Another Finish, SAL Update & Progress
Sarah SeiferThe Goode Huswife28 ct mystery linenCalled for DMC threadsAnother one that was too fun to stop stitching on! I did change the border slightly. It is not framed, just laid under the frame I...
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Scarlet LetterMary Ann Hutton36 ct cream linenMix of called for DMC and Soie d'Alger threads I have been stitching like crazy on this sampler. She has been so much fun and hard to put down!...
View ArticleA New Start and a Giveaway Win
Birds of a FeatherBirds and Bees Birth Sampler28 ct LL ButtercreamCalled for DMC and GAST threads Here is my start on the sampler for the new grandbaby coming in September. Since the last baby sampler...
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Melicent TurnerLittle House Needleworks30 ct R & R Olde Towne BlendeCalled for Crescent Colour threads This is one of my WIP's for 2013. This is the first time I have picked her up since January....
View ArticleStitching Retreat!
Just returned from a wonderful long weekend at the Pacific Ocean!It was sunny and warm the whole time---that is a miracle!Every year at this retreat it is usually cold, windy and raining sideways!This...
View ArticleLots to Catch Up On
So much has been happening and I want to update you.First, I finished the quilt top! Yes, I thought it would never happen, but it only took a very short 25 years :) Feel free to click on the pic for a...
View Article2 Finishes, a WIP, a New Start & Coming Attractions!
Finish #1 Stacy Nash's Country Sampler "Snowed In" OrnamentIt came as a kit from Country Sampler's Stacy Nash club. There is also a pinkeep included that I haven't stitched yet. See below- Finsh...
View ArticleNew Starts, Old Finish & Fun Weekend!
I was going thru my photos of finishes and found one that I forgot to share. Here is Crabapple Hill's B - Block 2 of the Gardener's Alphabet quilt.I traveled to Spokane this weekend for a class with...
View ArticleThis One's For You, Martha & Betsy!!
Stacy NashChristmas at Hollyberry Farm35ct natural linenCalled for threads
View ArticleNew Business, Retreat Show & Share & More!
Life has stepped up it's busyness.After 16+ years of selling on ebay, I have decided to offer my services to local stitching friends who have extra stash. The response has been gratifying. If...
View ArticleStitchy Update
It has been a crazy, busy two weeks since I posted last. One whole week was spent photographing and listing items on ebay for a large consignment I received. Then another week invoicing, packaging,...
View ArticleJuly 4th-A Finishing Weekend
It was a busy weekend here. I admit that I took a long 4-day weekend and spent it in the garden and at my sewing machine. It was way past time to attack my pile to be finish-finished. So, in that...
View ArticleAnd the Winner Is........
The numbers generated by this widget come from RANDOM.ORG's true random number generator. The lucky winner of my 400 Follower Celebration giveaway is #39 Katrina from The Needle's Promise!...
View ArticleToo Long Between Posts!
It has been too long since I visited with you and showed you what I have been up to.Good news! The weather has been wonderful here! Sunny, 70's and low 80's everyday. The only thing is I need to be...
View ArticleIt's a Busy Summer!
My new consignment business has been busy. I have received my first consignment from an out-of-state seller. And I have a new local consignee who is a former needlework teacher and has lots to sell :)...
View ArticleRecent Doings
I got a letter in the mail with an ad for my local EGA newsletter. It was from a needlework finisher reminding us of the Oct 19th deadline for Christmas finishing. Can that really be happening...
View ArticleWelcome Baby Brooke!
A hearty welcome to Baby Brooke Sapphire!She was born two weeks early on Wednesday, August 21st after only 4 hours of all natural labor ( I'm so proud of DD#3) Here is DD#3 with 19 month old Amber...
View ArticleLabor Day Weekend labors & More Good News!
I set a goal for the long Labor Day weekend. Finish stitching 3 items. Then that set me off onto a search for 3 things that were not too far from being finished :)I worked all day on Saturday. But...
View ArticleNorth to Alaska!
Do you remember that old song by Johnny Horton?I keep singing it in my head.Yes, I am back from Alaska and it was a wonderful time! Here is what I was stitching on before I left on the cruise-Prairie...
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