Catching up: January.....

My least favorite part of stitching is

starting a new design.  I am always second

guessing my fabric choice and

thread choices so it makes it hard to put

that first stitch in.  I have found over the

years that "speed starting" a lot of projects at

once helps with this anxiety and I then

have a basket of delight to choose

from each day.   I know that it stresses some

people to have too many designs going

at once but I believe that having something

started is no different than having the

design sitting in my stash waiting

its turn to be started.   

So.....I decided to partake in the Crazy January

challenge again and I kitted up 15 projects

to start.  I did change it a little by "speed starting"

several projects over the first two weekends

in January.  I eventually only started 9 and I

am glad these were in my rotation.

Scarlett House "Coverlet Houses"

BBD "Quaker Garden"

Rosewood Manor "Old Glory"

La D Da "Peace House"

Carriage House Samplings "A Quaker Study"

Rosewood Manor "Cornwall Cottage Sampler"

Goode Huswife "Be My Love"

Silver Creek Samplers "Shadow of My Wings"

BBD "Sweetheart Sampler"

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Our journey with our Clemson Tigers ended

in Arizona at the BCS National Championship

game. Realizing this was a lifelong dream

and an opportunity that may never come again,

hubby and I made the trek west to see our

Tigers play.   Although they didn't prevail,

we had an awesome time. 

Clemson fans have an awesome tradition that

began in the 70's when Clemson always

traveled to Atlanta for a match with

Georgia Tech.  To show the impact fans

have on a city's economy,

we stamp Tiger paws on $2 bills. 

It is amazing how many you will see

floating around while visiting the host city. 

Some rival fans are aware of the tradition and

will often ask for one as a souvenir.   We know I

t works because of the usual publicity it

brings once we have left.   This was the

case for Phoenix when several stories were

printed regarding the tradition and how

much money fans pumped into the

hotels, restaurants and bars during our trip.  

And that is your daily dose of Clemson history......

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The best part of the trip was being to

visit The Attic Needlework shop again and

to visit with Tanya from The Scarlett House.

We had a short and sweet visit and yes....

I did leave some $2 bills at the Attic.

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Thanks for visiting my small corner of

the universe and I will be back

soon for another update.

Happy stitching....