Miscellaneous Things

A picture of the sail/rowboat that SO helped a friend build - today was the Maiden Voyage. She (for some reason, boats are *she's*) sits really pretty in the water. Over the past 2 weeks we put the airconditioner through the wall instead of the window - which then required a repainting of our room! Yippee! 3 walls are crisp linen, which is a yellow-undertone off white and the accent wall is misted green, which is the same color as our bathroom. Pictures have been rehung and am just waiting for the linen valences to come home from the drycleaners! These are a couple of pictures from my hall and the guest room. I really need to get better at taking pictures! A friend is arriving from Vermont tomorrow and that means sushi for dinner! Happy Stitching! =^..^=

Pictures - at last!

At long last here are some pictures, (trying to do this from Picasa so apologize for formatting issues - and the somewhat blurry quality of some of the pictures - my fault - not Picasa!). I still need to sew the heart onto the bag and and planning on using cranberry beads. I also need to thread through the ribbons but am hoping to do something creative to the ends so this is still a work in progress! There is also a picture of my finished hornbook - it is so sweet. Thank you all for your patience in my uploading of the pictures. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Stitching! =^..^=

Have been finishing all day today -----

I wanted to let you know that I have spent the day working on finishing my Merry Cox pieces from class at the end of May. I have the scissor case to finish and hope to post some pictures tomorrow - but it is Father's Day and we will be out a good part of the day! I do have to wrestle with the sewing machine to make the drawstring bag so that probably won't happen for a while -- but I did want to let you know that I have been busy even if I haven't been blogging. I also put together my Merry Cox hornbook that I was fortunate enough to purchase at the shop during class. And that reminds me that I had another quick finish from that shop purchase. I'll be back with pictures! Happy Father's Day to all -- hope it is sunny and warm where you are (we will just have to *think* it is sunny and warm as rain and cool weather is in the forecast. Happy Stitching! =^..^=

21 down - 30 to go ......

Flowers that is. I have been making progress on my Sweet Blossoms for my Merry Cox class thi coming Friday. I hope to get more flowers done tonight and tomorrow and my huge goal is to finish Tuesday evening so that I can pack on Wednesday! Happy Stitching! =^..^=

A Looooooooong Weekend!!!!!!!

I'm so excited that we have a long weekend! I thank those heroic men and women who are serving our country to make it a safer and better place for all. While I am an Air Force Brat, I never had to deal with my father being on enemy turf or at war. He did spend a year at Fort Churchill, Manitoba, Canada where we could not accompany him - but he sent me fabulous pictures of polar bears, ptarmigens and other such inhabitants of the great white north!

I am taking a class with Merry Cox next Friday and need to finish my pre-stitching this weekend. I *think* I'll manage that, especially since it is raining this morning, but I did plead to go out to breakfast so the needle will stay motionless until later in the day.

Have a very wonderful weekend and Happy Memorial Day to all!

Happy Stitching! =^..^=

At last - some finishes~

Here are some recent CA finishes! The Irish Pocket is from 2008 but I got it put together to wear for St Patty's Day in 2009 and when I saw CA later in March she tied the bows for me! The chair and lobster fob are from Nantucket 2008 and the perle keep (fabulous for holding on to those perle cotton balls - there is a hole in the top which you thread the perle cotton up through and then there is a cording which wraps around the button to keep it closed!) and the little chocolates are from this past March classes.

Perle keep front and botton

Perle keep sides and back

Irish pocket (sorry it's turned on it's side -- too much Guinness?)

I've been working on the finishing of my Hare Pyns by Sherri Jones today. This is my third or fourth day of finishing on it and I can see the light at the end but it will be another couple of finishing days before it is complete. I have an upcoming class with her this Saturday for her Mermaid of Two Tales!

Happy Stitching! =^..^=

Abigal Colby is visiting .....

I am a member of the Mayflower Sampler Guild and the Guild has decided to stitch Abigail Colby's Work Basket and present it to The Attic Needlework's Breast Cancer Fund Raiser which is held each Fall. My small contribution is below. The colors are much nicer in real life and the linen that was chosen is a soft buttery color. This was a fun stitch. Now I am anxious to stitch the set for me which I have had since the original came out complete with the basket.

I do hope to be able to share some of my finishes from my weekend with CA in the next few days -- it will most likely be over the next weekend.

Happy Stitching! =^..^=