August 2016 WIPocalypse Check-In

A ton of stuff going on around here has kept me out of the loop for a while.  School ended, I went on a vacation with my mother, I had surgery, and now Baton Rouge, my hometown, has been flooded.  However, I turned out pretty well in the end so I won't complain.  I have been truly blessed.  School ended peacefully.  My mother and I had a blast on our vacation (a quilt retreat).  My father even joined us to peek in on what we were doing.  My surgery went better than expected and my last results came out cancer-free.  And my home, although penned in by water, did not take on any water.  I am truly grateful all-around.  Now to catch up on my posts:

June-- Topic:  Do you find yourself more productive with stitching in summer or winter?
I don't find the season matters with my stitching.  It all depends on how busy I am with other things.  Even though I'm technically "off" in the summer, I never am.  I am constantly working around the school delivering teachers' supplies for next school year or attending trainings.  Also winter is taken up by so many holidays I really don't get any time off there either.  I pretty much just grab whatever time I can all year long.

July--Topic: If you are participating in the Olympic Challenge, tell us about your plans – which type of challenge you’ve selected, the pieces you’ll be stitching on, etc.
Oh, what the hey, I'll take another challenge I can't finish.  I'm good at those.  ;0)  I'll do a rotation challenge.  I have my list of rotation pieces each month.  I'll earn a gold medal if I finish any piece, a silver if I stitch for more than an hour, a bronze if I stitch on it at all.  I think I can handle that.  LOL

August--Topic:  Have you ever read any fictional books that involve embroidery?  If so, give us some recommendations?
I have read a few books in the Needlecraft series by Monica Ferris.  They are not great literature, but they are a fun, quick cozy mystery.  I like cozy mysteries so I enjoy them. 

This month, I have been stitching on Tepee Bears by Bucilla, Sugarplum Stocking by Bucilla, Nutcracker Needlepoint by Janlynn, Blue Jean Teddy Quilt by Bucilla, and Christmas By the Letter by Lizzie Kate, and Let's Do Wine by Imaginating.  My focus project this month is Fairy of Destiny by Passione Ricamo.

Fairy of Destiny

Sugarplum Stocking

Christmas by the Letter

Tepee Bears

Blue Jean Teddy

Let's Do Wine

Nutcracker Needlepoint