What have you bee up to???

Well I have been pretty busy since the last time I posted. We where able to go to WV to visit with our DS over Thanksgiving. What a lovely state look forward to visiting again. Had a great time with the DS and the grandpuppy.
I have also been doing some stitching.
I finished up 8 Kissing Pillows for Soldiers:


I crocheted an afghan for my DD (the grandpuppies put a hole in the other one I stitched for her):


My ANG group is doing the Mystery Sampler by Sue Reed found on the ANG website. After our meeting Saturday I got caught up to where I should be with our class:



I then started another Sue Reed class. This was our October ANG meeting project:

It is her Stitching for Autism piece I am enjoying this piece also learning more about Autism. We hope to also do this with my EGA group next year.

I also finished up a couple of ornaments and a giftie pictures next week because they are for the EGA holiday party on Tuesday.

Well it seems that this will be last week on sick leave. My follow up appointment is this week and I figure I will be heading back to work next Monday. I am thankful that everything seems to be have gone well with my surgery and recovery!

Until next time,

May you be blessed with stitches,

Karol

Happy Dance Going On!!!!!

Yes this afternoon there was some Happy Dancing going on in my family room:


The deer picture for my DS is complete!!! I am heading over to House of Stitches on Tuesday to get this framed. Hopefully still will be able to have it done for Christmas for the DS. I was so happy to get it finished. Hope he likes it.
So what's a girl supposed to do after finishing such a big project. Start in on something else!! My ANG group is doing a stitch along with the Stitch of the Month provided by ANG. We started back at our September meeting and I need to do the first three months to get caught up before our next meeting the first Saturday of December so here my progress so far:

I can tell all ready that I am going to love this project. Of course I enjoy Sue Reed's design's so there was no doubt that I would. I am actually stitching this on a green canvas even though it looks cream.

I want to wish all my American Stitching Sisters and Brothers:

A Happy Thanksgiving!! We are going to visit the DS on Wednesday till Sunday even though he has to work it will be fun to see were he is living in WV.

Until next time

May you be blessed with stitches,

Karol

Recovery Stitching

I am two weeks post op and have been doing some stitching during my recovery.
I finished across in this area:


Started the last pass across:


This is how much I have to go:



Once I get all the way across the Happy Dance can start!! I do think it will be completed and framed for Christmas!
I am so thankful that my surgery went well. I still have to remember that I am healing though. I drove for the first time today and boy that was tiring. I have been so surprised by the wonderful cards that I have received from my stitching and church families. I hope you all are getting plenty of time to stitch.
Until next time
May you be blessed with stitches,
Karol
PS I apologize for taking so long to post. I had intended to post last week but crashed into bed very early :(!

Just a rolling along....

Well the stitcher bars got to do some rolling this past Friday


The second deer is quite majastic standing there looking out into the forest. After I did the rolling this is were I got to yesterday and today:


I am hoping that I don't have to roll the frames again. I have to get back to the right side and then there new pages with about 250 rows back across the bottom. I am getting more hopefully that it will be complete by Christmas. I will be home for 6 weeks after Wednesday so I am hoping to have some more stitching time. That is after I am able to after surgery Friday. So if my posts are a little sparatic stick with me I'll be back.
Until next time
May you be blessed with stitches,
Karol

Still Stitching Along

I am still stitching along on the deer project. The second deer made quit an apparence this week:


The rest of this section is quite alot of solid color blocks so hoping it goes quickly. Not so many color changes :)! Oh I am sure itching to stitch something new! I have so many things in my to do pile but I keep at this. I am hoping that next year it can be about me for stitching next year. No big gift projects but we will see. I am still thinking I will get this done by Christmas.
Until next time
May you be blessed with stitches,
Karol

Just stitching Along

Despite having a busy week(ladies guild at church, EGA , and a wonderful evening with friends) I think I was able to get a lot accomplished this past week:

What do you think? It always amazes me what it looks like when I step back from the piece. When I am working on it just seems like x's of colors but when you step away the picture is there. This week I will be at home after work each evening so hoping even more gets accomplished. Yesterday I was able to run to House of Stitches with my friend Beth and then out to lunch. We had a blast!! In addition to picking up a couple of things to make ornaments I also picked up to the first part of Bent Creeks' new series Christmas mantel. It is so cute sorry forgot to get a picture. I am looking forward to stitching it. Of course nothing is getting started till this piece is finished!

Until next time

May you be blessed with stitches,

Karol

It is Official!!

Yes it is official I am half way done!! Who hoo!!!!!

Ya have to celebrate the small victiories with pieces like this. I was able to do some stitching this weekend at our EGA guild show. We had a show of many of our members works. It was a lovely show and so inspiring it just made me want to stitch more. GREAT JOB NANI!!

I have a busy week ahead so not sure how much I will get done but watch for an update. I also will be heading to House of Stitches this Saturday sure hope they still have some market items available.

Until next time

May you be blessed with stitches,

Karol