I am finally home with not enough stitching done. I can hardly wait to go to the Great Escape and to see all of you at the Sept. stitch-in and meeting.

Southwest Boot class

Are you planning to take the class in Nov? Let me know...I want to get a count. Thanks! Trudy

StitchIn at Kathy Morrow's House

Saturday, August 21 is our next Tip of Texas Stitch In at Kathy Morrow's house in Brownsville. Hope to see you all there.

Have you ever wanted to show a piece across the room in frustration???? Well that is the way I felt this weekend. After stitching over 8 hours on 40 ct. linen - I discovered I had made a mistake - one stitch -yes, ONE STITCH. I thought surely I can make this work, but it was too much to adjust .... SO I spent over 2 hours cutting out! The next night I began again & was about 45 minutes into the journey again & YES, you guessed right - a mistake again - ONE STITCH. I took out a second time (only 30 mins this time) - stopped - took a shower - then started yet again. I "think" I am okay now. I'm thinking I should work on a BIG 28 ct tonight & rest my nerves - sigh!

Slackers

Isn't anybody down there doing anything? No one is posting. I finished "Two Cottages" and got it framed and have almost finished "Two Gingerbread Houses". That one will be finished tomorrow and then I am going back to Ode to Callaway and try to work some on it. I now have my "new"
used Dazor so I have light to work with. Boy does it make a difference.

Besides that I have painted faces on my nativity set and "completed ?" two paintings. One could use a lot more work, but not sure where to go next. Probably should stick to stitching.