Summer Roses

I grew these roses ALL BY MYSELF   !!!
Aren’t they beautiful!
Summer flowers are wonderful.
And here is Makita, our calf. Stephen named her after his tools  (I know, Steve’s pretty original isn’t he!!)

Christina is leading Makita down the lane, and Makita doesn’t.want.to.go.
And, yes I have been stitching! I promise to give an update. Tomorrow.
Right now I am stitching [...]

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Good News and Resurrection

I’ve had a sore throat since Thursday and on Saturday was dismayed to see my tonsils inflamed with spots… which probably meant strep.
Rested a lot this weekend (and looked up needlework blogs!) Decided yesterday (Sunday) that I will head to urgent care first thing Monday morning.  But I’m so much better now! It’s a relief, [...]

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Quilting

I made a baby quilt for my niece. She just had a little girl. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been sewing.  I’ve forgotten how much fun it is!

I love the colors in this one and the thread makes them stand out so nicely. There are so many beautiful variegated threads now.

and the back…

I [...]

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Love Metta

I started “Metta Putfarcken” from Sabine’s website (Samplers Berlin). It is going to be huge! I love the color red, and seeing everyone’s work in the Metta gallery on Sabine’s site is so inspiring!
I did a few test stitches. I love every color so I am waffling about starting this because I haven’t settled on [...]

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Memorial Day

 

Memorial day, 2009, is over.
It is a day dear to my heart. My dad served in Italy during WW2 and my uncle also.
May those who fight for freedom never be forgotten. May our country continue to protect the freedoms and privileges earned so bravely by those who have gone before us.
God bless America.

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Quaker Virtues

I love this one!

I am having a dilemma wondering what accent color to stitch the alphabet letters in.   I like the green, but I think I like the mauve better.
The main color is hand-dyed fibers Indigo Ocean. It’s stitched on chai tea jobelan and is working up so nice!  It’s one I work on when [...]

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Update!

It’s been busy lately!
Spring finally came. Gardening, greenhouse shopping, patio cleaning, and in between, stitching!
Here is my Resurrection update:
 

 
I am enjoying this one so much. It has so much meaning for me right now. Hubby lost his best friend at work, very unexpectedly, last week. This was after my uncle passed away, a childhood friend [...]

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Resurrection

I started Examplar Dames’ Resurrection. The colors in this are so pretty.  I am really enjoying stitching this!

We had a family wedding on Saturday (it rained all day but didn’t matter since we were inside anyway!) and last weekend was Mother’s day, so there have been lots of weekend family things going on. But life [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

 

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone!
I have been blessed with a mother who nurtured and cared for us every day of our lives. Not everyone has had that in their life, and my heart goes out to those of you who have missed the comfort of a real mother’s love.
Whether you are a mom or not, [...]

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Resurrection

I ordered Vilma’s new chart “Resurrection.” That came today with the silks for it from Vikki Clayton’s Hand-dyed fibers.
They look awesome!
Now I just have to choose which linen to do it on.
This was a wonderful time for the chart and silks to come. We’ve had a tough time lately with the passing of a good [...]

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