Wednesday, January 25, 2012

TUSAL Fun

Ok, so as of two days ago I had no idea what a TUSAL was... but now that I do I now know what to do with the ball of threads sitting on the table next to me that have been gathering over the past month!  I found myself a TUSAL jar and signed up to join in the fun on Daffycat's blog!  I am a few days past the full moon, but here is my jar of ORTs.....


I have been doing some bits of stitching thru the week, but don't have enough to show you yet... but I am planning on finishing that Stacy Nash Partridge Pillow by the weekend.   Then I will have to sew it up into a cute pillow... for me that is the hard part.  Love stitching, not thrilled about sewing!  Any tips or techniques would be appreciated, so many of you are just plain awesome with your finishing!

I am excited for the weekend to arrive, to go shopping at Thistle Needleworks.  Since I don't have a LNS near me, it is a BIG deal for me to get to a stitching store.  I will be like a kid in a candy store :)
I have my shopping list ready, although I keep getting packages in the mail that I had forgotten I ordered!  Just yesterday I got some more stash...   Easter and more Christmas.....


My challenge list keeps growing, it really is becoming a wish list since there are so many projects listed it is overwhelming.  My major challenges are my SALs..... Mary Wigham and Elizabeth Hancock (which just today I got confirmation that it she is on her way to me ---Hooray!!).  I am also doing Elizabeth as part of Becky Bee's Stitching Hive's 2012 BAP challenge .  Also, a blogging friend, Whispers of Autumn is doing a Valentine Giveaway of a cute pattern of a Valentine birdie.   Lots of fun things to join in on!

Hope you are all enjoying your week!  Thanks to my new followers and for all the great comments!
Wishing you all miles of smiles :))))))  and happy stitching! xxxxxxx


11 comments:

Catherine said...

So glad you are coming along on the Tusal journey!!
Great goodies too ~ have fun going to the store ~ can't wait to see what you choose!

Margaret said...

Welcome to the TUSAL fun! I love collecting my ORTs. lol! Thistle is a good 3 hours away from me -- but boy, is it worth a trip once in a while! I love that shop! Have fun shopping! (I like the new charts!)

Darla said...

Have a great time shopping! Make sure you buy something that is NOT on your list!

Shari said...

have a wonderful time shopping!! It is a big treat for me to go to an LNS too, because there are none so L (local)!!!!!!!
Love the Christmas pattern you got in the mail......love birds!
Keep on stitching!!!

Katrina said...

Enjoy your shopping trip!!!! I always need a list, LOL. Can't wait to watch your progess on you projects :-).

Nan ~ Threadwork Primitives said...

Thanks for visiting my blog. Best of luck on your SALS and have fun shopping. ~Nan

Patty C. said...

LOVE the bunny pattern! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicola said...

Enjoy your shopping trip. Although the Internet is great it is not the same as having time in a good needlework store.

Lynn said...

Thankyou for your lovely commentg on my blog!

I hope you enjoyed your shopping trip, sounds like you are going to have lots to stitch!

Mary @ Neat and Tidy said...

Great patterns! I love seeing what you are up to.

Siobhán said...

Nice stash! Enjoy your shopping trip!