Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I Have to Confess…

… that I have been derailed from stitching a little bit. With all the rain we had here, I was housebound for a whole week, which means lots of time to stitch, right? Well, that was what I thought so, too. But I did something bad… I pulled out a box of puzzle I purchased like 5 years ago but never been opened, and thought it would help DH and I kill some time while we were trapped in the house.

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I never knew puzzles can be this additive!!!!! Basically DH only really worked on it with me the first day, then it was pretty much all me!! I just couldn’t pull myself away from it!!!! The thrill of putting each tiny piece into its place just totally captivated me!!! I did try to put it down and go do some stitching, but then I would keep thinking about the puzzle and finally just abandoned my stitching all together… I know!! I’m soooo bad!!!!

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And then came the weekend, and I felt so guilty to have abandoned my stitching, so I worked on it during the weekend trying to catch up a little bit – with occasional breaks with puzzle solving, of course!! So here it is, my progress on Friendship Sampler so far. Have no fear, people, the puzzle is almost done, so there will be no distractions for me after that!!!! (I hope…)

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I would also like to thank everyone for the kind comments regarding my “Angels Sang” piece and the pillow cases. They mean a world to me. Happy stitching~

Sunday, January 17, 2010

I’m Late!! I’m Late!!

Seriously, January is half gone already and I haven’t have one post yet, what is wrong with this picture?! Well, work got in the way so I didn’t have much time to do anything else, but now that I’m done with the project, I hope I will be able to get back to my stitching again.

I’ve kept “The Angels Sang” out during my move and had been working on it whenever I got a moment. I meant to finish it before Christmas, but it just didn’t happen… I’m so late!! But it’s ok, this is such a beautiful design that I think it will look really nice on my shelf all year long no matter what~ So here it is, my first finish of 2010!!

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Pattern: Little House Needleworks “The Angels Sang”
Thread: Crescent Colors & DMC cotton floss
Fabric: 40ct Lakeside Linen in Bittersweet
Size: 3.5” x 5.5”
Completion Date: 01-16-2010

I love the pinkish color of the fabric!! This fabric was actually an accident purchase. I was looking for a grayish fabric online and in the photo this one looked gray, but when it arrived, it was not what I expected at all!!! Nevertheless, it is a beautiful color, and I think it suits this design very well~ (Sorry about the gloomy photos… The weather is not cooperating today.)

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A friend of mine asked me to make some pillow cases for her couch, so that was what I was doing yesterday afternoon. This is my first time trying to sew a zipper on a pillow case, and I think it turned out pretty nicely. We picked out this corduroy fabric together. Isn’t it a lovely pattern? I love it so much that I think I will make some for myself as well~

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I still have so many WIPs that needed to be finished!!!! So before I’m done with them, no more new projects for me!! (Yeah right, we’ll see how long that lasts…) Have a wonderful week and happy stitching~