A Finished WIP

My finished WIP this month is Nantucket Sampler by Brightneedle. I had started this quite some time ago--years. Here is what it looked like on May 4.


And here it is--DONE! I finished it last night but it was too late to take a picture.


I still like this sampler and am glad that it is done.


THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To all of you who left comments and e-mailed me regarding the use of Free Patterns. I am so glad that I went ahead and posted this. It proved to be very interesting.

I was amazed at how many people knew exactly who I was referring to. And the rest of you think I should publicize it. Evidently I am not the first person that was harassed by this person. It's really too bad, because the consensus seems to be, is to never stitch another one of this particular person's designs, free or otherwise.

Thanks again for the wonderful comments,

Got Scissors?

About 2 weeks ago at our weekly Friday night stitching extravaganza at my good friend Joans, we were feeling like we needed a little scissor fix. There hadn't been any new Gingher's for quite some time. We decided to contact Mike & Carol's online store about the Premax scissors. Needless to say, here is what I own now.


The one on the far right still in the package, I did already have. Now I have all 6 Premax scissors. And wouldn't you know, as soon as we placed the orders for these scissors, these came out.


These are the new Gingher Criss scissors that just came out last week. They are a Joann exclusive and they aren't even at all the Joann's yet. My friend Joan, had to go across town to get these for our stitching group. Thank you Joan!

So now, I need to get some fobs made. This weekend I stitched Brightneedle's "Pretty in Pink" and changed the colors to fit one of the Premax's. This is my pink stitch for the month.


It is stitched on 40ct Ivory (over 2) with DMC. I am very pleased with how it turned out.


Becky's Ornament
I heard from Becky yesterday, the she received my ornament for our ornament swap.


This is Lizzie Block Flip Its--December. It is stitched on 32ct Lambswool Belfast linen with DMC floss as charted. I remember Becky saying on her blog awhile back that next Christmas she is going to decorate with gingerbread boys so that is why I decided on this one.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a wonderful Easter. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!