March Turtle Trot Report

I Would Never Upstage My Girl

I find it funny that the days that I have a moment to sit down and write a new post is on Wednesday.  Sadie Jo loves posting her Wednesday Woofs on that day so I try to remember to come back on Thursday and post.  Well, as you might see that has not been working out to well.  I also hate making two posting in one day.  Maybe I just need to get over the latter, but I would never upstage my girl. 

This posting is not days late but weeks late.  Guess I have to be thankful that it is not a month late.  If you recently started following my blog or have just found it.  I better explain why and what this posting is for…2014 Turtle Trot stitch-a-long (SAL).  It is a great SAL that allows you to pick 10 cross stitch projects that are considered UFOs (unfinished objects).  Since I like to challenge myself, I selected 14 seeing that it is 2014.  Plus several of my projects are small, so I feel that they would equal some of the other participants 10 projects.  If you would like to read more, click here.  There is also a listing of all the 2014 participants. 

In my February posting, I mentioned that I got new glasses.  Since I cannot get used to the bifocal that I need to counter my prescription so I can see to stitch and sew, I have designated my new glasses as my sewing and stitching glasses instead of my everyday glasses.  I am a bit sad about this since the frames are really nice.  I have to laugh this is my second pair of Linda Evans Eyewear frames.  I always thought she was so pretty when Dynasty was on the air. 

I may have not posted this on time but I did remember to get pictures taken on time.  Maybe that is my bottleneck point, hmmm.   I think the craziest thing I found was I had finished stitching one of my projects last year but I cannot recall when that was.  This project was a kit from Textile Heritage that I purchased locally from a gal who sold kits and patterns from the United Kingdom.  I have several different bookmark kits but this one caught my eye.  Even though the stitching was probably completed in 2013, I did put the ribbon on the back and attached the tassel. 

The next project that I really finished since my last update was the Lizzie Kate, Sumer Alphabet Sampler.  I had forgotten how long it takes to stitch with the over-dyed flosses.  I take extra time trying to make sure that the color progression looks natural.  On a couple of the flosses that I used I barely had enough to finish the sample.  I found my tails getting shorter and shorter towards the end of the piece. 

The third and final project that I worked on was Paula Vaughan’s Good Neighbors.  I picked this piece up because of the bright and cheery colors that I will eventually get to.  I had forgotten that I had not finished the porch siding.  Working on this project made my ORT (old ratty threads) jar start to fill quite nicely.  More about that in the next post hopefully later today. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My 2014 Turtle Trot List

1. Lizzie Kate, Summer Alphabet #148     Completed 03/2014
2. Textile Heritage, Comfrey Bookmark     Completed ?/2013 Assembled 03/2014
3. Paula Vaughan, Good Neighbors
4. Drawn Thread, Sampler Gameboard
5. Stoney Creek, 1 Corinthians 13 (Wedding Sampler)
6. Bent Creek, Patriotic Row
7. Rediscovered Worlds, Needleworker’s Prayer
8. M Designs, Peace Tree
9. Zweigart, Flags & Flowers, Petunias
10. Zweigart, Flags & Flowers, Daisies
11. Little House Needleworks, Pumpkins for Sale
12. Bent Creek, EduCATed
13. Pangaea, St. Basil’s Cathedral
14. Oh my some of these projects have not seen the light of day in years. So hopefully my fellow stitchers will keep me inspired and stitching on my long list of projects because 13 just barely scratches the surface of one drawer.

Remember if you would like more information about the Turtle Trot SAL, here is the link to what you can expect to see from myself and others.  Speaking of the other participants, you really should take a moment to see what my fellow stitchers have been working on.  Here is the link to BAP Attack's page that we are linking up to for our March 10^th postings. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and read my post. 

Happy Stitching!!!