Keebles World

I didn't touch Pea this week for various reasons...was going to Monday night, but an old friend came into town and we hung out for the night. Tuesday brought a horrible Wal-Mart shopping experience (you'd think Christmas shopping had already begun) and I was worn out afterwards. I brought Angel home to do over Thanksgiving and wound up not being able to put her down for the rest of the week. Here's her progression (and forgive the dark pictures...since I started taking pictures on my iPhone, I wanted to continue the process, but apparently iPhones and trailer lighting doesn't mix very well). First night's finish: To row finish: Through tonight: For a Quick Stitch, this has been a very surprising project. It is small, but it's got more confetti than any HAED I have done to date. Since the very last row is less than two block rows, I decided not to do the final row separate and just finishing the piece in its entirety. I also managed a bit more w...

1. Besides U.S. Thanksgiving, it's also National Game and Puzzle Week...what game have you played most recently, and who were you with? Have you worked a puzzle of any kind in the past week? I definitely do NOT like playing games with others...I'm way too competitive and I do NOT like to lose (I'm the kid who used to memorize all the Trivial Pursuit cards). But I play Sudoku a lot and have done so in the past week. I'm also extremely addicted to games on my phone (mostly Disney ones) and that occurs on a daily basis. 2. What is one place you were thankful for this year? This might be the most surprising answer I have ever given...one that NO ONE could EVER guess...Disney World! 3. Take a nap, watch football, go for an after dinner walk, or hit the stores...which ONE is on your must-do list for Thanksgiving day? For those of you playing along who aren't in the US, answer as it relates to any big holiday meal. None...I fully plan to spend the day cross stitc...

Closer and closer she comes to being finished! I was very nearly done with the row at the beginning of the week: and by early-mid week I had it done: She looks so small while I'm stitching her, but all rolled out, she's huge! It's gonna cost me a fortune to get her framed! But I did manage to get quite a bit into the final row: This row will be much easier because the confetti is at a bare minimum. As a matter of fact, I'm almost done with most all of it now and it's pretty much smooth sailing from here! I added an extra hour to Needle Club last week, but it didn't help much...Angel only went from here: to here: We won't have Needle Club this week due to the holiday...maybe I'll take her home and work on her Thanksgiving day. At least get further along if not done with this section so I can move on. But to make myself feel better with my lack of Needle Club progress, I threw in a bit of work on Tartan B which went from here: to ...

1. What's something you take for granted, that when you stop and think about it you feel truly grateful for? I complain a lot about being poor and living in a trailer...but when I stop to think about it, I have a very comfortable house with everything I could possibly need and I don't really want for any necessities, so I really have nothing to complain about. 2. The color brown-love it or no? What's your favorite shade of brown? Most loved something in your home or closet in a shade of brown? Not a brown fan, but if I had to choose, I'd lean more towards the beige side...more of a blue-based brown than a red-based or yellow-based one. Back in the day, when I was in art school, my graphic design prof made us spend an entire week mixing paint until we had what we considered the perfect "beige" and the perfect "tan". Yeah, not a good way to keep a color in your good graces. 3. What's something you're looking forward to today? Going ho...

I almost forgot to post my stitch update for the weekend. I didn't get as much done as I wanted to (I seem to be singing that song a lot lately). I could probably do nothing but sit on my butt 24/7 and stitch and still probably wouldn't think I had enough stitch time. So last Monday: To tonight: So yeah, STILL not done with this row...it's like the row from hell!

1. We celebrate Veteran's Day in the US of A on November 11th. When did you last interact with a member of the armed forces (either currently serving or retired)? Have you ever written a letter to a soldier, bought a meal or coffee for a solider, said an unprompted thank you to a soldier you encountered out and about somewhere? If you're not in the US, comment on a similar holiday in your own country. I work with a few veterans and have numerous family members who are, so I'm around them all the time. I've found that the ones I'm around tend to not like it brought up, so I don't. 2. You can have fifty pounds of anything at all (except money)...what would you choose? Disney merchandise. 3. When did you last receive an invitation in the 'real' mail? What was it for and did you attend? When it comes to RSVP-ing, are you an 'early responder' or a 'last minute, barely-under-the-wire' kind of guest? I don't remember, but I rarely e...

It takes me a while to get back to full-steam ahead stitch-wise after a vacation, but I'm getting better. I was up to a row every two weeks before vacation, now I'm struggling to do a row every three weeks. Granted, the "friend" that resides in my head has been acting up a lot lately and my headaches have been more frequent, but considering there are only four pages to a row, I feel like a major stitch-slacker! I'm still on track to finish Pea by the end of the year though. Here is this week's progress rom Monday: to last night: This mattress layer is a bit more confetti'ed than the others, so that is also slowing me down. But you might notice a little circle starting to appear on the lower left side...it's almost Pea time! For Needle Club last week, I went back to Angel: I still haven't decided if I want to continue on the Edinburgh fabric for my Tartan "B", so I've put it aside for now. I'm also a bit short in the...

Due to my darned head, I didn't get to work on Pea all week but, when I was able to work on her, I got quite a bit done. Started the new row Monday: And got here Sunday night: Instead of working on Angel at Needle Club, I started a new project. I'm still not sure how I feel about it, I don't care for the material (36ct Edinburgh) and I think the stitches look too rough, but here it is anyway: It's a Tartan monogram of my initial by Xed Stitches . It was one of those "in the moment" purchases, but I really liked the pattern. I am having a bit of an issue with the blue color...my tartan is more navy than medium blue, but I think, once the other colors get woven in, it will blend well enough. Time will tell. I forgot how much I HATE working with a hoop. I much prefer scroll bars. It's so much easier to stitch two-handed versus one-handed (and much faster).