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HOME AGAIN..New Goal

akinaustralia — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:02:34 +0000

I was in Adelaide for the past 5 weeks. Our daughter had to see an eye specialist. Elaine had bumps on the inner eye lid and the bumps were scratching her cornea. The doctor gave her drops to shrink the bumps which it did, but now the questions is “What caused the bumps?” Will do some investigating and hopefully it won’t happen again.

Reading Sharon B’s blog at http://www.pintangle.com/ (Nov 11.2011), and found that Sharon is running a challenge to help develop your hand embroidery skills. So after some deep thinking, I’ve decided to try this challenge. So my new goal is to keep up with the challenge. There are no hard and fast rules that you must but I am going to try. I love crazy quilting-stitching and am hoping to stretch my skills. Maybe you can join in. It will be lots of fun.

Happy Stitching Hugs Kathy

Monday Oct 10 OH NO

akinaustralia — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:34:12 +0000

Cleaned up the mess in the sewing room. Was too tired to sew. Looking around for other PHDs I found another bin that needed to be cleaned out. So today is more cleaning out the sewing room. My hope is that there is NOT another bin that needs to be sorted through.

the new mess

Sunday Oct 9 GOALS

akinaustralia — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:17:27 +0000

the mess

The sewing room has gotten out of control. Today is the day to tidy. Once things look a bit better, the next goal is to finish the bag sitting on top of the sewing machine.

bag on top of sewing machine

8 Oct 2011

akinaustralia — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:47:05 +0000

Please feed me.

The reindeer wants FOOD. So my stitching fingers gave him food.

Between stitching the reindeer picture and looking for unfinished projects, my time has been full the last few days.

lots of erasing first

I am not a very organized person. Sometimes when a new project is started, I kind of have in my mind what needs to be done and I just go for it and sew. Other times I might get the urge to draw first. If drawing is involved there is also a lot of erasing involved. Today was a day to sketch. Above is one of the sketches that came out of my mind. The other sheet of paper drawn on today has holes from where I erased so much. I am satisfied with end result . Tonight my GOAL is to embroider the design. Crossing my fingers that all that erasing has not cramped me up too much so I can stitch.

Yesterdays Goals

akinaustralia — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:23:19 +0000

I finished yesterdays goals yesterday. YEA! Didn’t make one for today as I drove to Newcastle and spent part of the day at THE QUILTERS HIVE quilt shop. I did help design a flier for the shop. There will be 6 weeks of Christmas soon and I am going to help in the shop. So no sewing today. I’m tired. Tomorrows goal to to decide how to put the crazy patch Christmas blocks I’ve made together. Hopefully some sewing together of the blocks will also be done. Will document with pictures in a couple of days when I’m not as tired.

Oct 3, 2011 GOALS

akinaustralia — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:15:35 +0000

Goals and accountability is what will be the best way for me to get back on track. I am hoping this will help me. Some days I know that won’t be possible but it is a good goal for me to try. Small goals will be best. Splitting up large things into small sections seem the way I will go. Even if it is to sew only one block in a quilt or one inch in a cross stitch will be better than nothing.

Today the goal is to finish making the Christmas Mug Mats and the pillow from the middle of the TNT quilt. I was making a quilt that never felt right so I am keeping the middle of it and giving the other blocks away to ladies who finish things and sell them to raise money at the John Hunter hospital for the terminally ill children ward. Knowing that they are going to a good cause makes me feel good and the ladies enjoy doing it.

Christmas Mug Mat

TNT pillow

Not too Far

akinaustralia — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:22:17 +0000

Didn’t get too far in finding the WIPS. That’s OK, it will give me something to do this week.

This is what I did finish this week instead of looking for the WIPS.

Enjoy:

TOP: Jingle Cones by Bronwyn Hayes

BOTTOM: Mini Message by Craft Cottage

Sept 20, 2011

akinaustralia — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:44:23 +0000

Currently wearing a wrist sling. It is helping with the pain in my wrist some and gives me a little relief. Back still hurts and legs still sore but I.m still here.

Being positive and wanting to sew again the decision I made is to find and make a list of every UFO in the house.

Fingers crossed the next few days will see a pile of sewing items come back out of the closet.

Happy Stitching Hugs

Kathy

Beautiful Nelson Bay

Australia

SMALL SET BACKS

akinaustralia — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:31:10 +0000

Today is the day for me to post that something in my back is not working properly. Right now it is difficult for me to type or sew.

The Physical Therapist has hopes that my muscles will improve soon. For a while I will be taking things a little slower. That’s OK. I’ll spend a little more time dreaming and enjoying other pleasures in my life.

Happy Hugs, Kathy

Gratitudes:

1. Smiles on faces.

2. The refrigerator.

NEW STITCHES

akinaustralia — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:22:15 +0000

The Angel the being stitched although it is going slow. That is ok with me, I am enjoying stitching.

I will be visiting my children in Adelaide for the next two weeks. So other hand work will be coming with me since I need to stitch on the Angel using a magnifer with a light.

Happy Stitching Hugs,

Kathy

Gratitude:

1. Wind

2. Rain