Morning Lake
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| Morning Lake by Dimensions |
I don't know if you remember, but for a while now I've been wanting to stitch Morning Lake by Dimensions as a companion piece for Whiskers and Wings, because in my imagination the kitten lives in a wooden cabin. Coincidentally, Morning Lake was also the first Dimensions piece I saw and fell in love with, over a year ago. So there was a lot of history between us, let me tell you. That's why I was so excited to start it this week, and I did.... and I hated it.
The process was just... No. It was mostly half stitches, with 3 or 4 threads, and combining thread colors, which you would have thought would be fun but oh, my goodness. It nearly drove me insane. I spent three days on it, and on the fourth I decided that if I had to stitch another abstract leaf or a piece of sky I was going to hurl the project out the window and eat somebody. Which is my crazy way of saying that I don't think landscape pieces are for me. Here is where I left the project off in disgust:
Don't get me wrong, I still love looking at it and the finished result, but I think that I just don't have the patience to work on a piece that doesn't have a person or animal in it. Isn't that a funny thing to discover about oneself? So I don't know if I'll be working on it slowly on random days, or if this one's a hopeless case, but for now it's stashed away in my crafting cupboard.
Guardian Spirit
I wasn't the least bit remorseful however, because I went right into my stash and pulled out this beauty:
This is a knock-off of a very old Dimensions pattern called Guardian Spirit (which I don't think you can find anywhere anymore), and if you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know that it is right up my alley, because I love all things Native American. I fell in love with this design on the spot, saw a couple of finished pieces online, and knew that I had to add this to my list of projects. I received it some weeks ago, and I just fell in love with the pattern. I mean, just look at this:
Just look at those geometrical fabric patterns combined with the falling hair and the folds in the fabric! My fingers were itching to stitch this as soon as I saw it. And the colors!
So rich, so beautiful. I can't get over them, I just can't. After Ivy, I don't mind hunkering down with a nice, long project, and this will be just the thing. Judging by the size, I imagine I'll be stitching this for about 3 or 4 months. This is where I'm at so far after three sessions:
Because the project is so big, I don't know if I'll be updating my progress weekly as I have been so far, or just whenever it makes sense visually. We'll see how it goes I guess!
Robot Vacuum
I know what you're thinking: What? But I just couldn't finish this blog entry without mentioning the newest honorary member of our family, our robot vacuum:
Have I mentioned it's PINK? Or "rose gold", as the marketing team would have it. I've named her Cinderella, because she's clearly a princess (seriously, it's pink!) but she's still cleaning our floors. Yes, I watched too much Disney growing up (and who am I kidding? I still do).
Do any of you have one of these things? We're delighted we got one! Our cats are not as thrilled with it as we are, and there is a serious rivalry going on, where both of them will follow it permanently around the house and pounce on it. There have been some hilarious moments and the robot's ok, so I think it's a win-win!
