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Stitching Blogger’s Question of the Week:

What do you use to hold your fabric while you stitch? A hoop, a
Q-Snap, a scroll frame, something else, or do you stitch in hand? Have
you always used just the one thing or have you tried one or more of
the others? Which do you like best? Why?

I pretty much use either a spring tension hoop or Q-Snaps. Those are really the only things I’ve ever used other than back in my very early days of stitching when I used the older style wooden hoops.

I’ve never tried scroll frames, but would love, too. Lately, I’ve really been eyeing the Elan lapstand. It will hold Q-snaps, but I may give the scroll frame a try if and when I purchase the Elan.

Happy stitching!

Ok, I’m feeling VERY frustrated this morning! For the 5th time in the year I’ve been in this apartment, my garage door is not working AGAIN! It will only open about 8 inches and then sticks. The bad part, my car is INSIDE the garage. I am supposed to be at work in a training class this morning, but instead I’m sitting here at home waiting for the office to open so the maintenance man can come and free my car.

Well, I guess I’m left with no alternative. I’ll just have to go stitch now. At least this problem DOES have that silver lining.

Happy stitching!

Yes, I’m still alive! Life is just really busy this week. I’m enrolled in a Project Management class at work, please have my college class as well. We have our first exam next week and our first programming project due the following week, so I’ve been trying to stay ahead of the game with all of that. Thankfully, I have a 4-day weekend coming up, so I’m hoping to have time to go through and read the 3 chapters that will be covered on the exam again.

Stitching-wise, I’ve not done any since Sunday. I’ve just had too much going on between work and school. I will get back to it soon though as my much-anticipated order for the Long Dog charts are in the mail to me from Stitching Bits and Bobs.

I don’t want to give the impression that I’ve had NO fun this week so far. I have managed to fit in a few SuDoku puzzles each day just to help keep me sane.

Happy stitching…and I WILL get back to it this weekend!

Ok, so I know I just posted about a half hour ago, but I was just reading an email from a very dear friend of mine in Nashville. She has been my friend for (*gasp*) 17 years and has been with me through a lot. She said something in her email that really gave me pause to think, so I thought I would share it here:

“Sometimes I wish that I could erase my friends hurtful pasts but then they wouldn’t be the person that I love! The experiences that they had are what make them what and who they are today.”

Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard something similar to this, but I think I had really lost touch with it during everything I’ve gone through recently. I have been through quite a bit in my life, but she’s right, it’s because of those collected experiences & events that I am the person that I am today. While I hate some of the things I’ve been through, in one sense, I need to embrace them realizing they have molded me into who I am now.

As much as I have bitched lately about things, please know that I DO like who I am as a person, for the most part, at this point in my life. Yes, I do wish some things were different, but they are pretty much all external things (losing weight, finishing school, etc.) and not the internal things any more.

So, my dear friend (and you know who you are), thank you for always being there for me, caring about me, and blessing my life through the joy of knowing you. Meeting you all those years ago at the office in Nashville was the beginning of me turning my life around, dealing with my past, and not taking the bullshit any longer. I love you and you will ALWAYS hold a very special place in my heart!

I have a happy dance for a small project today. I started it last Friday night and finished it last night. It took less than 10 hours of stitching time, so it was a pretty quick project. Here’s a pic followed by the particulars:

Design Name: Small Turkish Sampler
Designer: Pelin Terez (freebie from Cyberstitchers)
Fabric: 28 count white Monaco
Fiber: Gloriana silk (color: Monet’s Pond)

I still haven’t decided for sure how I’m going to finish it. It will most probably end up either being framed or perhaps made into a small tuck pillow. This was just a quick project to try out the Gloriana silk, so I had no plans for it in mind for finishing.

There’s not been much going on for me today. I’ve mostly been reading for my Visual Basic Programming class for college. The reading is pretty dry, so I’m looking forward to getting more into the hands-on part of the actual programming as the semester progresses.

I’ve also spent most of the afternoon glued to The Weather Channel watching coverage of hurricane Katrina. My thoughts are with all of those in her path that they will be safe!!

Happy stitching!

First of all, let me start by sending out a BIG “Thank You” to whomever sent me the anonymous gift certificate to Joann’s as a Random Act of Kindness. Yes, it did indeed cheer me up. Thank you SO much! You are such an angel! Another friend of mine locally jumped right on the RAK bandwagon with some early Christmas money, so I went and picked up an Ott-Lite they had on sale this week.

With my new light in place and working wonderfully, I did get in about 90 minutes of stitching last night on my Small Turkish Sampler. I’ve not added it to my WIPs progress over in the side bar because it’s a fairly small project. I’m hoping to finish it today. I’m working it over 2 on 28 count Monaco using Gloriana silk (Monet’s Pond). I’ll post a pic once I have it finished. I’m guessing the whole thing will take no more than 10 hours of stitching time. It was a freebie I found on the Cyberstitchers website.

Eating-wise, things are getting better. I’m still not 100% back on track, but it is SO much better than it was last week. I think just getting my vent out helped a lot. Thanks for the emails of support! A few of you gave me some things that I’m really going to have to spend some time on in thought.

Ok, I’m off to stitch under my new …

Happy stitching!

Ok, so I’m back. I found this on Annette’s blog and thought it was cool, so I decided to pop back on and add it.

1 . What time did you get up this morning? 8am – gotta love the weekend!
2 . Diamonds or pearls? Both
3 . What was the last film you saw at the cinema? War of the Worlds
4 . What is your favourite tv show at the moment? Miami Ink
5 . What did you have for breakfast? Eggbeaters cheese omelette, whole wheat toast, and
6 . What is your middle name? I don’t have one.
7 . What is your favourite cuisine? Vegetarian
8 . What food do you dislike? Broccoli and Cauliflower. Ironic, eh?
9 . What is your favourite crisp flavour? Assuming this would be chips here in the US, original flavor Sun Chips
10. What is your favourite song? I don’t think I can name just one.
11. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota
12. Favourite sandwich? Garden Veggie from Panera
13. What characteristic do you despise? Lying and cheating
14. Favourite item of clothing? My Old Navy black hoodie
15. If you could go any where in the world on vacation, where would it be? Ireland
16. What colour is your bathroom? Dusty Rose & White
17. Favourite brand of clothing? I don’t know if I’d say it’s my favorite, but I have quite a bit of stuff from Old Navy
18. Where would you retire? Hmmm…never really thought about it
19. Favourite time of day? Evening
20. What was your most memorable birthday? The last one. A dear friend made sure it was special.
21. Where were you born? Manchester, Tennessee
22. Favourite sport to watch? Baseball
23. What fabric detergent do you use? Purex
24. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke with Splenda or Diet Rite
25. Are you a morning person or a night? I am definitely a night owl!
26. Do you have any pets? No
27. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? None that I can think of right now.
28. What did you want to be when you were little? An astronaut, and here I am all these years later working in the Aerospace industry, although NOT as an astronaut. Maybe it has something to do with the STUPID STUPID STUPID decision I made at 21 to drop out of college 22 credits shy of graduation?