I do love these colors together. Thank you Melissa! It is likely to see quite a bit of use in the near future as I have... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2718 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:29 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2717 Nativity Story Table Runner I want to stitch as my monthly project for 2010? Well, I finally decided that I want to stitch it on a 32 count fabric, which would be more like 34 count on a hand dyed fabric. Of all the fabrics I looked at, I really thought that PTP's Relic was the closest to what I envisioned for that sort of aged look.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2717 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:41:01 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2714
Anyway. Last weekend I finished my Crabby block for November. Blurry pic, but the colors are true. Sorry, but it's the best I could manage today.

This... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2714 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:39 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2695
And yesterday, my Titans resurrected themselves. Yeah,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2695 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:33 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2691 feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2691 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:47:34 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2690 feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2690 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:33:17 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2680 WE WON!!! My cheerleaders freakin' won 1st place in the parochial league cheerleading competition.
I am still somewhat giddy with the excitement! Their performances were unbelievable. I expected them to place, but really didn't think we'd win. Sometimes the results are skewed by diocesan politics and our school is not well liked in the diocese because our students win a lot of stuff. But, it has been 11 years since we've won this... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2680 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:24:08 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2679
I just finished burning the two copies of our music we have to provide to the competition organizers. I need to pick up the sandwich trays which should be ready in 30 minutes. The girls are all coming to my... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2679 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:30:25 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2678 feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2678 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:43:06 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2676

A question for my learned readers: If you allow your teenage daughter (or daughterS as the case may be) to survive their teenager-ness and live to be independent twenty-somethings, do... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2676 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:25:30 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2674
I'm taking opinions. What do you think I should set as goal for 2010? I do expect my stitching time to increase a bit if Diva does actually get her driver's license in January. But, not by a great amount. I probably average 10-12 hours of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2674 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:16:19 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2668

I feel so accomplished. I've even started on my Medieval Town rotation. This one will take me a while. My plan is to finish the right hand side town (part 7, I think). These towns take FOREVER and a day to stitch. I'm guessing it will take me the rest of the month for certain. When that is done, I hope to return to Hanging... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2668 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:13:23 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2661

I seem to lack the ability to photograph both fibers and fabric true. This time, the fibers are accurate, at least to my eye. I got all of the lotus flower pond completed this time, including beading. There were a fair number of three-quarter and quarter stitch combos. Those would fall on my list of things I... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2661 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:13 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2654 Yeah, I know. Why bother? Umm...because I'm sick and I like to make myself crazy.

1. October Crabby block (already one-third finished)
2. Egypt Garden: finish the water lotus band, including beads (currently stitching)
3. Medieval Town Mandala: finish the town currently in process
4. Clear off craft table
5. Join Chatelaine peacock mystery for 2010
6. Buy a larger set of q-snaps and test drive them

Nobody faint at that last one, but... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2654 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:03:01 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2651 Since the cheerleader pictures didn't go over so well, I thought I'd share some pics of my scissor collection. In the interest of full disclosure, these are not all of my scissors. Just my favorites and those I thought might interest.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2651 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:36:28 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2636
Tuesday and Wednesday,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2636 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:24:40 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2618 feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2618 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:01:29 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2616 Go me.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (momstitches) http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2616 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:42:15 GMT http://momstitches.u.yuku.com/blog/post/id/2593 OK, a blog entry worth reading, finally. Pictures, even. Don't faint. And, don't get too used to it. My free time between now and the end of October is scarce at best.