September Tusal

A New Start and Some Winnings

Have you seen Lizzie Kate's new flip-it series, 6 Fat Men? I couldn't resist this one, they are so cute! There are 6 patterns, in which 3 are out already, and a freebie kind of border/layout pattern from her website. I am going to stitch all of them together and I started yesterday.


And, speaking of Lizzie Kate, I was lucky to be one of the winners on her recent giveaway. It was for one of her calculators. However, when I received the package, she also sent me a Halloween pattern with a very nice hand-written note.

Thank You Lizzie Kate!


I finally received my Christmas ornament issue of Just Cross Stitch. I am going to page through it to see which ones I must stitch!

Happy Stitching!

JillMN

SAL Update and a Finish

Part 3 of the iStitch SAL was sent on Saturday morning. If you want to see a picture you will have to go to Carol's blog. I don't know how to make pictures unclickable and the one I got back from her doesn't seem to work anymore. Very frustrated with this :(



The last time I went to my LNS, there was a new design that they already had stitched up. I absolutely fell in love with it and had to have it. I started it almost right away and finished it up this past weekend.

All Hallow's Eve
Chessie & Me
36ct. Vintage Sand Dune
DMC as charted/Belle Soie Tortoise Shell/WDW Pumpkin
Date Started Stitching: 8/29/2011
Date Finished Stitching: 9/9/2011
Date Completed: 9/11/2011

I so love this piece! This picture surely is not like the real thing. I thought I had a frame that would work for this but it was just a little small. So, I decided to make it into a pinkeep and am very pleased.


On quite a different note...I don't usually "toot my own horn", however, I am just thrilled to have received an e-mail from the designer of the hardanger-a-long that I participated in. She said that mine was the most beautiful one she has seen. WOW! That sure made my day.

Off to get more projects in order. Have a great week and Happy Stitching!

JillMN

Hardanger-a-long (Edited)

Last Thursday evening, I received the 6th and final installment for the Hardanger-a-long I have been participating in. I went up north for the weekend and took it with me. It was very easy to work on with no color changes and I didn't really need to look at the pattern.

I finished it up today.



Isn't it lovely? I just love it! This Hardanger-a-long was hosted by Mamen. Her instructions are so detailed and easy to follow. Please visit her blog and look at some of her absolutely stunning pieces. I thank her for sharing this one. I love it!

EDITED: Mamen's designs are in Spanish. I used Google translator to translate and it was very easy to figure out!


JillMN