Joce-in-Stitches

I know I've been pretty quiet on here lately.  I've been doing a good amount of stitching, but it's a gift for someone on my watchers list, so I can't share pics until it's done and presented to the recipient. 12/31/19 Edit: I gave myself the goal of finishing the stitching by the end of the year, and I made it with an hour and four minutes to spare! :giggle:

I need to finish the heart roses project.  All that's left is to measure and cut the fabric and sew and stuff the pillow.  But that's felt like too much effort lately (though in my defense,  the first six - eight weeks of a new year are the busiest for a bookkeeper,  and I am really tired at the end of the day). I was really excited to start my next project, a geeky gamer-themed wedding present.  Have the pattern all ready, the fabric cut, and started gridding, but the day I started working on it turned out really stressful.  I was literally just starting when my doorbell rang and I had to deal with an unexcpeted confrontational situation th