Lady Alexandra Update & TUSAL 2012

Melissa — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:04 +0000

I’ve really been enjoying working on Lady Alexandra from Mirabilia lately. She’s the only piece I worked on this week. I got kind of side-tracked away from stitching when I learned on Thursday that my uncle suddenly wasn’t doing well due to complications of his Parkinson’s disease. He ended up passing away on Friday and I just been out of sorts emotionally since then. So, I didn’t get as much done as I would’ve liked this week, but progress is progress, right? As always, click to biggify.

Fabric: 32-count Ice Blue linen (Wichelt)
Fibers: Recommended DMC & Mill Hill Beads
Progress as of 20 November 2011

I also wanted to make a quick mention about the 2012 edition of the TUSAL (Totally Useless Stitch-a-Long). I haven’t participated in a couple of years, but decided to do it again in 2012. If you are interested in participating or learning more about it, you can visit Sharon’s blog (a.k.a. Daffycat) to check out the details.

Until next time …

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3 comment(s) for this post:

Giovanna:
21 Nov 2011 I'm so sorry about your uncle - my condolences to you and your family. Great progress on the Lady, she's so elegant and graceful.
Valerie:
21 Nov 2011 Great progress on Lady Alex! I'm so sorry to hear about your uncle's passing. My condolences to you and your family.
Christine S:
23 Nov 2011 My condolences on your uncle's passing. Lovely progress on Alexandra!

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A Finish & A Start

Melissa — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:16 +0000

I hope everyone here in the US had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. I had a nice day and got to spend some time with the outlaws (my former father-in-law and sister-in-law) which was really nice. We went out to Mimi’s Cafe for a traditional turkey meal, so no one had to do any cooking or cleaning. It worked perfectly for us. I think the funniest part of the day was that my FIL, and not me or my 30-something SIL, was playing on Facebook on his cell phone while we were waiting on our food.

In stitching news, I did get in another finish for the year. I finished this piece on Wednesday night and love how it all came together. The design is a freebie I found on Brenda’s blog. She designs under the name With Thy Needle & Thread and runs Country Stitches. I love Halloween & Autumnal designs, especially samplers, so this one was a must stitch for me as soon as I saw it. Pardon the wrinkles, I haven’t ironed it yet.

Design: Indian Summer
Designer: With Thy Needle & Thread
Fabric: 40-count Maple Sugar Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Various over-dyed cottons
Finished November 25, 2009
Stitched 1 over 2

I also couldn’t resist a new start. It’s one of the designs from my recent stash haul that I posted about earlier in the week. I did make a couple of color substitutions. Instead of using red & pink for the dress and flowers, I opted to go for Indigo for the dress and Spring Violets for the flowers. Everything else, including the fabric, is as charted.

Design: One of Those Days
Designer: Miss Crescent’s Crowne
Fabric: 36-count Strawflower Lakeside Linen
Fibers: Belle Soie silks
Progress as of November 26, 2009
Stitched 1 over 2

That’s it for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Until next time …