Henny 23 Mhoven

I recently received the giveaway that I won from Danielle. As you can see, she was tremendously generous! I love everything. I received 2 wonderful SB kits, fabric, and great kits from RTR. I love pink and she included the most beautiful piece of pink fabric. Thank you very much Danielle. This is the latest design by BBD, Clara Ellen. Sorry about the picture. It was dark out when I took the picture. The colors are very soft and muted. I didn't like the green they used for the house so I used the gingersnap by CC. I dedicated this one to my paternal great grandmother. I was really fortunate in knowing both of my great grandmothers. I was ten when they both passed. I received my love of the needle arts from one and my love of cooking from the other. I started this the other day. It's Sarah Street by LHN. I love the fabric. It's vintage butter cream by LSL. I am only okay with the design. There are so many new things from market that I want to do, and I think that those new...

The first picture is a picture of my 100th follower giveaway. I have been thrilled by the response to my giveaway. I am so amazed by the response that I have decided to pick 2 names on October 1st. The above picture is what the second winner will receive. I only have the one pair of scissors, so I have added more fabric for that person. If you are interested and have not joined and left a comment, please go to the September 24th post and do so. Thank you for the response and the lovely comments. I am overwhelmed by it all. Have a good couple of days and Happy Stitching!

I can't believe that when I started my blog around 6 months ago that I would have 103 followers! I figured that my friends would follow, that would be around 10 or so but never did think that anyone else would be interested in my stitching. This blog and the great stitchers who read it and comment have given me immense pleasure. As does my reading all of your wonderful blogs. So on to the giveaway. I have included 10 items. One for every 10 followers. I have 2 pieces of fabric, 2 skeins of silk, 1 thread pouch by Impie, Hattie and Bea, 2 Prairie Schooler charts, 1 Plum Street Sampler chart, 1 chart by Blue Ribbon Designs and the latest pair of Gingher scissors named Sonia! The rules are simple. You must be a follower and if not please join. Comment on this post only and if you post about my giveaway on your blog you will get another vote. I will pull a name on October 1st. Again, thanks to all of you! Good Luck and Happy Stitching!

I received this beautiful scissor fob that Heidi made. She had a surprise giveaway on some of us that commented on her love of ironing. Yes, I said that she loves ironing. I thought that it looked great on these scissors. I did this BBD design much earlier in the year. Just got around to framing it. Alittle close up of the geese. Don't you just love them? A close up of the frame. The pic is lousy but the frame does go well with this design. Whipped up this little ditty, while watching Dancing with the Stars. Yes, dancing with the Stars-- what can I say. It's an Elizabeth designs from 2004. Came as a kit. I am going to make it into a little pillow with some great ribbon. This is Clara Ellen by BBD. I'm using 28ct ant. ivory with the suggested fibers except for the avocado that they use for the house. All the other colors are muted and soft and the avocado is very bright. I haven't chosen a color yet but I will let you know what I pick. I will be posting in a day or ...

I finished this the other day. I am going to make it into a pillow using this green pom-pom stuff. I loved Paulette's pillow, so now I am all about the pom-poms. It will be a week or so before I can post this pillow made, as well as, the gobble pillow. The reason is the my sewing machine lives at my BFF Cheryl's house. We do all our sewing together. It works for us. Right now she has some relatives visiting. So the pillows will wait. This is the bonus sampler from BBD anniversary series. I am going to have it stretched and then I will pop into the frame that I am using for all the anniversary designs. The fabric is one of my all time favs , Autumn Blush. I did chance most of the fibers. I wanted alittle more pink than what was called for. I just have to finish the border on the bottom. Sammi gets alittle put out if I don't occasionally post a picture of her. She looks so alert because I am holding a cookie as a bribe. It works every time. Thanks for all the great c...

I finished Gobble by Plum Street Samplers a couple of days ago. It's on 32ct. ant. ivory using the suggested DMC floss. I think, that I will be making this into a pillow. I picked up this Thanksgiving sampler by Blue Ribbon Designs today at the framer. I love this design. The colors are beautiful and I enjoyed every stitch. It's a large piece so I couldn't get close and have it all in the shot. A close up of the middle. A close up of the frame. I have used this frame before and I love it. The piece closest to the design is a bronze colored metal that really enhances the piece. This is my current WIP. It's Hare's Christmas by Plum Street Sampler. I am doing it on 32ct navy bean fabric by Lakeside using the suggested GA fibers. I want to thank everyone for the great comments on my last post. I really do appreciate them. I have had a really busy last 5 or 6 days and I haven't had time to post the recipe for the peach bread pudding but I will do it soon. It is ...

This Emma Nicole, the newest member of my Wednesday stitching group. Phyllis (her Grandma) will be bringing her on Wednesday for a while. She was so good and so precious. It's good to start then young, don't you think :) I finished the Thanksgiving sampler that I was doing. Sorry, no pictures. I will show it later in the week after I pick it up from the framer. I started Gooble by Plum Street Samplers a couple of days ago. Iam doing it on 32 ct ant. ivory with DMC floss. There are only 5 colors, so it's working up fast. This is a peach bread pudding that I made yesterday. It's wonderful. The best recipe for bread pudding I've ever used. Okay, now for the real reason you are visiting. LOL The winner of the Gingher scissors is Hazel of Quietly Stitching in the UK. Hazel, please email me at sammi916@comcast.net with your info. Congratulations! I want to thank everyone for making my first giveaway a wonderful success! All your comments were greatly apprec...

These lovely Gingher scissors could be yours! Just go to my LAST POST, become a follower and leave some comments. I will be drawing the name of the winner on Friday, September 10th. Good luck and Happy Stitching. Deborah