Sewing

How's this for an oxymoron? I love to sew, I love to hand quilt, I hate to hand sew. ;-)

I managed to make myself do some hand sewing yesterday. I have 3 wallhangings that needed hanging sleeves and now they have them!

One is a Santa wallhanging that's been done for over 2 years but w/o the sleeve, I had no way to display it.

Another one already had the sleeve but I'd attached it too far from the top. Now it's nearer the top where it belongs.

The last one was a kit that I had won online. I had started to put it together but it involved curves and it didn't work out too well. I gave the whole thing to my sister in defeat. Last year, guess what I got for my birthday? The completed quilt! As soon as I buy the hardware, this is going to be hanging along the stairway to my sewing room.

Happy Stitching!

~Stacy

My website now has a store!

I've just finished updating my website to include a Store.

Items currently available are: leaflets (cross stitch, crochet and knitting); books (cross stitch); cross stitch accessories; and thimbles. Soon, I will have a couple of my original patterns available as well.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy
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Progress update

Here is an updated photo of my progress on Rune Sampler. This was taken before I did any stitching last night so I have made even more progress than this photo shows.





Happy Stitching!





~Stacy

Rune Sampler update

Here is my progress on my Rune Sampler as of 7 March 2010. The runes stitch up quickly but the border is so detailed that it takes full concentration. This represents the finish of page 1 of 4.

I have been working on it since, but this is the most recent photo.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Great needlework quote!

I was watching Lark Rise to Candleford (BBC tv series, season 1) last week and heard this quote:

"Because for a needlewoman, embroidery it's like the poet taking up the pen. It expresses her deepest longing."

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Cats & Quilts

I don't know what the fascination is between cats and quilts, but apparently my cat, Spooky has it! She burrowed under the quilt that I am working on and this is what I could see of her.

Stacy