Little Help from my Friends....

For the past few years I have been

a member of the Silver Needle's

"A Little Help From my Friends Stitching Circle"

for the past few years and we have

received some wonderful kits.

The latest installment was this cute 

design from Little House Needleworks

called a "A Bee Study".

 Little House Needlework "A Bee Study"
stitched on 40ct WDW Confederate Grey with kit threads

Although the kit contained everything needed
for stitching and finishing, I did swap
the fabric for a smaller count.

The cute scissor fob was a gift from a friend and 

makes the perfect stitching companion.

I chose to finish as a top for this cute little trinket 

box instead of the model pillow finish.

I just love how it turned out and it makes the 

perfect home for my Hive waxer.

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I have gotten some great kits over the years from 

this club and will have to share.

Thanks for visiting and happy stitching...

Hello Summer....

Starting fresh in an effort to keep my

blog up-to-date!

I have been stitching as usual and 

have lots to share.  Hopefully I will get it 

all blogged since I do like using my

blog as a "scrapbook".

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My most recent finish is 

BBD's "Quaker Family Registry".  

I considered changing the initials and location 

for my family but decided to stitch it as is 

since I loved it so much with the 

"Bush River South Carolina" reference.

Blackbird Designs "Quaker Family Registry"

from And Blossom as the Rose

Stitched on 40ct V. Meadow Rue 

with recommended threads 

I love the muted colors in the sampler..... 

and the detail of the over one stitching

on the dates....

My favorite motif....

I love how the white is subtle against 

the color of the fabric but pops in contrast 

to the darker colors.

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"Quaker Family Registry" was a finish from 

my 2018 PrimMaynia starts.  I decided not to do 

StitchMaynia this year which would 

be 15 new starts in the month of May so 

I focused on last year's projects in hopes 

of completing them this year.

I am also participating in the #Stitch9Challenge 

on Instagram and picked 9 WIPS 

at the beginning of 2019 and will stitch 

to get them finished this year.  I will 

be back to share that list and my progress 

since we are close to the 6 month mark!

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Thanks for visiting and check me out on Instagram

@karenshandiwork