Okay so now that I have your attention…I don’t have a clue as to what I want to gab about. Usually I have an idea, usually I have an inkling maybe even several days ahead and I have things mapped out in my mind or even written in the computer and my pictures ready.

But today or should I say right now, I don’t know! I am being challenged lately by an IP address that keeps on changing and when it does decide to move I can’t get to the blog. I have to yell help! Laura can you fix me please, pretty please?! After about 4 hours of Laura trying different things and fortified with plenty of adult beverages, she worked her magic and I was finally able to access my very own blog, so hence the reason why I am doing it right now! Cause you never know when I am up at 0dark30 to share my thoughts…well I think you get the idea!

Last we left each other the other day… I was thinking of Christmas in July and saying to myself that I haven’t done too much stitching for this years decorating. I better get busy, so why not a little stash enhancement, some retail therapy? Well, why not?

The Noel canvas is from Patti Mann and many years ago I stitched this all in Kreinik, but now my idea is to bead it! Well not the background, but the word. The other 2 canvases are by Susan Roberts and I will work the background in basketweave and then do some beading surrounded with Jessica’s to finish it off! What do you think?

These 2 look like they are having fun! You know these 2 right? That would be Meredith and Tony and this was a picture from the Summer TNNA Market at Columbus. This reminds me that it is 28 days and counting till we arrive at A Stitch in Time with the Fab 4!

This is my canvas that I will be working on. Red Orchid by Kirk & Bradley. I sorta kinda tried to change my canvas at the end…but Meredith wouldn’t let me! Well we did pick this out together at the Winter Market and when she got wind of me maybe changing it, she said “I’m not letting you change your mind!”

I know lots of people that are taking this class! Elizabeth and Pat and Chris and Joanne and Nancy and Kristine and Maryellen and Bam (lovingly knicknamed Bamalama by Meredith!) and Lulu and so many more that I probably forgot to mention. Did I tell you that I am going to seminar before the Fab 4? yes I am shameless and out of my mind!

My work for the September/October issue is wrapped up and for me all that’s left is the proofing and then it will be time to start on November/December issue. Wait till you see the cover! and wait to you see the wonderful projects including part 2 of the 4th of July March.

My plans for the weekend are to finish up a few stitch guides of my own, a baseball game is coming up on Sunday, a little thread shopping on Saturday and some serious stitching time all weekend. If you don’t see a new blog from me, just know that everything is fine and it is just the technology is misbehaving!

AlleyCat is being such lady! and until next time…keep on stitching