Christmas Ornaments on Halloween

I'm in the second round of Becky's Christmas Ornament Exchange Group. We are exchanging every other month which makes the pace a little easier.

I never posted the ornament I stitched for the first round. This one was for Carol and I thought she would like the nautical theme.


This one was for the second round and for Roberta, I'm hoping that she likes it.

13 Days from CA to TX?

The squares that I stitched for the F&S Halloween round were sent on the 13th, and arrived yesterday (the 26th) Wow, I could have practically walked there faster. Anyway, I'm sure happy that they finally showed up.



This is from one of The Prairie Schooler's newest leaflets "Boo To You"

I hope you all have a fun Halloween.

My Gift for Linette

My friend Linette celebrated her birthday on September 25th. I was a little late in getting a birthday package off to her, but I finally got it in the mail to her on the 6th. She finally got it today.

I guess the package went on vacation to Canada before it finally made its way to her in France. I'm so relieved that it finally reached her.

Here is what I stitched for her

Thank you for paying me a visit. I've been a pretty poor blogger lately. I just have not had the desire to post.

I hope you are enjoying the cooler weather and perhaps some pre-Christmas stitching and crafting.

Shepherd's Bush SAL

Several months ago, Becky posted her beautiful finish of SB Sail Away. I liked it so much that I e-mailed her and asked if I could borrow the pattern for it. Well if you have the pleasure of knowing Becky, you know that she is a very generous person. A week or two later, I received a surprise gift in the mail from Becky. She had gone ahead and purchased the kit for me, and had Shepherd's Bush ship it to me.

When Becky mentioned that she was going to be stitching a Shepherd's Bush piece, I suggested that we do a SAL. Yesterday was our first day; we'll be stitching on Tuesdays. Here is a picture (clickable) of what I accomplished.



Today's mail brought a lovely ornament from Donna for our first round of our Christmas Ornament Exchange Group. I think you'll agree that Donna's stitching and finishing are perfect. I'm looking forward to hanging this beauty on my tree.



Thank you so much for paying me a visit. I hope you have a safe, and relaxing Labor Day holiday.

The "Dog" Days of Summer

Over a year ago, I joined a now defunct Yahoo group to stitch a wreath by The Prairie Schooler. I chose the leaflet Barnyard Christmas and just a few minutes ago I finished the sixth design out of eight. With two more to stitch, I might actually have a wreath hanging in my home this Christmas.




Thanks for dropping by to pay me a visit.

It's August Already?

Time is flying by. In just a few weeks summer will be over, and my youngest child will be going back to school to start her final year of high school. My other daughter will be starting her final year of undergraduate studies. It's going to be a busy year.

I had the pleasure of making a new friend recently though her blog. I've been visiting Rachel's blog for a long time now, and only when she recently ended her old blog (which she wrote in French) and started her new one (which she is writing in English) did I actually take the time to send her an e-mail. That little effort was rewarded by a warm and gracious e-mail from her. Please pay her a visit.

I'll leave you with a picture of the gift that I stitched for Julie's recent birthday. I thought the gardening theme was just perfect for her. My daughter Justine picked out the fabric for finishing the little pillow. She said it reminded her of a garden apron.





Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to pay me a visit.

The Last Round Is Complete

I participated in a round robin where each group member built a theme using Little House Needleworks patterns. I finally finished the last piece that I needed to do, and now this lovely project will go back to Joan. She came up with a very creative theme. Below is my square for her piece.



Thanks for stopping by to see what my needle and I have been up to. I hope you have a safe, and happy Independence Day.