Monday, November 7, 2011

Libby Sturdy Class

 Hi!  This was a big stitching week for me.  I did not have much going on most of the week and worked on my stitching in the evenings.  Saturday was a class on Windy City Santa with Libby Sturdy.  I had a lot of what she was teaching done but it was a good class.  It help build my confidence and I will get this piece done.  It may take a while but I am not as intimidated by this piece as I once was.
 Early in the week I worked on Frog Stew.  I finished couching the moon and the cauldron.  I added the logs and flames below the cauldron.  (One of my logs looks like a boy's private parts.  I really need to change that!!)   Finally, I worked on some of the blue sky.  That stitch covers a large area of this piece so I thought I could start working on some of the completed areas and not leave this all for the end.


Finally, I did spend a bit of time with Beautie Spot.  I am working on the Dodo bird.  I made a mistake somewhere and I am having to stitch my way through this mistake.  It has turned me off this piece and right now it is a chore to work on. Once this bird is done, I only have one more big motif.  This is my Guild Challenge piece so this needs to be done by January.  

I am not sure how much progress I will continue to get done between now and the New Year.  I have two trips to Florida planned and one to the Turks.  I am busy buying books and I have to pull together a travel project.  Speaking of books, I read Skeletons at the Feast last week and really enjoyed the book.  It is about WWII so not a real uplifting book but very well written.  It was my first upload for the Kindle from the public library.  It worked well and I uploaded a new book to read this week.  I am debating if I want to join Amazon Prime for there new offer of a free book a month.  I am not sure I need their other services available with Prime so I am just not sure if it is worth it for me.  

Well that is about all going on around here.  Tonight is the Bears game.  I know we are having a friend over so I may not get to stitch.  Boo.  Then again, he is a good friend and I may just let the boys drink, watch football and I will stitch.  Have a great week.   

6 comments:

  1. Oh my! Your Beauty Spotte is amazing! So gorgeous! It's on my todo list for someday. Love your Santa as well -- so cute! And your Frog Stew -- so cute!

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  2. Your projects look really nice, Kelly. I'm envious of your upcoming trips. :) Were you able to stitch?

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  3. Just love the Santa and Beauty Spot. Jealous of all the trips. Hope they are pleasure.

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  4. Your Beautie Spot is gorgeous. Sorry you're struggling with it right now... it's so worth sticking with and getting it finished. Your Santa and Frog Stew projects are cute.

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  5. Your WIPs are gorgeous!! I love Beautie Spotte--sorry about the frogging! One of the ladies at my LNS, who has great taste in projects, stitched both Beautie Spotte & Sonne Spotte (I think I have the names correct!) and then framed them in matching black frames with small bullet detail around the edges. They are stunning!

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  6. I love the Beauty Spot! That is a gorgeous piece. I do understand about the angst of working through a mistake. :o)

    Windy City Santa is cool, and I love Frog Stew. I didn't see the boy part until you said something, and then of course I had to click on the picture and look for it. :o) I do see what you mean. LOL

    You made great progress this week!

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