November Accomplishments and December Goals

November accomplishments:

1.finish Marriage of the Minds by DT. no
2.make progress on Isabel's Christmas stocking. yes
3.begin Ann Greanawalt by SL on Thanksgiving. yes
4. take birth sampler(older piece) for framing. yes
5. finish block 2 of HOHRH by CHS. no

December goals:

1.finish Isabel's stocking~priority one!
2.make progress on Ann Greanawalt
3.do finishing on Country House ornament
4. decide on Christmas day start and start it!
5.finish block 2 of HOHRH

Poor MOTM is going to the back of the list again, in favor of the Days of Advent sampler I will be starting on New Years Day. I am really making progress on Isabel's stocking, I'm into the boot part now. This is my biggest priority, as my little daughter does not think I will finish it, and even tried to get me to buy her a stocking at Target!(gasp!) hehe! I WILL get it done!!

In the middle of all my goals, my stitching chair has been moved and rearranged twice as we try to fit in a bigger tree, and now my teenage boys are getting so big my house is seeming smaller and smaller. After moving some pieces of furniture I took a good look at my living room walls and realized I MUST paint! Can you imagine, at this time of year? But I'm commited now and must get it done this weekend! So now its time to get off the computer and get to work!
LOL!
~Annie

Isabel's stocking

I really must put everything else aside and finish this one-I need to get it done as soon as possible. It is hard for me to work on because it is not really my style. Bel really loves this, and what little 7 yr old girl wouldn't! So I have to finish it for this year! Its more than halfway done.

Houses of Hawk Run Hollow WIP

Here is a pic of my progress on this piece. It is really fun to work on!

Decisions,decisions!

I was finally able to purchase the charts for Days of Advent! I love this piece and can't wait to begin! I ordered the NPI silks today. Now I just have to decide what fabric to use. I am hoping to go to Tomorrows Heirlooms this week, and have a look at the fabric that Mary Beale recommends. This is the same shop she is working with. I would like a piece with a soft hand for this. I don't like working on a stiff fabric with a project this big. But I would really like to see the color in person. The Legacy group is starting and SAL for this piece, so that will help me keep on track I think.
I was going to do the Plymouth sampler(see below) as my Christmas day start, but now I am leaning towards Jonah(see below again!), by Plum Street Samplers. I love this piece so much and I will use the Crescent Colors which are new to me.

Works in progress update

Ann Greanawalt was my Thanksgiving Day start. This one will go really fast I think, I've gotten a really good start on it. The top band has some free form satin stitch, and that is the only challenge for me. The rest is all lettering, with the bottom alphabet done in eyelet. This one is small, and it will be nice to have a quick finish. I love the colors in this sampler. It is done in my favorite deep primitive colors with AVAS silks-my favorite!! I love how soft they are, and vibrant. Fun!
Scroll down to see thew stock photo of Ann Greanawalt.

A little ornament finish!

I stitched this design from the Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue. It is called Winter's Eve, and is designed by Country Cottge Needleworks. I stitched it on 28 ct. natural Cashel linen, using a variety of sampler threads and white DMC. Now all I have to do is finish it into an ornament!

Under consideration

So now I have one more decision to make. I need a start for Christmas day. This one should be smaller, as I will be adding Days of Advent to my BAPs. I already have Houses of Hawk Run Hollow, MD 1660;The Unicorn Sampler, and The Marriage of Minds in progress. So I want to find a small or medium piece for this start. Here are some I've been looking at:
The top one is from Brenda Keyes, and I already have the chart in my stash. So all I would have to do is get the fibers and fabric. the next 2 are from Plum Street Samplers. They are so cute, I love them!