I finished 2 motifs! Woo I’m a day ahead. I also hit the shoulder seam with this hooping. I’ll be working on the back soon! 

 It’s technically tomorrow but I haven’t gone to sleep so I’m counting it as posting for the second day. I didn’t make my goal of getting ahead. It’s my hubby’s bday so we did stuff to celebrate all weekend. Card games Friday and Saturday nights. Dinner and a game tonight. I did finish my 1 motif a day though. So on track but not ahead. My sewing ( Read more... )

I promised pictures of the embroidery I am working on. The designs are from Urban Threads. I love their quirkiness. I decided to play with different stitches so I could practice them. I am sure its something you can't tell in pictures though.


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My machine didn't get back to me yesterday like promised. I am very grumpy about that actually. In fact it didn't come in until almost 3:30 today. *GRRRRRR* I will get to pick it up tomorrow but I am still grumpy. The one sort of good thing about it is I got to finish up the embroidery on the pillowcase. 2 years later but at last done, washed, and ( Read more... )

Hubby did it again with the computer. I wish I had a clue what is wrong with it. Everytime... okay not everytime but when he downloads new things onto the computer it will freeze up and then we can't restart it. It keeps going through the start up screen but it doesn't actually start. My dad said its a problem with one of our drivers.... but that ( Read more... )

Today was just a bleh sort of day. Didn't get pretty much anything I wanted done. BOO
I did a motif or so of blackwork today.
Ordered the 18th century embroidery book I wanted to get for my future metal embroidery projects.....
and made wild berry pancakes, dinner and mint choco chip cookies...
Boring and sucky day.

I am entirely to depressed with my math homwork right now so I am going to post something that brings me some cheer. I finished the neck embroidery last night


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REALLY don't want to be doing my homework right now. Would love to be.... Sewing.
Last weekend I picked back up the Elegant Steampunk corset. http://www.llyra-fantasyfae.com/steampunk.htm
That's, that project's new name. It was my steampunk apron outfit. While I really do enjoy how the apron came out, I didn't think ahead to the fact that I would be ( Read more... )

Plans are changing... again. I mean really whats new, but anyway ( Read more... )

First the picture I promised of the sleeve cuff embroidery:

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