Sunflower Inn Progress

I have been focusing lately on trying to clear some WIPs out of my stitching basket. It is actually rather embarassing how many unfinished projects I have accumulated .

So I worked on Sunflower Inn by Little House Needleworks, which was started last summer. Here is a photo showing my recent progress. I am going to have to order some more Crescent Color threads in two different colors before I can finish. I enjoy the colors on this one, and it is my "on the run" project because it not that large and has only about six colors of thread.

And I also stitched on a small sampler called Faith, Friends and Family from Cross Country Stitching magazine which I began in January of 2011. This one is going to be a wall hanging in my kitchen, which we are remodeling in a rustic country style. I love the little Scotties. It is almost done, with just one small bit at the bottom left with another basket and some more candles.

I have also been stitching on the Elizabeth McGuire portion of my Dear Diary sampler, but I think I will wait until I have her whole section stitched before I post a picture of it.

That is all for now. Happy stitching...

Old Finishes

Looking through my blog I see that I never posted a picture of the finished Prairie Schooler design, November. Well, here it is, and I finished it well over a year ago....

And here is another small finish from a design by Barbara Ana that I did last year for my daughter, who graduated from high school.

I hope to take some more pictures of cross stitch finishes and WIPs that I have around here. I am enjoying getting back to my blog and it is motivating me to stitch more to see everyone's beautiful work. Now, back to stitching...

New Starts, sort of...

I started both of these last year, but got so little done that they both seem like new starts now.

The first is Sunflower Inn by Little House Needleworks.

Here is a picture of the full design.


And next is Beacon House by Praiseworthy Stitches. This one has been so much fun to stitch so far. I love lighthouses. And I think I'll stitch one of the deer next.


Here's the whole design of this one.

Until next time, enjoy your stitching!

White Winter Woodland

I am working on White Winter Woodland by Blue Ribbon Designs lately. It is being stitched with the recommended threads on Picture This Plus Spice 32 count linen, which is kind of dark, but I find myself growing more and more fond of it.

Hide and Seek

Another finish, although a little late since I wanted to finish it by Thanksgiving. This is Hide and Seek by Diane Graebner.

Brownbird Sampler

I finished Brownbird Sampler by Bent Creek. Now I have two of the seasons completed, Winter and Spring.

Dull November in January

I have been stitching on the November Sampler by Prairie Schooler. It is going pretty fast, now that I am actually working on it. Here is an updated picture:

I am also getting back to stitching on my HAED projects, doing a little each day on Fairy Village. So far, I have only stitched very dark upon incredibly dark upon black, so there is not much to show, but as soon as there is, I'll post an update here and on the HAED SAL blog.

As for the traditional New Year goals, I want to keep it incredibly simple, as I am incredibly busy...busier than I have ever been in my life. So here it goes:

1. I want to finish two WIPs/UFOs that I have had for six months or more.

2. I want to read 50 books for the 2010 Reading Challenge.

3. I want to eat more vegetables. :-).

4. I want to adopt a dog from the St. Bernard Rescue Foundation of Texas.

That's about it. We'll see how it goes.