Yellow!!

Hiya.  I'm ready to fill Eliza's yellow house and "think" I'm making the right color choice. 3046 is the chart's color and I'm leaning toward 729.  Surprising since I am the dull muted type.  In floss colors too.  See how washed out the 3046 looks compared to the 729?  

 When looking at the entire piece, I think it's the right choice.  The inside of the 7 windows will be filled with 501 and that I may change to a brownish shade.  I mentioned that I changed the 922 outline to the gray-dyed 922 and I never thought to check the colors next to it first.  

 

I don't like the 632 roof fill with it so I'll probably choose a darker rust shade instead.  I guess my lack of patience is causing me to not think ahead so in the future, I will try to remember to compare my changes to adjoining colors before stitching.

 

Remember my huge yellow hanging baskets?  Here they are after broken stems and torrential rains for three days.  We got home with the drywall 10 minutes before another downpour so I'm glad that worked out.  This is why we needed more.  Patti and I decided that the garage entrance which is open to the room we are changing, should be separate.  This will prevent my having to use the same color trim and wall in this area and on the three closets.  Here's an idea of what the change would be.

 

This little fix will make a huge difference.  This will also prevent the removal of the ash flooring in the entry and I can start the new oak in the threshold.  Painting the entry's ash or stenciling it will now be an option.  You can see where the wall was that separated mom's dining area from her sitting room which is carpeted.  This will all be one room with oak flooring.  Yep.  Oak.  Not pine.  I gave in because he's not fighting me on any other changes.  You gotta throw them a biscuit every once in a while.

Now for more yellow.  My new tractor!!! 

I love it.  It was just delivered and he beat the rain.  It's a zero turn that uses a steering wheel instead of the two handed bars.  The steering is turning the front wheels instead of the back like most models which makes it much more stable and recommended for slopes and hills.  It looks like a go-cart or scooter doesn't it? And that's my 10 year old yellow car.  I bought it in order to find it more readily in parking lots.  I had no time to dally when I was taking care of mom and this color prevented any hesitation!  It only has 40,000 miles on it so I will keep it until it falls apart.

That's it for the punch of yellow on another dark gloomy rainy day.  Hope there's some sunshine in yours.

Thanks for visiting!  Stay safe.

 

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Coloring Eliza

Greetings!  Hope your weekend is a good one.  Mine has been one mishap after another, and this time, no mannequins were involved.   I haven't had much time to read blogs, answer emails, or stitch but am managing to continue on Eliza little by little.  New brite liners are on my shopping list because there is a lot of coloring on this chart.  Of course, I make copies and don't deface the original chart, but on this sampler, totally necessary or I would have been very frustrated.  There's not really a pattern to follow in most of these elements and I have a tendency to continue stitching without checking the chart often enough.  These colors make it easy at a glance for a careless stitcher like me.

 I'm starting the big house which will be such a bore, but something I can outline and then fill in when sitting on my swing without needing the chart.

She's getting long enough that the top of the sampler will be rolled and clipped and I will turn the chart upside down and work the bottom area that way.  I know some of you don't believe me, but the stitches are exactly the same when you work it upside down on these long pieces.

I did change the house outline color of 922 to the muted 922 that I dipped in the gray dye.  The house is yellow and when the roof is filled in I'll have to check the shades to see if I want it darker or lighter.  Eliza is still available where I purchased mine - Wyndham Needleworks here.  But if you've never visited or ordered from them, please read their home page about no longer being Wyndham - they've changed to PAWS (Pound Animals are Worth Saving) and proceeds now go to the cause. 

I feel like the old lady that I am after moving a corner hutch, Mom's marble topped tables, her LaZboy recliner, two dining tables, a dry sink and other crap into other rooms in preparation for the flooring.  I used Sliders which helped, but on my larger pieces I always cut industrial felt to match the bottoms and use permanent glue to secure.  Whenever I need to dust the corners or beneath, it easily slides out and back.  I moved one kitchen table and chairs into the center of my tiny parlor which is where I have my stitching supplies, and although very crowded, I like having it in there!  Since this will be continuing for a while, I decided to put all the baskets in large trash bags and move them to the attic along with gourds, drieds, and any other small pieces.  The samplers will be stored in bags in another bedroom, and my pinkeeps and such are bagged also.  The house is getting emptied, but it will be less hassle when it's time for more dust and moving.  Wednesday is the meeting with the kitchen guy who finally called but he claims he can't start for months.  We'll see.  I doubt if the other clients hired him LAST SEPTEMBER!!!

  I'm going to be listing a few charts on Ebay soon including my never used Village Square (Mary Allen), SL's Ideal Landscape, Frances Eden, and Barrick's Scrub Pine along with Mary Beale ornaments.  EBay is the easiest for me for when charts are involved. 

I also have this from 1994 and will never do these samplers or the other needlework projects, but I haven't decided if I should try to list it or not.  Today will be another tiring day which is good.  Feeling tired is actually a good feeling because I know I worked and accomplished something.  Hitting that soft mattress and pillow is so gratifying!  It's another pop-up storm day and we will try once more to get the drywall home.  The 4x8 sheets hang out of the car's back and wet roads splashing are not a good thing!  I came up with an idea that Patti agrees with to solve a problem and will show you next time.  My coffee is rushing to the end of it's bodily journey and I need to skedaddle.

Both Krissy and Sharon will be receiving the full kit that I offered. 

Thanks for visiting!!  Have a wonderful day.

 

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A new winner

Hi everyone.  It will be a week tomorrow and I've had no response from the kit winner who is also no-reply.  I think it's enough time, so Random generated another winner.  When I enter the names, I have Random scramble them and then I print the list in case something like this would happen and I need it again.  So.  The new winner is Sharon Ruffner - also no-reply!   Sharon - email me with your address please!  The other winners' charts have been mailed, and after explaining to the postal clerk that Portugal is not in Brazil, I hope Mónica gets hers!

Edit - Krissy was the original winner and left a comment here that she did contact me.  I never received the email from her!  She replied to the new post email that is sent to followers and those are all noreply@blogger.com.  She didn't know it doesn't go to the blog owner and I had no way to contact her.  I guess I will be sending out two kits!!

 

Here's rocking Bud, and Nitzy watching Bud the raccoon eat a slice of bread in the background.

I'm working on Eliza and will be doing my first group of Lazy Daisy stitches.  They look easy enough.  I purchased a small finished reproduction sampler last night for the first time.  I would have liked to stitch it myself but it's from an old SANQ that I don't have, and it was really reasonable.  As soon as it comes I'll show you.

That's all.  Hopefully Sharon will contact me and I can mail this package before it gets misplaced in the upheaval!

Enjoy your weekend - stay safe.

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Pear XI - one more to go!

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Hi everyone.  This July pear has the start of the Declaration of Independence's most quoted line....

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.






 

I say, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all women are not created equal, that those endowed with menopause have unalienable rights, that among these are confusion, memory loss, unexpected emotions, girth growth, loss of eyebrows, new facial wires hairs, sweat, the right to bitch for no reason, limitless chocolate, and most of all, the unalienable right of indecisiveness.

Therefore....

 

 you have the right to choose your own 1776 design.

I cannot.

The chart is for the basic and you can easily modify to your preference.  It's under the Pears tab.

 

I mentioned a gift from Miss Shirlee and here it is.

How cool is this?  She added a slice of bread in her hand to feed the stag.  This is me!!!!  Without the bun and the boobs.

I have searched her seams, with magnifiers, and cannot find the hand stitched closure. Seriously.  How the heck she does this so perfectly is beyond my patience and skill.    Thank you again my friend ~ a treasure.

Here is what's happening after the storms in my backyard today.  Peace.  For now anyway!!  The new kid (#4) is an unneutered male, and my Bud may accept him, but #4 doesn't hang around after eating.  Typical unneutered male of any kind.

He eats more than my 100# Lab did.

That's it!  Gotta get moving.

Have a wonderful and safe day...

thank you for visiting!

 

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Checking in

Hi all.  I've been working on the pear for July and I'm sure you know by now that I continually change things.  I really thought this would not be the case for XI, but colors and placement took most of two days.  By the time I finished, we had heavy rains and darkness so I couldn't take a good photo of the fabulous birthday gift from Miss Shirlee.  Tomorrow for sure.  I will have a few tags then too. 

 

I do want to show you how close I came to the linen's left edge!  I stitched three pears all on the same piece of linen and didn't bother measuring.  Yes, I waste a lot of time but it's not until I see it finished that I realize a change is needed.  I used woven fusible facing this time, front and back.  Certainly helps prevent raveling.  I get a lot of emails about finishing the pears and using the template with the center line, held up against a light, is the best method.  This time I took a few photos of the seam pressing.  When you press the backing to the center, you can see where the bulk is and where the trimming should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will be posting the chart as soon as I get it in the computer file, but here's what it looks like.  I'm really anxious to get back to Eliza, but I will have an even bigger house mess soon.  I SO love the new floss hanger.  It's always there, in order, and I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.

Hope you're having a good week.  Thank you for the birthday wishes.  Unfortunately, my cousin did not come home.  They are fitting her leg with a brace and maybe next month it will happen.  Be back tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting!

WINNER"S"

HIYA!!!  Thank you all so much for participating in this giveaway.  It took a while because after entering all the names earlier, I lost IE and it started over without the names!!!  Entered them all again and after Random.org mixed them up and pulled a number, Krissy G came out as the winner for the sack kit.  What I didn't tell you, is that I am also pulling two other names for the chart only.  They are Mónica Silva, and Debi.  So everyone, please send me your address and I will get this in the mail tomorrow.

Thank you all so much again!!!