Frame job

I am thrilled to present my Quaker Christmas © Bygone Stitches  .....finished in 2009 and recently framed!!!!!!! Done on 36ct Vintage Light Exemplar with The Gentle Art © Sampler Threads in Blue Spruce and Buckeye Scarlet and Crescent Colors © in Ye Olde Gold!!!!! I hope you like!!!!!

I'm off to stitch on a mermaid even though the HAED girls are calling rather loudly.......and I have not one but two birth samplers to do......ahhh those mermaids have me in their web......

A little late

I am just back from a quick visit with my niece in LA and the best part was that my brother and my younger niece were there from NY!!!! I so adore them!!!!! I did the drive there and back by myself about 5 hrs from Vegas!!! And I must say at first it was nerve racking but guess what I did it!!!!!! There is something else I did ...what you ask!!!!! I completed Quaker Christmas © Bygone Stitches!!!! Yes and I am in love with it!!!! I started it on Nov.1st and finished it at 12:34am on Dec.27th!!!!! Here is my masterpiece

I changed the thread colors to Blue Spruce and Buckeye Scarlet by Sampler Threads. I kept the gold color the same and stitched it on 32ct Lt. Exemplar which I do believe is by Lakeside Linens.

More later most especially the 4-5 pieces I have my New Years start narrowed down to!!!! Now to make a decision.... 

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas !!!! I am feeling rather blessed this year myself and am looking forward to starting the new decade off on a positive note!!!! DH was very good to me and totally shocked me with my gift...which is rather hard to accomplish but he did and left me speechless!!!!! He went all out and got me a new computer monitor......which is just amazing!!!!!! Thank you sweetie!!!!

I am grateful for my dear hubby and the love we share.....

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

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.........

Popping in.....

Hello all!!!! I am just popping in for a short post...it just seems I can never get here anymore and that really must change since I so enjoy this space of mine! I have been busy stitching some might say nonstop but I do sleep....and work most thankfully! The migraines have been better not great but tolerable....I saw my gyn and we are trying something new and I am just waiting for it in the mail since it's from a compounding pharmacy........more on that in a week or so.....

I had a new start on November 1st and have been stitching on it exclusively!!!!! It is Quaker Christmas © Bygone Stitches and at this rate may be done by Christmas......here's a peek It is on 32ct Lt Exemplar by LL  and I've changed all but one color! I am using  Blue Spruce and Buckeye Scarlet by Sampler Threads and Ye Olde Gold (original color) by Crescent Colors.... I love the immediate satisfaction of completing a motif! I have tried to pick up other projects but it keeps jumping into my hands.....

And here's an update on Simply Live ©

It's on a PTPlus 36ct fabric (the name is eluding me) and I am using the Valdani Threads. I am loving them!

I need to get ready to go out tonight......my MIL is visiting for Thanksgiving and we are going to the Bellagio for dinner and then hopefully home to stitch!

I am grateful for lazy days......

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

Oh my..... Lions, Tigers and Bears.....and WIP's

Well now that I have your attention...do you still remember me??? It's been so long and I really must blame my new toy oh I mean phone...a Blackberry Curve since getting it I am spending less time on the computer which is good but more time on the phone! I need to find a way to balance that.... So here I am posting finally! And let me say I have been stitching and even finishing.....amazing I know! I have lots of pictures and even a cool link! First the finishes.... This was Dh birthday present My Everything © Sampler Girl. When he opened it he was stunned and speechless which I took as a positive reaction and it was! This was a fun fast stitch that I thoroughly enjoyed and am even contemplating stitching it again as a present for the friends that just got married...she is a big fan of love notes and this certainly fits that!!!! Next is the Blackbird freebie © Red Sampler that I did as a memory piece for my sister who first put a needle and thread in my hand! I picked the frame and had a dear friend Adele from wednesday stitching group frame it for me! Thanks again Adele !!!! I love it and it now has a place of honor on my wall...
. It's hard to see but the frame is a black wood with gold trim and fits the piece perfectly!!!!!

Next are some WIP updates ....first is Cirque des Carreaux © by Ink Circles

I am using a DMC thread on PTPlus Crystal Davinci 32ct linen adnd am loving the effect! And since it's not an overdyed thread I can stitch in rows and not have to cross each x as I go!!!!

I was bad on my birthday this week and started something new and not a small piece either......but Thriller © by Sampler Cove and here is what I have so far...

Not too shabby for a days work.....I did change the red to an orange actually Pagoda Red by Thread Gatherer. I just liked the combo better! Next is another new start not sure how I snuck this in ..let me just say that I love Nantucket and think it's a bit of heaven on earth so when I saw this I couldn't or wouldn't resist....Nantucket Summer Sampler ©
. I think that might be it for Wip's....

I am going to start this beauty on November 1st ...and have picked out my thread and fabric.....

I changed the green and red but kept the gold.... It's Quaker Christmas © . I'll post the details soon.....Are you tired of reading yet....there is a bit more...

Here is the link I promised for the most sweet charming charts... Jardin Prive . And here is the chart I had to have .....it was my birthday present to myself!
My Lady's Quaker © which of course I want to start yesterday......there is even an online SAL starting up for it! Don't you just love her hair and dress! I am so into Quaker inspired things lately.....let's not forget I started Quaker Gone Tropic © a while back! And yes I have made progress on that as well...

And this beauty found it's way home with me as well a while back... Sleeping Beauty © by the same designer that did Cinderella Sampler ©..if I could only remember the name.....Why is it that I seem to be loving the big pieces.......

Here is a picture of my bday presents from DH who really did spoil me this year!!!! In there is a gift card for Sephora
Just what I wanted and also the Underword Trilogy DVD!!!!!

And is closing have you seen the new Mirabilia © Shakespeares Fairies!!!! Oh my I am in love once again!!!!!

I am grateful for so many wonderful things in my life....

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

Progress and how did I miss this????

I started the day with a Pilates Mat class.....before even a cup of coffee! What was I thinking??? But it was a great way to start the day! I am getting better in Mat class all the time and am considering getting a Pilates Ball to exercise at home with. I truly do love it!

I have an update on Rosewood Manor ABC Tapestry....I tweaked the picture a bit and just figured out how to add text to pictures..... I loved working on this letter and completed most of it in 3 days.......

Next is a bit of confusion....I had almost settled on Mirabilia's Autumn in My Garden when I happened to mention Quaker Christmas at SP wednesday stitching group and it turns out one of the ladies is doing it as her Jan 1st start....it would be fun to do it as a SAL. So I ordered it and am sitting here confused. Here's a picture of it... Maybe I'll add it to my sidebar poll...... I'm still 99% sure about Autumn in My Garden being my Jan 1st start but I love Quaker Christmas too......

Next I have a question...How did I miss the new Ink Circles compnaion to Cirque des Cercles and Triangular (which I have kitted up)......Cirque des Carreaux I fell in love so I have that on order as well.......Still considering color combinations...... I'm thinking lilacs or reds...

ETA...I can't edit my sidebar poll so just let me know what you think in the comments....

And thanks for visiting with me!!!!!

I am grateful for Pilates and the way it makes me feel......