A finish!

I had needed something simple and easy to stitch the last month or so and I finished it this past weekend. Dog Rules for People by Lizzie Kate. It is stitched on 32 ct. lambswool linen with the WDW and CC threads that came with it.


I'm not sure how I'm going to finish it. A pillow or totebag? I may frame it and give it to my youngest son and his family - they now have 7 dogs and 2 of them are pregnant!

My oldest grandson, Jack, turned 7 in March and his mom had a surprise birthday party for him this past Sunday. This is Jack hanging from his Uncle Sean's arm. So funny!

I tried to get a picture of all 4 of my grandsons at once, but they were not cooperative.

I started a new project a couple days ago and will have some progress pictures soon. The Hoosier Stitchers are having their spring retreat starting today and I'm going down for the day on Saturday. Can't wait! It's supposed to be warm that day and I'm riding with a couple others that are going down just for the day. I'm ready for a day of stitching and fun!!

Eskie smiles,

Terri

Happy Dance!

I have a stitching finish! It's a Christmas stocking for my eldest grandson's mom. It's called Burgundy Bouquet by Just Nan. I still have to wash, press, add beads, and assemble it, but otherwise, it's done! All photos are clickable.




Once I got started on it, this piece went pretty quickly. It's done on 28 Jubilee, Antique white, with DMC floss and pearl cotton, Kreinik metallics, and beads. There are eyelets in several variations and rhodes stitches. A fun stitch!

Allie staring at another dog outside.


What to work on next. Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

A couple more pictures from retreat.
Pam and Debbie leaving. Look at the blue sky!

Coleen sleeping at the stitching table. Her nails say "I (heart) CS" - really pretty!


Well, that's all for now. Have a great week!

Eskie smiles,

Retreat!

Hello! I got back from my spring retreat on Sunday evening. Wow! Did we ever have a great time! I have lots of pictures to share!

Got down there Thursday evening around 7. Jodi Wright of Maddie and Me Designs flew up from Florida and I met her at a local restaurant and she followed me down to Mitchell, Indiana (birthplace of astronaut Gus Grissom). We had an awesome time! There were 30 of us all together. The following are pictures of the free stuff we got. The coordinator of the retreat contacted around 200 or more designers and shop owners and the stuff just poured in for us!



Above was from a local needlework shop, Fancy Works in Bloomington, Indiana.

I dyed this piece of fabric for this project by Whispered by the Wind (already had this)

Three frames!

The below pattern was designed and kitted up just for us! How cool is that?







That's just some of what we got! I may post more pictures later.


Ana's beautiful quilt!

Pam finished this piece by Marty Bell 1 over 1! Isn't it gorgeous!

This was stitched by Marie from Ohio. Isn't it cute? I can't remember the designer name, but it's called Boo!

Our show and tell table. Lots of talented stitchers! I wanted to bring it all home with me!

I really love this piece! I think Linda Jean said it was from a Dimensions Gold kit.

This book was given to me by Ana. And it's even signed by Ms. Cooper herself!

I bought the following - the scissors bed

Aging Artfully by Lizzie Kate, He's a Flake and the scissors bed by LHN, some WDW

And this great lamp!

This next picture reminds me of something from War of the Worlds! LOL!


In my blog list, "All About Me" and "Jeremiah's mom" are also Hoosier Stitchers and they have each posted about this retreat too. Check out the dragon on Jeremiah's mom's blog! It's awesome!

Whew, that's all for today! I still have more pictures, but will post in a day or two. It was an awesome weekend! Can't wait for the next one in the fall!

Eskie smiles,

Halloween, retreat, stash, finishes!

I know I'm not very original with titles, but oh well! I've been so busy since I got home from retreat last Sunday! We had a WONDERFUL time! It was so great to see all of my stitching friends and what everyone is working on. We had lots of finishes, lots of show and tell, good food, and stitching, of course! Here is a picture or two from the drive down (about 1.5 hour drive).










It was a nice drive. No sunshine, but it wasn't raining either. There were 25 people total, I think. We had a few people just come in for the day on Saturday and a couple that had to cancel, one with an injured back. I hope she's better now!
There is a shop on the way down that I stopped at in Bloomington, IN, called Fancy Works. Liz and Diana are the owners and it's a great shop! IF you ever get to the area, please stop in and see them! Tell them I sent you!
I bought a few things, of which I only have 1 picture right now. A pair of scissors.

They are called Tudor Rose by Kelmscott Designs (I think that's the name!) They are very nice and I'm working on a special scissors fob for them. I bought a few other things, but have to wait until tomorrow to get pictures.

We had a fabric and floss dying class and it was fun! Here are a couple pictures of the results of that.












And I finished a large piece while at retreat - Ellen Maurer-Stroh's Rose Sampler. This was a free SAL for 2008, which I didn't get started until May or June, I think it was. I'm pleased with the results.



I took a close up picture, but it didn't turn out very well. I'll try again tomorrow when I take stash pictures.




I also finished Woodland Sampling by Little House Needleworks, but that wasn't until after I'd been home a couple days.










I got to see 3 of my little "ghouls" this evening. Here are a couple pictures of them and my great-nieces. Aren't they cute?

























Well, this post has been long enough. I will post again some time tomorrow with some more stash pictures and I may have the scissors fob done, too.

That's all for now!

Retreat!

I'm off to our semi-annual retreat with the Hoosier Stitchers tomorrow and won't be home until Sunday afternoon. I am SO looking forward to this weekend!

I will post pictures when I get back.

Have a great weekend!

Quick update

Well, the last week has been so eventful! A week ago yesterday, I hurt my back and missed most of the week of work last week. At one point, I could barely walk without pain and vicodin wasn't helping. I'm much better now, thank goodness, after starting my exercises back up and using an ice pack on my back.
I went to a spring retreat with the Hoosier Stitchers group in Mitchell, Indiana from Thursday night until Sunday afternoon. We had SO much fun! Stitching, eating, laughing, stitching, and just enjoying everyone's company. There were also a few classes, of which I took 2 - a beaded ornament and a fabric dyeing class. Both were great and I got several pieces of dyed fabric! We also had a "Dirty Santa" grab bag which was great fun! The other 2 classes were beaded trim and a beaded scissors fob. I got a lot of stitching done, too. I started and finished the "needles" part of the Traveling Stitcher. I also finished assembling the rose emery by Anita's Little Stitches. I haven't taken pictures yet, but will try tomorrow. I also got a lot of stitching done on an SAL that should have been done in December!
Stopped at a shop on our way home on Sunday (owner was at the retreat too) and shopped. I will take pictures of that stuff too and post. I got quite a few goodies!
Ran into some bad weather on the way home yesterday. Heavy rain and lightening. There was some flooding too south of where I live. The rain finally stopped around 8 or 9 p.m. (I think) last night, we had snow showers today, and there is a freeze warning tonight! Before we left the retreat yesterday, we were sitting outside in the sun and short sleeves! Crazy spring weather.
Well, that's it for today. I"m still tired from the busy weekend. See ya!~~~