Take a Stitch Tuesdays start this week!

Sharon's been having a lot of trouble with spam on her site, so she's come up with a back-up plan. Click the title above (or here) for her post on the subject.

Celtic Horoscope

You Are A Pine Tree

You love agreeable company, peace, and harmony. Compassionate and friendly, you love to help others. A natural poet, you have a very active imagination. You are very soft on the inside - needing affection and reassurance. You can fall in love deeply, but you will leave if you feel betrayed.

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

trying something new

Since I finished my mittens, I've been playing with Holly Shaltz's Mitered Squares. She shows how to make a scarf, hat, and mittens set with them. My plan is to make the squares into a vest, because sometimes my back gets cold.

Besides, I love playing with these colors. The yarn is an alpaca/wool blend from Fearless Fibers. It's really soft and warm, and feels good in my hands. You can check it out on Deb's blog or her eBay store.

Right Brain or Left Brain?

You Are 30% Left Brained, 70% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Mittens! I made mittens!

Here's a pic of one of them. I had Thursday and Friday off last week, and all of next week, so I've been spending a lot of time playing.


Besides mittens, I'm continuing to work on my "Wild Garden", and I want to make a scarf for one of my co-workers, and a sweater for me. And as if that weren't quite enough to fill up more time than I actually have, I'm also thinking ahead to Sharon's Tuesday stitch challenge that starts next month.

Stay tuned!

What Chrsitmas Tree Are You?

You Are a Cranberry and Popcorn Strung Tree

Christmas is all about showcasing your creative talents. From cookies to nicely wrapped presents, your unique creations impress everyone.

What Christmas Tree Are You?

And to keep track of your stitch play...

A visual journal. In this post, Sharon shows how you can add pages to a wire-bound book.

I'll make my journal differently, simply because I don't have the kind of drill set-up her honey has. I'll post pics to show my progress.

Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge

I haven't been keeping up very well lately - so busy with holidays and family, you know how it is.

I found this on one of the other lists I subscribe to, and thought it might be fun to play along. The challenge is being hosted by Sharon B on her blog: InAMinuteAgo. Every Tuesday, she'll play with a different stitch, to see how it works in different colors or fibers, or how it goes in different arrangements. You can come or go as you please, but let's play along, and keep each other posted.

More Fun Stuff!

I've added a new gadget to my page: a free coloring page of the day, from FreeKidsColoring.com.

This site has all kinds of coll goodies for playing with (and teaching) your kids. My favorite is the coloring pages, because they make great patterns for redwork, appliqué, or whatever!

Have fun!

Upgrade!

I've had Electric Quilt 5 on my computer for several years, and it is so much fun to play with. For those who don't know, Electric Quilt is a program for designing - you guessed it - quilts. Version 6 was just released this past week, and I got my copy late yesterday. Needless to say, I installed it immediately, and then sat up until bedtime playing with it.

As with version 5, I'm starting by going through the lessons in the book, to familiarize myself with the new tools and abilities of the program. When I start pulling together some of my own creations (at least digitally; actually sewing them will probably happen much later), I'll post pictures.

If you want to find out more for yourself, you can go to the Electric Quilt website (www.electricquilt.com if the link doesn't work for you).