UFO's Abound

Being a complete Serial Starter of the highest order, I sometimes feel like UFO’s are all around me…..probably because they are! :lol It is not that I do not like working on them, for they are all have a special place in my heart, simply a case of being in the right frame of mind to do justice to them with a happy heart.

I have been working on Aria for Christmas which was a Pam Kellogg mystery stitch-a-along about 2 years ago. I saved mine and decided to work on it only during the holidays. This year I have made some serious progress on it and I think I will bring it out again to see if I can finish it this year. The lovely shading of the pointsettias, the majestic cardinal, the gorgeously embellished leaves and goldwork border are all a delight to work on. And as the snow once again blankets our little neighbourhood, I feel that the holiday is over and so has my passion for working on this. Alas, it is time to set it aside and work on another of my lost loves. Here it is as of December 2005:

And this is where I finished as of January 27,2007

Angel of Healing has been quietly whispering a spell of enchantment that has lured me to release her from her plastic confines and out into the light once again. She has been a wonderful journey of healing after the loss of my 2 sisters in a terrible auto accident just three short years ago this past November. There is still a big part of me that seems to need to release the sadness, grief and emptiness that surrounds their loss. This angel (one of two) has been a gentle journey of turning something bad into something akin to healing. As macabe as this all sounds….it’s really not. It has become a wonderful release, one that I have not often been able to find with past losses. From this weekend on, she shall be my focus piece. Long has she been patient and awaited my ministrations, so now it is her time to shine….to stand proud in all her completed glory. Here she is as of October 25, 2006:

First 2007 Finish...........

One of the most delicious aspects of having cyber friends that stitch is that they allow you to indulge in new starts virtually guilt free. This one was part of a January SAL with the theme of "sewing/stitching" related. Wandering through my hoarde of stash, I found many lovely designs that would fit that theme so well.....yet, I wanted something that I could possibly finish this month. (This from a woman who still has her Christmas tree up!!! LOL)

As much as I love my big projects, there is great reward in those smaller finishes. This is one of them. Whilst I stitched away on her, I kept trying to figure out what I would do with it.......so easy an answer I sometimes thinkmy brain gears need a little WD40 to get the rust out. I think she'll make a lovely wall hanging for my basement sewing area! So I'll be taking a stroll through my quilt fabric stash and see if there is anything there that strikes my fancy......I picture this piece either as a quilted wall hanging or a mini bell pull. Oh, silly me, here she is:

Puttering along................

I've been working on a piece I started last year called Aria for Christmas by Pam Kellogg. It was originally part of a mystery stitch-a-long but as I never can keep up with them, I decided to save this one to work on just during the holiday season. I really love this design but its huge and Pam's shading is incredible but the constant changing of colors don't always encourage me to work on it. This year though, I seem to have found a rhythm that has me nipping right along and thoroughly enjoying it.

This is progress I had made at the end of last year. The finished piece is styled to be a bell pull. I haven't ever done that kind of finishing before so it should be an interesting journey to get it right!LOL


Another piece I am working on is for a SAL on the Pal's Delight bulletin board. The theme for this month was anything stitching or needlework. I found a cute Precious Moments pattern in my stash called "Because You Count" and I'm about 3/4 finished. Not sure what I'm going to do with it when it's finished. Kind of tossing around the idea of either doing it as a small wall hanging for my sewing room or a decorative pillow for the living room. I'm also toying with the idea of using the wall hanging idea to put on the daughters' room door. They love getting stitched pieces and it is a pretty little thing. Heck, I could always stitch another one for myself again if I really wanted to. LOL