Progress, 2019 update, news

Hi all! I hope your Christmas was wonderful! We had a white Christmas and finally today, we have sunshine. I'm looking forward to summer!

I thought I would do my update today but first I'll show my progress on These Is My Words. I got the stitching blues and didn't stitch for 4 or 5 days leading up to Christmas but I started stitching again last Friday.

I've been working on the house. So far so good. This thing will be big-11 1/4" sq. 

That's on 32ct too. Here's where I was before..

As for 2019, I had 25 finishes. Yay. Some were exchange pieces which I no 

longer have. I also have 21 WIPs.

Plans for 2020? I think I'm going to have a bday SAL! My birthday is the

end of January and I'll be turning 56 (yikes) so I'll be starting 56 new projects!

Yep, I'm nuts! I have spent almost all of this year stitching on WIPs it seems so starting that many sounds like a lot of fun. I have 7 kitted up that are ready to go. I don't know 

how far I'll go but stay tuned! I'll try to post every 3 of 4 days as long as I can.

What could cause a problem is I'm using a wifi hotspot from my phone to be able

to post. I had to let my wifi go and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to

post. That would've been pretty sad. Luckily, I remembered I have that hotspot on my 

phone. 

Unfortunately, I didn't get a Barnes and noble gift card like I usually do,

so I haven't bought any new books to show for my 2020 reading. I did

grab a novel off a second hand shop, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I would

like to read what is considered classics. Of course, I am waiting

 on the new Outlander series book to come out! 

That is all I have. I am chomping at the bit to do all new starts next year

and it's not far off too. Boy, time sure marches on, doesn't it? 

Take care everyone. Thanks for coming along this year on my stitching adventure!

I've had a lot of new Bloglovin' followers too so Welcome. And as always..

Progress, Happy Blogaversary

Hi all! Today is my 9th Blogaversary! Who would've thought little ol me would start a stitching blog? Not me, I'm soft spoken and reserved. I'm an introvert. No big deal, a lot of Flosstubers call themselves introverted. Well if I'm their kind of introvert, well, I'll take it! I've had a lot of fun. Thanks for coming along with me.

I have progress to show and a few other things.

Three posts ago, I was working on These Is My Words by LHN. This is what it looked like before..

and how it looks now..

I needed CCW Cocoa Bean for the roof and other places, so ordered that from 123 and got it yesterday. You know, I couldn't see buying just 1 floss so I added a nice piece of cotton fabric. The big square next to Sarah is a quilt. Before I put this down though, I started thinking of another WIP I have. Sandy/Stitching In Sunny Cal showed Song of the Seasons as a WIP she wants to work on next year. Every time I see this, it makes me want to stitch on mine. So while waiting on my 123 order, I pulled it out, here's the before..I think I accidentally deleted the picture. All I had in the middle portion is the tree on the left. The tree in the middle was already there. Here is what I've done..

It's really taking shape. I did make a counting mistake on the house though. One line extra, ugh.

So the tree on the right side will be adjusted to match since it's the same house but

looking different because of the season. Below this section are the words Spring Fall

Summer Winter and below that an alphabet and vines and flowers. I'm going to stitch

the words and end it there. It'll look nice. I've seen others that were ended right

below the tress and houses.

Now that I have my needed floss, I'm back on the LHN piece.

I had a lot of fun with the Advent post and I though I'd comment on a few 

comments left over there. Jo mentioned using chains on a Scrooge tree if I

ever get one going and I like that idea. I see a few of you also like my choices of

Christmas carols and movies. Astrid wanted to know if I've found any other

designs with the Christmas Carol story on it. Yes I have..

I first saw this on one of the stash selling sites. Of course someone else me pleased it

before I could! It calls for 40ct silk gauze. I would use a 36ct fabric because my 

eyes couldn't handle it. I will buy this sometime, but not now. Below are two

more charts I found..

I'm not sure I like this one. Lots of blocks of color for mindless stitching, right up

my alley though! And this last one..

Love it. I would have to send out to a finisher to do the strawberry. By

Erica Michaels like the one on top.

I mistakenly said I had 3 stitched items of Christmas Carol but it's really Do You Hear 

What I Hear.

Unfortunately, I planned a giveaway for my Blogaversary but I won't be able to do 

anything for it. Sorry:(

That's it. I want to wish you all a

and Happy Holidays! Take care!

Day 15 Advent Bloghop 2019

Welcome to my Advent post, the first one ever for me! Hop on over to Jo's blog the Serendipitous Stitcher to see all who is taking part. Sorry I don't have a link, my geriatric iPad doesn't let me.

Let's get started!

Here is my most favorite Christmas finish....ever!

Christmas Carol by the Primitive Hare! On her hand dyed linen with

over dyed floss. We see Tiny Tim and Scrooge standing in the snow. I just love it. I love everything about the story. For those who don't know, it's my mission to stitch everything Christmas Carol!

 So far I have 3 stitched items with words from the story. In fact, now that I'm looking at this,

I see a Scrooge ornament tree using Scrooge from this design! Haha.

My favorite Christmas movie isn't a movie per se but an animation..

Released in 1968 by Rankin Bass, masters at stop animation. When my 

daughter was small, we watched this during the holidays, it was required watching!

I finally bought the DVD 5 or 6 years ago. Although I love all the other old 

animation films, this one is about the birth of Jesus. 

I have a memory about the song Little Drummer Boy. Our elementary school would, before

break, set up a projector in our big cavernous cafeteria/gym for Christmas. They 

projected the words of Christmas carols onto the wall and us kids, from 

kindergarten to 6th grade, would read and sing. This song became my favorite along with

Do You Hear What I Hear. It just gives me the warm fuzzy feelings of that time. Life was so 

much easier! This adulting has gotten way out of hand, lol!

As for a real movie, Home Alone! Luckily it's on Netflix!

That's it! 

Hope you've enjoyed this 15th day of the Advent Bloghop.

Thanks Jo, for the invite!

Take care, all!

Winner!

Linda, you are the winner of the PS cards! Lucky gal! I am pretty sure I have your address and
I'll get the cards in the mail this coming week.

See everyone later for my turn at the Advent blog hop!

Stuff!

Greetings from a chilly, wet and gloomy day in AZ! How's is everyone? My header picture is of the courthouse in my hometown. We got snow last weekend, wet and heavy that resulted in power outages all over. Where I live 9 miles from the courthouse, we had only about 5" and no power outages. Good thing because my house is all electric! And the wind oh my gosh, was bad. Gusting to 50 mph at times; I was truly scared. I did not got to bed one night until 2 am when it slowed down. I have an irrational fear of this house blowing away. It's irrational because it's been standing for 41 years!

First, let's address the elephant in the room-Are you ready for Christmas?! Haha, not me! I do have a white pre-lit mini tree with all my stitched Christmas ornaments on it on the squarish TV cabinet with  white batting underneath to mimic snow. I have lights hanging from the mantel. No gifts bought yet.

I've pretty much been a monogamous stitcher since my last post. I was going through my WIPs and this WIP pretty much screamed out to me! I was getting a little tired of smalls anyway. Here she is...

These Is My Words from LHN and based on the writings of Nancy Turner. The first book

is titled the same as what is stitched. Loosely based on her grandmother's trip west to Arizona from Texas in a covered wagon as a young girl. I have read this trilogy 2 times already.

When I saw Diane Williams's interview with the author, I knew I had to stitch this. 

I am now working on the house. Below is how it looked before..

and the model on the chart..

This is all I've been working on! There's hope for me after all, lol!

As I said I was going through WIPs but I also went through stash because I have big doings

planned for 2020. More about that later! I'm offering a few things for a

GIVEAWAY!!

Here they are..

#1 PS

#2 GB

#3 HE 

Pick which ones  you would like to win. I can only mail in the U.S. and you have to

be a follower thru Bloglovin and Blogger. If you want to be in the running for 

all 3, put down 1,2,3. I will draw names on the 14th 9pm Arizona time.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! The turkey my daughter cooked came out fine, 

the other food was great. We texted back and forth about the turkey and what I 

do to prepare it and then I drove over later with my additions to the meal.

Stitching plans-continue stitching These Is... I'll be back on the 14th to

announce winners and then again on the 15th for the Christmas blog hop

hosted by Jo/Serendipitous Stitcher. Then at the end of the month I'll do 

my usual yearly update, how many finishes I had, how many WIPs, 

and my reading for 2020. Oh, and sometime around the 20th, a giveaway

to celebrate my 9th year of blogging. Woohoo! Next year will be 

even more fun for my 10th anniversary. Think Oprah and her

favorite things. That's the only hint I'll give! 

Take care y'all and Happy Stitching!