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This is the sewing box I finished for myself from A Stitcher's Journey by BBD. The fabric it is sitting on is the fabric I lined it in. The picture below is the box that you will win. As you can see, it is not finished. Why you ask? I didn't think that you would like a box with my initial on it, so it will be finished with the initial that the winner wants. The lining will be the same as my box. Your box will also be filled with all kinds of things that should be in a sewing box. Things like scissors and needles and so much more. You can click on the photos to get a better view. If you are interested please leave a comment on this blog only. You must be a follower, let me know what initial I should stitch and a way to email you if you do not have a blog. If you mention this giveaway on your blog, you will get another chance. I will do the random number thing on the evening of May 8th. This is my progress on 13 Colonies. I feel like I am in the home stretch and have loved ev...

Lainey had a Spring exchange. This was first time that I had particpated in an exchange and I loved it. My partner was Chris at Tot Hill and this is the beautiful ornie she made for me. It is a PS design and I love it. Her stitching and finishing are wonderful. Below are all the goodies she sent me. The candy has been consumed, the hand sanitizer, tissues and the cutest little notepad are already in use. Again, thank you to Chris for such a wonderful exchange. This is the pin pillow I made for Chris. It's a BBD design. It was so much fun to do. Below are the goodies I gave to Chris. Candy, of course, a tin with a cookie in it, a pair of scissors and a skein of silk. I won a giveaway that that Magee had. She had very inventive giveaways. This one was if we could pick our name, what would it be. I said Autumn, which is true. Love the name, time of year and the colors. I love the fall designs that I won. It has been a busy couple of weeks. I am getting the house ready to put on t...

I did this lovely little piece last week, just in time for Easter. It was a quick and fun stitch. I didn't put in the words. Instead, I put in the year and my little odd initials. I am crazy for this box. It's a very good buy. I will do other designs just so I can continue to have the box displayed. I may have to get the black one, as well. I picked up this piece last week from the framer. I really love how it turned out. Below is a close up of the frame. It looks old and beat up, which I think works for the sea aspect of the design. The color of the frame matches the floss perfectly. A month or so ago, Cheryl and I went looking for flower frogs. We were very successful. The picture doesn't show the true color of the glass, which is pink. I was so happy to find to find a pink bottom. I got more of them, which I will show later. I have 400 followers!! WOW I am thankful for all of you. I am going to have a giveaway. Stay tuned for my next post. I hope that you will like ...

As you may or may not know, I love Paulette's Hares. This is Summer Hares and the picture below is Spring Hares. They are so cute. They will be made into little pillows, when Cheryl and I can get togeather . She has had the nasty flu thing. When she is done with that she will probably be heading back to Canada for a quick visit with her Mom. I am almost done with this needlebook from BBD . It comes from the book A Stitcher's Journey. I love this book and plan on doing a number the designs. I did change up the colors some. Please forgive me for not ironing any of the pictures tonight. It's late. I did this design on 32ct Maple Sugar linen using CC and GA fibers. Last but not least is my jar of little bits. You can see all the red from the Hares. Thanks for stopping by and leaving great comments. I will get to my emails tomorrow, so please don't think that I am ignoring them. Until next time...Happy Stitching. Deborah

On Saturday, April 2nd my Wednesday Stitching Group went on a road trip in great style! We visited 3 cross stitch shops in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Dianne's husband gave her this road trip in a limo for Valentine's Day. What a wonderful gift for Dianne and isn't she really great to share it with all of us. Look at the size of that limo. HUGE. The driver, Jay picked us up at Di's house at 8am. Here we are in front of the limo, everyone except Cheryl who was sadly ill. Dianne is the woman with her grandchild (who had to stay home). Sorry about the pic's, these are ones that were taken by my camera. Ellen's husband took really good pic's that Blogger wouldn't let me upload. Here are some of us in the limo going to our first stop. The inside was really nice. We had way more room than we needed. We all brought snacks for the trip. Our first stop was in Ware, MA at Bushworkes. We got there just as the doors opened. I have no pictures because I was bus...

It's been another busy bunch of days. Did go to stitching on Wednesday,which was fun. Also had all my female type Doctors Appointments. Have to do them but don't like them. At least they are done for another year. I finished an exchange piece this week. It will be my first exchange and I am looking forward to it. I am having a lazy week end which translates to alot of stitching. I think that I will finish this tomorrow and will make it into a small pillow. The fabric looks dark but it's not. The design is Gathering Basket by BBD using 32 ct. Autumn Blush with CC fibers. Picked this up this week. I really like the simple white frame. Forgive me, my pictures are out of order. I finished this great design from BBD. It's in the new book of theirs. I used 32 ct Confederate Gray with the suggested GA floss called uniform blue. Things work up really quickly when you do not have to change colors. I think that I will have a frame made for this one. I also picked up this one....

I finished June by PS. This could be my fav of all the months so far. I think I say that after everyone. Love the colors and all the little motifs. Click on any of the pictures for a better view. Below is the full design. I will have this stretched for my pop it in and out frame. It's done on 32 ct lambswool jobelan with DMC floss. Just a picture of Sammi decked out in her Irish collar that says Kiss Me I am Irish. She is a love. It's been a very busy week. I had expected to post before this. I made 5 loafs of Irish Soda Bread . I shared some with my Wednesday stitching group. Had a St.Patrick's Day dinner for family and friends. They all got to bring bread home with them. I had a great dessert but forgot to take pictures. I got the beautiful piece of pottery in Ireland about 10 years ago. Friday was a beautiful day and I spent it outside raking some the gardens. I did all of them in the front yard. You wouldn't be able to tell today because it SNOWED. It didn't ...