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Stitching Stuff: Week 11 of 2022 from Life In Pieces

We forgot to set our clock ahead an hour before we went to bed last night, so I'm getting a late start on the stitching time post this morning. Thankfully I'm off most of this next week, which will help me cope with the reset.

The week started out a bit rough, the weekend had been so stressful that I started the week less than rested. I didn't get home till almost 8 one day this week. By the end of the week, I was just so tired that it was early to bed on Friday night ...

added by Kate 2 years, 9 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training

Stitching Stuff: Week 1 of 2022 from Life In Pieces

It seems wrong to claim week 1 after just a day of 2022 has passed. But I did check and this has to be week 1 to get 52 weeks of posts. But there are the last 6 days of 2020 in this week too. I was on vacation this last week, so my stitching time was vastly improved the last few days of 2020.

15 minute days/week 1 = 7/7
15 minute days/week December = 11/31 days
15 minute days/2021 = 271/365
15 minute days/2022 = 1/1
Success rate for 2021 = 74.3%

I'm ...

added by Kate 2 years, 11 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scientist in training

Best of Life in Pieces in 2021 from Life In Pieces

This is the 7th year that I've played along with Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs Best of series. It's fun to look back at some of the high points posted on the blog this last year.

1. Most Views (400): Stitching Time: Week 2 of 2021

I'm not sure why this one had so many views, though it's one of my favorite posts from this last year. The Scientist in Training took a few stitches on my traveling cross stitch project while we were visiting family last Christmas. From that she decided to give embroidery a ...

added by Kate 2 years, 12 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , best of 2021 , fritillaria , grassy creek , photo challenge , picnic stars , red white and blue stars , scientist in training

Stitching Stuff: Week 52 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

We had temperatures in the 80's for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it certainly didn't feel like a typical Xmas holiday. Hope your holiday was full of family and fun. Ours certainly was.

It's week 52 of 2021, so this will be the last stitching stuff post for the year. I like to close out my stitching year on December 31st, so I'll have the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 in next week's post. My stitching week didn't go so well. I spent all of last weekend working on company ...

added by Kate 3 years ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training , slow stitching sunday

Stitching Suff: Week 49 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

Week 49? That means there are only 3 more weeks in 2021. Hard to believe we are that close to the end of another year. But for now let's focus on this week for my sanity's sake. Week 49 was pretty good for me on the stitching front.

15 minute days/week 49 = 5/7 days
15 minute days/Nov = 19/30 days
15 minute days/Dec = 2/4 days
15 minute days/2021 = 262/338 days
Success rate = 77.51%

I lost one day of stitching time to a late work night and the second to the ...

added by Kate 3 years ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training

Stitching Stuff: Week 34 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

It's been hot, which is typical for Oklahoma in August, and humid, which is not. It's just miserable to be outside if the sun is out. So I've spent some quality time in my sewing room this week, other than a couple of nights when I had to work late.

15 minute days/week = 5/7 days
15 minute days/August = 16/21 days
15 minute days/2021 = 194/233
Success rate = 83.26%

So not a perfect week, but better than where I was the end of July.

The Scientist in Training decided she needed something ...

added by Kate 3 years, 4 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training

Stitching Time: Week 16 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

Life is good when you can take Friday off and you have the house to yourself. It meant a full day of stitching to kick off the weekend. I was definitely ready for a day off after the madness that has been work the last couple of weeks. I was doing so well till we were late getting home one night (4:30 PM phone calls with the West Coast tend to not end at 5 PM CT).

15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
15 minute days/Apr = 14/17 days
15 minute days/2021 = 101/107 days

Not ...

added by Kate 3 years, 8 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , flowers , photography , scientist in training

Stitching Time: Week 8 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

What a week! Major deep freeze here with lots of snow. It wasn't usual winter weather, especially for this time of year. But it can and does get really cold here some winters, so Oklahoma is better prepared than Texas. We had power and heat during the worst of it. Hopefully that's the worst of the cold stuff for 2021.

We worked from home most of the week. My work day isn't any shorter, but I do get my commute time back when we don't go in to the office. But I do tend to work ...

added by Kate 3 years, 10 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training

Stitching Time: Week 2 of 2021 from Life In Pieces

It was back to work for me this last week. You'd think after being so well rested after 2 weeks off going back to work would have been easy. It wasn't. It really felt like going from 0 to 60 mph in a couple of seconds. I wasn't ready for that. How did your first full week of 2021 go in your sewing space?

I didn't get the best start to a new year of finding time to stitch.

15 minute days/week = 5/7 days
15 minute days/Jan = 7/9 days
15 minute days ...

added by Kate 3 years, 11 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , embroidery , scientist in training

Stitching Stuff: Week 48 of 2020 from Life In Pieces

The Thanksgiving holiday was a quiet one for us. The Scientist in training got to come home for the first time in months. We all had the week off. So we got to spend some time just hanging out. Naps were a popular past time with the college girl and I got to spend a lot of time up in the sewing room. Thanksgiving dinner was a very small affair, but the food was good and we had fun.

Having five days off was nice, there was time to get caught up on a bit of housework, get the Christmas ...

added by Kate 4 years ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , holiday , scientist in training

10 Years at Life in Pieces from Life In Pieces

Today is Life in Pieces 10 year blogiversary. It's been ten years of stash reports, design wall Mondays and connecting with some of the most creative, inspiring and fun people. I'd name names, but I'm sure I'd leave someone out. I don't belong to the local guild as they only meet during the week and this working girl isn't able to attend. But I've been so fortunate to have what I've come to think of as my on line guild. There are weekly show and tells, demolish your UFO programs, work down ...

added by Kate 4 years, 3 months ago. under blogiversary , scientist in training , sewing space

Week 51 of 2019: Stitching Stuff from Life In Pieces

Wow, week 51! Just one more week left in 2019 and a full week it will be with Christmas in the middle of it. I'm hoping it's a better week than this one has been. I've been out of commission since Wednesday with a very nasty cold. I finally started to feel better yesterday morning, which is good. That with the holiday prep, edged in on my stitching time. How did you do this week at finding some time to stitch?

In spite of the cold and holiday preparations, I did manage to get in my 15 ...

added by Kate 5 years ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , scientist in training

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