Hurricane Isaac

Fairy before Isaac

Well, since there wasn't much to do otherwise, I got some more stitching done.  I'm still trying to finish part 2 of my Passione Ricamo fairy.  I completed the top border, got a large chunk of the background finished, and almost completed the moon.  That was a lot of stitching considering I was also babysitting Daddy.


Fairy after Isaac

My Passione Ricamo Fairy

PR Fairy Before

PR Fairy After

I got the back-to-school crud this weekend.  I wasn't majorly sick, but I did get a lot of stitching done because there wasn't much else I could do.  I finished the entire first page of my Fairy SAL.  That's a good thing because the next part of my Papillion SAL came in and I haven't started it yet.

An Awesome Gift

Bethie's awesome gift

When Bethie came over Tuesday night for stitching, she had a wonderful surprise for me.  It was dry erase frames she made to match my kitchen.  Now I can plan meals, write notes for myself, and jot down all the stuff I need to remember.  What an awesome gift! 

To top things off, I even got a small amount of stitching done.  Not too bad for the first day of school...



PR fairy before

PR fairy after

Bethie's Visit

Fairy SAL before

Fairy SAL after

I made more progress than I thought last night when Bethie came for a night of stitching.  It seemed like I stitched a whole lot, but had nothing to show for it.  However, when you look at the pictures side by side, you can see the smidgen of progress I made. 

New Monthly SAL

my monthly fairy SAL

Yup, that's right.  Just what I needed--a new mystery monthly SAL.  This one is a mystery fairy by one of my favorite designers: Passione Ricamo.  Now if only Nora Corbett would design a monthly SAL then I'd be all set.  Here's what I've accomplished on my fairy so far. 

SAL Part 4 complete

SAL Part 4

Part 4 close up

Beth and I stitched Tuesday night and I got a lot accomplished.  Then, I had to rip it all out because I was off on the Romanian Leaf stitch.  So Wednesday, I was able to fix everything that I had to rip out and I finally finished part 4.

Around the World in 80 Stitches Part 3

Cutwork detail picture

SAL part 3

I finished part 3 of my SAL.  This was my first attempt at cutwork.  I think I did rather nicely if I do say so myself.  The designer, Yvonne, did an excellent job writing the directions.  It wasn't as nerve-wracking as I thought it would be cutting my fabric.