My progress on my SAL 2010 Stocking. I was having problems with computer , from the virus that was hitting some of us in the groups.

I have more than this done,but have not taken picture as yet. Trying this first to see if it goes thru. This is my first time using lugana fabric and I am loving it. Frogged a few times, but not as often as I thought I would have. LOL

I will close for now, because I am hoping this will take. Glad to be part of this SAL.

Ruth

Give-A-Way

Hello,
Great give-a-way at Feathers in the Nest hop on over to check it out. Also has great tutorial on how to make your cross stitching and fabric vintage looking using coffee. Was I the only one who din't know you can use coffee also not just tea.

Guess turning 62 is getting to me LOL.
Have A Great Stitching Day
Ruth

WIP - Snowman & Reindeer

I know it doesn't look like I've made much progress on my cross stitching, but I'm working on it. With the holidays around the corner and working full time, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to complete everything I'd like too. I have so many UFO's that need to be completed and I work on them off and on when time permits. I've been trying to catch up with Rae on a hand pieced 9-patch quilt top we started some months back. She got so far ahead of me, that I asked her to stop working on her's until I caught up with her! I'm almost there and now in the meantime, she's completed a few cross stitch items. When she gets something on her mind she wants to do, it's full steam ahead for her. Next year I'll have more time to devote to my crafts, as I will only be working part time. I'm looking forward to that, but for now I'll just doodle along, sooner or later something will be completed.

Sock It To Me Santa

The mail carrier delivered a package from Susan Marie yesterday! As you can see my "Socks" were filled with wonderful gifts. A Bookmark, a Cross Stitch pattern which contained the initial "R" (for Ruth) on it, and the needed floss and needles to complete the cross stitch. Thanks so much Susan Marie, once I get a few UFO's completed I'll get start on this project.

Snowman & Reindeer Cross Stitch Project

I finally decided on a Cross Stitch project. This is called Snowman & Raindeer, the Gold Collection from Dimensions. It took me forever to seperate all the floss. It was so hard to determine the color names given aganist the actual threads. I seperated and counted all the floss trying to match the legend, but it was still difficult, as many of the colors had the same number of strands. Unbelievable. I don't think they used DMC Floss, as no DMC numbers are given. I can't make any mistakes as I may not be able to match the floss. It's been years since I've cross stitched, but my nutty friend from California, Rae Ann, got me started again, because she wanted to learn how to cross stitch. I started stitch a couple of days ago, but I haven't gotten very far. I'll be posting my progress.

Free Give Away

Just want everyone to know that Rae Ann at Rae Ann's Stitchin Niche is having her first Give Away. Click on the Button to the left and it will bring you directly to the post which describes the Give Away and how to enter. Hurry the drawing is Friday, November 13, 2009. Read the guidelines carefully, as there is a chance to have a second chance at winning her Give Away. Good Luck to All.

9 Patches

My friend Rae Ann and I have something in common, we both hand piece most of all we make. It's not that we don't have sewing mahcines, they just aren't very accessible for either of us for different reasons. I read on her Blog that she was making 9 Patches along with some other ladies from the Half Pint Quilt Along. I decided I didn't have enough to do already (Yeh right), so the other morning I took out my scraps of 30's fabrics and started cutting (Rae and I both love 30's fabrics). I didn't tell her what I was doing, until I called her yesterday evening. This is a picture of a few of the blocks I was able to hand piece together. I've joined the Half Pint Quilt Along, but I know I'll not finish my Lap Quilt in time for the Parade of Quilts (I just started), but it keeps Rae Ann and I busy and we have something to talk about when we call either other. We have miles and miles between us, she's on one coast and I'm on the other. Someday we're going to meet. Perhaps Lancaster, PA for the Quilt Show!!!