Another GTG

Last Saturday Janine held another GTG at her house. Cathy and Diane were there, and Marilyn came later. I remembered my camera this time. When I arrived Cathy was busy trying out Diane's Lowry frame, and she is borrowing it for a while to see if she wants to get one of her own. Cathy stitched on about 3 different projects while she was there. I still can't master the talk AND stitch thing.

Diane was continuing her work on the Mira RR piece. Marilyn arrived later after feeding hordes of family members of all ages, and brought no stitching with her!

Janine made cups of tea, heated pies and brought in lots of new stash for us to look at, and also provided the ultimate enabling service by having her laptop on and ready to go if we needed to see a new chart pic, or look up something.

I did try and stitch a little. I brought with me Petal Fairy, all the threads etc- but not the chart! Luckily I also brought Live Each Season, and managed to put in about 20 stitches- I really can't concentrate when I'm so distracted by chat and lovely stash. I did take Trick or Treat to show the ladies, but I couldn't see well enough to work on her while I was there. I'm more and more dependent on my Daylight lamp for some projects.

T or T is nearly done- NOT finished by Halloween as was the plan- but then I never am good with stitching deadlines!

I bought two charts by a designer that is new to me-"Scholehouse for the Needle". Wee Bit Samplers 4 and 5.

I really must stop buying new stash for a while- well charts anyway. I have so many projects I want to do, and I'm running out of space to store my stash. There is also an element of guilt- financially I should not be spending at the rate I am, when I have so many lovely charts, fabrics and supplies ready to go in my stash cupboard. I'm going to try and go on a stash only stitching diet(AGAIN), but it is very difficult when your GTG's are at the LNS!

We are planning another GTG next weekend. I am going to make an effort to stitch and make progress on something.

Bye for now,

Susan.

Old WIP No. 2

Well this is another old WIP, TW's 'The Castle'.

I started this one on 3rd May, 2002, so it is over 6 years old. My son chose this piece, and he was 15 at the time. He is 21 now, but unlike his sister, he still likes The Castle, so he will have it when it is done. This was my first TW. I did stitch "Stretch" first to see if I could manage her style, and found I enjoyed it, challenging as it is, and particularly enjoy the amazing use of colour. Like most of my WIP's, it is close to being finished.

I am only sorry that I started this one before I knew hand dyed fabrics existed, because I would have loved to do this on a 'stormy sky' kind of background. I can't see myself stitching it a second time though, so this is how it will be! I will have to try and employ some clever framing instead.

Anyway- OLD WIP NO. 2- out of the closet!

Susan.