Stitch the Winter Olympics: Tina and Milo

Welcome to Day 5!  Today we are supposed to stitch something with an animal.  I bounced between two ideas.  I hoped to stitch on Let Freedom Ring (which has a horse in it) and Hummingbird's Garden which has a hummingbird in it.  So...I compromised!  I spent time frogging the incorrect spelling of semiquincentennial and then stitched in the correct spelling!  So....it doesn't look like I made any progress, but next time I pick it up it will be all ready to go!  

Then I picked up Hummingbird's Garden.  I stitched some of the specialty stitches, the crown and the hummingbird...oh and the rest of the letters in the saying.  Yay!  I still need to stitch 3 hearts to the left of the vase, and the rest of the flower border.  Hopefully I can do that the next time I pick up this piece.  #stitchthewinterolympics.  

I was supposed to have my granddaughter here today, but woke up with a fever, sore throat, and a sinus headache.  I've been a little disconnected most of the day so I really hope I didn't make any  mistakes...haha.  We shall see.  So I got a bit farther in my stitching than I thought I would.  Tomorrow I am getting my hair cut.  I'll have to see how I feel in the morning.  This is the pits!!  I don't know where I caught this but I'm done with the sneezing and blowing my nose (which is now in the running for Rudolph's job! haha).  Do I know what I'm stitching tomorrow?  Nope...but I'm sure I'll come up with some idea soon.  I hope you are all well!  Happy Stitching!! 

Stitch the Winter Olympics: Olympic Rings

Welcome to day 4 of the Winter Olympics challenge.  #stitchthewinterolympics  Today we were to stitch with a color from the Olympic Rings: blue, yellow, black, green, red.  I chose to continue stitching Home for the Holidays by The Cozy DH from the 2025 JCS ornament issue because it had three of the colors...Red, black and green.  And...bonus...I was able to finish the stitching!  This was also the JCS Ornament challenge for the month of January.  Always a day late and a dollar short...haha.  

I still hope to fully finish it off, and stitch February's too this month.  We'll see how that goes.  Anyway, this was stitched on 28 count Touch of Grey over one.  I love how it came out so tiny!  

Tomorrow Miss Q will be here so I'm not sure how much I'll get done of my stitching, but hopefully she'll take a couple of naps.  I hope all is well in your neck of the woods!  Happy Stitching! 

Stitch the Winter Olympics: Winter Olympics

Well, I decided to stitch on a Christmas Ornament for today which suggested we stitch something related to winter.  This is called Home for the Holidays by The Cozy DH from the 2025 JCS ornament issue.  I'm stitching it on Touch of Grey 28 count over one.  

#stitchthewinterolympics

Someone asked if I watch the Olympics while I'm stitching!  I usually do, but today I haven't found a station this afternoon that is playing the Olympics, it's all about the Super Bowl...haha.  I'll definitely watch them tonight after the game.  Here is where I left off last night after working on American Flag.  I was having troubles seeing the dark green while stitching on the black so I didn't get as far as I'd hoped.  I do love how this is looking though!  

I'm off to watch the Super Bowl.  Happy Stitching!

Stitch the Winter Olympics: Parade of Nations

Welcome to day two of the Winter Olympics stitching challenge.  Yes I had most of the day to stitch yesterday, so here is where I left off from Hummingbird's Garden.  This will be going back on the back burner for a few days (don't worry I have it scheduled a few times during the challenge.  I REALLY want to finish it this month so my fingers better get flying!!)  I put in over 600 stitches!  Lord knows how many are left...lol.  

The topic for today is Parade of Nations in which we are supposed to stitch something patriotic for any country.  I chose to stitch American Flag by Aysegul Tastepe.  I'm stitching this on 36 count black over one...yes I am crazy...haha.  I fell in love with this pattern when I saw it at the Maryland State Fair two years ago I think.  It took me a while to find it.  I love how it looks so far!  Here is where I'm starting today.  Let's see how far I get on this piece today!  

So far so good with the Olympic stitching!  I hope you are safe, warm and happily stitching wherever you are today!  Happy Stitching! 

Stitch the Winter Olympics: Opening Ceremonies

Who is up for the challenge?  I just learned a few days ago that The Naptime Stitcher is hosting the "Stitch the Winter Olympics" Challenge.  I did this two years ago when the summer games were held in France.  I do love a good challenge don't you?  You can head over to Facebook where she has a pdf file explaining the challenge, what we are to stitch each day, and a few other things of interest.  Just search for The Naptime Stitcher, scroll down to her January 25th entry and you'll find the pdf file.  I'll be doing my best to keep up!  Today's challenge is to stitch a new start or something you started in 20026.  Since I'm still working on my blessings sampler (Hummingbird's Garden by Samplers Not Forgotten), I'll be stitching most of the day away on this sampler.  Here is where I'm starting today.  

With a little luck, I'll show how far I got tomorrow, then post the next day's challenge.  Let's all have a little fun and cheer for our team while we watch the games!  If you do choose to participate, use the hashtag #stitchthewinterolympics on any social media you choose and follow along!  Thank you Katie for all your hard work!  Go USA!!  And Happy Stitching!      

Finally making progress!

Well here we are...and things are finally looking up!  The sun is shining today, the government is up and running again, and I feel like I might get some things accomplished today!  I had my youngest granddaughter here yesterday, she just cracks me up.  I had some music playing and she was dancing along to it, she has been doing some things on her own now to keep herself occupied but turns every few seconds to make sure I'm watching, and she is a joy to spend time with.  I'll have my hands full when she finally takes off walking on her own.  

I didn't get a lot of time to stitch yesterday, but I did make some progress after her parents took her home.  I worked on Hummingbird's Garden while we watched TV last night.  I worked on the vase at the bottom.  It's coming along nicely!  

Monday and Tuesday I was able to make some substantial progress on Let Freedom Ring.  I had another page finish and actually put a lot of stitches in the next page too.  I'm hoping to have two pages done by the end of this month.  More than I expected!  Whew!  I was beginning to lose hope I would finish this in time!  I did change some of the words.  Where it was supposed to say "Let Freedom Ring" I changed to America's Semiquincentennial 2026.  I like how it looks!  Edited to say....ooops I just realized I spelled semiquincentennial wrong.  Oh dear!!  I'll have to fix that.  UGH all that over one.  *heavy sigh*.  Oh well, onwards and upwards I always say...

Has anyone else made plans for stitching to the Olympics?  I know it starts tomorrow, and I did make a list of things I hope to stitch for each event.  Maybe tomorrow I'll have time to post what I'll be doing.  For today I'll be working on Hummingbird's Garden again and have chosen a few days during the Olympics to stitch both Hummingbird's Garden and Let Freedom Ring.  I also have a few other things I'm hoping to stitch.  After the chaos of last month, I'm happy to be making any kind of progress....haha.  I especially hope to finish Hummingbird's Garden.  

Ok, I'm off to get my day started.  I slept in quite late this morning so I'll need to get my skates on if I hope to get my regular routine going.  I hope everyone has a great day!  Happy Stitching!    

Pete and repeat were sitting on a fence...

Wow...can this year get any crazier?  Well there's good news and bad news folks...the good news is the cyclone bomb missed us, but for those who were in the path... know that I've been praying for all of you!  I do have relatives and friends in that area and I'm hoping they weathered the storm ok.  

The bad news is the folks in Washington can't get a simple budget passed without playing the name game, pointing fingers (didn't their mothers tell them that was rude?) and holding the American people hostage.  Mike (who doesn't carry his phone around all day) picked up his phone yesterday and was bombarded with messages about the government shut down happening on Monday.  Yes he will be working without a paycheck until they get things sorted AGAIN.  And yes, we don't expect it to last as long, but who knows that for sure?  Anyway...just another bump in the road, right?  

On a positive note, I was able to finish a page of Let Freedom Ring before the end of the month, YAY!  

I made some substantial progress on my blessings sampler, Hummingbird's Garden by Samplers Not Forgotten, though I wasn't able to finish it before the month ran out of days.  Hopefully February will show better progress, though it's a short month.  I'll do my best!

January wasn't a total bust as I was able to finish off two things I started.  Santa Holding Heart Mill Hill Kit... 

and Winter Snow Owl by Blackberry Lane Designs.  

I have ideas how I want to finish both of these, so with a little luck I'll get them fully finished before the month is out.  Sadly I didn't get the monthly Christmas ornament stitched from the JCS Ornament challenge through the facebook group.  Hopefully I'll get it done this month along with the one for this month.  Such lofty plans for such a short month...haha.  We'll have to see what the Lord has planned.  

So I'm off to meet up with the kids for brunch.  They aren't too pleased with me as I begged off watching Miss Q this past week.  It's crazy how much a week of flu will knock the socks off you.  Thursday was the first day I actually felt really good, well rested, and full of energy since before the first of the year.  Too much going on and very little rest.  I hope I can keep rested now, it feels so good to feel good!  On that note, I'll bid you a fond farewell until next time.  Happy Stitching!