Incoherent Scribblings

I am getting ready to stitch one of the pieces I got from my last online needleshop orders, “Girl’s Time Out,” by Michele Johnson.

It is just so cute and it really reminds me of me when I was little. Oh, how many hours I spent in that one “special” corner in our living room! I am sure the wall paper was stained with my tears.

…And the little kitty that is faithfully standing by, thankful that the little girl cut the doll’s hair and not his fur! Too cute!

I thought I might do it on some pink evenweave that I have. I wasn’t sure if there would be too much pink, so I did a floss toss. You can’t really tell from the photo that the fabric is pink, but it is. The pinks in the piece are quite a bit darker than the fabric, so I think it will work out just fine. Besides, I have so darn much of that pink fabric! I know I told the lady half a meter and I know I only got charged for half a meter, but I think there was a boo boo, because I swear I ended up with more like a meter!

OK, so I admit I have been really excited about this Round Robin! So excited in fact, that today I finished my square! Check out the side bar under “Latest Finish” to see it. (You can always click for a larger view…) Even though I had trouble getting into a stitching groove yesterday, that was most definitely NOT the case today! I stitched my way through two movies (four hours) like a mad woman!

As you may remember, my RR theme is “Watering Cans.” I chose watering cans because while I was thinking about themes, I suddenly decided I would love a whole collection of watering cans. I am quite fond of watering cans, and not only did I do a couple last spring, I also have quite a few patterns.

Since I didn’t really want to redo any of the watering can patterns I had already done, I thought I should browse through my other watering can patterns to see if I even had one that would work for the RR. As luck would have it, I had one; a free one from DMC that I had actually been planning on doing since last summer when I was in my “watering can groove.” I had bought the materials for it, but just never got around to stitching it.

So anyway, after doing the calculations, I decided the DMC watering can was about the right size for squares I was planning; all I had to do was remove the background. So, that is what I used for the home square of my “Watering Can” Round Robin! However, I must say, I like it so darn much I will definitely do it again and include the whole pattern!

I am still planning the wording at the bottom, but decided I will wait to do it until the robin is returned to me. I don’t want to put the lettering in with a color that limits the other participants or ends up not matching anything.

I am quite glad to have my square done so far in advance (the posting isn’t until February 28) because I have some other things I want to do and didn’t really want to get too many projects going at once. (Compared to some stitchers I have a mighty small rotation, usually about 3 pieces, but it works for me!) Anyway, I will most definitely be looking forward to the return of my first Round Robin in (approximately) May!

In honor of the impending one year anniversary of my blog, and because I am going through a bit of a dry patch lately, I will be highlighting one, two, or even three of my favorite posts everyday until my blog turns one year old on Saturday, January 22, 2005. It will not only give new readers (or BC/BE visitors) who haven’t had a chance to visit the archives a taste of the blondelibrarian at her best, it will also serve to remind my regular readers why they keep coming back!

So, without further ado… today’s highlights are: (Unfortuneatly you will not be able to comment on these posts because they are closed. If you would like to comment, please do so here.)

Culture Shock?! Part 1 and Part 2
The posts that really started it all. It was winter; I was depressed and homesick. Even though I had been blogging sporadically before these posts, it was here that I realized how therapeutic blogging could be! (originally posted 30.01 and 10.02.04)

Nude Sunbathing in the English Garden
A post in which I stumble upon the clothing-optional section of the English Garden on a warm spring day, that, ironically enough, was also Earth Day. (originally posted 22.04.04)