Presenting...

The Kimono quilt top. I apologize for the dark photo, but it's been raining here again, so I have little to no good daylight. I am so pleased to have the top finished. I started this quilt on March 13, 2004. I took a class at my LQS on paper-piecing and this is the quilt we learned how to make. I was able to complete one block in the class, so the rest were done on my own. The green one in the center was my first block. As I may have mentioned, all the fabrics were chosen individually. Here's a closeup of one of the blocks, so that you can better see the sashing and border fabric. The sashing fabric is black with gold speckles, and the border fabric is black with gold outlined cherry blossoms.

I've been stitching some, as well. I finished stitching a gift (I know, shock, I never stitch gifts). I have been stitching along on my block for the Neighborhood RR and I've also made some progress on Tesori. It is difficult to get a lot of stitching in on this, since it's a secret project. I may have to start sneaking downstairs in the middle of the night while Eric's sleeping. But, here is my progress so far. As soon as I finish that inner border, I'll be able to start stitching the actual block. This one is Veneto.

After knitting about three hours or so on my Homespun Wrap, I ripped the whole thing out. I have no problem with knitting, but if I'm purling I have to really pay attention to what I'm doing. Since I was also attempting to watch Sopranos, it got ripped out. I'll start over again this weekend maybe. It's pretty disheartening to have to do that, but as with my stitching, if it's not right, I rip it out and fix it.

I am grateful for afternoon plans.

May the Scarf Be with You

The Star Wars Scarf

Garter Stitch on #8 Needles

Plymouth Encore, Color 7357

Finished 6/23/07

I finished my scarf! I drove up to the LYS, learned the tricky super-secret part of binding off (ie, pulling the tail through that last stitch so you don't lose it), bought some new needles (Addi Turbos), and drove home. I did my weaving in and here it is! I am well-pleased with myself for finishing my first scarf and knitting project. Yay me! I also made my point about the class issue while I was there. So, hopefully tomorrow we will have a lovely last class and I will learn how to do yarn overs and how to start a new ball of yarn when I run out of one. I'm just guessing, but it seems like that would be a good thing to know. Kind of like somebody telling you to pull that yarn tail through the last stitch on a bind off - just helpful.

I had a very productive weekend, which I happy about. After I finished with my scarf, I sat down to finish sewing my Kimono quilt top together. It is finished! I will have photos soon, I wanted to bring it into work to show a friend of mine today, so I haven't taken photos yet. It took me both Saturday and Sunday afternoons to pull all the paper off the back from the paper piecing - whew, my fingers hurt! But, it is complete! And I have three more quilt tops to finish before the end of August. I will probably turn my attention back to my Block of the Month blocks (since I have about six of them to do now). I picked the last one up last weekend, so it would be good to finish those up. The quilt store also had a sample layout for the quilt top, so I think I may do that, which will require making some additional blocks to intersperse with my blocks of the month.

I also finished gridding all the blocks for my Neighborhood RR, and have made a start on my block. I opted to go with one thread over two on my 36 count fabric. It seems that two threads over two just seemed bulky - any suggestions or thoughts? I've never stitched on 36 count before, so I'm sort of flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Mailout day is July 15th, so I have a couple of weeks to finish up my block and get everything ready to mail.

Eric and I ran some errands too, and he bought me some new summer perfume. I decided to get Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker. I have a sample of it, and I thought it would be a nice light change. I love it!

Thank you all for your sweet comments on my blog anniversary and for letting me know that you enjoy my blog. That means a lot to me. I hope to have some more stitching to show soon...I've made a little bit more progress on Tesori. I'm focusing my energy on getting back in the swing of thing with my workouts too. I got really burned out on it for awhile, but the time has come to redouble my efforts. Well, that's all for today - photos of the Kimonos coming soon!

I am grateful for productivity and renewed energy.

Weekend Plans and A Year in Blogging

I have officially been blogging one year today. What encouraged me to start blogging was two things: as I already mentioned, I started my 101 Things list on June 21, 2006 and one of the items on there was "research starting a blog", well I just ended up starting one instead; the second thing that encouraged me was that I was going to begin a SAL on Quaker Garden hosted by Karen V. and I wanted to be able to post my progress. So, a big thank you to Karen for her inspiration and for being one of my first commenters (possibly the first). I really appreciate each and every one of you that comes to my blog and takes a look at my projects and thoughts and goals. Thank you!! I think that all of those WIPs I mentioned in my first post are still WIPs though. Oh well...one of these days I'll have them finished!

As for what I have planned for the weekend, the photo above sums it up. That's my craft table, mess that it is. I plan to go get help for the Star Wars scarf today and finish it. I plan to figure out the problem with my kimonos and finish putting together that quilt top. I also plan to finish gridding my Neighborhood RR and start on my block. Wish me luck!! I'm off to sew a little before lunch, and then after lunch I'm off to the yarn store. Thanks again for supporting me this past year, and I look forward to another year of blogging.

I am grateful for my blogging friends.

Welcome Summer & Number 101

It is the first day of Summer here today and it is raining. Thank you all so much for your kind words and advice regarding my knitting. The frustration will pass, but I will definitely do what I can to make the owner aware of the issue. I have to say though, I am pretty proud of my cables.

This morning I finished up the first trifold piece of my Queen of the Needle case. This is the part that folds over on the front. I only have a few beads to attach on here, but those will wait until the end, so that I don't snag them. I love all the colors in this piece and the fun specialty stitches that Nan has included. Next I will be stitching the part that will be the back of the case, so it will be upside down from this piece.

I didn't stitch at all last night when I got home because I wanted to finish reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It was so good re-reading it. I think the first time I read books five and six there were so many people around me also reading them, that I raced through in order not to have them spoiled by other people's reactions and comments. So, I think I missed a lot the first time round. This time I so thoroughly enjoyed them and was able to really savor them. I am glad I decided to read the whole series again before the release of book 7. It's been fun. And with that I have completed number 101 of my 101 Things in 1001 Days list "Re-read books 1-6 of Harry Potter before Book 7 is released." At the time I started my 101 Things list (coincidentally on June 21, 2006), there was no official release date for book 7.

That's all for today - hope you all are having a great Thursday!

I am grateful for Harry Potter.

Cables and a New Start

I had my knitting class again yesterday, class 3 of 4. I did manage to learn how to do cables, as evidenced by my swatch above. Knitting cables is pretty cool once you get the hang of it. There was a slight problem with class yesterday though, which I am not happy about. Two of the ladies in my class, a mother and daughter, were more interested yesterday in finding a project to make and yarn for it, than in learning something new. So, the instructor spent an hour with them wandering around the store, helping them shop - during class time. Leaving me and the other girl there to fend for ourselves. At the end of class, our instructor finally came back and said she was going to teach me to bind off. Well, I had to stay after class in order to learn this - which wasn't right. And I was so frustrated by that time that I don't think I fully grasped what she was showing me. I got the whole row done, up to the last stitch and then said "ok, now what do I do?". She pulled it out of my hands and finished it, and cut off the tail. So, I thought ok, nothing to it. I went home last night to bind off my Star Wars scarf (the whole reason I'd wanted to learn to bind off finally), and royally screwed it up. I am so mad and frustrated. Now, I'm going to have to find time to go in this weekend and have someone help me fix it and show me again how to bind off. I definitely did not get my full class time this week, and I'm so annoyed. I will definitely be saying something when I go in on Saturday.




Since I wasn't able to finish off my scarf and I wasn't really in the mood to stitch at that point, I decided to start on another knitting project. I am making a simple wrap, more just to practice than anything. I am just gonna make up the pattern as I go. I love the color of the yarn though...but since the yarn is squiggly, it is harder for me to knit with, so it will probably be a good challenge. My instructor also showed us how to start a new ball of yarn yesterday, but in the 3 seconds she used to show us, I didn't catch it. Ugh - so frustrated.


Sorry that my posts lately have been filled with whiny complaints - it's just how I'm feeling lately, I guess. I'll work on getting back my positive attitude.


Walk to Rivendell: Reach area of the Marish with fields, meadows, hedges, gates, and drainage dikes. (Total Miles walked : 57.25)


I am grateful for my ability to learn.

Adventures in Ironing

I am not what you would call Suzy Homemaker, or even shall we say Martha Stewart. When I was young, I learned how to iron on a tea towel (I also learned how to cross-stitch on a tea towel). I am really great with a flat piece of fabric, I can iron it like nobody's business. But when you add sleeves and a collar, pleats or ruching...ugh. It took me two hours yesterday morning to muddle my way through. I can't say that our clothes are perfectly ironed, but they are slightly less wrinkled. Afterwards, I was feeling so homemakerly that I decided to do some sewing. I worked on piecing my kimonos quilt top and I had high hopes of having it finished yesterday. All the sashing is on the first two rows and they are sewn to each other, after two tries of sewing, ripping out and resewing the bottom row, I finally gave up. For whatever reason, my bottom row is not lining up with my other two rows. Sigh. I did, however, reassure myself that I have plenty of the fabric I need for the border. The problem with buying fabric for a project four years from the time you actually work on it, is that you buy the fabric knowing "ok, I'm going to cut my sashing this wide, and I'm going to cut my borders this wide". Well, I bought the fabric, but didn't write down what I planned to do with it. So I made my best guess and cut my border fabric - luckily, it fits just fine! Whew!! Hopefully, I will be able to get my problem on the bottom row figured out and have a finished quilt top soon...that would be so nice. It is really looking great with the sashing on it. And since I was sewing, my iron got even more use yesterday afternoon.

I am also having issues/anxiety about my Neighborhood RR. I wanted to lay out my blocks in a more organic fashion, not just three rows of three. But, it is hard. And, I've never stitched on 36ct before, so that is making me nervous too. I think once I get into a groove with my gridding it will be fine, but right now I am feeling a little panicky about it. I need to get everything laid out so that I can make a start on stitching my block. Eek!

I didn't do much stitching this weekend, but I did a little on Their Song while we finished up watching Firefly. And Best Buy was having a fabulous sale on DVDs of TV series, so I got all of the X-Files seasons on DVD, except Season 4, which they were out of. So, I'll have to see if I can talk Eric into watching those with me sometime.

Thank you all for your compliments on my Just Nan RR. I went looking for a frame for it over the weekend, but ended up coming home with the perfect frame for my Lemon Meringue Sampler. I just need to get a mat cut for it. It is going to be so pretty once it's framed and hung. I'll be sure to post a photo when I get it put together. And speaking of Casey Buonaugurio (she designed the Lemon Meringue Sampler), there's a cute Christmas ornament by her in the new issue of Just Cross-stitch. And to go in my kitchen with my Lemon Meringue, I think I may have to stitch this...

Isn't this the cutest piece - I just love the colors in it. Anyway, that's enough rambling for me this morning. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend - my massage was well-needed and very enjoyable. Have a great week!

I am grateful for new inspiration.

Just Nan RR & Number 67

It is finally finished! I received my Just Nan Round Robin back from Jenna a couple of weeks ago, and needed to finish up my block and pull out the gridding stitches. Last night I sat down with my Kreinik braid and my beads and finished up my block. This is the Mermaid Heart WhimZi that comes with the Mermaid Heart chart. I intend to stitch the whole chart at some point, so I thought doing the WhimZi here would be perfect. I am more pleased with my block now that it has the beads on it - it looked so plain compared to the other blocks before.


And the whole piece...

Just Nan Round Robin

DMC, Kreinik and Beads with Bee and Snowflake Charms

28 Count Blue Dynasty by Silkweaver

October 2006 - June 2007

The top of the piece in the photo looks a little off, but I think that is just due to my photography "skills". The lettering and the crown are both borrowed from my Queen of the Needle piece.


I can't thank everyone enough for stitching on my piece: Michelle, Cathy, Allie, Carol, Angi, Kari, Jenna and Jenny. Thank you all so much!! This was my first Round Robin to participate in and I am now officially able to cross #67 off of my 101 Things in 1001 Days list "Participate in a Round Robin". Hurrah!! I will probably be framing this soon, as I want to be able to enjoy it.

I have so many projects I'd like to make headway on this weekend, not the least of which is finishing the gridding on my Neighborhood RR and starting to stitch my block. I have about a month before the first mailing. I have some finishing on a few pieces I'd like to do, as well as piecing the backs of my two quilts I am having quilted so I can drop them off and piecing the top of my kimono quilt. Oh yeah, and I need to practice my knitting increases and decreases. Here's hoping! I am also getting a massage tomorrow morning. It's gonna be a full weekend!!



I am grateful for my beautiful RR.

Queen of the Needle

I have made some progress on my Queen of the Needle piece. Someone asked if this is was a special piece. Nan, Just Nan that is, did a special class for The Silver Needle last year and this was the piece from that class. It is a sampler case and you stitch the inside and the outside of the case. It is a trifold case, and the inside has a place for needles, pins, a 3" square, an inspiration photo, etc. I am stitching the outside of the case and am almost finished with 1/3 of the outside. As you can see, the outside is stitched on this pink and white gingham fabric with Splendor Silks. The inside is stitched on solid pink fabric. Nan has since released some companion pieces to this Queen of the Needle case, such as the Queen of the Needle Sampler, Queen's Heart and the latest, the Queen's Bluebird Box.

The shape of the box is the same as the Just Nan limited edition Trick Or Treat ort box that was a Silver Needle exclusive piece a couple of years ago (there's a photo of it on Silver Needle's homepage at the top). I have that in my stash too (I think I may need to stop with the Just Nan stuff...I'm getting a crazy pile of it). I have the bluebird box on order, as it was too cute to pass up. One of these days I will finish up some of these Just Nan pieces I have (Barnabee's Quest, Baby Garden, a million limitied edition WhimZis, my Trick Or Treat box, my Lady Scarlet box, and the list goes on and on. But, back to the original point. I am making good progress on my sampler case, which I am pleased with.

I decided last night to pull out my Papillon Creations Mystery Sampler and start on Part 2. I love working on this piece every time I pick it up. It is such a joy to stitch on.

And yesterday's mail brought another monthly installment of the Leanne's House quilt. So tempting to start, but I really must get my kimonos finished.

Thank you for your compliments on Hamlet. I was able to sleep last night without him on my head, so he must be totally back to his old self.

I am grateful for perserverance.

Obligatory Cat Photos

Thank you all for your concerns and well-wishes for Hamlet. He appears to be mostly back to his old self. I say mostly because the past two nights he has decided to sleep on my head at night. Trust me, sharing a pillow with a 16-pound Maine Coon is not sleep-inducing. But, if it makes him feel better, I am willing to share, for a little while. The extra pain medication we gave him after he came home seems to have helped and he doesn't seem to be as stiff and hurting. While we're getting ready in the mornings, I can usually find him leaning against his favorite pillow watching us rush around.

I thoroughly enjoyed my knitting class again yesterday. While she was teaching every one else to purl, she taught me how to do two types of increases and two types of decreases. I don't know that I feel completely comfortable with those yet, but I will practice this week. And for those who asked, the orange yarn was what was provided for me at class. I haven't had a lot of time for stitching this week. Monday I had class and didn't get home until 9:30, so no stitching. Last night, we went to my parents' house for dinner and to celebrate my dad's birthday. We didn't get home until 9:30 or so again, so no stitching. I have managed to get in a little stitching on Tesori since my last update though. It is coming along.

I am hoping that tonight allows me some down time to stitch. That would be welcomed! I still have my Neighborhood RR spread out across the dining room table as well, so I need to get back to my gridding.

I am grateful for Hamlet feeling better.

Monday

I am so tired this morning. We had a great, but busy weekend. Saturday was filled with a little anxiety. I had to take Hamlet to the vet for his annual shots and exam. Hamlet doesn't do so well at the vet, and has to be knocked out with gas once he gets there. I was nervous/anxious because our normal vet wasn't there so he was going to be seeing a different vet. I also had to leave him and come back for him, which was a little nerve-wracking. I went over to the bookstore and tried to keep myself entertained for the hour they had him. They declared him in good health, but said his hips were really stiff. I have been giving him medication for the arthritis in his hips for about a year now, so that came as no surprise. Once I got him home, he did his normal sleep all day thing, so it didn't concern me. But come dinner time, he refused to eat. I could tell he was really stiff and sore, and was hurting a lot, but since I couldn't get him to eat, I couldn't get his medication in him. Poor thing, it was a rough night and it wasn't until lunchtime Sunday that I finally got him to eat and drink. With his pain medication in him, that appeared to help. He seems his old self now, but I was really worried about him there for a while.

Saturday night we went to the art museum where I have my book club, and went the the "After Hours at the Kimbell" they do once a month. They have a jazz band, a bar, hors d'oevres and docent led tours. It was the first time we've been and it was lovely. Eric and I sat in one of the galleries for a while and just talked...it was wonderful. Not that we don't talk anyway, but there is something so wonderful about really enjoying the company of the person you're with and when it's your husband or significant other, that makes it even better! I was craving Mexican food, so we went to dinner afterwards and I had a dinner that hit the spot exactly and a Mango Margarita...mmmmm. It was such a nice evening.

I did spend the majority of my weekend at home. I did a little stitching on Their Song. I also started the layout of my Neighborhood RR. That is going to take a while to grid, I can already tell. But, I sat at the dining room table with the sunlight streaming in and just quietly worked on it. It was so nice. I also finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. So, I am on to reading the last book (well, the last one before the new one comes out). I should be able to finish it in time.

Sunday, I spent a little time doing things around the house, laundry and such. I practiced on my knitting too. I am practicing on my doing purl and switching back and forth between the two. So, I knitted a length with a border to see what that looked like. It was good practice having to figure out whether I was supposed to be knitting or purling. I will be going to my knitting class again tomorrow afternoon, which I am looking forward to. And hopefully I will soon be knitting on something other than this flourescent orange yarn...yikes!!!

So, nothing too exciting this weekend, but it was nice (other than the Hamlet thing). Oh, and our tree is finally gone! All the pieces of it and the stump that have been laying on either side of our driveway for a month - it has all finally been hauled away! It was so nice backing out of the driveway this morning without having to dodge obstacles!!! Hurrah!

I am grateful for dates with my husband.

Bluebirds and Robin's Egg

Let me begin by saying that Robin's Egg blue may be one of my favorite colors. I love this month's Fabric of the Month selection from Silkweaver. Robin's Egg and Buttercream. They've actually sent me Robin's Egg once before, but I'm not going to complain that I have two pieces. It's looking a little Tiffany box-ish this month, isn't it?


Thank you all for your comments and compliments. I have a few questions I need to answer that were posed in the comments:


Did I choose the fabrics for the kimonos or was it a kit? The kimonos quilt was a class I took to learn paper-piecing. I chose the fabrics for each of my kimonos. I had a few Asian prints already in my stash, but most of these I purchased specifically for a kimono. Two of the fabrics, the red with origami cranes and the gold with gold leaves, I purchased in Rhode Island on a trip to visit my best friend a few years ago...so there's some of her in here too. I purchased my sashing, border and backing fabric at the same time I bought most of the kimono fabrics. My backing fabric is actually Indian, rather than Japanese, but I loved it so much I had to have it.


What does the Movie Shawl look like? The Movie Shawl was designed by Jill Brown, one of the owner's of the Woolie Ewe, which is where I am taking my class. The wrap is basically a long rectangle, and you add a big button to close it around you. Nothing super fancy, but I think with my cool yarn I bought, and the right button, it will be really nice. It's just done in stockinette, with a garter stitch border (I think).


Where did you get your list of Academy Award movies? The official list is here. As one of my 101 Things in 1001 Days, I am watching all the winners for Best Picture. I am attempting to watch them in order, although some of them are not available through Netflix (Wings, Cavalcade and Rebecca). So, I have skipped over the ones I can't get and will figure out what to do with them when I get through the rest. We are up to 1953, From Here to Eternity, which hopefully we will watch this weekend.




Now, on to the stitching... I stitched a little on Their Song again last night, but not enough to warrant another photo. I've also been stitching a little on my Queen of the Needle case as my travel project. Here's my progress on that.




And, as promised, here is a photo of my beginning on Tesori d'Italia. I am so excited to be stitching on this. I'm obviously working on the border right now, which is a bit time consuming. I am hoping each region's block goes a little faster once I have the border done. It looks great though, in my opinion. I am stitching on 32 ct. Antique White with DMC. I decided to use DMC rather than silk for two reasons - one, since it is such a huge piece it will be cost effective, and two, since the second anniversary is cotton - it was a no-brainer. I've begun in the top left-hand corner and the first region I am stitching is "Veneto".


That's all for me today. Hope you're all having a wonderful day!


I am grateful for losing 36 pounds!

On with the Knitting

Yesterday I had my first knitting class. It was so nice to leave work at noon and head over to do something fun. Since I had already learned knit stitch, the instructor got me started on purl and I practiced some stockinette. Then, she had me do ribs. I will be practicing some more before next week, but I had a lot of fun. She had us use circular needles, so it was good to get the feel of those. She also suggested that I was probably ready for a project. So, after class I picked out a project, a "movie shawl". I chose some beautiful cotton yarn that is really soft.

I'll be practicing a lot more before I give this shawl a try since it will be knit double-stranded, but I can't wait. I love the color yarn I chose.

Eric and I have started watching Firefly on DVD. I loved this show when it was on and was very disappointed when it was cancelled. So, I'm glad we're watching it now. After we finish watching the season, we'll watch Serenity, the movie. It's been a rough couple of days, aside from my knitting class, so here's hoping the rest of the week will be better. I could sure use a break. I've stitched a little bit on Tesori, so I'll have a photo for you next time. All I can say is, I love red thread - any kind, cotton, silk, whatever. Red thread is just so pretty! I'll probably stitch a little more on Their Song tonight as well. Hope you're all having a great week!

I am grateful for new projects.

Last Two

Hurrah, I finished my last two kimonos! I just really got into a groove with them, and they started to actually flow and be easy when I got near the end of these. But, my wall-hanging only needs nine, so here they all are!

I have cut the sashing and border fabric and will be piecing the top together as soon as Eric and I decide on which kimonos should go where in the layout. I always like to have a second pair of eyes when I'm deciding on a layout. Love love love how these turned out.

I stitched on Their Song too over the weekend. I love the colors in it, and it is such a fun stitch. I also made a small start too on Tesori yesterday while Eric was out. Once I have enough done to warrant a photo, I'll share. For now, it is just some red stitches on a HUGE piece of fabric. I am stitching it on 32 count. I didn't want to go any smaller count than that because it has a lot of backstitching, etc. and I didn't want to lose the detail. But, my fabric is like 25 x 40". Huge. But, I figured I'd best get a start on it if I intend to have it done for our second anniversary!

I start my knitting class tomorrow, which I am very excited about. It should be a lot of fun, and it will be great to get out of the office one afternoon a week. I'll let you know how it goes! I am feeling a little better after the weekend, a little more myself, which is nice. We watched the next movie in our Academy Award list, The Greatest Show on Earth. A really good movie, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Next up is From Here to Eternity.

I am grateful for long talks.

Woolly Tyme Club

June Woolly Tyme

Homespun Elegance

Weeks, GAST and DMC on 28ct overdyed linen

Embellished with Tiny Dove brass charm

Finished 5/10/07

Thank you all so much for your encouragement and words of wisdom. I am feeling a little better today, so here's hoping that my mood stays improved. I am trying not to pressure myself, which I think may help. Since it is June 1st, I have to show you my June Woolly Tyme blanket. This has been done for a couple of weeks, but I thought I'd wait to show you. I love how colorful this one is. The bunnies' tails and eyes are French knots. This is the last of the sheep blankets - can you believe it's been a whole year?! Here they all are...





I'm so pleased to have completed this project and kept up with the blankets. There have only been a couple of months I was late completing them, and I think it was due to waiting on threads to arrive. I've had a lot of fun with these. Now, it's probably time to get back to stitching on my Just Nan WhimZis, or my Shepherd's Bush 2000 Years Ago ornaments. It feels really good to have this done.


And speaking on what I've done...it is probably time to revisit the goals I set for myself in May. It's the first month in a long while that I set goals for myself.

• Finish part 1 of Mermaid Treasure Box - close, only have the specialty stitches left
• Finish part 1 on Mystery Sampler - DONE!
• Complete June Woolly Tyme - DONE!
• Finish Part 2 of Barnabee's Quest - nope
• Finish 1 row on Baby Garden - nope
• HAED Wednesdays - nope, I only participated one Wednesday in May
• Finish Michelle's RR - DONE and mailed!
• Complete 1 WhimZi - DONE (Spring Spell)

Not too bad. I did complete half of my goals. I think for this month, I will keep it simpler:

• Stitch on Their Song
• Stitch on Mystery Sampler
• Finish Kimono quilt top
• Stitch and grid Neighborhood RR and have ready for mailing
• Start Tesori

I think that's do-able. Oh, and speaking of RRs. You have to go take a look at the beautiful stitching Jenna did on my Just Nan RR. I am so pleased with it!!! I am looking forward to having this beautiful piece come home so that I can put the finishing touches on it. Thank you, Jenna!!

And I stitched a little more on Their Song last night. I just love this piece, it is such a fun stitch. I jumped around a little bit on it, but I enjoyed myself. Here's to a happy weekend!

I am grateful for evenings to myself.