Another Stitching Update

For anyone that stumbles upon this blog, I have to tell you that I am not a real blogger. Writing is probably one of the things or the thing I hate the most in life. Always have and I don't foresee it getting any better. Doing this blog does help me to keep a record of the pieces I am working on or have finished. I like to look at other's stitching and see what the finished pieces look like. Maybe others will like to see the photos I post.

The first piece is a small one named Snow by The Trilogy. It's good to have a simple project for those times you are too tired to concentrate a lot but still want to stitch.

The last project for today is Reindeer Games by Sue Hillis Designs. This one is just a cute piece. I still have more to do as some of the little guys don't have their winter apparel on yet. Fun stitching watching them come to life.

Thanks for stopping in!

~~Layne~~

Cross Stitch Update

 My cross stitch projects have definitely been neglected the last couple of years. It's been a busy couple of years with the birth of our second grandson, selling our house in Huntsville, Alabama, and moving a couple of hours South of Huntsville to Pelham, Alabama. Let me tell you that moving is not for the faint of heart. When the moving van arrived at our new home, I had my husband take a couple of photos of the truck for our then four year old grandson. All little boys like big trucks, you know. When I saw the photo and saw how long the moving van was, I just nearly died right then and there. I could not believe how much stuff I had to unpack and find places for, etc. Not to mention that there was still a lot in storage in Huntsville!  

I decided a few months back to really try to concentrate on finishing some of the unfinished cross stitch projects. After all the packing, unpacking, painting various rooms, etc., I really needed the stress relief that cross stitch provides for me. I thought I would share a couple of projects with you. The first photo is the massive moving van!

                

Can you believe this? And the moving guys said it was full!

I have been working the most on Christmas Eve by The Prairie Schooler, Book No. 158. I've always liked a lot of the Prairie Schoolers and saw this one stitched by someone else and knew I wanted to do it. I did have to make a couple of substitutions in thread because I didn't have some, but I think it will be just fine. Here's a few photos of this piece.

Check back later and I will have more photos of other projects.

Thanks for stoping by!

~~Layne~~

Good Tidings by The Drawn Thread

I started this piece a while back and was in the mood this week to do something holiday related. Maybe because it was still 90 degrees where I live! We had our first fall temps last night and today. Finally! I decided to work on Good Tidings by Drawn Thread. I had seen a photo of this one stitched and really liked it. It's not a hard piece as long as you keep up with your number of stitches while doing the branch. I've only had to take out one small section where I got off a stitch or two. I would be lost without my highlighters to mark my pattern as I go! Hopefully, I can finish this one in the next couple of weeks.

Excuse the wrinkled fabric in the picture. I usually stitch in hand and it's really wrinkled by the time I finish.

Photo courtesy of The Drawn Thread

~~Layne~~

Snow Day, Though Small

Our local weather people were forecasting snow for Friday, January 22.  Since moving to Huntsville, Alabama, I have been impressed with the meteorologists on our local NBC channel.  They seem to almost always be spot on whether it is storms, tornadoes, snow, or just the temps.  I wasn't so sure they were going to get it right this time.  The temperature had been in the 50's and we had a lot of rain the night before and even that morning.  I should have known not to doubt this team of weather experts.  At 12:45 pm Friday, it began to snow really heavy with big flakes.  It did seem to be melting though as it hit the wet, soggy ground.  As it continued to snow, we started to see a dusting on the grass and then a little more coverage and a little more.  By dark we had a solid covering of the white stuff!  All in all, we ended up with about 1 1/2 inches.  Now I know to some of you folks reading this, you are laughing.  Ha!  We don't get a lot of snow in the southern United States, so we take whatever we can get.  I will tell you that I have only lived in the northern part of the state for 5 1/2 years and have had more snow (even a couple of large ones) than we ever had in the central area of the state.  I leave you with a few pictures of our small snow.