A Contest Give Away......

While perusing some of the blogs that I have linked to here on my blog, I came across a contest give away!!!  Melissa is having a Birthday and 200 Followers Giveaway.  You can find all the details listed here at this LINK

Click on the link to read all about it to enter!

Now .... on to other news.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!  I had hopes to be here early this a.m. but as sometimes my plans for the day of what I intend to get done, something tends to come up.  I did manage to work in my sewing room cleaning a little bit but I did need to do some "finishing work".  Sooooo my best laid plans of getting the sewing room all in order went by the wayside.  However, I did take a break to go have lunch with my husband.  It was wonderful as I knew he had to work late tonight.  I'll take my "lunch dates" anytime I can get them!!!

I did go to Bag Ladies yesterday at the Attic.  As always.....I had a ton of fun!  I just love to stitch with the ladies there.  We will also be having Sampler Sunday this coming Sunday and I'm going to be taking an Oreo Cheesecake as a treat for everyone there.  Yummmmm I just love this cheesecake!!!!  I xstitched on my Examplars From the Heart And They Sinned project.  I will try to take a picture this weekend to show you my WIP on it.

I'm off to xstitch on an ornament tonight.  I need to get one done for this month and also to have something finished to show off at Sampler Sunday's Show and Share time!!!

Happy Stitching everyone!

Tulip Praise part 7 finished......

I wasn't feeling very well this past week thanks to my Multiple Schlerosis and I was very fatigued all week long.  I didn't get the last of my remaining few boxes finished up but I hope to get that chore done today.  However.....I did stay up late Friday night (last night) to work on my Sticklounge Group SAL for Tulip Praise.

This project is designed by Kathy Bungard of www.gracewoodstitches.com and is called Tulip Praise.  I have just finished stitching part 7 and have photographed it and sent it off so I can receive the next part.  I want to get caught up with everyone else, and I believe part 9 will be coming out Feb 15.  I'll keep you posted about that too.  The fabric I'm using is 32ct Natural Belfast with DMC threads.

I'm having so much fun with this project.  I don't like falling behind in a SAL.  Hmmmmm I'm wondering if my best friend Kimberly's habit of only stitching on one project at a time is rubbing off on me????  Nawwwwwww!  What fun would that be when a new chart comes out or a friend asks you to do a SAL with her!

Happy Stitching!

JBW French Country pillow finishes.....

Last Thursday night, there was some discussion about the pillows I've made recently for my friend Beth back in VA.  She was my neighbor when we lived there and was always so appreciative of my stitching and sewing projects. I had originally posted the finishes on Facebook but I realize that not everyone has a Facebook account.  Actually I only post a few pictures to FB and post minimally myself.  That is time can be spent stitching ....... or blogging!

I had made her JBW French Country Rooster first as a going away present to Beth before I left for Germany.  Then when I moved back to the US, I made her the JBW French Country Hen as a birthday present when I traveled to stay with her before attending Dyeing To Stitch Retreat in 2011.  Here are the pictures of the pillows up close and with Beth holding them.

Then last year, JBW Designs came out with "A Sweet Bouquet" chart.  I HAD to stitch that one for myself and use the pink toile fabric that I had.  I had bought the pink toile with no particular purpose but anyone who knows me and how much I love the color pink can realize why I bought the fabric.  And if you are a sewer/seamstress.....you understand also without me trying to rationalize WHY I bought the fabric.  The only thing was that I forgot to put the ribbon and bow on mine.  Not to worry.....I still love mine anyway!

Thank you for stopping by to admire my pillow finishes.  I really do have a lot of fun making these!  And that toile fabric......I just LOVE toile fabric!!!!

An ornament and Mary Baker WIP......

Well I promise I have done my ornament for the month.  Actually this is the 2nd one but the first one I forgot to take a picture of first before packing it away before our big move.  Soooooo......when I'm unpacking all my stitching and sewing supplies I hope to find it.

This ornament is from The Sampler Girl.

Here is an current picture of my Scarlet Letter Mary Baker.  I am loving working on this one too!!!

I hope you are having a great week!  I'm off to unpack some more so I can get to the fun things......LIKE XSTITCHING!!!

Tulip Praise Part 6

YEAHHHH I was able to put the last few stitches in this a.m. on my Tulip Praise Part 6.  I've already taken a picture and posted it on my German Sticklouge yahoo group to show my progress.  I've only been stitching on it in the evening time to try and catch up to Part 8 where they are at right now.  I got behind when I put it aside to finish up DH's The Lord's Prayer project.

So in between all the packing, moving by van loads over, the BIG MOVE last Saturday, I have stitched on this project when I have felt like it.  Then came the cleaning of the old house but I am almost finished with that as well.  And next......to finish unpacking all the boxes left in the new house.....mainly in my sewing room has the most that is left.  Oh well.  I'll get there.

Now....enough chattering on and on.  You came here to see the picture of the WIP of Tulip Praise.  Yes....I put it as Tulip's Praise when I noted it on the picture but I'll fix that when I complete part 7.

Now I'm off to have lunch with DH on the base.  Then it's back home to xstitch some more!!!

Happy Stitching everyone!

The move is over.....

YEAHHHH the big move is over.  We moved into a new house ..... 1bedroom less than the last house but that's ok.  We needed to downsize anyway.  The previous landlord wanted to sell her house but did give us the option to stay and raised the rent if we did.  We opted to not stay and thus had to find a new house to move into and thankfully my dear sweet friend Janet (who is a realtor) helped make that happen for us.

Now.....the bad part.....UNPACKING and getting the new house squared away and CLEANING THE OLD HOUSE to get the deposit back.  We were able to move a lot of things in straight away but the "big move" was all the furniture this last Saturday.  Boy am I glad that part is over with.  Now to finish cleaning the old house a little bit more this week, do the walk through next week, and by Feb 1 I should be back up to stitching.

What little I've felt like xstitching has been in the evening and then....it's not been that much.  I am working on my German SAL Tulips Praise.  I am still on part 6 but I'm close to being done with it.  I hope to get caught up ASAP so I can be back along with everyone else.

But until that time......I need to get back to unpacking some more boxes here at the new house.  I promise to show more stitching pictures soon.  Plus I want to get back to my Scarlet Letter Mary Baker project.  Poor thing.....she is feeling neglected right now.  Maybe this weekend I will make time for her.

Have a great day everyone!

Happy Birthday Kimberly!!!!!

Happy Birthday Kimberly!!!!  May your birthday be a very special and blessed one and that no frogs visit you during your stitching time!!!!

I took this "self portrait" of us before our class started when we both attended the Shepherd's Bush Retreat this past September.

Ok Kimberly.....don't be mad at me for posting our picture.  You know how much I love taking pictures when we go to our xstitch retreats.  I'm always snapping pictures left and right and she always tries to run from my camera but I at least get one great picture of us for my photos!!!  She HATES for her picture to be taken but what are best friends for taking those FUN pictures!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY STITCHING!!!!