Seems I've been MIA around here for a couple of months or
more. The last time I posted I was having problems with my back, finances, not
finding any work, and my stitching Mojo taking a vacation to parts unknown. Well nothings really changed except that last
month I had cataract surgery on both eyes.
The left eye is fine but the right eye wasn't done properly and I still
have astigmatism and secondary cataract issues that need to be dealt with. So in the mean time I'm trying to stitch with
3X cheaters (Wal-Mart cheap $5.00 reading glasses) and a 36watt OTT Lite floor
lamp that I bought from Jo-Ann Fabrics when they had a 50% off sale last month.
I also haven't been keeping up with reading all my favorite
stitching blogs and I was saddened to find out from Linda of
Linda K's Stitching Corner that a fellow stitcher and blogger
Deborah Bryant (aka SoCal Debbie) passed away
suddenly from a heart attack on Aug. 29th.
I always enjoyed reading her blog updates and seeing the progress she
was making on all her WIPS.
She always
found the time to post comments of encouragement on my blog and I on hers. Rest
in peace Deb, I and the needlework blog community will miss you deeply.
Now to catch up on Measi's Stitch-Along monthly questions.
July 12 – Topic: It’s
halfway to Christmas. Do you start your
holiday stitching this early? If so,
what do you hope to accomplish this year?
I'm really not a holiday stitcher. I really haven't been interested
in Christmas stuff, except of course to finish Teresa Wentzler's 12 days of Christmas
that I started back in 2004 and is part of my WIPocalypse list projects.
August 10 – Topic:
Tell us about your oldest and newest WIPs.
Let's see, my oldest WIP is...
Name: Pegasus and Butterflies
Type: Crewel / Embroidery
Designer/Publisher: Linda k. Powell / Dimensions, Inc. ©
1981
I don't have an exact starting date, but I can guess it must
have been sometime around the summer of 1999.
As my first update picture is dated Oct. 26, 1999.
Here is my last updated picture on Jan. 27, 2007.
My newest WIP is a biker's patch for my leather vest that I
designed myself. I remember last year
when Sharon (aka Daffycat of TUSAL
fame) lamented that she couldn't find anything stitching related as a patch to
put on her leather biker's vest. I too
ran into the same dilemma. I wanted to
show off my hobby on my vest but could find nothing. Then I remembered a logo crest that I
designed for an on-line stitcher's group on yahoo that is now abandoned. I simply removed the group's name from the
banners and shield, and Voila!!!
It was created with Adobe Illustrator back in 1998. The picture was printed on Sulky - sticky
fabri-solvy using my HP printer. It's
basically a self-adhesive, fabric like water soluble stabilizer.
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So far I've done the shield, spools of thread, and tomato pincushion;
currently I'm working on the scissors. I
had an old piece of 14ct. ivory Aida that was in my fabric box so I used
that along with DMC thread.
September 9 – Topic:
Who is your favorite person to stitch for, or do you prefer to keep your
stitching yourself?
I really don't have a favorite person to stitch for. My family members and relatives at one time
or another have received wedding and birth announcements, anniversary stitching,
and the occasional birthday stitching.
This usually meant that stitching for me got set aside for obligation
stitching. Well not anymore. Now days I work on stitching for myself with
a goal of someday finishing all the WIPs on my web site.
Before I end this blog post I'd like to welcome all my new
followers and thank the old ones for still hanging around. I may not have been blog commenting lately
but I've tried my best to catch up reading them.
Works In Progress
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