Pictures

Now that I have my camera back I have several pieces to show you. This first one is Snow Happens by Glory Bee. It is stitched a piece of blue Silkweaver fabric with the called for threads. It is finished by my old finisher....prior to finding Deb. I do like this one alot and may make it again.

This one is Spring Has Sprung by Lizzie Kate. Originally charted to be stitched on a blue fabric. I changed it to a green piece of unknown origin that I had in my stash. I thought it looked better on the green. May be sending this one back to finisher to fix the fact that it's crooked.

This is one is from an old chart called Winterberry Wishes by Heartstrings I believe. There are I think 5 or 6 ornaments in the chart. This one is called Santa with Garland.

This one is Come Let Us Adore Him by Lizzie Kate. I stitched it on 40 count thinking it would turn out a little smaller than it did...should have done it over 1 for a smaller ornament. Stitched with the called for Sampler Threads.

This one is Prairie Schooler Barnyard Christmas. It is stitched on 36 count lambswool with DMC threads.

Another Prairie Schooler called Chicks I think. It is on 36 count fabric with DMC. I also stitched a hen from the same chart but didn't get the picture of the finished piece before mailing off to Mother for her Christmas.

My latest finish is Henziet's Charmed Snowman. This will be for me and I am not sure if I am going to order the frame for it or just get a frame at the framer. Maybe a pillow like the Mother one I made earlier this year. Still undecided on that

And here is my Shaker Village by Fanci That. I stitched it on the banding called for with the called for Sampler and Weeks threads. It was a killer to do all the french knots on each row by the picket fence and in the basket at the bottom. I think that I need to line the back with fabric so that maybe it will hang a little better. I really enjoyed stitching this one.

There are some others that I had done that I sent off to Mother for her Christmas package that I hadn't got my camera back yet so no pictures. Maybe next time I visit her I can get a snap and show you.

Working on Green Snowman by Shepard's Bush. I have it almost finished so should have a picture soon. Then am thinking it's time for another square of CHS's Village. Still trying to decide on which large piece to start as my Christmas day start. It's between CHS's Alphabet or Rosewood Manor's And A Garden Grew unless I find another larger one in my stash that calls me.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping!

PIF

This a long overdue post. My daughter borrowed my camera and I had no way of posting a picture and then this morning I hit my head and said DUH! I could snag the picture from another blog! My friend Debs had a PIF a while back and I posted on her blog that I didn't think I had enough readers to do a PIF well to my surprise a package came from her earlier this month. Look at the beautiful scissor fob that she sent me! Also included were a pair of scissors. I just love how she made the ribbon part to attach to the scissor. I sure won't be losing any scissors with them attached to this. I LOVE it! Thank you so much Debs and please accept my apology for the delay in posting this.
I have a few stitching finishes to get posted and some finished pieces as well. I really need to get that camera back so I can do that. I have been stitching some but the mojo from earlier in the year is non existent....it is now getting close to a year of joblessness and I think a little depression has found it's way here. I really worry about what this country is in for yet with so many people unemployed for such a long time. Who would have ever thought there would be 10-15 million people out of work. Homeless, hungry and jobless are not the best ways for families to move into the holidays. I am not to that point yet but wonder how long before I am.

Sorry for the doom and gloom....time to find a needle and thread that always helps the mood.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping.

Another finish by Deb

Here is the picture of the latest finish that Deb did for me. It is from JCS 2002, I thought it was just too big to be an ornament so I asked her to make it into a flat-fold. I really love how this one turned out. I think that bow is just the cat's meow! Can't wait to see this one up close. It may be hard for me to send it to Mother for part of her Christmas.
Just got the buttons in the mail today for my latest finish. I stitched Shaker Village by Fanci That. It is on banding and it will be a bellpull once I get all the french knots done and the buttons sewed on. There are 7 rows of houses/barns and each one has a picket fence and there are french knots to represent flowers on each. I have them done on the first row and there were 23!! Count them 23 french knots just on that row alone, I think it might take me a few days to get all those knots done. I don't mind doing french knots but have never had this many to do on a piece before. Hope to have a picture of it soon.

Tomorrow is off to stitch group where we are having a cube teaching session. I am not going to be making a cube but will sit and stitch with the girls. I should be a fun day.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping!

Lookie Lookie!

I just received these pictures of my pieces that I had sent of to a new finisher....I think I can now say that she is my finisher! :) I can't wait to see them in person the pictures of the finishes are just amazing. Thanks Deb (artisticneedle)! Can't wait to see how my other pieces are finished. The first one is Mr Rabbit from Cross Eyed Cricket. Mom was wanting ornaments for her gifts from me now and I thought he was just perfect for springtime hanging. Isn't the back with the little cottontail just the cutest?

This is February's stocking from Blackbird Designs. Since Mom's birthday is in February and she just happens to love violets I just had to stitch this one as soon as I saw it. I love the purple ribbon that Deb added it looks more elegant than with the beads as it was charted. I loved the beads but this just sends it over the top in my book.

Thanks Deb for such awesome finishes! I love them. I have been working on some more of BBD stockings and I am almost finished with Shaker Village by Fanci That. It is stitched on banding and will be a bellpull once I am finished with the stitching. After I get this stitched I think it's time to go back to Villages of Hawk Hollow and see how many more squares I can get done before the end of the year.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping!

Birds

Here is my latest finish. It is Bird Sampler by BOAF. I am not sure if the chart is still available or is discontinued like most BOAF charts. I have several but am missing some, guess I loaned them out and have forgotten where. LOL! I stitched this one with the called for Gentle Arts threads on 40 count linen. I am not sure what the exact color is I think it is Dill but could be wrong. It really was a fun stitch even though there was lots of counting and re-counting to make sure the placement of each was correct.


Mom's surgery went well...she is still in hospital but is on the mend. Hope to hear she has gotten home soon.

On the Eagles concert......my sister is such a duffas sometimes! :) It was a tribute band called Hotel California. I will say they were awesome....you could close your eyes and really believe that you were at an Eagles concert. They came out after the concert for a meet an greet so we got to talk to them for a while. It was a fun time.

Job interview really was a waste of my time. I wish they would have told me more about the job before I spent my time driving there. Oh well the search continues....hope that I find a job soon it is getting scary and I don't know what to think of it all. Who would have thought!

On the stitching front I haven't figured out what to start next. The downfall of so much stash I guess. I have a couple of in mind...maybe I will start both.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping!

A Little Journey

I heard on Tuesday that my Mom was in hospital. I knew it would be the weekend before I was going to be able to go with surgery not being until Monday. I am leaving tomorrow for the drive to Dubuque Iowa. In all this there are a couple of bright spots....my sister has a ticket to see the Eagles on Saturday night!! I am so excited as she said there was an extra one and I could go if I wanted.....did she even need to ask?!? And on Monday I am going to have a job interview while waiting for surgery to be over. Having been out of work for 9 months and nothing but rejection letters or low low pay let's hope this one is the one. Will be back next week. Keep my Mom in your prayers she is 83 and I am not ready to lose her yet.

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I Did It!

I can't believe it I DID IT! Finish a cube that is. :) I have all these square from Fair and Square and I had thought about a friendship quilt but was unsure how to add both the square and the person's name so I have them in my finished drawer. I had seen this finish before but really "thought" it would be hard. I read Vonna's finishing tutorial several times and decided I would give it a shot. Here is the finished product all except for the bow which I haven't figured out the color for yet. Ta Da!

Terry was my very first exchange partner. Look Terry I have chosen yours to be the first one. I think I may make a few more of the ones I have into these cute little things and set them on one of my shelves. I will have to figure out from the tutorial if I can make something else, I don't have the patience for that putsy stuff....can stitch for hours and hours but cutting and pinning aren't really my thing.

Seems all the rain has stopped for now not before it caused lots of problems. Pray for the 3 families who lost their young ones in a car accident. Juniors in high school and future leaders already leaders in the JROTC.

Happy Stitching NO Ripping!