Episode 49

FO's

• Martha Pudsey 1835 by The Scarlett House - 40 ct. Vintage Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens, Needlepoint Inc. Silks (1 over 2).

• Little Sheep Virtues - Love by Little House Needleworks - 28 ct. Tea/Coffee Dyed Monaco, DMC threads (2 over 2). 

WIPs

• Darling Buds of May by Blackbird Designs - 40 ct. Legacy by Picture this Plus, GAST (1 over 2). 
• Birds of a Feather by Blackbird Designs - 40 ct. Legacy by Picture this Plus, NPI silks (1 over 2). 
• Frederick by Carriage House Samplings - 40 ct. Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens, NPI silks (1 over 2).

Stash

From Down Sunshine Lane - Potting Shed by With Thy Needle & Thread and 1842 SAW Sampler by Threadwork Primitives. 

Episode 40

FOs

Little Sheep Virtues Peace by Little House Needleworks - 28 ct. Tea/Coffee-Dyed Monaco and DMC (2 over 2). 

4 Seasons - Winter by Lizzie Kate - 28 ct. Tea/Coffee-Dyed Monaco and Weeks Dye Works (2 over 2). 

WIPs

His Eye is on the Sparrow by Heartstring Samplery - 36 ct. Doubloon by Picture this Plus and the called for cotton threads (1 over 2). 

Manor at Peacock Hill by With Thy Needle & Thread - 35 ct. Old Town Blend and the called for cotton threads (1 over 2). 

Little Sheep Virtues - Love by Little House Needleworks - 28 ct. Tea/Coffee-Dyed Monaco and DMC (2 over 2). 

Sally Spencer by Birds of a Feather - 40 ct. Doubloon by Picture this Plus and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (1 over 2). 

Stash
From Down Sunshine Lane - Plum Street Samplers Heritage Sampler and Hello Winter. 

Several charts and linen from Silk Road Needle Arts and Golden Needle in Florida. 

Episode 36

FO

Queen of Harvest by With Thy Needle & Thread - 40 ct. Legacy by Picture this Plus using all the called for hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 2).

WIPs

• Oct. 31st by With Thy Needle & Thread - 40 ct. Legacy by Picture this Plus using the called for hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 2). 

• Lantern Lane by Little House Needleworks - 40 ct. Fawn by Lakeside Linens using Belle Soie silk threads (1 over 2).

• Summer Schoolhouse - Lesson 3 by With Thy Needle & Thread - 28 ct. Mushroom Lugana using the called for hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 1). 

Episode 26

FOs 
Cross Stitch Nation by Heartstring Samplery - 36 ct. Wren by Picture this Plus, various hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 2). 

WIPs
Heart & Hand by With Thy Needle & Thread - 40 ct. Vintage Bluegrass by Lakeside Linens, various hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 2). 

Isabella Fox by GigiR - 40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune by Lakeside Linens, various hand-dyed silk threads (1 over 2). 

Coffee Quaker by Heartstring Samplery - 40 ct. Vintage Fawn, various hand-dyed cotton threads (1 over 2). 

ABC Samplers by Little House Needleworks - 36 ct. hand-dyed linen by Zweigart, Classic Colorworks threads (Shepherd's Bush conversion - 1 over 2). 

Stash
ABC Samplers by Little House Needleworks - Thread, Fabric and Patterns from Shepherd's Bush. 

Three With Thy Needle & Thread Patterns - Essamplaire Petites Collection II, Heart & Hand and Tulip Festival from 123 Stitch. 

The Scarlett House - Martha Pudsey 1835 and Smith Sampler and a few silks that I needed from Needlecraft Corner. 

Episode 22

FOs
Peppermint Twist by Little House Needleworks - 32 ct. Vintage Pear and DMC, WDW and CC (1 over 2). 

WIPs
Garden Club Series by Blackbird Designs - 40 ct. Vintage Buttercream and GAST (1 over 2). 

Little Sheep Virtues by Little House Needleworks - 40 ct. Vintage Examplar and DMC (1 over 2). 

4 Seasons by Lizzie Kate - 40 ct. Vintage Country Mocha and WDW (1 over 2). 

Pebble Beach Shawl (size medium) by Helen Stewart - Madelinetosh Prairie "Well Water" (size 4 ChiaoGoo needles). 

Stash
Yarn - Hedgehog Fibres Sock "Pheasant", Malabrigo Sock "Aniversario" and Malabrigo Lace "Fuchsia."

Cross Stitch - Lizzie Kate Winter Sampler (Planning to stitch this on 40 ct. Vintage Pecan Butter using the called for threads). 

Episode 21

FOs
2016 Christmas Ornament by Little House Needleworks - 40 ct. Pearled Barley (recommended threads except I used GAST Oatmeal instead of CC Khaki Mocha).

Joyfulness Little Sheep Virtue by Little House Needleworks - 40 ct. Vintage Examplar and DMC threads (1 over 2).

Knitted Round Dishcloth - Kitchen Cotton and US size 7 needles.

WIPs
Garden Club Series by Blackbird Designs - 40 ct. Vintage Buttercream and GAST (1 over 2).

Little Sheep Virtues by Little House Needleworks - 40 ct. Vintage Examplar (all on same piece of linen) and DMC (1 over 2).

4 Seasons by Lizzie Kate - 40 ct. Vintage Country Mocha and Weeks Dye Works (1 over 2).

Peppermint Twist Ornament by Little House Needleworks - 32 ct. Vintage Pear and CC, WDW and DMC (2 over 2).

Episode 20

• Garden Club Series by Blackbird Designs 

40 ct. Vintage Buttercream by Lakeside Linens and GAST (1 over 2)

• Love Never Fails by Barbara Ana Designs using 40 ct. Vintage Meadow Rue and DMC (1 over 2).
• Queen of Harvest by With Thy Needle & Thread using 40 ct. Legacy by Picture this Plus and various cotton hand-dyed threads (1 over 2).  
• Little Sheep Virtues Joyfulness by Little House Needleworks using 40 ct. Vintage Examplar and DMC (1 over 2).
• Isabella Fox by Gigi R using 40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune and various hand-dyed silk threads (Attic Needleworks conversion - 1 over 2).  
• Wheaten Wrap by Anne Hanson using Knit Picks Palette in Huckleberry Heather (size US 4 Nova Platina Interchangeable circular needles). 
• Blueberry Waffle Socks by Sandy Turner using Hedgehog Fibres Sock in Teacup (Size US 1 Nova Platina circular needles). 

Summer Vacation is Over!

We had a very lazy first half of our summer vacation and the second half just flew by!  We went up to Michigan for 10 days and then spent a week in Florida.  I uploaded our vacation pics to my Flickr Album the other day.  We had so much fun and the boys were sad to start school on Wednesday.  They are missing those lazy days very much!

While in Michigan I started Little House Needleworks "Needleworker" pattern, which I got when we made a quick stop at The Stitch and Frame shop in Rock Hill.

I finished it up after we got home from Florida.  It was a great vacation project!  The fabric being 35 ct. made it easy to stitch anywhere.

35 ct. Abecedarian Blend, Crescent Colours threads (1 over 2)

What I've been up to...

40 ct. Straw by WDW, Belle Soie silks

I worked on Melicent a little bit.

I kitted the new Loose Feathers pattern. I'm thinking of using 40 ct. V. Pecan Butter (shown) or 40 ct. Examplar.

36 ct. V. Sand Dune by Lakeside Linens, Belle Soie and NPI silks

And I started working on a model for one of my favorite designers. :)

A Little More Melicent

40 ct. Straw by Weeks Dye Works, Belle Soie silks.

This is all I have worked on in the last 10 days or so. I seem to be in a slump. I think it must be the heat!! Hopefully, I can snap out of it soon! :)

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Couldn't Resist ...

... Starting this one!!

40 ct. Straw WDW Linen, Belle Soie silks

I have been using the hoop on and off because the WDW linen is a little soft and it's sometimes hard to see the holes. Other than that I'm loving it! :)

Melicent Turner

I just received this pattern yesterday...



I can't wait to get started! Diane did a great job with the adaption of this sampler and I love the colors she chose!



I think I may use Vanilla Pudding instead of Baguette though. The Baguettes I have are all a little dark. The linen I'm thinking of using is 40 ct. WDW Straw.

I also finished up block 6 of VoHRH. I would have been done sooner, but I had to do some frogging.


40 ct. Vintage Sand Dune, NPI silks

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Belle Pepper Finished!

I got her finished up last night. I think she turned out so cute! :)

Little House Needleworks "Belle Pepper"
Fabric: 32 ct. Willow Green Belfast
Threads: Crescent Colours, Gentle Arts, and DMC
Started: 11/26/10 - Finished: 11/30/10

I decided to stitch another Christmas sampler, so I think I'm going to start Shepherd's Bush "Holly and Ivy Sampler."

I love the colors in this sampler...

I also decided to change the fabric to 32 ct. Vintage Light Examplar (the kit came with a 30 ct. WDW linen, which is not my favorite linen to stitch on).

I need to get working on an ornament before I start this sampler though. Our get together in Manning is coming up fast and I have to have an ornament stitched and finished for our gift exchange!

Write soon!

Ornaments Finished!!

I got another ornament finished for Myrtle Beach and I got all the finishing done on them! I'm so happy to have them done and I hope whoever gets them will enjoy them!


Little House Needleworks "Frosty Flakes"
Fabric: 32 ct. unknown Lakeside Linen
Threads: DMC, CC, and GAST - Conversion given to me by Amy (thank you!)

And here are all of them together



I can't believe I leave tomorrow! I can't wait! I haven't gone anywhere by myself, overnight, in about two years. I desperately need this mini vacation!! Write later with pictures from Myrtle Beach! :)



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Winter Sheep and Paradise Lost

I finished Winter Sheep the other day and now I just need to do the finishing!




Little House Needleworks "Winter Sheep"
Fabric: 30 ct. Straw by Weeks Dye Works
Threads: DMC

I decided to get Paradise Lost out and work on it a little bit yesterday. I would love to get it finished this year.



I mainly worked on this tree....



Well, nothing really going on here. Just doing mountains of laundry and hanging out with the kids. Write soon!



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Winter Sheep

Here is a little wip pic of the ornament I started for Myrtle Beach. It's Winter Sheep by LHN. It's been a fun stitch so far. I'm liking stitching something smaller than Shores! :)



I'm not sure how Im going to finish it yet. I love the way. Vonna does her ornaments. They're so cute! I might attempt something like that or just do a little pillow.

While at Amy's last weekend we stopped by her local Vera Bradley shop and I got a case to carry my iPad and Kindle. It was a great deal at 40% off. When I got home I wasn't sure about the color, but now I'm really liking it.





Well, I'd better get back to my ornament. Myrtle Beach is only nine days away now!! :)



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Simple Joys Finished!

I got "Simple Joys" finished up today. It was such a fun stitch. I needed a smaller project to feel some sort of accomplishment. I have had so many big starts this year that I've barely finished anything!

Little House Needleworks "Simple Joys"

Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Buttercream by Lakeside Linens

Threads: Weeks Dye Works and Crescent Colours

Started: 5/22/10 - Finished: 6/12/10

Now I'm going to get started on my Prairie Schooler Round Robin. I hope to be finished with them all next week!

P.S. That was a joke - Karen, Faye and Amy!! LOL! :)

Long Time No Post!

Sorry I've been MIA! I wasn't feeling too well last week. I caught some kind of virus that made me so tired. I'm finally getting over it, but still coughing a little. Now Matthew has gotten it. He was up in the middle of night coughing like crazy, the poor guy (and poor me because he kept me up)! LOL! :)

I did get some stitching done...

I worked on Shores a lot last week. I got the big whale stitched in block 11 and then I worked on the water around the whale.

I also got Simple Joys back out. It's coming along, slowly, but surely. Amy finished her sampler last week. I saw it in person on Saturday - It looks great!

Speaking of Amy, while I was there we decided to do a round robin with Karen and Faye. Only instead of stitching it on one piece of fabric we are going to use individual pieces - sort of like our own Fair and Square exchange. We are going to be using designs from The Prairie Schooler Patterns "Friends" and "More Friends." Amy, Faye and Karen chose 32 ct. Vintage Buttercream for their fabric and I chose 32 ct. Vintage Light Examplar for mine.

It should be a fun project and it will be nice to have a stitched piece from each of them.

Well, the kids are out of school now. Bradley's birthday is tomorrow - he's going to be 10! I just can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was holding him in my arms. We're planning on going to Florida soon. They are going to be spending time with my mom while I come back here and relax. I'm sure I won't know what to do with myself!! :) Write soon - hopefully with a finish!