OK, so this is an off-topic post, but I wanted to share with you what I did on Saturday. Bill and I went on an Eco Adventure Tour that involved walking across 10" planks 50 feet off the ground! I must say, it was more terrifying than I expected. At the end of our walk, we were treated to a 330 foot zip line to the ground. Our tour also included a suspension bridge, a tractor ride and a visit to some of the caves in the area. The grand finale was a 1000 foot zip line ride. I literally jumped off a cliff! Unfortunately I don't have the footage to prove it, but I do have some video of Bill and I "enjoying" the first zip line. You get to hear me scream like a little girl!
If you ever have the opportunity to do such a thing, be sure to take advantage of it. It is a once in a lifetime experience and, although it was scary, we all need a good scare every once in awhile, don't you think?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
A Stitcher's Weekend
I have some pictures to share with you from the stitching retreat I attended over the Labor Day long weekend. This retreat was held at Kathy's home on the shores of Lake Ontario. Kathy is the other Canadian participant in the International RR. She has an inspiring and wonderful view of Lake Ontario. What stitcher wouldn't want this in their own backyard?
The lighthouse on the point in the first photo is one we visited earlier in the summer when we were camping.
On Sunday, we were spectators at an outdoor wedding that was held on the public property next door to Kathy's. It was a beautiful spot, but a bit windy.
Despite all of the excitement, I did manage to get some stitching done. On Saturday I worked on the heart for Carolyn's RR.
Here I am handing the RR off to Kathy.
On Sunday I started the Happy Birthday stocking and have since completed it. This stocking clearly dates me!
I am working on another stocking that I hope to finish today. I have ordered the Halloween stockings which should have arrived last week. I received the bill for them, but no stockings yet. Not usually the order that you want to get things in!
Yesterday, I finally picked up my finish from the framer. I think it turned out quite well. I had originally planned to hang this in my craft room, but instead I hung it in the dining room and replaced an ugly pansy print that was there.
That's my stitching update for this week. I will have more finishes to share with you soon!
The lighthouse on the point in the first photo is one we visited earlier in the summer when we were camping.
On Sunday, we were spectators at an outdoor wedding that was held on the public property next door to Kathy's. It was a beautiful spot, but a bit windy.
Despite all of the excitement, I did manage to get some stitching done. On Saturday I worked on the heart for Carolyn's RR.
Carolyn's RR
Here I am handing the RR off to Kathy.
On Sunday I started the Happy Birthday stocking and have since completed it. This stocking clearly dates me!
Happy Birthday
I am working on another stocking that I hope to finish today. I have ordered the Halloween stockings which should have arrived last week. I received the bill for them, but no stockings yet. Not usually the order that you want to get things in!
Yesterday, I finally picked up my finish from the framer. I think it turned out quite well. I had originally planned to hang this in my craft room, but instead I hung it in the dining room and replaced an ugly pansy print that was there.
Each Day is a New Beginning
That's my stitching update for this week. I will have more finishes to share with you soon!
Friday, September 4, 2009
So many stockings, so little time!
So I think it's fairly obvious by now that I am not very good at posting on this blog on a regular basis. :P However, the flipside of that is that I have a lot of stitchy news to report!
Here is a picture of the stocking that I finished. The only thing it's missing is a hanger.
I had also finished stitching another of the stockings, but I made a tragic mistake. I stitched the stocking too close to the first one! That means that I did not have enough material for a seam. Oh, I was not pleased with myself at all! So I fretted about this for awhile and then decided that there was no other option but to stitch the stocking over again.
Following from that mistake was the decision to forego the fabric that I stitched the first two stockings on, and instead purchase cuts of the R&R fabric that the patterns called for. I had to mail order those since nobody seems to sell R&R fabric around here. When I received the fabric I decided to go back to the beginning and start stitching the January stockings. I have one finished so far - Auld Lang Syne. I think that instead of finishing these into stockings as I go, I am going to build up a pile of them and finish them all at once. We'll see if that ends up being a wise decision or not!
This morning I received a package of charts that I had been anxiously awaiting. Have a peek at what I ordered -
In case you can't see it that well, my haul included:
My Hugs and Kisses WIP has not been forgotten. I have put some stitches into it, although I think it's going on the backburner for awhile until I get some more stockings done.
I've also stitched my heart on Marian's RR as part of the ongoing Friendship Sampler RR.
I have actually met the lady that I mail each RR to. She lives near my mother-in-law and I met her this past summer while we were up camping that way. This weekend, I am attending a stitching retreat at her home. I am excited, as it is my very first retreat! I am planning to sit outside by the water since the weather is supposed to be glorious, drink wine spritzers, chat with the ladies, and stitch stockings all the live long day!
In other stitchy news, I still have not gotten Each Day is a New Beginning back from the framer's. It's been exactly two months today! I will not be taking any pictures back to this store for framing. First the framer was on vacation, then the store was closed, then I was away so wasn't able to pick it up, and now the store seems to be closed again. I can't leave a message because the voice mailbox is full. It's too bad. The owner of the shop is a nice lady and quite helpful, but I can't get past how hard it is to get hold of her and how unreliable the store hours are. Tsk, tsk.
Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend. I hope you have beautiful weather too!
Here is a picture of the stocking that I finished. The only thing it's missing is a hanger.
Sweetheart Sampler
by Blackbird Designs
by Blackbird Designs
I had also finished stitching another of the stockings, but I made a tragic mistake. I stitched the stocking too close to the first one! That means that I did not have enough material for a seam. Oh, I was not pleased with myself at all! So I fretted about this for awhile and then decided that there was no other option but to stitch the stocking over again.
Following from that mistake was the decision to forego the fabric that I stitched the first two stockings on, and instead purchase cuts of the R&R fabric that the patterns called for. I had to mail order those since nobody seems to sell R&R fabric around here. When I received the fabric I decided to go back to the beginning and start stitching the January stockings. I have one finished so far - Auld Lang Syne. I think that instead of finishing these into stockings as I go, I am going to build up a pile of them and finish them all at once. We'll see if that ends up being a wise decision or not!
Auld Lang Syne
by Blackbird Designs
by Blackbird Designs
This morning I received a package of charts that I had been anxiously awaiting. Have a peek at what I ordered -
In case you can't see it that well, my haul included:
- April, May, June & July stockings by Blackbird Designs
- Merry Christmas By The Letter by Lizzie Kate (first two charts)
- Love Notes by Plum Street Samplers
- Quaker Turtles by With My Needle
My Hugs and Kisses WIP has not been forgotten. I have put some stitches into it, although I think it's going on the backburner for awhile until I get some more stockings done.
I've also stitched my heart on Marian's RR as part of the ongoing Friendship Sampler RR.
Marian's RR
I have actually met the lady that I mail each RR to. She lives near my mother-in-law and I met her this past summer while we were up camping that way. This weekend, I am attending a stitching retreat at her home. I am excited, as it is my very first retreat! I am planning to sit outside by the water since the weather is supposed to be glorious, drink wine spritzers, chat with the ladies, and stitch stockings all the live long day!
In other stitchy news, I still have not gotten Each Day is a New Beginning back from the framer's. It's been exactly two months today! I will not be taking any pictures back to this store for framing. First the framer was on vacation, then the store was closed, then I was away so wasn't able to pick it up, and now the store seems to be closed again. I can't leave a message because the voice mailbox is full. It's too bad. The owner of the shop is a nice lady and quite helpful, but I can't get past how hard it is to get hold of her and how unreliable the store hours are. Tsk, tsk.
Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend. I hope you have beautiful weather too!
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