A productive week

It has been a great week for me as far as stitching progress goes. I've been putting in some time with Red Thread as I didn't want it to get lost like it did when I did the LK SAL. This is really seeming to move along quickly and I love the fabric so I'm always anxious to work on it. I've gotten through June so I'm half way there!


I put in some time on the BRD SAL that I'm doing with my DSIL. We'd said that we'd do about 2 blocks a week. I'm trying to keep pace with that, but I'm finding that it seems to be going rather quickly. This is okay as it allows me to put in time on other projects like the Red Thread. I've been eyeing some of the other BRD pieces and I may have to break down and pick them up.

Last picture from the stitching front, is Fa La La. I haven't finished it into an ornament yet, but I finished the stitching. I ended up doing the year 2009 on a piece that I will use for the backing. Normally, I'd use sewing fabric for a backing, but I really wanted to have the year on it and I didn't fit it in when I did the front. I want to do another one of these on the blue fabric for myself (this one is for my mom), however, I'm holding off as the white floss didn't show real well against the blue; since it is a hand dyed there were stretches of white in the fabric which made it difficult for me to see these stitches over 1. After a break, I intend to do another. This year I do want to include some ornaments among my finishes.

On the home front, Gabby and Grace seem to have made peace with one another. Yesterday, I had a comforter thrown over a chair to continue to dry and one cat was on one side and one the other. They were taking turns jumping at where they thought the other was. It was rather cute. I actually found them rump to rump during the night on my bed. I still hear an occasional hiss, but that is not uncommon among siblings. Have a great week and bundle up if your out east as it is supposed to be a cold one.

Cheers,