I am happy to say, I found my stitching mojo and it is paradise! Seriously, Plum Street Sampler's Paradise Lost is such a pleasure to stitch. I love the colors, the theme, all the animals and Adam's man boobs ;-). I am working a page of the chart at a time, I was hoping to be on page 3 by now but I haven't had as much stitching time as I would like. I am stitching it with the NPI and Gloriana silks on 40 count light examplar.
The Dyeing to Stitch retreat was wonderful. Karin and I had so much fun. We took the Blackbird Designs and Jeanette Douglas classes, they were great. We were allowed to purchase the kits for the other track and of course I got the Shepherd's Bush kit. I knew I would love it.
My friend Tanya paints gorgeous needlework sets. Since I am obsessed with Adam and Eve, of course I wanted her to paint mine with an A&E theme. Aren't they sweet? I love the snakes too :-).
I always wonder at my friends with kids that have left home that keep their rooms for them. Seriously, I love my DS more than life but his car wasn't out of the driveway before my DD and I started rearranging. We moved her into her older brother's old room, he had the bigger room and the bigger closet. Meggie's old room has become my stitching room. I love having my own room. My DH has his man cave in the basement, please don't feel sorry for him because he's underground :-). It's garden level, completely finished and is very high tech, surround sound, huge TV, big man desk, leather furniture and all the latest game systems and no throw pillows or flowers so he's good. Anyways, I thought you might enjoy seeing my stitching room, it's small but very comfy thanks to my parents who gave me the bookshelves and the couch :-). My mom also gave me the jewelry box were I keep all my embellishments, buttons, beads, and thread. Those necklace holders are wonderful for hanging the threads. Now I just need to do lots of stitching so I have more pieces hanging on the walls. Even though it's still a work in progress, I am very happy with it and it's so nice having a place for all my stitching stuff and books.
I hope this little post finds you all well and happy and getting lots of stitching done! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my blog. Hugs to all!
42 comments:
Oh Katrina! What a lovely post! I love your PS progress! What's the best part is that everyone who I've seen working on this piece has started in a different place so I can see different parts depending on whose blog I go to! I love yours! And your A&E set -- gorgeous! I can't wait for mine! :D Your stitching room looks perfect too! So comfy and cozy! Does JD come home to stay and visit? I can't change my daughter's room into a stitching room or anything cause she comes home from college and expects her room to be her room. Ah well. I just have to wait! lol!
Katrina, your stitching room is quite lovely! What a nice cozy spot to curl up..I'm SO ENVIOUS that you have such a great start on that PL!! Man..I'm sure everyone will be done with theirs before I even start on it! So where will you hang it? In your stitching room?
Katrina, what a fun newsy post. I love your PL and your stitching room. Just lovely, both of them. So happy that you like your set. Thanks a million for showing it on your blog. I still have two more orders for those, so I'll have to paint more of those dang snakes. Ick!
oh i would so love to stitch and definitely nap mid stitch in that cozy nook
looks wonderful
as do the colors and stitches on your paradise found
Great progress on Paradise Lost Katrina...it's beautiful. I really love the colors in this piece. Also, what a wonderful little set from Tanya!
I am so envious of your stitching room. You have everything displayed so nicely. Where did you find your ornament tree? I've been looking for one but can't find anything similar. One day...one day...I'll have my own stitching room. :)
What a gorgeous stitching room. Who would have thought to use one of those jewellry cabinets for stitchy stuff! Great idea. It is so nice to have a room for your personal treasures.
Love your progress on your sampler. The colors are wonderful.
Love seeing your progress on PL Katrina. The set from Tanya is wonderful...lucky you. Your stitching room looks like a mighty fine retreat and such a comfy space to look over and fondle your stash.
Great kits from your weekend retreat too!
I'm having to wipe the drool off my keyboard. Paradise Lost is wonderful, and I can't wait to stitch it.
Your stitching room is perfect. I keep hoping for the extra room, but someone hasn't removed all of her things yet!
Oh, boy, Katrina! Your PL is looking awesome! I love it!!! Your room is awesome - love the little chest with the ornament tree on it! I love all A&E needlework set - I so need to order a set from Tanya, too!
KAtrina....just love your stitching room, so cozy and organized!!! Must be some enjoyable time spent in that wonderful place!!
Oh my, just love your progess on Paradise!! Paulette did such an awesome job on it!!
Love your cute set from Tanya, she is an awesome painter!
Everything looks great. You PL looks wonderful. I love those kits from your retreat too - lucky you! And your stitching room - a lovely retreat in itself!
That Tanya sure is talented as well!
Katrina, your PL looks fantastic and what a wonderful A & E set. Wow! Your stitching room looks fantastic. What a great post. xoxox
Yay--it's so lovely--all of it: the PL first of all, and Tanya's set, and the stitching room! You're making great progress on PL! And I was looking at the new stash--quite wonderful!
Your stitching room is so cozy and pretty! I bet it makes you happy every time you enter :)
Lovely progress on PL. And love your wonderful Adam and Eve stitching set too!
Sharing your fabulous stitching room is just cruel! Haha! My kids are 3-years-old and 8-months-old...I'm going to be waiting a long time for my stitching room :)
Such cozy pictures! Wish I were there! :) Wonderful progress. And tell Tanya to get busy painting some more sets for her etsy shop!
Oh. My. Gosh. ::::thud::::
Katrina, your stitching room. Oh my gosh. I can't imagine having a cozy little space like that--I'd never leave it!! I'd get a phone installed so that I could call out for take away. LOL ;)
Your PL looks fantastic! You're making fabulous progress with it. I am just at the point where you started, so it's nice to see what the next bit will look like. Maybe we could merge the two and just work on the end together!? ;)
Love the A&E set from Talented Tanya!!
Great start on Paradise! And great job on your stitching room, it looks really comfortable and pretty.
Great progress on paradise it is beautiful. I love the set Tanya did for you, does she take orders? CJ ok;-)
Love your progress on PL!!! And your A&E set is fabulous - I love the needlecase the most!! Now, I'm going to have to have one. Your stitching room is wonderful. So organized too!
Katrina, what a wonderful post. Your room looks so warm and inviting and the bookshelves are all neat and organized. Your couch looks perfect for an afternoon of stitching and that ornament tree is wonderful and what a great way to use the jewelry armoire - I'll have to remember that one!
Paradise Lost is popping up everywhere - it's a great piece and on my list! Isn't Tanya just the most talented person - I am saving up for one of her A&E sets!
Enjoy your new stitching room!
WOW your stitching nook is wonderful - my stitching room looks like something off one of those hoarder shows! truly - yarn and wool takes up WAY more space than stitchy stuff LOL - LOVE your PL - it looks wonderful and you are cranking right along. I want to start but my best excuse is I don't have the silks pulled yet. Enjoy your new stitching nest - Mel
I love your stitching room Katrina! I can just imagine how easy it will be to spend time in there. No wonder your stitching mojo is back having somewhere as nice as that to stitch in! Great progress on Paradise Lost and I love your A&E sets. Happy stitching!
Good for you making a room of your own in which to stitch! LOVE your PL start.. I am feeling more compelled to purchase this every day! Your Christmas ornaments are wonderful!
I love your idea to use the jewelry case for threads, Katrina! What a great idea! Once my daughters left home, I also made one of the bedrooms into my stitching room. It really is nice to have your own place to spend time in. Your room is really lovely and I know must bring you many hours of enjoyment while stitching! Thanks for sharing Paradise Lost, can't wait to see your finish - the colors are really beautiful!
Great blog and your stitching room is the envy! I am going to work on a room too - can't stand watching TV with the husband who channel changes every few minutes. ha!!! Your ornaments are to die for and what a great idea to share them and stitch 2. I have a "set" from Tanya too and love her work and her sampler stitching. pj
Oh, Katrina! Your craft room is AMAZING! I love it...... Your stitching is also gorgeous and I love the kits you got from the other tracks...Fantastic
Great room! Isn't Jeannette Douglas a nice person? I love her designs
great progress Katrina, I love your new set of accessoiries. And your stitching room....... ah what can I say. Must be a dream come true.
I agree with you - Paradise Lost would be the perfect piece to get back into a stitching mood. Very nice progress picture.
Your stitching studio looks gorgeous. When my kids moved out I turned the guest room into my room because a part of my stitching stuff had already been in there. And when we have house guests they sleep in one of the children's rooms. And when my children visit they always find their beds and some of their stuff. Perect solution for all of us.
Hi, Katrina, It's always such a treat for me to read your blog entries. This one was no exception to that rule. I loved reading and seeing all of your new stitches and charts and room placements. There's nothing I would have loved more than to have been on that Retreat with you and Karin! Everything just looks awesome! Hugs, Deb
Your post made me laugh ~ the man boobs, the part about your son's bedroom, your DH man cave...such a riot!
Hey, your new sewing room looks so inviting. I must ask, is that a P. Buckley Moss print or Cross Stitch that is pictured on the bookcase? It looks like it might be the Engagement??? I am a big fan of P.Buckley Moss. :)
Katrina, your PL is really lovely! And your stitching room is very cozy. What a great place to stitch on a cold day!
Oh my gosh, I thought I'd commented on your post but don't see it!! Ack!
Anyway, I just love your PL, it's so gorgeous! And the stitching room, WOW!! Every stitchers dream come true!
Glad you had a nice retreat and I love your new stash, that SB kit is my favorite, it's very pretty!
Oh wow that PL is def going on my wishlist - it is just superb!! Gorgeous colours. xx
I swear I commented on this post already, but I must have done something wrong.
I love your PL. I'm seriously thinking I need this after seeing so many great posts on it! Hope it's helping you with your stitching slump.
What a great room you have to hang out. I love it!
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HI Katrina, That lovely apple with the two bits out of it, that is WAY too cute! I have to find out where you got that so I can get one or two. Also your Paradise Lost is really nice. I can hardly wait to see the whole thing finished. I haven't stitched at all since May -- but I will at some point. Most of my things were stuffed into Rubbermaid Containers that were in my stash room and are now in the garage. Lots of WIPs in almost UFO status now. I changed out my stash room to a small office, and am still in process of getting it finished. Painting to do, and cabinets to repaint so they are more agreeable with the desk color. White doesn't do it (grin). I'd like to set up a cabinet with a TV/DVD so I can do my paperwork, read, pray, study, stitch or just watch tv in there if I want to. It will be my own little get away of sorts that I can leave my work on and close the door. It helps keep the other desk that is off the living room a bit neater, and the sofa as well in the living room. I was famous for leaving all my needlework on the coffee table and sofa in the past. I'm off to read the rest of your blog, see what you have been up to. Miss all you gals...saw a lot of familiar names on your comments. So HI! Everyone....ttys, Cathy Caldwell
Loved your new stash room, it is so cozy and having the space to add a sofa, that is wonderful. My 'stash room / office' isn't very large, I have loads of cabinets and book cases in there, so it eats up most of the space. I managed to get a desk, a small file cabinet in there, and I am adding one more cabinet with a TV eventually...haven't even purchased it yet, but I know what I am getting for the room. There's nothing like having your space, is there? Enjoy it...we'll look forward to seeing all your new creations while you sit in that lovely room! Cathy Caldwell
Oh I just love the Adam & Eve tools. I want some too!!! Did you have the Jane Timmers chart that is used for the Moda tin?
Oh, I would LOVE a studio type room. In our homes, DH always gets his own room, but me - never! I'm told 'the living room is mine', ie the public area, which must be kept tidy....
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