Crazy January Challenge: day 12

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Shepherd’s Purse by Shepherd’s Bush
Putty Cashel linen (28 count)
Stitched with Au Ver A Soie and Silk ‘N Colors

You knew I couldn’t leave out Shepherd’s Bush, right?  Tempting as it was to make this an easy day with a small kit, I decided on this needlework purse, which I’ve been putting off far too long in favor of smaller kits.

Here’s a little progress on yesterday’s project:

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Crazy January Challenge: day 11

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Mimi’s Tape Measure by Olde Colonial Designs
Cream Graziano linen (32 count)
Stitched with DMC and GAST

Another quirky small!  I hope I have better luck stitching this one.

I’m pleased with the progress I made on yesterday’s project, especially because I didn’t expect to get much done.

I finished working on #9 early because I wasn’t feeling well, and the funny feeling quickly turned into a nasty stomach bug which kept me up all night.  I spent most of day ten resting, sipping flat ginger ale and nibbling on some dry toast – which tasted surprisingly good after a day without food.  By evening I felt well enough to give stitching a try.

It’s been on my to-do list for a long time, but I kept putting it off in favor of the latest shiny new thing.  As with many of the projects on my challenge list, it was a lot of fun to work on and I wonder why I took so long to get started on it!

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