Sorry to be away so long......

.....but I have been a very busy girl! I have finished the Mary Pierce 1770 Sampler by The Essamplaire...I need to get her to the framers A.s.a.p.

I presented a class to my guild, Gentle Pursuits EGA in Richmond, VA last week on the Mary Pierce Sampler. I did an overview of Virginia Samplers. I created a scissor/pinkeep for the class. It contained all the stitches that were in the Mary Pierce Sampler.

I can never get these pictures to come out in the right place! Please forgive the misplacement. If you have any suggestions on how this works, let me know!

I will be finishing up Catherine Therons Quaker scissors pocket soon! I'm just about done with the stitching. I took a class from Catherine on May 8th at a luncheon for my other guild, the Virginia Guild of Needlewomen. I'll post a picture when I'm finished-finished!

Then it's back to the Richmond Sampler for me! I have looking forward to this for a while. I took a class from Margriet Hogue of The Essamplaire at Jeannine's in February! I believe Margriets is having an online class for this sampler in November! Hopefully, I can finish it by then! Please watch me progress here!

I Have Been a Busy Girl!

Here is my progress on Essamplaire's Mary Pierce Sampler. I have done most everything but Eve's head and all the lettering! I have to finish this soon. I'm teaching a class on this sampler in May to my Guild (Gentle Pursuits EGA - Richmond, VA). I am going to make a pinkeep/scissors case from motifs of this sampler. I will be using all the different stitches in it. Once I finish the pinkeep, I will post a picture.

This has been a fun sampler to stitch! I just love-love Adam and Eve Samplers! I have a few in the hopper all kitted up and ready to go! I just need more time to get to them.

I am stitching the Prairie School ABC SAL..I stated that I would do two blocks a month. Well, I was able to do 2 in January, 2 in February, but only 1 in March! I need to get back to that. I am really enjoying stitching over one on 25 count! It's easy on the eyes and it looks great!

I have also posted a picture of my french tie-up basket and some scrims I've recently done! I will be teaching the tie-up basket to my other guild (The Virginia Guild of Needlewomen - Richmond) this month!

Now you know why I didn't get to finish my second PS ABC block this month!

Spring is here and I am THRILLED! What a winter!

Happy Easter!

-Holly

Scrimshaw Pieces.....

I'm back from teaching my scrimshaw class! I had 14 students at Jeannine's Stitching Seminar in Williamsburg! We had a great time! Above are a couple of pieces I demonstrated in class! Hopefully, my students will continue on and make their own scrimshaw pieces for their stitching smalls!

While I was in Williamsburg I visited my son who is a William & Mary sophomore! He ran his first half marathon on Sunday! He finished 14th with a time of 1 hour 19 minutes! That's over 13 miles!

I also took a class from Sherri Jones last week. The Tale of Two Mermaids! It's going to be a fun project. I first have to finish the Hare Pyns Project I took from her last year! I fhave inished the stitching and am in the process of putting it together!

Well, it's back to my other two teaching projects (Mary Pierce Sampler and French Tie Up Basket). I also need to get started on my two Prairie Schooler Letters for the month of March!

Until next time,

-Holly

My Class at Jeannine's Stitching Seminar

On Friday, I attended Margriet Hogue's (The Essamplaire) Class on the Richmond Sampler at Jeannine's Stitching Seminar in Williamsburg. It was a full day class. We had a wonderful time! I have to put this sampler on the back burner for now, but will revisit it after I complete Margriet's Mary Pierce Sampler!

I will be taking another class at Jeannine's on Tuesday....Sheri Jones' (Patricks Woods) Mermaid Etui! I'm really looking forward to that!

Then, on Friday evening, I'll be teaching my scrimshaw class at Jeannine's. Wish me luck!

-Holly

B is for Blackbirds!

I have finished my stitching for the month of February on my Prairie Schooler ABC Stitching Bee SAL! I finished the letter "B" today! March will bring the letter "K" and "T"! I like how this is turning out! Hopefully, I can maintain the two letter a month for the whole year!

Now I need to focus on a few other projects! I am going to finish up my french tie-up tray for a class I am teaching on April. I have completed the stitching....I just need to "finish" it off! That is this weekend's assignment!

I also need to start back, in earnest, on the Mary Pierce Sampler! I'm looking forward to that! She has been calling me of late! I will be teaching that class in May....I best get hopping!

I received a huge order from Boone Trading Company today for my scrimshaw class that I will be doing at Jeannine's Seminar in a couple weeks! I got most of the kit items for my students! Now I have to figure out how I'm going to kit these up~ I want to do something "fun"! I'll let you know when I figure that out...I may even post a picture!

I have had enough of this snow business! It's been nice to have some extra stitching time, but it's time for spring....bring it on! Unfortunately, more snow is in the forecast for Saturday and Monday! Yuck!

Oh well....until next time!

-H.

It's a Wonderful Day for Stitching!

Well, it's been snowing all day today! What's a needleworker to do? STITCH! I have been working on my second letter of the month on the Prairie Schooler ABC Stitching Bee SAL! I've gotten a good bit done today! If I can finish this block this weekend...I will be done with this project until March! I have so many other projects calling me....I just had to get this out of the way!

I've just eaten a wonderful cassoulet that has been in the crock-pot since about 8 am. It was great! It had chicken, shrimp and polska kielbasa in it.....Yum! My stitching buddy, Merry Susan gave me the recipe and I thought it would be perfect for a day like today!

Well, I need to get back to the letter B and the Bud Shoot Out! It's NASCAR Time! I'm not sure if I'm liking Dale, Jr's beard, though! What do you think of it?

Go #31! That's Jeff Burton for those of you who don't follow NASCAR...

-Holly

S is for Sewing, but it is really for "snowing" here in Virginia!

Well, here is my first of two letters for the month of February! If you remember I am participating in the Prairie Schooler ABC Stitching Bee! I commiteed to two letters a month! My second letter for February will be "B"! Stay tuned for that one later in the month!

I have a busy month! I am teaching a scrimshaw class at "A Gathering of Embroiderers" in Williamsburg at the end of the month! I have a class I will be teaching in April for one of my guilds (Virginia Guild of Needlewomen) and I have to finish up the stitching on that. It's a french tie-up tray! It has a embroidery theme!

And, of course, I'm still stitching Essamplaire's Mary Pierce Sampler for a class I'm teaching in May for my other guild, Gentle Pursuits EGA of Richmond.

Once all of these projects are done, I will be back to stitching for me! That is an exciting thought! Look out reproduction samplers, here I come!

In Stitches,

-Holly