The Busy Beehive

Stitching in Progress

I’m actively working on these items!

1. DT – The Marriage of Minds
2. Blackbird Designs – ‘Tis the Season
3. Granny Stripe Blanket – crochet
4. Moira Blackburn – Time and Season Sampler
5. Shakespeare’s Peddler – Jenny Bean’s Christmas Sampler
6. Blackbird Designs – It’s Berry Time
7. Prairie Schooler – Christmas Eve
8. Prairie Schooler – Planting Kindness Sampler Complete 2011!
9. Beehive Needleworks – Peacock Pin Pillow
10. SANQ – Judah Hayle Pin Pillow
11. Told in a Garden – Strawberries Forever
12. Little House Needleworks – Pear Tree Ornament
13. Little House Needleworks – Red House in Winter Ornament
14. Plum Street Samplers – Paradise Lost
15. Blackbird Designs – Breath of Spring

Languishing WIPs

These are projects that I have standing by in the wings and I do get to them from time to time, but not on a regular basis.

1. Silver Creek Samplers – Holy Moses
2. Shepherd’s Bush – She Tends (nearly finished!)
3. La-D-Da – All Our Troubles
4. With My Needle – A Needleworker’s Huswife
5. Victoria Sampler – Village Christmas
6. Long Dog Samplers – Mouline Rouge
7. Lizzie Kate – ABC Lessons
8. LHN  – Hearts of America
9. Mary Busby reproduction
10. DT – The Riddle

UFO’s

1. Theresa Wentzler – English Garden Sampler
2. Paula Vaughan – Wedding Ring Quilt

Wanna Start Bad

1. Blackbird Designs – Strawberry Garden
2. Drawn Thread – Random Thoughts
3. Drawn Thread – The Sanctuary
4. Carriage House Samplings – Village of Hawk’s Run Hollow
5. Carriage House Samplings – Christmas as Hawk Run Hollow
6. Carriage House Samplings – My Home Town
7. Carriage House Samplings – The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
8. Little House Needleworks - From Sea to Shining Sea
9. Drawn Thread – Tocatta One
10. Drawn Thread - Tocatta Two
11. Jeanette Douglas – My Stitching Treasures
12. Drawn Thread - Wayward Garden
13. Plum Street Samplers – Paradise Lost

Easy Knitting In Progress (Hey, I’ve just learned to knit.)

1. Smooshy purple baby sweater (about 1/2 finished)
2. 3rd flap hat (Mauve with purple, lime, and blue stripes)
3. Socks!

Knitting I’ve Finished!

1. Flap Hat (Red/Gray)
2. Flap Hat (Lime w/ blue, purple and mauve stripes)
3. Pink cotton baby hat
4. Blue Berrocco Alpaca / Wool flap hat for Karan
5. Malabrigo worsted flap hat for Jamie
6. Noro Taiyo scarf

Knitting I Want to Start

1. More socks!
2. A wrap knit with Mini Mochi
3. A fun scarf knit with more Malabrigo worsted (just added two hanks to my stash)
4. Oh, and did I say I have a cute pattern for some simple baby hats… and socks to match?

Other odds and ends

1. I have several samplers and other needlework pieces that need to have frames made. I have purchased and ripped some cherry, walnut, and birdseye maple which are ready to be turned into moulding for frames.
2. I have a wool felt penny rug kit I’m dying to start.  I think that will be a Thanksgiving project, if not sooner.
3. And, I have been collecting just a bit of fabric and quilt kits for a while. Knowing that someday I would actually sit down at the sewing machine and put some of these things together!
4. I have a 20 X 35 foot garden space that I use for veggies each year.  And, I’m taking a class on how to build a solar greenhouse… so maybe I’ll build one of those this year.
5. Did I tell you I have tools?  I would love to take a woodworking class to learn how to make my own kitchen cabinets.  I mean a real class.  I’ve learned all I can from Norm at the Yankee Workshop.
6. Oh, and I have an SLR camera and I took a really fun black and white film photography class.  I’m saving for a D-SLR.  But, for now my Canon point and shoot is doing a good job for what I need.

Bottom line… not enough money or time, but plenty of projects and “want to do’s”!