Thank You

 I must say thank you to some very special followers of my blog.  They made me realize that my life is better without worrying about what goes on on a website that I can live without.  I don't even know why I bother with it because I have so many patterns I'll never make them all.  LOL  Back to important things.....like stitching.

I'm not sure how many are aware of this design that Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle and Thread has come out with but I thought I'd share it with you.  She did this for the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower landing at Plymouth rock.  Here is what you get:

This shows the fabric, pattern and all the fibers needed.

This shows the pincushion that you can make as a companion piece.

This shows the captain of the Mayflower and you get a piece of fabric for the backing of the pincushion that has part of his diary printed on it.  Also a needle minder and a card to put on the back after it is framed to add you name and date it was finished.

This is the box that everything fits into.  I plan on starting this very soon but I want to finish my BBD pincushion first.  I was hoping for tomorrow but that's not going to happen.  I'm making headway but not as fast as I would like.  Here's today's progress.

Yesterday was Evelyn's first birthday and she was an angel.  Here she is with her big brother John opening some of her presents..

We have been blessed with such love  from our grand daughter and her family.  I truly do not know what we would do without them.  My wish is for all my followers to have such a family that loves them without reservation.

Blessings, Barbara

A Wonderful Day at the Market

Today was the day that my local LNS displays all the new goodies she returned with from the Nashville Market. As you can tell, I was in 7th heaven and it was very hard to get my feet back on the ground. I limited myself to just my favorite designers so I could keep the expense under a manageable figure....I'm not sure my DH would agree. LOL

Dinky Dyes new scissor case which comes with the silks and the matching scissors. Very cute!!! I love doing the Sweetheart Trees designs on the checked Graziano linen and this one looks very sweet. Shepherd's Bush had a freebie when you purchased the silver charm that went with it. This one is a darling sheep atop a hill with a tulip charm.

These are two of the designs I have awaited impatiently for. I am dieing to start the Lighthouse biscornu from Rosewood Manor and the With My Needle Huswife from Ellen Chester is just beautiful. I love stitching her designs.

Prairie Moon has come out with Black and Red Sampler II and since I had number I it was a no brainer that I had to have it. LOL And then there is La-D-Da. I absolutely love all of her designs and love stitching them.

Just Nan had some wonderful items this time but I limited myself to just these two. The vintage winder I have plans for so stay tuned to see what I do with that and the Needle Tweet is for my daughter, Jenn.

Ever since I stitched the Jenny Bean pinkeep, I have fallen in love with these designs. I broke down and purchased the fiber pack for this one....saves on time pulling threads don't ya know.

And last but not least....Blackbird Designs. I truly think they outdid themselves this market and there was nothing that didn't make it into my bag. The Manor book has some of the most beautiful pincushions they have ever produced and my fingers are itching to start them.

So let me know what you think about my purchases and what you think I should start first. I always have a very hard time with that one.

As always,

Barbara