I’ve been looking forward to Marilyn’s releasing this design for eons, but I have to admit to being more than a little disappointed with the outcome. Is it just me? I seem to be more than a little tired of yellow… Celtic Winter
I really thought there’d be more blue and white and silver. Okay, there’s […]

“Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Do you live in a place where it snows often? Describe your typical winter and how often it snows/ices/sleets. It never snows here. I live in the wilds of […]

It’s just a blob of color, but here it is. The top left corner of the design. I’m stitching it 2 over 2 on 32-count cream linen.

The Saturday Special is up a day early, and I happened to notice, so I thought I might as well answer these now.

1. Favorite sewing craft? Counted cross stitch, of course!

2. Favorite art/drawing craft? I don’t draw or do other related art, but I love looking at it. One of my all time favorite […]

We got our water back yesterday, but it was, uh, a little later than they’d expected. Ran into some problems, naturally. One of the valves they needed to turn was frozen open, so they had to replace it. Then they installed three new valves in my neighbor’s yard so that when this happens again, they […]

I started it!

Ok, so far I only have one stitch in the fabric, but hey…

Yesterday afternoon I called it quits at about 2:30 (had only been at my desk since 4 a.m., don’t know why I was tired!). I finished up the last little touches on the sachet (still need to sew it, […]

Launched my meme this morning. Hoping it will take off, but won’t be too surprised if it doesn’t. If you want to play, click here.

Except for signing it and sewing it up, the sachet for the exchange is done! I love the color changes that I did. I think they worked out well. Thanks for the help, Mom! I’ll share a photo after the recipient receives it later this month.

Nearly everywhere around us, but not here… Evidentally there’s been a leak somewhere nearby. The water department has been searching for it all week. Found it yesterday. It’s in our corner of the neighborhood. So from 8:30 this morning until (hopefully not as late as) 3:00 this afternoon we have no water. Shut off at […]

How many strands of floss to you prefer to stitch with? Why? When I’m stitching over two on 28- or 32-count fabric, I definitely prefer stitching with two strands. I like the coverage, and the needle’s easy to thread. When I’m stitching over one on 28-count fabric (Sterling Silver), I prefer stitching with only one […]