened an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jameswpost?ref=pr_shop_more">Etsy shop</a> with several items for sale. He has several items related to sewing/cross stitching as well as several ornaments. Check him out if you have a chance. His prices are very reasonable for handmade items and his workmanship is excellent. Okay...shameless plug over. :)
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<br />I started Penny America. This is a lot of fun to stitch. I especially love the thread colors Jan chose and how great they look on her macadamia nut fabric.<div>
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