Isa Vautier -- Fini!

I just finished my Isa Vautier SAL. I started this on January 1, 2009 and really wanted to finished before 2009 was over, but I ran out of time.


This piece was so much fun but I am glad that it is finally finished. It is hard to believe that this is 14 skeins of floss.

I will be framing this piece. I just love it!

A Productive Weekend

I accomplished all that I wanted to this weekend and it isn't over yet!

Yesterday I finished Part 5 of the Isa Vautier SAL.


Good thing, 'cause Part 6 came out Friday--a week early. Now the pressure is on to completely finish this piece.

Carolyn had a giveaway and I won! It is called "Flower of Courage". It came in the mail yesterday.


She also included this necklace.


Since I hadn't decided on a pink stitch for October yet, I stitched it up yesterday after I finished my Isa and did the finishing today.


There is a magnet inside so it can be used as a needle holder. I love it. This was really a super fun finish. Thank you Carolyn!

And, since today is Sunday, I did another Ackworth Friendship square. This is one of Chris'. Look closely, that little piece of thread is all I had left. I was sweatin' it out thinking I was going to run out!


Whew! That was too close!

Don't forget to check out Missy's 13 days of giveaways for Halloween. Today is day 7.

Thanks for visiting and thanks for all the wonderful comments. I appreciate all of them.

Peace

Today I decided to stitch my ornament for the 2009 Christmas Challenge. I chose "Peace Christmas Ornament" by Jeannette Douglas Designs. It is from the 2004 JCS Christmas Ornament issue.


I stitched it on 28ct. Lugana white with silver. I used DMC Variations #4240, Pailettes from The Sweetheart Tree and Mill Hill crystal petite beads. I think it turned out pretty good!

I didn't stitch on "The Branch" tonight, but I see that the last pattern, #5, is out. It is a birdhouse--very cute! I guess I will be going to the stitching store later this week!

I decided to pick up my Isa Vautier SAL and got a pretty good start on part 5.


Only 1 more part to this and it will be done. YAY!!!

Thanks for visiting and for all the wonderful comments that are left. I appreciate it.

Have a good day!






Stitched on Today: 2009 Christmas Challenge ornament and Isa Vautier SAL Part 5
Did Finishing on: 2009 Christmas Challenge ornament

An Update--Back to Reality!

Well, our retreat ended on Friday and now life is back to somewhat normal. I didn't really take any pictures except for the first day, but I will share this one with you.


This is Joan's cat--he is such a good sport! He loves it when the stitching girls come over.

The only thing I worked on at retreat was Part 4 of my Isa Vautier SAL. I finally finished up the last square this morning.



I am still loving this piece even though I really had the itch to start something new at retreat. So far I have gone through 9 skeins of floss. That is hard to believe.

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Brigitte finally received my summer exchange from the Friends through Threads exchange blog. I decided to go with a "bee" theme and stitched Lizzie Kate's "June Stamp Flip It". It is stitched on 28ct. Lugana. However, I changed all the colors to DMC Variations except the white and black. I finished it as a tape measure holder and was lucky to find a tape measure with a bee on it.



Here is a picture of the entire exchange.


This was great fun for me as I have always wanted to do some "bee" stuff!

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Terri received my "Stitcher's Choice" ornament for the ASOE Ornament exchange.


I stitched Heart in Hand's "Blackbird Sampler" on a 32ct. Linen remnant with DMC as charted. Terri loves Blackbirds so I thought she would like this.

I am the only one home today so I am going to "play".

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Isabelle Vautier SAL Part 3

I just completed part 3 of my Isabelle Vautier SAL.




Here is how it looks now.



I abolutely love this piece.

A Wish For Shelleen

Over on the Make A Wish board, Shelleen wished for a Floss ring tag for every day use (not holidays). She suggested pink or purple for colors and butterflies or flip flops.

As I was stitching on my Isa Vautier mystery sampler, I noticed that there was a square that was butterflies--it was perfect. I stitched it on 32ct. Angel Blush Belfast linen with Anchor #1207 variegated floss. I thought it turned out pretty cute.


It sounds like Shelleen was thrilled with it.

More Ornaments and an Update

I received 3 more ornaments this past week for the Christmas Ornament Swap I am in.

On Monday, I received this lovely ornament from Julianne. It is a Prairie Schooler Old World Santa.


Isn't it great? It is so nicely stitched. Thank you Julianne.

On Wednesday, I received Staci's ornament.


Staci is so clever. She not only included pine trees in the design, it is shaped like a pine tree. Love it! Thanks Staci.

And then on Thursday, I received Edgar's ornament.


Edgar stitch one over one on 32ct linen. It is so tiny! There is one tiny gold metallic stitch on the top of each of the candles on the tree that sparkle when they light hits them. It is beautiful! Thank you Edgar.

Thanks to all of you who have sent me an ornament this month. I appreciate it.

I also caught up on my Isa Vautier SAL. I have completed part 2 and am anxiously awaiting part 3 which should be out around May 1.


I still am enjoying this very much and can't wait until the next part.

Thanks to all who take the time to read my blog and those who even leave comments. I appreciate it. I know how much time it takes to do that.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter Karen R.

I just found out that Karen R. received my Easter squares for the Fair and Square Easter Round. This is a freebie from www.coudre-broder-tricoter.com. They are stitched on 32ct. Ivory Lugana with DMC Floss.


I thought this design was very cute and I loved the colors--very Eastery!


As long as I am blogging, Isa Vautier's 2nd part of her SAL finally came out. I was hoping to get 3 squares done by tonight but I came up just a bit short.


I still just love this project--I find it very addicting!

Have a great night.

My Isa Vautier SAL is Current!

I just finished Part 1 of the Isa Vautier Mystery Sampler. I know I have said this before, but I just love this piece. Now I will have to wait for the next part of the pattern!

My next stitch is going to be a special gift I need to get done this week. I will share when it is finished.

Have a great day!

MLK Stitching Retreat 2009

Well I am home now, back from our very fun and productive Stitching Retreat weekend. I have alot to share.

When I got to Joan's house on Friday, this was waiting for me.


It was my SBEBB Winter House Exchange! Was I ever surprised. Joan stitched LHN's "Blessed are the Meek" and finished it as a very cute box.


She also got me a boat load (actually a basket load) of goodies, many from my wishlist. A great variety of pink threads and a box of pink pins for my pink stitches, La-D-Da's "This is the Day" pattern, a very cute fabbie, ribbons, note cards and paper, my favorite needles and some Debbie Mumm buttons with cardinals (another favorite of mine) on them. WHEW!


Thank you Joan, you are the bestest!

We had previously agreed to do a winter fob exchange at our retreat. I stitched Joan part of Lizzie Kate's January block flip-it.



The fob that Joan stitched for me is Waxing Moon's "Winter Cardinal". Joan knows me very well and knows I love cardinals. She stitched this on 40ct linen (over 2) with DMC floss. It is gorgeous.


We had not done this before at previous retreats but it was very fun and I think we will be doing more in the future.

We simplified our retreat this year--stayed in the whole weekend and less fussin' in the kitchen. We both got alot of stitching done. Here is how far I got on my Isa Vautier SAL--

Have I mentioned before how much FUN this project is! I absolutely am loving this!

Then I stitched an ornament for the 2009 Christmas Challenge--

I just have to do the finishing on this and it will be complete.

I did stitch on another item, however it is for an exchange so I can't share it just yet.

Thanks to all of you who stop by and read my blog and those that take the time to leave comments. I very much appreciate all the comments regarding the Royal Mail. It is as I suspected.

SAL Update and an Apology

I started Isabell Vautier SAL last Friday. Here is my progress so far.


This piece is soooo fun to stitch. It's really I want to work on but I still have a few other commitments to finish.

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Earlier in the week I posted the gifts I had received over the last couple of weeks. I just realized this morning that I had forgot one.

Vonna sent me a beautiful magnetic needle minder to thank me for helping her with the Fair and Square. I love it. My apologies to Vonna for not mentioning this earlier. I think I forgot because I had already put it to use on my board.



Have a great weekend,

An Exchange To Share and A New Stitch (for ME!)

I just heard that Valerie received her SBEBB ABC Exchange that I sent her.

I stitched her Le Grenier de Zoe "ABC Aux Fleurs" on 28ct Antique White Linen. Using Needle Necessities #120, #138 and #158 and finished as a pinkeep.




Tonight I started something for ME! It is the Isabelle Vautier Mystery SAL. I am doing mine on 32ct. antique white linen with #152 DMC Floss.


I am really liking this project and I can't tell you how great it feels to stitch something for ME!

Have a good night!