This is just a test.

I want to see if I can somehow use my blog as a stopping place for my cross stitch patterns that are on my old Geocities site (since they are shutting down in a few months). These are the images for the Candy Cane pattern, with no tinkering, straight from the site.

Once again, I have been lax in writing; at least I haven't been lax in cross stitching. Here is my latest progress on my computer desk project, carousel baby, which I am stitching for my niece. I'm working on the backstitch now, coming down the homestretch...


I've also been working on a new (to the blog anyway) project, which is "Ride Em Cowcat," from an old leaflet, Garfield.... Crosses Your Path, from Millcraft. As you can see, I have been working on it for awhile.


I've been working the Day Without Stitching sampler as well, as my on-the-road project, but it doesn't seem to go as fast as my other projects, so I thought I'd wait and post new progress next time.

Here, we're looking forward to warmer weather and school being out for the summer! Only about four weeks to go...

Long time, no write! I've been doing a lot of cross stitching, not a lot of posting. I've been working on two projects, and I finished one.

The one I finished? It's the snowman sweatshirt! It's a Christmas project, so I've only worked on it in winter. Well, I was so close to being done this year, I worked on it till it was finished. I pulled out the waste canvas threads and took this picture on April 5 (after laundering):

Other than that, I have been working on the birth sampler for my neice here in the computer room. Here is my progress, as of April 6:

I have also been working on my on-the-road project, which is still Day Without Stitching. Here is my progress on it, as of April 6 as well:

Yeah, it's even been a week since I scanned these pictures. I've done quite a bit more stitching on them since. I'm also working on a new project to replace the sweatshirt, which I'll post when I get enough done to see what it is!

Time flies - whether you're having fun or not!

It's spring break week, and spring begins officially on Thursday. We are enjoying our free week without school or work. It is truly a break for us! So far we haven't done much, other than see the doctor for a regular checkup and watch it rain... By Thursday that should change.

Thought I'd update my current cross stitch projects. I've been working on the baby sampler here at the computer, and it's going much better than my progress shows. It doesn't seem I get much done with these projects with lots of color changes and quarter stitches. This is as of this morning:

I've also been working on Day without Stitching at work on lunch. Here is my current progress on that:

Hope springs treating you as well as it is us!