I decided to take yesterday off. I didn’t touch the computer all day. I spent hours stitching. I napped. It was lovely. I’ve actually been stitching a lot the past couple of days. We had to rush to get most of the house clean for Terry’s parents’ whirlwind pre-Christmas visit this past weekend, so I’ve been sitting on my rump now. Sure, there are other things that could be done before my parents arrive tomorrow, but I need a break and I just don’t care.
As a result of all of this stitching, I’ve actually finished up a couple of little things that have been hanging out in my stitching bag for a while now.
The first is the bottom piece of my second Pagoda Pincushion. Anna will recognize this piece, as I’ve dragged it out at Stitching at the Ford for months and it’s taken me forever to get anywhere.
This will get a backstitched border and be joined to its mate during my finishing challenge next month.
The second is my second copy of Hearts & Flowers by The Sweetheart Tree. The first run was stitched using the kit and included lovely flower beads in the corner and center. For this run, I substituted stitched flowers in the corner and skipped the center one completely. This is both a start and a finish.
This, too, will get a backstitched border and be joined to its mate as a biscornu during my finishing challenge next month.
I’m working on another WIP now – Celtic Swirls by Ink Circles. It’s a freebie that I’m doing in teals and will do again in purples and make into a biscornu.
That’s it, for now. I’m cleaning out my project bags nicely so far and am starting to gear up for all of the finishing I’ll be doing next month. I haven’t really gotten any takers on my Not-So-Crazy January Challenge yet, but I’m hoping that at least a couple of people will join me. If not, then c’est la vie. It won’t stop me! 😀
