Whew! Finally! I have obtained all the STUFF needed for my sweetheart snow man. Is it sacrilege to purchase a brand other than the wonderful Mill Hill beads? It was a really great find! Okay, while technically I'm still missing one item, (I probably will hold off on the frilly thread (Arctic Rays) until everything else is stitched) I AM prepared. I am refraining though and not starting on this kitted work until Feb 12. I'm sitting on my hands. Which are growing numb from my not so tiny hiney. LOL

But really, with such a cute date, it's so difficult to keep him in reserve for that day when I can bust out his fabric, pinpoint his center, and thread the needle for his first stitch. Oh how I long for that day.

While I've been preparing for our Olympic feat, I've warmed up with a couple of ornaments

I didn't say FINISHED ornaments! LOL

and am now getting a few more stitches in a larger WIP for my hubby's niece. Wedding present. She's been married for just a bit now. . . Well, truth be told, it's been about 2 years, but in my defense (waaaa waaa waaa) I thought I was going to have to rip it out because I'd miscounted terribly; I was dreading it. After a recount I discovered that I was mistaken and the miscount was a technical error that the backstitching will solve. YEAH! Anyway, this is my pre-Olympic warm-up:

Oops, that was my pre-Olympian treat for my boyz. Luv to snap the ginger:-) THIS is my pre-Olympic warm-up:

which I hope to have a few more stitches in before Feb 12 because I WILL be starting Mr. Snow Days then!

Finally Decided

Yesterday I decided that my Olympic Challenge project is going to be Goode Huswife's With My Needle. I wanted a project that would be a challenge to finish but not completely impossible, there is no way I would ever finish Sonne Spotte, so With My Needle seems a good choice. I have so many WIPs it was a difficult decision.

New to the team

Thank you for the invite. I am not sure what I will work on during the Olympics. I have plenty of WIPs. I have an active pile, semi active and probably will never finish category of WIPS, sort of like a gold, silver and bronze. In the gold pile are Mary Wigham Sampler and The Teacher by Butternut Road ( Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum), a Little House piece and By the Bay piece whose name escapes me. These are all on my blog. I am soooo itching to start something new.I will post pics here soon when I decide.
Anna W
in NY

It Ain't Curling

I'm pleased to have made the US Olympic Team! Here's what I'll be working on:

Emerald Mermaid, Mirabilia
Called for DMC on
Murkey Depths, Sugar Maple Fabrics

I'm not sure I can get her finished, but I would like her to at least get back to where she was before the great unstitchening.

Hello from the north of 60

Thank you so much for letting me to be a part of the 2010 Winter Olympic Stitching Challenge. For the challenge I chose Heart of the Valley:


I have the chart, fabric and floss... just waiting for the games to begin!

Emails

Hey Deirdre! I can't find an email address for you so please email me at gulfskye at aol dot com and I'll send you an invite to the team blog.

Project Selection

I've been trying to decide what project to work on during the Winter Olympics and I have it narrowed down to three:

Sonne Spotte- Long Dog
Village of Hawk Run Hollow-CHS
Monkey Sampler-Midsummer Night Designs

The Monkey Sampler is probably the closest to finished and choosing it would mean a real chance for a grab at the gold but I never seem to choose the easy path. Before it's all over I'll probably end up with a brand new start for the challenge and hope to finish over the course of the Olympics. Can you say destined for failure?

One other piece I'm considering is Goode Huswife's With My Needle. I've been trying to figure out why I set it aside a few years ago and believe that somewhere there is a mistake but after looking it over several times in the last few days I can't find my error so it's looking like a real possibility.

Can't Wait !!!

Hello !!

Thanks for the invite Melissa !!! I can't wait to get started with my Stitching for the Olympics ! I have about 4 sampler designs that I have started stitching but have not stitched on much. I will upload some pictures tomorrow. Those are what I will be putting all my energy into while I am watching The Winter Olympics on the TV. I love the Winter Olympics a lot better than the Summer Olympics. Can't Wait !!! What is everyone else going to be stitching?