SnowFlake finshed to a NoSew Cube

I got the "SnowFlake" finished into a no sew cube! I need it for a birthday gift this weekend, I hope she will like it. I love the colors, that doesn't mean she will. I will have to make one for myself. I do have a black and white one started, hoping it will turn out the way I have plans for it. this is the side view

What I am Stitching on

I am working on a model stitch for Vee using Sulky Threads. I love working with it and the design is coming out nice. I am going to start sewing my Christmas gifts after Thanksgiving, I am making the guys cozy warps for their beer. I made my SIL's the gifts the last few years this year its for the men.

News on The Home Front

We moved David and Amanda into there new home October 31st 2009, I like the house a lot, the house is nice ,and as long as they are happy with it that is all that counts! I took the girls Trick or Treating that afternoon, they had fun.

They were Hanna Montana and a Ladybug. This is the back of the house. And then we have the view from the windows. There was a Full Moon, just wish I could have seen it come up. One last note I will be posting my PIF again in the Spring! So keep a look out for it! I guess with the Holidays coming, I didn't have many takers.

Pay it Forward

I was picked from Meari's blog, to be on her pay it forward. So now it's my turn! This is so easy. No sewing involved, and you get 365 days to send out your PIF's :) The "rules" are as follows: 1. I'll send no less than 5 stitching related items per person within the next 365 days. 2. Items can be DMC, other threads, stitching needles, straight pins, buttons, scissors, ribbons, etc. - a combination of items such as 3 threads, 1 pack of straight pins and 1 pack of stitching needles or just 5 threads. 3. The items must be new and not used. (Send things you'd be happy to receive.) 4. If you win, you must be willing to post this PIF on your blog and do the same for at least 2 people. If you are interested in Paying It Forward, please comment on this post with your email address so that I can contact you. I will PIF three readers. If there are more than three comments, the names will go into a drawing to determine the lucky ones :) Good luck! I'll announce the PIF receipients on the 15th.

Suds or Fabric

I made this for my girlfriend Dorothy, who loves to Quilt as much as I love to cross stitch. The pattern came from: Vee at www.veeandco.com. I will give it to her when we take our little trip to The Lake of The Ozarks, MO this weekend. I hope the colors will be nice, this is my favorite time of the year! Plus I do miss our visit with our friends! I loved this charm! some of the charms that I added to the finish!

News on the Home front!

My son and DIL will be having a new baby to go along with their new house! New baby will here in June. We are praying for a healthy baby with no heart problems like Isabella. They move into their new house Halloween weekend!

Stitching

I did start my personal sampler over! I am very happy with the fabric and colors now! This is a picture of what the sampler will look like when I get it finished, I talked to the designer and she told me that she will be able to add the new baby! I am happy about that! The Personal Sampler is from Stephaine at www.nouveauencore.com

This is how far I got after I started over. Here is a list of the colors I will be using. The leaves are " Weeks Dye Works" Adobe Top of Acorns is DMC 111 The botton is DMC 300 The inside is DMC 400 some backstitching in DMC 301 The Fabric is M.C.G. 32 ct Linen Soft Natural worked over 2 the finish size will be 30 x30. This has to be finished by my 40th Wedding Anniversary! I better get my butt in gear and start working on this. I only did one other project in Linen, a very small piece, so I hope I started this one on the correct thread, if not I am not going to start over again!

SnowFlake

New finish! I am going to be turning this into a no sew cube! I think I am still getting used to the colors that I used, but I have winter fabric and ribbon that will match it, I guess I will have to see how it looks when I finish it. This pattern is from Vee and Co. On the other hand news in the household is that David and Amanda bought a house, we are so happy for them, their closing date is October 29. They will be moving in Halloween weekend. It is a cute house with a big yard.

Drama Queen

I got a UFO finished! A Dolly Mama, by Joey. It's for Andrea, she is my Drama Queen, and I think Miranda is starting to take after her! I don't know how I want to finish it yet, I have a few other projects that are waiting to get finished. I am trying to work on some Christmas gifts, why, I always start late, I will never know, I think about what I want to make all summer, but never start, now I hurry and try to get everything done. Plus I want to make a few things for my son and DIL, they just brought a house and have some empty wall space! I need to get my butt in gear and start working. I also want to sew, why I think of these things at the last moment, of what I want to get done..... next year, I am starting early!

Labor Day

We had some of the family over for a cook out, my kids, and my sister and her family. We had a good time, the 2 girls, wanted to eat all of the red tomato's off of the plant, we had to wipe them off and they ate them, right away, my Tomato Queens! Joe was giving rides in the wagon, the dog was having fun, walking along side of them. Even Jaclyn got in on the parade, she had the way too small little bike! They went all around the yard, it's not that big, but just the right size for Joe, so his legs won't start to hurt, and give out on him. He sat all day Monday with his legs up. The rest of them played cards or just sat around and did nothing! I did my relaxing on Monday!

Stitching!

I did some stitching on my personal sampler, I do wish I would have used the fabric I wanted, I want to start it over, I am very sorry that I did it on 18 ct Aida, I wish I would have used that piece of 32ct. Evenweave! Even if it was just an Natural color. Stay tune to see if I start it over! I only have 1/2 of the first page done, so not too much was finished.

Halloween Fun

I have a new finish, it's for Halloween, and it's the model stitch I did for Vee, I love this one, I put it on my "boo tree" as Miranda calls it. I want to try to get more ornaments made for Halloween, I only have 2 so far.

Stitching

Right now I am working on a special project, I need to get it done by Thursday to get it in the mail, by Friday. Then hoping to work on my personal sampler, I didn't get any work done on that in a month! Before I know it the 2 years will be up and I'll have no 40th Anniversary gift for Joe. I got the frame for the Marines Tree that I stitched, and it is on its way to the person I made it for.

A New Finish

I have a finish! A Marines Corps Tree, from Nouveau Encore Designs. I made this for a friend of ours, whose son is in the Marines, and his tour of duty will be coming to an end soon. side view of the word Marines Just need to get this framed and give it to them when they come to Chicago for a visit at the end of August.

The Fence! The Fence!

That's right, we got the fence painted on Saturday, July 25! It looks so much better, now we are moving on to the garage! Which needs a paint job worse then the fence! Looks nasty, doesn't it! With both of us painting it didn't take that long, but of course I had the bottom half of the fence! The color is red and looks pretty good. Joe did spill the paint, in the alley, looks like someone was killed out there I just love how it looks now that it is finished! Looks Good!

Miranda's First Camping Trip-07/24/09

Andrea and Miranda went camping this past weekend with my brother, his girlfriend Christina, and Micah, her daughter. They said they had a wonderful time! Christina and Micah. Andrea Miranda had a good time during the day, she was out for the count on the first night, but got up when a storm hit. They had a wonderful time, they went fishing, walked in the river, got a turtle, and went for a hike. Micah and the turtle. In the river Marty took Miranda fishing, with her Dora fishing pole, you would not believe what she got at the end of her hook! No, not that fish, she got something better! She was so happy! A 7 pound, 14 inches long Large Mouth Bass! She even wanted to take it off the hook. Look out Babe Winklemen! Here comes Miranda! I would have loved to go camping with them, but I just can't picture my body getting up in the morning from sleeping on an air mattress!

Eye Sore!

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My Girls/July 15, 2009

I had both girls last week, on July 15, they wore me out faster than they can wear themselves out, most likely they came with rechargeable batteries, once they hit the outside they recharge for hours! We made bracelets! Played outside, spilled bubbles, gave the frog a bubble bath,( not a real one, they took one of their toys from the sand box), after I washed away the bubbles. And all this time their rechargeable batteries were recharging, And recharging! still recharging! and we went for a walk to Baskin Robbins, right around the corner, from the house. For 88 cents, the cones were big, I didn't get one for I knew they would not finish theirs, or some of it would be on the floor, or on them, we had all 3! The girls enjoy the ice cream cones, till they saw, the Ice Cream Cakes! They wanted one of those cakes. It took time, but I told them I will make an ice cream cake for my birthday. By the end of the day, Isabella was running on empty! Her battery would not recharge!