HAPPY 2015!

A very happy 2015!
I am not sure where 2014 went to.... Seems like things turn into a bit of a blur the older one gets. Maybe from all that multitasking.
I have a finish!!!
Here she is all washed, framed!
The Maiden

 This is a flower design from an old JCS magazine. Combined with crochet for a different type of finish. This was stitched some time ago. But, thought it would be nice to show this combined finish.

 I had an impulse to work on this old UFO rose afghan. And, when I have a impulse to work on a UFO, I take advantage of it! The design is from a Paula Vaughn Leisure Arts leaflet. I had lost the pattern. Twice to be exact... When I was unpacking boxes i found it again and stored the pattern, this time, with the afghan. This is nine roses and I want to add more.

 I am using Kreinik, Pearl #32 blending filament for sparkle. Had not worked with the filament for a while. A little whispy. Worth the effort for the suttle bling effect.

 After a few hours of stitching I have 5 more roses started. Stitching these in a assembly line fashion by color. Although the frogs decided to brave the cold weather and had to frog part of one of the top roses.

 All in all, I made some progress.

 A little machine embroidery. I finally got my Brothers embroidery machine sorted out. Had taken the machine to a repair sewing shop in 2013. When we picked up the machine we spoke with the shop owners wife. I had terrible problems with the tension and the machine was just unusable. I asked the wife if the tension had been repaired. She said "no, there was no problem with the tension"... A bit frustrated because we knew , absolutely for a fact, that the tension was not working properly, if at all. I tried to operate the machine, with the tension setting at where I would normally operate, and the machine would not stitch properly. At this point I wanted to take the machine, place it in the driveway and let some trucks run over it.
As I was standing in my craft room, looking at all the beautiful threads hung on my wall, I decided this machine was going to work or land in the drive way somewhere. After finding some patience, I started adjusting the tension again. Then came to the realization that the tension HAD been repaired and the machine could be operated at normal tension settings. What a relief, as I was afraid the machine would damage a vehicle as the vehicle made a run at it. This is the result of my effort. Also embroidered some pepper towels and a place mat. Which I promptly forgot to take a photo of before giving as a gift.

 These are the UFO's I hope to work on this year.

 My HAED's patiently waiting.

 Section 2

 Section 3

I am afraid to count, as this is only a small part of them. But, any progress is good progress. I have a year, right!!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy stitching!
Deb