HoE Christmas Bird from Lisa S.

Whee, it's been so long since I posted that Blogger has a whole new look!  I'm having to learn how to use it all over.

Yesterday the mailman brought my HoE Christmas bird exchange piece.  It is from my ole stitchin' pal Lisa.  We've exchanged many pieces over the years.  She decided to change designers on me.  Usually she stitches a Prairie Schooler, but this time she chose LHN's Quaker Birds.  "She did good", as we say here in Oklahoma.  I love the trim on it.  Thanks Lisa!!
I've been in such a funk since my trip, that I've just put the finishing touches on my exchange piece.  It will go in the mail tomorrow.

Wendy Jo's Birthday gift

This is what I stitched for Wendy Jo for her birthday.  We are birthday buddies on the Friends Through Threads exchange.  She likes Americana, so this LHN design was perfect for me to stitch for her.  I also included a needle threader and a gift certificate to Anita's Little Stitches.  Wendy said she had this design in her stash to stitch.  I used a 32ct fabric and the called for DMC's.  I love the tree in this design.  It turned out pretty well if I do say so myself.  I've stitched the design for myself and also received it as an exchange piece.  Well, I have three exchanges waiting on me, so guess I'd better get those needles flyin'.  Have a great evening.

Goodbye 2009

I seriously doubt that I will see 2010 in. My tired ole eyes are getting heavier and heavier. You see, my stitchin buddy and I were at The Silver Needle in Tulsa to get the early bird special 25% off all purchases. So that means we have a 45 minute drive. We rolled into the store about 6:30 and stayed almost two hours. I stood in line to get some cuts of fabric then filled my basket with other goodies. So with that said, here's my last two projects for 2009. I had hoped to have them finished but no can do. So, they will be my first finishes in 2019.

Thetop one is the LHN monthly ornament FaLaLa. The bottom one is the December primitive floss tag from The Needle's Content monthly series.

Here's wishing all my blogging friends a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!!

Christmas Gifts Between Friends exchange from Rosalie

The postman was really nice today. He delivered an exchange package from Rosalie. She stitched a Little House Needleworks design and included a chart, Rudolph, from Nora Corbett. Also included in the exchange were all the floss colors to stitch the chart, a beauty of a scissor fob, and a cute, cute, reindeer note pad. Thank you so much, Rosalie, I love it all. BTW, this is the second exchange I have received from Rosalie this year. Both pieces are beautifully stitched and finished.

Woodland Exchange from Sandra M.

The postman brought a ray of sunshine to my house today. I received my HoE Woodland Exchange from Sandra M. I love this little LHN Christmas ornament design. As a matter of fact, I stitched it for one of my partners in an earlier exchange. She included great and useful goodies too! A pair of black scissors, some needles, and a memo booklet.
The back of the exchange piece is a scissorkeep. It is the first one I've received this year. Isn't the backing fabric beautiful?

Thank you so much sandrajay , I love it all!

Stars and Stripes Forever

I love the 4th of July and patriotic themed stitchwork. I made myself a Little House Needleworks pyn pillow to celebrate. I decided to use a very simple finish on it. Lazyitis has entered this tired old body of mine. After finishing it, I decided to add some pyns for the heck of it, so it became my pyn pillow. The pyns aren't in very tight, so I can always remove them if I want. It's a really cute design and I enjoyed stitching it. What do you think?

I also finished the HoE LHN exchange piece. I enjoyed stitching it so much. Hope my partner likes it. Have no idea what I'll start next. Perhaps another LHN since they are so simple and fun too.

Enjoy the rest of the week and have some fun stitching.