My Sunday Stitchy Update 07/22/18

Hi Everyone!

I have been busy floss organizing and trying to fit in some stitching time in the middle of all that!

I have just about two complete sets of DMC in my stash. Why you ask... well my daughter says I have a touch of OCD about my stuff and once I started stitching I HAD TO HAVE a complete set which led me to buying more than I needed when they used to have great sales on DMC. I found it handy though because I don't like running out of a color when I am in he middle of stitching something. So lately when I bought the new colors or have run out of a color, instead of bobbinating and putting them away I have been throwing them into a bowl near my stash to do "later." Well later finally showed up so I have been busy putting things away.

Tada... here is my organized DMC!

This is my floss cabinet. I think I have had it since 2004. I went to a stitching retreat at a friend/shopkeepers home in Kentucky way back then and one of her customer's husband made three of these to sell at the retreat! I felt sooo lucky to be able to get one.

This is how the drawers look inside the cabinet. The sections are just wide enough for the bobbins. I used my labeler machine to label all the sections. The lid on the top of the floss cabinet also lifts up for storage. 

This is the second set of DMC. Once a color in the cabinet runs out I replace it with the floss from the trays and I keep the empty bobbins together in my purse so I can easily see the colors I need whenever I am out shopping. 

Now on to the stitching...

Christmas Rules

Share Your Toys

Rule Eight

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

First Stitch 01/12/18

Progress as of 07/22/18

Four more rules to go!!

I am stitching this piece as part of

Kaye's Christmas Ornie SAL

There is lots of great Christmas stitching there please

click the badge if you want to go over and take a peek!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 05/27/18

Hi Everyone!

Just a small stitchy update this evening.

Christmas Rules

No Pouting

Rule Six

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

and this is how the piece looks now

 Progress as of 05/27/18

This piece is now half stitched! It is looking good for being finished for this Christmas!! Participating in the Christmas Ornie SAL 2018 has really kept me on focus for getting this stitched up quickly!

If you would like to see everyone else's Christmas ornaments please click the badge above!

I will be back tomorrow with the

WIPocalypse update!!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 04/15/18

Happy Sunday Everyone! 

I hope you had an awesome week; I did!! 

Rachel, The Ten Hour Stitcher had a blogoversary giveaway not to long ago and I was the lucky winner! I asked for the GC to be for my favorite online store, Stoney Creek where you can always get a great bargain! Anyways... this week I received my order and here are my goodies.  

They had the fabric on clearance for half price and one of them will be just the right size for the HaED I want to start this year! YAY I also got this cute bunny chart (I collect bunnies) Happy Easter by From the Heart and the Lizzie Kate Snowy String. Can't wait to stitch them both!

THANK YOU AGAIN RACHEL!

Now for the stitchy update... This week I stitched Christmas Rules and got in two rules!

Christmas Rules

Honor Traditions

Rule Four

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

Progress as of 04/12/18

Give Santa Cookies

Rule Five

Progress as of 04/15/18

I am stitching this piece for the Christmas Ornie SAL 2018

Rule Four will be for April and Rule Five will be my May entry.

Now to see what is up next in the good old WIP Box!

Don't forget that next weekend is

International Hermit & Stitch Weekend!

Please join in with other stitchers on either

Facebook or in Blogland

and have a stitchy weekend!

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/28/18

Welcome friends! I hope you had an awesome week!

It is WIPocalypse weekend!

Every month a question is posted so that we can all get to know one another a little better!

This month's WIPocalypse question is:

"What SAL’s are you participating in this year? and If you are participating in the Olympic Stitching Challenge, what challenge are you accepting?  What are your goals?"

The things I am doing this year include:

I will finish the Hands on Designs Hello There series. There are only two months left, then on to the finishing! Eek... that is the scary part!

The Christmas Ornie SAL though I am not following the themes as posted. Instead I am stitching one rule per month on Lizzie*Kate's Christmas Rules.

I also plan on stitching (or at least starting) the Armada Design's Nintendo SAL that I joined late last year.

My main goal all the time however is to just stitch what makes me happy and as much as I can!

And now on to the stitching!

This is the piece I used for my January Christmas Ornie 2018 SAL piece.

Christmas Rules
Be Kind

Rule One

Designer - Lizzie*Kate

I finished Rule One on January 24th.

Since I finished that one and I had the chart out I decided to move on to Rule Two and this section went quickly! I 

Treasure Family

Rule Two

First Stitch 01/12/18

Progress as of 01/28/18

I will use this piece for my February Christmas Ornie 2018 SAL piece.

Tomorrow I will move on to another project. I think I may stick in a quick Valentine's piece for Jacob that I saw on Etsy the other day.

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching

see ya next week with another faithful update!

My Sunday Stitchy Update 01/07/18

Hello all!

I hope your 2018 is off to a great start in every way. Mine seems to be as I have been busy stitching, organizing and planning!

My first finish for the new year is...

12 Days of Christmas

Day 12

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Designer - Margaret Sherry

First Stitch 11/28/17

Last Stitch 01/02/18

and here is another finish!

Well Hello There!
December 
Designer - Hands On Design

First Stitch 01/03/18
Last Stitch 01/07/18

I also organized my WIPs for the New Year and cut new fabric for what I plan on starting. Here is my WIP Box all nice and neat for the new year.

On the front of the box the "First Out, Last In" is a reminder to myself NOT to go digging thru the box for what I want to stitch. The only exception to that will be things that have a monthly goal like the Christmas Ornie SAL. I plan on stitching L*K's Christmas Rules which does not really fit neatly into the themes but Kaye has graciously allowed me to join again this year! Yay, hope that helps me stay on schedule with that piece!

If you are interested in joining the

Christmas Ornie SAL for 2018

please click on the icon below and join the fun!

Speaking of SALs, if any of you are still looking for an SAL

to join for 2018 Loretta has made a list here on her page. 

Stitching the Night Away SALs to Join!  

Good luck at only joining one. I am still looking over the list "just in case" I don't have enough in my WIP Box as it is!

Well now I am off to start Well Hello There! January.

Thanks for taking a peek at my stitching
see ya next week with another faithful update!