Home At Last

Rich came home form the hospital Friday afternoon. He was in for 2days for Congested Heart Failure  and  Pneumona. He has been sick for the past couple of weeks but finally got tho the hospital stage on Wednesday night. The last time he was sick like this was in February. The doctors are concerned because  his heart is so bad.
As far as stitching, there hasn't been enough of it to post any pictures. I think my mojo has been in hiding.
Yesterday my girlfriend and I had what we call "A Mental Health Day",  we took of around noon time and took a ride to the new Hobby Lobby in Holyoke Mass. It is huge !! We walked around the mall for a little while and then stopped at Friendly's for a late lunch and then headed home. Had a great day. Called DH several time throughout the day to check on him. He napped on and off all day. It felt good to get away for a little while.
Well that is about it for now. I hope you all have a wonderful day. Take care

Stitching ( A long Post )

Here are the pictures that I promised in the last post.

Bubbles is finally finished and here is the fabrics and button to make it into a tote bag for a friend
 

I have been trying to do some stitching for World of Charity. Here are the two that I have so far

Miss Korea Sunbonnet Sue from Martis Designs

This little one was a freebie from Janlynn

I also finished the Hardanger  that was in my old post. I love the way it turned out.

Dragonfly by Satin Stitches 

My Angel Collection has grown by 4. the purple and green one was a special request from a friend

Permin Designs

Permin Designs

I think your eyes must be tired of looking by now so I will close for now. Take care, thanks for stopping by and have a nice day.

Hi All !! I'm Back !!

It is hard to believe that I have not blogs in almost a year. I really need to change the name of my blog as this is definitely not a daily thing. LOL  life continues hectic as usual. I am sure that is a daily mantra for most of us.

The majority of our time is spent with doctors, Rich continues to have health issues with a diagnosis of cancer added to them this past November. I do think they have the cancer in hand though. He finished his chemo and is now on maintenance doses that will last for two years. Unfortunately the medication has some detrimental side effects on his heart which is bad already. Oh well, we just go day by day and take what the Good Lord gives us.

I have been stitching sporadically at best. A few finishes of UFOs and several quilt squares for World of Charity. I will post pictures when I am on the computer again.

I hope everyone has a great summer. Take care and thanks for stopping by.

Stitching Update

Well here it is middle od September already and the weather is cooling down. I was shocked when the furnace kicked on early this morning.  I added an extra cover over the quilt when I went to bed -- I was cold.  The temp in the house was 62 degrees, a little chilly. Before you know it the leaves will be turning colors.  I love the crisp weather of Fall, the only bad thing is winter soon follows.  LOL

I have had my needles busy the last couple of weeks. I am trying to get my part of the RR for NCH finished so I can get it into the mail.  It is coming along nicely and should be on it's way in a couple of days. I love this one.

The Bird Table / Lanarte  / RR for NCH

I also added some more to the Dragonfly Hardanger that I pulled out of my UFO pile and it is doing well. I ran out of thread and had to make a trip to the LNS last week. I left there with my wallet a lot skinnier. LOL

Dragonfly Hardanger / Satin stitches

Stash Haul

 I did a little more on Bubbles. It still fascinates me for some reason. LOL

Bubbles / Imaginating

And last but not least, I started part 3 of Confetti of Hardanger last night. A dratted frog was sitting on my shoulder and I couldn't get him to leave me alone.  So I frogged almost as much as I stitched. I had to put it away before I threw it in a corner. It seems I couldn't count to baste or stitch. But here is my offering so far. Maybe tomorrow will be a better stitching day.

Confetti of Hardanger start of part 3 / The Stitch specialists

Well, thank you for visiting, I love to hear your comments. take care and have a great day !!

     Dusty

A Quick Post

It is late again, as usual. LOL !! The last two days have not been good ones for me. I have been in quite a bit of pain from my back. Not sure what triggered it but I sure do wish it would settle down some and give me some ease. Oh well, such is life.

I did manage a little stitching though.  I finished a long lingering UFO with a few adjustments.  I started White Musings / TGOSM quite a while ago and shortened it a little changing some of the rows of stitches. It was originally too long for my wall space hence the need for adjustments. Here it is, not sure if I am going to do a white frame or make a wall hanging with it.

White Musings / TGOSM

I pulled out a Hardanger piece that I had started and added some more Kloster blocks to it. Maybe this one will get finished this year too. I am trying to whittle down my UFO pile and I am making a little progress. LOL

Dragonfly / Satin Stitches

Not a whole lot but every little bit counts. I may end up frogging as I have been stitching with pain meds the last couple of days. They sometimes make my mind a little muzzy. LOL We will see.

Thanks for the visit and have a great day.

         Dusty

Late Night

Well here I am again and it is 2:30 AM, I am a night owl in case no one has figured that out yet. LOL The weather has been nice the last few days and the nights are wonderful to sleep, down in the 50s and 60's. I could stand this weather all year but I know that it won't happen.LOL

I have been stitching away and have finished my Told In A Garden Angel as well as part 2 of the Confetti of Stitches.

1999 Angel freebir TIAG Completed

Part 2 Confetti of Stitches / The Stitch Specialist's SAL

 

I am going to do another of the freebie Angels as they are so lovely. Not sure which one yet, but definitely one of them. I have the Fairy Grandmother kitted up but I don't like the fabric that I originally choose so I will be getting some other and them starting that one. I am also waiting for the next part of Confetti of stitches. I can't wait to see what will come next. I am really loving this one. I am doing it on 26 ct Edelweiss which is 100% cotton, what a nice fabric it is to work on. It is great got Hardanger.

I am going to go for tonight, so you have a great day and take care. Thanks for stopping by.
  Dusty

Sunday Update

Here I am again and it hasn't been a month yet. LOL  I have finished prt 1 of Confetti of Hardanger. I also took a picture of the landmarks I made for placement of my stitches.

Confetti of Hardanger / Stitch Specialist SAL

 

 

 

Closeup of landmarks I used for stitch placement

Here is my progress on the Told In A Garden Angel.  I am adding the gold now.

1999 Told In A Garden Angel / progress 

 

 

 

That is it for tonight, thanks for stopping by and have a great day !!

August and Cooler

        At last we are having nice weather. The days have been in the 80's and the nights in the 60's, great sleeping weather and hardly any humidity. DH has an easier time brerathing in this cooler weather. So he has been feeling better.
      
        I have been stitching more these days and playing on the computer less. LOL  It is amazing how much more you can accomplish when you are away from the computer. I finished Serendipity by Papillon and I am trying to decide if I am going to frame it or make it into a pillow.

Serendipity by Papillon creations

I also finished a small design for my neighbor she is having such a hard time. It is by Ever So Little Designs. I chose this one as she has a Tabby cat that is a joy. I am not usually a cat person but Angel is a different story. She considers me Mom # 2. LOL I am sure my neighbor will be pleased.

Ever So Little Designs #26 Cat

I found a black frame that will look good with it -- now to get it framed. LOL

     As I am sure all of you are aware by now, Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum of Lavendar and Lace Desighns has passed away this last week. I am in the Yahoo Group called Marilyn's Gardena and everyone is stitching something in her honor. I had one of her freebie angels started and picked that up again and there is another one already kitted up. Here is a picture of my progress so far.

TIAG freebie 1999

On a recent visit to my LNS this design by Imaginating caught my eye. I don't usually do a lot of geometrics but for some reason this one struck  my fancy. I am almost halfway finished with it. It is an easy piece to get lost in. As my mind can wander at times this is a good thing. LOL

Bubbles by Imaginating

I am also getting ready to start a Hardanger SAL for the Yahoo group Stitch Specialists. Here is my fabric and thread choices.

Fabric and Thread for Confetti of Hardanger

So as I said I have been keeping my hands busy. I hope all of you are having a wondeful day. Thanks for stopping by.

Middle of July Already

Here I am again. Let's hope blogger doesn't mess up my post again.

Stitching wise, I finished Vierlanden Susanne / Wiehenburg. I really enjoyed this one, not sure why it went to the way side so long ago. But I is finished now.

Vierlanden Susanne / Wiehenburg

I also pulled Papillon's Serendipity out again and moving along with that one. I should have another finish by the end of the month. It sure feels good to see some of these completed.

Serendipity / Papillon Creations

Wednesday was a good day, Duggy and I met for the day again. I always enjoy her company. We compared our stitching, caught up on family gossip and just visited with no men around. It felt good. We stopped at 99 for a late lunch as we usually do, and was in there for two hours. LOL  I thought they would eventually throw us out but I guess they know us by now as that is our usual stop. We had such a pleasant day, I was sad to see it end.

Duggy and I outside of Michaels

I made it home around 9 PM and was tired but pleasantly so. I did manage to stitch a little before I fell asleep in my chair.

Thank you again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day !!!

July Already !!!

Well, here it is another month that has gone buy. As I have said in the past -- time does fly !!
I had DH at the ER again a couple of weeks ago. He had a coughing fit and fractured a rib -- again !! He has done this in the past - quite a while ago but it happened again. He is doing better now but was in a great deal of pain for a while. We mostly stay home with the heat as it tends to bother him. We had a very quiet fourth of July. I took DH out to dinner on the 2nd as it was his birthday -- 72 years old. I teased him and called him "my little old man " LOL  he didn't see the humor. But even though he would never admit it, I know he enjoys the teasing.

As far a s stitching, I have tried to keep busy. WIP's have been my main focus as well as the stitching I needed to do for RR and exchanges. I did finish The Mighty Oak and now just need to decide how to frame it. Vierlanden Susanne by Wiehenburg resurfaced and I am proud to say that it only need one more medallion and it is finished also. The birth record that I started for my friends granddaughter is also finished and waiting to get framed. I window paned a stitched piece on a tote bag for my partner in the Summer Exchange for Needlecraft Haven and since she has received it I can post a picture, as well as the lovely little pillow that I received from my partner. Now I need to get busy on the next RR mailing, it is one of Margaret Sherry's Calendar Cats. I will post a pic when I have something to show. Here are the pictures --

The Mighty Oak / Sticklounge SAL

Vierlanden Susanne / Wiehenburg

Patchwork Angel / Great Big Graphs
I personalized it for a friends
granddaughter

Close-up of Tote / Summer Exchange NCH

Summer Exchange Tote Bag
from me to my partner

Summer Exchange / My gift
Isn't it lovely !!

Well that is it for now. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer even though some areas are having crazy weather. Take care and have a great day. And , thank you for stopping by. Please leave a comment if you wish, I so enjoy reading them.