Dancing with the Devil
He is no longer a UFO, nor is he a WIP… today he officially became a HD! 
After I got my UFOs out of the basket the other day I was inspired to work on my little thimble devil. I knew that I could finish him in a relatively short amount of time, so that is what I have been working on since Friday. I really enjoy my robins and exchanges, but it sure feels good to have a little happy dance all for myself for a change!
When I first started this little devil, the one thing that I was most concerned about was that all of that red thread might bleed on me. I think it is about gone now, but I have a little bit of thread that my mom gave me when I first started stitching that contained a couple of the reds (321 and 814) and they had bled on me before. Because I knew that the thread might bleed, before I started this project I soaked the floss in cold water and today when I washed my little devil I had no bleeding problems, thank goodness.
Though I really don’t want to stitch the other devils at this time, I still think this one is really cute and I do reserve the right to stitch the others if the mood hits me. 
A few other notes:
1.) I have made my decision regarding the “2001 Mirabilia Guardian Cherub:” I have decided to designate the one with my lavender color conversion as a permanent UFO and begin it again using the recommended colors on a new piece of fabric. I am not exactly sure when I will start it, but if I am going to do it for the new baby it will have to be before Christmas.
2.) On Saturday I received my Halloween Exchange from Joanie: Not only did she send me an adorable ornament, she also included some knickknacks that she painted herself! Thanks again for all the great stuff Joanie! 
3.) Over the weekend I upgraded the software the runs my stitching gallery. The layout of the gallery will look a bit different from now on, the URLs of the albums have changed slightly, and I am still working on adding all the details to my pictures (with over 200 pics it is taking some time), but over all I think it was a good move. Please let me know if you have any viewing problems.
4.) Finally, a gentle reminder to all readers of blogs (mine or otherwise). Remember what your mother told you: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
19 October 2005 at 22:21
Your little devil is gorgeous!! Good idea to wash the floss in cold water…because of a red t-shirt I ‘ve damaged my housband’s favourite shirt!!:(
20 October 2005 at 02:12
Your mother was right Renee! Your little devil is adorable and congratulations on the HD.
20 October 2005 at 03:50
Renee, Your little devil is so cute. I have never seen that before. Is it a series of small patterns? Who is the designer? You did a great job on him!!
20 October 2005 at 04:10
He is so adorable!! You did a great job.
20 October 2005 at 04:39
Awwwww… how cute! He turned out wonderfully. Congrats on the finish! And about #4, I know what prompted it and I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree!
20 October 2005 at 07:13
Oh, he’s just too adorable! Is the pattern for him readily available? Who is the designer? He’s just precious.
20 October 2005 at 13:11
Congrats Renée, it’s so cute
20 October 2005 at 14:07
I love your little devil!! Who is the designer?
20 October 2005 at 16:09
This is so adorable! I love the colors, it almost looks like you could scoop it up right off the page. Great job and I have to say I love reading your blogs!
20 October 2005 at 22:01
So I can’t tell you what I really think about your devil?
Kidding! Your devil looks incredible. Congrats on finishing a UFO!
22 October 2005 at 13:42
Beautiful.