Sunday July 3rd Update

Happy 4th of July to all my USA stitching friends and Happy Summer/winter to all my International stitching friends. Our wseather here in Texas is Hot and Dry. A lot of the firework shows have been cancelled and a ban on buying fireworks as been put in place. Houston is still having their show, so will watch it on TV. My daughter is having a July 4th party this afternoon.
July is finding me packing as I am moving closer to my daughter(only a couple of miles)from Rosenberg to Richmond. I am downsizing from a two bedroom/2bath apartment to a one bedroom apartment with a sunroom. The sunroom will be my stitching/craft/compter and library room. I will put some pictures up after getting settled. My granddaughter has been helping me pack and we are getting a lot done. My grandson and his friends are moving me the last weekend in July.
I pack each evening and then stitch to relex. Here are pictures of my week of stitching.

 Sunday, I stitched on page 3 of The Alphabet Sampler Book-With My Needle.
I completed the border of the third panel of The Library LHN

 I started the last ornament of the LHN 2010 series. I plan to try to finish it as pictured with the red trim.

 More stitching completed on The February Violet-EMS. The colors are so pretty.

 I added a rabbit to My Garden of Joy.

 I joined the Monday Lizzie Kate stitching blog and started stitching on the ABC's of Aging Artfully.

 I completed the Dec Blue Snowman from the 2009 Vermillion Snowman series. This completes 6 in the series. I am using silver rub and buff on the frames.

 I have completed Jan, Feb, March, April and May. They are so neat.

 More stitching on The Old West LHN. This will be a birthday present for my nephew in Oct.

 This is the 2nd in the Button Up Birdie Series by Cathy Jean-Victoria Sampler. It is the December Cardinal. The colors are so pretty. I am using a light willow green 14ct aida for it.

Sunday June 26 Update

Hello all friends,
Another week of good stitching for me. The weather here is very hot, so more time inside for me to stitch after work. Here are my pictures of my weeks progress and completion of WIPS and new ones I have thrown into the mix this year.

 I am on page 3 of 16 of The Alphabet Sampler Book -With My Needle. I am enjoying stitching it as it is my first piece of Linen(18 ct)
I have now completed 4 parts of 12 parts on the NOEL 2009 SAL Tablerunner. I am doing it on both ends.

 I am now stitching the wording on the August Weatherpoem and it has stitched up very nicely. This will complete 2 of the 12 in the series that was in the 2000 issues of Britains Crossstitch Magazine.

 I am now ready for the beads and the lettering on the letter "B" of Brooks Stitcher's Alphabet. I am doing them everyother square on the afghan.

 The Pumpkin Patch is coming along on the kitchen towel.

 I am now stitching a Thanksgiving Cornucopia from the Holidays All Year patterns

 I have completed my pony express rider on The Old West (LHN). This will be a birthday gift to my nephew in October.

 A Best Wishes Greeting is now complete and has been added to my collection of 2011 Greeting Cards

 The first Button Up Birdie is November Chickadee. I stitched it on 14 ct willow green and backed it with blue demin. I am now ready to start Dec Cardinal. What a lovely group of birds to stitch.

Hope everyone has a great week
Happ stitching.

Sunday June 19, 2011 Update

Happy Father's Day to all. I am posting a picture I scrapbooked of my father.

I have had another good week of stitching rotation with only a little mishap onlong the way. I completed the 11th ornament of the LittleHouse Needleworks 2010 series. My mishap was that again for the second time I discovered I had started the Christmas Animals wrong again. So for the third time I started over, as I will get this piece stitched as I love it. Here are pictures of my WIP for the week.

 I am now on page 3 of the Alphabet Sampler Book by With My Needle. I am enjoying working on the 18ct linen(my first). The letters are coming out really neat.

 I completed #11 of the 2010 Littlehouse Needleworks ornament series. "Joy to the World" It is a pretty ornament.

 EMS Feb. Violet is progressing great. The colors are wonderful.

 My Dec Blue Snowman is complete. Now for the lettering and I will be able to frame it and add to my collection of the Year of the Snowmen by Vermillion

 My Garden of Joy now has an Apple Tree in it. This is a fun piece to stitch.

 Starting for the third try, I am going to get it right yet. This the Christmas Animals by Heaven and Earth and it is a neat piece. I will get stitched as I love the picture.

 I have now started my 11th Christmas card for 2011. All my friends enjoy receiving my stitched cards.

My Horse is complete now for the rider and saddle on The Old West by LittleHouse Needleworks.

This is the first in the new Button Up Birdies series designed by Cathy Jean for The Victoria Sampler. It is the November Chckadee. I love this series as I love stitching birds.

Happy stitching this week to all my friends.

RE: 4th May blog Give a way Win Received.

I have never been as lucky as I was in May with Win. Great items. I am posting a picture of my win from Pigtails and quilts blog.

Sunday June 12th Update

Good morning all.
Another week of keeping up with my rotation and even starting a couple of new ones. Completed the Christmas Robin by Cathy Jean - Victoria Sampler. This was in the Christmas ornament 2010 issue of Just Crossstitch magazine. I now have the pattern and thread to start the first two in the series of the Button Up Birdies. Plan to do that this week. I spent an enjoyable day at Creative Stitchery on Saturday, stitching and enjoying other stitching friends. Here is what I have worked on this past week.

 I am now backstitching the design and I will have another greeting card completed.
I am on page 3 & 4 out of 12 on the 2009 SAL Noel Tablerunner.

 I completed the letter "A" of Brooks Stitcher's Alphabet on the afghan. On to the letter B now.

 Another pumpkin started on the pumpkin patch on the kitchen towel.

 I started another Holidays All Year onament, a Thanksgiving one.

 I now have the bottom of Panel three completed on The Library LHN.

 I am now on page 3 of The Alphabet Sampler Book-With My Needle.

 I have started The OLD WEST by LHN for my nephews birthday in Oct.

That's all for now folks. Have a great week of stitching and life.

RE: Update on Stitching

Good evening all,

Here are the other items I stitched on last week and didn't get to post.

 Making good progress on my August Weatherpoem

 I have now completed 2 pages of 16 of The Alphabet Sampler Book With My Needle. Now on page 3

 I have started The Old West Littlehouse Needlewords for a birthday present for my nephew.

 My Granddaughter, Anna, came over to admire my winnings and of course she talked me out of a couple of the items. Here is the picture of her enjoying them.

 This is Christmas Robin design by Cathy Jean of Victoria Sampler. This was in the Christmas Ornament issue of Just CrossStitcher Magazine . Now I will start on her series of the Button Up Birdies Nov & dec. I love birds and this is a wonderful series. I stitched on 14 ct light blue aida and made the ornament with blue demin.

RE: I Received my OldFarmHouse Gathering Win

What a great give a way by OldFarmHouseGathering . I was so excited to win, but even more when I opened the box. Each gift was wapped and had a pretty ribbon and trim on it. Here are some of the pictures I took before I opened and ofter I opened each one.