Just A Quick Update

Some more progress was made on Rapunzel over the weekend! She's still going strong, I'm loving her! I'm currently working on her skin, 1x1, and I'm loving the effect!

Until next time!
~ Katy

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Giveaway

Nancy from The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having a Valentine's Day giveaway! If you're interested in entering, please follow this link and let her know Katy from Just A Little Stitchin' sent you!

Until next time!
~ Katy

This Week's Progress

So I haven't been able to put Rapunzel down this week and I've made lots of progress! I love this piece, it's absolutely gotten my stitching bug going again, and it's been a blast!

I definitely plan on continuing to work on this piece for awhile. It's going so quick for me and I adore the colors and the fabric (28 ct. Jobelan in Isolde from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie).

I am going to work on finishing the dress on this page of the pattern and then start working on the skin. All the rest of the piece is done 2 over 2, but I'm going to try to do the skin 1 over 1 for a smoother effect. We'll see how it goes!

Until next time!
~ Katy

Rapunzel, Rapunzel...

...Let down your golden hair!

As of the December 31st, I left my full time job and have been working these past couple of weeks on adjusting to life as a stay at home mom. It's been an adjustment to be sure, but I think we're starting to settle in on a routine, which is a wonderful thing! It's a huge blessing and I'm so very happy to be on this adventure with my kids!

Now that I'm a bit more settled and not as insanely frantic in the evenings, I've decided to finally pick up stitching again. I've missed it, very much so, but life for quite awhile just wasn't letting me get to it. I've decided I'm not going to have a formal rotation process for now, I'm just going to work on what I want to work on, however long I may want to work on it, and rotate when something else strikes my fancy. I am making a hard and fast rule, though, that there will be no new starts until I finish one of my many WIP's. Doesn't mean I won't keep collecting stash though! (My fabric collection is MASSIVE by now!)

In that mindset, I picked up Rapunzel by Joan Elliott this weekend to start working on her again. It's been almost a year since I had last worked on her, and this is where she was when I last touched her:

I worked on her Friday and got to this point:

And then yesterday I got to here:

She's being stitched on 28 ct. Jobelan in Isolde from Hand Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie and I'm absolutely loving stitching on her! More to come as I make more progress!

Happy stitching!

Until next time!
~ Katy

Another Update

Life has been absolutely crazy around my household, but there is an end in sight! After a lot of thought and prayer and discussion, my husband and I decided that it is time for me to quit my job and stay at home with our kids. It's a huge decision and will be a huge change for us, but one that I think it sorely needed! I know that my stitching habit, among many other things, have suffered greatly for this job, and I am looking forward to being the wife and mom I've always wanted to be at the start of the new year! One of my resolutions will be to pick up stitching again and try to get at least 30-60 minutes of stitching in a day. Wish me luck!

In the meantime, when I have been able to stitch, I've continued to work on My Witch's Brew because I'm so close to finishing it. Here are the latest progress pics:

Not much left to do! I don't think I will finish this before the end of the year, but it will likely be my first 2014 finish.

I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday!

Until next time!
~ Katy