Blue Bayou framed!

Last Saturday I was able to get over to my LNS (before the snow on Sunday/Monday!) to meet some friends for lunch. I also managed to pick up a few more items I wasn't able to get at the open house, including the Crossed Wing new Dogs Day Out chart, and the Just Nan 15-point biscornu pattern, among other little items. I also was able to get one of the items I had taken for framing....Blue Bayou! This is taken from a low angle due to the glass reflecting too much...it's actually square, and hung on point because I like it that way! I still have 2 more framed pieces to get back (things I finished last year) sometime in April.


I'm still working on Growth Rings, and am getting near the end of the third main color skein, and near to finishing the top two thirds of the pattern in the main color. I am debating how to proceed....finish all of the main color continued on the second page, or work on the secondary color in the top two thirds........either way, I'm enjoying it! Very relaxing to work on, in fact.

Blue Bayou Happy Dance!

One week of stitching on this and it's done! (sorry C! I couldn't stop!)
Blue Bayou by Northern Pine Designs. (I can't get Linda Ronstadt's song out of my head now!)

Don't know which project is coming up next...I need something I can do watching the DUKE vs UNC game tonight to keep me from getting too nervous and pacing.....hmmmm.....time to do some stash diving!

What a nice weekend it was!

The weather was so nice over the weekend, and somehow I managed to stitch some! Started off the day Saturday badly tho' as it was our cat Cassi's (the one in the avatar pic) turn for her annual vet visit (how do they know?) and she managed to scratch me badly down my front when I caught her. Ouch! After much application of Neosporin, I settled down to stitch and watch the Duke-Miami game. Not much got done as it was far too close, going to overtime before Duke finally won! Then we had to get ready for relatives coming over for a cook-out. Then clean up, of course! (it was fun anyway!) Later in the evening I was able to stitch on Blue Bayou again while watching another game, this time Carolina Hurricanes hockey against Phoenix. Much more stitching was done, as by the end it was a 7-2 blowout win for the 'Canes! Here is the result of my Saturday stitching.....Blue Bayou is now 3/4 done!

Sunday was spent cleaning out the garage somewhat, and enjoying the spring weather!

Today I checked out Nashville market offers on the web, and made my shopping list (beyond what I had asked the LNS to get for me). The 14th is Open House, and I plan on doing my part to stimulate the needlework economy! Let's see....Crossed Wing has 2 new charts, Brittercup has monthly Britty Kittys...Cat's Whiskers has a couple of must-haves coming out later this Spring, and Just Nan has a 15-sided biscornu out!! There's more I want to see up close, and I can't wait till Saturday!

Blue Bayou progress...

Yesterday I mentioned I had started the Blue Bayou canvaswork piece...here's a progress pic after about 8 hours, it's roughly 1/3 done.

Like I said, it stitches up really fast! The satin bargello stitches took the longest because I had to count my threads carefully. I love the colors in this...blues and greens like peacocks!

Last night was my third late night in a row to watch my teams play....the 'Canes are on the West Coast all week, and Duke played Wednesday. It had not been a good week until last night, as the Hurricanes beat the Sharks in an OT shoot out! It was 1:30 am before I could crash, so lots of stitching got done! I may have to take a nap today so I can go swim laps with my DSIL tonight.
Yawn......