Cheetah Small Pillow stitching Finish

This is the finished stitching on the Cheetah - it's suppose to be a biscornu, but my nephew really liked it, so I told him I would make it a mini pillow for him.

Will show a picture when completed

SAT 09-25-2209 Before/After

This is my before picture for this weeks SAT




After pic - actually stich all day.

Totally Useless SAL - September 2009

This is my first entry in this SAL - it's kind of fun. It makes you stitch more for sure at least me.

New Finish - The Way to My Heart

This is a great pattern from Stitch Witch The Way to My Heart009

Finish and New Start

Here is my latest finish (finally did the backstitching). Rainbow Angles Heart.

And started my first biscournu - the top for the Cheetah.

Stitch-A-Thon 8/14/09

Rainbow Heart


Rainbow Angles


ZigZag Hearts

These are some rainbow hearts I started last week and plan to finish for charity.

Charity Finish - Quilt

I stitched this for SOLAK and will send it on it's way shortly.

Blue Diagonal Egg

Themed Egg Page - Anne-Les-Petites Croix
Ercu 14 aida
DMC Threads

Small Finish - Bauble

This is a Christmas Bauble from borduurblog

I still have a few more bauble to do.

2009 Cross Stitch Calendar Finish

I just finished this last night. It took about 5 days to do. It from the 2009 Cross Stitch Page-a-day Calendar. I know I picked one that is ahead in the calendar, but this one just look too fun now to do early.

Latest Project

Here is what I worked on over last weekend.

Some New Finishes

Bauble



From Cross Stitch Crazy




Helga Martel Patriotic Quilt 2

Small Finish

I have a small finish - Patriotic Quilt 1 by Helga Mandl.



I've now started Quilt 2 and hope to finish that tomorrow.

SAT 06-19-09 Before/After

Here are my before and after of this with SAT. It's a Helga design Patriotic Quilt #1

SAT 06-12-09 Before/After

I was able to stitch again this week and got to stitch for quite a few hours (about 8 total)




Here's the after....hope to be able to do some more stitching throughout the week.

Finally Stitching again....

Well I only have the after photo, since this is a new project. This is from the 2009Cross stitch calender. Glad to finally be able to do some stitching again.

Friday Fill-ins #122

#122

And...here we go!


1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is being nice.

2. Ick! clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of cotton candy.

4. Tulips & Daffodils are my favorite spring flowers.

5. Things on my desk include pictures of my nephews.

6. the sun makes me wanna garden.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to being able to read, tomorrow my plans include with rain it will be an inside day – wash clothes, clean bathroom and Sunday, I want to plant my tomatoes in my topsy turvy!

Friday Fill-ins #121

#121

And...here we go!


1. Apparently there's some sort of plot against me in life.

2. Hope tomorrow is a sunny day.

3. 2009 is okay so far.

4. Hope that was it.

5. For too long I've been letting things go, I need to take the bull by the horn and get some things done.

6. I am not obsessed with genealogy on the computer (Ancestry.com); I am not!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to not working, tomorrow my plans include watching my nephew play soccer and sawing up the huge tree branch in the backyard and Sunday, I want to be able to do some laundry(yuck)!

SAT for 4-17-09 (before)

Sorry I've been missing so much. Been taking care of my parents lately.

Here is my before picture. I've already got my time layed out for stitching.

Friday Fill-ins #120

#120

And...here we go!


1. Join me in enjoying a great weekend.

2. Put a little love in your day!

3. Happiness is spending time with my nephews.

4. Dazed and confused.

5. I'm waiting for the weekend.

6. Reading is hard to resist.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include watching my nephew’s soccer gameand Sunday, I want to work in the garden (it’s going to be in the 80’s)!

Friday Fill-ins #111

#111

And...here we go!


1. It seems like it never ends with my parents health.

2. More books when you're done, please?

3. If I thought you hear me I'd tell you!

4. I’m not sure is what I think of most when I think of you.

5. To me, Valentine's Day means spending time with loved ones.

6. Spending time with my nephews gives me strength.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to trying to relax after spending 6 hours in the ER with my mom last night, tomorrow my plans include having a kid movie marathon and baking cookies with my nephews and Sunday, I want to sleep in and read!

Friday Fill-ins #109

#109
And...here we go!


1. I'd really like not be at work right now.

2. Golly is the word you'd most often hear me say if I stubbed my toe.

3. Possession is 9 tenths of the law.

4. What a fellow that Captain Jack Sparrow.

5. Marshmallows and fire go together like chocolate & graham crackers too to make somores.

6. Going on and on.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to stitching, tomorrow my plans include watching a movie with my SIL not sure what she’s got from Netflix lately and Sunday, I want to to root for the Arizona Cardinals to win the Super Bowl!

SAT for 1-23-09 (Before & After)

Trying to play catch-up this week after being sick for 2 days.

Here is last weeks before and after pics.



After


Will be playing this week also. Trying to finish this up for Valentine's day.

Friday Fill-ins #108

#108
And...here we go!

1. Oh, I am so happy it’s the weekend!

2. Embrace changes, big and little.

3. During weekend, I plan on working on my blogs.

4. No Recession; are you kidding me???

5. Right now I'd like to be reading a book.

6. iPod is my favorite gadget.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to stitching, tomorrow my plans include fun errands – bank, post office and Sunday, I want to be able to read the newspaper!

Blog Improvement - 1/19

After reading all the suggested articles. These are the three things I've picked out some of which I already had started to do.

1) Outline Posts Before Writing Them - need to start this one.(suggestions welcome)
2) Take Your Ideas and Plan a Posting Schedule - have started with weekly memes and weekly events
3) Improve Your Title Writing Skills - need to work on this one.(suggestions welcome)

SAT for 1-16-09 (Before & After)

Her are my before and after photos of my quilt square that is found in the 2009 Page-A-Day Calendar (Feb 12, 2009)

Friday Fill-ins #107

#107
And...here we go!

Sorry I missed a few....

1. Enough with the resolutions.

2. Changes sometimes causes me to be conflicted.

3. I've been craving a butterscotch sundae.

4. My nephews makes me laugh.

5. I wish I could go to the movies next week.

6. My parents health has been on my mind lately.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to do some stitching, tomorrow my plans include running errands (bank, post office, library) and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

1-2-09 SAT

Here is my newest project - I got the Cross Stitch Page a Day Calendar 2009 and am stiching my first one March 16.

I have picked out about 78 patterns this year (not including the alphabets). Now the problem will be how to pick what to stitch next.

Most recent finishes

Here are some of my most recent finishes. Baubles from

Friday Fill-ins #101

#101
And...here we go!

1. Snow flake.

2. I'm looking forward to holiday shutdown at work.

3. Disneyland is the best vacation spot ever!

4. One of my favorite old tv shows is Magnum PI (Tom Selleck was such a cutie).

5. I'm done with Christmas Shopping.

6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is watching the excitement in my nephews eyes.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and stitching, tomorrow my plans include drive through the park with the Christmas lights and Sunday, I want to catch up on the computer!