Cake Stand, February Cottage, and Some Hexies

Today I just had to work on some hexies, had to, I'm too close to having them all done not to give them at least a few minutes a day.

I was kind of in a pink mood today, as you can see.  These are numbers 132 through 134, I don't have far to go to 140.

I was going to post this last night, but my camera battery was low and didn't want to work with me.  I need to get working on the March cottage as the April one is in the mail.  March of course is a green cottage, and April is purple. I love seeing this project progress.

Last but not least is the Cake Stand block.  It is an 8-inch block and is number 68 of 366.  It reminds me of a basket.  

We went outside to see if we could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight, but it was a bit too early and it was so windy we decided to forget it. Hopefully tomorrow night we drive a little ways out of town so we can really see them.  Happy Stitching!!  --Kristen

What a week...

I don't know where this week has gone, but I do know that I have thoroughly enjoyed it.  I've spent time with my family, watched old movies, and have been able to work on a few projects.  It is always nice to have a down week where I can do things that I truly enjoy.

Four more hexie flowers.  These are flowers 96 through 99.  I might have to finish one more just to say I made it to 100 flowers before the end of the year.  We'll see what tomorrow brings.

I spent yesterday afternoon and this morning working on the Country Cottage Needleworks January Cottage.  Of course there are going to be 11 more patterns, one for each month, and of course I have signed up to do them all.  I'm stitching them on 35-count linen which is a stretch for me as I usually work on 28-count linen.  I did enjoy it, although it did take a little longer than I thought it would.

You can see how small it actually is when compared to a rotary cutter.  I'm doing all 12 cottages on one piece of linen.  I think I'm really going to enjoy getting back to some cross stitching once a month.

I've also been making lists, reading blogs, and trying to decide which projects to start, join, or just forget about in the new year.  I am trying to keep the list rather short as you just never know what will come up.

Enjoy your New Years Eve...some of you are probably getting ready to celebrate as I write this.  I am linking with Can I Get a Whoop-Whoop? and I can't wait to see what everyone has linked.  Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Stitching!!  --Kristen