Progress pics......

It's sunday and I'm so thankful to be in my robe and slippers and DH is downstairs making breakfast! Yes he's a keeper! So the title to this post is progress pics...just how unoriginal is that? But my coffee has yet to kick in... So here are the progress pics on Quaker Christmas © Bygone Stitches

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And I only just started this on Nov 1st as a SAL with two friends from my wednesday stitching group! They are doing the Frienship Quaker. I only have two more pages left! I haven't worked exclusively in a very long time....

Gotta go as breakfast is near ready!

Oh and I joined another blog....Quaker Inspired

I am grateful for a breakfast making hubby....

May your needle fly through your fabric.........

Wow....

Wow amazing feels like just yesterday I posted but it was about 2 weeks ago...... I've been busy between work and my brothers/niece's visit that I have been rather neglectful of my poor dear blog!!! At the moment I really need to be in bed but am posting since if I don't another week may just slip by.....

My brother's visit was good as always. He is such an easy guest and the coffee pot is always fresh with him visiting!!! My nice from California also visited while her dad was here and we had a wonderful time!!!!! A trip to my LNS was necessary as she was in need of a new project.....and as usual she knew exactly what she wanted!!!! Here is an early picture of her start.... and yes she once again picked out an overdyed material and overdyed floss...it will be a tree that I always looked at so I'm glad that she's stitching it up! Her stitching is so neat and even and thanks to technology I can see her progress and so can you! She promises more pics when she has more done....

Here's a quick picture that Dh made me snap when we were in NY recently....
The road sign leading to his Westchester house always a must stop for him and me!

And here's a finish My everything © The Sampler Girl. That I had recently and plan to take it to the framer later today since it is DH's bday present in August.....and it's been done for weeks...truly amazing! And a closeup of my new signature at the bottom although now that I see it the picture is all that good.....a dear friend from SP wednesday stitching group worked it out for me and I just love it! Thanks again Adele!!!!!

I am grateful for friends and family....

May your needle fly through your fabric.........

It's tuesday and I'm off

Let me first wish everyone a belated Happy Easter!!!! I was working and it was exceptionally busy. I felt I hadn't had a day off and was totally exhausted so much so that I took yesterday and just vegged ....I slept till 2 pm. I have to remember that I am still healing and need to still take care of me. DH was wonderful he brought home chinese takeout and we had a quiet evening on Easter. He brought me tulips a few days before and aren't they beautiful Please excuse the mess around them...... And I now have 3 days off and I've already been to Pilates!!! I look forward to my time there and feel stronger each time. I woke up early and took Storm to the vet's for a dental cleaning and am a bit anxious since she is my baby girl!!!! I know she'll be fine but we have never even boarded her so it was a little tough this am. When we travel we have someone come to the house and care for her. I'll be picking her up later today and plan to spoil her even more tonight!!!!! Here is my baby girl.... She was a rescue and so calm and completely loving. I am blessed to have found her!!!!

I did manage to pick up needle and thread by early evening and finished Halloween Fairy last night. I only had the backstitching and beading left. I did complete it time to enter into the Mirabilia Stitcher's contest which closes on April 1st!!!! Here she is

Halloween Fairy by Nora Corbett

32ct PTPlus Crystal Midas

I truly love her and she was fun to stitch up!!!!! So far she is my fourth finish for 2008. Thanks for visiting and have a great day!!!!

I am grateful for days off and my baby girl Storm......

My Ott-lite

I put my new Ott-lite (20w Shiloh Pharmacy Floor Lamp) together the other night and may I just say OMG!!!!! It was simply amazing! I switched it on and I could hardly believe my eyes..... it was like "sitting in sunshine" to borrow from Vonna. And it was unbelievable to stitch under.....I was seeing things in a whole new light LOL. I can't believe I ever stitched without one. I now know what you mean Karen. I stitched so much that I looked up and it was way past time to go to sleep....I was working the next day or actually that day! This is a short post since I only have one day off and I'm not sure where the day went. I'm working a lot of one day on one day off...I don't know how that happened. Well one I do since I had to switch a day for DH has another surprise planned and this time I do not have a clue.....but I'm not as anxious this time around. And he's even planning on getting Phantom of the Opera tickets. The Vegas production is supposed to be amazing and they are running a locals deal.

Oh in the way of Stash.......did I mention that I signed up for the PTPlus FOTM club from Shakespeare's Peddler . Well I did. I am getting the 32ct linen 1/4 yd plain alt w/ crystal. She was really nice on the phone. The first months came today......I haven't opened it yet so unlike me. Oh and I also got in on two pieces of limited edition PTPlus fabric today from the yahoo group that I'm a member of (the link is in my sidebar). I got the 1/4 yd 32ct Crystal DaVinci and Carnival. So glad I didn't make any New Years resolutions about not buying stash!!! Just one to stitch more and with my Ott-lite that seems to be do-able!!!! I'm off to stitch... did I say this would be a short post??

I am grateful for the laundry being done!!!