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.

ABC Exchange from Joan S.

Yesterday was another great mail day. My SBEBB ABC exchange was waiting on me when I got home. It was from none other than Mama Joan of the Stitching Squad. She really spoilt me "rotten" with a Bent Creek design featuring one of their quirky birds made into a pinkeep. I dearly love their little birds. Also included was a too cute teeny chicken pincushion, some abc fabric, floss rings which she made herself, Just Nan's "Noah's Rainbow', mints, buttons, and ribbon. The entire exchange was in a stitching pouch I'm guessing she made because it has the same fabric as the backing on the pinkeep. Thank you so much Joan. I love the exchange and goodies!

Long time no post and exchange received

My mood hasn't been the best these past few weeks. Haven't stitched, blogged or anything else. I was under a deadline to finish an exchange today. Successfully got the SBEBB ABC exchange in the mail. It doesn't have too far to go, so should be in my partner's mailbox next week. I also finished the beading on my sister's name tree also. Maybe I'll be back on track now.

The mailman did bring a surprise package today. I received the HoE Freebie exchange from Karen K. It's a beautiful design. She included lots of purple which really lifted my spirits. There was also a Just Nan chart, some beads, skeins of thread, and fabric. Thank you Karen, I love it all. By the way, this is my first ever exchange to be received from Australia. What a great treat! Later...

WIP update

I finished the stitching on my sister's tree ornament this week. Now I have to decided which beads I want to use. She said she liked red and gold together, so will try a few gold one's to see how it looks.

In my previous post I mentioned a little trip. Two friends and I traveled to southeastern OK. to visit our friend Mary Ann. She owns a gift shop in Idabel, Mimi's Simple Elegance. When we leave town, her shop is bare in a few areas. I splurged and bought me a nice pair of pearl earrings, a great needlework tote, a purse to match, and some other goodies like lotions, soaps and tea towels. The four of us always seem to have a great time when we visit.

Have a great weekend. It is beginning to look like rain here.

Feathered Friends received by Judith

While on a short trip I read where Judith received her SBEBB Feathered Friends exchange from me. I just love these little freebie designs. I've plans to stitch them all. I hope the exchange helped her feel just a little bit better from her ankle woes. Two items you may not be able to identify are the Oklahoma State quarter and some really super magnets.

WIP update

Greetings,

A quick note to say hello to all and post a photo of my latest name ornament. It's for my sister Teri. See that E? Let me tell you, I restitched it three times. My eyes play tricks on me. They were cruel this time! Hehe. Hope to finish it soon since her birthday was in April. I told her it would be late so it's ok.

Hope everyone has a good week. I'm traveling to Tulsa for a drs. appt., then to the stitching shops, Hobby Lobby, and Ted's for lunch. Ted's, yum, yum.

Feathered Friends exchange

Oh my, oh my, am I one happy stitcher. I received my SBBBE Feathered Friends exchange in the mail today. My partner was the BeckySC who does such wonderful finishes. She included a darling tin topper, fabric, scissors, floss holder, and a kit to make a scissor holder and fob. It is because of BeckySC that I became a blogger and a member of the stitching community of exchangers. I absolutely love the exchange, Becky. Check out her blog to see her photos.

Today was a rainy day here, so I decided to take the day off from the Shelter. I needed to work on finishing my HoE Freebie exchange, so I had a good excuse. The real excuse was I just didn't want to get out and about. I did manage to get most of the trim on the pinkeep. I'll finish it tomorrow and get the rest of the exchange ready to mail.

Stitched on the belated birthday gift for my sister today, or I should say I frogged. Had to take an entire letter out. That's a real bummer. There went the progress I made.

Gee, it's almost the weekend. Enjoy!