No Stitching tonight

I didn't get to the Tuesday Night Stitcher's Club and I didn't get any stitching time at home tonight either.  Dave & I had to take our youngest son Jordyn to Costco to order his new perscription for his contact lenses.  They won't let you order the prescription without trying them first.  They gave him a sample of each lens to put on and walk around the store for 10 minutes or so.  We decided to do some shopping at the same time.

  

Hagatha's Hat update #6

I  worked on Hagatha's Hat on Saturday.  I'm now back stitching the border around the cone shape of the hat.   Progress photo.

Happy Birthday to Me

Today was my birthday ... nothing exciting.  I sat and watched TV shows and cross stitched all day.

We celebrated yesterday with Mandarin (takeout) and a Mint Chocolate ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins (my favourite ice cream).

I worked on my son's girlfriend's Christmas gift a cross stitch of a Pokemon named Gyarados.  Here is my progress so far.  It is a surprise for Christmas, so I can only stitch when she is not visiting.

Goals

November Goals

Blog everyday in November - NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month)

Finish Just Nan's Hagatha's Hat

Plan Christmas Ornament Project

Work on Christmas cross stitch gifts for family & friends

October Review

Finish Sue Hillis' Yes, I Can Drive a Stick - YES

Start & Finish Just Nan's Hagatha's Hat - NO, but getting closer

Plan Christmas Ornament Exchange project - NO

Hagatha's Hat update #5

I did alot of progress on the cone part of Hagatha's hat tonight.  I just have to do all the black stitches around the outside and then the back stitches for sewing the cone together.

Hagatha's Hat update #4

I'm continuing to work on Hagatha's Hat by Just Nan.  Mine is different because it is supposed to be stitched on puple canvas, but I didn't have anymore purple and was anxious to start, so I decided to use black instead.   Now all the spots that should have been black are now being stitched with purple..  I will use the black on the outside (where it would have normally been purple) so it won't be as noticable when I stitch the pieces into a 3D hat.

I'm sad to say I won't have it completed by the end of October.  I'm working on the cone shape of the hat, but there is still the brim (circle shape).  I hope to have some stitching time this weekend.  Here is my progress so far.

Cross Stitch Workshop

Tonight I attended my first Blackwork Workshop.  My LNS (Stitcher's Place) was hosting Elizabeth Almond of Blackwork Journey from the UK.  She is doing another workshop tomorrow during the day but I have to work.  I have done blackwork before, but never taken a class.  Here are some photos from tonights class.  There were 11 ladies stitching (and Liz).

This is Deborah (left) stitching and Liz assisting her.

There were several new faces tonight, ladies that don't come to our regular Tuesday night Stitching Club.

Wilma (owner of Stitcher's Place) at the top of the photo (black sweater), Rita to her right, and Leigh in the bottom corner.  I was sitting beside Leigh and Deborah was across from me.  We are all from the Tuesday night stitchering club.

This is what I stitched tonight.  I still have more to do.  I also bought one of Liz's patterns, I chose the Maple Leaf Wreath because she is visiting Canada.  Liz was very nice and signed the chart for me.   It was a pleasure to meet Liz, she is a very talented stitcher.