Progress and anticipation

Have you ever started stitching with a color and it just didn't flip your skirt?  Well that happened to me recently on the Quaker Scissor Case project.  I was buzzing along and started stitching the red part.   For some reason the called for floss just wasn't doing it for me.  I think more than anything it was the particular dye lot I had on hand that was the issue.

You see, the dye lot I have has a lot of dark purple in it.  The more I stitched, the more purple I saw.  I really wasn't going for purple tulips!  So when my honey suggested we road trip into the capitol city to celebrate our birthdays, I knew exactly where I wanted to stop.  A trip to Cross My Heart would solve my problem just fine!

I was able to find just the perfect-for-me shade of red to do my tulips.  I had several contenders but in the end it was WDW Baked Apple that won!  I really like the way it looks and those tulips are a joy to stitch.

Here's where I stand as of last night, pardon the wrinkles.  I'm getting there!  This is one of those projects that I'm having a hard time putting down.  I find myself wanting to only work on this.  I plan to give it a good go this weekend.  More about that in a minute.

Of course you know you can't go to a stitch shop without some stash enhancement.  You all know that, right?  Well, here's what came home with me! I couldn't resist that gingham chart.  I think it was the turkey that got me.  Then I found the perfect fabric to use on an exchange that's coming up along with some needed floss.

Here's a better look at the floss toss.  Not all of these will be used in the same project.  Truth be told, there's floss for about three different projects there.  Two of them are exchanges so you'll see them later.

While I was in the shop I heard lots of chatter coming from the back room.  As I moseyed my way around to the back I looked in to see my friend, Nancy!  (Waves to Nancy)  She reads the blog faithfully she tells me.

They were having a stitch-in!  If I didn't have my honey patiently waiting out in the car, I would have sat down to join them.  As it turned out I had a nice visit with Nancy and all the ladies.  I also got to meet the shop dog, Romeo.  He's a cutie pie beagle.  Yes, I got the sniff-over when I got home.  LOL!

I'll be seeing Nancy in a couple days too.  The LNS is having it's annual retreat this weekend.  I'm really getting excited.  Lists are getting checked off, the bag is getting packed, and soon I'll be there!  I promise to bring you a full report next week.  Yes, there will be more stash enhancement!

Well folks, I guess I'd better get on with it today. I hope you are having a good week so far!  I'm thankful mine is going to be a short one.  Thanks for hanging out with me.  Have a great day!

More later,

The Inspired Stitcher