Bluebird

I've been trying to write a post here for 20 minutes and I'm not getting the look I want. Y'all know this is a LHN design and it was stitched with CC Belle Soie, which was just a joy to stitch with. More tomorrow.

Three for Now

February and March

28 ct mushroom evenweave

LHN

Fancy a Jane Day ?
The Sampler Girl

The LHN's are sold as kits with CC floss. Mary Kathryn of Handrafts put together a kit for Janes Day. She has a very keen eye for selecting fabric and floss for projects and I have always been very pleased with her choices.

LHN Ornaments

Here are the ornaments I have been working on. They are all LHN, I used fibers called for and pretty sure I did the same for fabric.

I'm feeling so much better that I decided to take Tiger to Trout Lake today. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot she started whining that she wanted out, then when she did get of the car she took off and was so happy. It's a beautiful day, sun shinning clear skies a little on the cool side, but very nice. As you can see in my header picture (taken today) the trees are just starting to change color.

Some Stitching

First of all, thank you for the well wishes. It really means a lot to me. I'm still in some pain, but it's not as bad.

Joy to The World

Newsletter Complimentary Pattern

The Gift of Stitching

28 ct. white with DMC

Simple Joys Simple Life

LHN

28 ct. cream (?)

I have many more to show, but don't like the way the pictures turned out, so will try again later.

Snowy Pines

LHN Ornament of the Month

28 count Flax linen with DMC

Apples

Little House Needlework

40ct white linen

I started this one, maybe a year ago and had the border and the word Apples done. A couple of days ago I was looking for something and came across it and decided it was about time to finish it. My first cube finish and I'm really not pleased with it. I was stingy on the needles and didn't get the stitched piece as snug and straight as I should have, I rushed it too much. Oh well it's staying home and going to sit on my kitchen island to remind me to eat my apples.

Joy and Rain

It's been awhile since I've posted anything. Everything and everyone here is fine, time just has a way of flying by. My arm is better and the foot, well it's better too, although by the end of the day it tends to be a bit sore and puffed, telling me I'm carrying too much weight around :)

I've been stitching a lot of different things. I'll get 3/4 through one and can't find a color I need, put it aside and start another and the same thing happens. I need to put my floss away after each use and not just "throw aside" in a basket or bag for doing later.

Here are a couple that I did manage to finsh. Well I still need to do the beads on Joy, but if I forget it will still look ok.

LHN

32 ct. cream linen

DMC

Linden Bee Designs

by Nic Wray

28 ct. antique white evenweave

DMC

January

Little House Needleworks

28 count Cashel Raw

Crescent Colors

The Stitcherhood
14 count white adia

Threadwork #1090

The Sampler Girl

Valentine Booklet

28ct. antique white

DMC

Little House Needlework

Pattern for Yahoo Group

32 count scrap with DMC

Quaker Mini

32 count Lugana Smokey Pearl

Silk from hand-dyed fibers

Be Sooted

Along with those I blogged about last month and a couple I know are here somewhere, this is what I stitched in January.

For the LHN January, I used beads for the snowman eyes and buttons and a cute button for the corner snowflake. I'm really pleased with this one.

Love from The Stitcherhood is a freebie and was stitched in 3 hours last night, oops guess it's acutually a February stitch :)

Valentine Tweets gold birdies are missing their tails, can't figure out which color they are suppose to be.

LHN yahoo group pattern will be finished into a floss tag. I stitched a heart for the back and it's off centre, so will probably add a couple more small ones, so it's not that noticeable.

Quaker Mini is from http://www.ledderthreads.com/ only the site isn't working. There is suppose to be some stitches in the middle, I left them off as I was thinking of putting a button there.

Please excuse all the wrinkles, Tiger is a little behind in her chores :)

3 Stitching Finishes

LHN January Ornament

30ct. WDW Cappuccino linen

DMC

LHN February Ornament

32ct. Vintage Light Examplar

DMC

Glory Bee

28 ct. unknown
DMC and Snow Buttons

Stitching and Reading

Lilly of the Valley

Free design from danybrod

It is no longer on the site, I e-mailed her and

she was kind enough to send it to me.

Lizzie Kate

Free design on Blackbird Designs blog
28 ct. Gold Promise from Sassy's Fabbys
DMC, can't recall the #.

Little House Needleworks
Thread Pack, I used DMC 409
in place of CC Vintage Violet and
used the Vintage Violet in place of the

Amethyst.
32 ct. unknown (cream colored)

I really need to learn how to take better pictures, maybe if I take them outdoors the colors would be more true. My brother saw the Eiffel Tower one and since he had been there last year confiscated it from me. Just as well, I think I would prefer a different color.

I've been reading Nora Roberts, The Hollow and although it took me no time to finish Blood Brothers, this one is taking longer. I will pursue and also read The Pagan Stone, need to know how it all ends. Any Harlequin readers out there, if you have an e-book, check their site out, 17 books for free. Now I havn't read any of their books for eons, but think they will be quick and easy reads.