But I am ready to start packing! I think that Sylvester has other ideas. The stitching suitcase came out and always comes out first…see where my priorities are? Stretcher bars, tape, staple gun with extra staples will start my packing off. Or whenever I can get his royalness to move. My stitching light, frame weight, probably a snap tray, a book, maybe even a hammer and a few other odds and ends will start getting thrown in the bag. My tea bags to make iced tea and hmmm, maybe I better make a list.

I have been in a stitching funk these days, and really haven’t been doing much stitching at all…so I am using my time to get my work started for the November/December issue of Needlepoint Now. Doing some projects around the house and I really want to organize I mean really organize my threads. See I am not one that wastes time as to me every moment is precious. I very rarely ever sit and do absolutely nothing!

I am looking for the thread that I used on the sand in the NeedleDeeva Thanksgiving Set. I know the ThreadworX number, I probably can even tell you the name, but where it is I have no idea! See I am very good with organizing my Kreinik, tubes of beads and cards of Rainbow Gallery threads, but those odd ball threads…well it could be anywhere! That’s when I tell myself that it is easier to buy another skein then wasting time looking for it. The problem is now I have looked in 3 shops and no one had it. I did buy some Gentle Arts threads, which will work just fine, well you get the idea!

I am looking forward to seminar, but then on the other hand I am going to miss the Fall TNNA Market in St. Charles, which is scheduled for the same weekend. The nerve of them not checking with me first! This will be the first market that I will miss in about 7 years…wow that will feel strange. So like the rest of you I will rely on everybody’s Facebook postings, the shops websites and blogs and all that stuff. Yes I too long to see the brand new stuff fresh off the artist’s table. Raymond has a new series of Robot and Rockets that are just as cute as can be! Leigh is working on new Halloween series, Maggie and Ewe and Eye have already been teasing us with new pieces, Melissa Shirley has her new Halloween basket and I am sure there will be more new stuff coming!

Okay it’s time to think about a little more packing, but AlleyCat has different ideas. and until next time…keep on stitching