How Magnets do you have?

Well to be honest I have lost count.   Maybe that is because I have too many projects in progress and each one has it’s own magnet/magnets residing there waiting for me.   Most of my projects have at least two one for needles and one to hold the chart so it is right in my face. 

Of course, there are many different styles of magnets and if you are a tool sucker like I have you have to have at least one of every kind that you can find.  I am going to show you a few of the ones that are available.

 

These are just a few of the styles.  Ask and we can show you more.

Don’t forget the stitchin on Saturday.

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Apologies Again

The bad news is I currently don’t have Internet at the shop because the modem is gone and AT&T can’t get there till Monday to fix it.  So no blog right now from the shop,  sorry.   So here I sit at home trying to get this done since I have missed the last two days.  Sharon is screaming at me because I have not gotten them done.

Just a brief update.  We are gearing up for Christmas.  Yes, I know it is still six months away but if you get started on your projects now they will be done for Christmas.  We have lots of Christmas charts and needlepoints in the shop for you to choose from.  I have noticed a few of the designers have released some Holiday items so they will be arriving soon.  In the mean time while we are waiting for the new charts don’t forget that the old ones are just as wonderful.  So we are offering you a 25% discounton them, if you mention this blog post. 

 We will be putting up some of the Christmas pieces that are complete.  If we don’t have the chart the ones that you would like to have we will order it for you and give you a 25% discount on that chart if you purchase the threads to go with it.

Ok enough on Christmas for now and I am going to close for now.   Thanks again for your support and understanding.

 

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Monday again…

So, I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and got to stitch at least a little! Vicki is teaching a class of young girls this morning, so I thought that maybe I could help out a little and do the blog.

Are you in love with your scissors? You know, those wonderful things you use to clip your threads? Do you have to have the new ones as they come out? Do you look for new and different scissors? Is one of your hobbies collecting scissors? Well, I think at last count I had at least 15 pairs of scissors! Most of them Ginghers. There is just something about the smooth way they feel when you open and close them. (Which you should always do when contemplating a new pair of scissors. If they open and close smoothly, then by all means you should buy them!) How many pairs do you have?

I know that Vicki is totally in love with the Dovo scissors and she collects them. I am not sure she knows exactly how many she has, but if she goes to a show where someone has some, she comes home with them and enables the rest of us!

Now, you may be asking yourself  Why? Well, for me there is just an inherent love of beautiful things and the ginghers have attracted me since my mother-in-law first bought me a pair of Gingher sewing shears and taught me to sew. I still have those scissors 20 years later. When I started cross-stitching I had those cheap fold-up scissors – do you remember those? Then I found the Gingher embroidery scissors and once I started hanging out at the shop regularly, it was all downhill for me! I had another hobby! 

Good, sharp scissors are extremely important for hardanger work. They need to have a fine point and be very sharp to cut the fabric threads correctly (one hopes and prays!) I find that having good scissors is helpful for frogging too. And besides, there is nothing worse than not having your scissors cut the first time! If you need to have your scissors sharpened, we have someone who stops by every once in a while and hand sharpens our scissors.

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Friday and no updates on WIP

With the holiday weekend upon us there was only three of us at the shop last night so I don’t have any updates.  In fact,  none of us actually stitched.  I was working on the computer and Aleata just wanted to escape for a bit and Pauline was just getting a project started.  So there you have it.

Instead of an update on WIP let me give you and update on the upcoming calendar.

• July 11 – All Day Stitch
• August 8 – Seasonal House Class
• August 15 – All Day Stitch
• August 29 – Patchwork Christmas Tree
• September 12 – Shades of Green
• September 19 – Seasonal House Class
• September 26 – All Day Stitch
• October 10 – Shades of Green
• October 17 – Seasonal House
• October 31 – All Day Spooky Stitch

 

Oops! I forgot.

I have to apologize for no post yesterday but I redid the window at the shop and when I got finished I, well, forgot.  I love to do the window but it is very time consuming and as we all know there is never enough time to do all the things we need to do.

I just thought I would give you a glimpse of what it takes to do the decorating at the shop.  So please bear with me.

First I have to come up with an idea.  Thanks be to the Higher Powers I could use the theme of the 4th of July this time, that made it a bit easier. 

Next,I have to go out to the garage at home and dig through all the boxes to find the right one that “might” hold the items I want to use.  This is not as easy as you would think, what with all the Christmas boxes full of Santas and other magical things from Christmas, I can never find the right box.  So,  just imagine me on a ladder, which I hate, looking on the top shelves of  the storage wall.  This is a pretty comical sight because if I do fall, I don’t bounce really well, although I should with all the extra . . . well do I need to say more?

After finding the right box, I have to get the furniture dolly, if  it has not been taken to Jerry’s warehouse up the hill, load the boxes and then wheel it out to the car.  In doing this, I hope that I have remembered to put Misty in the house, otherwise she is biting at the wheels.  I load the car and head for the shop.  Trying to get there before 10 am to open on time.

Upon arrival at the shop, it seems that an explosion has taken place and that I have boxes and decorating items everywhere.  I really do try to do the window on weekends so none of you have to view this mess.  It didn’t work yesterday as I welcomed at least 4 of you to the world of window decorating.  You poor people.  And let us not forget, that whenever I put my foot into the window area, the phone rings.  Now, yesterday, I remembered to take it with me but then had to go to the back of the shop and, of course, it was at the front of the shop and it started ringing.  So, as I tripped over everything to get to it I looked pretty silly.

After I finally get the window the way I want it, then it is time to inspect it from the outside to see if  it looks good enough to present to you.  I go outside to inspect it and find that the fabric is not quite straight or laying the way I want it and the is a hole here or there, so time to find more stuff.  After I fill the holes, then I get to clean up the disaster I have made of the shop.  So, in a nut shell that is just a small glimpse of the silliness that goes into doing a window.  It is really more comical when Jerry comes and helps me do the Halloween and  Christmas windows.  Maybe we should sell tickets to the show. 

I am including a picture of the finished product this time.  I hope you enjoy.

 

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Picture from the Alex Class

We all had so much fun the past two days.  We laughed and stitched, such good friendships and fun times.  Alex is a great teacher and has such wonderful ideas.  He is very helpful with colors and suggestions as to which stitch would make your piece pop.  Thanks Alex for a wonderful weekend.

I took some pictures of the pieces as some of the ladies were leaving.  I missed a few and I apologize that theirs will not be shown.

Connie’s Alphabet Sampler

Cathy Just Starting Ming

Nancy’s Chess Board

Cathy’s Ming end of class

Debbie’s Ming

Vicki’s Ming

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Alex threads

Some of you may wonder why we get so excited about Alex coming to town – well it isn’t just because we love to see him! He brings some wonderful threads for our stash from Europe.

So in the first shot, you can really just see the bags here but Oh My! the colors! and the feel…. The silks especially!

So many colors and these are not small skeins of thread. I just love to run my hands through the silk threads. It is like a rainbow exploded in here! 

So here are some  pictures of some of the colors and fibers that we all have added to our stash.  Don’t worry he will be back in November with more fibers and a new upcoming class.  We will be unveiling that project in the next couple of days.

Here’s the pictures:

Alex threads

Choosing threads – (Leslie)

Connie (with pink as usual!)

Vicki’s choice of stash threads

Debbie’s stash threads

Everyone’s stash threads

Vicki’s previous stash – more to add!

 

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Friday – Sorry No Update

Sorry I don’t have and update today.  Last night several things happened and we didn’t stitch, so I have no pictures for you.  I promise I will have some for you on Monday.  With the Alex class this weekend and some of us are stitching tomorrow evening I will have pictures to share then.  If you are in the area tomorrow and want to join us please feel free to come by.  You will probably need to park in my parking lot off the alley way as Crusin’ Grand will be happening.  Hope to see you tomorrow. 

P.S. Don’t forget that you can come buy and enhance your stash this weekend because Alex will be here with his lovely duffel bag full of threads from Europe.  We will be at the shop on Sunday and Monday.

Living Faith, Hope, and Grace

I wanted to introduce you to a designer that I actually met a few years ago.  He is very nice young man and his sister.  They were showing his charts in Nashville.  I was very impressed as they are rather special and different designs.  They have designed a cross for each month of the year.  I have seen the models and they are truly beautiful.

I just recently ordered several of them.  I am including all the pictures of the crosses.  I hope you like them as much as I do.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

In God We Trust

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Chatter

I’m in a chatty mood today, so please bear with me.  I want to take the time to remind you of the upcoming Stitch ‘n Pitch.  I would like to be able to turn in all ticket requests by the end of next week , July 3rd.  Just to remind you the game is on July 19th.  It should be a fun day at the ball park for all that attend.  Good friends, stitching and a ball game what more could you ask for?

Several of you have made suggestions for the blog and I appreciate that.  I am keeping a list and will work on those ideas for you. 

I have been really busy at home with Brandon being out of school for the summer, well kinda.  He has summer school and trying to get the house in shape for Alex.  He will be staying with us and well I am not the best house keeper in the world,  I would rather stitch. 

I started a class on Adobe Fireworks yesterday at Palomar College with Ginia.  I hope to be able to learn enough to do some special things on the web page in the future.  Oh but there is homework, not used to that stuff anymore, at least not for me.

I finally figured out to leave a project at the shop and work on another one at home.  That way I can maybe get two done and it is so much easier than hauling it back and forth every day.  So the shop piece is my Seasonal House and the home piece is Mystery X from Chatelaine.  I actually feel like I am making progress for a change.

Well enough chatter from me for today.  Tomorrow I will try and get something more useful posted for you.