Gaining Momentum

Whew!  So here I am, finally in an upright position!  Still coughing, but not like before, this sure has been hard to shake!

A couple of days ago my brain finally kicked in so I was able to concentrate a little and get some stitching done.  I was way behind in a few SALs so I stitched like mad on Au Point du Croix and managed to catch up.  Since I'm on a scroll frame with this piece, you can only see the last few pieces.  I really like this one!!

Just as soon as I finished stitching up parts 9 and 10 (which you can see here) they published part 11.  I guess that can wait until tomorrow...I really wanted to stitch on something different!!  Here is Marquoir Francoise...

Part 9 of the SAL Maryse is having came out a couple of days before I left for Alaska, so I wasn't able to get it stitched before I left.  It took an entire day (well a day with a fuzzy brain from the flu I had) but I was able to catch up with this one too!  (Just a week before the next part comes out...suddenly I feel like I'm on a treadmill!!  LOL)

I did a little rejoicing when I finished these up last night knowing that today I could work on whatever I wanted.  So this morning I thought for a bit, and pulled out one of those crazies from a few years ago...the Christmas Quaker Bellpull from Wienhenberg.  I love this pattern, but because it's stitched over one, it is one of those patterns I can only handle in small doses.  I'm going to start a weekly rotation and hope to make a concerted effort to try and finish before Christmas 2015.  I need to make some goals on it...

After a little while working on that I pulled out something I haven't worked on for a little while, Royal Garden.  I was determined to finish these motifs that look like curly Qs.  In order to finish with one length of thread I had to start with 90 inches.  I can tell you my arm is tired from pulling such a long thread through each time!!  I finished up 6 of them today!!    The next section I will be working with satin thread...this could be challenging as it has a mind of it's own.  Wish me luck!!  Here's my progress so far...

I still have some time left over tonight so I think I'll do a little crocheting.  I really want to finish an afghan for my Mom before the winter is over.  I have close to 200 squares left to make but I've already made more than that, so if I really concentrate I could probably get them done in a few days.  So....off to get some squares done.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope the predictions of a harsh winter don't have you too discouraged.  All I can think is that sometimes those hard winters lead to getting a lot of crafts done, so stock up on supplies and hot cocoa and get ready to enjoy creating things with your hands!  Happy Stitching!