BBQ Queen update and Cackle winner!

BBQ Queen update #14

I finished the white apron and stitched the bottom of her purple dress!  Next week she and the flamingo should have legs!

The winner of the giveaway of the Cackle chart is Heather!

I'm on vacation for a week, and I'm looking forward to LOTS of stitching time with more finishes and more new starts!

Two Prairie Schooler SAL updates!

Spring & Fall - April update #6

The big gray bunny is halfway there! I hope to finish him on Saturday and stitch "April" on the bottom and this will be added to my Finishes 2012 page!  Then I can start on "May" in my Saturday SAL with Linda and Rosemary.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day #2) update #5

It looks like I have lots of red stitching to go on Santa's coat!  I love how there is a pear included in every design.  This is my Sunday SAL with Linda and Kaye.

I finally got my charts and supplies for the Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL and Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler.  I plan to start these pretty soon!

Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL supplies

Lizzie*Kate Very Scary Mystery Sampler supplies

Cackle is finished!

Hurray! My first finish for July is a birthday gift for my friend.  Halloween is her favorite holiday.  I stitched the moon with variegated yellow floss instead of lavender in the pattern, since I used hand-dyed lavender Aida from Stitchnmomma.  I also used purple variegated floss for the letters instead of black.

Cackle - finished!

"Cackle"
Raise the Roof Designs
Started 1/21/2012, Finished 7/8/2012

Does anyone want to stitch this fun Halloween design next?  I will have a giveaway of this original chart, Cackle, and mail it anywhere.  Just leave a comment if you want to be entered in the drawing.  I will choose a winner on Thursday, July 12.

WIPocalypse update #7 and lots of SAL updates!

Trick or Treat update #14

I haven't touched this one in 3 months, so I finally made some progress on the purple hat.  After the hat is finished, I need to add the word "OR" and a few more spiderwebs and it will be done!  So it looks like this one will make it off my WIPocalypse page and onto the Finishes 2012 page pretty soon!  Be sure to check in on Measi's blog to post your WIPocalypse update, too.


I've had two finishes since the last WIPocalypse update.  French Country~Lark was stitched for a quilt for World of Charity Stitching.

French Country~Lark finished!

I made a small Harley-Davidson logo into a magnet for my dad (shown on his black refrigerator).

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

On my Monday SAL with Linda of Cackle, I have started to stitch the letters in variegated dark violet floss.  It will say, "Cackle and the world cackles with you.  Shriek and you shriek alone."  I'm using hand-dyed lavender Aida from Stitchnmomma.

Cackle update #4

On my Wednesday SAL with Linda of Diane Arthurs' designs (she has Lady Liberty and I have BBQ Queen), I have almost finished stitching the apron.  It's a lot of white on white so the progress pic doesn't look very different from last time.

BBQ Queen update #13

On my Friday SAL of Halloween House with 10 other stitchers, I have added more pumpkins in front of the fence, but they still need backstitching before they look as cute as the others!

Halloween House update #17

On my Saturday SAL of Prairie Schooler monthly designs with Linda and Rosemary, I have stitched two more flowers on April.  I want to finish this one before I start on May, June, or July.

Spring & Fall - April update #5

Have a happy stitchy summer, everyone!

I've been tagged again!

Evalina has tagged me for the 11 questions game.  I will answer all of her questions, but I'm not sending 11 new questions to 11 other bloggers.  Sorry!

Evalina wants to know:

1. What projects do you like to stitch - big or small?  Medium!
2. What is your favorite fabric?  14 ct Aida
3. How many cross stitching books do you have?  maybe one
4. What is your favorite cross stitching magazine?  I haven't seen that many to make an informed decision.
5. What time of the day do you do most of the stitching?  Night
6. Does your significant other support your stitching hobby?  Yes
7. Do you collect stash or just buying supplies for the current project?  Happy stash collector!
8. What is your favorite drink after five?  Diet Coke!
9. Do you listen to music, audio books or TV while stitching or just to the sounds of nature?  70s and 80s music on TV.
10. Do you have any live plants in your home?  No
11. What do you like to read? (Adventure, romance, mystery, non-fiction etc.) Books or magazines?  Medical mysteries/thrillers (Robin Cook, Michael Crichton, Patricia Cornwell, Dean Koontz, Stephen King)  Books

X-Stitching Christmas update for June

I'm in the X-Stitching Christmas Challenge started by Lady Kell of Kincavel, where we try to finish 12 items for Christmas during the year, and post our progress on the last Saturday of the month.  I have finished Mr. Mittens, which will be a Christmas decoration for my house.  Now he has been added to my X-Stitching Christmas Challenge page, which is only finish #4.  I've still got 8 more to go!

Mr. Mittens - finished!

I have also made progress on Day #2 of Santa's 12 Days of Christmas.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day #2) update #4

I've been tagged 3 times!

I have seen this tagging on other blogs, where you answer 11 questions about yourself, then send 11 new questions to 11 other bloggers.  I've been tagged by Kaye, Beth, and Rhonda!

Kaye wants to know:

What is your earliest memory?  Sitting in my crib and eating raisins!

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you like to visit and why?  I have always wanted to go to China to walk on the Great Wall of China and see the terra cotta soldiers (I was lucky enough to see some of them at a museum).

List your top five designers and give at least one reason why each one is your favourite.  This is a better question for my daughter than me!  But I'll say anything from Fashion Bug or Lane Bryant or Catherine's that comes in plus sizes.  LOL

If a movie was being made of your life, who would play you and what would the theme song be?  Sandra Bullock, because she divorced her cheatin' husband and is raising her child alone!  Theme song Hell Wit Ya by Pink.

What is your favourite movie? Why?  The Wizard of Oz!

List five of the most influential historical figures and explain why you picked them for your list.  Jesus Christ, Michelangelo, Vincent Van Gogh, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr.

What do you love doing most in the world?  Cross stitch!

Cats or dogs or both?  Why?  Both!  I have 2 big dogs and 3 cats.  Dogs are loyal friends and will protect you, and cats let you pet them and keep your seat warm.

What is the one thing about your life that you would change if you could?  Should have stayed in the first college I attended until I graduated.

Why do you blog?  So other stitchers will cheer me on and encourage me to finish my projects, and so I can do the same for them!

If there is one luxury item you could acquire, what would it be?  A giant deluxe motorhome with free unlimited gas so I could go on vacation anywhere I want.

Beth wants to know:

1) Ice Cream, cake or cookies - which do you like best and why?  Cookies, because I like to bake many different kinds and give as gifts for Christmas.

2) When you stitch, do you sit at a table or on a recliner, or just where?  My first choice is sitting on the couch with my feet on a footstool, and my second choice is sitting at my desk as I'm waiting for work to type.

3) Do you like to travel and if so by car, bus, train or plane?  Yes and all of the above, cruise ship, too!

4) Where would you like to visit the most?  China

5) If you have children, do they do any crafts and which ones?  My son is 28, and his only "craft" is playing video games.  My daughter is 24, and she learned to sew and crochet in high school but hasn't touched it since.

6) What is your most favorite memory from childhood?  My mom always brought lunch to me at school  because she was too rushed to make a sack lunch in the morning, so I ended up getting tacos and burritos, chili dogs and corn dogs, and other fast food that made the other kids jealous!

7) Do you have a dream goal?  Either in stitching or in life?  My dream goal is paying off all my credit card debt, and the end is in sight!

8) Do you have a group of friends that you stitch with and if so, how often?  I am in the SoCalCrossStitchers Yahoo group and we meet at a restaurant to stitch a few times a year.   In fact, I am meeting them this Saturday!

9) Do you like music, and if so what is your favorite kind /musician?  I like listening to 70's and 80's music, pop and disco, especially Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees (no country music!).

10) What is your favorite color, and do you wear it often?  Red.  Yes, I have many red shirts that I wear to Angels baseball games, and lots of red purses.  I love a red purse!

11) What is your favorite season and why?  Summer.  When I was a kid, we were out of school and could play outside all day.  As an adult, I'm glad the sun is still shining later in the day so I can do things after work.  I just hate the winter when I go to work before the sun is up and get home and it's already dark.

Rhonda wants to know:

1) Where in the world are U?  Sunny Southern California, USA!
2) How do you like your steak cooked?  Well done.
3) Charcoal or gas grill?  Either one.  I don't do the BBQ cooking, just the eating!
4) What is your favorite vehicle?  Anything with 4 doors and a trunk, I'm not picky.
5) Whose your favorite actor & actress?  Matt Damon and Meryl Streep
6) Favorite movie?  The Wizard of Oz!
7) What is your guilty pleasure?  Fast food drive-thrus! 
8) Favorite quote?  "There's no place like home."
9) What is your favorite flower?  Jasmine, because it smells so good at night.  I always plant it in front of my house wherever I live.
10) Who is your favorite SUPER HERO?  Batman, because he has the cool car and all the gadgets!
11) If u could do anything for a day, (no worries about kids, monies, etc) what would it be?  Go to Alaska or Canada and see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in person!


I am going to be a party-pooper and not send 11 new questions to 11 other bloggers, so I hope nobody minds if I break the chain!

More holiday stitching!

Cackle update #3

I finished the witch and the moon.  The chart has the moon in lavender, but since my fabric is that color, I chose a light variegated yellow instead.  I have decided to give this one to my friend for her birthday in two weeks, since Halloween is her favorite holiday!  You can see what the finished picture will look like on my UCJC page.

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day #2) update #4

The wings of the birds are done and I stitched some more red of Santa's coat.  Linda has already finished Day #2.  I wonder how far Kaye has come on this design.

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

I glued the Harley-Davidson logo to a magnet sheet and then cut it out.  My dad loved it!  Here is a picture of it on their black refrigerator.

Some of you might remember that I started a Harley-Davidson puzzle for my boyfriend last year.  I didn't finish it in time for Christmas, so I decided to wait until his birthday in June.  Well, he got tired of waiting and asked me to take it apart so his sister-in-law could put it together for him instead.  She finished it but I had my friend Beth frame it with orange and black mats in a large black frame.  The puzzle size was 20"x28" and the frame size was 24"x32".

Harley-Davidson puzzle finished and framed!

Reminder about two Mystery SALs!

As I mentioned in a previous post HERE, I signed up for two Mystery SALs that are starting in just a few more days!

Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL preview of part #1

The deadline for joining the Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL is June 30.  The chart will never be published and will only be emailed to the SAL participants, one part each month for 12 months. I ordered the Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid and Mill Hill seed beads from Stitching Bits and Bobs.  I made a Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL page on my blog to keep track of my progress.  There is also a Facebook Passione Ricamo Fairy Mystery SAL page. 


I have also joined the Lizzie*Kate Mystery Sampler Club!

Lizzie*Kate Very Scary

Lizzie*Kate Mystery SAL preview

I ordered my charts, fabric, and floss from Stitch and Frog for the Lizzie*Kate Mystery SAL.  This will come in three parts with part #1, Very Scary, being shipped on June 27.

Now I just need to finish all my WIPs so I can keep up with these two new starts!  Hahahaha!

Two more SAL updates!

Spring & Fall - April update #4

After missing five Saturdays on my Prairie Schooler SAL with Linda and Rosemary, I finally made some progress on the April bunnies!  We are stitching these monthly designs from the Spring & Fall, Summer & Winter booklets from The Prairie Schooler.  Rosemary has already finished March, April, May, and June!

Halloween House update #16

I finished the green bushes below the windows, which was my goal for Friday.  Next week I'll stitch the other two pumpkins on the left side, and maybe the ghost coming out of the window!

I bought these two photo storage boxes from JoAnn's to store my floss.  Instead of winding it on bobbins like most of you, I like to use little ziploc baggies with the DMC name and number written on a file folder label.  Now I need a nice big box to store my fabric.  Right now it is spread around several boxes and bags and not organized at all!

A flamingo, a witch, and a finish!

BBQ Queen update #12

On my Wednesday SAL of Diane Arthurs designs with Linda, the flamingo has appeared, but now he needs legs!

Cackle update #2

On my Monday SAL with Linda, I have almost finished the black witch.  She needs legs, too!

Harley-Davidson logo (small) finished!

Hurray!  I finished the Harley-Davidson logo for my dad.  I have the right size magnet to attach it to, but I'm still trying to decide whether I should use spray adhesive, regular glue, or double-sided tape!

"Harley-Davidson logo"
battybat
Started 2/17/2012, Finished 6/22/2012

TUSAL #6 and another finish!

French Country~Lark finished!

Hurray!  I finished the French Country~Lark to donate to World of Charity Stitching.  It will be made into a quilt with several other French Country designs and donated to a nursing home resident.

"French Country~Lark"
Designed by Judy Whitman
JBW Designs
Started 6/9/2012, Finished 6/21/2012

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas (Day 2) update #3

Santa has a face and a hat!  I went to Michael's and bought one skein of floss that I needed for the turtle doves' wings.  I'm so lucky to live so close to Michael's, JoAnn's, and Hobby Lobby if I ever need anything. It looks like I'll be doing lots of stitching in red, as Santa's coat reaches from neck to boots!

TUSAL #6

My jar full of ORTs is growing all year long!  Don't forget to check in on DaffyCat's blog and leave a link to your TUSAL posting, too!