It's Been Awhile.......773-783

 

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!!!

Next was a Halloween gift for my friend, Lisa. When Witches Go Riding by WTNT. Sticthed on 36 ct, Heritage by PTP with a variety of fibers.

And this was her gift to me.

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. 

These are some gifts I received from exchanges:

These were my recent birthday and Christmas gifts from my friend, Lisa.

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!

On to some Christmas sticthing..at least ones I can share at this time:

First up some FFO's .....Santa, Please Bring Me by Homespun Elegance. Stitched on a mystery linen with a variety of fibers. 

Next...Bluey...stitched on 22 ct. Antique White Hardanger with DMC. This is for my youngest grandson, who loves Bluey and friends. I found this chart on Pinterest. 

Now we have Santa's Delivery #2 by Teresa Kogut. I stitched this on 18 ct white perforated paper that I colored black with a Sharpie. He now completes the set of three flying Santa's. 

Here are some Christmas UFO's: This is getting long, so I'll tell you about them when they are FFO'd. 

I wanted to share these pins I made when in OCMD for the DVHSG retreat weekend. Aren't they cute? I made five sets.....now just need to poke them in some finished projects!

I am going to end with my nearly year long project....Live on Little by Plum Street Samplers. I fell in love with this piece when it first came out. I started at the end of last December  and got off to a slow start. But I really picked it up the end of the summer and managed to get it finished in September. I stitched it n 45 ct. Hazy Summit Legacy linen with DMC, WDW and CC. Patti Nicolosi did the framing and found the perfect frame!!!

Whew!!!! I have been putting this off because I knew it would take a while to pull it all together, but there you have it....I hope you have enjoyed my last few months of stitching and I appreciate any comments you may leave. I'll hope to be back much sooner than this last period, but if not, I wish you all the merriest of Christmas, happy holidays and a healthy, happy New Year!!!

Thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!!!

Stasi