I stayed up late last night finishing Part 4 of Mystery 9. This part (and the next three parts) are filling in two triangles for each part. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but Martina’s designs always take me way longer than I anticipate they will. But, I am happy to have this done. Here [Read More]
Secret Garden
I got the new Loose Feathers by Blackbird Designs in the mail today. It is so pretty with that Turkey Red thread! As I have lately been slightly beset by Loose Feathers woes, this was a happy thing! I am still waiting on ONS #1 to send my Strawberry Garden, since they sent me Quaker [Read More]
Mid-Year Review
Since I took the night off last night (actually, I had to work from home – so no blogging), I thought I would take Nicki‘s idea and post my 2006 stitching goals and see where I’m at. 2006 Stitching Goals Dorothy’s Garden haven’t worked on in a while Mermaid Treasure Box haven’t worked on in [Read More]
Sweet Treats!
Today I got something fun in the mail – a package from Vicki of Turkey Feathers. I saw on her blog that she was selling these in her Etsy shop. (If you haven’t been to Etsy.com, it is pretty cool and filled with hand-made items for sale). These were just too cute to pass up. [Read More]
No Stitching Tonight
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are my late nights. I get home late and thus, very rarely stitch on these nights. So, I will show you the progress I made over the weekend on Bay Sampler. I love the colors in this. I am using Thread Gatherer Silk n Colors. On another note, my chart that [Read More]
TGIM
Yes, that’s right – thank goodness it’s Monday! Because, Monday means the mailman comes again! This time the stash was very satisfying. Today I received the new issue of SANQ, Just Nan’s Mermaid Heart and Carriage House Samplings Elephant and Farm (as well as the Angel and Needle freebies). I recently subscribed to SANQ, but [Read More]