New Start

I finished the model for Lisa today, so I decided to start something new! It's Drawn Thread's Sampler of Stitches. I really fell in love with this project after seeing Chi's finished Sampler. Her whole album is such an inspiration!

I put a few stitches in yesterday after getting a few silks I was needing from It's a Stitch.

And I put a few more in today...

AVAS Soie d'Alger silk, 32 ct. Vintage Bisque by Lakeside Linens.

I left the last number off the year because who knows when I'll actually finish. I am hoping it's sometime in the 2010's. :) I was going to use NPI silks, but decided to go with AVAS because they're a little thicker and thought they might work better on the 32 ct. linen.

Write soon!

Giveaway!!

I'm here, I've just been busy stitching a model for Lisa (The Primitive Needle). It's so cool - I can't wait for you all to see it!

Anyway, on to the giveaway. You know those annoying ads I put on my site a couple years ago?? Well, I have finally received a payment! It's not much, but I wanted to share some of it with you because you helped me get it. I will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to Down Sunshine Lane (my favorite online shop). I will draw a name on Monday, May 3 at 8:00 am EST. That should give everyone plenty of time to enter!

Leave a comment on this post to enter (one entry per person). Thanks and Good Luck!! :)

Quick Post

Just a quick post to say that I have finished block 12 of Shores!

40 ct. Summer Khaki (over-dyed with Tan Rit Dye), NPI silks.

This block seemed to take forever... maybe it was all those fish??? :) Write soon!

Sarah Woodham Progress

I was in a little slump, but I think I'm finally getting out of it.

I'm loving this sampler! It's so much fun to stitch. My poor girl is still bald though - I need to do some chain stitches for her hair. Not too much else going on here. Just getting back into my routine after being away. Write soon! :)

Vacation Stash!

I got back from Florida yesterday around 2 pm. I got up early to beat all the traffic. It was so bad on Saturday when I drove up from Bonita Springs to my in-laws in Lake Panasoffkee that I didn't want to go through it again. I had a very busy week visiting everyone, so I didn't get any stitching done, but I did manage to do a little stashing. :)

I got some NPI for Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow at Silk Road Needle Arts in St. Petersburg...

I got a couple Lakeside Linen fat quarters from Golden Needle in Port Charlotte...

40 ct. Vintage Bisque and 40 ct. Vintage Light Examplar

I also got the cute little cupcake made by Alma Allen's Husband from Golden Needle...

My last stop was at Quilt's 'N More. A nice quilt shop in Port Charlotte. I got some fat quarters from there...

I also received some patterns from The Scarlet Letter while I was away.

Ann Smith, Jenny Bean and Sarah Willson

AVAS Soie 'd Alger silks and 36 ct. Vintage Pearled Barley Linen.

I fell in love with Ann and Sarah after seeing these pictures on Webshots...

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2009934260085030495BEFlSB

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2897855350085030495GCuMVa

I also ordered the catalog from The Scarlet Letter and now my SL wish list has grown immensely! The pictures are much clearer in the catalog.

Although, I need to stay away from the stashing for awhile and get back to stitching, so I won't be ordering anything anytime soon! Hopefully, I'll have some stitching pics to share soon! :)

Spring Break

I'm down in Florida visiting family. I got a little bit of stitching done last night after we arrived. I finally finished filling in the clouds on Paradise Lost...

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

And I got the border finished on Sarah Woodham earlier in the week. Unfortunately, I also had to do a lot of frogging, but I'm finally back on track now.

I worked on a couple motifs last night...

40 ct Vintage Pearled Barley, Various silk threads (1 over 2).

I hope to work on Sarah Woodham a little more while I'm here, or I may start a BBD design that's on 30 ct. A little easier to see since I don't have my big daylight stitching light down here.

Well, hope you all have a very happy Easter! Write soon!