Monday..... Schmonday

Greetings Friends,

I hope this Monday finds you well.  

Mondays are always well, Mondays.  The realization that the weekend is over and my stitching time is limited until the next weekend rolls around.  Monday.....Schmonday!  

With all the pieces I have that need to be stitched I don't have time for Mondays or Tuesday or....well you get the picture.

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The weekend brought some sad news for a friend.  She lost her 17 year old dog.  

All pet lovers out there know how heartbreaking this can be.  

I stitched a little memorial for her and plan to give it to her tomorrow.  

I hope she will see this and remember all the joy Bootsie gave her over the years.

 LHN ~ A Walk in the Park

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 I've also kept my BAPs streak going.

Cinderella Sampler

Willow Hill Samplings

Called for Fibers and Linen

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And not to break the BAP streak....

I received Janet Reid in the mail today.

This sampler caught my eye the minute it was released at market.

The colors in this sampler are unbelievable.

It is also the first time I have stitched with wool fibers.

I think this will receive my attention tonight!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing a part of your day.

I love to hear from you and appreciate your kind words.

Keep on Stitchin'

Nan

Summer Stitching

Greetings Friends,

As summer winds down and school is in full swing, I long for the days of endless stitching and completed projects.  I did a lot of stitching this summer. 

 I have been working on starting a lot of designs, and well, I've started a lot of designs.  ;)

I did manage to finish 3 frame worthy pieces this summer. 

 I picked them up from the framer this afternoon.

I am so please with how they turned out.

 Needleworker

LHN

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 Betsy's House

Plum Street Samplers

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 I Like This Place

Barbara Ana Designs

Thank you for stopping by and for sticking around even though my posts have been few and far between here lately.  I've got a few small pieces I'm working on finishing and I hope to be back to share them soon.

I appreciate your kind comments and love sharing my stitching with you.

Keep on stitchin'

Nan

Needleworker

Greetings Friends,

 

Thank you for the kind comments on my last post.  I love hearing from you and appreciate you stopping by. The weather has been crummy this week so I've spent most of my time at home stitching.  We are stuck in a pattern of 2 gorgeous days in the mid 70's and the rest of the week in the 50's with rain.  This coming week will be the same.  That means more stitching time for me. 

 

Today brought a  finish to LHN's Needleworker. 

This design stitched up quickly and I loved every X. 

We will be off to the framer on Monday.  

 

 

Needleworker

Little House Needleworks

 

Thank you for stopping by.  Whatever your weather this

coming week I hope you find lots of time to stitch.

 

Keep on stitchin'
Nan

Happy Independence Day

Hello Friends,

A quick post to share my two patriotic finishes just in from the framer.

 

Liberty 1776

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Stars & Stripes

Blackbird Designs

I hope your 4th of July holiday is joyous and safe.

Keep on stitchin'
Nan

The Best Thing About Stitching Retreats....

Is seeing old friends and making new friends. 

I was so glad that Yvonne and Karen were able to attend this retreat. 

I met them last October and we've been stitching buddies since.

I had the privilege of meeting some wonderful new stitching friends. 

As you can see they were all busy stitching away.

As the days went on the pictures got goofy.  Seems as though I had a fondness for holding out the camera and taking lots of pictures of myself.  I've uploaded all the silly pics to my flickr account.  If you are interested in more silliness you can check them out here.

Another of my favorite things is acquiring stash.  Jan packed up lots of stash from her shop and had it set up in her suite for our shopping pleasure. 

I think it's safe to say I spent time in her suite each day. 

As you can see I'm not the only one who gains happiness from stash shopping.

....Look at the smiles.

On Saturday it came time to total the "pile" of stash I accumulated during my visits to Jan's room.  As you can see it was quite a total and although it appears that I'm sad in this picture I soon got over it when I carried my bag out and got to play with it. 

I came home with lots of Tree of Life Samplings designs and fabric. 

As I wrap up the Only One Ewe 2011 retreat I want to leave you with 2 more pictures.

Below is the finished box from Vonna's class.  Inside the box everyone attending the retreat signed their name.  This is definitely a keepsake that I'll always cherish.

 

And last but not least.......

I have had my LHN traveling stitcher finished for a couple of

months but had yet to make the pocket.

My new friend Brenda had her traveling stitcher with her at the retreat.  After eyeballing her pocket during the weekend, I was confident that I could make my own.  So, after returning home I got busy and this is what I came up with.  I'm so happy I finally finished it. 

:-)  Thanks for the inspiration Brenda.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share the retreat fun with you.

I love hearing from you and appreciate you sharing a part of your day with me.

Tomorrow I'll be posting my patriotic designs I've completed this year.  Until then.....

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

At Long Last........

Hello Friends,
It has been a whirlwind Spring.  I'm sorry its been so long since my last post.  The end of school is always crazy but adding the transition to a new position next year threw me into a tailspin.  It is amazing how much "stuff" you accumulate in 12 years of teaching. So now that I've got that under control I hope to resume my faithful blogging.   I appreciate you sticking around to see if I'd come up with anything new to share.  Thanks to Michele for giving me a kick in the bahonky to get back to it. 

Even though I lost my blogging mojo for a while I have been stitching up a storm.

Ah...Tis Spring

Notforgotten Farm

LHN Traveling Stitcher

Lizzie Kate

One Hundred Years From Now

 A while back I was the lucky winner of a great give away from Nancy at the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.  I received these two lovely charts.  Thanks so much Nancy.  I love them.  I also indulged in some of her yummy chenille trim and ric rac.  If you haven't been by to see Nancy's wares you should check it out.

On a completely non stitching note....

Here is my hubby's race car for this year.  

#22.  I really like the color scheme of the car this year.  Hope he has a great racing season. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend.  I salute the members of our military, their family and friends. 

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”

~Arthur Ashe

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

Finished and Framed.....Now, Where to Hang It?

Little House Needleworks 

Home of A Needlework

I was so delighted when I walked out of work Wednesday and had a

message that it was ready to be picked up  Naturally I ran right to the frame shop. 

I love how it turned out. 



  I'm sorry my comments on your blog have been so "sparse". 

I have been catching up on blog reading this morning.

Isn't it a shame that time passes so quickly?

I'll have some more stitching to share soon. 

I think I might break out the sewing machine this afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by and your sweet comments!

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

I Love My Stitching Friends

You have no idea how much I love my stitching friends. 

Look what showed up in my mailbox today.

Faye the Carolina Stitcher was my partner for the Friends Stitching Through the Season Exchange.

She sent me this awesome package for our first exchange this year.  She stitched Tis Red by La D DA from the JCS ornament issue.  She finished it into a cutie, cute pincushion with the most fabulous trim.

She also included lots of goodies.  Finishing fabric, fibers, springy note cards and journal, organizing bags, her favorite batting.  Thanks so much Faye....you're a doll.

Earlier this week I received a surprise from Peg at Lightning Fingers...Not

She had a birthday giveaway.  She sent me an email that I didn't win the giveaway but she took notice of my comment about having always wanted a scissor frog.  She sent one to me just because.  Wasn't that the nicest thing.  I so appreciate your thoughtfulness Peg.  The scissor frog is perched nicely on my stitching table holding my antique scissors.

I am on Spring Break this week.  The weather here has been calm but cold.  Tomorrow is supposed to hit almost seventy.  I can't wait.  Seems like the week is going by way too fast.  Appointments and errands seem to occupy too much time.  I have managed some stitching.  I'm almost finished with my Home of a Needleworker by LHN.  Just a little more on the border at the top and off to the framer it goes.  I hope to finish that tonight.  Wish me Luck!

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments.  They keep me motivated to do what I love, STITCH.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

Snow White

Hello Stitchin' Friends!

I can mark another finish off my Crazy 2011 Challenge list!!!  Whoop! Whoop!

Snow White

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The fabric is much darker than the photo shows. 

I think I need to quit buying stash for a while and invest in a decent camera.  (Who am I kidding?)

The Superbowl is just hours away.  I don't have any interest in the actual game but am looking forward to the commercials.  I hope they are good this year. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I love to hear from you.  You keep me motivated to do what I love.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

Chocolate Box

Hello Friends,

I hope that everyone is staying warm.  I read today that almost 70% of the United States is snow covered including the mountains in Hawaii.  I thought that was an interesting fact.  All I know is that I've seen enough snow this winter.  We are out of built in snow days in our school calender as of today.  That means any days missed now will be tacked on at the end of school.  I'm praying I won't be going to school in June.....

I wanted to drop by and show you how productive I can be on a snow day.

I finished stitching LHN's Chocolate Box last week but couldn't find time to finish it until today. 

Chocolate Box

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28 ct. evenweave I received from my friend Patti

Stitched using suggest fibers

I love how it turned out but forgot how hard it is to cut styrofoam.

Does anyone have any tips on cutting styrofoam?

I also want to thank everyone for your kind comments on the birth of Kayci. 

Kayci and momma are doing great. 

Thank you for stopping by to read my posts.  I appreciate you spending part of your busy day with me and it makes me happy to share my cross stitch finishes with you.

Keep on stitchin' on,
Nan



The Last Day of 2010...........Really?

Happy End of 2010 my Dear Friends,

It seems so hard to believe that tomorrow will bring a new year.  My, how time flies. 

I wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2011.

To wrap up 2010 I have a few things to share with you. 

Christmas at our house was very quiet and enjoyable.  We went to my sister's house on Christmas day.  I was showered with lots of stitchy goodness.  My sisters and niece gave me all the patterns you see pictured below.  How spoiled am I?

 

My sister also gave this great Ott Lite. 

I've wanted one for a while and am tickled pink to have it. 

(My sisters are in the picture next to the Ott Lite...I'm in the middle)

 

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Next up is this great package that arrived in the mail.  Tricia at The Stamper's Stitches had a giveaway to celebrate the beginning of her stitching blog.  I was so delighted to win this awesome giveaway.  It included LHN "Tree of Life", Threads and Linen.  I think I know exactly who I'm going to stitch this for.  Thank you so much Tricia!

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Am I Crazy?..............Well.....Yes!

Here are the patterns I've picked for the Crazy 2011 Challenge

 

I have decided that I'm going to have to modify the Challenge a bit.  The challenge was to pick 15 patterns.  On the 1st day of January start one of the patterns and continue to start a new pattern every day for the first 15 days of January.  On January 16th you will have 15 WIPs. 

I can't do it.....I really think that having that many WIPs would drive me crazy.  I generally try to finish one before moving on to another.  Does that sound OCD to you?  ;-) 

So, my plan is to put them in my stitching basket beside my chair and pull them when I'm ready to start a new project. 

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And last but not least.....

My last finish of 2010.  One more ornament for my tree. 

"Happy Skater"

Little House Needleworks

Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue 2010

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  It has been a great year and I've enjoyed getting to know you all.  I appreciate the time you take to read and comment on my ramblings.  Cross stitch is so enjoyable for me and I love sharing it with you.

We are off to a friend's house later this evening to ring in the new year.  I hope that however you spend your evening that it is enjoyable and safe.

Happy New Year,

Nan