Another Crazy January Challenge finish!

Last night, I finished stitching Tralala's ‘Moutons de Saisons – Hiver’. I don't speak French but I'm assuming it means sheep of winter. The pattern also includes the season autumn which I will wait to begin in 2012. At 85 x 85 stitches on 32 ct, the design came out to slightly larger then 5" square. Even though the pattern is in French, the chart showed the DMC conversion #'s so it wasn't a problem to follow.

I ordered this pattern plus another one from Casa Cenina online and was very happy with their service.

Pincushion Caddy Done!

My first venture into Friday Night Sewing ended up going into Saturday afternoon. I love this pincushion caddy but I won't lie ~ it's wasn't fun to make. Fortunately, there's a wonderful woman named Melanie who did a pictorial on her blog of how she solved some of the problems on this project. Now that it's done, I can't wait to move forward on the remodel and have a studio where I can make good use of this while I cross stitch or do hand applique. The design and pattern are from Seams to Me by Anna Maria Horner. I checked out the book from the library and there are some really cute projects in it. One of the things I love best about summer is going to the library and actually having time to read and use the books I check out!

Below are some of the steps I went through. If you're wondering why there's a can of chili in the caddy at one point, it was used to retain the shape of the middle of the caddy as I stuffed it.

Friday Night Sew In

I love all things related to needlework in any form whether it's cross stitch, knitting, or as of lately, quilting and patchwork. So when I saw that another blog was hosting a virtual Friday Night Sew In, I decided that I was IN!

If you're like me and like using THREADS in more ways then one, then head on over to the link above and see what it's all about! Hopefully, tomorrow, I will have a pincushion caddy ready to view.

Halloween With a "Y" continues

This is my progress on Halloween With a "Y", from Blue Ribbon Designs. I love how it's turning out and my goal is to finish it before I attend a workshop with the designer in late October at The Elegant Stitch.

Happy summer stitching and thank you for your kind comments!