Henny 23 Mhoven

Recently, I was part of the tea/picnic exchange that Lainey ran. It was secret and we didn't know who had had our names. Well this is what I received. A beautiful cube with a stitched cupcake on it. The fabric has cupcakes on it, so cute. This is the rest of what was in the box. A very nice cup and little tray for cupcakes, napkins, 2 cupcakes-one made out of fabric and a DMC cupcake, buttons, recipes and so much more! I was overwhelmed by their generosity. Come to find out that Lainey had my name. She made this exchange wonderful for me. Lainey, I can't thank you enough for all the beautiful things that you made for me. This design was sent to me by Carol of polka dot chicken. I had commented on her blog that I loved this design and she sent it to me. Aren't stitchers the greatest!? Thanks Carol. It's been a week since my last post. I don't know where the time has gone. It's been very busy here doing what we all do in the summer. Sorry for the pics. I went ...

Winifred Gardner before and Winifred Gardner now. I really can't call her Winifred anymore because I used my initials and this years date. I also changed the dog to look more like my Sammi. This is actually working up fairly quickly. The picture doesn't show how really gorgeous the fabric is. Libby dyed it herself. Just beautiful. Stitching is definitely one of my favorite things. These Shasta daisies came from one of my gardens. Daisies and daffodils are my favorite flowers. I have about 5 of these little gems around the house. So cheery and happy. Summer and tomatoes go well together. I love all kinds of tomatoes. I am waiting for the heirlooms. I made a tomato and mozzarella salad for lunch. Yummy. The last of my favorite things today is fresh cherries and blueberries. I made a cobbler with them. Does it get any better? I think not. It was a wonderful day at my house today. Hope your day was as excellent as mine. Thanks for all the great comments on my last post. I appr...

Hope everyone had a great 4th! It was busy here with errands, yard work, good barbecue and some stitching. Finished Sandcastle Bay except for about 15 minutes of work on some straight stitches for birds in the sky, spouts from the whales, posts for the umbrellas and things like that. Forgive the pics. It's late and I just took the pictures. This one and the one below are close ups. The fabric is a beautiful aqua color. You can click on any of the pictures for a larger view. I see with this picture that I also have to do some flags on the edge. Oh, well. This is my SAL piece that my Wednesday stitching group is doing. It's a seasonal sampler from the Just Cross Stitch magazine. It's so hard for me to work on this only on Wednesday. I am the only one in the group who isn't a serial starter. I work just one project at a time. Wonder what will happen to me? Things could change. After I spend afew minutes on Sandcastle Bay, I am going to start Winifred Gardener. I won t...

Spent the day with Cheryl. Besides having a great lunch, good conversation and some stitching time, we finished Summer Garden into a pillow. Couldn't get a really good picture, but I am pleased with the finished product. The ribbon is great. Not alot of progress on Sandcastle Bay but hopely this Sunday or Monday I can get in some quality stitching time. Lets hope. I won a wonderful giveaway from Libby in Australia. Her blog is and this little pig . Hope on over, her blog is great. I loved this pattern and have wanted to do it, so I was thrilled to have won. She included the fibers which are silks and cottons. The really best part of the giveaway is the wonderful piece of fabric that she dyed herself. The color is beautiful and it smells divine. I believe that she tea dyed and baked the fabric. Can't wait to stitch on it. Click on any of the pics for a larger view. Last but not least is my TUSAL for the month. I keep pushing the orts down. Think I am going to get a larger c...