Harvest Moon

Hello Friends,

I have been inspired by the Fall like weather and have

been stitching away on seasonal designs.

As my weekend draws to an end I have one more finish to share with you.

Harvest Moon

by: Threadwork Primitives

Tree of Life Fabrics ~ Double Dyed Cocoa

Victorian Motto Chenille ~ Pastel Gold

Suggested Fibers

I couldn't wait to stitch this cutie. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

I, like most of you have spent the day remembering and honoring the memory of 9/11. 

God Bless America,

Nan

Halloween Expressions

Hello Friends,

I'm sorry for the long absence, but any educator can tell you how packed the first few weeks of school can be.  I'm off to a great start at my new school.  The kids and teachers at the school are great!  It's hard to believe we've already got a month of school under our belt.

In between the long work hours I've been trying to fit in some stitching.

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for stitching. 

Here is my first Halloween finish for the year.

Halloween Expressions

The Stitcherhood

Stitched on 40 Newcastle Linen

Days Gone By ~ Zweigart

GAST ~ Onyx

These little halloweenies stitched quickly and I love how they turned out.  They make me want to get the rest of my Halloween decorations out.  Do you think it is too early?

I'm not sure what has gotten into me lately but I seem to have found a love for bigger projects again.  I've started several bigger pieces recently so I'll be back soon to show progress on them.

Thank you for stopping by!  I apologize for my lack of visits to your blog.  I plan to spend the afternoon catching up on everything you've been doing the last few weeks.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

We Clean Up Purdy Good

Hello Friends,

I hope this finds you cool, happy and finding lots of time to stitch.

I wanted to let everyone know that I updated my sale page. 

I've been trying to spend my last days of "freedom" cleaning and organizing.  Please send me an email if you are interested in anything on my sale page.  Thanks!


So,

The last time we had true family pictures taken my step daughter was in 7th grade.

She is now 21 years old.  So we bit the bullet and had pictures taken along with Kayci's six month pictures.  I think they turned out pretty good.  Thanks for letting me share a few of my favorites with you.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan



The Traveling Stash goes to..........

First, I'd like to apologize for the delay in announcing the winner.  I have no excuse except to say, I plum forgot.  So without further delay...............

Beth

you are the winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swing on over to follow Beth's blog if you are interested in having the traveling stash visit your blog.

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

One Hundred Years

I picked up Lizzie Kate's 100 Years from the framer yesterday. 

It is now sitting in my office at school ready for everyone to admire.

Apparently I am a big fan of this frame.  When my husband saw it he says,

"How many pictures are you gonna have framed like that?" 

I was completely unaware that 2 other pieces I've had framed have the exact same frame.

I guess next time I'll have to step outside of my framing comfort zone. 

Keep on stitchin' on,
Nan

4th of July Finishes

 Good Morning!

In my last post I promised to show my 4th of July finishes for the year.  Well...I didn't make it back on the 4th.  An impromptu cookout stole my attention that day.  We had a very relaxing day with friends and I hope that everyone had a safe, enjoyable weekend also.   God Bless America!

So.....
Better late than never.  Here are the 4th of July finishes for 2011.

4th of July Bird

Heart in Hand



My dear friend Karen and I did a private exchange.  Look at the beautiful box I received from her. 

She included lots of patriotic stuff in her package. 

Before I could get a picture it seemed to disappear into my working stash.

This is what I stitched for her...

 Old Glory

Chessie & Me

Happy Flag Flag Day

the Trilogy

Patriotic Melons

Stitchy Kitty

This piece gave me fits to finish.  My original plan was to turn it into a wall hanging.  I don't seem to have any bell pull hardware laying around so I tried a few things that didn't work out.  After a few hours of ripping seams and a few naughty words I ended up turning it into a pillow.  Said pillow does not make me happy.  I'm not sure what it is that I don't like about it but I'm pretty sure I will once again start the seam ripping and therefore, the naughty words will probably follow.  Maybe today while I'm out and about I'll pick up some dowel rods to serve as bell pull hardware. 

Last week I was meandering through Hobby Lobby, lost in my world of crafty "what ifs"

when I stumbled upon this shelf.  I have looked for a very long time for a shelf to sit on a bare wall in my kitchen.  When I saw this shelf I knew it had to come home with me.  It will now be my centerpiece for my holiday stitching.  It still has plenty of room for more 4th of July pieces so I'll have to get busy and fill it for next year.

I received a call yesterday that my Lizzie Kate 100 Years is framed and ready for pick up. 

I am anxiously awaiting 9:00 a.m. so I can pick it up.

Thank you for stopping by to share a part of your day.  I love hearing from you and find I renew my enthusiasm for stitching every time I have something to share with you. 

Thanks for keeping me motivated. 

Keep on stitchin' on,

Nan

The Traveling Stash is Ready for A New Home

Good Morning!
I received the traveling stash from Lynn and have thoroughly enjoyed looking and taking and replenishing.

NOW.....
It's your turn!  If you are interested in receiving the traveling stash leave a comment on this post.  I will draw a winner on Saturday July 9th so don't delay.

The rules are simple.  If you receive the traveling stash you pick what you want, replace what you take and a little more if you want.  When you are finished looking, taking and replenishing you put the stash up for grabs on your blog and send it on.


Keep on stitchin' on,
Nan