Archive for March, 2008
Stitching in public
I often stitch in public. I will take my stitching to appointments, baseball games, and to the lunch-time poker game. I’ll stitch pretty much anytime I’m going to have idle hands for an extended period of time. Last week, I attended a software training event, and I decided to knit instead of [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 26th, 2008 tagged Other, knitting | Comment now »
It’s not easy being green
I was very productive over the weekend. I painted, I stitched, I went to the grocery store. I also did a couple of things in the garden. I bought two rose plants (they’re not big enough to be bushes) at the grocery store and planted them when I got home.
Here is Mr. [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 18th, 2008 tagged Other, stitching | 1 Comment »
Happy Pi Day!
Happy Pi Day! The best pie around here is from the House of Pies. My favorite flavors are: chocolate, lemon meringue, key lime, and strawberry. I don’t eat apple pie or pecan pie. I’ve had a pie stitching idea rumbling in my brain for a while, maybe I’ll sketch it out [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 14th, 2008 tagged Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Any volunteers?
To do my taxes, that is? My problem is procrastination that I wait to input all of my expenses into the computer program and have to do the whole year’s worth at once. My April resolution this year will be to input everything as it happens at least weekly.
Other than that, I’m having [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 13th, 2008 tagged business, knitting, stitching | Comment now »
The ins and outs of stitching models
Jen asked the other day “When you have model stitchers stitch a design, are they stitching duplicates or the original? How do you “test” a design before you send it to a model stitcher?” So I thought I’d talk a bit about the design process and how model stitching enters into it.
The models I [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 12th, 2008 tagged design work, stitching | 3 Comments »
Brrr – what happened to spring?
I guess I’ll have to keep myself warm with my creative fires!
A cold front came through and the temps dropped to the thirties! I know other parts of the country got snow, so it is/was colder, but this is Houston! In March! The crepe myrtels are starting to sprout, the robins are [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 7th, 2008 tagged Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
March Madness
And I’m not talking about basketball!
Here’s the scoop:
Three designs out at model stitchers (well, one might be hung up at the Canadian Border, but hopefully it will reach its destination soon)
One design about to go out to a model stitcher
Two projects I’m working on (one complimentary design, so small, and another small design)
One design done [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on March 5th, 2008 tagged business, design work, stitching | 1 Comment »
In Like a Lion
Sunday, the south winds blew and I thought it was Spring already. Monday the front came through, the wind shifted to the north, and brrrr – winter is back!
Here’s another sign of spring:
Live crawfish at the grocery store! I remember hunting for crawfish in the back yard. They built little mud towers [...]