Your summer needlework projects?

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by carnation

LOL! I ordered the AOII one when my oldest pledged--I already had the Pi Phi one--and the eBay seller asked me how many daughters I had. When I told her 9, she sent me about 12 of those needlework brochures with her best wishes!

You probably shocked the socks off of her! I can see that poor woman now, rubbing her hands with glee, hoping that you add yet another GLO to your garden!

[alum]

One of my more mathematical quilting buddies sent me this. Look closely.

http://www.theiff.org/reef/index.html

[carnation]

Yesterday 4 of us started new projects. I began that huge cross stitch vegetable wreath and I got our 3 littlest girls started on projects--1 on a pansy rug, 1 on a needlepoint sunflower, and 1 on a cross stitch butterfly. I hope they'll use these skills for relaxation in the future!

We were at Michael's yesterday and , they had already put up the fall florals and were getting ready to set out the Halloween aisles! They said they'd even have a bit of Christmas stuff in a couple of weeks. The Halloween items weren't even the craft stuff that you have to work on ahead of time, they were just decorations!

[honeychile]

The Michael's near me already has some Christmas projects out. I wanted to just sit down in the aisle and cry!

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by carnation

We were at Michael's yesterday and , they had already put up the fall florals and were getting ready to set out the Halloween aisles! They said they'd even have a bit of Christmas stuff in a couple of weeks. The Halloween items weren't even the craft stuff that you have to work on ahead of time, they were just decorations!

Originally Posted by honeychile

The Michael's near me already has some Christmas projects out.

What is up with that?

I can sort of imagine why with school starting earlier and earlier that Michaels might want to make sure they have anything back-to-school fall related up by the end of the month because teachers will go back for pre-planning so early. (Don't we all pretend that school still starts in the fall even though it's really August?)

But why in the world would they be looking all the way to Halloween and Christmas? Do think they have to start getting people in the mood with fall and winter decor so that they'll be ready to buy the fall and winter crafts come September or October and still have a shot at finishing them? I wonder what the peak selling season of Christmas themed needlework actually is.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

What is up with that?

I can sort of imagine why with school starting earlier and earlier that Michaels might want to make sure they have anything back-to-school fall related up by the end of the month because teachers will go back for pre-planning so early. (Don't we all pretend that school still starts in the fall even though it's really August?)

But why in the world would they be looking all the way to Halloween and Christmas? Do think they have to start getting people in the mood with fall and winter decor so that they'll be ready to buy the fall and winter crafts come September or October and still have a shot at finishing them? I wonder what the peak selling season of Christmas themed needlework actually is.

I've been meaning to tell you that I think your signature should go in the Signature Hall of Fame! I'm thinking of calling the process "R" this year, and letting the chips fall where they may!

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I've been meaning to tell you that I think your signature should go in the Signature Hall of Fame! I'm thinking of calling the process "R" this year, and letting the chips fall where they may!

Thank you so much!

I like the idea of using "R" for typing expediency.

[alum]

Several projects:

One is a pictorial quilt of a china cabinet that incorporates exchange blocks that I received. Miles (or so it seems) of handcouching black cording is yet to be done before I begin the quilting part

I am working on a group quilt with some of my fellow Kappa alums that will raffled to raise money for our philanthropy, Reading Is Fundamental.

Since my D is now home from school, I am sure my fabric stash will be raided to make more Greek sewn-letter clothing items.

I need to get a small lapsize project going for the LONG twice-weekly swim meets that S has through the end of July.

1. Still handcouching.
2. Started distributing the sections to the new quilt. (thistle plaid design).We make our quilts via the lapquilting technique ala Georgia Bonesteel. So far we have raised $1000 in raffle tix for the Kappa Midnight Garden quilt we just finished (drawing next April).
3. Am auditioning stash-fabric for letter shirts for D and D's hs buddy who is a KD at William & Mary. I have no cricket, shell, grasshopper fabric but I DO have shamrocks and my D said the the KDs at her school and her friend's school are big into shamrocks. Is that a chapter thing? I didn't see any reference to it on the KD HQ website.
4. SHOULD be working on a xstitch of my D's college crest but am not.
5. Just received a commission to do a tshirt quilt for a girl who just graduated hs and is headed off to college. She is a swimmer and a rower so I'm thinking water fabric for the sashing.