Work In Progress Wednesday 07/15/2015

Mug Rug Christmas Block 1 progress 07/15/15

This week I had very, very little time for me. Don't get me wrong, it has been a good week, but full of errands and chores. As a result, I did not accomplish much stitching at all. (I did not add a single stitch to Santa and the Mouse...) 

Mug Rug Christmas Block 1 progress 07/07/15

Last week, I shared the mug rug I am working on (pictured above). This week, I did manage to add buttonhole stitches to the applique on the mug rug I am working on. I also added a few snowflakes and a handful of Mill Hill "ice" petite glass seed beads. (These are tiny enough that I do not believe they will interfere with a coffee cup sitting on them.) 

This mug rug still requires a bit more sewing to add the next details. Then, I get to quilt it and bind it. 

I also managed to squeeze in about 20 minutes of stitching for the snowball I am creating for Donna through the Crazy Quilting International (CQI) Group, but I am keeping that a secret. 

We have guests arriving on Friday that will be here through the end of the month. I am SO excited! Although I am carrying my list of goals forward, I might be a little bit MIA. We'll see!

Thank you for stopping by!
Renee

Last Week's Goals:

1. Complete 250 x-stitches on the HAED Santa & the Mouse chart (which is no longer available, but it is a part of this chart at Heaven and Earth Designs.) 0 stitches this week.

2. Link up with the Monday Stitchery Link Party #14 at Super Mom No Cape on July 13th. (If you missed the party on the 6th, you may check it out here!) My post is here.

3. Finish a project to add inventory to my Etsy shop. Pattern progress seen above.

4. Embellish a snowball to swap with Donna A. in July. I managed to put 20 minutes of stitching into it.

5. Piece a pincushion to swap with the Crazy Quilt Divas on Facebook. The way this month is going, I am not sure I will have a pincushion done by August 1st. I may have to wait and participate in the next pincushion swap!

6. Share progress with ICQC 102 course from Shawkl Designs. If I manage to utilize my time very wisely today and tomorrow, I hope to have progress to share next week! I really, really want to do the next step in the class.

7. Share pictures of Sandy B.'s blocks from the Under the Sea Round Robin. I told her if she did not want them, she could "return to sender" when I mail them to her - lol! She has plans for these babies! Just wait until you see them... This is the last set for this round robin, which means with the next rotation, my blocks are coming home!!! I have taken the photographs, I just need to post them for you to admire!

This Week's Goals:

1. Complete 250 x-stitches on the HAED Santa & the Mouse chart (which is no longer available, but it is a part of this chart at Heaven and Earth Designs.) 

2. Link up with the Monday Stitchery Link Party #15 at Super Mom No Cape on July 20th. (If you missed the party on the 13th, you may check it out here!) 

3. Finish a project to add inventory to my Etsy shop. 

4. Embellish a snowball to swap with Donna A. in July.

5. Piece a pincushion to swap with the Crazy Quilt Divas on Facebook?

6. Share progress with the ICQC 102 course from Shawkl Designs.

7. Share pictures of Sandy B.'s blocks from the CQI Under the Sea Round Robin. I told her if she did not want them, she could "return to sender" when I mail them to her - lol! She has plans for these babies! Just wait until you see them... This is the last set for this round robin, which means with the next rotation, my blocks are coming home!!!

8. Share a TAST Week 2 post on July 21st.

Work in Progress Wednesday 07/08/2015

Last week I had completed 15,735 stitches on Santa and the Mouse. It was 89% complete.

This week I completed 435 stitches, bringing the total to 16,170. It is now 92 % complete. Only 1,482 stitches to go! (Sorry. The picture is a little yellowish from the sunlight when it was taken.)

Just think, within the next few weeks, I will finally finish this project and you will finally get to see something different! When Santa and the Mouse is done, I plan to pull my CQI Winter/Christmas Round Robin blocks out to finish up that wall hanging. It just needs snowflakes (lots and lots of snowflakes), binding and a hanging sleeve or loops and it will be ready to display this Christmas!

Last Week's Goals:

1. Complete 250 x-stitches on the HAED Santa & the Mouse chart (which is no longer available, but it is a part of this chart at Heaven and Earth Designs.) Exceeded 250! Pictures are above.

2. Link up with the Monday Stitchery Link Party #13 at Super Mom No Cape on July 6th. (If you missed the party on the 29th, you may check it out here!) I will be sharing my progress on the Heaven and Earth Designs QS Red Hearts cross-stitch chart I began on June 4th. Done! If you missed it, here is a photo of my progress. 

3. Finish a project to add inventory to my Etsy shop. I made more progress! I plan to design 48 Christmas mug rug patterns. My goal is to design them in a such a way that they may also be assembled into blocks for a quilt top measuring 48" across and 56" long. (I will not know how well that will work until I finish all 48 blocks, though!) Beginning August 1st, as I complete each 7-inch long by 8-inch wide block, I will add the mug rug pattern to my Etsy inventory. If the quilt idea works out, I think I will call it my Mug Rug Christmas Quilt. Here is a sneak peek at my progress on Block 1: Merry Christmas. 

4. Piece a snowball to swap with Donna A. in July. Done!  

5. Piece a pincushion to swap with the Crazy Quilt Divas on Facebook.

6. Share progress with ICQC 102 course from Shawkl Designs. I have been itching to work on this class. With the projects above, I could pick them up for a few minutes in between interruptions and demands on my time or take them with me to appointments. I need some uninterrupted time to work on this class and I think I just may have some on Thursday. I cannot wait!

This Week's Goals:

1. Complete 250 x-stitches on the HAED Santa & the Mouse chart (which is no longer available, but it is a part of this chart at Heaven and Earth Designs.) 

2. Link up with the Monday Stitchery Link Party #13 at Super Mom No Cape on July 13th. (If you missed the party on the 6th, you may check it out here!) 

3. Finish a project to add inventory to my Etsy shop. 

4. Embellish a snowball to swap with Donna A. in July.

5. Piece a pincushion to swap with the Crazy Quilt Divas on Facebook.

6. Share progress with ICQC 102 course from Shawkl Designs.

7. Share pictures of Sandy B.'s blocks from the Under the Sea Round Robin. I told her if she did not want them, she could "return to sender" when I mail them to her - lol! She has plans for these babies! Just wait until you see them... This is the last set for this round robin, which means with the next rotation, my blocks are coming home!!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee