Traveling Pattern ready to travel...

Shakespeare Peddler's "Count Your Blessings"

32 ct. Vintage Buttercream

w/ ST Autumn Thread pack



This was such a fun stitch!  Of course I had to make it my own by "redesigning" the branch. 

Translation:  I was too lazy to rip out my mistake so I am pretty sure mine will be unique! 
 
I think I am going to finish it as a little pillow to
sit in my craft room.   It conveys a message
I need to remember each day!

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Now it is another lucky stitcher's chance

to stitch this sweet design.

 If you would like to be part of this new Traveling

Pattern there are a few rules:
 
1. Comment on this post, saying you would
like to be part of the Stitcherhood.

2. By leaving this comment, you agree (if you are
chosen) to stitch the design and send it along to the next person in a timely manner. If this means
dropping everything in your rotation to concentrate on this project...so be it. If you can't
bring yourself to do this ~ please don't sign up.

3. You must have an active blog to participate. If you have a blog but never post to it ~ you won't be chosen to be the next stitcher.
 4. This is a giveaway-type Traveling Pattern. That means you must follow it from blogger to blogger to enter each time it is ready to send along. Commenting on this post doesn't make you a guaranteed part of the Stitcherhood.


So far the Traveling Pattern has been stitched by:
 1. Sharon of It's Daffycat, Oklahoma, USA
2. Karen of Karen's Handiwork, South Carolina, USA
3. Are you next?????

If you would like a chance to be the next stitcher please leave a comment! The next stitcher will be chosen on Sunday, March 6th!

Stitching and stashing.....

I had a great day stitching, stashing and snacking with Amy and Nicole!  Both are working on amazing projects....Amy's "Heaven Doth Ask" is amazing and she is soooo close to
being finished and Nicole's "Anniversaries of the Heart" piece is just so pretty that it makes me want to stitch them all too!

I worked on one of my Challenge pieces...

 Blackbird Designs "Moon Garden"

Hope to get a lot done on this one next month so I can get a finish!!!!  My plan was to work on Frederick, but quickly realized my 40 year old eyes can't handle this on weeknights!  So...this is my weekend project. 

CHS "Frederick"

So far I have Fred....and hope to have most
of 'erick finished next weekend!

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 Now on the the good stuff....

I think the goodies from market were better than I expected and I had to show great restraint not to buy it all!  I did pick up the must have BBD "A Stitcher's Journal" and a few other pieces. 

But then we discovered DSL's Carriage House
Samplings stash and I went a little crazy! 
Amy had a great selection and I could
have easily picked up many more I would
love to have!  I definitely showed restraint here!!!  If you are looking for any of the CHS designs, you may want to try DSL....Amy has a great selection!

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I received a nice surprise in the mail last weekend

from Maggee.  I loved her Spring Sampler finish

and mentioned I didn't realize there was such a

thing! She was nice enough to RAK me

with the design.  Stitchers are just the best

....thanks Maggee!

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Thanks for visiting and all of your comments!  Well...I'm off to stitch.  Hope you are having a great weekend.  Happy stitching

February ornament exchange.....

Motif from Jardin Prive "Christmas"

32ct dark red linen w/DMC

Mine  ........&.......  Yours

Happy 25th!  Yes it's that time again. 

I had this great red linen I've been wanted

to use and decided to stitch another motif

from the Jardin Prive Christmas design. 

Love it!  

I will say this was a close one and one

of the exchangers was about to be

disappointed (....that would be me!) 

I miscalculated the amount of fabric

needed and it was a close cut when finished

but I was able to piece it together. 

So mine is a little smaller but it is done!

Just love it! 

This month's lucky

exchange partner is........

Jackie

Jackie's Stitches

Hope she likes it as much as I do! 

If you want to be my next exchange partner, 

you just have to be a follower!

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I did start the traveling pattern that Daffycat

started and hope to finish it up this weekend

so visit back if you want to be the next

lucky stitcher!

I also got a nice surprise in the mail from Maggee 

and will share that with you this weekend! 

I do get to spend Saturday with some stitching

buddies so hopefully I will actually get

some stitching done!

Have a great weekend.....happy stitches!

Fun stuff......

First....I was excited to learn I am the next lucky stitcher for Daffycat's new travelling pattern.  It came in the mail today and I wasted no time getting everything together.

 Shakespeare Peddler's "Count Your Blessings"

I decided to stitch this on 32 ct. LL Vintage

Buttercream w/ Sampler Threads Autumn Pack. 

The threads have been patiently waiting to be used so this is their lucky day.  I hope to get this one stitched quickly so I can too offer up to another lucky stitcher.  Stay tuned......

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Second......hubby and I were cleaning out the garage and I ran across some old goodies I had packed away!  I loved Ziggy in my "earlier " years and used to collect them.  

I just had to pull out these little guys for

Valentine's, St. Patrick's, and Easter. 

 

 

Aren't they the cutest? 

Check out the bunny slippers on the Easter Ziggy... precious!
 

Well...I also found an old Ziggy cross stitch

booklet....remember these from the 80's? 

(Yes...I have others too!)

 

Hope your day is special!

I just couldn't resist this one witht the sweet sentiment and bright colors.  Gotta love these DMC classic colors....743, 970, 945, 349, 702 and 898!  So this one will be waiting in the wings and yes....it will be stitched on good ol' Aida.

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As always...thanks for visiting.  I do appreciate your comments and am amazed how many laughs and smiles I get from them. 

Stitching friends are the best!

Hope you have a great stitching weekend...

Happy Valentine's Day.....

The Stitcherhood "Love" freebie

Stitched on 32 ct. chocolate brown linen

w/DMC

I picked this fabric up last fall and just love

pink and brown together. I had just enough time

to stitch this cute design so I could use my fabric. 

Reminds me of a chocolate bar...

don't think I can keep this one out all the time!

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Hope you have had a very happy

Valentine's Day

and are enjoying sweet stitches today!!!

BBD "Autumn Silouhette" .....

BBD "Autumn Silouhette"

Stitched on 35ct WDW Parchment

w/ Victorian Motto's "Autumn"

My second Challenge finish! 

I love the Victorian Motto thread and

am so glad I stitched this in red. 

The design called for WDW Swamp Water

but I think the red suits it much better. 

One down and many to go....

I hope to have several red samplers

displayed in my kitchen one day!

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I think I am now going to work Frederick. 

I really want to finish this one so I can

have him and Frederika framed.  

Hope you are having a great week!

Happy stitching....

Valentine's stitching and finishing....

Last year, I made a cute pin cushion using a motif from BBD's "Truly Thine" and I decided to whip up a few more for this year.  I have so much fabric so I picked out my backing material first and then got to stitching. 

 Stitched on 32 ct linen in variety of colors

Unfortunately, my math skills have deteriorated over the last year and they turned out much larger this year that the one I made myself.  Oh well....they will still serve the purpose!  I plan on sharing these with a few stitching friends in blogland!

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While I had the sewing machine out I decided I would do the finishing on my latest LK....

LK "Where's the Party"

I just love this little design and think he will stay out all year.  The finishing fabric is perfect colorwise for this one.  Wish I had bought more since I now can't remember where I got it! 

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Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my "Her Sampler" finish.  Some commented about the design and I believe you can still purchase it from Carriage House Samplings website since Kathy's sister, took over the design business.  

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As always, I do appreciate you taking the time to visit.  I hope you are having a great weekend with many happy stitches....

CHS "Her Sampler".....

CHS "Her Sampler"

32 ct. Lakeside Linen Buttercream

w/recommended DMC

started: January 7, 2011

finished: January 30, 2011

I have my first finish in the Crazy Challenge and this is already a favorite of mine.

I just love the colors in the sampler! 

I'm off to do so quick Valentine's stitching but hope to get back to one of my Challenge pieces soon.  Just have to decide which one....

that seems to be the challenge!!!!

Thanks for visiting and all of your comments....happy stitching!

My New Ornament Exchange.....

Can you ever have enough stitched ornaments?  Is that a crazy question?

I wanted to continue my "Me, Myself & I" Ornament Exchange this year but only I was interested in continuing. 

 After sharing my dilemma with my hubby,

he came up with a wonderful idea!

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I will be exchanging with YOU in the

"You & I Ornament Exchange"! 

(Well....not all of you, but at least 12 lucky "you".)

The premise is quite simple....

I will stitch an ornament each month....

one for me and one for you...a lucky follower. 

Rules?   None...

just the following disclaimer. 

I can't guarantee that "you" will like the

ornament exchanged so "you" can reserve

the right to refuse the ornament or

regift the ornament. 

(I do ask that it not be "disposed" of...

if you know what I mean!) 

If "you" prefer not to receive the ornament,

then I will just choose another "you". 

Can it be much simpler than that? 

And the best part about the exchange is....

"you" don't have to do anything!

 So....here January's exchange........

"Noel" motif

from Jardin Prive "Christmas"

32ct beige linen w/DMC(yours)

32ct white linen w/DMC(mine)

Teresa was so nice to share this design after I admired her finish.  I love the finished piece but couldn't resist stitching some of the motifs also provided with the design.  There are several more I want to stitch so don't be surprised when you see more of these! 

And I am happy to share an ornament with.....

Margaret
Days of a Sampler Lover

Well...this has been fun and I can wait to start stitching for next month!  If you want to be my "exchange" partner for next month, just make sure you're a follower!

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I also want to give a big
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
shoutout to my
MOM!
We were fortunate enough to celebrate on Sunday but I do hope she had a great day!  Love you lots....

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Thanks for visiting!  I loved reading all of your comments and hope the nasty flu skips your household!   Hoping you have many happy stitches this week....

Crazy flu challenge.....

This past week was the "crazy flu challenge" where you don't stitch at all for five straight days. 

I rejoined the living on Friday and made up

for my lost stitching time this weekend. 

First... I needed some LK therapy and

stitched this cutie .....

LK "Where's the Party"

30ct WDW Guacamole

I plan to make this into a little pillow and

will use the fabric shown.  I love the WDW

fabric and have some extra that probably

won't last too long! 

I did make some substitutions

(GA Midnight Sky, WDW Hunter) 

for the greens since the called for colors

(WDW Holly, Envy) were a little

harsh for my taste.  I also swapped the

red (GA Buckeye Scarlet) to

better match the backing fabric. 

I still need to add the little gold beads around

the boots but hope to get this one sewn

up this next weekend.

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I then reached into my

"Big O' Bag of Challenge" 

and brought out this beauty to stitch....

 CHS "Her Sampler"

I will say this one looks so much better
stitched...the pic on the design just doesn't
do it justice.  It may also be the Buttercream linen, which is just luscious with this color
palette.   If you have this one languishing in your stash, you need to pull it out and stitch it! 
You won't be disappointed. 

I think I will stick with this one this week since
I can most likely finish it and put a check by
one of my challenge pieces.

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Pork Chop was definitely feeling lonely this week

and decided last night he had been ignored

long enough and would take matters into his own

"paws".  I share with the "look" I got when I asked him to kindly remove himself from in front of the computer screen....

He's still cute even when he's mad...

I'm looking like this too about now as I psych myself up for work tomorrow....ugh! 

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Oh well...thanks for visiting and hope you have had a good stitching weekend!