It's a Labour Day

The picture says it all. It makes me depressed so I'm having a stitching marathon today. I made a lot of progress on my 'Good Morning' and hopefully I can finish it today.  I love this cheerful design and colorful threads.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Summer Blog Hop - HOME

Talking about technology failure... I've almost missed my Summer Blog Hop organized by Jo from Serendipitous Stitching (check her blog for more info about this event). The theme was 'Home' and I have received the most beautiful 'postcard' from Laura of the For the Love of the Needle with a lovely story.

Laura says:

I, like Jo, grew up in the military and moved around a lot.  I was in the military myself and then married a military man so I know that feeling of having no roots.

My husband’s family were the ones who taught me about home.  I don’t know if it was the Midwestern values or if it was just the way they were but I really learned what home meant as part of that family.

This is one of the first pieces of needlework I gave to my mother-in-law.  She was always a great supporter of my craft and really had an appreciation of fine handwork.  I stitched many pieces for her over the years and upon her passing, most of that needlework was returned to me.  I’ve hung quite a few of those samplers together in my home as a kind of memorial to her and this piece in particular reminds me of her and what she taught me about home.

Thank you Laura for the beautiful picture of your work and the story. Thank you Jo for hosting this blog hop.

So long my friends,
Evalina

Good morning Saturday!

It's a lovely Saturday morning in the Yukon. The sky is blue, sun is shining, swans and Canadian geese are leaving the north honking loud. I love their sound, it makes me longing to fly with them....

Last Tuesday I realized how much we are dependent on technology. Out of the blue all my networks were down - no internet, no telephone, even my cell was down. I felt completely cut off from the whole world.  I was angry and helpless - thank goodness for relaxing hobby. I grabbed my cheerful 'Good Morning' and I think I was stitching somewhat faster that usual...

It looks like I'm half way done this project as there is a lot of back stitching. I also have been working on Ol Harvest Moon and this one is almost done. You can't imagine how happy I was after I finished the moon - it was the most boring part - thousands of tiny stitches all in the same colour. This piece I'm stitching on 25ct with one strand of floss (1 over 1). I'm planning to finish it as an ornament.

It is a long weekend and I hope I can have a lot of stitching done in the next couple of days!

So long my friends,
Evalina

Just one week

One week doesn't seem like a long time but a lot can happen in just one week. I have finished my Bluenose Dime and it is looking good!

 

Now I have to decide how to finish it... I could frame it, make a pillow or a wallhanging - I'm not so sure yet. On the bottom right corner I've placed a real dime but it's hard to see the schooner. I've also found a beautiful story about Bluenose. Have a look, there is even a short video!

My garden has changed in one week also!

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And I am five pounds lighter today than a week ago!

So long my friends,

Evalina

I'm speachless...

Have this ever happened to you? To have nothing to say... well at least I was stitching last week and have some pics to prove it. Here are my four projects:

Can you guess which one I will finish first?

So long my friends, I hope next time I will have something to talk about.
Evalina