Whippy Wednesday

 

Hello my friends!

Whippy Wednesday is my term

for Works In Progress (WIPS)

I stitch most evenings whilst watching tv.

It is relaxing to me after working all day...

and driving an hour each way to work.

So after dinner I stitch in my comfy chair

with my Ott light next to me.

I started cross stitching when I was 13.

Gramma B took my sister and I to the

Five and Dime in the nearest town.

She purchased a stamped cross stitch project

for me while she bought my sister a kit to make

hot pads with the loops.

I was hooked once she taught me what to do.

Whenever she went back to that store

or Ben Franklin's, she would get me a new

project and my sister more loops.

My sister was only 8 at that time.

We spent the summer months with both

of my gramma's.

Half of the time at each. 

I loved spending time with each gramma,

as I learned so much from both of them.

Did a family member teach you something?

Here are my WIP's.

This first sampler I am stitching is for

gramma B who taught me cross stitch.

Two of three large motifs are completed now.

Also the dog and bird.

I love how the red pops against this mottled linen.

I also finished my third block

on Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow.

I left the moon for last.

Outlined it first after the stitches were 

complete all around and then

 it was mindless stitching. 

Three down.

Nine more to go.

Well, one block is actually 2 blocks in one,

but when I get to that one, will do half at a time.

Finally, my little progress on

Little Pear Tree.

This is the one I wanted to finish as an ornament

for my tree last year.

I finished the large bird on the  lower left.

Also finished the tiny bird.

I quit again when I realized there is an error

in the bottom left leaf.

Must frog it and start again. UGH

For those not familiar with the frog term.

You have to RIP IT it out...kinda sounds like a frog

when you say it lots of times. 

In other news....

I made a plan for my stitching now.

Caught the bug to cross stitch again,

and am loving it!

Purchased many patterns in the last

four months...and linen.

My plan is to work on seasonal patterns monthly.

Certain days dedicated for certain ones.

I will continue to stitch on

Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow,

but stitch on my sampler(s) on Sundays.

It sounds like a bit much right,

but I needed a plan to start with.

Things may change...who knows.

Will start this in February, and I already know

which ones I plan on starting.

We also finally got some significant snow.

I was at work yesterday when it start.

Two hours later the ground was covered.

My boss knows I have a long commute

and has always told me I could leave

 whenever I wanted to.

At 11:00 I decided to drive back home,

It took me an hour and a half,

but if I had left at rush hour....who knows

how long it would have took me.

It was pretty looking out the window.

I only wish I had been at home,

curled up with a hot chocolate watching it fall.

Speaking of work,

have to get ready and drive back in.

Whippy Wednesday Blessings To All!

Janice