Doctor Visit

Well I finally know why I couldn't get over this cold - it's not a cold.  We won't know which it is until the blood work gets back but it's either atypical pneumonia or whooping cough.  I'm completely whipped by this thing so not sure how much progress will get done on The Lord's Prayer in the next few days but will get back to it as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone for all your comments; they help me keep going.

Debra

Progress Days 4 and 5

Today is day 11 and I think this is the worst cold I've ever had; tomorrow I'm calling the doc.  I've only had 2 days where I felt like stitching since the last post and I forgot to take a progress photo after day 4 so you get both days.

This one is going fast.

Debra

Progress on The Lord's Prayer - Day 3

I've got a cold and I was so stuffy I couldn't sleep.  Got up at 3:30 AM and started stitching and stitched off and on all day so got quite a bit done.  Take a look:

 

I don't know if I'll do any stitching today as this cold won't let go  and it really has me down; just might spend the day in bed.


D

Progress Day 2

This is after 2 days stitching.

I started a new cross stitch piece yesterday from My Big Toe titled The Lord's Prayer.  I'll post a photo after each stitching day; this is where I stand after the first day.

I'm spending today stitching so there will be an updated photo tomorrow.


Merry Christmas, 


D

A Few More Completed Pieces

Here are a couple more pieces for my future quilt. 

This is Kit #31 from Lizzie Kate entitles Big Girl Panties.

This is Kit #32 from Lizzie Kate entitled Normal.

This one is Waxing Moon Designs #147 - Frugal Samplings

This is also from Waxing Moon Designs; it is #ML06 called I'm Right - He's Wrong

This one is Waxing Moon Designs #067 - Everyone Brings Joy, but it isn't finished yet.  The chimney smoke and the picket fence aren't stitched and I'm not sure what thread color to use.  The design called for DMC 3865, but since this is stitched on white that one is out of the running.  What color(s) do you think would look best?

This piece was already stitched, but needed to be washed and pressed; now it's ready for framing.  It is #123 titled Country Seasons from The Prairie Schooler.

There's now 8 pieces stitched for my quilt and that many or more waiting to be stitched.  Obviously this is going to be larger than the lap-size quilt originally planned.  Who knows how large it's going to be by the time I get done stitching.  

Can you guess which one is DH's favorite so far?

D

My Sister's Quilt is Finally Home!

Last week DH and I finally took the drive to LA to deliver the quilt I made her.  This quilt is large enough to serve as a bedspread on her queen bed or a comforter for the king bed.  This is called Sunshine and Shadow from the book Tradition With A Twist.  I love how it turned out.

Here's the full view.

Here's a close up of the outer border:

See my mitered corners:

Here's a few pictures taken during the drive back.

Molly & DH driving:

What's out there?

I'll help you watch the road:

I Love You Daddy:

No shots of Sassy this trip cause she stayed in my lap the whole way and way too close for pictures.

That's it for now.

D

A Few Completed Pieces

Normally I like to stitch big projects, but recently I've been stitching little pieces with what I consider cute sayings.  Right now I'm working on Lizzie Kate's Normal so apparently I haven't burned out on this style yet. Don't know what I'm going to do with them, but will figure something out later. But I have a question for my stitching friends. 

On the Don't Interrupt piece the designer alternated colors for each letter throughout the piece except in the word "Interrupt".  Since I started in the center and counted up to the first letter, that was the first word I did and it was completed before noticing the alternating colors.  Do you think this was a chart misprint or do you think the designer intended it to be this way?

These haven't been laundered and pressed yet so forgive the wrinkles.

Don't Interrupt

 

Curiouser & Curiouser

I Can Resist

Please let me know what you think about the Don't Interrupt piece.  Should I leave it as is or should I take out the U-P-T and re-stitch them in alternate colors?  I know it boils down to individual taste, but I'm interested in whether or not this comes across as an intentional design issue or if it looks like a stitching error to you.

Thanks for your comments,

D