Swinging by with a new Stroll Piece (463)

Greetings fellow stitchers!!! I hope you aren't meeeelting away like I did this morning at the girls first swim meet. It was unbearably humid a early as 8:00AM and by the end of the meet, I sure could have used a dip in the pool. Here's a shot of Cora where I asked her to look "fierce" before one of her heats. Esther is also on the team but was anxious about how it all worked, so she sat this one out and observed. If you're wondering about the writing on her hand, they write their heat and lane #'s on their hand so they know the where and when of their race.

 Now on to the Stroll addition... James's birthday is next Saturday so I thought I'd make him a pillow for his room like I did for Asher. James enjoys his football (soccer) so I chose Play Soccer by Sue Hillis. I stitched it on 18 count Mountain Mist with #5 Perle cotton and backed it with some soccer fabric I found at JoAnn's. It's approximately 18" square and I hope he likes it as much as Asher liked his.

 It hasn't been much of a stitch filled week, but I'm hoping to remedy that this evening. We've done some babysitting, sleepover, field day and tomorrow have 2-3 baseball games..... the weather will determine how many of them I get through!!!

So stay cool, hydrated and thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!

Stasi

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