Day 2 of Project Blankie

Day 2:

Last night, Pookie came over to help me stitch. She is awesome…good person and great friend. We each sat at one end of the couch and worked on opposite ends of the blanket.   The attack poodle was the supervisor. She took her position on the “princess pillow” guarding her panties and watched…until she got bored and fell asleep.

 It was important that we had incentive to work.  So a wee bit of inspiration was poured.

After 2-1/2 hours, the wine was gone, so we called it a night.   After two days of working: The entire top clouds, two stars and two clouds on the bottom right – finished.   

To quote Pookie, “We are going to need some serious help!”

Doomed...for sure

Last night I started Project Blankie.  And now, I am convinced more than ever that I am doomed!  I started in top left hand corner.  After one hour, I had completed one strand of floss (really = two strands because you divide the floss in half).  
First hour:



After the scond hour I finished another strand of divided floss:

Yep, I'm doomed for sure!

Day 1 of the blanket project

So last week I realized that I needed to undertake a project and boy oh boy is it a doosy! Each of Mom’s grand kids have a cross stitched blankie that she gave them when they were born. Boo’s is a Bambie one and she still has it. Oldest Sis's kids still have theirs, too.

Well, it dawned on me the other day that Lil Sis’s kid will be the only one without…unless I do something about it. Sooooo….I went to the craft store (actually 3 until I found one that carried the stupid things) and bought a blanket on Friday. I’ve done this cross stitch on bibs before and I know it takes weeks to complete. As of Friday, I have exactly 3 weeks to complete this project. It is NOT enough time!!! Pookie told me she is going to come over and sit at the opposite end and work on it. If she isn’t joking, I’m going to have to take her up on it!

Friday night, Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday, I was busy. Hey, we all know I’m a very social and popular girl….what can I say! So last night was day one of the project. I sat it my room, read the directions and began sorting the floss (fancy name for embroidery thread). Poodle Pup came in to join me. At one point, she was staring intently in the corner. If Lil Sis was there, she’d say Mom’s ghost had joined me to help out. I wish she had joined in because it took me one hour to sort the floss. Yes, one hour to just get organized! I am soooo doomed!