I am visiting family this weekend. We are just hanging out and I am doing some hand stiching. I overpacked and brought nine different projects.
1. I brought placemats to bind:
I finished them and am leaving them with Mom.
2. I resurrected an old hand applique project:
I want to keep working on this until it is done.
3. I found a bunch of old cross-stitch projects and pulled one out to work on:
This was actually fun! I don't think that I will live long enough to finish all of the cross stitch kits in my sewing room, but maybe I can finish this one someday?
4. I couched on three tablerunners and then decided that I didn't really like the yarn I chose. Time for a hot date with Pierce, my seam ripper:
I un-couched three tablerunners that have been waiting for some attention since May I think? I'm not sure how I'l finish them, but they are now ready to go.
5. I pulled out another applique project:
This one is from April 2014, at least. Not too old.
6. I started a new project:
This is Quartet by Pinwheels using Daiwabo threads. SWOON!
7. I am working on a project I started with the lovely and talented Ms. Pepper Cory at a class in March 2014:
8. I fell in love with this big hexi pattern:
I think I might finish this as a tablerunner, just to be done with it.
9. My family loves hand-knit dishcloths:
I have cones and cones of cotton, so I try to knit up a few of these whenever the begging becomes too loud. "Debby, I'm on my last dishcloth. Could you possibly knit some more for me?"
I only finished the placemats and the un-couching, but I did manage to stitch on every single project I brought, if only to not feel like I ridiculously overpacked for a three-day trip.
The good news is that these projects are all prepped and ready to go. I will pick a few (less than nine) to bring to Houston with me. I know that I'm usually dead on my feet when I hit the hotel room at the end of the day, but I am incapable of traveling without at least a little hand sewing, y'know, just in case...
1. I brought placemats to bind:
I finished them and am leaving them with Mom.
2. I resurrected an old hand applique project:
I want to keep working on this until it is done.
3. I found a bunch of old cross-stitch projects and pulled one out to work on:
This was actually fun! I don't think that I will live long enough to finish all of the cross stitch kits in my sewing room, but maybe I can finish this one someday?
4. I couched on three tablerunners and then decided that I didn't really like the yarn I chose. Time for a hot date with Pierce, my seam ripper:
I un-couched three tablerunners that have been waiting for some attention since May I think? I'm not sure how I'l finish them, but they are now ready to go.
5. I pulled out another applique project:
This one is from April 2014, at least. Not too old.
6. I started a new project:
This is Quartet by Pinwheels using Daiwabo threads. SWOON!
7. I am working on a project I started with the lovely and talented Ms. Pepper Cory at a class in March 2014:
8. I fell in love with this big hexi pattern:
I think I might finish this as a tablerunner, just to be done with it.
9. My family loves hand-knit dishcloths:
I have cones and cones of cotton, so I try to knit up a few of these whenever the begging becomes too loud. "Debby, I'm on my last dishcloth. Could you possibly knit some more for me?"
I only finished the placemats and the un-couching, but I did manage to stitch on every single project I brought, if only to not feel like I ridiculously overpacked for a three-day trip.
The good news is that these projects are all prepped and ready to go. I will pick a few (less than nine) to bring to Houston with me. I know that I'm usually dead on my feet when I hit the hotel room at the end of the day, but I am incapable of traveling without at least a little hand sewing, y'know, just in case...
3 comments:
Have a good time in Houston with all your projects!
At least I know I'm not alone having a collection of unfinished projects. Having them prepped and ready to go is a great start.
Wow, you are a busy little beaver with all your projects. Such a broad variety of crafts to boot.
Your finishing up projects have inspired me. I've done 2 baby quilt tops, worked on a seat cover project and actually did some un-cluttering here and threw things away. Not many, but it's a start. Today, it's back to the long arm to get that quilt off the frame.
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