Wow, this is my second update in one day...lol.....I am cleaning my craft room and am purging all my stash.  Everything I have collected is brand new; with the exception of charts I have used, and most of them have been passed along to other stitchers.  I came across the Coca-Cola Girl Series, I, II and III.  I am posting a photo and if anyone is interested in them, I will sell them for six dollars ($6.00) a piece; or three for eighteen dollars ($18.00) Email me at noahstitcher5@gmail.com if you are interested.  I will only take money orders.  I have a Paypal account but it is not linked to my bank.

I have been MIA for a while again; I know I should update sooner than I do, but I like to have some things to post.  I am a slow stitcher and am working on several things.  Today, I will show you a RR I am working on and an SAL freebie from SunshineStitches.

This is the freebie Christmas in July SAL on Sunshine Stitches blog.  There are twenty small squares about one inch by one inch!  A very quick and cute stitch!

This is my friend Mary's RR; I did the two turtle doves.  It is a Prairie Schooler 12 Days of Christmas which is now OOP.

This is my friend Lynda's RR she chose; I did the motiff that is to the far left; there are ten of us participating and I will try to post each one as they are completed~


On another subject; Butch and I went to our friends Tim and Karen's home in Gaffney SC for a few days R&R; due to a personal issue in the family (with our oldest DD, who moved home) we just needed some time away, and we missed our chance to visit last year because of the hurricane that was on top of us here in Newport News, VA.  We had a wonderful time; Karen worked on her designing; we stitched, and she took me to Spartanburg that Saturday for a day of shopping!  We hit B&N and met another stitcher friend, Teresa, who was visiting her mom and family; then we hit Hobby Lobby, Joanns and Walmart! LOL.....had a great time.

Butch and Tim did fishing on the lake, tried to fly Butch's remote control floater plane; and golfed while were were there........here are a couple of photos! 

You will see a view of the lake across the street from their property; Breezy, one of their darling pups; two of Karen's gorgeous Rose of Sharon being pollenated; and the infamous Gaffney peach...LOL......with the (hemrroid)  as it is called! LOL

Next time, I will have more photos and my latest 'reads'.......so stay tuned.

Not Able to Stitch for a Couple of Weeks

Since having hand surgery yesterday, I will be unable to stitch for a week or two; I can manage to keyboard, thankfully! LOL  I was looking at some of my older webshots and decided to share a couple of previous finished projects!  Hope you enjoy until I can catch up with my new finishes and works in progress!

This is Tulip Time by Diane Grabner.  I love Amish charts.  Another Amish chart is the quilt square.

The Blue Tit bird is one of EMS designs.

The Crab is in............a Waxing Moon Design.

Cannot recall designer..........blah!

This is a Hinzet Design for my daughter Sherri.

Hope you enjoyed viewing some older projects!
Hugs,
Sue 

Sunday, my quiet time!

This is my other darling little Chihuahua, Peanut; she is NOT so little, though......fourteen pounds!

Here are my works in progress I have been promising.  The first is Joy by Stitchworks; it uses a combination of DMC and WDW threads.  This has been a fun stitch.

Next is my It's 5o'clock Somewhere!  I am using the WDW Linen, 20 count.  The color name escapes me at the moment...LOL  This one is for my boss.

The next one is Grandma's Wildflowers.  This is a much older kit I had bought when first getting into cross stitch.  It was put out by Imaginating and Diane Arthur is the designer.  It is worked on Fiddler's Lite with DMC and has buttons to put in the center of some of the flowers.  You can add your grandchildren's names at the bottom.

The last work in progress for now is my Prairie Schooler Autumn Sampler.  The other three seasons are finished and should be on this blog.  I hope to have it done shortly, then will frame all four.  I have a unique way to frame them in mind.

Well, that is about all for now folks!  I will be stitching more and updating more projects!  Thanks for looking at my blog.

Hugs,
Sue, Kia and Peanut!

Hi all my stitching friends!  It is Friday, the 27th and here it is almost the end of April; where is our year going?

As you can see, our one little Chihuahua loves my yarn when I am crocheting dish cloths....LOL......Kia, is a little mess..........

I will take a couple of work in progress photos in a little while and post them; one is It is 5'O'Clock Somewhere and the other is Joy by Stitchworks.  I am sending my LK pillow top and fabric posted previously to my friend Carein in Arkansas to put together into a ruffled pillow.  I am not real good at finishing things off just yet, but I am practicing...lol

Both of my eye surgeries were a wonderful success!  I can see so much clearer and sharper; it is a 'new world' out there for me now.  I am back to stitching on my smaller counts but have not had much stitching time this week.  I plan to do quite a bit this weekend.

My grandson is coming this evening for a 'sleepover'....lol.....he says he loves our home.  Bless his heart; he is a dear and we have so much fun.  His brother and Dad are going to Boy Scout camp and Mom and Hanna are going to Hanna's last volleyball tournaments of the year.  Tomorrow, he and I will go shopping, of course! LOL.....Bookstore, and Target.....his two favorite places.

Well, better get moving so I can take a couple of updated photos!  I am also getting ready to start a RR in my stitching group, Every Stitch Counts!  I will take a photo of the sampler I chose for my piece.........you can let me know what you think.  Until later!

Sue

A New Stitching Update

A very happy Easter Monday to everyone; again, it has been a while since an update.

My eyesight has suffered from cataracts and I finally had the one surgery this past Thursday.  WOW, it is like have a brand new eye.  I now have 20/20 in my left eye and everything is clearer, brighter and sharper..........it is unbelievable what a new lense in your eye will do.  The second one happens on the 19th, and who knows?  I may not need my reading glasses any longer.

I finally managed to stitch a larger project before surgery; when I say larger, I mean fabric count.  I did Bless Our Home by Lizzie Kate on 7 ct. Klostern.  I bought a nice piece of quilted fabric with matching colors for a pillow.  A good friend will put this together for me with a ruffle.  I am not good at ruffles...lol

My Lizzie Kate ABC Lessons is almost complete.  I am going to concentrate on finishing that one up this week or next.

I also started a piece by Stitchworks; Find Your Joy and Go There...............

I also received a wonderful gift from my friend Jan; she is crocheting necklaces with beads!  She sent me a pink one for my granddaughter Hanna, and she made me a beautiful white/red biscornu.  She knows that red is one of my favorite colors!

Enjoy the photos; until next update.

I have decided to update more often, even if it is only a few stitches!  I hope all my 'stitchy' friends had a wonderful Easter.

 

Late in March

Hello everyone;

It has been a long time since I have posted to my blog; it is due for a much needed update.

Lots going on in my household as far as sickness and surgery; hubby had foot surgery last Thursday and I will be having cataract surgery April 5th and 19th; this explains why I have not done much stitching.

I have almost finished my Lizzie Kate ABC Lessons and will post that when done; however, I did drag out a piece of 7ct.Klostern and am doing a small LK Snippet, Bless Our Home! LOL.....more than one way to skin a cat and still be able to stitch.  I hope to have that done this week and will post photos.

In the mean time please don't forget I am around....I love when people visit my blog!  AND, I love reading everyone elses......so many lovely pieces of stitching to see!

So, until I can post my photos, I hope everyone is enjoying our lovely Spring weather!

Hugs,
Sue