Finishes!

I decided to do finishing yesterday. I get a little crazy when my "needs finishing" pile starts to stack up too high!

The first project I did was this little Santa Ornament that I stitched up over the weekend:



He's very glittery!

Then, I did my little "Smiling Snowman" ornament:



I haven't decided yet if I want to put the tree up this year or not. If I don't, I'll hang this guy on a doorknob. This is one of my designs so if anyone is interested in the pattern, you can find him and his little friend over at my Etsy shop.

Next, I did these two little embroidered pieces:





These are 2 of my favorite vintage embroidery designs. The poodle is a Vogart pattern and I believe the bonnet girl is an Aunt Marthas transfer. I've stitched each of these at least 3 times now!

Anyway, I did these a while back and finally sewed them up yesterday. They will go to Pat for the Comfort Doll project along with the Blackwork Cat doll that I did last week. I'll mail them off to Pat tomorrow.

Once I got all that sewing done and the hand-work completed, I started on the Purple Cat Doll:



I'm sure I'll get him finished up later today. Tomorrow I'll sew up the last 3 cats that I stitched and I expect to them in the shop on Sunday. As I mentioned last week, I received several emails asking me if I would consider making up a few cats for purchase. So that's what these are for.

Today, I'll be doing a bit more finishing and then sewing up a few new blocks. I just can't imagine life without a sewing machine! And speaking of sewing machines, Scott told me that he'll be putting the cabinet for my antique machine back together this weekend. I picked the machine up from the Singer man yesterday so I expect to have photos for you very soon!

Burgandy Cat Doll

Well, I stitched up the burgandy cat yesterday:



Later today, I'll stitch up the purple cat.

In the meantime, I feel like playing! Can't decide if I should do some finishing or if I should piece some blocks. In fact, I've had a few emails lately asking me if I would do some more pre-sewn block kits. Yes, I will sew some up over the next few days and put them together with some lace and some silk ribbon.

I also wanted to mention that I was in WalMart this morning and they have all of their DMC Embroidery Floss marked down to 10 cents per skein. WalMart is no longer going to carry DMC Floss. What's up with that? Not that I need any but I'm sure for many of you, it was a convenient place to get to it. Anyway, just thought I'd mentioned it here for those of you who live close to a WalMart. 10 cents a skein is a good price!

No Stitching

I worked later than I had planned on yesterday and after doing laundry and a few other little chores, I curled up on the soft with a book and read until Scott got home from work.

I did however, pick out a piece of lace for the burgandy cat:



I have so much lace but had a hard time finding a piece in that natural color that worked well on this cat. I can't remember if this piece is vintage or not. I think it is.

I have a bit of paperwork to do here but when I finish that up, I will be stitching the rest of the day. If I complete the burgandy cat, I'll start on this one:



I guess that's it for today. Not a very exciting post. Sorry about that. Tomorrow should be more interesting!

Small Projects

I had quite a bit of stitching time yesterday. I finished up the stitching on this little Santa ornament:



When I completed that, I started on this little cat doll:



I'm sure I'll get this one finished up later today and then I'll start on another one. As I mentioned yesterday, I was asked if I would do a couple of these for purchase. I'll do 3 for now as that's what I have sewn up. I hope to get a couple of sewing days in later this week. I have some finishing to do and I want to make some more of the cats to send to Pat as well.

2007 Christmas Mystery Revealed!

Good Morning Everyone!

For those of you who didn't join in on the Christmas Mystery Stitch-Along Project but have read my constant chatter about it, I thought you would enjoy seeing a photo of the entire design. Part 4 was released yesterday so that completes and reveals the mystery:



This design will remain available in my Etsy shop. It will arrive via USPS as a large print, easy to read b/w paper pattern.

My next mystery design is complete and will be the 2008 Valentine Mystery Stitch-Along:



Sign up will start next week. If you're interested in joining in on that project, please keep an eye on my blog here for more details in the coming days.

On a final note, I'm re-releasing some of the past mystery projects. There are few I think that weren't available on my website so as I have time, I'll add those to my Etsy shop. Please keep an eye out for them.

Ok, I'm off to straighten up the house a bit and get the turkey ready to put into the oven! Have a great day everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!