Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe Giveaway

Click on over to Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe  to see what she is currently giving away.   She has so many beautiful colors. 

Tweak-tweak, tweak-tweak

I've been tweaking my blog.

 I added a new button on the right for Finish It Friday.  I first saw this on Cucki's Blog.  Cucki is a frequent commenter on my blog.  The button redirects you to Around the Homestead which has the details.  So, I'm going to see if I can get some things finished to post this month.  Lord knows I have plenty of candidates languishing in the baskets of shame!

I made my blog list smaller but all the blogs I read are visible by clicking on Show All.  I didn't realize that I could show as few as 10 blogs.  It's amazing what you can find with a little poking around. 

And I added a few tickers at the bottom.  I've been working on weight loss and exercising, again, which is seriously interfering with my blogging and stitching time.  I hope to be able to get some stitching accomplished at lunchtime and on the weekends.   I did say that B A L A N C E was my word for this year.  And I'm working on it.  And I'm looking forward to my upcoming trips in the fall.

Keep on Stitching!

Happy Mother's Day

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.