Happy Dance, Happy Dance!!!

IT'S DONE! IT'S DONE!

After 2 1/2 YEARS of stitching, my Houses of Hawk Run Hollow is FINISHED! Happy Dancin'!!!

This is the last square (I worked backwards) that I just finished last night. I moved A. Bailey's name down because I wanted her on there somewhere, and put my name at the top. I love how the two lines rhyme...

(Click to see it bigger)


I haven't washed and pressed it yet. Just too excited to post! But here she is, my pride and joy...



It's stitched two over two on Vintage Country Grain Belfast with DMC. It measures a whopping 23" wide by 17 1/2" tall.

This WIP has seen lots of happy days, sad days, and has been my therapy on days that just weren't so nice. I've enjoyed every single stitch, and hopefully it will be something that my children will cherish once I'm "dead and in my grave." (I know, it's morbid, but I love it! LOL) I'll post it again after it's framed.

Thanks for sharing my happy dance today! :)

The End Is Near

I can almost taste it! I'm on the LAST BLOCK of my Houses of Hawk Run Hollow WIP. I did a bit of redesigning and put Ms. Bailey's name at the bottom and my name will go at the top...

There's a LOT of stitching in this last house, so it's taking me a while to get it done. Every little stitch counts, though!

Hope you're having a wonderful Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

The 11th Hour

I finished Block #11 on HOHRH!!!

And here she is so far...

I have to do a little redesigning of the last block so I probably won't get this finished until next year, but I'm excited to get so much done this year. I absolutely love it.

My House With A Porch

Jorja finished her square on my TS Neighborhood RR and I just love it! She couldn't have chosen a better design. I absolutely adore the porch and the chimneys. I can't wait to see it in person!

This is where I am on House #11. I've put it away to stitch on Eva's RR for now, but I think I can manage to have it done by the end of the month. I love the orange, and the way the gold tones it down. Click to see it bigger...

Have a wonderful Saturday, everyone, and HAPPY STITCHING!

Branching Out

Lynne and I had a great visit last night. After dinner at Captain D's, we hit Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million looking for the JCS Ornament Issue. No dice. The guy at B&N did say they'll get a magazine shipment in on Monday, so our hopes are high!

I finished up the border to House #11 and got started on the tree on the right...

I should have Eva's Neighborhood RR next week, so I'm anxious to get working on that as well.

I'm determined to find stitching time during my upcoming move . How else am I going to stay sane??? LOL

Finished House #10!

Well, it's really House #3, but it's my 10th one since I started from the bottom. LOL


And this is what it looks like so far...

I really think it's cool and can't wait 'til it's finished and framed. I honestly can say I just haven't gotten bored with this piece at all, even with all the solid stitching. I just wish it would fit better on my Q-Snap! LOL

Swiped The Batteries...

from the 'ole remote so I could snap a picture of my HOHRH WIP. This is where I was on May 10...

And I've gotten this much done on the next house...



I can honestly say I'm still enjoying every stitch of this HUGE piece. I started it on July 5, 2006, and have worked on lots of stuff in between, but this has been my major WIP for the past 2 years. I can't wait to see it completely finished and hung on my wall in a gorgeous frame!