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Posted by ellice on July 30, 2008, 11:32 am
> I've been on a tear to finish up loose ends before undertaking something
> new. This year I joined the canvaswork ornament club at my LNS (the
> Stitching Post - wonderful store, and they do mail order!) and got three
> behind - ornaments were stitched, but not assembled. Well, I'm down to
> one-and-a-half behind now - finished assembling two, have one stitched,
> partially assembled (hope to finish it tonight), and picked up this
> month's kit, but haven't done anything with it yet. The two that I've
> assembled look really nice; I hope to soon post scans on rctnp and I'll
> let you know when they're available for viewing.
Good for you - you are on a tear.
>
> I had several pairs of baby booties crocheted and in need of felting, so
> I did those yesterday, and they're darling. I use variegated yarn in
> bright colors, mainly, and each pair is one of a kind. DD has a baby
> shower for a co-worker to attend, so she'll take a pair. Others are
> being gifted in other directions - a work colleague, DD's BF from high
> school, and DS's middle school/high school days BF. I think the balance
> will be donated to the community health center for new babies there.
Sounds very good! Hey - can you send me the knitting pattern - I could do a
couple of pairs, as I have some baby gifts overdue as well. Don't want to
talk about the sweater I virtually completed - except for the WRONG
directions on the front pieces which now have to be ripped back a bit and
redone!
> I had another ornament stitched and unassembled and am making it into a
> box for a BD gift for a friend, so I've been working on that the past
> few nights. And I finished a sepia portrait of Marilyn Monroe that I had
> planned to give a soft finish for a hanging for DD, but now I'm thinking
> that it, too, would make a lovely box - especially since I found the
> *perfect* fabric to complement it. So that plan is swirling around in my
> head as I work toward checking off the long list of projects "in progress."
>
> So many projects, so little time!
>
> Sue
You're just an inspiration. I have to go work on paperwork, interview prep,
and writing up some class info for my next teaching thing!
Ellice
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