Last week I went to Las Vegas for Christmas vacation and while I was there I met Juls for her Wednesday morning stitching group. However, before I could sit down with all the lovely ladies and stitch the day away, I had to get some S.E.X.!
As a little Christmas present to myself I bought some Cresent Colours (no specific colors, just ones that I thought were pretty), “Celtic Summer,” by Marilyn Levitt-Imblum, “The Nutcracker” by Country Cottage Kids, and the letter “R,” and “Portrait of Lauren in Blue” by Nora Corbett. I also bought a swatch of pink hand-dyed fabric and 805 of the Magenta range in Needlepoint Silks.
I bought the pink fabby and the silks for “Austrian I” by Bleu de Chine from the latest JCS and started that while I was at the stitching group. All of the ladies were very friendly to me and I got to see some great projects! Juls brought some of her stitching to show me and I got to see her “Quaker Christmas” in person. All I could think while seeing her things was how much more impressive projects always are in real life…
But as much as I like “Austrian I,” I totally fell in love with “Portrait of Lauren in Blue” and just couldn’t resist starting her yesterday. I guess I was craving a Nora Corbett design because I think that I am enjoying this project entirely too much! 
And the best part about Lauren? She is about half to one-third the size of a “regular” Mirabilia!
I still have the rest of this week off so I plan on stitching as much as I can and who knows? I may have one last happy dance before the end of the decade!
Lisa says:
Delightful stash!!! I am happy for your stitchy mojo to have made a return! I’ve missed peeking at your projects!!! Sounds like a great way to spend a vacation!
28 December 2009 at 23:08
Hev says:
Aaaah! Renee is still stitching! Yay!!! I have missed you.
*Hint- I want your Celtic Summer*
The Nutcacker looks adorable. Portrait of Lauren in Blue & R will be simply beautiful.
29 December 2009 at 08:51
Hev says:
I forgot, I agree Austrian I is simply beautiful. I can’t wait to dig into that one. I have my eye on a multi-color to do it in. Just have to get the bookmarks & the baby present done first.
29 December 2009 at 09:09