March Update - Hummers

I have been soooo out of the loop! Too many things going on here to even have time to stitch let alone blog. :-( I promise to try despirately to be better with all of this in April. :-)

Needless to say I didn't even get to pick up Hummers all month. Sad. But here's where we left off last month...

February Update - Hummers

Hello all! Squeaking in at the last possible moment. I was hoping to get some more done on Hummers today before I checked in. Well I failed at that attempt.

Honestly there's really not much progress to show this month at all. I'm in the same place I was when I updated around the 15th.

All in all I'm still happy with how far it's gotten this year. This last month I was a little burned out with all the details and zero color in my stitching. Had to switch it up a bit to get rid of some of those winter blues. I'm hoping for much better progress (and hopefully weather) for March!

CaitlinD

Introduction

Introducing... me! Okay so maybe not quite that exciting. The thought has been brought up to have a monthly theme post (I'm all for the 15th-ish, just to have something for us all to look forward to halfway through the month). This month's theme is an introduction. So without further ado...

Hello! My name is Caitlin (I'm sure you've all figured that one out). I am 25 and have been stitching for only about 1.5 years... this time. I did try my hand at this about 4 or so years ago, but life got in the way. As it tends to do from time to time. There has always been some sort of craft I've been into though. I can't ever go too long without something to occupy my mind and hands.

I'm a "mother" of two cute pooches. One Chihuahua and one GSD. Yes, the Chi rules the roost. Lol. I currently work in insurance, which is not always fun, but is mostly rewarding.

I love watching crime shows; CSI, Castle, Rizzoli & Isles, etc., The Big Bang Theory, cooking shows, and the list goes on. I also love reading, but haven't really had much of a chance recently.

That's all the "exciting" things I can think of at the moment. I shall leave you all with my miserable progress on Hummers this month. My mind has been wandering and so I've been rotating more of my WIPs than I was in January. I'm still happy with how it looks so far. :-)

CaitlinD

January Update - Hummers

Hello all!

I've been LOVING seeing all of your progress this month! Figured it was about time I posted my own update. I was trying for a page finish this month, but you know what they say about the best laid plans... I'm still hoping to accomplish that goal by the end of the weekend.

So, this is where Hummers has progressed to this month.

A whole 6,799 stitches. 99% of which were confetti-packed! Still looks soooooo tiny when you look at the whole thing. Which is why I normally don't. Haha!

Caitlin

Hummers Begins!

Yay! I finally started!

I decided on 25-count stitching 2 over 1. This is not cross stitching. This is like sewing a thick tapestry. Wow. I didn't realize how thick the piece would get. I thought about stitching 1 over 1, but I didn't like the coverage as much.

Here's the first stitch going in... the first 10x10 square completed... and the 832 that followed! Almost 1,000 stitches down! This may take a lot longer than I expected, but I'm loving it!

Woohoo! I hope you're all enjoying your pieces as well!!

Caitlin D

Hummingbirds

Hello all!

I have finally decided on a pattern for this SAL. When they said go big, I may have taken that a wee bit too literally. As of yesterday I am now the proud owner of my first ever HAED chart! You will all get the joy of watching me fumble through this one. It ought to provide for some entertainment along the way. :-)

This design is by Jody Bergsma and it's gorgeous!! I can't wait for it to be finished, but I may be getting a little ahead of myself.

Here she is! Floss will be purchased, with a prayer, by this weekend. The fabric may wait another week. I'm sincerely hoping that I can get all this thread at the stores I have near me.

Can't wait to see all the wonderful projects!!

Caitlin D