TUSAL & Jolly Jack finished

Design:  Jolly Jack

Designer:  All Through the Night

Fabric: 30 ct. WDW Putty

Floss:  Called for WDW

Started:  9/9/11

Finished:  8/16/12

Let's start today with my latest finish.  I decided to work on Jack at the guild stitch-in the other night and made some good progress so last night I decided to just finish him up.  I also decided not to stitch the words.  I have a finish in mind, I just need to percolate on how I want to execute it.  So stay tuned!

I've been in a fall stitching mood since the weather finally gave us a break from the scorching heat.  I love the floss that was called for on the leaves.  It's called Tobacco Road.  It has a lot of nice variegation to it and is just perfect for leaves!

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Today is also TUSAL day!  Remember, TUSAL stands for Totally Useless Stitch-A-Long.  So I gathered up my ORTs and here's my ORT report for August.  This month's contributors were:

• August Assignment for the EMS SAL aka BAP (DONE!)
• Thank You heart for Summer Exchange (DONE and received!)
• ORTs Container and Bee Hive scissor fob from The Primitives Club (DONE!)
• Rouge Du Rhin "L" (Done...needs to be completed)
• Single pocket from Hillside Samplings' Stitching Chair Necessaire (Done...needs to be completed)
• Glory House by Chessie and Me (in progress)
• I Sigh Not for Beauty by C Street Samplers (yes, still in progress)

Well, that's the round up.  It's not a very big list but it sure did creat a respectable pile o'ORTs.  I really need a finishing day soon.  I've got several things patiently waiting.  I've also got a list a mile long of the fall/halloween/thanksgiving/gift stitching I want to do right now.  Sigh, if only I could just stay home and stitch all day! Don't we all wish we could do that?!   LOL!

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Well folks that's all I've got today.  Thankfully we made it to another Friday.  Can I get a woo hoo from all the stithers?  Oh yes, I heard y'all!

I'm off to the Tiara Club's stitch-in tonight.  We are in a new location since our peep, Rita entered a new chapter in her life.  Hey Rita, I know you are reading this...I miss ya!

Thanks to all for stopping by today for a visit.  Welcome to the new followers and a big thanks to all who take the time to comment.  I really do enjoy reading them!  Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Until next time,

The Inspired Stitcher

Weekend progress

I thought I'd pop in and do a quick post to show you my progress from this weekend.  I set a goal for myself before I left.  It was to make progress on the two WIPs I've got going and treat myself to a new start from the basket o'joy.

All Through The Night - Jolly Jack

This is actually my treat.  I'm an eat dessert first kinda girl!  I'm using the called for floss and fabric.  I actually got the chart while on vacation in Kansas City and the fabric at Shepherd's Bush.  I got the pumpkin done Friday and the rest late Saturday night.  I did a bit more on it on Sunday too before we had to leave.

C Street Samplerworks - I Sigh Not For Beauty SAL

Next up, is  I Sigh Not For Beauty.  I got the girl and the tree done on Saturday.  Ellen gave us the September assignment recently so I wanted to make sure I gave this one some attention.  So far I've been able to keep up with all the assignments.  I still love this one as much as I did when I first started it!

Patrick's Woods - Lucet

Finally, Patrick's Woods Lucet for the class on October 1st.  This one, I can not lie, gave me fits!  I have to confess this stitching was done at home.  I think the combination of lack of sleep and trying to socialize while doing tent stitch over one was just too much for me.  I admit defeat.  I had to frog this baby twice!  I finally decided I'd better not waste anymore silk so I just bagged it till I got home.

As you can see I had better luck in my nest at home than I did at the retreat.  Lesson learned!  I like how it looks now that I finally got my head around where to put that needle when doing the tent stitch.  This is only my second attempt at this stitch.  I found I needed a working copy of the chart and some colored pencils to keep me straight on where I'd been and where I needed to go!  People, it's all about the learning for me and learn I did!

Well, I hope your week is off to a grand start.  I'll be back later with more pics and tales.  It's amazing how much time it takes to get a picture heavy blog post ready!  LOL

More later,

The Inspired Stitcher