New Moon TUSAL

I almost forgot!!! I really don't want to get beat with a wet noodle! So here is my jar full of my threads.



Also if you would like to join the TUSAL Go over to Dragon My Needle and join. All you have to do is collect your bits and bobs.

L and updates

Well it seems everyone has been sick this past week. We went to the movies with mom like planned and then we all got sick. Mom and her boyfriend with head colds, and I was having dizzy spells like crazy. So we cancelled our Monday night purse session, and planned on Wednesday. Then we got hit with the snow. So we cancelled Wednesday also. But this week my mom took off for a long needed break from work. So we are going to work on it Thursday all day! So it should be finished!!!! Can't wait for that. My mom has already claimed my purse that i'm wearing right now once my other one is finished.

So since i've been sick I haven't really been able to get a lot of stitching done. But here is my L from Death Note so far.
The last time I posted I was saying how depressing working on L is. Since he's all browns, peach, and grey. So I also started another Soda pattern. Haven't gotten too far along on it but here is what its suppose to look like.
Well I guess thats enough rambling for me. I will post my pics of the purse soon. Also hope everyone has a Happy Valentines!

Purse & Greek Update

Well first off the Greek flag arrived today in NY and they loved it. So i'm happy about that. Second I went to moms again and worked on my purse. It's coming along nicely. Not too much left to do but put it all together really. Everyone keeps saying "your not done yet?" LoL my mom's boyfriend told her today man with as much as she is spending in gas to come over she could of bought 10 purses. My mom responded with you know what them commercials say "time spent with a mother. Priceless!" I thought that was cute. But we are going to see a movie on sat can't wait. And then Monday work on the purse again. My mom has to take pictures to show some of her co-workers because she keeps bragging about the purse. So as soon as she takes them ill post pictures on here of it. On other stitching news I've gotten just a bit done on L. His colors are so drab (mainly browns and grays) they are making me depressed. So i'm moving along slowly with him. Also i'm trying to create a pattern but i'm having issues doing the words that I want in a stitching font I really like. Awhile ago on one of the forums i'm on someone posted a cute poem about starting new projects and I mentioned that it would be cute stitched up. So thats what i'm trying to do. I really just need to break down and buy PC stitch pro. I've got a great border picked out and i'm going to use variegated purple and metallic purple threads. And i'm going to put purple beads in it also. LoL I don't like purple do I? Well I think I've rambled enough tonight.

Greek Flag

I mailed the Greek Flag this morning so it's on its way to New York. I just had to share a picture of the frame that I got for it... to me it screams Greek. The picture isn't the greatest. My scanner doesn't like to pick up stuff like that but you can at least see the weathered look a little bit.

Well I haven't stitched much lately. I'm sadly addicted to mmorpgs like World of Warcraft. It's sad I know. lol I had quit playing for a few months and I just started back up again so less stitching time now. I'm still trying to stitch at least every other day. I feel cranky if I don't get any stitching time in. So anyways I did get the handmade tag done. The kitty is sooo cute!
Also I managed to sew the inside pocket up for my purse. I go back over to my mom's on Monday night to work on the purse some more.

As you can see i'm not the greatest at sewing with a machine! Hopefully though you wont be able to tell too much when the purse is complete.
So now I need something new to stitch! I thought about starting that angel I bought but i'm not much in an angel mood (nor a very complex pattern mood). I asked some stitching friends over at 1337 if they could make me a big stitching project of Tohru & Yuki. So until that gets complete I think ill stitch up a little mojo project of L from Death Note for John. He loved that anime.

Tag for purse

So tonight i'm going over to moms to work on the purse again! She suggested to me last time to make a little stitched tag that said handmade by Cat or something. So I of course couldn't just stitch handmade I had to add something. So I found a cute soda pattern that had a kitty in it and some scissors and spool of thread. Its going to be a little big but I hope it'll look cute. Here it is so far....



I'm not too sure about the scissors and the thread... think I might move them down going to finish the kitty first and see how it looks.

It's all Greek

So awhile back I talked about dying some fabric to a dark navy blue to do a Greek pattern for John's Uncle. So I sat down and started to stitch it.... by the way the pattern was a woman dancing. I got one arm done and couldn't take it anymore! The pattern was horrible!!!! It was so tiny and hard to read so I gave up and created my own pattern of the Greek Flag. Hopefully he will enjoy it just the same. I only have a couple rows left to stitch on the bottom. Then find a cute frame and send it on its merry way.

More projects!

I just couldn't help myself. Yesterday I went shopping for a new iron and went to the craft store (cuz I had a 50% off coupon) but they had nothing in stock! But they had their clearance fabrics 50% off so I got these two and figured i'll make my own shopping bags. (John broke the handle on one of ours while we were out getting groceries yesterday too)
Also back when I was trying to find a pattern for my purse I went looking through all the pattern books at the store. And I found this one
I thought it would work pretty good but it was $18. Which I think is just a bit too much for a pattern!!! But guess what... they had a sale! LOL it was only 99 cents!! I should of went through more of the pattern book and bought more patterns they were all that price. So I got the fabric on sale and the pattern on sale.... but I still have a 50% off coupon.... hmmmmm what to else should I buy. Of course I went in the stitching section and found this.
I thought she was so pretty. And I usually don't buy kits. But at half off this was a really decent buy.

Sadly I still really haven't started any projects. I need to get my butt off the computer and start something! I really should start that Greek one for John's Uncle. Oh I did get my container for the TU SAL I promise i'll have stuff in it by the 14th so I can get a picture of it!!!

Goodies and Purse update

Well I was slightly dumb and forgot to wash my fabrics for the purse. So mom and I figured out the pattern (in newspaper) and I've got instructions on what I need to do so we can move on from there. While I was there my mom asked me if I had a sewing box... No but I've been looking at them at the craft store lately. So she asked me if I wanted a hand me down one from my Great Grandma. Well of course!!! It does need a bit of work... some cleaning and a new clasp and it will be great.

Also she had a big square frame (thanks Yoyo) from when she use to do embroidery on pillows and stuff so she gave me that. (total score! I only have little hoops)

Then she also gave me some fabric to take a stab at making my own quilt! I got so excited. I've wanted to make one for awhile. I'm going to make me a couch size one cuz the blanket I use on my couch now is little and thin so I want something a bigger and heavier. So i'm planning on starting that soon. It's some really pretty fabric. The yellow has just little hearts on it. And the blue and pink have swirly hearts and the last has butterflies and glitter.

Oh and also since I haven't gotten a chance to post this pic here is the blue fabric I dyed. I haven't been able to start stitching on it either. Hopefully really soon.


Hmmmm I'm starting to think I've got too many projects going on in my mind... I need to go start working on one!

Comments working!

I believe it is all fixed! Finally everyone should be able to post comments for me! Now load me up with lots.... i'm waiting... why aren't you posting anything. :)

So today I was catching up on people blogs. And Blu over at Therapy by Thread was posting about this TUSAL (Totally Unusual SAL) it seems like a pretty cute idea. You just collected all your bits from stitching and collect them in a clear container. So I joined! It's Dragon My Needle blog.

Fabric for purse

So I went to the fabric store yesterday while I was in town. John helped me pick out some fabric.I'm not sure what ones I want on the outside and what should be the inside lining. I'm going to my mom's on Sunday to work on the purse.

So until Sunday I need something to keep me busy. I said awhile ago that I was going to make another "Greek" style stitch for John's Uncle because hes such a sweetheart and does so much for his family. So John helped me pick out a Greek looking pattern. And it looks pretty simple... it's all white crosses! Will probably drive me nuts but it is pretty. But since its all white stitching I needed a dark blue fabric. And sadly I don't have any specialty stores around to buy fabric at.


So I decided i'll dye my own. So last night I dyed some white fabric with a navy blue dye. I just washed it out and at first it looked too dark. But as it's drying some it's lightening up some. So hopefully by the time it's fully dry it will be the right color i'm looking for. I'll post some pics of it once it's dry.

Soda purse pt 4

Here it is! I finished it last night at 11. Now just to get the materials for the purse and to start working on that.

Soda Purse pt. 3

Well all thats left is to stitch the white and then do the black backstitching. Oh and a little on the right side.

Soda Purse pt. 2

So this is after two more days of stitching time. It's moving along quite nicely. One thing I did forget to mention in my last post is when I pulled my cloth out of its plastic it was soft! I've never seen one not starched. In some ways its extremely nice and others ways its not so.