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Woo-Hoo

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Oh wait, I just used that didn't I? Eh, who cares? I am full of woo-hoo today. Part Two of Caribbean is 100% complete. (thanks again to Cheryl for gifting me the final 2 silks)

I am so freakin' happy to see the end of those *!$#@ brick rhodes stitches. I'm going to pull my threads for part 3 and maybe even start it tonight. (I pull my threads by section as I work on a Chat and keep the rest of the kit in storage, it keeps the mayhem to a minimum.) And yes Sara, that means the first flamingos will be making their entrance.

Yeah I know I'm supposed to be working on OTR. I am a slacker. But at least I am a self-aware slacker. I did make progress, I'm starting on the horsey now.

Since I always do this to myself I have decided to embrace it, I'm just going to have to spend some panicked days in August doing all the cutting and sewing for the top. And the 3rd panel of embroidery too. But compared to the first two, #3 will be cake.

Wish me luck tomorrow (meaning all the other bidders hate furniture), I'm going to an auction with dh and I'm hoping to get a curio cabinet for my living room. Go ahead and send cheap vibes if you want, but I'm so cheap to begin with that I won't believe they worked unless I walk out of there paying $20 for it.

Posted in Caribbean/Mystery 12, General Rambling, High Maintenance, OTR - Over The River, Quilting, Stitching | 11 Comments »

Stitch, Stab, Ouch, Sonofabitch.

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

There's a reason some of are given blunt point needles. Thankfully I haven't bled on OTR yet, but I know my days are numbered. I put quite a bit of work into this over the weekend. I haven't yet spent that 1 hour per day on cutting/piecing, it's just too much to face a the moment. I did pull my kit out and go over the fabrics and I have started cutting in my head. Which is necessary. I know my limitations. I am not a skilled quilter. I think that one of these years I may be. Maybe. Anyway, I've found that if I go over everything in my head a few times before I actually do anything it goes better when I get down to work. And while I did make good progress on the embroidery this weekend I didn't get as much done as I could have because I spent most of Saturday down for the count with a vile headache that would not quit. I ended up taking a Tylenol 3, and in all honesty I am sick to death of codeine at the moment. It gives me the *freakiest* dreams. Or maybe my dreams are always freaky and the coke is disrupting my sleep so that I remember them. Whatever. As of this Wednesday it'll be 28 days sick for me. If I'm not feeling close to 100% by then I'm going back to the doctor. I'm starting to wonder if I've picked up mono or something like that.

Alright now what you come here for:

The last picture is one more length of thread after I put it back on the q-snaps. I'm past the half way point on this panel and the only fussy bit that's left on this one is the sleigh.

Other than feeling sorry for myself I've also been working on my Summer House exchange. There's been a couple bumps in the road but it's going well and I think my vision is going to work.

Posted in Exchanges, Hooked On Exchanging, OTR - Over The River, Quilting | 8 Comments »

Drawing a blank for the title

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Houses for July is done!

A fun block except for a freakin' dye shift in my Ecru (dmc) thread. I had to pull out and re-stitch the two smallest hills. I also made mistakes in 2 out of 3 of the flowered hills, but seriously no one will ever notice. This was a very fast block, it took me what 3 days to stitch? Really good time for a HoHRH block.

Past the half way point, it's all down hill from here right?

In other stitching news after some thinking - realistic thinking. (a true rarity around here) I simply have to put everything else on the back burner if I'm going to get OTR done by September (or at the worst during September). I've decided that I'm going to spend at least 1 hour per day on cutting/piecing and dedicate as much of my regular stitching  time to the embroidery panels as I can stomach. I will keep up with HoHRH and occasionally another project I'm sure will pop up just to keep my sanity. But I'm going to be making a dedicated effect towards the completion of OTR.

Slowly, I still am recovering. I'm hoping that by next week I will be able to go back to Curves/gym and begin getting my cardio back. And 10lbs off. My husband is also convinced that a brown recluse spider has bitten me and that the flesh shall begin falling from my head shortly. It only bugs me if I poke at it, and following the soundest medical advice out there - I have quit poking at it.

Re: The Black Dagger Brotherhood, I refuse to make an uniformed decision. I would have to er... sample each brother before I would be able to choose. And then well, being a child of the 80's and the "Greed Is Good" motto being impressed on my psyche... I'll be taking at least two of 'em for my own. ;)

Posted in General Rambling, Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, OTR - Over The River, Quilting, Stitching | 9 Comments »

A little bit here & there

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

One of the saddest parts of my psyche is that I have a hard time with tasks unless there is a deadline breathing down my neck. Lack of focus. Easily distracted. Oh hey is that something shiny over there?

Ok, back. I checked my email too. Where was I? Oh yes, no focus.

I worked a little bit on Autumn's Mira RR. I was just going to pull the threads and get it set up but, oops I started.

It's going to be Fairy Idyll.

Then OTR jumped into my hands.

*sigh* Pretty pretty pretty.

Then while I was checking the stash for threads/beads/kreniks for 3 other projects that I want to start NOW, I figured I might as well make 100% sure that my kit for Merry Christmas is complete.

It is.

And I pulled out my 1/2 cut quilt for my ds that I was supposed to have completed by April. I feel so guilty. I've done baby samplers, now a quilt for another baby and I still haven't done either for my own kid. Granted I do his laundry... but I feel bad. No pic of that (the quilt, not me feeling bad) but I really want to finish the cutting tomorrow.

And this evening I went back to Caribbean.

I'd also like to say thank you to everyone for the good thoughts for Mike. Mom sent me more pictures, ones she took at the wrecker yard.

OMFG. He walked away. After the firemen spent the better part of a hour cutting him out. Oh yes, we did not get the full story from the man himself until the evidence was presented. He's still ok. My mom did not kill him after seeing the truck. I am too far away to do any damage. I did tell my mother that she needs to take more life insurance out on him. We laughed, so did Mike. But I did send him a key chain with a four leaf clover on it today. I think he may have used all of his good luck up.

Posted in Caribbean/Mystery 12, General Rambling, Mirabilia RR, OTR - Over The River, Quilting, Stitching | 12 Comments »

White Asparagus

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

That's what the tree in Block 6 reminds me of...

Went by the quilt shop today their rates are very reasonable... the long arm lady says she'll work it in between the big jobs and that she should have it ready soon. I feel good about leaving it with her, I was getting seriously stressed out over doing it myself. One day I'll get brave, but until then I'll leave it to the professionals.

And a sign that I was truly meant to be there today, Brenda who taught the OTR class was working and she just happened to have her freshly quilted (by the same lady who will do my baby quilt) OTR. Just let me say, OMFG. The quilting was out of this world. I looked at Kathy (long arm lady) and told her she'll be doing mine this fall and I wanted it exactly like Brenda's. The more you look at the quilting on this the more you see. It's entirely custom and exactly what quilting should be. It highlights the beauty of the piecing and adds it's own beauty. When I have mine done you'll be buried under an avalanche of photos. (Cheryl you should come to Houston and visit me & that quilt. The piecing is fit for a beginner. Come, come to the dark side. ;)

And Winston's awards; he earned two. The bigger deal IMHO was the Merit Award in Math. Each teacher can choose up to 3 students for the year to receive the award. They didn't hand these out in alphabetical order, Winston was her first choice. Win also made the 3.5 (or higher) GPA Honor Roll. He missed the all A's Roll by not much when you come down to it, and I think he walked out of there wanting the A Honor Roll, hopefully that'll light a fire under him for next year. Not that a 3.5 GPA is anything to bitch about. lol

Posted in Baby Quilt, Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, OTR - Over The River, Quilting | 8 Comments »

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