The Kick List: July 2010

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Update 27th July

Hi there,
OK, I know I have not done that much, but it feels quite a lot when you cut into the fabric. I am hoping I have done the stitches correctly, but I will know that once Vicki has seen my project and can tell me if I am doing something wrong or if I have done good:)

Now I've got to start cutting in the middle part, which is even more scary...but at the same time it is fun, and my dear hubby is being supportive by saying how wonderful it looks:) Soon I will have the guts to do the same on the original:)

X Ylva

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Update 22 July

Hi there...so, I am putting up a picture of my latest project. I am using a different thread on Vicki's partwork for February on a different fabric, so I can practice the stitches and hopefully make less mistakes on the real thing...

I've also done a tiny pic that my mum gave me when she came to visit. I have another one I am working on, but the partwork took precedence when I realised that I could do it on a different fabric...sometimes I get stuck and can't move forward on a project, and then all of a sudden something pops into my head and I just have to work on it...

I will post again when I have finished this practice project, and the next one will be the real thing:) Although...I am gonna have to buy the DMC threads I don't have, as well as the beads...I have beads but they are all in one big bundle with no details of what number they are...lol

I'll keep you posted:)

Ylva

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

I've lost track of which week it is.

I keep forgetting to post, sorry. This last couple of weeks has been crazy. I managed to get all the stuff off to the magazine which is a part of my list and I've been creating decorations for a school fair, including painting a 5' tall pirate which is not on the list but was fun!!
What is not so much fun is doing my accounts. That is my job for this week. I just wish I knew how to do them!! Every year I end up grovelling for advice. The depressing thing is that every year they look the same, I haven't broken even yet. Oh well - I'll cobble them together as always and keep my fingers crossed.

Sunday, 4 July 2010

Week 10

So, I have finally finished my Heavygoig Grizzly:) It has been a few years, but it is now finished, I have washed it and ironed it, and am going to send it to my mum and dad so that dad can make a frame for it.

I have also got started on a patchwork cushion cover for my mum. I will take a picture as soon as I have it sewn together:)

I feel like I am finally getting somewhere, and am no longer just stomping on the same place all the time. :)

Ylva

Vicki's list

Short term jobs
1. Sort out my filing - several boxes and a collapsing pile on my desk do not constitute a filing system.
2. Do my accounts - I usually file at the last minute, this time I want to get them done earlier.
3. Paper and paint the toilet walls - I'm fed up with bare plaster.
4. Get another design in a magazine - I'm trying to break into the UK magazines and at the same time hopefully get more into the Australian Publication 'Creative Embroidery and Cross Stitch'
5. Tidy my bedroom - This room doesn't get the attention it deserves. 'Public' rooms get all the attention and as it doubles as an office it has suffered, it's time has come!
6. Build a new back gate - It just needs doing.

Medium term jobs
1. Finish the kitchen - I've done a lot of it but have ground to a halt. I need to fit the sink unit, 2 more bits of worktop, build a cupboard round the electricity meter, tile and fit a blind.
2. Finish a DVD project - I am working on a DVD for my business and really must get going on it quickly.
3. Get a book published - This could be a tricky one as getting published is not an easy project but I have to try. I am working on a complete Hardanger course around a perpetual calendar project/ set of 12 designs.

Long term job
Swap my daughter from the small bedroom to the larger spare room. Whilst this doesn't seem like a big task, it really is! The spare room is full of my work supplies and (as we don't have a useable attic) has been used for other storage. I have to pack up the room and move it to storage, repair the plaster, paper and paint, fit units and shelves and build a wardrobe/cupboard into the alcove. I can then move her in but the job doesn't end there. I have to put up shelves in the spare room and build a set of cupboards that are purpose designed to hold my work supplies so that when it is all done I have a useable spare room (her old room) that will be suitable for guests and not a room full of boxes that is impossible to get into.

Ylva's list

Short term goals

1. I want to finish my Heavygoing Grizzly for my nephew - only have the background left to do.

2. I want to do a biscornu as they look so much fun to do.

3. I want to do a little pincushion - embroider a nice pattern and attach to a tiny little pot....

4. I need to finish organising my room - I have sooo much stuff.... cardmaking, stamping, embroidery, sewing, computers, cross stitch.....

5. I want to make a list of all project I want to do - some I have started on and some I am eager to start on.

6. I want to make a patchwork cushion for my mother.

Medium term goals

1. I want to finish the hardanger calendar partwork Vicki has created - It is gorgeous and I cannot wait until I can hang it on the wall.

2. I want to finish my Nefertiti cross stitch picture - I have Tutankhamun already framed on the wall and he is looking a bit lonely.

3. I want to make a patchwork quilt for my bed.

Long term goal

I need to lose weight - I need to lose a lot of weight, but I will put this in stages of 10 kilos......and celebrate massively when I have reached 50 kilos. Anything more than that is a bonus.

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