Stitching ABC #41 and FINALLY...!

Last night I did the back-stitching on the O block and finished it off.

 

And I FINALLY got permission to hang my Heartfelt pictures that I purchased and stitched specifically for my library. Originally, I had proposed to hang them above the computers and the study desks across 3 separate areas, but I only got permission to hang them in a cluster, and I actually think that is much better! They are on the ground floor and EVERYONE will see them every time they walk into the library so they are much more on display than I had originally planned. YAY! Besides the ugly fire hydrant next to them, I think they look great and I am very pleased with them. It's only taken about a year to finally get them into place... but I think it was worth the wait!

 

And YAY, it's Friday. I'm going to the movies tonight with my friend to see 'Self/less'. I'm not sure what it is about but it looks like a bit of a suspense movie so it should be OK. I'd like to go and see Mission Impossible after it is released next week too.
For the weekend, I think my sister and her family are coming over for dinner and to watch the footy on Foxtel on Saturday night, and on Sunday, we have the footy ourselves - hopefully it will remain dry!
Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Enchanted Ornament Stocking #21

You can now make out the reindeers in the second ornament - just needs a bit of back-stitching. 

On Friday night, I collected the missing threads from my Robot ABC design so I started to fill in the missing spots but I forgot to take a picture. I'll be continuing with it on the weekend when we go to the holiday house at the beach. It's supposed to be very hot on Saturday, so nothing to do but put the air-conditioning on and stitch away!

I also collected my final 3 framings from the Heartfelt Series. I am SO pleased with how they've turned out - I just can't wait to get permission to hang them in my theological library... (hopefully permission will come soon or I may just have to hang them and wait to be told to remove them).

 

 

I think my favourite is this last one. The bright green and aqua just really pop.

Happy Stitching,
Kerrie

Be Strong #8 - Finished!

Ta da - one finished Be Strong design.

 Without beads...

With beads...

I'm surprised at how quickly this ended up finishing but I am glad the whole set is now done. I'll have to check when I can get to the framers, maybe before Christmas, but probably in January. And hopefully by then I'll have permission to hang them in my theological library - yes, I'm still waiting for the OK to do that and it's driving me crazy.

So tonight I will be going through my stash to find what's next. I think I know what I'll start next, but I have to see what else is there before I'm sure. Until next time...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #7

Well, the movie was a bit of a let down... but catching up with my friend made up for it. 'My Old Lady' has Maggie Smith and Kevin Kline in it, so good people, but I just found the story to move so slowly and there just didn't seem to be any real point to it. I'd say, save it for DVD if you have another choice... On Saturday I had morning tea with another friend who is recovering from major surgery - great to see her progressing so well.

And I made lots of stitching progress over the weekend - the finish is not far away!

It was pretty wet over the weekend, so perfect for stitching! I hope you all got lots of stitching time in too...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #6

Slowly, slowly... progress is being made.
I'm off to the movies tonight to see 'My Old Lady' which looks like a bit of fun.

Until next time,

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #5

The bottom of this is now pretty much done. Now I will work my way upwards... Not much more to say... Have a great day!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #4

Progress is coming along nicely with this design.
More planning for our trip to New York next year is continuing. We are SO EXCITED we just can't wait. Has anyone had any experience with a thing called the New York Pass? It's a card you buy that gives you 'free' access without the queues into over 80 attractions. We want to do all the touristy things so we think it might be worth it...? Ooohh, only 9.5 months to go!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #3

I have to admit, I've cheated a bit - I didn't do all this last night. I did a bit of it after I took my last photo the night before. But it is coming along well and is quite pretty.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Be Strong #2

 

Got a lot of stitching time in yesterday as it was 35 degrees and too hot for anything else!
Tonight I have a library meeting in the city so I won't be home until late - might not get too much done tonight...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Walk This Way #20 & Sing to the Lord #16 & Be Strong #1

 

Yay - it's finished all but for the baby name and birthdate, but that will have to wait as I don't think he/she is due until April. Funny how with many kits you end up running out of threads - I didn't have this problem with this design - I've got so much thread left I reckon I could almost do the whole design again!

After finishing Walk This Way, I decided to go back and finish off the Sing to the Lord - one that I ran out of thread for the back-stitching. So now that is finished too...

And then I started the final Heartfelt design that I'm aware of for the set of 8... Be Strong

So it's been a fairly productive weekend... I hope yours has been a good one too!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Sing to the Lord #13 & Elephant ABC #6

We had a great time at Aireys Inlet over the weekend. Since it had been so long since we'd been there, there were a lot of jobs to do. We hung new curtains, mowed the lawns which were very long, and a few other bits and pieces. Now, when we go back again for the long weekend next week, we will be able to relax!

Thankfully, Clarence stayed out of the water. But last night there was a HUGE thunder and lightning storm and heaps of rain so he got wet then. Oh well, not much you can do about it.

I only got a little stitching done on the Elephant ABC because on Saturday night we got distracted watching old James Bond movies...

 

I only got 2 balloons and the W started...

When we got home on Sunday night, I continued with Sing to the Lord. Only a couple more bunches of flowers to go now so I can see that the end is in sight! But I have run out of the dark grey used for back stitching so I'll need to get to the craft shop when I get a chance.

Then, once this is done, I have a Winnie the Pooh picture to do as a birth sampler for a friend who is due in April next year. Then after that another baby item - a Christmas stocking which doesn't need to be ready until Christmas next year so there's no rush on that just yet.

Then after those, there's one more of these Heartfelt designs. Since they are pretty quick, I might slip it in between the Pooh and stocking designs but I really need to get started on the Pooh design as it is reasonably big and will take a while to get through.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Sing to the Lord #1

So I've started the next one in the Heartfelt Series - Sing to the Lord. (I realise it seems to be called 'A New Song' on the pack but I'm calling it 'Sing to the Lord').

I've got the wording done so that's a good start. It looks like my flash didn't work to well in hiding the shadow either

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Thanks to the Lord #7

Well, this is really should be update #11 or 12, not 7 but since I haven't posted for a week, here it is - all finished!

   

Here is a closeup of the stitching with beading...

I'm really pleased with the result and definitely vote this one as my favourite from the Heartfelt series. Now only 2 more to go.

I'm not sure if I'll start the next one, or pick something different... This coming weekend, we're off to New Zealand to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. Just a quick trip over the weekend but we are both really looking forward to the break. I might have a little break from stitching and start something when we return next week... I'll see how long that lasts!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #6

Another night of minimal progress - I've just been too tired lately to stitch for the normal amount of time. Next week I'm off to our Gold Coast campus library for the annual library stock-take (my favoiurite thing to do!!) so I'll take this with me and hopefully get close to finishing it.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #5

 

Boy, progress certainly slows down when you don't spend all day stitching! I only did the back-stitching on one flower last night, I was quite tired. 

 

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #4

Sorry about not posting yesterday, I was at a seminar in the city all day. Here is where I'm up to as of last night. I was a bit tired so I didn't get too much done. I quite like this design - the simple wording and the pretty border.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #3 & Craft Weekend

WOW - the craft weekend was excellent! I've had a ball and will definitely try to make it to next year's event. I have to admit though, when I got home on Sunday afternoon, I had a 3 hour nap on the couch! Doing nothing but stitching is hard work, but so much fun!

Here is my progress from the weekend, and I'm so pleased with it. The whole design is half completed...

 Pretty good work for one weekend, I reckon.

I hope your weekends were as good as mine.

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #2 & Craft Weekend

Here is what 11 hours of stitching in a day can do... great progress - I'm almost half way through!

These are Cathedral Window Pin Cushions that were part of a class run at the Craft Weekend. I didn't make one but these are the efforts of the other ladies - I think they look fantastic! Today's class is more paper craft - a card and sticky-note pad holder. That's if the ladies make it back from the flying fox they've organised to go on!

The creative craft challenge was to get design a Mug Rug. Here are a few completed ones...

Basically, it's a coaster, but they are so gorgeous. I like the birdie ones. 

I've had such a great time this year and I'll definitely try to get along next year as well. It's another beautiful day here and we've got 4-5 hours until we have to be out so I'm back to stitching some more...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Give Thanks to the Lord #1 & Craft Weekend

The craft weekend began with a yummy dinner and lots of chatter last night. I've met lots of lovely ladies and watched them do their thing with many different crafts - knitting, sewing, quilting, drawing, painting, scrap-booking and more! There are a few of us here who do cross-stitch so it's been fun comparing notes. 

I decided to start 'Give Thanks to the Lord' which is one of the Heartfelt designs. I got heaps done last night. Here is a progress shot...

Here is half the craft room that we've taken over. There are 4 or 5 big tables covered in a variety of craft stuff, machines and other bits and pieces, and about 25 or so ladies all doing their thing! I really am having a great time...you can't see out the window much in the photo, but there is a beautiful lake to look over and the sun is shining - a lovely day.

Back to stitching...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie

Footprints #12 & Heartfelts framed

 Here are the final 3 Heartfelt designs all framed up. I'm very pleased with the overall results and am sure they will look great together on the wall. When I get them set up, I'll post a photo of them.

 

 

 And below is the progress shot for Footprints...

Happy Stitching,

Kerrie