Another Finish!

I was looking for some threads yesterday and came across Jenny Bean's Christmas Sampler. I realized I didn't have much left to stitch on it, so I decided to finish it up.

Shakespeare's Peddler "Jenny Bean's Christmas Sampler"
Fabric: 40 ct. Maple Sugar by Lakeside Linens
Threads: GAST (1 over 2)
Started: 11/21/09 - Finished: 2/28/10

I also got some market stash from Down Sunshine Lane yesterday (with more to come on Monday). :)

I plan to stitch the BBD houses on one piece of fabric. I think I'm going to go with 40 ct. Pearled Barley.

Here are the threads for the first two houses. If you click here you can see Pat Ryan's (R&R Reproductions) start on them (scroll down). Now I have to decide if I'm going to be good and get back to Sarah Woodham or if I'm going to be bad and start on these houses! :) Write soon!

Works in Progress

Wow, another post so soon! I got my car project (Jenny Bean's Christmas Sampler) out of the car today so I could take a picture of my progress...

40 ct. Maple Sugar, recommended GAST (1 over 2).

I work on this when I'm waiting for my kids to get out school. It's a great car project. Hopefully it won't take me too much longer to finish. :)

I also got a start on CaHRH Block 5 yesterday. I'm loving this block so far!

I just love this peacock!

To steal Glenna's line again... I decided to "sample another sampler." This one is The Drawn Thread's "Toccata Number Five." It's a pattern darning sampler. I got a few motifs stitched. It's a little time consuming, so I've been stitching a little on CaHRH and then I do motif and then stitch a little more on CaHRH. It's a lot of fun, even if it does seem to take me forever!

32 ct. Coffee-Dyed Cream Belfast Linen, NPI silks.

Well, that's all my progress I have to share for today. Tomorrow I'm going to Amy's to go shopping at a couple quilt stores, have lunch and possibly get some stitching in before I head home. I'm so looking forward to it. I need a day out! Write soon!

I have been working on CaHRH quite a bit this week. Here is my progress on block 6.

40 ct. Vintage Examplar, NPI (1 over 2)

I have also been working on Jenny Bean's Christmas Sampler in the car while waiting for my sons to get out of school.

40 ct. Maple Sugar, GAST (1 over 2)

I love Glenna's latest post about "Sampling Samplers." That's such a good phrase for what I do often! I have many things I have started just to "sample" them. In fact I decided to sample a sampler that I had once started a long time ago. I started this sampler when Matthew was a baby. I decided I just couldn't stitch it, that is was too big and the 40 ct. was just too hard for me at the time. I put it away and then I ended up cutting the linen and selling the pattern. Well, it's been a few years, Matthew is older, I've grown used to 40 ct. and large samplers, so I decided to tackle this big project again. I'm talking about "And They Sinned" by Examplars From the Heart.

40 ct. Elegant Bean from Elegant Stitch, GAST (1 over 2)

Ack! As I was typing this my ds just spilled my coffee on the sampler and some of the threads. I quickly rinsed it in cold water and it seems to fine. Thankfully the threads didn't run. And I guess it's pretty good I got Elegant Bean fabric, which is dyed using coffee, so a little more coffee on it isn't going to hurt it. What a mess. Thankfully, it turned out ok! Well, I'd better try to dry it now. Write soon! :)

Jenny Bean's Christmas Sampler

I decided to start this sampler by Shakespeare's Peddler Saturday night.  I needed a break from my two huge wips!  I'm loving it so far...

40 ct. Maple Sugar Lakeside Linen, GAST (1 over 2)

We're getting ready to go down to Florida for Thanksgiving, so it will probably be a week before I post again.  I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving! :)