Little bit of stitching....

How time has flown....I can't believe it 

has been a month since my last post!  I 

guess I have been enjoying the last 

few lazy days of summer!

I still make my rounds to see all the 
beautiful stitching on your blogs but 
have been lazy about commenting. 
If you have recently posted a finish, I know 
I have seen it and want to say nice finish!

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Football and work have really taken a bite 

out of my stitching time but I do have 

some small finishes to share.

I picked up a couple of With Thy Needle 

designs this summer and just love them.

I fell in love with "Friendship Samplers"
as soon as I saw it.   Such a nice and easy stitch.

With Thy Needle "Have Ye Any Wool?"
Stitched on coffee dyed 32ct.
w/ recommended DMC

With Thy Needle "Bluebird Serenade"
Stitched on coffee dyed 32ct linen
w/recommended DMC

I have my linen ready to stitch the 

rest of these sweet designs.

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With the beginning of fall, I couldn't resist 

stitching this cute little autumn design from 

"Autumn Splendor". I used some 

of my Victorian Motto autumn sampler 

threads offering a wonderful finish.

With Thy Needle "ABC Crow"

Stitched on coffee dyed 32ct linen

w/Victorian Motto threads

Now...if only fall will decide to make 

an appearance in the sunny South.

I am so ready for cool crisp mornings 

and the turn of the leaves.

As always...thanks for visiting!

Crazy Challenge wrap up....

First, let me say I would have posted earlier but I got caught up watching "Extreme Couponing" on TLC.  Have you seen this?When the lady's grocery bill went from $630 to $2 after coupons, they got my attention.  Will be checking this out tomorrow!  Now back to stitching......

Day 13

Goode Huswife "In the Bee Man's Garden"

35ct WDW Linen

w/DMC

Day 14

With thy Needle "Snow Day"

25ct Lugana over one

w/DMC

Day 15

Drawn Thread "Real Roses"

32ct Belfast antique white

w/NPI silks

This is my "Big Girl" project. I saved it until the last day because all of the specialty stitches were intimidating.  I made it through the satin stitches and spider web stitches so I think I will be okay.

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I have to say I have really enjoyed this challenge so far.  The thing I hate most about a project is starting!  I will usually skip over something just because I don't want to have to gather the supplies, figure out where to start, and then actually put the first stitch in.  Now that I have done that with 15 designs, the rest should be smooth sailing.  I haven't gotten too nervous yet and will not think about the 15 WIP I now have.  I do have to say I am missing my Lizzie Kate and such so I think I will have to throw a quickie in there this week to get my fix!

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Thank you for visiting the past couple of weeks and I have truly enjoyed your comments.  I can't wait to see what everyone else started and plan to take a trip around blogland tomorrow to check them all out! The few I have seen have been so "enabling" and I have seen some beautiful designs that had eluded me somehow.  Will definitely have a wish list by the time I'm through.  

Hope you are having a great weekend, stay warm and...happy stitching!