Ina received her exchange

I saw on Hooked on Exchanging that Ina received the Red Heart I stitched for her. You've seen the design before. It's one of my favorites. I forgot to take a photo of the entire exchange, so I borrowed the one Ina posted. She said she loved it.

Hope everyone had a good Valentines day. Mine was quiet.

Holiday Exchange received by Shay

I am participating in a private exchange this year that uses holidays as it's theme. My partner for this round was Shay. She received my stitched piece and the goodies I included. Seems I forgot to take a photo of them. The design is Hearts and Beads from Cindy at the Stitchworks

in Tulsa. It's an old design from 1996. I've stitched it many, many times using all colors of beads. It remains one of my favorites. Shay tells me she loves it, and that pleases me very much too because I love it too.

Yesterday was a miserable day. My aches and pains just got worse. My 88 year old mother took care of me with chicken soup. I spent a restless night at her house. Sometimes you just give in and do what parents want. Today she cooked me a great breakfast and more chicken soup for lunch. I think I am on the mend. Back home now resting comfortably in my recliner.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Harvest Time exchange received by Hazel

Hazel notified me she had received the SBEBB Harvest Time exchange I stitched for her. This was a no goodies exchange, so I didn't get to spoil her! I made one small booboo on the stitching, however, I did not notice it until I got ready to mail it. I forgot the tail feathers on the chicken. I told Hazel it was a pullet instead of a mature bird. You may recognize the design. I posted a photo a few days earlier. Hazel assures me she loves the bird, no tail and all. This is one of my favorite designs by Cindy of the Stitchworks in Tulsa. BTW, I borrowed Hazel's photo from her blog. I'm typing this at the Humane Society, it's a very slow day. Have a great stitching day.

A finish for me

Today was a lazy, rainy day, so I took the opportunity to make a pinkeep from a design I stitched several years ago. I love this design and have no idea why I never completed a finish for it. It's one from Cindy at The Stitchworks. There's a pumpkin button somewhere in my stash room. I've run across it at times I've been searching for something else. I have no doubt it will turn up at some point.

The trip to Fayetteville was a full day. I was pooped when I got home. There's a little 88 year old lady that goes on the trips and is a full burst of energy. We never know what she's going to show up as. Last trip she was an Oklahoma State supporter. This trip she was all decked out in her Halloween gear. She's a real cutie, so thought I'd share her photo. Her hat is a pumpkin in case you can't make it out. I let her know I was going to post it. She was ok with it. Our first stop was across the street from the Farmer's Market, so we all hopped over there. The produce was beautiful, and reasonably priced. The flowers were just beautiful. More about the trip in a later post.

I mailed my SBEBB Pumpkin Patch exchange this morning. Hope my partner enjoys it. It's not very original, however I have wanted to stitch it, so took the opportunity. Will post photos when my partner receives. It has a ways to go, so it'll be a couple of weeks.

Have a restful evening.

Cross-Stitch shopping

My friend Lynn and I went shopping at our two favorite LNSs yesterday in Tulsa. We started with The Siver Needle. Lindy had three trunk shows going at one time, Carriage House Samplings, Jenette Douglas Designs, and Teresa Layman Designs. I enjoyed looking at each and every one of the pieces on display. While the TLDs were gorgeous, I'm not ready to tackle all of those teeny french knots.

From the SNN we drove across the street, yes, I said across the street, to The Stitchworks. Can you believe two great LNSs in the same town and in such close proximity? I took my Loose Feathers design, Spring Fling, in to be framed. I can't wait to see the finished product. I will post as soon as I get it back.

By then it was lunch time. We headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant and enjoyed every bite. Then we met Lynn's husband, GW. They went to a wood turning show and I went to Wild Oats.

All in all it was a good day. Lynn and I always enjoy our needlework shopping. I can't believe it, but I had no additions to my stash. I'll have to make up for it next trip!