Incoherent Scribblings

SAL HD

It’s official! I remember how to stitch! Actually, I have been working on Harvey’s web a few minutes at a time here and there, but today was the first day since the SAT a couple of weeks ago that I actually had time to sit down and really stitch.

It was my goal today to finish her today and finish her I did! Dawn and I are now done with our “Harvest Witch” SAL. This has been great fun and is a tradition that we are planning on continuing. Next up: “Summer’s Magic”

Harvest Witch
by Stoney Creek
January 18 - July 5, 2008
32 count “Tangerine Sparkle” Belfast Linen by Silkweaver
Stitch Time: 98 hours
DMC, Krieink Glow in the Dark #4 VF Braid, Glissen Gloss

P.S. If you want to see a picture that sort of gives you an idea how she “glows” in the dark, you can see one here.

Summer Goals

Well, I turned my calendar page this morning, so I guess that means another month has come and gone. Let’s see how I did with my June goals, shall we?

For June, I hoped to:

1. Continue my Sunday SAL with Dawn. - Not really. I think we SALed one Sunday.
2. Participate in the June SAT. - Yes!
3. Work on “Fairy Flora.” - Not even.
4. Finish “The Bookshelf.” - Yes!
5. Stitch (and finish) one of my ornaments for my 10 Ornies in 500 Days Challenge. - Nope!
6. Post Round 1 of the UFO Robin. (June 15) - Yes!

Because I knew that the second half of June would be busy after I started my classes, I tried to be reasonable when setting my goals. However, I didn’t count on the stitching slump that has been haunting me lately, so I ended up not getting as much done as I could have. Oh well, there is always next month, right?

For July I am keeping my goals relatively simple in recognition of the fact that since my studies come first, I may not get much stitching accomplished.

1. Pass both of my summer classes with flying colors!
2. Continue my Sunday SAL with Dawn.
3. Participate in the June SAT.
4. Work on “Fairy Flora.”
5. Start “Tapestry Cat.”
6. Start Round 2 of the UFO Robin.

Colorful Kitty

In addition to having class last week, I have been going through a bit of a stitching slump for almost the past month. My stitching hasn’t come to a stop, but it has definitely been in slow motion lately!

During this little slump, I have been pacifying myself by knitting, but since last weekend was SAT weekend I thought I would start a little something new and see if I could get motivated again. I am not sure I am completely re-motivated (which is probably OK seeing as I need to spend most of my time focused on my studies for the next few weeks), but I at least had a successful SAT with this little happy dance.

French Country - Cat
by JBW Designs
June 20, 2008 - June 23, 2008
30 count White Evenweave
Unknown Anchor Variegated

I really like this design and can see myself stitching it over and over again. But for now I need to get back to studying for my Romantic Poetry exam tomorrow! Ta!

SBQ: Stitching Pubs

Today’s SBQ is:

Do you currently subscribe to any stitching publications or have you in the past? (Either in print or online) If so, which ones?

Yes I do and I have.

I recently subscribed to Just Cross Stitch on a whim. I was flipping though one of my Ornie issues one night when a subscription card fell into my lap so I filled it out and dropped it in the mailbox the next morning. I have only received two issues so I can’t really give a solid opinion on whether or not my subscription is worth it yet, but I will say that so far I have seen things in both issues that I might think about stitching.

In 2006, when I was living in Germany, I subscribed to The World of Cross Stitching and I think that it is a nice British magazine. In my opinion, most of the charts were barely above intermediate-level so I didn’t find as many “must stitch” designs in it as I had hoped I would. However, I did get some nice samples of those “cutsie” designs such as Newton, Tatty Teddy, and Country Companions that, at the time, I thought I wanted to stitch. (FYI: To date I have yet to stitch any of those designs!)

The Bookshelf

The Bookshelf
by Little House Needleworks
April 23, 2008 - June 7,2008
36 count Khaki Edinburgh Linen
DMC Fibers, Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid