Not again......

I got some more done on the EF 1864 Sampler.

It really is a pretty one.

But once again, I got distracted.  And started something new.  I had to try out the 52/64ct linen that Jean from the Attic keeps touting.  Soooooo, I had to start a new sampler.  Of course!

1837 Crown Sampler by Plum Street Antiques
52/64ct Vintage Light Examplar linen by Lakeside
Gloriana Tudor Silks

This is how far I've gotten so far on the 1837 Crown Sampler.  I'm so happy that I CAN see the holes on this linen!  And I'm loving working with this linen.  It's a pleasure to work with!  I put my magnifiers in the picture to give you an idea of the size.

I've been feeling the urge to do a bit of knitting again as well.  My shoulder has been bothering me, which is why I put the knitting aside for a while.  But I couldn't stand it anymore.  So I continued with my Color Play Mohair Wrap.

Not much done yet.  But the Rowan Kid Silk Haze Stripe is wonderful stuff!

I have to put a picture of my pretty girl here.  She sent this picture to me to show me something, and I'm sure she doesn't expect the pic to appear on my blog.  But too bad.  :D  I just had to put it here anyway.

I'm very excited.  We just purchased tickets for next year to see one of my favorite people/groups ever, Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers.

I guess I'm just a fan girl.  :D

Mia has been doing her best to be cute recently.

In this picture, she had just heard me feed her.  She's been sleeping under that cover there all week.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week -- and for those in the US, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!  (Yes, the kids are coming home for Thanksgiving!  Yay!)

Color

As I've said before, color seems to be the big draw for me when it comes to what I stitch.  Thus my attraction to what I picked up to stitch next.

EF 1864 Sampler by Christy Schmitz & Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett
from SANQ magazine, Summer 2011
40ct Vintage Sand Dune
NPI called for

I've had this one kitted up since it first came out.  The colors are wonderful.

This is what I've gotten done so far.

So pretty!

Here are a few pictures of the only child left in the house at the moment, Mia.  Up to all sorts of things.

Mia's current favorite place to sleep (besides my lap).  Yup, she's under there.

She's not actually interested in what I'm doing on the computer.  She just wants me to stop doing what I'm doing on the computer.  lol!

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

Back to Stitching, but....

There was the big last tournament of the tennis season to watch this past week, so I was back to stitching.  I started a new piece.

Lady in Red Spinning Her Wool by GigiR Designs
GAST fibers

This is what the whole piece looks like.

I am, however having problems.  The GAST dye lots seem to have changed drastically since the model was stitched.  It might be time to take a pause on this one, sadly.

ETA:  Thank you, Gigi, for commenting on my blog!  I just wanted to say that I know it's not Gigi's fault about the dye lots.  I love this design so hopefully I will figure out a conversion that I like and continue on at a later time.  I'm just easily discouraged at the moment.  My Lady in Red won't disappear forever!

The Father Type and I have both been doing some cooking recently (not that I don't usually cook!), trying new dishes out.  I cooked this one.

Marrakesh Veggie Curry

And the father type cooked this soup.

Homemade butternut squash soup with grilled cheese & bacon sandwich

And the Father Type once again made some luscious Pecan Sandies -- so good!

Mia has been doing her best to keep warm now that the temperatures are colder.  She's been snuggling up to me a whole lot more.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

No stitching, but....

I got my Wearwithall Stole all blocked.  Here it is laying out to dry.  (I don't own T pins or blocking wires.  I'm casual.  lol!)

And here I am modeling the finished result.  Sorry, my mirror leaves something to be desired.

I know, I should be smiling.  But this is my first (and hopefully only) selfie -- I feel silly smiling at myself!

I didn't do any stitching this week.  Instead, I went a bit crazy with other projects.  I started this clamshell quilt.

Collections for a Cause Love Quilt (Moda)

And then decided to work on a tumbler quilt instead.

(The tumbler is doubled over, so it's twice as long as this.)

And on the weekend, I went a bit nuts with knitting.  I had to try this out.

Honeycomb Waves throw using Noro Kureyon

I found the pattern on Ravelry.

Once I tried that, I had to start working with these lovelies, so I moved on.

Rowan Kidsilk Haze Stripe yarn for the Colorplay Mohair Wrap.

And yes,  once again, this is a result of enabling by KwiltyKim of Threadheads Unite.  If you go to that link, you will see both the Wearwithall Stole and this new project of mine.  lol!  I do have a start on this wrap, but I'll show it off next time.

I know it's time for a TUSAL pic, but I haven't been doing enough stitching to have a TUSAL pic be worthwhile.  So no TUSAL this month, sadly.

The weather is getting colder these days.  And Mia is getting all cuddly as a result.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

Stuff

I must not be awake.  Couldn't come up with a post title so I just called it stuff.  lol!

I finished the first border on the Heart's Content piece.

Splendor XXVI -- Queen's Court by Heart's Content

And yes, there is another border.  Sigh.  The scissors are my red Bohins -- they're 4 1/2 inches long.

And last night, I finally cast off on the Wearwithall Stole!!

I still have to weave in the loose ends and find a place to block this monster.  It's huge!  If it relaxes as planned, it should be 84" long.  And it's wide too.  I'm hoping Miss Mia won't have a fun time on my stole while I'm blocking it.  Sigh.

The father type is loving his new job at Google.  He's still feeling like a kid on Christmas and is very very happy.  Even with that long commute he has to do!  A couple of pictures.  Apparently, this is what they call new Googlers.

lol!  This is the father type's temporary badge until he gets his real one.  And the Nooglers get swag too.

Please note the beanie on the t-shirt and the real life beanie.  lol!  Love it!

The girl child finally got around to going to the eye doctor for new glasses and contacts.  She sent me this picture of herself trying on glasses.

I think she's adorable, but she said she couldn't do the glasses justice.  I wonder what she finally went with.

She also sent me a picture of her doing what she loves to do most at the moment.

Look at the color in her hair!  (Yes, her hair color is real and natural.  I love it!)  The red lights make for a cool picture.

Mia has been a lazy cat these days.  It's been cooler so she's been snuggling more than usual.  And enjoying the fluffy comforter I pulled out for warmth.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

A new era

I've been stitching and knitting this week.  First up, Splendor XXVI.

I have the feeling I will run out of gas on this one soon.  I like the convenience of one color stitching, but color is what calls to me in a piece so I'm fighting the feeling of wanting to stitch on a piece with more colors.  We shall see what happens.

I've also been knitting haphazardly on my Wearwithall Stole.

Slowly but surely.  Just one more color after this one!

The end of an era and the beginning of a new one is occurring in our family.  The father type retired from IBM Research after 33 years.  He was feted and celebrated last week and had his last day on Friday.

This morning, the father type left bright and early for NYC.  He is starting a new job at a place at which I think he will love working.

Google is full of geeky nerds like him -- hey, any place that has Lego for the employees to play with is a perfect place for my guy.  I am hoping he loves his new job.

Both IBM and Google stocks seem to have noticed my sweet father type's retirement and hiring.

lol!  The father type was having some fun and created these posts on Instagram.  But yes, IBM and Google really did have dramatic falls and rises in their stock prices last week.  Coincidence??  :D

Mia has been enjoying herself around here.

She loves bubble wrap.

And she desperately wanted to play with my yarn.  lol!  Or play with my knitting bag.  Or both.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a great week!

Framing at last! Also knitting, new project and very late TUSAL

I was so happy when my LNS emailed to say that my framing was done.  Hooray!  Here they are.  First up is

And All Was for an Appil.  Love the frame!

Next, Rachel Howells by the Scarlett House.

Another great frame.

And here they are on the last Adam and Eve wall.

Jane Philpot by Shakespeare's Peddler and The Hart Lives Where it Loves are also on the wall.  And yes, you see a little Liberty Hill box hanging there too.  I use it to hold one of my little speakers.  I'm weird.  lol!

I think it's time to start the next A&E wall in my sewing room.  No more room in this room!

This week I spent a lot of time knitting my Wearwithall Stole.  I just saw KwiltyKim's blocked and finished stole on Instagram and it's wonderful!!  I'm still on the brown on mine.  After this color, there are two more colors to go!

When I was at my LNS, I found a kit that I just couldn't resist.  It's called Splendor XXVI -- Queen's Court by the Heart's Content.  Here's a pic I found on Maureen's website.  I hope she doesn't mind that I'm posting it here.

I love it!  The red of the fiber is gorgeous, and I love that I can put all of my family's initials in the piece.  Here is my start on the piece from yesterday.

I put the quarter in so you can see how small the piece is.  It's stitched full cross over one on 40ct Wichelt linen using Gloriana Tudor Silk.  The Tudor Silk is so fine that doing a full cross over one on 40ct is no problem.  And amazingly, I can actually see what I'm doing -- more or less.  lol!

Finally, I keep forgetting to do my TUSAL posts.  I'm very late with this one, but at least I'm doing it.  I think I've missed a couple of posts so far already.  Here is my pic of my ORTs.

That's a lot of ORTs for me -- I tend to have very short ORTs.  So it's at least 2 month's worth, I think.  I took the pic on top of my treasured sewing box from Betsy Krieg Salm.

I know lots of you love to see pics of Mia.  Here are some pics from our play session this morning.

This is probably her favorite toy, although she has another that's a close second.  She loves to catch the twirly bird (it's 3 feathers that spin through the air) and play with it once she has it.

Thanks as always for stopping by and saying hi.  I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

"White makes me look fat...."