Weekly update November 29th, 2020

Hi everyone,

Time for my weekly update.. 

Monday is a blur.. but no stitching...

Tuesday DH had a doctor appointment.. I stayed home & wrote out Christmas cards.

Wednesday was a trip to the funeral home to pick up Dad's ashes, death certificates, and his flag. Then I had some grocery shopping....and other errands. 

Thursday was Thanksgiving... Cooked  for us and Mom. Mom's allergic to turkey so we had a nice roast for dinner. I picked up a small turkey that DH & I will have this evening.

Friday was a day of paperwork.

Finally on Saturday I picked up my needle....as this week I signed up for the 2020 Thanksgiving Stitch a Long at Embroidery.com. (Small designs such as Christmas Ornaments, scissors fobs...etc. that can be finished in 4 days.)

I knew I wouldn't have the full 4 days, but I thought I could make some progress on the weekend. 

I finally settled on this project... (I couldn't find my seka's stained glass ornaments that I planned on stitching)

New Start 

FairIsle Friends © 2016 Tiny Modernist
Polar Bear
Fabric: 14ct White perforated paper
Threads: DMC
Stitch Count: 43 x 49, 2 over 1

This was taken earlier this afternoon... Hopefully I'll have a finish later tonight.

 

 

Stash: 

I found a couple of online sales..and just couldn't resist.

Tiny Modernist.com

 FairIsle Friends

Artecy.com

Puffin Bookmark

Space for reflection adapted from artwork by Chuck Pinson

I'll leave you with a picture of Macey asleep  with her tongue sticking out...

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Weekly update November 22th, 2020

Hi everyone,

Time for my weekly update.. 

Stitching:
Not much stitching time.. but I did manage to get a little more progress on: 

 

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio
Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics
Threads: DMC, GAST and CC
Stitch Count: 99 x 125
Cross Stitch

Here is where is I started

 

 

I finished the banner on the right outlined the pumpkin and some of the stalks on the left side

 

 

 

Stash:  
Colour & Cotton threads of the month (October)...Look at the lovely colors

Olde Santa
Pine Tree
Tarnished Metal
Chai
Quail

 

 

 

 

Until next time,
Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Weekly update November 15th, 2020

Hi everyone,

Time for my weekly update.. 

Most of my days are spent taking care of paperwork since my Dad's passing, and getting a list of some things Mom needs (repairs to her home) to my brothers with photos so we can decide what needs to be done and when.

Stitching:

I started with this..

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

And ended here.. Not much.. but at least I had a few moments to stitch. only 4 days since my last update so I'm happy with the results.

 

 Finished the flowers...and started on the Banner.

 

 

 

 

 

Stash: 

Colour & Cotton Fabrics of the month (October) corn husk...

 

 

 

 

 

New online magazine...Some lovely designs... Down the rabbit hole

 

 

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Weekly update November 8th, 2020

 Hi everyone,

Time for my weekly update.. 

Stitching:

Here's where I left off of Nov 1st.

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then on Nov 2nd

the bird

and then on Nov 3rd

the purple flowers along the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then on Nov 4th

started on the moon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other:

Then life happened.. 

Dad had a heart attack  around 9pm Wednesday evening ...took medicine.. then next morning around 6am I got a call that he was having trouble breathing so ambulance was on the way to take him to the hospital. With the new rules (only 1 visitor and not until 4pm-7:30)...we stayed at home and waited for updates. They brought Dad to cardiac cath lab from ER & he had another attack during the procedure....they resuscitated him (He was shocked, had CPR & placed on ventilator - Apparently his DNR/DNI was missing). They were unable to finish the procedure. (This heart stoppage reduced his heart function from 40% to 30% and he had additional kidney damage from it as well). The next day he is breathing on his own but ventilator still in place. They tried to remove ventilator.. but he was in distress. Tried again on Saturday to take him off the ventilator.. no luck. Sunday they did remove the ventilator. They discovered that Dad had a lung infection and the next day Pneumonia set in. Dad passed away in the early hours on Tuesday 10th.

R.I.P. Dad      April 1940 - November 10th 2020

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.

Weekly update November 1st, 2020

Hi everyone,

Time for my weekly update.. 

Stitching: The last week of the Witchy Stitchy challenge from Embroidery.com...Two finishes and 1 missed day.

October 25th...

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125 

Cross Stitch

                                                         Before

 

After 2.0 hours

 

 

 

 October 26th...1.0 hours  spent most of the day filing a claim for my stash (below)

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 27th..today is Pass Day 1.. 

Went shopping for Mom & Dad... picked up some country ribs and a piece of corned beef. Came home & spent the rest of the day cooking... homemade barbecue sauce...bake in the oven.. meat just about falls off the bone...so tasty * tender.  Will make the corned beef tomorrow. brown sugar rub drizzled with Guinness... Spent some time today stash diving to come up with a project for my trick #4.

 

 

 

October 28th...picked up this WIP since I was in the car today for DH medical testing...

Bookmark from etsy store Stitchesloversshop

Fabric: 14ct white Aida

Threads: DMC, DMC Diamant

Stitch Count: 36 x 99, 2 over 1

Cross Stitch

 

 ** Middle Bookmark

 

 

 

Before                                                                                                                 After 0.5 hr.

First time using the DMC Diamant thread...

 

 

October 29th...2.5 hours The Frog 🐸 visited me twice today. I started stitching the vine on top & after half an hour I realized that it was off and the mistake was coming from the leafs where I ended a few days ago. So I frogged and started that over... when I got to my end of my thread, I realized that the right side of my witch hat was off by a stitch...so I frogged and re-stitched that section.

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 30th...2.0 hours

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October31st...0.5 hours ** Mandatory stitch day!

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1st..1.0 hour

All Hallow's Eve ©2020 Lila's Studio

Fabric: 40ct Woodland Halloween by Mountain Aire Fabrics

Threads: DMC, GAST and CC

Stitch Count: 99 x 125

Cross Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stash:

I thought I would have some stash to share...but my package of  GayAnn Rogers set of 4 Anthem Hearts arrived water damaged all the way though.

 

ugh...look at the damage...water stains on all the paperwork....

 

 

Not sure about the fabric...congress cloth was still damp when I took the photos... hope it doesn't stain or mildew while I wait for the claim to be processed.

 

 

Tuesday the mail brought another package....From a mail offer... A cross Stitch Christmas Warmest Wishes and free Sweet treats booklet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until next time,

Have a wonderful day!
Lisa M.