Drumroll, please...

The Halloween House is done, done, done!!! I've started this project Friday, January 13, 2012. There were a few horror moments and the stitching was extremely slow, but I'm done with it. I do not usually have to wash pieces when I finish stitching - but of course this wasn't a case with Halloween House. So it went for a little soaking

and now it looks like 'new'

So long my friends,
Evalina

WIPocalypse!

I can see light at the end of the tunnel! A long, long time ago I've started SAL with many other lovely stitchers, we were stitching Halloween House. I think everybody is done with their project a while ago - mine is still dragging...

After I finished Spooky Welcome I grabbed my HH and went on stitching. I wanted so bad to have finish during this WIPocalypse and I almost made it

See? I just have to finish the border, a little bit to the right and a little bit down on the right. Then it will be all done! Then I can say goodby to Halloween stuff for a while, at least to the end of the year.

This month’s topic is:  What are your favorite and least favorite materials to use in your stitching?

Well, let me tell you - I love stitching on linen. A long time ago I did not like it - it was to soft, counting was difficult but now I feel same about aida - it's to stiff, the wholes are to big... it's funny how my taste has changed. I love stitching with silk floss but I do not mind stitching with other brands except the Glow in the Dark - do not like that one at all. Oh, and I love my Q-snaps! And I think that will be all...

So long my friends,
Evalina

Super Moon, Super WIPocalypse

Finally I was able to see the super moon. Last 2 months I had no luck, it rained and I could see nothing. Tonight is perfectly clear sky. I went to the lake, on the east the moon was rising and on the west the sun was setting. I even spotted a beaver!

 rising moon

 Frosty Girl and rising moon

 fireweed in moonlight

 sunset

beaver working night shift

Here is my progress on Spooky Welcome:

And, as promised earlier (or maybe the promise I made on Linda's blog) last Saturday I pulled out neglected Halloween House and stitched in Debbie's memory. Long time ago we started this as a SAL.... this is where I left it off:

 and now (I stitched some of the border)

During my typing it got dark outside and the moon shines beautifully

 

 So long my friends,

Evalina

Third finish!

I have another finish from my crazy challenge! It's 'Friendship' by Little House Needleworks.

button or no button...?



promised picture of the progress on Halloween house

and the Spooky Welcome

So Long my friends,

Evalina



Turtle Trot - January

I'm so glad that Claudette is hosting that program again. Maybe this year I will have a little more finishes (smile). So here are my ten projects I will work on

 Guardian Angel

 Computer Catastrophes

 Seagulls and Sails

 Halloween House

 Love ornament

 Songs of the Season

 A Good Marriage

 Halloween Rules

 Jane A.

Shore Patrol

Wow, it looks like I have a lot going on... Thank goodness that some of these projects are very close to the finish.

So long my friends,

Evalina

Wipocalypse, IHSW - oh my!

All in same weekend - the full moon that reminds me of 2013 WIPocalypse update, third weekend of the month where I should just hermit and stitch! And I really, really wanted to stitch but work got on the way. Regardless these  I manage to spare a few minutes to grab the needle and floss. Here is my progress from last weekend:

 slowly but surely eventually will get done...

and here is a lovely new start, a freebie from Plum Street Samplers. 

Now off to check other bloggers what they have been doing over the weekend.

So long my friends,

Evalina

Stitchy weekend

It was a long weekend and a stitchy one! I was working on Halloween House - it's a very slow going but going

and I finished part one of 'Positive Thinking' SAL

and I even made a few stitches on 'Songs of the Season'

Some of you were asking about my Frosty Girl, here is her little video taken just a few days ago (November 6th)

and yesterday I was trying to capture some icicles on the shore

 icicles after windy day

 Frosty Girl

Marsh Lake

Normally this time of the year the lake is solid frozen - not this year!

So long my friends,

Evalina

New week, new friend and more progress on Halloween House

I love my morning walks with Frosty. Today we were blessed with a beautiful sunrise. Despite chilliness (14° F) we had a great time.

Cheerful and happy I dived in into my inbox and there it was - an offer from Nancy from Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe. How could I resist a free chart and beautiful floss? I did not now how to order so I sent her email and in the mean time links from her blog directed me to eBay. Believe me, today is not a good day to shop on eBay (well, at least for me)! There was a battle that ended up in a new friendship. From now on I'm buying directly from Nancy.

My weekend also wasn't bad. I was working on the Halloween House and even made a progress! And I finished 'The good house' too!

So long my friends,
Evalina

Halloween House and Halloween Blog hop

Jo of Serendipitous Stitching is hosting a Halloween  Blog Hop. Here is the letter for the mystery phrase:

R

  

for the next letter visit http://darkandfluffy.blogspot.co.uk/

 

All Halloween Eve I was working on my Halloween House and finally I'm happy with the progress even though I wouldn't have it done by tomorrow. Mind you,  I'm not putting this piece away until is finished - even if it is a little after Halloween.  While stitching I was listening to "The Good House" by Tananarive Due - perfect book for the scary night. If you didn't read it - do it, you won't be disappointed!

 

 

Have a spooky, scary Halloween!!! I'm visiting other blogs to see what the phrase is...

 

 So long my friends,

Evalina

Halloween House

What a slow going project! Regardless the turtle progress I'm determined to get it done (some time). Here is the new pic with the graveyard done. Both ghosts in the graveyard are stitched with glow in the dark floss (it is really glowing!!!). I'm not a big fan of stitching with this floss so the house ghosts will be done with normal DMC white.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Full moon and Halloween House update

It is a full moon and time to report on my WIPocalypse 2013 (click here to learn more). I didn't stitch as much as I would like but here is my little progress:

So long my friends,

Evalina

Traveling pattern

 I have finished my Pumpkin and made a little pillow. Now the chart is ready to take off.

Traveling pattern is going to Linda, check her blog if you would like to see where the chart will go next.

I've also made a little progress on my Halloween House.

This design was to be stitched on white fabric and I decided to change it for more 'halloweenish' look. So far I like it despite a few 'oops' here and there. Can I finish it by Halloween? It looks like I need a challenge... will anybody dare me?

So long my friends,
Evalina

Stitchy weekend ahead!

It's a lovely Saturday morning, first day of Autumn and a stitchy weekend ahead of me. The fall equinox is really tomorrow at 1:44 PM (Pacific Standard Time) - day and night should be equal and from now on the nights will get longer and longer.

Last week Freddy's Mom arrived and she will stay with us for a while. It will be interesting to see how long she will enjoy the north. For three years or so she was planning this trip and finally she made it. The funny thing is that most of her adult life every winter she was spending in Florida - now she will be on the frozen north... She brought her 'winter clothes' (suitable for Florida of course) and I almost was rolling on the floor laughing - thank goodness I have good supply of parkas. Mom's visits are always long ones ... will see this time.

Last weekend we went for a ride to show her our marvelous north and the smallest ever desert.

 Mom is almost 82 years young and I think she looks fabulous! Below is Mom with Freddy:

Now, let's talk about the stitchy stuff. I have finished my little towel

and this weekend I'm working on the Halloween House. The HS is a SAL with Linda and many others. Some ladies have already finished this project - I hope to have mine done by Halloween.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Stitchy weekend

It has become a habit - every third weekend of the month is a stitching marathon. It all started with Joysze of Random Ramblings.   Many moons ago she has invented International Hermit and Stitch Weekend (IHSW) and has been a wonderful hostess since.

I had so many stitching plans for this weekend but after all I worked on only one project, Halloween House by Ursula Micheal.

I'm very pleased with progress I've made (scroll down for the 'before' picture).  I think that actually I can finish this piece way before Halloween if I can keep up this speed.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Turtle Trot

Did anyone said that spring is near? Well, not here! That is what I woke up to this morning...

 And I've completely forgot to post my Turtle Trot update. I'm a day late but here it is:

The poor 'Halloween House' was neglected for way too long. It started as a SAL with Linda of Stitching with my Furbabies  over a year ago. There is eleven of stitching same project and so far only one was finished so I still have a chance not to be a last one to finish it... It is back on Q-snaps and has a few more stitches in. From now on I will work on HH every Friday.

'Good Morning' got the writing done and from now on I will stitch this project only once a week on Thursdays

M. Quertier 1799 has another motif done and from now on I'm dedicating Sundays to Scarlet Letter projects.

So long my friends,
Evalina

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