The Kick List: August 2010

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Update 17th August (ok, posted 19th...)

So, I just wanted to post my latest update on Nefertiti...she seems to be coming along really fast. Perhaps that is as I am doing one bit at a time, and not like normal one colour at a time...I am trying to spend the days working on my craft room, and the evenings stitching in front of the telly... I have a pic of the pillow case I am making for mum - just please remember it is my first try at patchwork, and it is VERY simple indeed...I do like the colours though...wanted to give her something happy. I am planning on stitching along the seams before finishing off...some nice broad stitch to make sure nothing falls apart. Once this is done and I have sent it off, I am going to play around a bit more...I have watched A Quilt in a Day on an american channel...sometimes it is only about farmlife ( which I realised after recording a few episodes which showed no quilting whatsoever...) but some of them are gems for a beginner like me:) So I am going to play around a bit...I think I am going to work on Christmas pressies or at least ornaments...I know it may be early, but normally I realise end of November I have a mountain to climb...this time I am trying to be early:)

X Ylva

Sunday, 15 August 2010

I've been a bit remiss

I'm sorry to say that I have achieved very little lately, I have been away a lot though. We have been visiting friends now that I have the freedom of being able to drive. This next week is going to be spent giving the house a thorough clean as I got back from a couple of days in London to the feeling that something has died in my fridge. Once the main house is spotless it's back to the bedroom for me!!

Update 14th August

Hi there,
When we started this blog, I decided to blog once a week...this does not seem to be possible...not really sure why, but some weeks I just don't have much to say...some weeks life gets in the way of stitching, and some weeks seem to go so fast it is Tuesday by the time I remember that I should be blogging...

Anywho, I now have an update on Nefertiti. I should really be working on Vicki's design but I feel a bit nervous about it, so have taken a break. Nefertiti is going so well, and I am really enjoying it, and it has been a while since I really enjoyed stitching this much... Now, I know I did Heavygoing Grizzly recently, but that was more to finish it than because I really enjoyed it. I did LOVE finishing it for my nephew, but I did not love working on it...I enjoyed it but did not love it...if you know what I mean...

So, as you can see it has grown quite a bit:) I just can't wait until I can frame it and put it on the wall next to Tutankhamun:)

So, that is it for this week...hopefully there will be more next week:)

Over and out,

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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