Monday, February 13, 2006
Finally!
This weekend was weird when it came ot my computer. My husband got Clearwire for us the other month, however, we had only the money to hook it up to one of our computers, so I was still stuck on dial up. Well,this weekend, we finally were able to get my computer up on Clearwire as well, and it for some reason messed up my computer, then DH decided that my computer needed to be defragged, which I haven't done in FOREVER! (Probably because I didn't realize I needed to do it) So,then my poor old computer flipped out over that, and then my DH decided that I needed to run my virus scan, so then that traumatized it even more, and it would just stop working out of the blue, I would be reading a blog and all of a sudden-Frozen! ugh!
This morning, I finally was able to get it to work correctly! I haven't had so much as a problem with it. I'm wondering if it is because this computer is so old. Maybe I need more RAM. Oh well, now after a weekend of computer headaches, I am finally able to catch up on Blogs, and do some blogging myself.
So,the other day I was contemplating why I have such a hard time with a rotation. And I think I came to the conclusion that it was because I don't work a steady work schedule! Alot of people work a 9-5 or 8-4 shift then they have their evenings to put towards their stitching, however, I work a long day then a short day sometimes in the morning sometimes at night, and it totally throws me off!
But! I have been trying to get my rotation down, to no avail. I picked up Patchwork Bears, which I still need to put pictures of on here, for you guys, and I haven't been able to put it down for the past two days, I had planned to work on November Quilt every other day, remember? Well, yesterday was a Nov. Quilt day, I think, and did I even look in it's direction at all? No! I kept right on stitching Patchwork Bears. Today is also a Nov. Quilt day, and I am still stuck on Patchwork Bears! I give up! No more rotation schedules! But you know? It is sorta fun to plan them out, and think about the WIPS you could slip into a rotation schedule, and whatnot. Oh well, I tried, yet again, and still have not been able to accomplish the rotation idea, oh well. Maybe that is why I don't get many things finished. Or maybe it is because I work on too many LARGE projects! Like I wanted to make a little pillow for Valentines day, that didn't happen! And now I am looking at spring things and Easter...will I get something finished for them, I wonder? Just like my sorry attempt at finishing something for Halloween last year, did that happen? I have two smallish projects about half way done, but never got them finished in time!
Oh well. I just wish I had more finishes. All I know is that I have to finish these two pieces for my parents for their b-days. Speaking of which, I am going to go make myself work on Nov. Quilt. I still have about four hours until I have to get ready for work, I can work on Nov. Quilt for an hour then work on whatever else may fit my fancy!
And I'm off!
This morning, I finally was able to get it to work correctly! I haven't had so much as a problem with it. I'm wondering if it is because this computer is so old. Maybe I need more RAM. Oh well, now after a weekend of computer headaches, I am finally able to catch up on Blogs, and do some blogging myself.
So,the other day I was contemplating why I have such a hard time with a rotation. And I think I came to the conclusion that it was because I don't work a steady work schedule! Alot of people work a 9-5 or 8-4 shift then they have their evenings to put towards their stitching, however, I work a long day then a short day sometimes in the morning sometimes at night, and it totally throws me off!
But! I have been trying to get my rotation down, to no avail. I picked up Patchwork Bears, which I still need to put pictures of on here, for you guys, and I haven't been able to put it down for the past two days, I had planned to work on November Quilt every other day, remember? Well, yesterday was a Nov. Quilt day, I think, and did I even look in it's direction at all? No! I kept right on stitching Patchwork Bears. Today is also a Nov. Quilt day, and I am still stuck on Patchwork Bears! I give up! No more rotation schedules! But you know? It is sorta fun to plan them out, and think about the WIPS you could slip into a rotation schedule, and whatnot. Oh well, I tried, yet again, and still have not been able to accomplish the rotation idea, oh well. Maybe that is why I don't get many things finished. Or maybe it is because I work on too many LARGE projects! Like I wanted to make a little pillow for Valentines day, that didn't happen! And now I am looking at spring things and Easter...will I get something finished for them, I wonder? Just like my sorry attempt at finishing something for Halloween last year, did that happen? I have two smallish projects about half way done, but never got them finished in time!
Oh well. I just wish I had more finishes. All I know is that I have to finish these two pieces for my parents for their b-days. Speaking of which, I am going to go make myself work on Nov. Quilt. I still have about four hours until I have to get ready for work, I can work on Nov. Quilt for an hour then work on whatever else may fit my fancy!
And I'm off!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
I did it!
What'd I do? Well, yesterday's post was all sorts of hooplah about how I was starting to get into a sort of slump, and what to do about a rotation.
Well, yesterday I worked on "Patchwork Bears" for a little bit, so I could work on something else other than November Quilt. and i think it worked today I am going to get back to my Nov. Quilt piece. I think I should devote four days of the week to N. Q and the other three days to something I want to stitch. That way I will be getting lots done on Nov. quilt, and yet I still will be getting some work into the things I want to stitch as well. so, Mon, Weds, Fri. and Sun. are N.Q. days and Tues, Thurs, Sat. are stitch for Lana days. I think I will pick three pieces and work those three this month then when March comes change it up a bit. so, my rotation looks like this:
M-N.Q
T- Patchwork Bears
W-N.Q
TH- Birdhouses
F-N.Q.
S- Dolphins domain(?)
S- N. Q
For some reason I can't think of what I want to put into Saturdays spot. maybe Dare to Dream?Oh! I should put Snow Valley Express in there. Hmmm...I don't know if this will quite work, we shall see.
Well, I think i will go get some stitching in, on what i don't know yet, but something!
Happy stitching!
Well, yesterday I worked on "Patchwork Bears" for a little bit, so I could work on something else other than November Quilt. and i think it worked today I am going to get back to my Nov. Quilt piece. I think I should devote four days of the week to N. Q and the other three days to something I want to stitch. That way I will be getting lots done on Nov. quilt, and yet I still will be getting some work into the things I want to stitch as well. so, Mon, Weds, Fri. and Sun. are N.Q. days and Tues, Thurs, Sat. are stitch for Lana days. I think I will pick three pieces and work those three this month then when March comes change it up a bit. so, my rotation looks like this:
M-N.Q
T- Patchwork Bears
W-N.Q
TH- Birdhouses
F-N.Q.
S- Dolphins domain(?)
S- N. Q
For some reason I can't think of what I want to put into Saturdays spot. maybe Dare to Dream?Oh! I should put Snow Valley Express in there. Hmmm...I don't know if this will quite work, we shall see.
Well, I think i will go get some stitching in, on what i don't know yet, but something!
Happy stitching!
Friday, February 10, 2006
To rotate or not to rotate?
well, lately, for some reason I have been not wanting to blog. It's not that I don't want to, and I still get up and read my daily blogs, but when I think of writing myself, I don't know what to write. But as I read other's blogs I have been having some thoughts.
Lately I have been really stuck on working on one project or another exclusively. For awhile there I was working soley on Love, Joy, Home, and then I realized how quickly my parent's birthdays are approaching and put everything away and pulled out November Quilt and have been working on it exclusively for awhile. I enjoy working exclusively on one piece for the simple fact that you really see progress, alot of progress in a short amount of time, and when I see progress it spurs me on to work more on that particular piece.
However, as I read all your blogs, and see everyone's rotations, I realize just how much variety really does spicen up life (well stitching anyway), And I start thinking of all the things I could be working on, but also realizing that I really need to get these pieces finished and I am afraid that if I try to rotate, then I will get stuck on one other piece and not get back to my "obligation stitching". I could fit it into my rotation, but then I always get stuck on a piece. How do you die hard rotaters do it?! I have got to figure something out! I get somewhat "bored" when I work on the same piece for TOO long, like right now, for instance. I am starting to get the "I don't-really-want-to-work on-this-peice-but-I-know-I-need-to-so-I-will" thing going on with November Quilt, and this type of feeling leads to a slump. I know the best thing to do is to pick up something else for awhile to keep the idea of stitching exciting, which leads me to another thought...
A NEW START!!! Just what I DON'T need! I could do something small, like a book mark or something, maybe a Valentine's Day card for a friend, or something. Oh I don't know...guess I could just work on a small area of one of my WIP's, and when I am done with that one area, put it away and pick up Nov. Quilt again! I must go contemplate this!
Any thoughts?
Lately I have been really stuck on working on one project or another exclusively. For awhile there I was working soley on Love, Joy, Home, and then I realized how quickly my parent's birthdays are approaching and put everything away and pulled out November Quilt and have been working on it exclusively for awhile. I enjoy working exclusively on one piece for the simple fact that you really see progress, alot of progress in a short amount of time, and when I see progress it spurs me on to work more on that particular piece.
However, as I read all your blogs, and see everyone's rotations, I realize just how much variety really does spicen up life (well stitching anyway), And I start thinking of all the things I could be working on, but also realizing that I really need to get these pieces finished and I am afraid that if I try to rotate, then I will get stuck on one other piece and not get back to my "obligation stitching". I could fit it into my rotation, but then I always get stuck on a piece. How do you die hard rotaters do it?! I have got to figure something out! I get somewhat "bored" when I work on the same piece for TOO long, like right now, for instance. I am starting to get the "I don't-really-want-to-work on-this-peice-but-I-know-I-need-to-so-I-will" thing going on with November Quilt, and this type of feeling leads to a slump. I know the best thing to do is to pick up something else for awhile to keep the idea of stitching exciting, which leads me to another thought...
A NEW START!!! Just what I DON'T need! I could do something small, like a book mark or something, maybe a Valentine's Day card for a friend, or something. Oh I don't know...guess I could just work on a small area of one of my WIP's, and when I am done with that one area, put it away and pick up Nov. Quilt again! I must go contemplate this!
Any thoughts?
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Nov. Quilt Progress
Well, I have been working like crazy on Nov. Quilt, in order to get it finished by April 1st, which is my goal to have it finished, I should really try to have it done before then, but I don't think it will happen. This is it, at almost half finished, not all the back stitching is done yet though.
On Sunday I spent three hours on it! And everyday I have put at least an hour or so into it as well. So, here it is! This is at 39 hours of time, I know I usually scan at every ten hours, and I am one hour short of it, but I was excited to show you and I have been not posting at all for awhile, almost a week now! My computer decided to do it's own thing, and I don't have patience to wait for it to figure out what it is doing, I want it to do what I want it to do-NOW! =P
I think it is starting to look pretty good! I just have to keep chugging away at it. Now for the second half of it, then I have to do all the back stitching. I have been trying to work on that a little bit as I go along, but am so excited about it actually starting to look nice I just keep working on the x-stitches themselves! It seems wierd to look at it now on the screen, and realize I HAVE DONE ALL that! It just seems wierd because as you are stitching away at it, you just see stitches, but when you scan it in and look at it as a whole picture it really makes you think you've done a lot of work! Well, off to get more done.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Yikers! February already??!!!
Well, yesterday after I posted that progress picture of Love, Joy,Home I realized that time is running out for my parents pieces to be finished! So, away went Love, Joy, Home, away went the Birdhouses, away went Dare to Dream, away went The Abbey, and now all there is are Nov. Quilt and Snow Valley Express, and lets hope this helps me get them completed. Yesterday I put in about an hour and a half worth of work on Nov. Quilt, I am just about finished with the left side of the pattern,then I will be about half finished and ready to move onto the right side! I am hoping to have the entire left side completed this weekend, but we shall see how that goes, I still have quite a bit, especially when you add in the fact that I still have ALL the back stitch to do too. So, maybe by next weekend is a more realistic goal. I really don't have a goal for Snow Valley Express, but I will keep trying to do at least one thread on it a day.
Oh and to answer you, Juanita, Love Joy Home is by Ursula Micheal, and that pattern was featured in the June 2005 issue of The Cross Stitcher. Well, I am off to watch more Rescue Me, and stitch on November Quilt.
Oh and to answer you, Juanita, Love Joy Home is by Ursula Micheal, and that pattern was featured in the June 2005 issue of The Cross Stitcher. Well, I am off to watch more Rescue Me, and stitch on November Quilt.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
progress picture
Well, even though my last few posts say that I have been too tired to pick up a needle, I guess i have done at least a little bit, as you can see from this picture. Sorry it is crooked, and wrinkly! But you can see I am workin gon the bottom half now, I have the "Love" in and "Joy" in, and am starting on the "home" one a little, and I started on some of the quilt motifs under that. There is a lot of backstitching on this one. This is at 19 hours. Hmm...I think another 10-15 hours and it should be done. I probably just jinxed myself there! Now it will probably take me like thirty! Well, I am off to get a little bit more work in on this, as I work the ucky 10-6 today! Blech! Maybe tonight I will get a little more done. We shall see. Tomorrow I don't go in until 4 in the evening, so I'll have all day to do stitching! And I am feeling abit more awake, although yesterday I was really tired at work, today I feel alright so far though, it sorta comes and goes!
Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post! I love knowing that others are reading my blog.! I hop eyou are enjoying mine as much as i enjoy reading all yours!
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