Even though I am taking a break from posting, I'm going to stop by and post photos of my FFO's for my record. Here are Samplings I and II from with Thy Needle and Thread.
Thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!
Stasi
THE BUZZ FROM THE HIVE
Even though I am taking a break from posting, I'm going to stop by and post photos of my FFO's for my record. Here are Samplings I and II from with Thy Needle and Thread.
Stasi
Clara's Christmas by Hands on Design.....stitched on 32 ct. Alluring Blue Belfast linen with DMC and Anchor.
Greetings my friends!!!
I have been doing a lot of soul searching recently and have decided to take a break from my blog. Things are getting challenging with my parents and we have a lot of tough decisions to make in the upcoming weeks/months. I am finding it hard to focus and keep up with the blog. Then it gets so long between posts, that it seems monumental to catch up. I hope you understand. I so enjoy sharing our mutual love of needlework and will try to keep up with your blogs as best I can. You all have my email and can chat with me if you'd like that way.
Rest assured I will continue to stitch, as this is my sanity, helps me unwind and turn off the worrisome thoughts that float around my head about what's happening in our country right now.
I will hope to be back at some point, but am leaving this open ended at this time.
Thanks for all your support in my stitching journey...I wish you all the best!!!
Keep that needle in your hand and thanks for your "twisted threads" of friendship!
Fondly,
Stasi
So, here is a photo of my backyard this morning. For my regular followers, you know I love snow and was happy to get it twice this past week. It looks so pretty...and yes, I don't HAVE to go out in it, so I can enjoy at my leisure.
These were my birthday and Christmas gifts from Robin in VA. Such a kind hearted lady! |
These were from a few of my blogging friends. From L to R....Believe from Vickie N, Joy from Sue H. and the black bear from Marilyn F. Such lovely and thoughtful gifts. |
I call this a "tacky" Christmas sewing box. |
I don't know where to begin ....it's been a long stretch since I've posted. We've had a busy 2 1/2 months between driving to MD to visit my parents and driving to NC to help our daughter out after Hurricane Helene. My Mom is doing very well. She tolerated the 28 days of chemo and radiation extremely well for her age. She is now in a holding pattern until they can do tests to see how the treatments worked. Then she will have to decide whether to undergo more chemo or let nature take its course. We will be bringing them here for 6 days at Christmas.
My daughter thankfully didn't have any damage due to the hurricane, but they were without power for 5 days. We got there as quickly as we could...finding alternate routes... to take them our generator, food and cash. We've been back a couple times since, most recently at Thanksgiving, and things are improving, but the area has a way to go to repair/replace buildings, homes and businesses. We were very relieved she didn't have many issues, though some of her friends and students did.
Now, on to why we're all here....needlework connections!!! I have been stitching quite a bit over the last couple months. it provides me comfort and escape. I'm going to just start posting what I worked on, in random order, knowing I may have missed something or other. So bear with me and I hope you enjoy!
I'll start with some gifts. First up is a gift I made for my friend, Sara, for her new home. It is She Has Found Her Home by The Nebby Needle. It was stitched on 36 ct. Grandma's Lace by Green Mountain with a variety of fibers. That fabric has been sitting in my stash for probably close to 20 years!!!
This was a gift I did for an exchange..... Give Thanks by Primrose Cottage Stitches....stitched on 37 ct. Corn Tassel Legacy linen With CC. This was the monthly freebie chart for November by Primrose Cottage. If you haven't, you need to sign up for her newsletter as she releases a freebie chart the first Thursday of every month. You can't get the past months for free, but I think you can still buy the chart.
Now, some fall stitching:
This was the October freebie from Primrose Cottage... Boos, Hisses, etc.. stitched on 40 ct. Saltbush by Fox and Rabbit with GAST and WDW. Finished on a hornbook turned sideways.
These are two designs from Romy's Creations.....Halloween Greeting and Happy Skeleton. The pumpkin was done on 30 ct. WDW Pumpkin fabric with DMC and the skeleton was stitched on 30 ct WDW Sky with DMC. The originals were totally stitched, but I opted to use colored background fabric to have less stitching and get them done in a timely manner. And yes, they were designed in two sections and attached together!
First up some FFO's .....Santa, Please Bring Me by Homespun Elegance. Stitched on a mystery linen with a variety of fibers.
Thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!!!
Stasi