Linen Stitcher

If you’ve visited my blog in the past—whether regularly, occasionally, now and then, or barely ever—you’ve probably “heard” me whining since early fall about my complete lack of stitching time. C’mon, admit it. I’ve been pretty tiresome in that regard. In fact, if it weren’t for my complaints about nonexistent stitching time, I wouldn’t have posted anything at all these past six months.

Well, it’s safe to start visiting my blog again, and there might actually be some new progress to share, because MY STITCHING TIME HAS RETURNED!!!

[OK, I’m going to need a big “Woo-hoo” from the crowd for that announcement.]

Yep, after approximately six months of little to no stitching time, I am extremely and deliriously happy to report that I have officially returned to regular stitching.

🙂

Of course, I couldn’t let a momentous occasion such as this pass without marking it in a grand fashion, so I bought this:

Now, I’m guess that many of you recognize this particular beauty from the recent reports on the Nashville market, but if not, you’re looking at Blackbird Designs newest book, “Thank You, Sarah Tobias.” I have to say, this is the first time I’ve ever had (repeat: HAD!!!) to order a new pattern immediately upon its release. And I wasn’t disappointed. Let’s just say that, upon receipt, my stitching to-do list immediately grew much longer . . .

OK, so when I finished drooling over this book, I actually found some time to put needle to fabric (with thread attached, of course), and made some progress on my BOAF “Happy Hearts” stitchalong that I’m doing with Lelia and Chelle. I had added the heart motif, since I last blogged about it in mid-January:

But then I got really busy and added a bunch of stuff. See?

Now you might notice the rather haphazard appearance of this project, which certainly wasn’t intentional. For various reasons, I’ve had to skip over some parts, but I promise I go back and finish them eventually. For now, it just looks like I’m really clipping along, though, doesn’t it?

[sigh] I love stitching! . . .