Autumn Exchange and Updates

Autumn is our 3rd season in the Friends Stitching Through The Seasons exchange. Karen D. has my name and today I received her package. It is gorgeous!

Karen stitched "Scatter Pumpkins" by Shepherds Bush and finished it as a flat-fold. Believe it or not, this is my very first flat-fold. I have never even made one myself it. I absolutely love it!


It is so beautifully stitched and finished. Karen also sent me some very useful goodies.


Alot of my favorite things here, love it all! Especially the purple little gems. I didn't have a purple one yet! LOL!

Thank you Karen!


I have Faye for this same exchange. She received my package last Friday.

I stitched a pumpkin from Prairie Grove Peddler. It turned out very cute.




















This pumpkin was so fun to make. The stem is even real! It came from my niece's backyard!

Here is the rest of the exchange I sent Faye.


CaHRH Update...
I continued working my block #9 yesterday and here is my progress.


I just have to finish the church. I should have no problem wrapping up this block next Sunday.


September's Red Stitch...
If you have been reading my blog, you know that I have started knitting. I decided to do my red stitching this month out of knitting.


This is awesome! It keeps your coffee cup warm!


I think that is it for now. Lots on TV tonight. Baseball, football and some new season shows. Great stitching time!

Have a great night!

JillMN

First Day of Summer

Today, June 21, is the first day of summer. What a perfect day to receive my Friends Stitching Through the Seasons Summer exchange from Karen.

Karen stitched a Shepherds Bush design, Scatter Freedom, and finished it is a small pillow. It is just beautiful.


Karen does beautiful stitching and finishing. She also included some very nice goodies.

She sent a piece of banding with a blue decorative edge, a fat quarter of patriotic fabric, a card of different 4th of July ribbons, a pack of #28 Bohin needles (which I have been wanting to try), some buttons and rusted pins and bells which she made, a skein of Belle Soie silk thread and a very cute wooden stick that has patriotic firecrackers on the top. I love all of it! Thank you Karen!


I have to share something I found at Walmart today. This tin of candies that was just calling out my name and I just had to buy it. The tin is the most gorgeous purple color. I will be looking for that perfect something to stitch for the top of it. It is just too cool.



Thanks for stopping and have a great week!

An Exchange for Spring

I joined a seasonal exchange group called Friends Stitching Through The Seasons and we just completed our Spring Exchange.

I was very excited to get Faye for the year to stitch for. Faye had sent me a wonderful RAK awhile back and this would give me a chance to pay her back.

I stitched a Homespun Elegance design called Delivering Fleurs and finished it as a pin pillow.


Here is a picture of the entire exchange I sent her.


Karen D. has my name and today I received my exchange.

I had mentioned that I would like a Shepherd's Bush design as I don't have as many of them as I would like and Karen answered. She stitched Scatter Kindness and finished it in one of my favorite finishes. It has lots of cute buttons on it and she even put our names, exchange name and the year on the back.



She also sent me the most wonderful goodies that are just perfect for me. A scissors (can't have enough of those), Boysenberry Belle Soie silk thread, which will be perfect for my "pink stitches", the Just Nan Peacock needle slide kit and a peacock pattern. They were all wrapped up in the purple fabric that is in the background and the very colorful ribbon.


This was a very fun exchange and I can't wait until Summer!

A Productive Day!

For some reason I got up quite early today, like about 4 a.m. But when you get up by 2:30 a.m. for work 5 days a week, you get kind of use to it.

Anyway, I started out working on my Ackworth Friendship Book. I was able to start square 5 and finish it this morning.


One more square and I will be half way done with this project! YAY!!!

I then moved on to "The Branch Snapper". I added Pattern #3 (of 5) and some more border.


I don't have #4 and I don't think #5 is out yet. I will just continue the border until #5 is out and get them both at the same time. My LNS is not so local. It is about a 45 minute drive.

I was looking for a floss tag to use on by Snapper project and couldn't find one. I decided to finish my Halloween fair squares (that I received yesterday in the mail) into one.



I absolutely love how it turned out! Thanks to Karen D. for stitching these for me.

I also assigned partners for 2 exchanges today, too. I don't have to work tomorrow so I feel like I still have time left! LOL!

Have a great start to a new week!






Stitched on Today: Ackworth Friendship Book, The Branch Snapper
Did Finishing on: FS Halloween Floss Tag

Halloween Fair Squares

Well, this is my 2nd post today, however, I received my Fair Squares for the Halloween Round from Karen. This must be right off the needle as it is from the 2009 Just Cross Stitch Halloween Ornament issue.


It is called "Happy Jack", by Knotted Tree. Aren't they cute? I love the colors in this design. Thank you Karen!

And here are the squares that I sent Karen.


This design is "Snap Happy Halloween" from Bent Creek. It sounds like Karen liked them.

I've stitched a bit more on "The Branch" Snapper. It is coming along quite nicely.


I decided to do the border along with the center design, to keep things aligned correctly. And after having to do a bit of the frog stitch this afternoon, I am glad I decided to do this.

If you look close, there is a little message in the bees nest? Do you see it?

Well tomorrow is Sunday and I am trying to stitch on my Ackworth Friendship Book on Sundays. I'm going to try to get a whole square done and still have time to work on The Branch. I really want to keep going.

Thanks for visiting my blog and thanks to those who leave the great comments. I appreciate it.

Have a great rest of the weekend!






Stitched on Today: "The Branch"