12 Hour Stitchin & TUSAL

Yesterday was the 12 hour stitchin at my LNS.  We had a great time & I got alot of stitching done. I bought the fabric for another HAED The Traveler. I wanted to get the fabric for Village Bookstore also but she didn't have a big enough piece. She is sending an urgent order as I need the fabric by April 1.

I am still stitching on The Universe in a Jar & loving it so it's going to stay out again.

I know I'm a little late this month but my TUSAL is filling up quite nicely.

Okay enough blabber. Here is the important part. The pictures.

I almost forgot the update on the Death Star.

Hermitting Weekend

Since I was a good girl & did all of my errands last weekend & during the week I am staying in and hermitting all weekend.
I am still hooked on The Universe is a Jar so it will stay out for another week. Yesterday I had a good stitchy day & did over 400 stitches. Hopefully today will be as good.
I am planning on making 15 Bean Soup &  a Pork Roast today. That should feed us for a couple of days anyway. It's nice to have something like soup in the fridge for the nights (most) when I come home from work & am too tired to cook. The microwave is a wonderful invention.
Next Saturday 2/25/12 is the 12 hour Stitchin at my LNS. Can't wait. Good food, good company & lots & lots of stitching & stashing. I will be picking up the fabric for The Village Bookstore so I will be all ready to go on April 1st.
Enough for now. The pics this week are my progress on The Universe in a Jar & DH's progress on the Death Star Lego.

Good Morning It's Sunday Again

I have been stitching on Universe in a Jar-Randal Spangler (HAED) this past week. I have been enjoying it so much that I have decided to keep it out for at least another week. Blows my rotation slightly but what can I do. I'm hooked on it right now. The others will still be there when I'm over my obsession with this particular one.

Thanks to all that voted about my April 1st start. It will be Village Bookstore which won by a landslide. I'm getting excited about starting that one now but don't have the fabby yet so can't.

My husband Jim who is retired also stitches & Bob shamed him into starting an HAED on April 1st also.He will be stitching Echo of the Buffalo. (picture will follow). Jim also does Legos as a hobby & I have included a picture of his latest finish & the one he is starting today. Also included is a picture of the cross stitch he is working on right now. (excuse the hoop marks-I told him to take it off when not working on it but will he listen to me NO.)

I'll quit boring you now & get to the good part. Pictures.



Universe in a Jar on 2/5/12









Universe in a Jar on 2/12/12





Heavy Going Grizzley















Singing the Blues

Today started early or should I say yesterday ended late. I stayed up until 1:30am trying to finish the blue on the curtain. Almost there but couldn't stay awake any longer was dozing with needle in hand. So off to bed I went & then I couldn't sleep. Finally dozed off around 3:30am only to have Elvira decide it was time for me to get up & play at 5:30am. I managed to stave her off until 7 but it was touch & go for awhile. She is very insistent. She even tried to get DH up which is harder than getting me up.
On the stitching front the evil blue curtain top is almost finished. I should be able to finish it in its next turn in the rotation.
I also need opinions & I know you all have them & aren't afraid to share them. On one of my yahoo groups
2muchxs@yahoogroups.com  we are going to be doing a SAL in support of Michelle @ HAED (she has been dealing with pirating issues). I just ordered 3 new charts & I need to decide which one to start on April 1st when the SAL begins. Opinions please. The candidates are as follows:

Village Bookstore
Travelers
Cooking by Candlelight











Without further ramblings here is last weeks progress on Computer Catastrophes.

I also couldn't close without a picture of one of the children. Brandi was keeping my stitching chair warm for me.

Productive Stitching Week

I had a very productive stitching week just past. I was home sick from work so made some major progress on my HAED for the week Midieval Shelf.
I am getting better now so back to work on Monday. Afraid there won't be as much progress this week on Computer Catastrophes.
I have also included a picture of my big red stitching buddy. She is actually laying in the chair next to me but all you can see in the picture is her head.
Also big news on the kitten front. Elvira who is just 8 months old killed her first mouse this week I am such a proud Momma.
I also thought everyone might like to see what my blobs that I post each week will look like when finished so I will be posting a picture of the chart cover photo with each one from now on.
So without further ado here are this weeks pictures.

I've been on a Treasure Quest

Not really but I have been stitching on Treasure Quest by Randal Spangler (HAED) this past week. I made some decent progress. A little over 1000 stitches. This one I am doing a little differently than the others. When I pick up a project each week I let it tell me where to stitch on it. I may see a group of symbols that I haven't stitched yet & they look interesting so I will stitch there. My preferred starting place is the lower left corner but on some of my HAED's I have started in the upper left as suggested. On Treasure Quest as I was working on it I decided to outline it. I have stitched a row all the way to the bottom on the left had side,then across the bottom & I am currently working my way up the right hand side. We shall see if everything meets when I get across the top to join with what I have already stitched in the upper left.
This coming week I will be stitching on Midieval Shelf. This is a relatively new addition to the rotation so not alot done yet. This one is telling me so far that it wants to be stitched across the top first so that's what I shall do. Demanding aren't they.
We have also had our first significant snowfall this weekend. As far as I'm concerned it is enough. I hate driving in it & I have a 20 mile commute to work. Hopefully the ice & snow on the roads will be gone by Monday.
Enough rambling. Time for the eye candy. The fiirst pic is where I was before I started last Sunday & the second is where I finished up last night. I'm about halfway up the right side.
Also included a pic of the nasty white stuff.
I almost forgot its TUSAL time of the month.
Also someone asked one time how I keep track of my rotation. Here is a pic of how I store them.
My DH does legos as a hobby (he's retired) & he gets lots of help.

Baby It's Cold Outside. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Right now as I type it is 7 degrees F outside with a 15mph WNW wind. What a good day to stay inside & stitch. I'm not going out in this. I'm not crazy. The sun is shining though so it looks nice out. No snow or rain in the area. Yeah.
Last week I got to spend some quality time on Sundae Delight by Randal Spangler. I was sick on Monday so stayed home from work & on Friday I had a scheduled day off. I managed 1477 stitches last week.This week I will be stitching on Treasure Quest also by Randal Spangler.
I am really enjoying all 10 HAED's in my rotation.
Without further ado here are the pictures you've all been waiting for as I ramble on. First are before & after pictures of Sundae Delight.
Next are pictures of my babies, Elvira, George & Brandi.
Till next time stay warm.