Ren Faire!

Huzzah!

I went to my first Renaissance Faire today.  So entertaining! 

On the 2+ hour car ride up, I worked on CDT a little.  There were distractions, hehe, but the outline of Page 1 is basically stitched and some odd motifs are emerging!

Plane Triangles

My little bit of progress on my CDT. I stitched during my two short flights and basically slept through the 5 hour one lol plus a few days, a couple minutes here and there working on it. My stitching is 1x1 32ct Antique White Lugana.

Did I mention no class tomorrow? I think it is worth saying, as it likely will not happen again this quarter. lol My only Friday class seems to have exams and quizzes every Friday.

Some Oldies

Packing has been intense in the past few days. Getting rid of things is very difficult for me. I believe most stitchers can say the same. I found many interesting things in the process, and even something that made me cry a little inside, and smile at the same time. Maybe more on that one later. So in conclusion, reminiscing happened. Speaking of which, here are some past finishes that hopefully you will enjoy looking at!

I could go overboard and explain everything, but I think I'll save that until someone asks about a specific thing. The one I'd like to point out is the little flower in the oval frame. I think that was my first embroidery ever! Well a few pieces of similar cloth were my practice stitches and Grandma showing me how. The frame was actually from a cross stitch kit of a goose! You see, I was interested to try this little cross stitch kit, but when I started it I think I probably counted wrong and got messed up. I was seven, so I did not know how to fix it. lol I messed up the thread with that attempt and never stitched the Goose (still have the pattern though) but eventually used the frame for the little flower. I think my skills have improved over time. If you look closely enough on some things like the bookmark, there are definitely some crosses in both directions!

First HAED Page!

This is the spot reserved for the first full page I finish.  And I hope a photo will appear tonight.  I am getting close with Phoenix 1!

Meh, sore throat and very nasty headache happened.  Guess this did start last night, but I was in denial.  This is the exact same "cold" I've had 20 times.  Each lasting at least a month, up to about eight.

Had to stop working on Phoenix for the night, but I did get a chunk completed.

Edited to add a photo of my completed Page 1! Phew, that last section took much longer than I expected it to. At any rate, this piece is going to be put away temporarily. I have some work to do on the UFO Round Robin, and possibly more Cirques.

Cirque des Carreaux

My friend, Zack, did not think I was excited enough about my something shiny because I didn't type it like this:  SHINY!!!!!! So yeah.. I'm close to finishing the first page.  Not sure if I'll get distracted by something else before I finish it, though.  And apparently I really like antique white colored fabric, I seem to have a lot of it.  o.O

 Woohoo!  However insignificant this may seem, I'm feeling very gratified by changing my first Excel cell background to 20% blue colored.  This means the page is finished!  Alright, I'll admit there are a few stitches at the bottom and sides not yet complete, however, I didn't really want silk threads hanging down for too long.  I'm trying to handle the thread as little as possible so I don't mess it up.  Well that was fun!  2 full pages and 3 slightly shorter pages to go.

And now back to beading.  Just a few things I need to get finished *ahem*.. CDC page 1, overcast stitch the fabric edges of that one and two others, change thread on sewing machine back to straight stitch to finish 12x12 heart quilt block, take quilt to quilter, cut bias strips & sew together & sew onto quilt, continue packing.  *stifles a scream*

My Own List of Lists

Alright, aside from the obscure IB Physics Exam 2009 reference... a laughable copying machine error by our lovely IB coordinator.  Some random English class had like this list of Princess Diana's lists, and we had no idea what it was for or whose it was, but it was attached to our data booklets, and we all laughed hysterically for like 10 minutes before the exam started.

Maybe whoever is reading will find this interesting or helpful.

I made a few lists on Microsoft Excel 2007 for stitching works in progress, information and dates for projects and whatnot.  Since I have just started this year, my list includes anything I can find or remember that has to do with cross stitch projects.  A few of the dates are my best guesses and memory lol but this year's stuff is more accurate from lots of digital photos, receipts, and blogging.  Here goes, hope it makes sense!

Shiny

Magical Driving Adventures

A fun little symbol I found thanks to Jennifer and her pit section shirts.  I visited my buddy, and apparently future wife yesterday at her college "dorm" *cough* hotel and it made for a fun 2 days including lots of driving.  Maybe if I have any left over silk after the cirques...

Okay in like 5 years if/when I finish stitching the Mona Lisa, this was the day the fabric arrived in the little baggie from Stitching Bits and Bobs.  The shop owner is so nice and helpful, and I get nice discounts for just walking into the shop, though most of their business is online.  But also this fabric count wasn't in stock so I had it ordered and shipped for free.  I very much like!

Oh - and Round 5 of my UFO RR.  Finally getting pictures up, but here is Melissa's The Magical Night by Teresa Wentzler.