Hare Pyns . . . Again

Won't you be glad when I move on to something else?  This piece has taken me quite a while.  Here is where I stand now.  It's dark here today so the pictures aren't the best. 

I did hit a bit of a snag with this last week. I had most of the background stitched on the top panel and realized that I had made a mistake.  One that I could see, but not find.  Know what I mean? So out it came.  I sent a frantic email to Sherri Jones telling her what had happened and asking her to send me more floss for the background.  She responded to my email within an hour and told me it would be in the mail to me that day.  It arrived on Saturday!  Just in time for me to spend some major time on the weekend getting it finished.

Stitched and ready to be made into the pocket.

I have just a little more to do on the background for this part.  I should be able to finish it off tonight.

One piece all stitched.

My favorite panel on the pocket!

My bags are packed and I'm headed off to class to put this baby together.   Hopefully, next time I post it will be with the finished object!

Keep on Stitching.

Quick Post

Here are a few pictures of my progress on Hare Pyns. 

It's hard to see in these pictures, but I have begun the background on the top and bottom panels. 

I need to get this finished up for class - next week! 

I'm off to watch Mad Men on Netflix and work on the backgrounds.

Nana's Garden

This is the panel for the quilt I have chosen to welcome Livia to this world.  

It is called Nana's Garden by Arlene Neely of Rabbit's Haven for Red Rooster Fabrics.

I decided to do some stem stitching on the center motif of the panel.  This makes the figures in the center motif pop.

 

 

And here is the finished quilt.  this was hard to photograph so that the colors weren't washed out.  I think this last one is the best although it doesn't show the entire quilt.

 

Have a great day.

Breath of Spring

My first start for March is Breath of Spring by Blackbird Designs.  I've started this on 35 count Lambswool over one.  Now, I need to find some itty bitty buttons for the finishing.  I'll keep that in mind in my travels and see what I can come up with.  I'm thinking that buttons from baby clothes would be ideal. 

Summer House Stitche Works

Hop on over Summer House Stitche Works  to get all the details about her current giveaway. 

February Cottage of the Month

I did finish stitching February Cottage of the Month by Little House Needleworks.  I've put this one away as is to put together next year or at some point in
the future.

February Cottage

Here is my progress on February Cottage by Country Cottage Needlework.  I"ve put this guy away as is to bring out again next year and hopefully finish.

Hare Pyns Progress

Here's a little update on my progress on Hare Pyns.  As you  can see, I've begun the second section.  I am undecided about filling in the background on the first section.  I did see someone else's and she was filling in the background and it did look and feel nice.

Woodland Forest Retreat - Part 5

I know I said in the last post that we went home.   I want to share my door prize for the weekend.  Each attendee received a door prize, but not all of the prizes were the same.  This what was in mine.

This is the retreat sampler designed by the retreat committe and kitted up for us.

 

 

We each received one of these little boxes as our final gift of the weekend.  

Look at what was inside - a scissor fob. Isnt' that cute?  And so appropriate for the weekend.

These ladies do a fabulous job of preparing for the  retreats.  I think that it is a year round thing for them. It is a weekend filled with good food, new friends, and lots and lots of laughter.  I can't wait for next year!

Woodland Forest Retreat - Part 4

Sunday morning it was time for our class with Amy of Amy Bruecken Designs.  Look at this cute kit that she put together.  She made each one of us one of these acorns.  How cute is that?

Had I been thinking I would have taken a picture of the model to show you.  Amy used Memory Wire by DMC in this project.  I haven't used it before. It's pretty interesting.  Amy designed this piece for us  and won't release it in the future.

This is my progress in class.

 Amy also included these two charts in our kits.

And she gave these out as door prizes. Isn't that cool!

Amy is lots of fun as an insructor. 

We had a contest on Sunday afternoon where you could vote for your favorite name tag.  Nancy won and received a gorgeous assortment of Dinky Dyes flosses and ribbon (I think.) 

There was also a drawing for two themed baskets.  We were given opportunities to put our names in the bags for those over the course of the weekend.  The baskets were great.  Again, I should have taken pictures of those. 

Then it was lunch in the classroom followed by dessert. 

And time to head for home.

It was a wonderful weekend filled with learning and lots of laughter.