November 21, 2010

Thankful for Vacation

Happy almost-Thanksgiving! I am on vacation this week, my sister is the cook on the day (I'm in charge of the cheese and olive platter and the deviled eggs), and I haven't planned much of anything for the week except for a doctor's appointment tomorrow, a little drive by In Stitches for more thread (I looked right at the instructions for purchasing thread, and did I even notice that some of the colors call for three skeins of AVAS and other colors require 2?) and a massive case of stitchy numb butt. I have been worn to a nub and didn't even blog last week because I had nothing to show--so rare! But I have a holiday tradition of starting something new to maintain, and here it is--Catherine Metcalf.

Not a great photo of the true colors of this sampler--I stitched away the day and then lost the light just as I got out the camera, so this is by lamplight. Scarlet Letter's Catherine Metcalf done on 40 count Lakeside in navy bean with AVAS threads.

Pink, taking the tag off a towel prior to chewing holes in the towel (bunny lace, we call it around here).

And from last year, the rabbits' Macy's day parade:

More pictures coming up later in the week--see you Thursday!

17 comments:

Margaret said...

Oh oh oh! I want to do Catherine too! So pretty! I still remember the bunnies' parade from last year. Will they do it again? :D Enjoy your vacation -- get tons of stitching done!

Deborah said...

Ilove the bunnies parade. Have a great stitchy vacation.

RG said...

Pink is a rock star!

I think I remember something about the deviled eggs last year. Do they ship well?

The Scarlett House said...

Oh Glenna, I wanna stitch her, too. It's on my ever growing list.
Enjoy your time off and the holiday.

aprilmecheelesdulllife said...

I love that new start!!! Pink is so cute... Tag and all. LOL Cute Parade last year !!!

Crafty Green Poet said...

bunny lace, that's funny! Yes we had a lot of that too when we had Anya but we never thought up that name for it

Hazel said...

Beautiful CM sampler. Love it. x

Giovanna said...

Another great start - what a beautiful sampler!

Alice said...

Love the new start. Cute bunny parade picture.

Dona said...

Beautiful start on Catherine, Glenna! Glad to hear you have good plans for your time off!

The Fab Furs said...

Nothing so rare as a relaxing holiday week. Enjoy! (Now my buns want a parade, although they'll settle for a parade of vegetables.)

Laurie in Iowa said...

Catherine is going to look wonderful... great start. Enjoy your vacation week.

Nicole said...

Beautiful start Glenna!! Another one to add to my wish list!! :) Enjoy your vacation!!!

Melissa said...

That's a beautiful new start you have. I love that piece too (of course!).

Enjoy your quiet time this week and your family Thanksgiving time!

Daffycat said...

Oooo, a week off work ~ how awesome for you, Glenna! I wish you the worst case of stitch a$$ ever!

Katrina said...

Cute bunny pics :-).

What a great new start, enjoy your week off! Can't wait to see your progress.

barbara said...

Missed ya last week. Enjoy your vacation and indulge in that stitch-butt!!! :D